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Upcoming Events

In addition to the following events, the "What's Happening at UUCSS?" booklet lists workshops, religious education offerings and other information.

2012 UUCSS WOMEN’S RETREAT

Time is running out to register for the 2012 UUCSS Women's Retreat ( deadline: February 19th).

What is the Women's Retreat? It's a place for UUCSS women to socialize, relax, hike and celebrate the spring solstice.  This year’s theme is "Getting to Know You." Crafts and other activities are planned.

We'll have a registration table at church during Coffee Hour for the first three Sundays in February. If at all possible, please pay in full when you sign up. You can pay by check or cash, or by electronic payment.  (Note: Limited money is available for scholarships on an as-needed basis.)

For more information or to sign up via email or phone, contact Julie McCullough.

Women’s Book Group

Meets on the fourth Monday of the month,
7:30-9:30, at Deb Weiner's house
Please call Deb for directions
Date: February 27, 2012
Title: Little Bee by Chris Cleave
All interested readers are welcome to join us. No long-term obligation is requested

LGBT Equality Lobby Day February 13

It’s time for the 2012 Lobby Day ! Join us and go to Annapolis to lobby our legislators for LGBT Equality in Maryland! More than ever before, this is our year to secure major legislative victories for LGBT Marylanders! We need your help to make it happen.

Gay and lesbian couples want to get married in order to make a lifetime commitment to the persons they love and to protect their families. We want to assure that any loving couple can marry in our state.

Transgender people can be fired, refused work, denied housing, education or credit, or suffer harassment or violence just because of who they are. Montgomery County outlaws discrimination based on gender identity and expression. We want this protection for all Maryland residents. By going to Annapolis, we can VISIBLY support bills which provide the following:

Same gender couples with the freedom to marry while assuring that no religious institution would be required to perform any marriage against its creed. (SB 241, HB unknown) And non discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which would prohibit discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, and fair credit and public accommodations. (SB 212, HB unknown)

Lobby Day begins with a rally on Lawyers Mall in Annapolis at 6pm. Speakers spark enthusiasm and details are clarified. Legislators notice crowds and we get to mingle. After the rally, we’ll divide up by our voting districts for the opportunity to meet with our legislators and advocate for civil rights and justice in the Free State.
DATE: Monday, February 13, 2012

TIME: Leaving the UUCSS parking lot at 4:30 pm for those who want to meet up with others to carpool or meet in Annapolis at 5:45 pm for the rally. Appointments with district representatives as scheduled by Equality Maryland.

NOTE: Students are eligible for student service hours – check with your church or school.

Be sure to register with Equality Maryland and be counted and planned for by your district representatives, at
http://equalitymaryland.org/events/lobby-day

Find your State of Maryland elected representatives:
www.mdelect.net

Questions? Contact Cindy Scharf

Day Trippers Winter 2012 Events
Sandy Spring Slave Museum and Sandy Spring Museum

On February 13 at 10:30, we will meet at church and carpool to the Sandy Spring Slave Museum. The museum focuses on the heritage of Blacks from their origin through the Middle Passage, the salvation the Underground Railroad provided, the struggle for civil rights, and their accomplishments in the United States. We are very pleased to be able to visit this museum which is open by appointment only. After a tour we will visit the nearby Sandy Spring Museum where we will gather for a brown bag lunch in a sunny museum meeting room. After lunch we will view this small museum to explore the local history of our area. There is a small fee for each museum. If you would like to join us, please let Marcia Joiner know.

UUCSS MEMBERS - Fellowship Dinner
Gather with the church for a community meal.
Sat. Feb 4 th, 5:30-9:30pm
Sanctuary & Community Hall
Contact : Phyllis Ryder, fellowshipdinner@uucss.org

 Social Media for Ministry and Outreach, with Peter Bowden
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 9AM - 3PM, fee $50.
Register Online at uugrowth.com/events

Social media is fundamentally changing how people form relationships, consume information and make important life decisions. This has significant implications for our congregations. To thrive in the 21st Century, we must understand these changes and learn to use the communication tools of our time with purpose, skill and integrity.

Join us for this day-long social media event for congregational leaders with Unitarian Universalist growth, outreach and media consultant, Peter Bowden. With a focus on ministry and outreach, we will explore major social networking tools including blogs, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Clergy, staff and lay leaders from all dimensions of congregational life will benefit from this training.

Peter Bowden is a consultant working with
congregations across the United States, as well as a TV
producer working on multiple PBS programs.
Connect with Peter online at uugrowth.com.

 

UU EVENTS AROUND THE BELTWAY

UU’s for Social Justice

Sat. morning, Feb. 4 at Mt. Vernon, there will be a gathering focused on economic justice and the corrupting influence of big money on democracy, both issues addressed by the Occupy movement.  

Rev. Dr. Terence H. Ellen, Executive Director, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice – National Capital Region 410-486-5766

How to get a complete copy of the bi-weekly UUSJ Electronic E-News : Contact the UUSJ office at 301-588-1951 or info@uusj.org with your name and email address and your request.  A donation to UUSJ would be appreciated.

Learn more about the homeless problem in wealthy Fairfax County, learn what it’s like to be homeless, and interact with, feed, and provide overnight

Wholeness and Inclusion: Tapestry of Faith
Oct. 2011 through Jun. 2012

How can we look through a new lens at race, ethnicity, and other characteristics that can separate us?  What assumptions do we make about others? 

Can we embrace the new story of multiculturalism that is unfolding in our country? Join with others at River Road UU Congregation [RRUUC] to experience the new UU adult curriculum on multiculturalism and diversity.  Conveners: Nancy Henningsen, chair, and Dale Hill, vice-chair, of RRUUC Racial Justice Task Force. 

Free .  3 rd Sunday in each month, 11:15am-1:15pm.  Check your calendar to make sure you can come: January 15, February 19, March 18, April 15, May 20, and June 17.

Download material for workshops 1-9 at http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/curricula/tapestryfaith/  Register at: http://www.rruuc.org/education/adult-enrichment/registration.html

 2012 JPD Worship Arts Festival

UU Church of Rockville is host to the 10 th Annual Worship Arts Festival Feb 24-25 th. The theme this year is “Reframing Hope” Rev/ Carol Howard Merritt is the feature presenter. Rev Merritt is.the author of the books ‘Tribal Church” Ministering to the Missing Generation” and “Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation.”: Rev Merritt is writes and speaks about how to truly engage young adults on their own terms. There will also be two workshops on the how to’s of worship presentation. To register and more information contact jillian@jpduua.org 302-778-4564 or Melodie Feather at mkfeather@iglide.net

Colesville Meals on Wheels Needs Drivers

Colesville Meals on Wheels still needs more volunteers to deliver meals in the North-Eastern Silver Spring area to those who, due to an ailment, are unable to cook anymore. Anyone who has some spare time and would like to help our fellow citizens, please call Mrs. Day at 301-384-5735. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Volunteers deliver meals between 11:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. any day of the week, between Monday and Friday.

Updated 2-4-12

For publication of an event in the next Uniter send information to uniter@uucss.org. To modify an event in this file or add one outside the Uniter schedule, e-mail events@uucss.org.