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
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SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 AM
October 6th
“Voting Your Values”- Rev. Jane Ellen Nickell
While the Religious Right is a visible force in electoral politics, progressive religions provide equal motivation for voting. In the historical tradition of election sermons, this homily will take a non-partisan look at how UU principles can guide us in this election season.
SUNDAY CREW
Coffee Hour -Sandy and Randy Ball
Pulpit Assistant- No Volunteer Needed
Usher- Corinne and Rich Chafey
SUNDAY SIGN-UPS 2024
We will need Coffee Hour Hosts, Ushers and Pulpit Assistants For this new Church year. Please sign up for the dates that are the most convenient for you through December 2024. You can sign up emailing Jodi or the sign-up sheet in the Parish House.
SHARE-THE-PLATE
Every month, we share our offerings with a community group whose mission is consonant with ours. This month we have selected Women’s Services. Since 1977, Women’s Services has worked to help victims of domestic and sexual violence.
CHOIR PRACTICE
Choir practice will be held before the Service on Sundays 9:30-10:00am
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FLOWERS FOR WORSHIP SERVICES
Please contact Peggy Bell, 724 256 2268 by Friday morning if you have a potted plant or flower arrangement that you would like to offer for each upcoming Sunday service. We want to continue to use plants or flowers, so Peggy will be the Sunday flower coordinator.
CARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
If someone is in need of pastoral care, please call:
Karen Schreiber: 814-720-7997
Rich Chafey: 814-724-672
WORKSHOP: CREATE YOUR OWN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN RESCHEDULED
The “Create Your Own Climate Action Plan Workshop” has been rescheduled for Sunday, October 13th from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Please contact the Church office to register for the workshop.
EVENTS TEAM
The Events Team is creating a Haunted Dungeon in the Parish House basement as part of Meadville’s Harvest Festival on October 12. from noon to 3pm. If you can contribute the following items please contact the church: strobe lights, spotlights, black fabric. Halloween masks or other spooky decor. We also need helpers to do the haunting-please contact the church.
TAMARACK OPEN HOUSE
Tamarack is honored to be the recipient of the September share-the-plate offering, and we invite the community to join us for our annual open house, on Sunday, October 6, 1-4pm. This gathering at the Wildlife Center, 21601 Stull Road in Saegertown, is our way of thanking our community. The event is free and has activities and opportunities for people of all ages, including the release of a hawk during the event. You can find out more on Tamarack’s Facebook page.
LISTENING WITH LOVE TO STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS
Carol and Rick Holmgren will be co-facilitating an online retreat for couples, “Listening with Love to Strengthen and Deepen our Relationships,” on October 12 & 13. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please contact Rick or Carol, or visit, https://www.friendscoupleenrichment.org/events/online-workshops/2024-fall-online
PLASTIC RECYCLING
The 1-year recycling collection period ends Nov. 8, 2024. To date we have collected 179 pounds of plastic – our goal is 1000 pounds. Can we do it? If you have plastic at home please bring it to the Parish House. If you know of any source of film plastic please try to connect and gather more plastic. Even if we don’t meet our goal we have managed to recycle a lot of plastic that would otherwise end up in the landfill or ocean. So, let’s keep going!
SOUP ON SATURDAYS 3:00-5:00 PM
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 Mark McGinty with any questions or donations 919-464-1512 or m3bballpa@gmail.com
OCTOBER 5TH CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
ITEMS NEEDED:
- Carrots
- Onions
- Celery
- Minced Garlic
- Unsalted Butter
INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK
THIS WEEK AT THE UU CHURCH OF MEADVILLE
Wednesday 10/2/2024
Thursday 10/3/2024- Office Closed; 6:00pm- Meditation Group
Friday 10/4/2024- Office Closed
Saturday 10/5/2024-3:00-5:00pm- Soup on Saturday
Sunday 10/6/2024- 9:30am- Choir Practice; 10:30am- Sunday Service- "Voting Your Values"- Rev. Jane Ellen Nickell
Monday 10/7/2024
Tuesday 10/8/2024- 9:30am- Meditation Group
WEEKLY INCOME
Pledges-$450.00
Prepaid Pledges- $0.00
Non-Pledge- $74.00
Share the Plate- $44.00
Rentals- $50.00
Minister’s Discretionary Fund- $0.00
Coffee Hour- $0.00
Garage Sale- $0.00
Vanguard- $0.00
Memorial Fund- $50.00
Copies- $0.00
Soup on Saturday- $24.00
Church Mutual- $0.00
Fundraiser- $0.00
Signs- $0.00
Flowers- $0.00
Vanco Pledge- $0.00
Vanco Non-pledge- $0.00
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS
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