Betwixt & Between Weekly Newsletter (B&B)
BETWIXT & BETWEEN WEEKLY NEWS
346 Chestnut Street Meadville, PA 16335
(814)-724-4023
Website: www.uumeadville.org
Office Administrator Email: church@uumeadville.org
Office Hours- Monday-Friday 7:30-1:30 pm
ANGEL TREE
Once again UUCM members are invited to help with purchasing gifts for the residents of Liberty House transitional housing apartments. These families were formerly homeless and working to rebuild their lives. Please select a tag from the tree located in the dining room and return wrapped gifts by December 17th. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 AM
November 30th
“Gratitude Sunday”-Corinne and Rich Chafey
We will gather in the Parish House to remember and share the people, the places, the events, the circumstance, the discoveries in our lives that bring us deep and sustaining gratitude.
SUNDAY CREW
Coffee Hour -Sue Mallick
Pulpit Assistant- No Volunteer Needed
Usher- Volunteers Needed
SUNDAY SIGN-UPS 2025
We will need Ushers and Pulpit Assistants through June 2026. Please sign up for the dates that are the most convenient for you. You can sign up emailing Jodi or the sign-up sheet in the Parish House. Melissa Mansfield and Ed Pechin have agreed to coordinate efforts to ensure that there are a couple of willing folks to serve each Sunday as our ushers! If you have never ushered before, they are always willing to work with you, so it is not a daunting experience. So, to help with coordinating efforts, either sign up for a date or dates that you can help, or reach out to Ed or Melissa. Many hands make light work. Thanks in advance!!
SHARE-THE-PLATE
Every month, we share our offerings with a community group whose mission is consonant with ours. This month we have selected The Center for Family Services. The Center for Family Services helps those who are struggling to get back on their feet with life’s essentials: food, clothing, shelter, and community support. We build the foundation for a brighter future for Crawford County families by assembling the building blocks that respond to a family’s unique needs.
AND TEXT SCAMS
There has been reports that emails have been sent from Rev. Jane Ellen asking for gift cards. This is a scam. We expect that there will be additional emails sent by “board members”. These are scams as well. Please do not respond to any text or emails from people saying they are from the Church asking for money or gift cards.
SOUP KITCHEN
Every second Friday each month a group of UU volunteers serve meals at the Meadville Area Soup kitchen as a way to help alleviate some of the symptoms of poverty in our region. You are welcome to volunteer. Michele Baker is now the contact person for the soup kitchen group and they are sometimes low on volunteers. It’s the 2nd Friday of each month from 10-1 at Stone United Methodist Church on S. Main Street. Please contact Michele for information about volunteering..
ELC’S CUPBOARD FULL OF SOUP
Please help stock the Early Learning Center’s Cupboard Full of Soup for its needy families. They would welcome donations of canned, kid-friendly soup, which can be left on the steps to the second floor of the parish house or delivered upstairs to the ELC. Help to feed the hungry kids in our community during these difficult times!
MEADVILLE 1825
Join us in supporting the Meadville community with donating to Soup on Saturdays. We will be serving soups to the community. We are looking for donations or soup ingredients (dry foods, stocks, cans and fresh veggies). We are also accepting any monetary donations. There will be a donation bin on the parish house during coffee hour. Contact Jodi Sipos with any questions or donations 814-724-4023 or church@uumeadville.org.
NOVEMBER 29TH: SICILIAN CHICKEN SOUP
ITEMS NEEDED
- Whole Chicken
- Potatoes
- Celery
- Carrots
- Yellow Peppers
- No-salt Diced Tomatoes
- Fresh Parsley
- Ditalini Pasta
- Minced Garlic
- Unsalted Butter
INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK
THIS WEEK AT THE UU CHURCH OF MEADVILLE
Wednesday 11/26/2025
Thursday 11/27/2025- 10:00am- Meditation Group
Friday 11/28/2025- 12:00pm-Meditation Group
Saturday 11/29/2025- 3:00-5:00pm- Soup on Saturday
Sunday 11/30/025- 9:00am- Choir Practice; “Gratitude Sunday”-Corinne and Rich Chafey
Monday 12/1/2025
Tuesday 12/2/2025-10:00am- Meditation Group
WEEKLY INCOME
Pledges-$350.00
Previous Year Pledges- $0.00
Prepaid Pledges- $0.00
Non-Pledge- $84.00
Share the Plate- $83.00
Rentals- $0.00
Minister’s Discretionary Fund- $40.00
Coffee Hour- $0.00
Fundraiser-Ongoing – $0.00
Flowers- $0.00
Memorial Fund- $0.00
Copies- $0.00
Furniture for Parlor- $0.00
Soup on Saturday- $150.00
Capital Improvements- $0.00
Church Mutual- $0.00
Meadville 1825- $0.00
Bicentennial- $0.00
Sign- $0.00
Vanco Pledge- $0.00
Vanco Non-pledge- $40.00
STEWARDSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
VANCO ONLINE GIVING
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville is excited to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet.
Simply follow these easy steps:
- Visit the church website at uumeadville.org
- Click on the give link located at the very top of the webpage next to the Facebook Icon. You can also find the give link under Stewardship.
- Click on the Create Profile button, then
- Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your one time or recurring contributions.
You can now make donations and pledge payments through the secure Vanco system. Click here to set up your free account.
Looking to downsize or clean out your closets? If you have a gently used ladies clothing, purses, shoes, or jewelry why not consider dropping them off at Ooh La La consignment boutique to contribute to our ongoing fundraiser?
Just bring your items in clean on hangers with no wrinkles, odors, stains, hairs or pilling and items that are accepted will go onto the church account! The church will earn 40% of the items selling price. To date we have made over $2000!
The store is currently accepting spring items, but below is a schedule for all seasons. Consignment is accepted Tuesday through Friday 11 AM- 5PM. No drop offs on Mondays please.
Jan 15-Mar 31 …..Spring
Apr 15-July 10 ….Summer
Aug 1-Oct 31 …….Fall
Nov 1- Jan 2 ……..Winter
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS
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