Coffee Hour

Do you enjoy coffee hour each Sunday?  Are you willing to be a host from time to time?  From the beginning of our virtual Sundays we have been fortunate enough to have Liz Martin as our coffee hour host,  (thank you, Liz!) but now that she is back into intense seminary studies she isn’t able to be the host each week. 
It’s pretty easy if you have any tech skills at all, so don’t be shy!  Send your name to our IT Helpdesk at techhelp@nwuuc.org and one of us will get back to you with how-to instructions.

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Patio Pavers

Members and Friends,

We are so close to having our building and the new back patio completed, but we need help from several of you.  The BESC, Building Expansion Steering Committee, previous and current members, have worked so hard to bring us the beautiful expanded space that we hope we can begin to use by the end of spring.  Many of them are responsible for generous gifts to the Capital Campaign as well as making super generous loans to fill the final gap in funds.  Some of you responded to my plea two weeks ago to step forward and give one more time to bring in the final dollars needed and I thank you for that.  

However, this is the help we now need, and we need it this coming Saturday, September 26.  

A small but mighty group of members, several of whom are on the BESC, have spent many hours over 3 days preparing the patio area so the concrete pavers can be installed.  Because of supply issues we had to order heavier pavers than we had anticipated using.  This required more work to prepare the area, which has been done over these 3 days by John Hagler, Morning Washburn, Constance Dierickx, Michael Dierickx, Pam Zenner, Dave Zenner, Larry Wallis, Glenn Koller and David Stewart.  

I suspect some if not all of these dedicated warriors will be helping on Saturday, but several more members and/or friends need to be willing to donate at least a few hours to help us move pavers, position pavers, ensure they are level, and tamp them down.  So far we do have a few other people who have said they will help, but we need YOU!  Please think about donating 2-3 hours so you can be able to say you not only gave money for the expansion but you helped lay the pavers in the patio.   

The pavers are various sizes and they are admittedly a bit heavy, with the average weight being 15 pounds, so the work requires some strength, agility, and most definitely patience enough to be meticulous. It is vital that the pavers be level. No “filling in” between pavers will be done until the entire surface is ready. The team laid one complete pattern on Sunday, with gravel fill, and learned how much patience is needed. We expect this work to take several days to complete. Not everyone can do this work for long periods of time, but we will provide lunch, snacks and water for our workers. We ask that you come with sturdy gloves and if possible, knee pads.  Chairs will be set up in Subramanian Hall for you to take breaks as needed.

If you can help *at all*, please contact Constance Dierickx at csuitedoc@gmail.com or me at president@nwuuc.org and we will gladly add you to our list.  Please remember, we will ALL enjoy this wonderful space when it is finished and when it is safe to meet there again.  It is looking so good!  I am excited to think about the day we can return to it.

Thank you, 
Lil Woolf
 

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UUCA Men’s Retreat at The Mountain-October 23 – 25

You are invited to join your fellow UUCA men as they gather spaciously for their annual Fall Retreat at The Mountain. Fresh air, open vistas, hiking, time in nature and brotherhood awaits you.  This weekend promises to be an enjoyable time during the peak Fall season in the NC mountains. 
 
The Mountain is following all best practices for keeping our guests healthy during this time. The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center remains vigilant about offering a safe and hospitable experience. COVID-19 health measures can be found on their website.
 
Registration Fee includes: Lodging, meals including dinner on arrival through lunch on departure and use of assigned facilities.

​Cost: $190 per person
Note: In The Mountain’s efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus every participant will be given their own private bedroom, unless you inform us of the desire to be paired with another attendee as roommates. There is no additional cost for this private room upgrade.  
 
To register, click on this LINK.  For more information, contact Sven Lovegren: sven.lovegren@uuca.org

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Send us your pictures!!

At the worship service several weeks ago we had a slide show of pictures of US! It was great to see recent photos of many of us in our homes and elsewhere.  It was so well received that we’d like to continue it for a while longer, so we ask that you upload your photographs of what you have been doing this summer, whether they are pictures of you coping during quarantine, or taking a vacation away or both.  Please send pictures that include you, your families, friends and your pets in them so that we may share our collective joy. 

We want to include as many people as we can.  Please continue to upload your photographs to this Google drive link, https://forms.gle/9HmcXuR3RkEMU2fN9. If you are not able to access the drive, you may email pictures to this email address, webmaster@nwuuc.org.

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IT Help Desk

 
 

Check out Northwest’s new merchandise shop at www.zazzle.com/store/northwestuuc for T-shirts, polos, and more!

If you’re interested in submitting merchandise designs, please email Cameron Moore at stewardship@nwuuc.org.

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