Norton Tour Scheduled for March 8th

Natalie Lederer will lead a tour at the Norton Museum on March 8th at 1pm spotlighting the work of Jean Michel Basquiat, a graffiti artist, and related items. Please reserve with Natalie by March 5th. ledererc@bellsouth.net  

Teaching Thursday, March 1

Teaching Thursday, March 1, 2018, 7pm, Ministers Hall
“Origins of the Cold War”, presented by Bob Burns

Aladdin will cater the dinner at 6pm.
The menu is
Pastiche
Spinach Pie
Greek Salad
Pita Bread
Cookies & Ice Cream
B Y O B

Reservations for dinner by Thursday at 10am (the office is closed on Wednesday) to Barbara at 561-627-6105 or unniuni2@att.net.
Donation requested $10.

Order of Service, February 25, 2018

Prelude: Dust in the Wind (Kansas)

Welcome 

Lighting the Chalice Flame:  Hymn #188: Come, Come Whoever You Are

Introduction of Visitors

* Affirmation: (in unison) Love is the spirit of this Congregation and service is its law. This is our great covenant to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one another.

Quiet Time/ Meditation/Prayer

Offertory: Nefeli (Einaudi)

Sermon: A Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning  Rev. Dr. Dan Lambert

*Song: I Still Haven’t found What I’m Looking For (U2) (See insert)

Extinguishing the Chalice Flame (in unison) We extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of community, or the fire of commitment. These we carry in our hearts until we are together again.

Postlude: I Can Go The Distance (from the Disney Movie Hercules)
Gratitude & Applause
* Please stand in body or spirit
Hearing devices, and envelopes for cash pledges are available on the hymnal cart or ask an usher.

This Week
Today: Social Hour 11:30am in Ministers Hall. Blues Group 2pm in Ministers Hall
Monday-Tuesday: Administration Office hours 9:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday: Black Lives Matter PBC 7pm in the Sanctuary.
Wednesday: Administration Office closed. PEACE Network meeting 7pm in the Channing Room.
Thursday-Friday: Administration Office Hours 9:30am-12:30pm
Thursday: Catered dinner 6pm in Ministers Hall. Teaching Thursday presentation at 7pm -History for Adults presented by Bob Burns.
Friday: First Friday Film 6pm Potluck dinner; 7pm Film “Loving Vincent”  
Saturday: New UU Seminar 9am in the Sanctuary.
Sunday:  News Talk at 9:15am in Ministers Hall.  

Gratitude
Thank you to all who contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
• Music coordinator: Peilin Ko
• Cover art: Larry Stauber
• Ushers: Barbara Moszynski and Lynn Tomlinson
• Fellowship hour hospitality: Judy Bonner & Barbara Woodworth. Assisted by Pat Knight

And to our permanent staff:
• Barbara Hatzfeld, office administrator
• Willie Nelson, sexton. 

Announcements
• Next Sunday: “Our Fifth Principle” Rev. Dan Lambert
• Rev. Dr. Dan Lambert Office Hours: Tuesday 5pm-8pm and Thursday 9am-Noon. His office telephone # is 561-627-6106. His e-mail is revdan@1stuupb.org. 
• Food Items collected during the offertory are donated to the Lake Park Food Pantry, 
• Shoes and Toiletry Articles collected are donated to the Haitian Community.

EMA Collection Total

The collection for EMA on Feb. 18 totaled: $664.02. Thanks to all for your generosity.

A Message from Anand Perala

"I have been volunteering with a local group called Friends of Broward Detainees. They visit people who are in immigrant detention who do not have families here. Almost all of them are asylum seekers, many from African countries. We visit them once every two weeks to spend some time and provide a human connection to the outside world. We do not provide legal advice, although we can try to help connect them with lawyers who might be willing to take their case.

Most speak English, but there are several French speakers, and only one volunteer so far that speaks French. Spanish speakers are not really required for this program, since there are already Spanish language support networks in the area."

If you're interested in helping out, you can contact Anand at anand.perala@yahoo.com

Matching Funds Still Available

YOU CAN STILL SECURE DOLLARS FOR OUR CONGREGATION

Now is the time to make your planned gift to the Unitarian Universalists. If you have been thinking about adding 1stUUPB or any other UU operation to your Will, Living Trust, Brokerage Account, or Retirement Assets (IRA, 401K, 403B) there is now a 10% bonus gift to our Congregation (or other UU operation if designated). We hope you will be part of this unprecedented opportunity. We can do something very positive to strengthen the institutions that amplify the values of our shared faith. This gift can be used by the receiving organization as they decide.

If 1stUUPB is the recipient, our Endowment Committee is suggesting designating the money for Capital Expenditures. There is an application and a list of common questions and answers for the 10% matching money that you can get from members of the Endowment Committee: Betty Richards, Coleen Conway, Kathe Bannigan, Dick Hattwick, or Bob Shipley. We could also help answer any questions you may have. The application and common questions and answers are also available in the 1stUUPB office, or can be downloaded from www.wakenowourvision.org.

In your planned giving statement you will need our tax ID number -- it is 59-6162395.

In addition to the application the UUA asks for a copy of the relevant pages of your will, trust, or beneficiary designation forms.

This campaign continues thru June 30, 2020. However, the generous contributing congregation, UU Shelter Rock, set a limit on the gifts of matching money at $5 million dollars. $2 million has already been allocated. Because the matching money could be expended before June, 2020, the earlier you act the better.

There is a $10,000 upper limit to the matching money. Shelter Rock will match your planned gifts of up to $100,000 with a match of up to $10,000. Of course, your planned gift may be more or less than the $100,000. Another important aspect of this 10% match is that if you have already designated a UU entity as a beneficiary and they have not been notified of this designation, that planned gift would also qualify for the 10% match with an application and supporting detail. Although we would like to know of a planned gift, if you do not wish to announce your planned gift to the receiving UU entity, you can qualify the receiving organization for the matching money confidentially with Laura Randall, Legacy Campaign Director, at (617) 948-6511, or lrandall@uua.org.  

NewsTalk Topics for Feb 25, 2018

- should prisoners be eligible to receive Pell Grants for education?

- will Kelly's overhaul of the White House security clearance process solve the problem?

- are you unwittingly aiding ISIS with your fitness app?

- is there any constructive action on preventing mass school shootings?

- is DACA dead for this year?