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Welcome to the eBeacon on Blogger, a newsletter of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches. Text and/or graphic submissions for posting at the eBeacon should be emailed to uniuni2@att.net.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Bev Davis
We received word that Bev Davis, a dear former member, died on April 2nd. Bev was unable to return to church because of her health and her move to Boyton Beach a few years ago.
Condolences may be sent to her daughter:
Sue Killian-Davis, 103 Sausalito Drive, Boynton Beach, FL 33436.
No service is planned per Bev’s wishes.
Blessings, CJ
Friday, April 7, 2017
Order of Service, April 9
At
the sound of the chime, please join in singing Hymn #188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are
Welcome & Announcements
Prelude: Sonata OP 13, Adagio Cantabile
By Beethoven
Opening Words
Lighting the Chalice Flame (in unison):
May
the Light of Truth illumine our minds, May the Spark of Love set our hearts on
fire, May the flame of Freedom burn brightly within us, Now and always.
*Hymn: # 347 Gather the Spirit
Candles of Joy and Sorrow and Meditation
Reading
Offertory: Sonata
K32 by Scarlatti
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.
*Hymn: # 34 Though I May Speak with
Bravest Fire
Sermon: Letters
to the Minister
Rev. CJ McGregor
*Hymn: # 131 Love Will Guide Us
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.
Closing
Words
Postlude: Sonata Op 13 by Beethoven
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:
Nursery is
open at 10:15am. Social Hour 11:30am in Ministers Hall. Council meets at Noon
in the Sanctuary.
Monday:
Membership
Committee meets at Gary Evans home 7pm.
Tuesday:
SGM meets at
3pm in the Margaret Fuller Room. Board of Trustees meets at 6:30pm in the
Channing Room.
Thursday: Teaching Thursday Community
Meal 6pm in Ministers Hall. 7pm Program:
Annual meeting Preview-Budget & other Financial in Minsters Hall.
Friday:
Art Studio 6pm
in Ministers Hall.
Saturday:
Secular
Humanists meet at 9:30am in Ministers Hall. Film and discussion at 12;30 pm in Ministers Hall. Community Passover Seder at 5pm in Ministers Hall.
Sunday: News
Talk 9:15am in Ministers Hall
Gratitude
Thank you to all who
contribute to our service and fellowship hour each week. This week:
·
Chalice
Lighter: Nickie Albert
·
Ushers:
Betsy & Bob Shipley
·
Cover
Art: Larry Stauber
·
Fellowship
Hour Hospitality: Pat Knight & Nickie Albert
Announcements
· Next Sunday: “Easter Service” led by Rev. CJ McGregor.
· Rev. CJ McGregor Office Hours: by appointment (Please call 561-627-6106 ahead) Tuesday- Thursday 9:30am-2pm.
· 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.
Connect With Us
Call our office: 561-627-6105
Call or text our minister: 508-736-3361
Read the 1stUUPB newsletter, the eBeacon at
http://1stuupbebeacon.blogspot.com.
Read messages from our minister at
Our
Staff
Rev.
CJ McGregor, Minister
Claudia
Jimenez, Intern Minister
Peilin
Ko, Music Coordinator
Barbara
Hatzfeld, Office Administrator
Willie
Nelson, Sexton.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Evelyn Smith
Friends,
It is with a heavy heart that I tell you of the death of Evelyn Smith. Evelyn died early Thursday morning, April 6, with her daughter near.
Once arrangements have been made I will pass along the information. Please keep Evelyn's friends and family in your thoughts.
Blessings,
CJ
Italian Dinner Party, April 22
The Food Gang of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches
Invites ALL MEMBER, FRIENDS AND THEIR GUESTS
to our Third Annual Italian Dinner Party
to be held on Saturday April 22, in Ministers Hall, commencing at 6pm.
The hall will be transformed into an Italian Village.
The food, as always with the Food Gang, is prepared by our own Gourmet Chefs and will include:
Appetizers: An array of delectable delights
Main: A complete Buffet! There will be a Pasta Station with a variety of wonderful sauces along with several Italian entrees including: Eggplant Parmigiana, Chicken Cacciatore, Pizza Roll and much more
Desserts: A divine spread, as usual.
Liquids: Chianti on each table, regular wines, sparkling water, soda, juice, etc., all evening long
Cost: Yes, in addition to this being a delightful gastronomic extravaganza, this is a fundraiser for our Congregation. The cost is $30 per person.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO: contact the office to reserve your place and get payment to the office, both no later than Monday April 17.
Lol, Food Gang
Harry, Karen, Henry, Pat, Diana and Frank
PS: If you need additional information or clarification contact Frank Smith at:
fjsmithgcny@gmail.com
561-471-2814
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Adult Literacy Center Seeks Tutors
1stUUPB grant recipient DePorres Place Adult Literacy Center, conveniently located at 1016 Dixie Highway, 2nd floor, West Palm Beach FL 33401 is seeking volunteer tutors.
The usual meeting time is twice a week for 1 1/2 hours but I meet with my Haitian man for 2 hours on Monday afternoons, when it fits into my schedule. With snowbirds leaving, the Literacy Center is seeking new volunteers.
The setting is quite ideal with individual rooms for a tutor and student/s. There is abundant and safe parking directly across the street from the Center. The director Judy Ireland and associate director Linda Kramer are lovely people and effective leaders. Both Marilynn Thomas and I have been recent volunteers there. If you have questions, I'm happy to answer them.
Shirley Bloomquist, sbloomqu@aol.com, cell: 703 307 3994
Monday, April 3, 2017
LaRose-- Second Saturday Book Group’s Last of the Season
In our last meeting of the 2016-2017 season, our Second Saturday Book Group will discuss Louise Erdrich’s novel LaRose on Saturday, April 8, 10-12+ in the Sanctuary. The plot of this novel wraps around the lives and families of two five-year-old boys, best friends who live near the boundaries of a Native American Ojibwa reservation in North Dakota.
This year, honoring the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes, we added to the Pulitzer fiction winners we have read in recent years by reading Marjorie Rawlings's The Yearling - 1939; James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific - 1948; and Viet Nguyen's The Sympathizer - 2016; along with 1991 finalist, Tim O’Brien's The Things They Carried. The Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction are given for Distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.
At our meeting we'll reflect on this criteria and these Pulitzer winners we’ve read, and consider how LaRose -- published to high reviews in May 2016 -- compares with these. It already has been awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and is a finalist for the 2017 PEN Faulkner Award. All of the 2017 Pulitzer winners and the finalists will be announced on Monday, April 10— just two days after we meet. Let’s see how we’d rate LaRose next week. Author Louise Erdrich is a notable Native American author, whose Plague of Doves was a Pulitzer finalist in 2009. You’re welcome to join us!
Selections for the 2017-2018 season will be announced in late summer. Contact Dorie Maxwell for further information at doriemaxwell@mac.com or call 561-302-4204.
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