“Living into Sanctuary” Rev. Jeanne Pupke

Sunday – June 24, 2018

Senior Minister: Rev. Jeanne Pupke

Executive Minister: Rev. Sherman Z. Logan, Jr.

Assistant Minister: Rev. Sue Sinnamon

Minister Emeritus: Reverend David Hicks MacPherson

Director of Religious Education: Rhonda Wingfield

1000 Blanton Ave., Richmond, VA 23221

Phone: 804-355-0777 Fax: 804-358-7364 Web Address: www.richmonduu.org

Order of Service

June 24, 2018

Please silence your electronic devices upon entering

Welcome/Announcements

Greet Your Neighbor

Introduction of Visitors

Prelude

Opening Words

Lighting the Chalice

Special Music “Would You Harbor Me?”

Ysaye M. Barnwell

Responsive Reading

Special Music “Calling My Children Home” Bill Yates,

Doyle Lawson, Charlie Waller

Reading from Martin Niemöller

Pastoral Reflection

and Prayer

Choral Response #123 - “Spirit of Life” (Spanish & English)

Sermon “Living into Sanctuary”

Rev. Jeanne Pupke

Special Music “Bird Song” The Wailin’ Jennys

Offering Share the Plate

James River Outdoor Coalition (JROC)

Extinguishing the Chalice

Benediction

Closing Hymn #1035 – “Freedom is Coming”

First UU Care Team for June 2018

Lay Pastoral Care Coordinator: Carol Wayne,

804-356-8450 – Cwwayne5@gmail.com

Team Kindness: Kat Spring

804-432-6165 – katspring61@hotmail.com

Contact First UU Care Team for a little touch of nice

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NOTICE to All Group Leaders and Members…….

The Church will not be scheduling any meetings in the building for the

month of July. This is a great time for groups to continue to meet away

from the church and do something fun together!

We will continue to have our Sunday Services on Sunday

and Vespers on Wednesdays.

Team Leader: 1st- / 2

nd -

Greeters: 1st- / 2

nd – Josie Sicheri

Ushers: 1st –Carolyn Ross / 2

nd – Louise Werner

Visitors’ Table: 1st - Mike Kane/ 2

nd - Laura May

Brew Master and Coffee Host:

Nursery: Mike Scheid, Elena Marshel

Teachers: Kristin Saybe, Louise Werner

Worship Associate:

Sexton: Kahlil Boyd

Sound Booth: Paul Dolci

Slides: Sally Youngs

Special Music: Beth Tolley, Katy Shively-Meier, Grant Hunnicutt;

Accompanist: Jamie Kilpatrick

In July there will be no printed Order of Service. It will be

available (without announcements) in First News Weekly.

R E L I G I O U S E D U C A T I O N N E W S . . . .

Summer RE!

Willing to be a Substitute?

Summer Fun and Learning are Here!

June 17th - August 26th; 11:00am

Grades 1-5: “How Dr. Seuss Changed My Life” Dr. Seuss stories come to

life in a new way through the lens of UU values and principles.

Pre K-K: “We Are Many, We Are One” Children creatively engage stories

and experiences in discovering and celebrating ways in which we are

alike and different.

Teachers are signed up, but substitutes are sometimes needed.

Are you willing to help as a substitute?

Please sign up at the table in the Lobby today, or contact Rhonda

Wingfield at rhonda@richmonduu.org, 804-355-0777.

Congregational Covenant

We, the members of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, in

support of our community, promise to:

Celebrate our differences

Honor the UU principles

Be Accountable for our words and actions

Listen with openness and compassion

Invite and welcome all

Commit our time, talents, and financial resources

Expect the best of each other and ourselves

Thus, we do covenant.

Are you feeling out of balance? Do you feel pulled in different directions?

Do you long for ease in your relationships? Has self-care taken a back seat

to care for others? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you

are not alone. Many of us feel the same way.

Are you ready to discover three keys to balancing your life -- no matter

what else is going on around you?

This is an opportunity for you to experience a day or a weekend of self-

reflection, spiritual practices, creative expression, movement, and

practical tips for living a more balanced life.

You choose the experience you want, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

($200); or Saturday ($80). Scholarships are available. Register online or

email interest and contact information to Lee Anne Washington. Mail or

drop off payment at church (in the black box at desk) with notation

“Women’s Retreat” on the check.

Dogwood Spirit Circle is the new name for the Earth Centered Spirituality

Group. Look for them 1st and 3rd Sundays at 10:00am.

FUU Women’s Weekend Retreat

Balancing Our Lives

Friday, June 29th, 2018 (5:30pm) through

Sunday, July 1st, 2018 (2:00pm)

or

Saturday Program

June 30th 8:00am to 9:00pm

Location: Richmond Hill at 2209 E Grace Street

Richmond, VA 23223

Led by Denise Dolan and Lee Anne Washington

James River Art League (JRAL): People’s

Choice Show. First UU is pleased to host

the People’s Choice Show of JRAL. The

show runs from June 4th – 30th (Monday-

Thursday, 9:30am - 5:00pm).

All are welcome.

Daytimers: is “taking the summer off.” The next meeting will be in

September.

Your Committee on Mission (COM) is here to listen to any suggestions or

concerns you may have regarding our church and our community. Our

church mission is to grow in search of wisdom, care in support of

community, and act in service of justice. Feel free to

email com@richmonduu.org or speak to any member of the committee;

look for our green COM buttons on our name tags.

Calling all gardeners and wannabe gardeners! All ages welcome! We're

forming a new small group to work on raised garden beds located at the

Uptown Community Garden at 2201 Parkwood Avenue. We'll rent one or

two beds depending on the interest level. We can share any of the

produce and donate any extra to the congregation! For more information

please contact me, Alison Snow at alisssnow@gmail.com.

Volunteer Opportunities!

Friendly Faces Needed If you can be a friendly face, help visitors find their

way around, and assist with the offering on Sunday mornings, please sign

up as part of the hospitality team. It’s a one-time commitment that you

select to fit your schedule. Our website link is

http://richmonduu.ivolunteer.com/hospitality17_18.

Needed in the Fall: Volunteers for Simple Supper Volunteers are always

needed to help with Simple Supper. You can sign up as an individual or

put together a group of friends to work together. Here is the link to sign

up: http://richmonduu.ivolunteer.com/#5

SHARE THE PLATE: June

JAMES RIVER OUTDOOR COALITION (JROC)

JROC was founded over 20 years ago with the mission of providing

resources to make improvements in and around the James River Park

System, as well as to educate and advise on issues pertaining to the park

system. It is a 100% volunteer organization whose primary roles are 1)

identify necessary park maintenance and improvements, 2) perform the

needed work, 3) raise the funds for materials and support for those

improvements, and 4) help educate and advise on issues pertaining to

the Park.

When JROC was founded, the Park was not on the city administration’s

radar as a defining asset for Richmond and only had one employee,

Ralph White - a former member of this congregation. During the

intervening years, JROC, and other dedicated organizations such as

Friends of the James River Park, James River Association, rvaMore, Coastal

Canoeists and others, have collaborated and worked independently

within the park and advocated for it. Now much of the Park is under a

conservation easement and is an award winning urban wilderness area

offering urban whitewater, destination trail systems, bike skills park and

opportunities for all levels of boating, hiking, fishing, swimming, and

birding. During 2017, 1.7 million people visited the park, primarily from

outside the City of Richmond. The park provides an estimated economic

impact of $12.7 million dollars.

JROC is now taking on one of its largest, complex and most expensive

projects – the design and build of universal access at the Huguenot

Flatwater canoe/kayak launch, at an expected total cost of over

$200,000. The need for geotechnical, structural and civil engineering to

design and build a deeply anchored switchback ramp, has made it

necessary for JROC to have almost 100% of the project contracted out.

JROC and JRPS have paid over $26,000 for the initial design survey work to

have adequate information, construction documents, etc. in hand for

submitting grant applications, b But JROC is expecting that grants will only

cover 50-75% of the costs. Our fundraising efforts for this project are

occurring on many levels. Your generosity through Share the Plate is an

important one.

If you would like any additional information on the James River Outdoor

Coalition or the Huguenot Flatwater Universal Access project, please feel

free to contact Sally Wetzler at sjwetzler@aol.com/

Checks should be made payable to First UU.

A reminder about Share the Plate: The monies in the

collection (that aren’t designated as Pledge payments)

are split 50/50 with the recipient and First UU.

❖Community On Wednesday❖

Need a mid-week break -- a chance to rejuvenate and connect to your

people? On Wednesday evenings we come together as a community to

enjoy each other's company. The evening includes opportunities to

worship together, break bread together, and learn together. Come join us

and jump in at any point in the evening, You are always welcome.

Vespers

6:00 pm-6:30 pm

An Oasis of Calm in your Busy Week!

June’s Theme: Blessing

We invite you to join us in exploring what it means to be human, to

be in community, and to be connected to the Divine. Vespers is an

intimate, contemplative, and conversational half-hour service provided

by our ministerial interns. It takes place on Wednesday evenings from

6:00pm to 6:30pm in the Great Hall. We welcome you and appreciate

you just as you are and whenever you can join us.

Simple Supper

6:30 pm-7:15 pm

Breaking Bread with Friends!

A simple supper is provided by members of the church. Oftentimes

the meal is soup or pasta, salad, and bread. This is a great time to get to

know our community better. It's a casual buffet and you can join us

anytime right up to clean up time! We need folks who are willing to cook

or provide supper and folks to help with set up and clean up. Sign Up to

Help!

Simple Supper will resume in October 2018

Ministers Present…

[a discussion led by one of our ministers]

7:15 pm-8:30 pm

Expand your Heart & Mind and Gain Understanding!

Adult formation classes on various topics are taught by our

ministerial team. The classes are timely, informational, and interactive in

nature. Bring your whole self and share in the spiritual growth of our

community. We invite you to deepen your knowledge of those Principles.

What do they call you to do?

Ministers Present… will resume in October 2018

Another way to give to First UU:

You can now make a contribution to First UU with a quick text message.

It is safe, quick, easy and secure.

Please follow these steps

Text the amount you want to give to 804-409-6057.

Enter a $ followed by the dollar amount, hit the space key, then enter

texting code.

Codes: Pledge Payments: PLDGE

Share the Plate: SHARE

Coffee hour donation: OTHER

Example: To donate to Share the Plate,

enter the message $25 SHARE

Please make sure to add a space between the dollar

amount and the Code.

A return text will contain a link. Click on the link and enter your cardholder

name and credit or debit card information.

Once your registration is complete, you will receive a text verification and

receipt via email.

For future giving, simply send a text with the amount you wish to give, and

it will process automatically.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call Kelli McNeal or Rev.

Sherman at 804-355-0777.

Are you receiving your Monthly Statements?

If you have made a donation to the church this fiscal year and have NOT

received a statement, please email bookkeeper@richmonduu.org so that

we can make sure your contact information is correct.

Be a part of First UU’s

Circle of Generosity

Your part is important

Can’t pledge as much as you want to support our wonderful church? If

you can’t, you can’t and we understand. However: every pledge counts

and if yours isn’t counted yet, we need to hear from you. Please

remember to Pledge at Richmonduu.org or call the church.

Stewardship Team Members

Communications Team

Louise Einolf, Rachel Lawrence, Walter Clark

Data Management Team

Paul Dolci, Carl Fischer, Carolyn Ross

Events Team

Stephanie Ruffin, Fricka Raycroft

Stewardship Steering Committee

Sam Altman - Data Management

Diana Donald - N2N

Kathy Labat - Production

Joan Lewis - Events and Chair

Linda Schlicting- Production

Ro Struder – Communications

Visitors We bid you a warm welcome to the First

Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond. We are

very pleased you have joined us for worship today.

The First Unitarian Universalist Church welcomes all - - without regard for

national origin, race, political opinion, gender or sexual orientation - -

hoping that you are as dedicated as we are to growing and learning in

religion, to being together in a caring community, and working toward a

better world.

If you are a visitor to our congregation, please stop by the Visitors’ Table in

the foyer to learn about this church and Unitarian Universalism. Your

questions are welcome, and if you would like to learn more about this

church or our Unitarian Universalist faith, please ask to speak with Rev.

Sherman Logan at sherman.logan@richmonduu.org or Shelly Thompson at

shelly.thompson@richmonduu.org.

There is a Table of Candles in the back of the Great

Hall. Feel free to light a candle as an expression of

gratefulness for precious memories, mindfulness of

present blessings, and well wishes for others. A book is

available for your written reflections.

Please be mindful: There are members of the

congregation who are sensitive to fragrances –

please do not wear fragrance to church

events! Thank you.

* Outside Event

The Weekly Calendar

Today ~ 06/24/18

9:00am - Sunday Service & Nursery

10:15am - New to UU - Conference Room

11:00am - RE: Grades Pre-K – 5 - Lower Level

11:00am - Sunday Service & Nursery

12:30pm – Santurary Traning – Great Hall

Monday ~ 06/25/18 Tuesday ~ 06/26/18

6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH 6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH

4:00pm - Lay Pastoral Care LL:M 6:30pm - Humanist mtg. - PH

6:30pm - Kabbalah Class-LL:1 6:30pm - Men Meeting - L

6:30pm - Tai Chi Class - (Away)

7:00pm - Writer’s Group-L

Wednesday ~ 06/27/18 Thursday ~ 06/28/18

6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH 6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH

6:00pm – Vespers - GH 6:30pm - Richmond DSA - PH 6

6:30pm – Protest Choir 7:00pm - Zen Meditation - N

Friday ~ 06/29/18 Saturday ~ 06/30/18

6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH 6:30am - *Faith that Works - PH

9:30am – Ministry Decorating 3:00pm - * Outreach Ministry

LL:M, 4-5 Banquet – LL:M,4-5

Room Location Abbreviations

C – Conference B – Alcove B GH – Great Hall

L – Library LL – Lower Level N – Nursery

PH – President’s Hall LB – Lobby SA – Staff Area

K - Kitchen