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Sunday Worship &
Religious Education
Rev. Jeanne M. Pupke
Can a political conservative
be a religious liberal?
The question is engaging. To some, it
is a natural thing to ask. To others, it
is shocking that it should even be
asked. It seems like time to take a look
at a question that could simultaneously be so differently regarded.
Volume XVII Issue 4 May, 2012
10:00am and 11:30am
May 6, Bridging "By What Stars We Set Our
Courses" In this service we honor the soon to be
young adults leaving our Youth program. You will be
amazed.
May 13, "Living in Limbo with Love" On the
There are many who come to our liberal religious U.U.
home seeking “like minded people.” For some it means
those committed to raising their children to have open
minds and strength to live their values. For others, it
means being non-dogmatic and able to determine one’s
own beliefs. Still to others it is the good feeling of hanging
with those who like to serve the greater good.
morning after the ROSMY prom, we consider a recent
photo exhibit about Lesbian families shown in the
deep south. Our topic is how this exhibit has been
received as seen by one of the families featured in the
show.
Whatever place on the political spectrum we hail from, it
is the mission of the church which we are serving. Being a
religion out of the radical reformation, we have been a religiously liberal faith. That means we believe theological
diversity: not in one creed, but in many ways of understanding the world. We affirm the importance of each person choosing their own beliefs as integral and necessary.
We practice the creating of freely covenanted community
and our power to join together in the service of justice.
Our faith says we work together with belief in our human
capacity to change the world for the better with confidence and hope.
ing our Annual meeting on June 3rd, a review of the
church year, the learnings and leavings of 2012 and
the dreams to follow. In our service we will also celebrate Child Dedication.
May 20, “State of the Congregation” Anticipat-
May 27, “No More Books” School’s almost out.
Now what?
In This Issue
Vespers
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GA in Phoenix & annual meeting
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Social Responsibility
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None of that excludes a tea partier, a libertarian or a millionaire business person. Therefore it is important we
Rainbow corner
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Events / Announcements
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First Unitarian Universalist
Church
1000 Blanton Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
804-355-0777
Fax: 804-358-7364
www.richmonduu.org
practice radical hospitality toward all points on the political spectrum, just as we
seek to do for all other understandings of humanity. By such practice, we can discover our common humanity and true community. Please join me in the intentional practice of acceptance and gratitude for the ways we are enriched by our
diversity.
Vespers
Board of Directors
Vespers is a shorter, reflective service held Wednesdays at 5:30pm Join us afterwards for Simple Supper, prepared by church members. Donations accepted and
appreciated for supper.
Fricka Raycroft, President
May 2
Heretical Tradition - Aija Simpson
May 9
Poetry - Aija Simpson
May 16
Going On - Aija Simpson
May 23
Names of the Dead - Jeanne Pupke
May 30
Revolution - Aija Simpson
John Warrick, First Vice President
Sharon Amoss, Second Vice President
Tim Thurber, Secretary
Joe Kent, Treasurer
Rick Carr, Assistant Treasurer
Diana Vincelli, Immediate Past President
Wendy Degroat, Director
Anita Lee, Director
Nikki Rovner, Director
Sharing & Caring: care committee news
Staff
Senior Minister
Rev. Jeanne Pupke
[email protected]
Intern Minister
Aija Simpson
[email protected]
Minister Emeritus
Rev. David Hicks MacPherson
Church Business Manager
Rev. Sherman Logan
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Desiree Woodson
[email protected]
Director of Membership
Patricia Owen
[email protected]
Spring has sprung and people are out and about. This is a great time to reach out
and connect with each other. Offer random acts of kindness, take the time to have
a chat with someone who is home bound. Offer a ride to someone you know who
might need a ride, give some words of encouragement to someone who is wrestling with some challenge. It feels so good. The whole Church is really a caring
extension of family; when you are down, we want to help you up.
During the month of March, Beverly Johnson, Mary Martin, Janice Kuhns, Jan Altman, Becky Evans, and Judith Mills were all hospitalized and are now recovering
at home.
Joel Dugan was hospitalized last week in Tappahannock and transferred to Henrico Doctors Hospital for heart issues and is up and going again. You just can’t
keep a good man down.
During the Month of May, Becky Evans is the Care Coordinator. She may be
reached at 804-358-0143; or emailed at [email protected]
Farewell ~ ~ tyler
Director of Music
Diane Woodruff
[email protected]
Acting Director of Religious Ed.
Rhonda Wingfield
[email protected]
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RE Assistants
Stephanie Fox and Dexter Ramey
[email protected]
We bid a warm farewell to Tyler, who has served as our Sexton for over four years
here at First UU. Tyler has taken another job opportunity. In addition to his duties
as the church Sexton, Tyler could also be found assisting in the nursery, greeting
members and friends with his warm smile as they entered for Sunday services, and
graciously lending a helping hand to elderly members. Tyler has been a valuable
member of our team, and we have enjoyed working with him. May his new journey
bring him many wonderful adventures.
President’s column
“June 3 june 3 june 3 june 3 june 3
june 3
june 3 June 3”
I am sure you have figured out by now that there is something significant about June 3. Hopefully you already know what that is…the ANNUAL MEETING of First Unitarian Universalist Church
of Richmond. This meeting is central to our church governance. This is where we elect the leaders who will guide the church for the next year. This is where we put the stamp of approval on
our budget for next year. This is where we make decisions that require a vote by the congregation. No date is
more important to our church life, so please make sure you have circled this date on your calendar.
And while you are at it put a big circle around the first weekend in May. It is Arts in the Park, of course, but it is also
the annual meeting of the Southeast District. This is an opportunity to meet folks from other congregations and
join them in interesting, thought-provoking workshops and an inspiring worship service. Please join us for these
two events, you will be glad you did.
In Friendship - Fricka Raycroft
INTERN MINISTER
“Love in action”
We tried something new. Last January some members of this congregation took a risky step; they decided to try
something they had never tried before. Our Unitarian Universalist Association had declared the 30 days between
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Valentine’s Day to be a celebration we would call Thirty Days of Love. In those 30 days,
congregations all over the country would renew, deepen and expand their commitments to the work of social justice
in our communities. FUUR had never participated before, but this year we decided to jump in. It was scary. Would
we be able to do enough that the month felt worthwhile? Would the congregation get excited about the events that
were planned?
Plans were made, agendas were placed in hymnals, and everyone showed up in their bright yellow t-shirts, ready
change the world. Or at least make our little corner of it a slightly better place. At the end of that month, we had our
answers. People in the congregation did get excited, our efforts did feel worthwhile. We could see them every time
we walked into the church, brightly colored pieces of paper that people had written their own efforts on. Every day
on my way to my office I would stop and read some of them. I would learn that members of my congregation had
read to children, or witnessed for marriage equality. Reading about what everyone was up to reenergized me; it
excited me about the idea of going out and doing something new. It made me think that if I was to go out and get
involved, I wouldn’t be doing it alone; I would have members of my church there with me.
With the success of this first month, we have decided to try again. Starting with ROSMY prom and going through to
General Assembly, the church will be offering all sorts of ways to get more deeply involved in the work of justice; you
can read about them in this newsletter. Every time I see one of those bright bits of paper, bearing witness to the love
a member of this congregation has for the world around us, I am proud to be a part of this community. I hope you
are too.
Aija Simpson
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Religious education
Thoughts for the Journey ~ Courageous Parenting
Let us bring up our children.
Let us build memories in our children, lest they allow treasures to be lost because they have not
been given the keys.
We live, not by things, but by the meanings of things. It is needful to transmit the passwords from
generation to generation.
Adapted from Antoine de St. Exupery, “Generation to Generation”
On Sunday mornings, greeting children and families as they come for religious education and worship is such a joy! Last
Sunday, watching folks come through the doors, it occurred to me how courageous the parents at First UU are. These parents know they are the primary religious and spiritual educators of their children. The practice of coming to worship and
learn with one’s children helps provide a sense that there is a regular and dependable quality to the world—that one is, and
will be, companioned on their spiritual journey.
That takes courage and the long view. It is not easy to regularly set aside the time. All of us are acutely aware of the many
choices of activities and obligations that call to us; however, the fruits of this courage were witnessed in the words of one of
the children last week. During the children’s Flower Communion ceremony, they shared their reasons for choosing their
particular flower. Her words were, “I chose this flower because it reminds me of the love in my heart for my friends at
school and here. It is bursting. It is growing.” We all appreciate companions on the journey!
Rhonda Wingfield, Acting Director of Religious Education
YOUTH GROUP NEWS
The “FAREWELL TO SENIORS” Youth Lock-In!
Gr. 9-12 MEETING!! Sunday, May 13, 1-2 pm., Lower Level
Saturday, May 19, 7 pm. – Sunday a.m.
Come for lunch, activities, Lock-In planning, and more!
Come for a retrospective and futuristic journey!
Where have you been this year? Where are you going?
Food, games, fellowship, and fun!
YOUUR WONDERFUL WORLD
Students ages 5-11 yrs. are invited for this extended religious
SUMMER WEDNESDAYS AT THE GRILLE!!!
education adventure! Following the first service, parents may Time to put this fantastic summer opportunity for food,
leave their children for an Earth Centered Camp experience. fellowship, and fun for ALL on your calendar! Wednesday
June 27, 6-8 pm, enjoy burgers and hot dogs (vegetarian
Focusing on the Seventh Principle, students will experience options too) right off the First UU Grille! Bring your family,
nature hikes, songs and story, arts and crafts, and a service friends and a generous side dish* to share. Afterward, design and create an awesome tie-dye for an item of clothing
project; Sundays, July 29 and August 5, 11:15-2:00. A packed you provide.
Other dates: July 25 and August 22.
lunch from home will be required. All other materials providActivities to be announced.
ed. To register your child contact Rhonda Wingfield at
[email protected].
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*No tree nuts, peanuts or foods containing them, please.
General Assembly in Phoenix ~ June 20-24
General Assembly 2012 will be a gathering with multiple ways of engaging in justice work for people of all ages. Joining
with the people of Arizona, we will worship, witness, learn and work together. We will leave General Assembly
grounded in our faith, energized for justice and with resources to bring this work home to our congregations. Youth,
Young Adults and others from our congregation will be there to make connections, learn about new resources and to
stand on the side of love.
If you are considering joining us for General Assembly, please contact President Fricka Raycroft at [email protected]
ANNUAL MEETING ~ ~ NEW DATE
ANNUAL MEETING ~ ~ NEW DATE ~ ~ JUNE 3, 2012
The Annual Meeting will happen slightly later this year. It will happen June 3 at 12:00 Noon, following a single service celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Rev. David MacPherson’s Ordination. In addition to the election of Officers, approval of budget, the following motion will be made:
a.
Be it resolved that the congregation authorizes the Capital Campaign Steering Committee to initiate
the process of selecting an architect to do the detailed plans for the capital project and enter into a
contract for such work as soon as the campaign commitments reach 50% of the goal ($1.4m).
10:00 Service Honoring Rev. MacPherson
Great Hall
11:15 Reception for Rev. MacPherson
Throughout the Building
12:00 Annual Congregation Meeting
Great Hall
To discuss the budget, capital campaign motion or other items, plan to come to a Budget Hearing
after service at 12:45 on May 20, 2012 in the Great Hall. Please make plans to join us on Sunday
June 3rd. Child care will be provided.
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Social responsibility
Food justice
The April Growing Greene Community Workday was by far the best attended with more than 145 attendees, 100 of
those from the Greene Elementary School community. First UU once again proved itself more than up to the task,
working with the students of Greene, their families and teachers to create a space to grow healthy food, to learn to live
sustainably, and to foster a self-reliant community.
A special shout out to the UU Youth who presented a lesson in composting for the children of Greene. Many, many
thanks to all of you for developing an engaging program. The children had a blast, and more than a few adults learned
the basics about composting from your presentation. Way to go, guys.
Our volunteer interpreters did an outstanding job helping Hispanic parents get their questions answered and learn
more about the gardening programs at Greene. And as usual we had tons of great snacks and treats for the kids including the books collected during the UU Youth Book Drive which were distributed after the egg hunt.
And to the patient souls working with and while the children mixed the soil for the gardens, planted seeds and shrubs
and built raised beds, thank you...
These community workdays are intended to build community, to involve the children and parents in growing and eating healthy food, and to learn about sustainable living. They are not designed with efficient use of time in mind. If the
goal were simply building, planting and maintaining gardens, we would approach these Saturday mornings differently.
Slowly, teachers and parents are getting involved in gardening activities. In time, Greene School will be the hub of a
self-reliant community. The sustained effort of UU volunteers is making a huge difference. [Pat self on back here.]
Saturday, May 5th 10-Noon is our next Community Workday. The focus is on water conservation and planting. We will
plant summer veggies in our new beds and flats of annuals in existing beds. A water barrel(s) will be installed next to
the kindergarten building and if we’re lucky we will have a few strawberries to harvest.
Volunteering at the Central Virginia Food Bank
Opportunities to volunteer at the Central Virginia Food Bank are available on the first Thursday of May and June from 1
PM to 4 PM. You can choose either of the days to volunteer and the Food Bank will accept a minimum of 5 to a maximum
of 10 persons, at least 16 years old, on each day. The Food Bank is located on Rhoadmiller St., the last warehouse on the
right. Parking is free. If interested in carpooling, we will be leaving church at 12:30 PM. For safety, the Food Bank asks that
volunteers not wear open-toed sandals or high heels. If interested in volunteering or carpooling, contact Anne Blowers at
330-0780 or [email protected] at least 7-10 days before the day you choose to volunteer.
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Rainbow corner
Equality Virginia presented a “State of the State” for the LGBT and Allied Pizza Lunch on Sunday, April 1. Equality Virginia is the
only statewide education, outreach, and advocacy organization serving Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied
community. Executive Director James Parrish said the big picture looks better each year. He pointed out the recent repeal of
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell;” the reality that more states are working for marriage equality than working to ban it; and the executive
policy changes by the Obama administration to recognize all families; as signs of an improving macro-climate for LGBT people.
However, the reality in Virginia is a bit different. The recent elections only further distanced the needs and wants of Virginians
from their representatives. As a Christopher Newport poll earlier this year showed, the top legislative priorities in the General
Assembly don’t mirror those of the general population. Here in our Commonwealth it is still legal to fire and not hire people
based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, yet more than 80% of Virginians believe LGBT people should be protected in
the workplace from discrimination. This year the General Assembly passed the so-called conscience clause bill to “protect”
adoption and foster care agencies. Again a decision that goes against the majority of Virginians polled last summer. Worse, this
law actually allows foster care agencies to place LGBT youth in homes where they could be forced to undergo “ex-gay” therapy.
But even in Virginia, Mr. Parrish pointed, out there is progress. The Advance Medical Directives Registry is now live. While the
registry is useful for everyone, it especially benefits families not officially “recognized” by the state by having directive decisions
available to all health care providers in Virginia online. The repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protects the large gay and lesbian
military community in Hampton Roads. And as mentioned before, the majority of Virginians support the LGBT community in the
state on workplace and family issues. It is only time before the General Assembly catches up or the voters choose new leaders
who are representative of their priorities and beliefs.
Information on Equality Virginia, its programs, or how to become more involved: www.equalityvirginia.org.
ROSMY PROM VOLUNTEERS
The 5th Annual ROSMY Prom will be held at FirstUU on Saturday May 12th from 7pm to 11pm. We need volunteers
to bring food/drink, serve food, provide security and to do cleanup. You can sign-up at our lobby table after services
on Sunday, e-mail [email protected] or call Mike Recant at 379-8097.
Celebrate the rainbow of huumanity
The Alliance Against Oppression invites you to join us in a six week celebration of the Rainbow of HUUmanity. This is a great opportunity to participate in Social Justice and celebrate our diversity. From Mid-May through the end of June, we welcome you to
be part of the festivities.
The kickoff will be May 12 with the ROSMY Prom; the celebration ends the week of June 23rd with the closing of General Assembly. Here are ways to get involved:
May 12th – ROSMY prom – Support the LGBTQ Youth of Virginia
May 20th – Food Drive for the Central Virginia Food Bank
May 24th – Immigration forum sponsored by the MICHAH initiative
May 25th – Social Justice Witness - TBA
June 2nd – Growing Greene – come spend the morning with the children of Greene School
June 15 – Potluck and a Movie: Precious Knowledge – sponsored by CRUE
June 22 – Social Justice Witness – Immigration Reform
Week of June 20th – Activities surrounding GA
Look more information in the upcoming weeks on how you can get involved.
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Events and announcements
reproductive justice across the ages
From Jessica Halperin, Women's Issues Program Associate: As the reproductive justice advocate here at the UUA, one of
the best aspects of my job is working with UU activists and leaders across the country. Many of them have told me stories
of their congregations (and retired activists/ministers) who have been working for reproductive rights and justice since
before Roe V. Wade made it legal to do so. UUs have a long history of doing this work that we should know better, and be
proud of!
I’m collecting and publicizing these stories over the next few months. Please help! Ask the people in your congregation
how they worked for reproductive justice. Ask the ministers you know, ask someone of an older or younger generation
than you, or their family members. Help write down their stories and send them to me so that they can be pulled
together and distributed across the country and across the generations.
Send your stories to [email protected]!
adult religious education class proposals!
Be part of creating a vibrant adult RE program! Proposals for Fall/Winter classes are due by June 1st. They need to
reflect a connection to the church mission, and the Adult RE mission of “promoting our religious heritage, and facilitating growth in mind, body and spirit”. Submit to [email protected].
Humanist programs for may
May 8 at 7:00PM - What is Memory?
Much of our identity as individuals consists in our memories of our lives. Yet as several high-profile cases have shown,
our memories may not be what really happened. Mark Reimers will talk about the neuroscience of memory and when
it is reliable and when not.
May 20 at 1:00PM - Rethinking International Development
DeAndra Beck and Anne Edgerton have worked for decades in international development. They will speak to us about
realistic ways that America can do good in the world.
May 29 at 7:00PM - Movie night
Following up the April Sunday program on global warming, we present Earth2100, a look at what the planet and our
society will be like for our great-grandchildren, if we continue business-as-usual.
Daytimers meeting
The May meeting of the Daytimers will take place at 11
AM on Wednesday, May 9 in the Douglasdale studio of
First Church. Ernest Wilson will speak on the Wildflowers
of Richmond. A pot luck will immediately follow. Bring
some food to share with your friends. You may leave a
small donation in lieu of food if you are unable to bring
some.
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Calling all present and past
memoir writers. . .
Rev. Jeanne and I are thinking of putting together a
booklet of some of the stories from the Memoir writing
classes. If you would like any of your stories included,
please e-mail them to me at
[email protected]. Thanks Kirsten Taranto.
Events and announcements
Community vigil for middle east peace
May 15th will mark the 64th anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel. For some this day is a cause for celebration.
For others, it is a day of mourning.
After Israel’s 1948 “War of Independence,” which Palestinians commemorate as the “Nakba” (or catastrophe), Palestinian refugees (about three-quarters of a million people) were not permitted to return to their homes. The formation
of the state that was intended to deliver safety to a traumatized people in turn inflicted trauma upon another. The
legacy of this unhealed wound has claimed countless lives with no end in sight.
In the course of his work to heal another wound, Martin Luther King said: “We are caught in an inescapable network of
mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” If we believe these
words, then we are all Arabs and we are all Jews; we are all Palestinians and we are all Israelis.
Please join us as we send our blessings to all peace-seeking people of the Middle East. In the manner of Friends, we will
observe contemplative silence, with people speaking as they feel moved.
All are welcome.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Richmond Friends Meeting House 4500 Kensington Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221
Sponsors: Richmond Israel-Palestine Listening Circle Richmond Peace Education Center Richmond Friends Meeting
For more information, please
Motro, [email protected].
contact:
Raidah
Hudson
Lee,
[email protected],
or
Shari
Come and honor rev. David macpherson’s 60 years of ministry!
A feat of heroic endurance and derring – do! There should be no understatement about this anniversary.
This June, our Emeritus Minister, the Rev. David Hicks MacPherson will celebrate sixty years of serving as an
ordained minister. He is a living and breathing man of Universalist and U.U. history. It is a milestone seldom seen in Ministry and deserving commemoration and celebration.
By David’s choice, he will celebrate this event during regular services in this congregation on Sunday Morning June 3. This service will contain review of different parts of his Ministry, challenges and triumphs with
reflections offered by those who have known him over the years.
In honor of this wonderful event, a gift fund has been established for allow Rev. MacPherson to make a trip
to revisit his New England roots. Honorariums may be sent to the church or dropped off at the front desk.
“Please mark all gifts 60th Anniversary fund.”
Plan to attend both for the complete picture or one, to tap into the remarkable event.
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Events and announcements
The Book Nook
The First UU Book Store is located in the Middle Studio and continues to provide our readers with many choices. Join
1st UU members and friends for coffee and conversation after each service then browse through the variety of items
displayed for sale on the “Book Nook” tables. Plan ahead for RE Classes, for special titles and copies of sermons you
would like to hear again or share.
“STANDING OF THE SIDE OF LOVE” T-Shirts ($22.00 and $25.00) and
KROGER CARDS are available ($25.00) for purchase.
CD COPIES OF SERVICES ($2.00)
A NUMBER OF SERMON CDs HAVE BEEN ORDERED
BUT NOT BEEN PICKED UP.
PLEASE, CHECK WITH PAT AFTER THE SUNDAY SERVICE
Watch for an announcement of a future book signing and sale event that is in the planning stage. “WATCH OUT! The
World’s Most Dangerous Creatures” by Richmond children’s author and 1st UU member, Ginger L. Clarke, is scheduled
for release in May.
UU SUNDAY BOOK GROUP
(all are welcome! and feel free to bring future reading recommendations)
When: May 20 at 4:30pm
Where: Café Caturra across from Westhampton
Theater
5811 Grove Avenue
Book: Some Assembly Required, by Anne Lamott
CREU NEWS
Sunday, May 6, 1:00-2:30pm
Focus: Chapter 9, 1970-2010, A Metropolitan City without Legalized Segregation
“Richmond’s Unhealed History” is available for purchase at the First UU bookstore.
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In a detailed look at the history of Richmond, Benjamin Campbell examines the contradictions and crises that have
formed the city over more than four centuries. Campbell argues that the community of metropolitan Richmond is
engaged in a decisive spiritual battle in the coming decade. He believes the city, more than any in the nation, has the
potential for an unprecedented and historic achievement. Its citizens can redeem and fulfill the ideals of their ancestors,
proving to the world that race and class can be conquered by the deliberate and prayerful intention of honest and
dedicated citizens.
Didja know?
“Racial integrity”
“At the height of the eugenics movement, the Racial Integrity Act proclaimed the existence of only two racial categories in Virginia – colored and white. The law stripped Native Americans, and members of other groups with dark skin,
of their land, voting rights and legal identity.”
The Public Affairs Program, “With Good Reason,” used this introduction for a discussion of the Act and its legacy as
late as February 20, 2010.
In 1910, the Virginia General Assembly had declared that anyone with one-sixteenth or more “black blood” was black.
All other people were legally white. The Racial Integrity Act (1924) was one of a series of legislative efforts designed
to protect “whiteness” against the perceived threat of immigration and race-mixing. Quasi-scientific, genealogical
measurements were used to define racial differences and justify policies of segregation and disfranchisement. A Bureau of Vital Statistics (1912) was created to register births, deaths, and marriages in the state and all birth certificates were required to show the parent’s race. If there was a reasonable cause to believe that applicants for
marriage were not of the “pure white race,” the marriage license was withheld until satisfactory proof was provided.
Laws forbidding marriage between people of different races were common in America from the Colonial period
through the middle of the 20th Century. By 1915, twenty-eight states made marriages between “Negros and white
persons” invalid; six states included this prohibition in their constitutions. It was believed that racial intermarriage
would lead America toward racial suicide and the eventual disappearance of white civilization.
On March 22, 1924, a law known as the Massenburg Bill, mandating racial segregation at all public assemblies, went
into effect. The law required “the separation of white and colored persons at public halls, theaters, opera houses,
motion picture shows and places of public entertainment and public assemblages.”
As early as the Colonial Period, racial-mixing between Negros and Native American Indians was known to have occurred. In 1910, The General Assembly passed a law defining Virginia Indians as those possessing one-quarter or
more of Indian blood and less that one-sixteenth of black blood. The law also stipulates that such people will be considered black unless they live on a segregated Indian reservation. Virginia’s Monacan Indians have continued to battle for racial reclassification and recognition from the federal government.
On June 12, 1967, Virginia’s Racial Integrity Law was struck down when it was unanimously ruled as unconstitutional
by the U.S Supreme Court (Loving –v- Virginia), establishing the legal basis for a cultural redefinition of marriage that
continues unresolved in our legislative assembly and the courts.
Pat Vaughn
05/01/2012
Look it up:”Racial Integrity Act of 1924”on http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Racial_Integrity_Act_of_1924
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MAY 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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5:30pm Christian Theist Grp.
6:30pm Taoist Group
7:00pm Class: Why Are We
Moral?
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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11:00am SGM: Pathfinders
5:30pm Vespers
6:00pm Simple Supper
6:30pm RE Committee
7:15pm First UU Choir Reh.
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5:30pm Finance meeting
11:00am Daytimers
6:00pm Ewe Ewe Knitters
5:30pm Vespers
7:00pm Humanist Group
6:00pm Simple Supper
7:00pm Young Adult meeting 6:45pm SGM: Men’s Group
7:00pm Gallery meeting
7:15pm First UU Choir Reh.
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6:00pm SGM:
Smoothstones
7:00pm Zen Meditation
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4:30pm - 8:30pm
District Meeting
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8:00am - 5:30pm
District Meeting
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6:30pm Board Meeting
7:00pm Zen Meditation
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7:00pm ROSMY Prom
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10:00am Service and Church
School
11:00am OWL Class
(Gr. 8-9)
11:30am Service and Church
School
12:45pm First on First
1:00pm Chess Workshop
1:00pm CREU Event
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6:00pm One Voice Reh.
6:45pm Right Livelihood
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10:00am Service
11:00 OWL Class (Gr. 8-9)
11:30am Service
11:30am OWL Class (Gr 4-5)
1:00pm HS Youth Group
1:00pm Chess Workshop
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6:00pm One Voice Reh.
6:30pm Finance Committee
6:45pm Right Livelihood
7:00pm Writer’s Group
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10:00am VACUUM meeting
1:00pm SGM: Oasis Group
5:30pm Christian Theist Grp.
6:30pm Taoist Group
6:30pm COM meeting
7:00pm Gallery: Jury mtg.
7:00pm Humanist meeting
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11:00am SGM: Pathfinders
5:30pm Vespers
6:00pm Simple Supper
7:15pm First UU Choir Reh.
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6:00pm SGM: Petipoint
7:00pm Woman’s Circle
7:00pm Zen Meditation
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7:00pm Jim Wilson
Concert
19
9:00am - New to UU class
9:30am Quuilters Group
7:00pm Youth Lock-In
7:00pm Jim Wilson Concert
20
10:00am Service and Church
School
11:30am Service and Church
School
4:00pm New Member’s party
7:00pm Woman’s Sojourn
27
10:00am Service and Church
School
11:30am Service and Church
School
1:00pm Chess Workshop
21
5:30pm Youth to Adult
committee meeting
6:45pm Right Livelihood
7:00pm Jim Wilson Concert
22
6:00pm Ewe Ewe Knitters
6:45pm Taoist & Humanist
meeting
7:00pm Membership Council
23
5:30pm Vespers
6:00pm Simple Supper
7:15pm First UU Choir Reh.
24
7:00pm Zen Meditation
25
26
28
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
6:45pm Right Livelihood
7:30pm Writers’ Group
29
6:30pm Taoist Group
7:00pm Humanist Movie
Night
30
11:00am SGM:: Pathfinders
5:30pm Vespers
6:00pm Simple Supper
7:15pm First UU Choir Reh.
31
6:00pm SGM:
Smooothstones
7:00pm Zen Meditation
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