The
Belfry
March 22nd, 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, March 26
Service of the Living Tradition
Rev. J. Mark Worth
During this special Sunday service we will
celebrate our church community as we welcome
new members, honor long-time members,
remember those we have lost in the recent past, and
dedicate our youngest. We will also unveil our new
chalice, commissioned by sculptor Linda Hoffman.
Special music by violinist Tim Ar nold.
Ushers: Pat White, Car y Br owse
Sunday, April 2
Senior High Youth Group
All Ages Service
Music: Senior High
Ushers: Imr e Toth
Hospitality: Kate Deyst, Mar cia Cr oyle, J esh
Sniderman, Britt Argow
Sunday, April 9
“A Tale of Three Nobodies”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
This year the Jewish festival of Passover begins on
the evening of the Christian celebration of Palm
Sunday. As these two important religious
occasions coincide, we will honor both. Mark will
tell the story of three “nobodies” who had a
profound and lasting impact.
Sunday, April 16
“An Easter Faith in a Good Friday World”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Easter is the highest of Christian holy days, and a
day often fraught with difficulties for Unitarian
Universalists. We will celebrate the resurrection of
the Earth and the coming of Spring, and yet Easter is
more than that. We will celebrate the symbols,
metaphors, and realities of
this important day. There
will be an Easter egg hunt
for the children after
church.
Contents
“Mark My Word” ..................................................... 2
Board Report ............................................................ 3
Faith Formation ........................................................ 4
Three Concerts ......................................................... 5
Partner Church Facts ................................................ 6
Family Seder/ Alliance ............................................. 6
Auction/Announcements .......................................... 7
Our Thoughts Are With/ Birthday Wishes ............... 8
Classes/events/ Thanks ............................................. 8
Church Events/Music Notes ..................................... 9
Office Hours ........................................................... 10
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Sharon Briggs, Caring Network: 508-451-7076 [email protected]
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Mark, My Word
Welcome to Spring! Many years ago a Japanese friend, living temporarily in the U.S., asked me why
our calendars said “Spring Begins” or “First Day of Spring” on March 20. “How do you know spring will
arrive on that day?” he asked. I explained that it is the Vernal Equinox. He replied, “Oh, we just say it is the
Vernal Equinox. We don't expect spring to arrive on that day.”
Spring arrives in fits and starts, and winter often lingers. March is often a month of warm days and cold
nights. That kind of weather encourages maple sap to run, and allows Massachusetts maple syrup producers to
gather the needed sap for their delicious products.
When April arrives it will bring Palm Sunday (April 9), and the beginning of Passover that same
evening. Palm Sunday marks the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem to celebrate the festival of Passover. It is said
that when he rode a donkey into the city his supporters waved palm branches to greet him, and hailed him as
King David's heir. Passover is a much older Jewish festival of freedom, marking the Exodus of the Hebrew
people from slavery in Egypt. It's said that when the Angel of Death brought the final and worst of the plagues
to Egypt, he “passed over” the homes of the Hebrew people. Although historians debate whether or not the
Exodus was a historical event, it is the central story about the foundation of ancient Israel. The truth of great
myths does not always depend on historical facts.
Besides the importance of Passover in Judaism, it has an importance in Christianity as well. The
Christian celebration of Palm Sunday – Jesus entering Jerusalem to celebrate Passover – obviously depends on
there being a celebration of Passover.
The week following Palm Sunday is the holiest of times for Christians. In it, we find Maundy Thursday,
when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and had his Last Supper with them, and Good Friday, when he was
crucified. “Maundy” is an old English word with an obscure meaning. When I was a child I was confused by
this term, which I heard as “Monday Thursday.” It probably comes from a Latin root meaning “mandate,”
meaning that celebrating the Last Supper/Communion/Eucharist/Mass is mandated. Maundy Thursday is
followed by Good Friday, which also confused me as a child, since that is when Jesus was crucified. What was
good about that? Christians might say it was good because it leads us to Easter.
Holy Week ends on Easter Sunday. Easter is named for Eostre, a Germanic goddess of the East and of
Springtime. She was a fertility goddess, hence she was associated with bunnies (they are very fertile) and eggs.
But, of course, she was not Christian. So Easter has Pagan connotations, and connections with the celebration
of Springtime, as well as its importance in Christianity.
Was Jesus raised from the dead on Easter Sunday? New Testament scholar John Dominic Crossan
writes, “I do not think that anyone, anywhere, at any time brings dead people back to life.” Many thoughtful
Christians do not believe that Easter is about the resuscitation of a corpse, but that it is about the continuing
presence of Jesus in the lives of his followers. The resurrection may be literal for conservative Christians, yet
symbolic for many liberal Christians. Jesus spoke of the Kingdom of God that is something present in the here
and now – a way of being in right relationship with God and one another that could be both present and future
tense. In that kingdom, the first will be last, the insiders will be outsiders, the peacemakers will be blessed, the
hungry will be filled, the sick will be comforted, the prisoners will be released, and the rewards of faith will be
intrinsic, not extrinsic. Thus, it could be that Easter is not about believing in impossible things, but is about a
better world in the here and now.
Mark
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Board Report March 2017
Greetings from your Board. It is now time once again for the Board to get more involved with the ministerial search
in two key areas, the contracting process and the candidating week. At our recent Board Meeting we made good
progress with each responsibility and in this month’s Report, we will be updating you on each.
Contracting Process- Your MSC r epor ted that they have thr ee ver y good candidates at this point in the
process. The next step is for them to submit their ranking to the UUA Transitions Office by late March. From there,
the Transitions Office will be comparing the rankings submitted by our candidates to identify best matches. If all
goes well, we will know by April 1st, who our final ministerial candidate will be! Very exciting for sure. From
there, your Board steps in to begin the discussions with the candidate on the contract terms. We have already posted
our salary range so there should be no surprises with the total package. Instead, there will be discussions about how
the minister would like to divide the package between salary, housing and benefits. At our Board Meeting we
identified Rick High, William Kellogg and myself to be the primary points of contact for these discussions. The
agreed to offer will be contingent upon final congregational ministerial approval.
Candidating Week - Kir sti Gamage, fr om your Boar d, will be wor king closely with the MSC and other s to
form a team to develop the schedule of events that will be taking place during the Candidating Week. What is the
purpose of the Candidating Week and when will it be? The Candidating Week will be held from April 23rd through
April 30th. This week provides the opportunity for HUUC Members and Friends to participate in two services led
by the candidate and also during the week there will be many other opportunities for everyone to meet the
candidate. The type of events to be scheduled by the Candidating Week Team will likely include a potluck, small
group discussions and committee meeting attendance. After the final service on the 30th we will convene a church
meeting to vote to call our candidate to serve HUUC. More to come on this process in next month’s Belfry.
Other topics Auction - The Boar d discussed the upcoming Spr ing Auction that will be held on Satur day, Apr il 8th and its
importance in our annual church budget. We have such a great history with very successful auctions and we are
confident that this years will not only be successful but a whole lot of fun too. We hope to see you there. As a
reminder, we have set a target for our budget to raise $30,000 at our auction. We can do this with all of the great
donations of services, social events, beautiful handmade pieces, vacation homes and other great items. Thank you to
all in advance for your attendance and your items for auction. If you cannot be there please send a proxy! Also,
your Board voted on the Flash Item that will be offered as a way for you to contribute to a special need for HUUC.
We are excited to be revealing this at the auction.
UUA Fair Share contribution - Ther e is still time to contr ibute to the UUA Fair Shar e pr ogr am. If you
cannot locate the envelope that was sent to you last month to send in your check, please feel free to place your
check for $82 per member in the Offering Plate at one of the upcoming services.
SJMC - The Boar d had a good discussion about the pr ocess that the SJ MC has or ganized to help us lear n
more about why we would like to raise the HUUC Black Lives Matter banner on the church. The Board thanks
everyone for their passionate work and loving support of this process.
For your Board - Tom Daniells
Ginger Kendall, William Kellogg, Kirsti Gamage, Steve Farough and Paige O'Brien
April 2, 2017
After the holidays, donations to Loaves and Fishes significantly decrease so they need your help more than ever. If
you are able, please bring in canned fruit, jams and jellies for Sunday, April 2nd. Loaves and Fishes will also
welcome any other food or toiletry items that have not expired. You may leave your donation in the Loaves and
Fishes baskets which are located in the foyer of the sanctuary. Thank you so much!
-Risa Goldman
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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. …
Theology at the Margins, or The Importance of Being
"Everyone's a theologian." That's what one of my practical theology professors in seminary used to tell us. When I first
heard it, I thought, "That can't be right. Theology is a dry, academic pursuit requiring the study of dead languages and
mostly dead, or nearly dead, men." By the end of that first practical theology course, though, I wholeheartedly agreed
with him. I came to understand theology more as praxis - as the practice of being and living - than the accumulation of
arcane abstractions on the divine.
As I continued exploring formulations of theology, I encountered professional theologians who, in their writings,
espoused this ideal of theological being, rather than theological assent or believing. From Dietrich Bonhoeffer to
Thomas J.J. Altizer, from Don Cupitt to Marcella Althaus-Reid: these radical theologians had a focus on the here and
now embodiment of the divine (more my word than theirs) than they did of some external Deity as a subject of
worship. For them, and for me, theology became synonymous with "a way of living in the world, and especially a
framework from which to radically welcome the most marginalized and oppressed."
One of my favorite Bible stories as a kid, and one which continues to be among my favorites (and one which is most
likely not in the original biblical manuscripts), is the story of "the woman caught in adultery." Aside from the par-forthe course misogyny in which the story is couched, the main theme of the story is Jesus taking the side of a
marginalized woman who faces the very real threat of death by stoning. The New Living Translation of John 8:1-11
reads as follows:
Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd
soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. 3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the
Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.
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“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 The law of Moses says to stone
her. What do you say?” 6 They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but
Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. 7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up
again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 8 Then he stooped down
again and wrote in the dust.
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When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was
left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where
are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”
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“No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”
Where is the man who was also committing adultery? Why wasn’t he also brought to Jesus by the religious leaders?
And just how, exactly, did the religious leaders catch this woman committing adultery? Was she set up? Were they
peeping toms looking on? This woman – as most women of Jesus’ day – was on the margins of society. She was
considered property, and in this circumstance, was thought to have brought shame on whatever male “owned” her. She
was, quite literally, between a rock and a hard place.
So how does Jesus respond? Does he throw in his lot with the religious leaders? He is, after all, a rabbi who claims to
follow the law of Moses. Does he respond in self-righteousness, or does he respond, primarily, by simply being? In
other words, do his beliefs intersect so completely with his being that a sermonic rebuttal based on intricate Jewish law
is simply unnecessary?
He stoops down to write something in the sand without saying a word. He doesn’t argue with the religious leaders, he
just scribbles something in the dirt. The leaders demand Jesus speak. They want words, learning, logical rebuttals! But
Jesus just offers a doodle in defense of the woman. Finally, he speaks, but not with theological vigor. His modus
operandi is orthopraxy, not orthodoxy. He simply says, “…let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone.”
Then, he stoops back down to continue his doodling. And one by one, these “righteous” scholars walk away (in
shame?).
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Perhaps neither word nor sword is the most powerful weapon against injustice. Perhaps simple presence, rooted in a
deep sense of justice, is more than enough to scare away the accusers, the bullies, and the prosecutors. Perhaps when
the onslaught of words cease, the person in the “quiet center” is sufficient to cradle the ones at the margins, thereby
empowering them in their own being.
Words are not the enemies in themselves, but sometimes we talk too much, especially we UUs. Wouldn’t it be great if
our principles were so integral to our selves that we’d be recognizable as UUs without having to say a single word? As
Gandhi said, “We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of
our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own
nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it
is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.”
-Daniel Payne
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Upcoming Events in Faith Formation
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There will be an overnight OWL Retreat April 1-2 at the Har var d UU Chur ch Fellowship Building. The
retreat beings at noon on April 1 and will finish at 9 am on April 2.
The final session of OWL is April 9, 5-8 pm, at First Parish Stow/Acton. Parents are required to attend the 5 pm
parents session and stay for the recognition ceremony.
The HUUC Seder will be held on April 2 at 5 pm. The 5th-8th grade youth are invited to assist Ruth Silman in
making matzoh balls in the Fellowship Building kitchen at 10 am on April 2.
Our Senior High Youth Group will be leading the worship service on April 2 at 10 am. Please come to worship
and support our youth!
Families are invited to participate in the Walk for Hunger in Boston on May 7. Those who cannot attend the walk
may participate by preparing food and welcoming the walkers back to the church with a potluck that evening.
Celtic concert, April 27: The Tannahill W eavers
with Elizabeth and Ben Anderson
The Tannahill Weavers ar e one of Scotland's pr emier
traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the
centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs,
and original ballads and lullabies. Their music
demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied
musical heritage of the Celtic people. These versatile
musicians have received worldwide accolades
consistently over the years for their exuberant
performances and outstanding recording efforts that
seemingly can't get better...yet continue to do just that.
Website - http://www.tannahillweavers.com/
Listen and watch - http://www.tannahillweavers.com/
listenandwatch.htm/
Elizabeth and Ben Anderson, a Celtic fiddle and cello
duo, have been gaining an enthusiastic following in the
Boston area and throughout New England. Blending
Scottish tunes with lively rhythms and innovative
harmonies, they create a sound rooted in tradition,
inspired by the contemporary, and completely original.
Doors 7:00, concert 7:30
Special ticket price for HUUC members and
congregants ($17.50) via this URL: https://tinyurl.com/
notlobtw If purchased online and in advance. Offer not good
at the door.
Concert Featuring Harvard's own virtuoso pianist,
Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome March 31, 2017 7:30 PM
Join Worcester Chamber Music Society for Beethoven, to
our own Mark Berger’s Landscapes for piano quartet, to
Elgar’s massive Piano Quintet. Pre-concert talk 7:00 PM.
Tickets: Adults $29, Students $10. Youth under 17 free
admission.
Ellis Paul Saturday April 29th
6:30 doors open 7:00 concert.
"Despite his success and sense of history, Mr. Paul
remains an artist with his eye on the future and an
interest in discovering the transformative potential in his
music."
- The New York Times
Ellis Paul is one of those gifted singer/
songwriters. Though some may refer to him as a
folksinger, he is more, for lack of a better word, a
singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out
from inside and yet also express the feelings, thoughts
and sensibilities that most people can relate to in one
way or another, regardless of age or upbringing. The
exhilaration of the open road. A celebration of heroes.
The hope for redemption. Descriptions of those things
that are both near and dear. The sharing of love...
intimate, passionate and enduring.
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Tickets & info: www.wachusettmusic.net
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Facts about the Partner Church in Andrasfalve
Istvan Berei wrote (in 2009):
"This congregations have a minister, whoo is surving
the congregations.
The congregations have one administration, and a
board.
The congregation, have values in the this 2 willages.
2 churches, a parish house, a music director house.
The Magyarandrásfalva church is part of the congregation in 2/3 procent, because 1/3 procent is the property of the Kalvinist congregation.
This is comming from the past because
magyarandrásfalva it is so small, than separatly they
can not built churches for thewillage.
In the time of the church construction all the money
from the congregation went to Magyarandrásfalva,
because there were the project of the construction,
and in this time the needs became bigger in the mother church Szentábrahám.
After the church construction, the financial supports
are comming in the trejerer of the Congregation, the
board is decide what we wouldlike to realize in the
new year, and we are taking on the first place the
most important works.
In Magyarandrásfalva almost everything is well, because a new building can be keeped in a godd condition easy.
In szentábrahám, we repaid in 2007-208 the parish
house, the church inside.
In this year we are planning that to realize new thinks
in the congregation.
1. We would like to repair the organ wich is a historical monument because it were made in 1863 and in
the hole world are 5 in number made from that worker.
2. We would like to repair the roof of the church what
were made in 1811, and the roof have a big importence because inside we have wood upstairs, and
they are monuments because some of tham were
painted in the 17 century, and if the roof is not good,
the rain i in some places is comming inside can make
demages."
(More notes, from 2016, to come in April Belfry.
-Mary Donald)
UU Partner Church Council Pilgrimage
Opportunities http://www.uupcc.org/
pilgrimages/pilgrimage-opportunities
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The Annual UU Family Passover Seder
will be held on Sunday,
April 2, 2017 from 5:00pm-8:00pm in the
Fellowship Building.
Our seder is open to all members
of our community, young and old alike. We
hope you will join us this year! The Seder
includes stories, music and a potluck
dinner. Please bring a main dish, side dish
or dessert – plan to bring enough to serve 8-10
persons. Come enjoy delicious matzoh ball soup
(chicken and vegetarian) prepared by our Faith
Formation kids! Please reserve a spot using our online ticket feature (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
harvard-uu-family-seder-tickets-32902465159)
or contact Ruth Silman. When you sign up using
the Eventbrite site, please note the number of
people in your group who will be attending. If you
would like recipes or potluck suggestions and/or
are willing to lend us a helping hand, please
contact Ruth Silman – 617-755-1689 or
[email protected].
Please join the Alliance on Tuesday night April
4th at the Fellowship Building to see the
documentary, “Pictures From a Hiroshima
Schoolyard.”
In 1995, members of All Souls Unitarian church in
Washington, D.C., discovered a long-forgotten box
with dozens of colorful drawings from elementary
schoolchildren in Hiroshima, made just two years
after their city and their school, just 1100 feet from
ground zero, had been destroyed. These surprisingly
hopeful drawings were made and sent to the church
fifty years earlier to thank the church for muchneeded school supplies sent as part of the church's
post-war humanitarian efforts.
Church members then restored the
drawings, and embarked on an emotional journey to
Japan, to exhibit the artwork and reunite the
surviving artists with the drawings they created as
children -- completing the circle of a compassionate
exchange that followed a bitter and devastating
world war.
After the film, Alice Rennie will talk
about the emotional impact of visiting the
Hiroshima peace park and museum on her trip to
Japan last year.
All are welcome to join the Alliance for a
potluck dinner at 6:30 P.M., and the program will
start at 7:30 P.M.
Here we are inspired to explore, reflect, and grow spiritually ...
MSC Notes
Celebrating Our UU Values!!
AUCTION HOTLINE
Donation and registration forms are now available
at the Auction Committee table in the foyer after
church
Or you can register online
We would love to have new and creative offerings
(but old favorites too)
So please get your information to the committee
so we can begin to put the catalogue together
We look forward to seeing you at the Auction on
Saturday, April 8
Check out Ferry Beach, Saco Maine
Beautiful campus, engaging conferences and retreats, a
relaxing Maine vacation, and fun on the beach for all
ages! Member of UU Alliance of Camp & Conference
Centers.
http://www.ferrybeach.org/ phone: 207.282.4489
The Rowe Center Spring/Summer catalogue has
arrived: Retreats. Workshops. Summer Camps
You can find copies in the church foyers; go online
www.rowecenter.org; or phone: (413) 339-4954.
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owe Camp & Conference Center is a spiritual
and educational organization offering
opportunities for the presentation and exchange
of a wide variety of ideas and beliefs consistent with
Unitarian Universalist principles and values.
Summer and Seasonal Employment Opportunities
are also posted on the back page of the catalogue
Although we don't yet know
who they will be, plans are
already being made for the
Candidate Minister's upcoming
visit. The candidate will preach
two consecutive Sunday services, and will meet the
members of our congregation in a series of events
during the intervening week. Kirsti Gamage is taking
the lead in coordinating the schedule, so stay tuned
for your opportunity to talk with the person whom we
hope will be our new minister! Mark your calendars
now: Candidating Week will run from Sunday April
23rd to Sunday April 30th.
--your MSC
Martin Henson, Black Lives Matter
If you missed Martin Henson from Black Lives Matter at the church on Sunday March 12th, he will be at
the Marlborough Hudson Unitarian Church on Friday April 8th from 6-730pm. The event is free and
open to the public. For more information go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-lives-matterfacilitating-dialogue-building-understanding-tickets32570532339 Thanks so much!
-Name: Caitlin Mur phy
Email: [email protected]
GFW - Great Food Walk on Good Friday
Date: Friday, April 14th
Time: Star t anytime between 7:30am - 12:30pm
Distance: 5, 10, 15 or 20 miles (course is a 5-mile
loop)
Where: Harvard Common with registration at the
Congregational Church of Harvard, 5 Still River Rd.
Website: gfwalk.org (information here including
posters & sponsor sheets for printing)
Incentive: Walker s r aising $150 or mor e will r eceive a GFW baseball cap
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Here we support and care for one another …
Our thoughts Are With …
Anne Mallinson: J OY – will be celebrating her
birthday with family
Georgia Sassen: J OY -- delivered a check from our
church SOP donation to Burmese support program in
Lowell which very much appreciated the gift.
SORROW -- her father’s second wife died.
George Krusen: SORROW r e: demise of the
honey bee – but impressed that Discovery Magazine
covered the problem with facts and figures.
Donnalisa Johnson – Daughter-in-law had surgery
and asked that our church community keep her in our
hearts and minds.
Carol MacFarlane: SORROW Her son and his
wife just experienced second miscarriage in 2 years.
Mark Worth: Wife Mickey is taking a r oad tr ip
with her sister to visit family members who they have
not seen for some time.
Janet Fowke has moved into assisted living. Her
new address is: Manor on the Hill, 450 N. Main St.,
Leominster MA 01453
Regular Classes/Events in our Buildings
Sanctuary
Harvard Pro Musica, community chor us r ehear sals
Tuesday evenings, contact Kathy Hewett 456-8692 or
Eleanor Toth 779-2876, concert Sat. May 6th.
Workshop Sat. June 3.
Upcoming Student Music Recitals:
Bolton Community Music School, June 10, Valerie
Ritter 978-779-2896.
Nikolaus Hunt’s piano students, March 11 & June 11,
978-368-7759.
Eleanor Toth’s piano students, June 17, 978-779-2876
Fellowship Building
Yoga in Suther land Hall with J oyce Vassallo: Tue.
7-8:30pm and Sat. 9-10:45am, 617-201-3532.
Exercise Classes Mon. & Wed. mor nings with
Theresa Hoberman, 978-875-0829
Tai Chi Tue. & Thur . 9-10am
Zumba Fr i. 9-9:45am
(Both through the Council on Aging 978-456-4120)
Art Classes & Workshops
Joelle Feldman: Mon. evening, and Wed. afternoon
978-618-2041, [email protected]; http://
www.joellefeldman.com
Bobbi Heath: Wed. afternoons Drawing Class
[email protected], www.bobbiheath.com
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April Birthday Wishes
Go To …
Scot
Cary
Didi
Nicky
Bob
Colin
Lynn
Becca
Steve
Kirsti
Jeff
Naomi
Pat
Connie
Keiron
Rebecca
Broadbent
Browse
Chadran
Chapman
Cleary
Cleary
Crowley
Day-Newsham
Farough
Gamage
Levering
Newell
Riemitis
Schwarzkopf
Stoddart
Wright
If you missed the opportunity to give us your birthday
month please contact the church office:
978-456-8752, or [email protected]
From the Admin Office
If you have updates to your address, phone, email or
you want to change the way you receive church
communication, please let me know.
Belfry deadlines, Tuesdays: 4/18, 5/16, 6/20.
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
Our Thanks Go To…
Barbara Kemp, Cary Browse, Pam & Glen Frederick
for help folding the Belfry. (If anyone else wants to
help, let me know.)
David Kendall, Bill Cordner, Glen Frederick, Darrell
Wickman for extra help everywhere, especially
during the winter.
Here we celebrate together our traditions and our lives, with all their sorrows and joys...
What’s Coming Up, Church Events
Sun. Mar. 26
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Service of the Living Tradition
Rev. J. Mark Worth
11:30-1:00 UUs in America
Tue. Mar. 28
10-4 Bargains open
Sat. Apr. 1
Noon OWL Overnight
Sun. Apr. 2
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Senior High Youth Group Service
11:15-12:15 Bargains open
5:00-8:00 p.m. Seder
Tue. Apr. 4
10-4 Bargains open
6:30 & 7:30 Potluck & Program
Alliance, Alice Rennie:
Hiroshima since WWII
Sat. Apr. 8
5:00 p.m. Dinner & Auction
Sun. Apr. 9
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
“A Tale of Three Nobodies”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Sun. Apr. 16
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
“An Easter Faith in a Good Friday
World”
Rev. J. Mark Worth
Followed by Easter Egg Hunt on the
Common
Bargains open
Mon. Apr. 17
Admin Office Closed
Tue. Apr. 18
Belfry Deadline
10-4 Bargains open
Health Insurance
Senator Jamie Eldridge & Representative Jen Benson
will speak about Health Insurance Bills that they have
introduced to bring high quality, affordable health
care to every person in Massachusetts.
Thursday May 4th from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship
Building.
-Janice Goodell
Event Sponsored by the League of Women Voters
MUSIC NOTES
Musicians:
March 26- Tim Arnold, violin
April 2- Senior High
April 9- Choir
April 16- Jr. and Sr. Choirs
April 23- John Chapman, jazz pianist
Jr. Choir:
We will continue with rehearsals on March 26, April
2, and April 9, learning music for the Easter service
and Faith Formation Sunday. Stay tuned!
Chimers:
After our long break, we’ll be returning to regular
rehearsals on April 2, 9, 23, and 30. See you soon!
Sr. Choir:
As you may have heard, the Music Sunday on April
9th has been postponed until October because we
didn’t have adequate resources. We will sing two of
the anthems from the “Principles” on April 9. Our
next event will be for Easter, April 16, then on April
30 with the Chimers for Candidate Sunday. Of
course, we will have Thursday rehearsals in
preparation.
-Eleanor Toth
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: usually 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
Pot Luck and 7:30 Program.
Reminder: You can check the
Building Use Calendar on our website:
http://uuharvard.org/news/calendar/
And of course, explore the rest of the website for all
sorts of information, photos, announcements, and
activities: http://uuharvard.org/
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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