2022-2023 PLEDGE DRIVE IS HERE!
We have started the 2022-2023 Northwest Pledge kick off with a bang! We already have 19 pledges for a total of $52,630 towards our fundraising goal of $200,000. If you want to get involved, please access the pledge tab on our website and follow the directions for giving. Thank you to those who have already contributed; we appreciate your support!
Please welcome our new members who recently
signed the membership book!
Jim and Dorothy Green
Jim, a native of Michigan, worked in aerospace in Florida and California. He enjoys working on cars and likes science in general and he likes walking with the guys, but some medical issues make it hard for him to pursue other things he would enjoy.
Dorothy grew up in Germany, married Jim while he was in the air force and worked 38 years as a nurse in Florida and California. She is a quilter and a member of the Assistance League of Atlanta. She walks every day, enjoys cooking and gardening and likes to play Mah Jongg.
They both enjoy traveling and have been to 68 countries! Jim and Dorothy have 2 married children.
Liz and Russ Martin
Liz and Russ have been attending NWUUC since August 2019, soon after they came to Atlanta from Salt Lake City for Liz to attend seminary at Emory’s Candler School of Theology (as her midlife crisis). You might recognize Russ from his dedication as a tech/producer for Zoom services.
They have two “adult” offspring, and enjoy ATL’s vegan dining scene, going to concerts, and taking road trips to explore Georgia and the rest of the South.
Liz and Russ signed the book after learning that UUs can be bigamists, as they are still also members of South Valley UU Society in Utah. (And Liz finds it very amusing that her Northern church family is South Valley and her Southern church family is Northwest!) They both come from Mormon backgrounds and have been UUs since 1996.
YUM…. AND HUM ALONG!
Circle Round The Table
Circle Round With Friends
Circle Round In Conversation
Within This Circle, Connections Never End!
MARCH GLADNESS!!
CIRCLE DINNER: MARCH 12TH – 6:00 PM
Living more openly with each other is now happening! Of course, we are Vaxed & Boosted, because we care about each other’s wellness….and this is required for participation in Circle Dinner gatherings.
The concept is easy. We gather at a NWUUC member’s home. They provide the place, set up for dining and serving and provide the drinks. (Coffee, Tea, Water, or other choices)
The guests provide the meal. This is great because you get to sample various chefs’ specialties. Guests have their choice of bringing the Entrée, Salad & Rolls, Veggie, Appetizers or Dessert.
Guests contact your host to let them know what you would like to bring. That way, all courses will be covered, and not duplicated.
Take pictures that evening so we can all enjoy seeing your dinner events in the newsletter!
Stay safe and healthy, because we want to see you really soon!
Hawk’s Hoop CUUPS “Ostara Ritual”2022.
Do you feel the need for balance or centering in these troubled times? The Sun is about to cross the Equator on its way back to the Northern Hemisphere on the Spring Equinox, the time of equality between day and night. Those who feel a spiritual connection to Mother Earth may find solace in this year’s ritual to be held on Sunday, March 20th at 1:00 PM in person (masked) on site at NW and on Zoom (nwuuc.org/zoom click on ‘Sunday Services’). It’s the official start of Spring, heralding a time of renewal and increasing warmth, physically and spiritually. Those interested in or curious about earth-centered religious spirituality are invited to attend. For more information, contact Harry Trendell (geogprof97@gmail.com).
Virtual Documentary Night
The next Virtual Documentary Night will be NEXT SUNDAY, March 20th at 7 pm. We will be discussing the documentary, They/Them. This film follows Lor, a trans climber, into the sandstone canyons of northern Arizona, on a journey to piece together one of the hardest and most inspiring routes of their life. By embracing the strength in vulnerability, Lor has found the space to thrive and build a climbing community that others like themself can call home. Here is a link to where you can watch it for free. https://youtu.be/ahuiQT4xMdw.
To participate in the zoom discussion, email Adam Hicks at communitydocumentarynight@gmail.com to receive the link.
Backstage Busy Bees
Garden and Spaces
As we slowly emerge from COVID we thought it might be a good time to update the congregation on activities, projects and accomplishments being made by and for the congregation. We appreciate all who continue to help maintain our Gardens and Spaces and invite others to join us as we will soon be using the buildings regularly!
What we’ve done so far:
The entire exterior of the Chalice House was pressure washed.
Trees in the playground were downed during a recent storm. One tree fell on the playground fence and damaged it. Dave Zenner and John Hagler cut up the fallen trees and repaired the playground fence.
Three very large trees in the playground were identified as dangerous – they were leaning dangerously and had the potential to fall on people or our building. They were removed from the playground by a tree company. Donations from several members of the congregation helped to defray the costs of this project. There is additional work on the trees in that area that will need to be done soon.
The keys that were kept in the key safe that is on the wall beside the door to the office disappeared. Despite many pleas for their return, we were unable to find the keys. Therefore, all the exterior door locks had to be rekeyed and new keys made. As a precaution the code to open the key box was also changed.
A leak in the old section of the roof over the sanctuary was detected. Several roofers were called to provide bids. The solar panels on this roof added considerations and questions about warranties. Most of these items have been resolved and you should soon see the roof being repaired. Help from the Endowment Committee and several members resolved the costs.
We desperately need more Internet bandwidth than we have. Using Zoom the way we are, with at least 4 Zoom sessions going on during the service-one for the producer laptop, one for the Zoom participants laptop (connected to the big screen TV), one for the mobile phone placed as a camera at the podium, and one for the mobile phone used as a mobile camera–requires more Internet bandwidth than we have. There are other things we will need to get to keep producing the service via Zoom but, the most important one right now is that there is an urgent need to get a much faster data pipe into the building that provides more upstream and downstream traffic.
We have successfully contracted with Comcast to do an installation that will increase our speed from 18mb down/768 up to 1gb/35 mb. It will take a month or more for this installation to be complete.
Moving forward there will be many opportunities for volunteer involvement.
Following is a list of what we still need to do:
For the Chalice House:
*Repairing a cracked window and broken screens
*Replacing rotted wood on the structure and exterior walks
*General cleaning of building interior
*Replacing slide structure in playground
*Washing all windows and doors
For the Main Building
*Repairing/replacing siding
*General cleaning of the grounds
*Hanging door for Green Room
*Washing all windows
Join us THIS Sunday, March 13th as we celebrate Pi(e) Day! Our annual Pi(e) Day celebration was born in 2012 of one kid’s love of π and everyone’s love of PIE! Our RE families as well as members and friends of Northwest are invited to bring mini/individual pies on Pi(e) Day. Middle school students will assist with serving and any donations offered in return are given to the high school youth group. Who doesn’t love a useful mathematical concept AND abundant pies?
