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HUUC Buildings are Closed

HUUC Buildings are Closed

The deep cleaning of our sanctuary and fellowship buildings is complete. Both buildings will remain closed until the stay at home orders have been lifted by the state. At that time please check back here for a determination on when we will reopen.

Thank you for your understanding as we try to keep our community as safe as possible.

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The Fight to Vote - "Postcarding"

The Fight to Vote – “Postcarding”

Postcards with Reclaim Our Vote
Are you interested in writing postcards for Reclaim Our Vote - a non-partisan campaign that contacts people of color in states across the south and urges them to check their registration status, re-register, and to vote? Postcard campaigns work! Reclaim Our Vote has found a 25% increase in voter registration among those people who receive postcards. To find out how to get a packet of 20 postcards, contact Ginger Kendall at 4kendalls@charter.net.

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Virtual Religious Education begins Sept 13th

Virtual Religious Education begins Sept 13th

The Senior High Youth Group and Friends will start Sunday, Sept. 13th at 1 p.m.

3rd through 8th graders begin Sunday Sept. 13th at 11:15 a.m.

The Butterflies, our youngest through to 2nd grade, will have Spirit Play story packets dropped off at their homes, or if easier, available for pick-up on the bench in front of the Fellowship Building. Our goal is to exchange a couple of story-packets with each family monthly.

The Cosmix, formerly the Rocks—grades 3, 4, 5—will have virtual classes by zoom following themes of Soul Matters, with an emphasis on treasure hunting. We will start the year considering what it means to vote.

The Middle-School Youth—who will pick their name—will also meet virtually and will focus on the book "How to Raise an Anti-racist Kid." We have copies for each.

The SHYG (Senior High Youth Group) and friends will kick-start the new Amazing Race program. With the goal of fellowship; we will all be racing to complete challenges with UU-friendly competition. Winner takes all! Be funny, be creative, and be quick. Each team will be provided a list of “Amazing” things to accomplish. And then we will “Race” to the finish line. Judges will be chosen from whoever can make up the most accomplishments for next month’s meeting. Come one, come all, let have some fun!!

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Sunday Service Zoom Information

We take a break during the summer. Please check back with us in September.

Services begin at 10:00 a.m., you can try to join in starting at 9:45. Please Note: You will enter a waiting room and our hosts will admit you to worship.

Links For Worship -

By Computer:

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For more information: Worship Service Live Streamed

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Stop trying to Save the World all By Yourself, Naomi Klein (Except from, “On Fire, The Burning Case for a Green New Deal”)

“We all hear the clock ticking loudly in the background. But that doesn’t mean that climate change trumps everything else. It means we need to create integrated solutions, ones that radically bring down emissions while tackling structural inequality and making life tangibly better for the majority.

The hard truth is that the answer to the question, “what can I, as an individual, do to stop climate change?” is: nothing. You can’t do anything. In fact, the very idea that we, as atomized individuals, even lots of atomized individuals, could play a significant part in stabilizing the planet’s climate systems or changing the global economy is objectively nuts. We can only meet this tremendous challenge together, as part of a massive and organized global movement.”

Please take this Climate Survey! Ellen Leicher from the Town’s Climate Action Working Group has asked to share this newly released survey about Harvard’s response to Climate Change that they would like Harvard residents to take. It takes about 10 minutes and will help the working group immensely to know the feelings of town residents as it moves forward with its work.

Here is the link to the survey:
Harvard Climate Initiate Survey

And here is a link about the work of the committee:
Harvard Climate Initiative

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Glean Team Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers! Please contact Bob Benson to learn about how you can help. For more information about the Glean Team.  

Volunteer sign up:

SignUpGenius: Aug – Oct 2020

Loaves & Fishes Needs Our Help

Loaves and Fishes has closed temporarily. They are looking to open again. The need two things - volunteers from less vulnerable age groups to help sort food, give out food, etc. and they need financial donations - NOT food donations. If you can volunteer email volunteer@loavesfishespantry.org.

If you want to donate, you can do it online at loavesfishespantry.org/donate-now or by mailing a check to Loaves and Fishes at P.O.Box 1, Ayer, MA 01432.

You can get more information at: Loaves & Fishes Update: Getting ready to re-open

Thanks!

- Maddy and Hugh Silk.

hugh.silk@yahoo.com

Guest at Your Table

With our lives currently being held hostage by the corona virus, our GAYT effort will take a breather and start up again in the fall. In the meantime if you are able to send in a check to support the UUSC’s efforts around the globe it will be greatly appreciated. All donations will still be matched and donations of $125 or more will be quadrupled.

For more information please see our post "Guest At Your Table (GAYT) Takes a Breather"

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Minister’s Corner

Who we are

We are a liberal religious community of people of all ages who hold diverse theological beliefs. We come not only from Harvard, but also from many surrounding towns. We gather together "in the spirit of love," to worship, to learn, and to care for one another. We come together both to be comforted and accepted for who we are, and to be challenged to transform and grow as moral and spiritual persons.

We believe in the value of personal experience and reason, and use both as we explore the wisdom of the world's religious traditions, seeking to find and make meaning for ourselves. We celebrate and honor the prophetic words and deeds of many of those who've come before us, which call us to serve not only one another, but also those outside of our community. We long for a world that is fair and just and filled with compassion, and we work to make it so.

We welcome you! We'd love to have you join us on our journey!

Minister’s Minute

I am looking forward to our virtual ingathering service on Sunday. I hope all of us of all ages can join in the celebration. I want to take a moment to lift up two additional family oriented worship services fast approaching. On September 27th the Music Committee is hosting UU singer songwriter Jim Scott who will bring our principles to life in song. Then on October 4th we will virtually bless our beloved animal companions. Please send me pictures of your beloved animals and their names, those of beloved memory, and favorite stuffed animals. And if your animals are able to join us during worship, that would be awesome. Please send pictures to revjillcowie@gmail.com


Rev. Jill