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Worship services are held every Sunday at 10 AM What's happening in our Church? This is a live interactive Calendar. When you click in this link it brings you to the current month. If you want to see any future months click on the months across the top. This has both the Flame and Chalice monthly magazine and the weekly newsletter. ********************************************************************** Yard and Plant Sale June 15, 2013 Becky Close with some of the plants for the Sale On June 15, 2013, from 8 AM to 4 PM, UUCM is holding it's annual Yard and Plant Sale. Members and friends are cleaning their attics, closets and other places and they will be bringing these treasures to the Church for the Sale. This will be one of our best Yard Sales ever, asking true yard sale prices. Categories of merchandise include furniture, appliances, small appliances, household items, kitchenware, toys (young and old), baby things, tools. And that's just the beginning. We've have already begun potting plants for the sale. Many gardens are being thinned out, and the excess plants will be here, potted and waiting for you. There will be hundreds of them, especially perennials. If you need more information, or would like to contribute your non-clothing items to the sale, you can write to yardsale@uucm.org. ***************************************************************************** Curtis Smith, President of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester (UUCM), a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), announces that on May 5th the congregation selected its new minister. By a large majority, the assembled congregation called Patrick McLaughlin to be their ‘Settled Minister‘. Mr. McLaughlin will begin his pastorate on August 1st, becoming the 65th minister to serve the church.
Mr. McLaughlin earned his Master of Divinity degree at Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago, Illinois. He will be awarded his degree on May 20th. He will be ordained by his home congregation, the Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vista, California on May 27th.
He served as intern minister at the Orange Coast UU Church in Costa Mesa, California, where he earned an excellent recommendation from his supervising minister. He has many years of lay leadership experience, and broad experience in religious education, chaplaincy, church administration, and preaching. The ministry will be his third career.
Mr. McLaughlin is a life long Unitarian Universalist. He grew up in Colorado, Nebraska, California, Australia, and Belgium. His wife, Barbara, and two sons, Connor (20), and Brendan(18), will be moving with him to New Hampshire, this summer. UUCM has served Manchester and the surrounding towns and cities of the Central Merrimack River Valley since 1825. At that time it was called the Universalist Society of Bedford and Goffstown. The Society changed its name to the First Universalist Society of Manchester in 1839 when it moved across the river to the center of Manchester, and built a church at 50 Lowell Street. In 1913 - 1914, the Society sold the building on Lowell Street and built a new one at 669 Union Street. In 1965 they merged with the First Unitarian Society of Manchester to form the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester. 2014 will mark 100 years in their beautiful stone building on Union Street. Please join with the congregation of UUCM in welcoming the McLaughlin family to Manchester. Services are held Sunday mornings at 10 AM. The Church is handicap accessible, with large print hymnals and hearing assist devices. UUCM is a Welcoming Congregation of the UUA, serving people of all ages, races, nationalities, creeds and sexual identifications. Child care is offered during services. For more information, you may call us at 603-625-6854, view us at www.uumanchester.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UnitarianUniversalistChurchofManchester, write to us at uucm@uumanchester.org, or visit us at 669 Union Street, Manchester. Find out more about Unitarian Universalism at www.uua.org. **************************************************************************
 Patrick and Barbara McLaughlin Connor and Brendan ********************************************************************************************************** Call to the Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester will convene in the Sanctuary on:
May 19 2013 at 11:45 am.
The meeting is called for the purpose of hearing reports of the minister, officers and committees, acting on the 2013-2014 budget, election of Executive Board members and Committee Chairs, election of delegates to General Assembly, and any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
Lunch will be provided for a nominal charge from 11:00-11:30 in the Fellowship Hall.
Supervised child care will be available. If you need child care, RSVPs must be made by Fri, May 17th so sufficient care-givers can be arranged!
fellowship@uumanchester.org.
For purposes of voting at congregational meetings, the following will apply: A person must have signed the membership book at least 30 days before and have made a financial contribution of record at least 2 weeks prior to a meeting during the current fiscal year as confirmed by the Collector, unless the meeting is held between July 1 and September 30, inclusive, in which case a person will be eligible to vote if s/he is a member in good standing and has made a financial contribution of record during the current or previous fiscal year as confirmed by the Collector.
Annual Committee reports need to be submitted to the Office Administrator two weeks in advance:
uucm@uumanchester.org
Please note: The plan is to send out the report in advance to members in electronic form. Those who need a print copy will need to request one from the office at least one (1) week in advance from:
uucm@uumanchester.org
The budget sheet and other last minute sections will also need to be available in print form on the day of the meeting. !!!
IMPORTANT !!!! Regarding voting at Congregational Meetings! Since the bylaws revision at UUCM's 2010 annual meeting, maintaining membership with UUCM requires some financial contribution during the fiscal year. The Board wants to remind you that in order to vote at Congregational Meetings a person must have signed the membership book at least 30 days before and have made a financial contribution of record ay least 2 weeks before the meeting as confirmed by the Collector. While we hope that you can and will fulfill any pledge made, the requirement for voting does not specify the amount just some financial contribution. Please contact Devin Hynes, UUCM Collector, collector@uumanchester.org to make your payment or for clarifications.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From our friends at AFSC (American Friends Service Committee), the following is from “State House Watch”, December 7, 2012 http://afsc.org/action/nh-state-house-watch. Or go to their website http://afsc.org/office/concord-nh, or on Facebookfacebook.com/AFSCNHProgram Fiscal Cliff? OK, there’s not really a fiscal cliff, just a trap Congress set to force itself to take unpopular steps to reduce the federal deficit. But the notion that dramatic deficit reduction measures (tax increases and “sequestration”) would be harmful to the economy should indicate that continued stimulus measures are needed to get the economy back on its feet. Instead, in a fit of twisted logic, Congress and the White House have been convinced by deficit fear-mongers that measures need to be taken NOW to cut essential safety net programs like Medicare. AFSC continues to call attention to the logic behind cutting Pentagon spending, which has risen dramatically in recent years, and to the need for tax increases on those who can most afford it. An opinion piece on this topic, by Arnie Alpert and Aura Kanegis of the AFSC Washington Policy Office, was published in the Concord Monitor, Fosters Daily Democrat, and the Nashua Telegraph. If you haven’t seen it yet you can read it on the AFSC web page. You can also check out AFSC’s “Move the Money Action Toolkit,” with the facts and tips you need to communicate with members of Congress. The NH AFL-CIO will sponsor two “Candlelight Vigils for the Middle Class” on Monday, December 10, from 4 to 5 pm. Organized labor and allies oppose cuts to Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security proposed by members of Congress. “We're calling on Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte to advocate for solutions that protect these essential benefit programs for the middle class and take steps to ensure that the wealthiest 2% of Americans pay their fair share of fixing our economy by allowing the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich to expire,” they say. The Manchester vigil is outside Senator Ayotte's office at 1200 Elm Street (corner of Bridge and Elm). The Portsmouth vigil is outside Senator Ayotte's Seacoast Office, 14 Manchester Square, in the Pease International Tradeport. Click here for directions, details, and to RSVP, or contact Judy Stadtman atjstadtman@nhaflcio.org or (603) 623-7302. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY SERVICES
During the months of July and August, our services are led by lay members of the congregation.
Services are at 10:00 every Sunday Morning. Refreshments served afterwards.
Child care available.
What to expect on a Sunday at the UCM
Be Our Guest This Week !
Some are curious about a truly liberal religious community not bound by ancient dogma, and are also curious about Unitarian Universalism.
Some are looking for a religious education program for their children that will help them develop spiritually to become morally strong and open-minded toward other religions and beliefs.
Some are looking for a spiritual community and companions on their life journey.
Some come troubled or challenged by difficult choices and are helped by a bigger vision of life's meaning.
Some come for the beauty of the music and the joy of good companionship.
Some come once and never come again. Some come once and stay a lifetime.
We trust that you will find a religious path somewhere that brings you closer to what is true and real and sustaining in your mind. If you are a newcomer to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester, you may have questions. This page is a brief guide to who we are and what we believe. You will find a warm welcome here. We are happy to offer you this opportunity to join us.
Who attends UUCM?
We are a congregation of about 140 adult members as well as children and youth, drawn from many towns in the Manchester region. Our religious community thrives on diversity. Many of our members were raised in other religious traditions and bring with them a variety of spiritual perspectives. We are single or married, with or without children an of various sexual orientations. Our facilities are handicapped accessible and our sanctuary is equipped with assistive recievers for those who require a little help hearing the service.
Our doors are open to all who wish to join us. We are a Welcoming Congregation. We welcome and affirm people of all sexual orientations and all religious or spiritual pursuits.
What are worship services like?
Our worship services begin at 10 AM every Sunday and last about an hour. In July and August services are lead by members of the congregation. Also at 10 AM there is a nursery, and there are religious education classes for older children. A youth group meets at 6 PM on Sunday evening.
What do Unitarian Universalists believe?
We are a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, http://www.uua.org/, which includes over a thousand congregations in the United States. It began as a liberal Christianity and its spiritual vision was greatly enlarged by the Transcendentalist spiritual movement led by Ralph Waldo Emerson, a Unitarian minister. We believe that religion too often serves as a lock on the ancient past and its outmoded understanding of life and the universe, and instead it should serve as a powerful engine of the evolution of human consciousness. The future is in our hands. We gather in the knowledge that we live not for ourselves alone, but for the sake of the possible future. We covenant together in mutual honor and respect to share the ministry of our congregation and religious movement.
Some draw inspiration and wisdom from the path taught by Hebrew prophets, or by Jesus of Nazareth. Others find meaning in Buddhist or neo-pagan teachings. Humanists and Muslims and Hindus worship together with atheists and agnostics. But we see all these historic traditions through evolutionary eyes — not bound by the dogma or authority of the past. We know that as we journey, we journey together into the new territory of a new era in the human experience.
Who can attend UUCM worship and events?
Guests are very welcome at all our worship services and nearly every other activity offered by our congregation, including Small Groups Ministry sessions, adults’ and children’s religious education classes, social activities and the work of our various committees. Participating in activities in addition to the Sunday services will help you come to know more people and feel you are a part of this community – so please join in any activities that appeal to you!
Who supports UUCM financially?
Members and friends support our congregation through an annual contribution which is often called a “pledge.” Once each year, generally in the spring, a stewardship campaign is conducted in order to raise funds and plan the budget for the following congregational year.Weekly or monthly budget plans are available. A weekly offering is accepted and shared with a local charity or organization (see below.) We also hold fundraising events throughout the year.
How can I get involved?
Come to our worship services on Sunday, and then stay for some social time and coffee! We try hard to recognize and engage newcomers, but if we should miss you, please be brave and speak to folks so we can make you welcome! Let us know your particular interests and talents, and we’ll do our best to help you connect with others.
Share the Plate Recipients
The recipients are the same as last year except for one new recipient, the local chapter of NAACP, to share the collection with NH Alliance for Immigrants & Refugees for the month of April.
September International Institute—transition group for refugees
October UU UNO (Unitarian-Universalist, United Nations Office)
November Heifer Project (animals for microenterprises)
December NH Food Bank
January NH Peace Action and AFSC
February UUJEC
March Child and Family Services Teen Resources
April Shared between local chapter of NAACP and NH Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees
May YWCA Women’s Crisis Center
June NH Community Loan Fund
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