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Sunday Reminder
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton
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Worship Service
Might We Sit at the Table of the Almighty?
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 10:15am
Rev. Kevin Peterson
Straddling the public domains of faith, public reason, and politics, the Rev. Kevin C. Peterson is a Boston-based activist committed to advancing justice and good works in the public square. Trained and educated as a community activist, a writer, an organizer, and a public speaker, Rev. Peterson, founder of the New Democracy Coalition, addresses matters of civic life and democracy through public witness and engagement.
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He is a policy advocate, community and corporate convener, and a grassroots civic activist comfortable in the classroom and with dialogue on the corners of embattled neighborhoods. Peterson principally focuses upon voter equality and racial equity for African Americans and Blacks throughout the African-American diaspora. He is gifted in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion discussions and corporate problem-solving relating to fairness. His sensibilities around fairness are grounded in a Blues-Jazz-and-Gospel-African-inflected worldview as exhibited through the life of Jesus and others such as Prathia Hall, James Reeb, John Brown, Dr. Gardner Taylor, John Coltrane, Harriet Tubman, James Baldwin, Nimi Wariboko, Cornel West, Ralph Ellison, Martin Luther King Jr., Billie Holiday, August Wilson, Dr. J, Romare Bearden, Toni Morrison, and C.T. Vivian.
Join us in person or on Zoom:
https://bit.ly/FUUSNWorship
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RE This Sunday
All Together Sunday: The Plant-Based Eating Club will present on the interconnected web of life and make cornbread.
4th-6th Grade OWL: 4-5:15pm - Downstairs Classrooms
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New Member Sunday
New Member Sunday is when we welcome new members from the current church year to sign the membership book and celebrate their membership in ritual during the service. Come and meet our newest members: Felix Alvarez, Kristina Ashby, Bing Boucher, Paul Densmore, Willa Gaebler, Emily Gelbert, Simone Gill, Iah House, Helen Jordan, Finn Konary, Donna LaMontagne, Roger Luckmann, John Morse, James Mosher, Julia Ryan, Katy and Tyll van Geel.
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After Service This Sunday | | |
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11:30am: Annual Pledge Drive Community Lunch
Parish Hall
Enjoy a bowl of warm vegan chili and munch on gluten-free cornbread as you mingle with the FUUSN community. The Community Lunch will be held following the service in the parish hall. Cost is $5 per person. Free for kids. All proceeds benefit the FUUSN Pledge Drive
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12:15pm: Reparations Task Force Reception for Rev. Peterson
Alliance Room
Please join us Sunday, April 7th, after the pledge luncheon for a discussion opportunity with Rev. Kevin Peterson. We are excited to have Rev. Peterson in our pulpit that Sunday. He has been the energetic force behind the move to rename Faneuil Hall (thenewdemocracycoalition.com) and most recently convened Boston clergy to address reparations from wealthy churches with enslavement histories to redress harms to Boston’s Black community (bostonreparationscommission.org). We will meet in the Alliance Room at 12:15.
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5-7:30pm: All8 Arts Workshop
Parish Hall and Kitchen
Youth in 7th grade and older together with adults are invited to participate in an exploration of all eight UU principles through photography, creative writing, fine art, collage, digital art, and sculpting. Members of our Racial Justice Ministry team will be facilitating this program. CORRECTION: This workshop is open to pre-registrants only, no walk-ins.
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Corrections to Wednesday's Newsletter | |
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Community Lunch Helpers Wanted!
The link to volunteer for the Community Lunch on April 28th was incorrect. Volunteer here for April 28th.
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Call for Delegates for General Assembly
Dear FUUSN community—
This is a call for delegates to represent FUUSN at this year’s General Assembly (GA), which will take place virtually from Thursday June 20 through Sunday June 23, 2024. GA is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in which delegates worship, witness, learn, and make policy for the UUA.
The theme of this year’s GA is Love Unites, Stories Ignite. “In a world filled with division and challenges, the theme for this year's General Assembly is a powerful reminder of the core principles that unite us as Unitarian Universalists. 'Love Unites, Stories Ignite' celebrates the profound impact of love as a binding force that transcends boundaries and fosters connections within our faith community and beyond. Our faith has always been rooted in the power of storytelling, and this year we'll explore how our stories can ignite change, inspire compassion, and help us build a more just and equitable world." [GA website].
This year, one particularly important issue up for a vote is the replacement of Article II of the UUA bylaws which states the association’s purpose and principles. FUUSN’s Board of Trustees is currently engaging the congregation in discussions of this issue.
As a FUUSN delegate, you will attend the general or business sessions and participate in any votes that are taken. As a delegate, the costs of your GA registration are covered by FUUSN.
For more information about GA, please see: https://www.uua.org/ga
If you are interested in becoming a FUUSN delegate, please contact Andy Dale.
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Yet Another Phishing Alert
Once again, someone is impersonating our ever-popular Rev. Parisa. This is a confirmation attack, when someone already has your email address and is trying to determine whether it's valid. DO NOT RESPOND. You can tell this isn't from Parisa because the email address is not a FUUSN address.
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First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton www.fuusn.org | 617-527-3203 | | |
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