Sunday Service

10:00 AM Central

Telling Untold Stories to Promote Equity and Justice
by Rev. Jim Coakley and Judy Goldsmith

Click HERE for Worship Service Zoom Information and the Order Of Service

Listen to past sermons HERE.
Watch some of our past services on our Youtube channel.
Click HERE for information on hosting a traveling chalice in your home.
Students in 2nd through 6th grade will meet at 9:00 am CT for Children’s Chapel on Zoom. We can’t wait to see all of our friends! See our website (here) for more information about all Religious Education classes for children and youth.

Fiscal Year Pledge Reminder

With the current fiscal year coming to an end on June 30, 2021, I want to encourage anyone with an outstanding 2020-2021 pledge balance to consider making the final payment by June 30, 2021.

As we are seeing a glimmer of hope that we are slowly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic we understand that some people may still be experiencing financial challenges related to job losses or reduced employment during the pandemic. However, we ask that you make your final pledge payments if you are able. If you find you will be unable to fulfill your 2020-2021 pledge or have any questions regarding your outstanding balance please contact me, phyllis@fvuuf.org, or at the Fellowship office 920.731.0849. I will reply to your message as soon as I can.

All contribution checks received in the office or postmarked June 30th will be applied in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. All checks received after June 30th, and marked as 2020-2021 pledge will be applied as completion of your 2020-2021 pledge. Please be specific when completing the memo section on your check.

You may also make your pledge payments or contributions via one of our electronic options to give:
• Online here - When making an online payment for 2020-2021 please select Current Fiscal Year Operating and enter your intended $ amount,
• Text 833-278-1690 – Enter the $ amount OPER (i.e. $25 OPER) for Current Fiscal Year Operating, or
• Mobile - Go to the App Store or Google Play and search for “GivePlus” to download the app for free. Then follow the prompts for set up and select Current Fiscal Year Operating.

If you have previously provided bank account information and authorized the Fellowship to initiate monthly withdrawals from your bank account via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) those withdrawals will continue and no further action is required.

Any contributions will be applied to your outstanding pledge balance as appropriate, or as an unpledged gift if no pledge balance is outstanding.

We are grateful for your continued financial support of the Fellowship!

Phyllis Schmitt – Director of Finance and Operations

Religious Education - Children and Youth

Summer Religious Education

Join us for Summer Religious Education!

While we await reopening, our Zoom schedule is:

• Prek-1st grade Chalice Children: 9:00-10:00 AM CT on the first and third Sunday of each month
• 2nd-6th grade Chalice Children: 9:00-10:00 AM CT on the second and fourth Sunday of each month
• PreK-6th grade Chalice Children: 9:00 AM CT on August 29
• Youth RE 7th -12th grade: 11:00-12:00 PM CT every Sunday

Registrations from this past program year will continue through the summer. Please contact Kim Hartman, director of religious education, at kim@fvuuf.org for more information.

Justice Action Ministry

Justice Hub Webpage

The Justice Hub webpage has information about our JAMs, justice events, and opportunities here at our Fellowship and out in the community right there at your fingertips any time you need it.

This week: Read more about each of these on the Justice Hub webpage!

• ESTHER interfaith community organizing information
• Signatures needed for a petition to challenge gerrymandering
• June 12 rally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit People
• June 13 African Heritage Inc., Juneteenth event at Jones Park

If you want to share something on the Justice Hub webpage, please do so by completing this form by Thursday to be posted when the page is updated each weekend. Submissions may be subject to staff approval and editing.

Notable

The Votes Are In!

A total of 77 of the 102 registered voting members attending our virtual annual meeting on Sunday, June 6, 2021, and 3 members voting via absentee ballots, cast their ballots for:

• Approval of the 2020 annual meeting minutes
• Resolution to Reaffirm the Establishment and Purpose of the Fellowship Endowment
• Bylaw changes to remove Planned Giving Committee (PGC) from the bylaws, and merge PGC and the Stewardship Committee into the new Generosity Ministries Team(GMT), which reports to the Executive Team (XT)
• Additional general bylaw changes
• 7 governing board & 2 leadership development committee candidates

All were overwhelmingly approved! Thank you for your participation.

UU Faith Lab

UU Faith Lab is a chance for UU youth to explore spiritual leadership from wherever they are and experiment with mystery and wonder in their own context. The Faith Lab community will gather just after the summer solstice, meet monthly around the full moons, and reunite on the fall equinox. Small groups will gather in between to delve more deeply into community care. Learn more, request information, and register at uua.org/FaithLab.

Staff Summer Schedules

As is the custom, staff members take time off in the summer. Please be mindful of the following staff schedules with notable changes. Feel free to reach out to us directly with questions and other needs!
• Marie will work part-time hours in June and July.
• Leah will be off June 7th-30th. Starting July 1st, she will work half-time through November and then end her ministry with the Fellowship.
• Christina will be off June 21-July 1, July 12-25, and August 23-29.

Virtual General Assembly

General Assembly is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct the business of the Association, explore the theological underpinnings of our faith, and lean fully into our mission and principles. Virtual GA allows us to retain our dedication to community and make our experience more accessible and more environmentally sustainable.

More information and registration available HERE. If you are planning on attending and would like to be credentialed as a delegate, please email marie@fvuuf.org.

2021 WARE LECTURE: STACEY ABRAMS AND DESMOND MEADE
The UUA President invites a distinguished guest each year to address the General Assembly as the Ware Lecture. Please join us Saturday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m. CT. General Assembly registration is required to view. More information about the Ware Lecture HERE.

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Small Groups

Click HERE for details about these groups.

Gathering Circle - Fourth Mondays, 6:30-8:00 pm CT
Joyful Mind Zen Sangha; Saturdays, 7:00 am CT
Men's Group, First Wednesdays & Third Tuesdays, 7-9:00 pm CT
Music-Making Online - Click the small groups link for information
PoC, Email PoC.global.majority@gmail.com for meeting information
Senior Wonders - Contact Janet Hughes for information
Smiling Dandelion Sangha, Sundays, 6-7:30 pm CT
Spill it Sister, Second Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00 pm CT. Contact Kate Hancock-Cooke at rugbykate@new.rr.com with questions.
Third Thursday Book Club, Third Thursday of the month, 2:30 pm CT. Not meeting in June, July, or August.
UU Parenting Support Group, Contact Erin Vandenlangenberg for information at vand0379@umn.edu.

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