The
Belfry
January 19th 2017
Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church
Love is the spirit of our church, where …
...we gather to worship...
...we create a welcoming, nurturing religious community for all...
Forthcoming Services, Worship at 10:00 a.m., Announcements at 9:55 a.m. unless stated otherwise.
Sunday, January 22
“Racism and the Rigged System”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
The Social Justice Ministries Council has been
discussing the possibility of raising a "Black Lives
Matter" banner on our church property. Mark's
sermon will discuss why it is easy for white people
to not see or understand the pervasiveness of
racism in our nation. Then join us for a pot-luck
and discussion after the church service.
Sunday, January 29
The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality:
Welcoming Ourselves and Each Other
David Rynick
William James once said that our actions are our
vote for the kind of world we want to live in. In
this time of deep uncertainty, how do we continue
to vote for a world of acceptance and appreciation
rather than division and disturbance? Though there
is much that is out of our control, in each moment
we have the possibility of choosing connection and
love – with ourselves, with each other and with the
world itself. (More info on page 5 of this Belfry.)
Sunday, February 5
A Song Heard Round the World
Matt Meyer
When daily life can leave us feeling isolated or
struggling to find connection, the music we love
can be an antidote. Our music tells the story of how
we are bound up together, the story of our
connectedness. Join us for a service of song and
silence, of deeper connection and musical
communion. (See page 9 of this Belfry.)
Sunday February, 12
“Vampires and Unitarians”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Did you know that Unitarians can lay claim to both
Dracula and Dr. Frankenstein? Come and learn how
on our annual Partner Church Sunday. The annual
Hungarian Partner Church Pot-luck will follow.
Sunday, February 19
“Why Evolution is True”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
We will celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday a week
late. His scientific contributions changed our
understanding of both biology and theology. Darwin
had strong Unitarian family connections, and
Unitarians and Universalists were among the first
religious people to embrace his scientific findings.
Contents
“Mark My Word” & Board Report ....................... 2-3
Faith Formation ........................................................ 4
Waking up White/Loaves & Fishes .......................... 5
David Rynick/”The Settlers” .................................... 5
UU History/Partner Church Brunch ......................... 6
Annual Auction/Alliance: visit to Hiroshima ....... 6
The Rafters Concert .................................................. 7
February Calendar .................................................... 8
Connections Corner/Matt Meyer/Reclaiming .......... 9
Our Thoughts Are With/Birthday Wishes .............. 10
From Admin/Regular Classes/Blood Drive Results10
Church Events/Music Notes/Regular Meetings ..... 11
Office Hours ........................................................... 12
The Belfry is published once a month: the third Wednesday.
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Office Telephone: 978-456-8752
P.O. Box 217, #9 Ayer Rd. Harvard, MA 01451.
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Sharon Briggs, Caring Network: 508-451-7076 [email protected]
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Here we are safe to share our deeply held thoughts and values ...
Mark, My Word
Our Social Justice Ministries Council has been discussing putting a “Black Lives Matter” banner on the
church meeting house. I've heard at least one person say, “I don't understand the delay – we should just do it,”
and heard another say, “One of my relatives is a police officer. I want to know that this isn't anti-police.” The
Social Justice team doesn't want to just spring this on the congregation and the town, and so they are inviting
conversation before we decide whether to take such a step.
Last summer, while visiting family in Michigan, my brother-in-law (who enjoys arguing politics)
brought up the topic of “Black Lives Matter.” He dismissed the movement saying, “They just want special
treatment. All lives matter.” “Of course all lives matter,” I said. But imagine you went to the doctor with a
broken arm. You want the doctor to do something about your broken arm. She tells you, “All bones matter, so
we will treat all of your bones the same. We can put you in a full body cast, or give you no cast at all.” “That's
nonsense,” you say. “I don't need a full body cast. I just want you do deal with the bone that is broken.”
So yes, of course all lives matter. But in many ways our nation has been behaving as if some lives don't
matter as much as others. Last year a string of deaths of Black men at the hands of White men shocked our
nation. Some of those who were killed were Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Tamir
Rice, and Alton Sterling.
These killings, which happened with frightening regularity, are just a symptom of the problem. Frankly,
I had expected that after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended the obvious signs of segregation in the
South, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which returned the right to vote and sit on juries to AfricanAmerican men and women, we would gradually become a nation where Black and White people had the same
educational and economic opportunities. Sadly, that has not happened.
The more I learn, the more I realize that housing and lending policies have kept our neighborhoods
segregated. That has led to more and more de facto segregation – segregation in fact, although no longer
segregation by law. And segregated neighborhoods mean segregated schools.
My home city, Detroit, Michigan, is one of the most segregated cities in the nation. The auto industry
moved out long ago, leaving a city with few jobs, no supermarkets, no movie theaters – just run-down
neighborhoods – in a once-great city.
Rather than a national school system, or even a state-run school system, our schools depend on local
taxes. The White suburbs have a stronger tax base, and therefore better schools.
As a White person, it's easy for me to not see the advantages I have, and miss the discrimination that
most Black people face day in and day out. As Anaïs Nin wrote, “We don't see things as they are, we see them
as we are.” In other words, we see things we think are there, and we don't see things we don't know exist. It's
easy for Whites to overlook racism.
When I go shopping, I'm not followed around the store to see if I'm going to shoplift. I can wear a
hoodie without being mistaken for a criminal. If I swear, use poor grammar, or put on ratty-looking blue jeans,
people don't attribute those things to the poverty or illiteracy of my race. I've never been stopped by the police
for “driving while White,” or for walking down the street in a White neighborhood. I've never been denied an
apartment based on the color of my skin. I am never asked to speak for all of the people of my racial group.
When I go to the bank, or use a check, credit card, or cash, I can count on my skin color to not work against the
appearance of my financial reliability.
This is a big topic, but it is a topic of both local and national importance. We will begin the discussion of
the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday, January 22nd with the Sunday service, followed by a pot-luck
lunch and discussion.
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Here we are safe to share our deeply held thoughts and values ...
Board Report January 2017
We are off and running in the New Year!! The Board had its first meeting of the New Year on January 12th. We had
an eager group in attendance ready for good discussion.
Website Policies and Procedures – Paige O’Brien led our discussion on establishing new Web Policies and
Procedures. We have a great new website and it is in need of structure to help us establish direction and boundaries
such as who has posting privileges to how do we approve content. It was decided that at this point there are four
people that have posting privileges, Paige, Lori Daniells, Daniel Payne and Rev. Mark. So if you have any website
updates, please discuss your request with one of these four. It was also decided that we needed a task force to tackle
the new Policy and Procedures and a strategy was developed by the Board to tie this in to our need to create a
Publicity Team. As community outreach and internal communications will be closely linked to our new website, it
was determined to create our Publicity Team with a representative from each of the committees who will be
responsible for the content on the website that relates to their area of interest. A subset of these new members will be
selected to work on the Website Policies and Procedures.
Publicity Team – One of our objectives for the Board this year is to create a new committee that we are going to call
the Publicity Team. This team will be responsible for internal and external communications with the aim of
enhancing our friends and members’ awareness of our activities and to grow our presence in the larger community.
As per above, we have decided to create this new committee with at least one representative from each of our
committees that operate in our church. The rationale for this is that the committees and the new Publicity Team will
be key contributors to web content overall and for their respective areas and bringing them together will promote
collaboration. So we ask that the committee heads be thinking about who would be interested and able to contribute
to this important new team. Most of the work will be done by phone and email with an occasional face to face
meeting. The Board liaisons for the various committees will be in touch to get your recommendations. If you are not
on a committee and would like to be a part of this new team, please contact any Board member.
Faith Formation – Daniel was asked to present his mid-year report for Faith Formation. He reported that the year is
running smoothly with good leadership from the FF Committee, to volunteer work in the classroom. However, there
is always room for improvement. To this end, he has developed his mid-year goals around communications,
curriculum and intra-committee efforts. Also, Daniel reported about the impressive events upcoming from the start of
OWL with 49 kids from 4 churches signed up, a parent workshop on Mindful Parenting to be held in our church and
a Youth Con in early February with the Groton Church to help our kids meet other UU Kids from the surrounding
area and also promote Social Justice work. Please be looking for announcements on these interesting and exciting
events. The Board thanks Daniel for his hard work and dedication.
MSC – John Chapman and Fernando Catalina reported that we have had an impressive response to our ministerial
posting. The MSC has begun the process of evaluating and interviewing these candidates. From a timeline
perspective, there will be pre-candidating weekends with the top candidates in February and March with the goal of
making a recommendation for our new minister to follow by the end of March! We are right on track with our
process. We have exciting times ahead learning about and meeting the selected minister later this church year.
SJMC – SJMC reported on the HUUC Black Lives Matter initiative. As a first step, there will be a potluck and
discussion after church Sunday, January 22nd at 11:15am to talk about how our church can become involved. “Let’s
talk about it” is the central point that the SJMC would like to convey. They want to open the discussion.
Additionally, many are reading the book “Waking Up White”, by Debby Irving which explores the ingrained
injustice towards people of color that exists in our culture. They hope to see you there.
For the Board,
Tom Daniells
Ginger Kendall, William Kellogg, Kirsti Gamage, Paige O’Brien, Steve Farough
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Here we hold ourselves responsible for the religious education of our children and ourselves,
to carry out our mission, and to support our church. …
Don’t All Lives Matter?
I had a very heated conversation a few months ago with some of my family members on the movement called
“Black Lives Matter.” Their feeling is that “all lives matter,” and that focusing on a specific racial group only
made matters worse. My feeling is that saying “all lives matter” is part and parcel of the white privilege so
ingrained in American society. My actual response to my family members was this: “Nobody has ever argued
that white lives don’t matter, at least not in the history of modern Western civilization. But it’s for damn sure
that people have argued that black and other non-white lives don’t matter.”
To say that “all lives matter” is to downplay the horribly inhumane treatment non-white people have
experienced at least since the late 1600s, and which they continue to experience. Saying “all lives matter” is like
saying all houses matter when one house is on fire and burning down and one house is not. Saying “all lives
matter” is simply unnecessary, and it’s nothing more than an attempt to protect institutionalized white privilege.
Some of us may be tempted to not ruffle feathers. We worry too much, sometimes, about upsetting people who,
frankly, should be upset. When we worry more about the oppressor than the oppressed, we lose our prophetic
voice and our religion becomes ineffective and weak. For me, anyway, being part of a liberal religion means
having preference for the oppressed, the poor, and the still enslaved.
We are not called to be a “nice church.” We are called to be a prophetic church. Having just celebrated Martin
Luther King Jr’s life and ministry, and moving into Black History Month, this quote from MLK Jr. is pertinent:
I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. The Negro’s great stumbling block in his
stride toward freedom is not the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who prefers a negative peace
(the absence of tension) to a positive peace (the presence of justice). Shallow understanding from people
of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. (Letter from the
Birmingham Jail, 1963)
For the remainder of this month and into next month, our Faith Formation kids from 1st – 6th grades will be
focusing on anti-discrimination, anti-bullying, and preparing Valentine’s Day bags for Loaves and Fishes.
Throughout the year, really, we are always focusing in Faith Formation on social justice and living our
Principles in one way or another. My hope is that we instill not a sense of moderation in our children and youth,
but a sense of justice and urgency. My other hope is that our congregation as a whole demonstrates that same
sense of justice and urgency for a “positive peace,” not just in word, but also in action.
Black lives matter because black lives are not yet experiencing that “positive peace.”
Peace, Daniel Payne, Director of Faith Formation
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Faith Formation Updates
1. Please bring in personal hygiene product donations for our Loaves & Fishes Valentine’s Day bags. The
donation box is in the church foyer, and we’ll be accepting donations through February 5.
2. Join our “Parents as Spiritual Guides” workshop on January 28, from 11 am-3 pm, and discover how to
incorporate Faith Formation throughout the week. Please RSVP by emailing [email protected].
3. We will be hosting the UU Youth Social Justice Youth Con, February 3-4. If you have a youth in grades 9-12
who wants to attend email Daniel at [email protected].
4. The Cosmix group (5th-6th graders) will be having a social on February 24 from 7-10 pm.
5. If your Senior High Youth wants to attend Youth Caucus at UUA General Assembly, please let
Daniel know by March 1.
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Here we respect our diversity and seek to understand our differences …
Free lecture from W aking up White's author
Debby Irving
There will be a free lecture from “Waking up White”
author Debby Irving on February 2nd at the Waldorf
School of Lexington at 7:00 pm. This timely talk
will examine the mechanics of racism operating in
her own life and will lead us all to reconsider the
roots of our own perspectives. By sharing her
struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she
offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes,
manners, and tolerance. Debby will speak frankly of
her long-held beliefs about colorblindness, being a
good person, and wanting to help people of color,
and reveals how each of these well intentioned
mindsets actually perpetuated her ill-conceived ideas
about race. Her story provides a context that allows
us all to quickly grasp modern racism’s inner
workings and enter into conversations with new
awareness and skill.
-Risa Goldman
for the Social Justice Ministries Council
Loaves and Fishes Sunday is February 5th, 2017
High winter heating bills often create financial
stress for Loaves and Fishes clients. You can help
by donating cans of hearty soup (or any other food
or toiletry items), which will allow clients to spend
less money on food and more on keeping their
homes warm for the winter. Please leave your donations in the Loaves and Fishes baskets in the foyer
of the sanctuary for Sunday, February 5th. If you
have questions, please contact Risa Goldman at [email protected]. Thank you.
Join us for film screening of “The Settlers,” by
Israel’s award-winning filmmaker Shimon
Dotan, on Friday February 3rd 2017 (Snow
Date: Friday February 17th) in the Sanctuary .
Doors Open 6:30 pm, Film 7 pm, followed
by Q&A, Discussion, and Refreshments. The
Settlers had its world premiere at the Sundance Film
Festival in January 2016. It is based on the official
report of Talia Sasson, former head of the Israeli
state prosecution criminal department that
investigated 105 illegal Jewish settlements
established in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
between 1995 and March 1999. Dotan, a former
Israeli Navy Seal, presents a comprehensive
examination of these settlement communities, which
sprang up after the 1967 Six-Day War and now are
home to hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers
amid a Palestinian population. The film consists of
interviews, historical exposition and newsreel
footage.
The first film of its kind to offer a comprehensive
“view of the Jewish settlers in the occupied
territories of the West Bank…an intimate look at
those people at the core of the most daunting
challenges facing Israel and the international
community today as the Palestinians and Israelis
resume talks again.” (Cinephil)
Asked who he hoped would be the audience for his
new documentary Dotan replied, “All Israelis, all
Jews and anyone with an interest in the Middle
East.” This event is sponsored by members of the
HUUC Community.
-Barbara Cerva
Looking Ahead: January 29th 2017 Workshop 11:45 – 1:00 by David Rynick
Following the service there will be a light lunch served in the Fellowship Building. David will
facilitate an hour-long workshop that will include guided meditations and dialogue exploring the
possibility of listening with our hearts and meeting whatever is arising as the way itself. RSVP
requested: [email protected]. Childcare available. Please contact Daniel Payne, [email protected].
Bio: David Rynick is one of the founder s of Boundless Way Zen and the Abbot of Boundless Way
Temple in Worcester. He has been studying and practicing Zen for over thirty years, and in 2011 was
recognized as a Zen Master in the Korean Rinzai tradition. David is also a past president of the First
Unitarian Church in Worcester and long-time friend of our community. David is a life and leadership coach,
author of This Truth Never Fails: A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons and blogs frequently at
www.davidrynick.com/blog.
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Here we celebrate together our traditions and our lives, with all their sorrows and joys...
UU History
In 1509 Michael Servetus, the Spaniard, was born.
When he came of age to Catholicism sworn.
But perusing the good book he could not find
The three in one doctrine there opined.
De Trinitatis Erroribus was his conclusion,
Eventually leading to his execution
John Calvin, churchman, conscience did slake
by having the "heretic" burned at stake.
In 1510 for what it's worth
Francis David was given birth.
Catholic, Calvinist, Lutheran, he tried them all
A week in January they debated in a great Hall,
And in the end he convinced the king
That Unitarianism was the thing .
“We need not think alike to love alike,” David pled
And “Faith is the gift of God” King John said.
John died from a hunting accident shortly,
Succeeded by Catholic Stephen Bathore
“Innovation" was David's crime
Exiled to Deva, steep hill to climb.
For 400 years the Unitarian spark
Has sputtered but kept alive in the dark
Nourished by Poland, England, and the USA
Despite two wars and Caucescu's dominant sway.
Now the partner church program gives us a chance
By reciprocal deeds our lives to enhance.
-Mary Donald
Mark Your Calendars
for the Partner Church Brunch
after church on February 12th
To celebrate our partner church in Andrasfalva,
Romania!
The annual Auction is the
Church’s
biggest fund raiser of the year
and perhaps the ‘funest’ event
ever!!
You won’t want to miss
it on
April 8
It’s your opportunity to be
creative,
involve your kids,
join with others in the fun of
creating an event, or a party,
or something new and
different!
Stay tuned and look for more
details in the weeks ahead!!
Look for upcoming information from Mary Donald.,
or if you want to help, call her at 978-263-4747.
Please join the Alliance on Tuesday, Feb. 7th in the Van Wor mer r oom at the Fellowship Bldg.
There are two parts to the program. First, we will show a documentary from All SOUL'S church in
Washington D.C. concerning their efforts to help school children in Post-WWII Hiroshima. Then, I will speak
about visiting Hiroshima last year.
-Alice Rennie
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February
Electronic version:
please see attached pdf
Weekly calendar.
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Here we are inspired to explore, reflect, and grow spiritually ...
CONNECTIONS CORNER
A Special Welcome to Our Newest Members
The following people have signed the HUUC Member Book since the beginning of this
church year (September 11, 2016)
Dan Kozarsky
Jen Manell
Diane Moore
Amy Jean Tomaso
Shawn Graham
Shannon Dandridge
Eric Broadbent
We welcome and thank you!
If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact the Connections Team ([email protected]) or
Rev. Mark ([email protected]). Keep in mind, if you would like to vote for our next settled minister, you
must be a member.
And, mark your calendars! Our Service of the Living Tradition - in which we honor new members, longtime
members and will have a child dedication - will be on Sunday, March 26.
The Connections Team
Carol MacFarlane, Chair
Cary Browse, Sarah Graffam, Holly Grant, Imre Toth
We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Minister's Office. Please join us!
Sunday, February 5th Worship Service; A Song Heard Round the World, M att M eyer
Matt is a musician and community organizer who has led hundr eds of ser vices for UU congr egations
across the country. He has a degree in music and has studied abroad in Cuba, Ghana and Central
America. Matt is a founding resident of the Lucy Stone Cooperative in Roxbury and serves as Director of
Community Life for Sanctuary Boston.
Reclaiming Our Democracy, Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.,
First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts
Do you believe that “we the people” need to reclaim our democracy? Do you believe
that corporations, Super PACS and the very wealthy have too much influence on our
government? If so, please come to a gathering organized by the A mericans for
Economic Fairness group at First Parish in Concord on January 31 at 7:00 p.m. We
will view the 30 minute film Legalize Democracy followed by small group discussions
to better understand the issues and what needs to be done. If we have bad weather that
evening please call the office at 978-369-9602 to verify that the church is open. All people from all
denominations and beliefs are encouraged to join us. This issue crosses all races, religions and political
affiliations. If you are interested in attending, please complete this short registration form or email Fred Van
Deusen at [email protected].
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Here we support and care for one another …
Our Thoughts are With …
February Birthday Wishes Go To …
George Krusen shar ed a joy in that he was
reading “Waking Up White” and realized the author
grew up in Winchester, which he is familiar with,
and has found the book informative.
Aidan Aciukewicz
Wendy Bell
Jim Clark
Teddy Coffin
Ella Corbett
Sam Dyer
Erika Krause
Ann Mallinson
Gunars Medjanis
Chris Ready
Hannah Stamm
Diane Cordner shar ed her Mother died at age
101 and a half ,with a ‘life well lived’ and lived long
enough to have her first great grandchild born a
month ago. This is Diane’s first grandchild.
Helen Hill has a br other in England who is
waiting for a liver transplant asked for good
thoughts.
Jen shar ed a joy and gratitude for her daughter’s
teacher who brought a show and tell toy home to her
daughter who had left school sick earlier that day.
John Chapman dedicated a song “Blues for Susie”
that he wrote. His sister died last week at the age of
61 after a long illness.
Mary Donald is thankful for all the people who
donate blood, which in the past she has needed, and
reminded people of the blood drive this Friday
1/13/17 at Fellowship hall.
If you missed the opportunity to give us your birthday
month please contact the church office:
978-456-8752, or [email protected]
Regular Classes in our Buildings:
Sanctuary
Harvard Pro Musica, community chor us
rehearsals Tuesday evenings, contact Kathy Hewett
456-8692 or Eleanor Toth 779-2876, concert Sat.
May 6th. Workshop Sat. June 3.
If you have updates to your address, phone, email or
the way you want to receive church communication,
please let me know.
Student Recitals:
Bolton Community Music School, Dec. & June,
Valerie Ritter 978-779-2896.
Nikolaus Hunt’s piano students, Mar. & June, 978368-7759.
Eleanor Toth’s piano students, June, 978-779-2876
Belfry deadlines, Tuesdays: 2/21, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16,
6/20.
Fellowship Building
From the Admin Office
If you want an updated Church Directory, please
send me an email and I will send you the pdf file, or
I can print a paper copy for you.
And if you want to be listed in the Directory, please
let me know.
Thanks. -Elinor Stapleton [email protected]
978-456-8752
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Yoga in Suther land Hall with J oyce Vassallo: Tue.
7-8:30pm and Sat. 9-10:45am, 617-201-3532.
Tai Chi Tue. & Thur . 9-10am
Zumba Fr i. 9-9:45am
Council on Aging 978-456-4120
Art Classes & Workshops with J oelle Feldman
Wed. 1:30 p.m. 978-618-2041,
[email protected]; http://
www.joellefeldman.com
The recent Blood Drive in our Fellowship Building registered 35 donors and
collected 30 pints of blood. Thanks ever yone.
Here we celebrate together our traditions and our lives, with all their sorrows and joys...
What’s Coming Up, Church Events
MUSIC NOTES
Sun. Jan. 22
9:55 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Theme: Black Lives Matter
Rev. J. Mark Worth
11:15-1:00 Pot Luck Brunch & Discussion
Sat. Jan. 28
11:00-3:00 Parent Workshop
Sun. Jan. 29
9:55 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality:
Welcoming Ourselves and Each Other
David Rynick
11:45-1:00 Workshop
“The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality”
Led by David Rynick
Tue. Jan. 31
7:00 p.m. Heads of Committees meeting
Wed. Feb. 1
6:30 p.m. Caring Network
Fri. Feb. 3
7pm Movie: “The Settlers”
7pm Youth Con Overnight
Sat. Feb. 4
7pm The Rafters, concert
Sun. Feb. 5
9:55 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Matt Meyer
Bargains in the Belfry open
Tue. Feb. 7
10-4 Bargains open
6:30 & 7:30 Potluck & Program, Alliance
Post-WWII Hiroshima
Thu. Feb. 9
7:00 p.m. Board meeting
Sun. Feb. 12
9:00 a.m. Chimers
9:55 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
“Vampires and Unitarians”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Pot Luck Brunch: Partner Church
Tue. Feb. 14
7:30 p.m. Connections Team mtg
Sun. Feb. 19
9:55 a.m. Welcome & Announcements
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
“Why Evolution is True”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Bargains in the Belfry open
Musicians:
January 22- Choir
January 29- TBD
February 5- Matt Meyer- drummer, singer
February 12- Chimers
February 19- Choir
Jr. Choir:
Many thanks to the stalwart group who sang well for
Martin Luther King Sunday. I believe we are having
a couple of new singers join us for our next “gig” -at
the Partner Church luncheon on February 12th. We
will resume rehearsals this Sunday, Jan. 22 in the ee
Cummings room from 11:20- 11:50. We will
probably also rehearse on Jan. 29th and Feb. 5th.
Chimers:
It’s good to have 11 regular chimers prepping for our
next service- February 12th. We will meet on
January 22nd at 12:15 (because of the Pot Luck),
then skip January 29th, meeting again at noon on Feb.
5th. Please be at your position ready to chime,
wearing red or white on top at 9 a.m. on Feb. 12th.
We’ll take a break after that, because our next service
date is June 4th when we’ll “Bless the World” with
Mark.
Sr. Choir:
Rehearsal this Thursday, January 19th, at 7:30 p.m.
prepping for Sunday, January 22nd. We’re also
meeting Thursdays, Feb. 2nd and 16th, participating
in the Feb. 19th service. We’re now working on The
Principles, by Matt Primm, our selection for Music
Sunday on April 9th (Palm Sunday). We’ll have a
chamber orchestra for that event. All singers invited!
-Eleanor Toth
Some Regular Meetings for HUUC
 Faith Formation Team; 1st Tuesday of month
7pm
 Connections Team: 2nd Tuesday of the month,
7:30pm
 Caring Network: 1st Wednesday, 6:30pm
 Meditation; every Wednesday 7pm
 Board: 2nd Thursday of the month 7pm
 Bargains in the Belfry open every Tue. 10-4, and
every other Sunday after service.
 Alliance: 1st Tuesday of the month, 6:30pm
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Pot Luck and 7:30 Program.
Sharon Briggs, Caring Network: 508-451-7076 [email protected]
Admin Office Hours
Mon. 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Tue. 10:00-3:00
Wed. Noon-3:00
Thu. 10:00-3:00
Fri. 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Please call first: 978-456-8752.
-Elinor Stapleton
[email protected]
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Minister’s Office Hours
I expect to be in the office most Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday afternoons, sometimes into the early evening hours.
You may call (office: 978-456-9021) or e-mail
[email protected] to schedule an appointment during
those times or to find another time that might work.
-Mark Worth
Director of Faith Formation Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday, from 10 am - 3 pm.
Please call 978-201-1545 or email [email protected]
-Daniel Payne
Rev. Mark Worth
Ted Johnson
Elinor Stapleton
Daniel Payne
Lori Daniells
Interim Minister
Organist and Choir Director
Office Administrator
Director of Faith Formation
Bookkeeper