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ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK

GATHERINGS

EUUC Men’s Collective

Thursday, January 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. 

EUUC Men’s Collective meets once a month typically on the third Thursdays but this month on the fourth Thursday, January 23 to share our human experience, practice vulnerability and offer each other support. This collective is welcome to all men and nonbinary folks who feel that it is the right space for them.

What: EUUC Men’s Collective
When: January 23
Where: EUUC Friarplace

Poetry Writing Group

Starts Sunday, January 26 at 11:30 a.m.

Poetry is the language of the heart and can be a significant vehicle for writing through your personal experiences of human struggle and change. This group will be open to those who have written poetry and those who have not. You will be encouraged and supported in your writing of poetry in an open, compassionate, and secure space. Your work will not be critiqued or judged. You won’t be expected to share if you’re not ready. You will be encouraged to discover that poetry is not a rarefied language, but a language we can all tap into because it stems from the heart. We will meet with Cathy Ruiz in person in the Friarplace on the fourth Sunday of the month, starting with January 26. You can register for this group here on the Adult Enrichment page.

Book Discussion

Sunday, January 26 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Join Advocates for Women in a Zoom book discussion of Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump on Sunday, January 26 at 4:00 pm. 

We will focus on the book’s Preface and Chapters 2-3, 5, 18, & 23. Washington Post Columnist Jennifer Rubin provides an insider’s look at how women across the political spectrum carried a revolution to the ballot box and defeated Donald Trump in 2020.

Copies of the book are available to check out at the Social Justice Desk and local libraries.

Please RSVP: euuc.org/email-to-advocates4women to receive the zoom link.

The Covenant & Practice: How We Believe – A Path to Membership & Deepening

Thursdays, February 3, 13, & 20 from 7 to 8 p.m.

The Covenant and Practice is a 3-part program for those who want to deepen their faith and explore becoming a member of EUUC. It is also for members of EUUC who want to refresh their knowledge and practice of Unitarian Universalism.

The Covenant and Practice is led by Rev. Natalie Malter, our Membership Team, and other guests who help us bring our faith tradition alive. The next class series is February 6, 13 & 20, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. There are brief readings and videos to watch on your own prior to each session.

To sign up for these classes, fill out our online registration form & check “Covenant Class”: euuc.org/adult-enrichment/registration You will receive a confirmation email.

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Arms Around Contacts for 2025

January:          Ellen Daffron
February:        Nora Thompson & John Hastings
March:             Karen Ernst

To facilitate pastoral services among members, this committee connects members with needs to the Minister, or to members who can help. Examples of services include transportation, meals, child care, hospital and home visits, minor home maintenance or repairs, companionship, support during crises, and bereavement support. Reach Arms Around.

January Cause of the Month – Pink Haven Coalition 

The January Cause of the month is the Pink Haven Coalition. Pink Haven is a collective of organizations and individuals who are committed to trans liberation and joy, and to growing community defense, mutual-aid, and alternative systems of care for gender diverse people.

In response to the increasingly hostile legislative environment in the United States, with more than 550 legislative acts in the last year seeking to eradicate transgender people from public life, they are working together to create networks of safety and direct support for trans beloveds and their families who need to relocate, access healthcare across state lines, or stay as safe as possible where they are.

The funds donated by EUUC will be used for direct cash assistance to trans individuals and families with trans children who are relocating out of states where their lives are under attack and moving to states where they are able to access healthcare and safety. Support includes rental assistance, healthcare, medicine costs, transportation, and others.

They have the will, the compassion, the experience, the pluck, and the resources to keep our trans communities and gender expansive beloveds safe. Centering the security of the trans organizers leading this work, Pink Coalition are gathering supporters from a wide array of communities and organizations.

This organization was nominated by Martha Durkee-Neuman and Rev. Deanna Vandiver

As always, thank you for your generous donations.

If you have an organization that you wish to nominate for Sunday cause of the month, we invite you to fill out the online nomination form at euuc.org/sunday-offering.

Gathering Safely Together 

A friendly reminder from the Covid Advisory Team: To keep our community safe, we ask that you follow these precautions when you attend on-site:

• Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everybody who is eligible (unless advised otherwise by your doctor).
• If requested, please wear a well-fitting mask (preferably N95, KN95 or KF94)
• If you are diagnosed with COVID within 3 days of your attendance, inform the group/event leader and the COVID Advisory Team immediately. If you attended a large event like a Sunday service or memorial, please also notify the EUUC Congregational Administrator. Then other attendees can then be notified of a potential exposure.
• Please stay home if you have any COVID symptoms, recently were diagnosed with COVID, or were recently exposed. Click here for details.