Rev. Misha gave a powerful sermon on mass shootings in America and showed us graphically, with more than 10 pages, of how many have occurred in just schools—never mind those in houses of worship, grocery stores, movie theaters and other places where people gather. Here was her call to action for all of us to get involved:
Every Thursday at least until the general elections in the fall, I will be here, in Subramanian Hall, facilitating a concentrated postcard writing, and phone banking initiative to get Georgia voters out voting for love. Voting for peace. Voting for common sense. Voting for children. Voting for LGBTQIA folks. Voting for women. Voting for Black lives. Voting for Brown lives. Voting for immigrants. Voting for true religious liberty. Voting for accountability, commons sense, and REAL CHANGE.
Thursday evenings, from 6 to 8. We can let it evolve into sharing dinners, we can expand it to include social time afterward, we can do whatever we want, if we show up together. Because while we are enough on our own, we are so much better together. “
Can you commit to some Thursday evenings?
At our Outgathering and Flower Communion service last Sunday we enjoyed sharing flowers many of us brought as we did our usual flower “exchange” ritual.
This year Larry Helferich, a talented gardener, flower arranger, photographer and co-team leader of the Gardens and Spaces Ministry team, donated a stunning display of flowers, leaves, pods and vines that was auctioned off after the service. The auction was the first step in raising money to fund a defibulator for use on our premises, a device appropriate for both children and adults.
Thank you so much, Larry, for this amazing creation and for your determination to bring this life-saving equipment, and thanks also to new member Mary Kane who was the highest bidder. A defibrillator could cost as much as $1,000, so more fundraising will take place, but any donations toward this device will be accepted at any time. If you choose to donate outright, mark your donation as “defibulator”.
Circle Supper
There is still time to sign up for the June supper, Saturday, June 18. And while you’re at it, consider hosting one of these dinners. No cooking; the party comes to you.
Evites have been sent and we encourage you to sign up now! Call Judy McKinley or Kat Benoy if you need to know more.
Virtual Documentary Night
The next Virtual Documentary Night will be on Sunday, June 26th at 7 pm. This event in honor of Juneteenth is in collaboration with Princeton Students for Prison Education, Abolition, and Reform (SPEAR), a Princeton University-based student organization that educates, advocates, and agitates against the carceral state on Princeton’s campus, in New Jersey, and beyond. For this Documentary Night we will be discussing the documentary, True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight For Equality. This documentary follows Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative’s struggle to create greater fairness in the criminal justice system. Here is a link to where you can watch it for free. https://youtu.be/JfZPl4CFEUc
Adam Hicks, MPH, M.A.T. (he/him/his)
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/community-documentary-night/6c1b6257-b9ea-4a51-9a99-14a61dc0a9efn%40googlegroups.com.
NWUUC Book Groupies
Have a summer of random and enjoyable reading.
NWUUC Book Groupies will meet again in September.
Northwest will be represented at General Assembly (GA) this year by members Allen Rider, Karen Reagle, Liz Martin and Lil Woolf, and by Rev Misha.
Among the issues they will be voting on are new UUA Board members, the GA Planning Committee members, a Nominating Committee and the Presidential Search Committee. Two of the Board positions are being contested by candidates running by petition. Information on these candidates for all positions can be found at https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/elections.
Also during the business meetings will be votes on a bylaws amendment and some business resolutions.
The general public is able to view live streaming of the Service of the Living Tradition, Thursday, June 23 at 4 pm, as well as Sunday Worship 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM. Join us virtually for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. Go to uua.org/GA
