A Month of Services in August

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1 The The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth 121 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, ME (207) August 2017 Volume 49, No. 8 A Month of Services in August AUGUST WORSHIP SERVICES: This month s worship theme is Prayer. Sunday, August 6 Does Unitarian Universalism Have a Prayer? Rev. Charles J. Stephens, Worship Leader Really, do we have an identified UU Prayer or form of prayer? We have been more comfortable talking about meditation than we have about prayer, but what might praying mean for Unitarian Universalists? Potluck following the service! Sunday, August 13 That Which Holds All... Rev. Sara Hayman, Worship Leader As Unitarian Universalists, we can struggle to be comfortable with the word and practice of prayer. To whom or to what am I praying if I don t believe in God? In this service, we ll explore this question and reflect on how having a prayer practice can help us to name what we love, where our faith is and what, in the end, we hold as sacred. Eggrolls after worship! UUCE History class with Wayne Smith, 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Board Room Sunday, August 20 Rooted in Love Rev. Sara Hayman, Worship Leader Cary Figueroa, Worship Associate Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel writes that prayer helps us express gratefulness for the gift of our unearned chance to serve, to wonder, to love life and each other. This service will explore prayer as a spiritual practice that puts us in touch with gratitude. Sunday, August 27 Celebrating UUCE History! Rev. Sara Hayman, Worship Leader Wayne Smith & Friends, Worship Associates This Sunday we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the dedication of our former downtown Unitarian church in Ellsworth by re-creating the service they had in Come learn more about our Unitarian heritage and celebrate the resilience of our congregation. Interested in volunteering to help with potluck or coffee hour after services? Sign the sheet on the entry bulletin board or talk to Jody Murphy (murphyjodyann@gmail.com). We thank you very much!!

2 Page 2 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Ministry Matters The text message came in approximately 15 hours after we d arrived home from our pilgrimage to Guatemala. I was in a meeting when I read it and it made me catch my breath and tear up a little: The parent of one of our youth thanking me for taking their child to Safe Passage and Guatemala with our Mid-Maine YoUUth Group delegation. Their child had talked to them more that morning about his experience in Guatemala than he had in months he d be reflecting on this a long time to come, she was sure. There have been other messages, too. Other parents from other churches who have expressed their gratitude for this opportunity their kids had, and how they ve come back a bit more aware of their good fortune, and how it feels good and right to be loving and generous toward others. I love my work. I love our kids. I love being a part of creating community here that invites each person to reflect on their experience, and to ask questions that don t have easy answers, and to wrestle with what it means to live our Unitarian Universalist faith and values into the world. Ready to Go from Augusta UU, Midnight on Saturday, July 15 Helping out at the Safe Passage Escolita (Pre-School) This Sunday, July 30, at 10:30 a.m. at UUCE, you ll have a chance to hear several youth reflect on their experience in Guatemala and what it means to them. I hope you ll join us and I hope you ll know what a difference your support of our UUCE community makes. Yours in shared ministry, Sara Many thanks to Mary Haynes sister, who donated two beautiful quilts to benefit the Guatemala service trip to Safe Passage! The raffle of these two works of art helped raise $1,700 to send 19 UU youth from five Maine churches on this 10-day service trip. Winners of the quilts were Anna Wood-Cox, a member of the Belfast UU Church, and Helen Kazura of UUCE.

3 Page 3 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT Kelley Ellsworth, Executive Director, Hancock County Habitat for Humanity, has provided the following information on the Habitat project that UUCE is committed to support: New construction work has now officially started on our project in Franklin built in partnership with Holly, Winter, and Hunter Smith with the site work begun, the stem-wall foundation footer and walls poured, and a shed and picnic table constructed by MDI High School delivered and tucked out of the way for future concrete slab pour delivery. The plumbing is expected to be roughed in by the middle of August, followed by the slab pour, then we can begin scheduling volunteers! SAFETY & MANUALS: Ellsworth Habitat is editing copies of construction & safety manuals from a larger affiliate for use locally both will be published as reference material on-line on our website with "quick start" guides to be featured on certain topics in periodic updates. ONLINE COURSES for VOLUNTEERS: We're pleased to be able to offer on-line safety courses for our volunteers through affiliate insurance provider Lockton Affinity. Follow the link provided and use W8NAEBTG when asked for the "Employee Access Code": We'd suggest taking the Volunteering on a Habitat for Humanity Job Site course, as well as Fall Safety, Ladder Safety, Portable Power Tool Safety, Preventing Slips Trips, and Falls, and Scaffolds - Construction all listed under "Recommended Courses." Please consider letting us know that you've completed a course (optional quiz at the end to earn a certificate) by entering your contact information (name and ) and selecting Volunteer, "Maine," and "Hancock County Habitat for Humanity" at the end of the quiz. [continued...]

4 Page 4 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT, continued CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEER SKILLS & INTERESTS SURVEY FORM: In an effort to more quickly and easily communicate with our volunteers, and to build a database of volunteers with particular skills and interests, we've developed a GoogleDoc survey form which can be accessed at: This construction volunteer skills & interests survey does include a section where you can list your interest in participation through my personal favorite: hospitality aka "baked goods"...yes, truly, you don't have to lift a hammer to help! While no specific skills are required, just a willingness to learn, it's sometimes helpful to know who we might call upon for specific tasks, to assist with supervising and/or teaching larger groups, or for hospitality. Hancock County Habitat provides an experienced Construction Manager or crew leader who will provide on-the-job training. We welcome skilled volunteers and want to encourage those in the building trades to join us on site, but the majority of our volunteers who join us have few construction skills. Volunteers often remain with their local Habitat affiliate on a long-term basis and volunteer regularly in order to build skills. We will train you in all aspects of construction with the hope that you will continue to volunteer, and even perhaps share your skills with unskilled volunteers in the future. Thank you for your service! Hope Is Not a Plan UUCE will show Dr. Atul Gawande s film Hope Is Not a Plan in our Sanctuary on Wednesday, August 2, 6-8 p.m., in collaboration with the Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County. This film, based on Gawande s book Being Mortal, will be followed by a panel discussion about preparing and planning for end-of-life decisions. ALL ARE WELCOME. Please help us spread the word!

5 Page 5 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Money Matters I am filled with gratitude for the generosity of all of you who support UUCE financially! It has been a joy to close the books on FY16/17 with a positive net revenue of over $3,000. And that result is not due to underspending expenses almost exactly equaled the budget. No, the result is due to generous giving: pledge income exceeded expectations! And looking forward to this new year, I am amazed and encouraged that pledges made for FY17/18 have exceeded our goal as well! This kind of commitment means our church is alive! UUCE creates community, gives meaning, and provides connection. As Mrs. Jenkins, my 6 th grade teacher, always said, Keep up the good work! The FY16/17 Year-End Budget report is available. me to request a copy, look for a copy on the bulletin board in the Community Room, or wait until the October parish meeting for my report. In-kind donations: I have been wanting to track in-kind donations for quite awhile. The beginning of a new year is a good time to start recording these donations and I am adding a line item for In-Kind Donations to the Revenue and Expense Report (Budget Report) for FY17/18. People love to do little (and big) things for UUCE under the radar, quietly, without recognition. That is a very nice thing and, as Treasurer, I am grateful. I do not want to discourage anyone from generosity, but I would like to encourage giving me the receipts for your un-reimbursed purchases for UUCE, so that I can expense them as appropriate. For example, suppose you are totally frustrated that there are no light bulbs in the Tidewater Room lamps and you go out and replace the bulbs and put spares in the closet. This example is not a large expense, but it could be. Recording ALL expenditures gives us a complete account of how much is spent keeping the church going and YOU can take a tax deduction! Yours in service, Peggy Strong, Treasurer (207) , goodnuff@escrap.com The Landscaping Committee Wants YOU! Please contact our grounds steward, Amy Thompson, at church if you can help out in any way, a little or a lot.

6 Page 6 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Celebrating the sacred, we gather in loving community to nourish souls and live justice into the world. UUCE Mission Statement, adopted 5/21/17 Early Morning Hike up Guatemala s Volcano Pacaya into the Fog Guatemala Safe Passage Trip: Eryn, Nolan, and Iris Learn Mayan Grandmothers Chicken Dance (...Pacaya a Few Years Back!) J U L Y July 8th Memorial for Our Friend Beth Glick-Rieman Helen K. in Her New Quilt

7 Page 7 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 FERRY BEACH: SAVE THE DATE! Registration has begun for our Annual Fall Retreat at Ferry Beach on October 27-29, Please join us for a fun-filled, relaxing and uplifting weekend with our friends from the Belfast and Castine UU Congregations. There will be worship, singing, dancing, fellowship, and delicious meals. Opportunities to express ourselves creatively, challenge us physically, and give to others through social action will be bountiful. Multiple accommodations are available which include shared rooms in dorms (families and couples will have their own room), camping sites and a motel located 7 minutes away by car. A $25 NONREFUNDABLE deposit is due at registration fees are: Adults $185 each (includes shared dorm room, housekeeping and 6 meals) Adults $235 each (includes shared double ADA room, housekeeping and 6 meals) Adults $185 each (includes shared room at Edgewater Motel in OOB and 6 meals) Adults $280 each (includes private room at Edgewater Motel in OOB and 6 meals) Teens $125 each (includes shared dorm room, housekeeping and 6 meals) Children $100 each (includes shared dorm room, housekeeping and 6 meals) Children under 5 - free Campsites - $32 per site for the weekend Meal Plan Option for those camping includes 6 meals: Age $85 each Age $60 each Children under 5 - free Limited partial scholarships are available; donations toward scholarships gratefully accepted!

8 Page 8 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Resource Fairs Are Here for Haitian Blueberry Rakers! On August 1, 3, and 8, Maine Mobile Health (MMH, formerly Maine Migrant Health) will be holding three Resource Fairs to support the migrant blueberry rakers in the larger Ellsworth areas. These rakers are largely older Haitians, who come with very little in the way of resources. At the fairs, the rakers can get free medical care from MMH, as well as clothing and shoes, toiletries and personal hygiene supplies, bedding and food, and they can eat a freshly prepared meal. Many of you have already stepped up with donations and willingness to help at one of the fairs. I am SO grateful!! I am inviting UUCE to be responsible for the meal for the fair at the Blue Hill Grange on Thursday, August 3. Please get in touch with me ASAP if you are willing to cook something, make a salad, bring bread, dessert or drinks. More helpers are also needed for the August 3 (Thursday) fair at the Blue Hill Grange and at the August 8 (Tuesday) fair at St. Joseph's Catholic Church (at High St. & Main in Ellsworth). Helpers are also needed for later shifts at all three fairs. CONTACT ROBIN ASAP (see below). The fairs take place at: St. Andrew s Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Tuesday, August 1 Halcyon Grange in Blue Hill Thursday, August 3 St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Ellsworth Tuesday, August 8 The fairs begin at 4 p.m. and continue to 11 p.m. to allow rakers to come after work hours. UUCE's PASA, led by Robin Lovrien, is joining these two churches and other churches and organizations to support MMH in presenting these fairs. The gleaners of Healthy Acadia also support the fairs with fresh veggies. Several other churches are donations things, preparing food and volunteering. H.O.M.E. is offering a large amount of donations and food as well. But we are preparing for up to 400 rakers!!! LOTS is needed!! Donations of foodstuffs, bedding, toiletries and warm clothing of all kinds, including shoes and boots, will be welcome up to and including August 8! Please drop them off at church in the boxes to the right of the storage closet in the Community Room. These are excellent, short-term, specific volunteer opportunities for you to make a REAL DIFFERENCE in the lives of the Haitian blueberry rakers, whose labor supports one of our most important local industries! Please contact Robin at church or via (robin.uuce@gmail.com), or call or text ( ) to offer donations and/or to volunteer. Let's Make UUCE a STAR in the Ellsworth community in demonstrating generosity and welcome to the Haitian blueberry workers and to the generous people at Maine Mobile Health!!

9 Page 9 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Religious Education Greetings from the Carl Stehman Wing! July has been a full and fun month for our children. The children took a break from the Soul Matters curriculum in July and enjoyed spending time with their guides doing purposeful activities that promoted sharing, working together and facing their fears. Many thanks to Cecily Judd, Liz True, Jody Murphy, and Jenn Ryan who volunteered as guides in July. Woyaya, Anne RE CALENDAR August 6: Activity with Anne; Potluck Sunday August 13: Annual Field Trip to Birdsacre (Volunteer drivers/chaperones needed) August 20: Activity with Anne August 27: Activity with Anne ARE YOU MAKING YOUR PLANS FOR THE COMMON GROUND FAIR?! CAN YOU TASTE THOSE EGGROLLS YET?!

10 Page 10 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry UUCE staffs the Loaves & Fishes pantry during the month of August. Please check the sign-up sheet in the Community Room and choose a day or two to help. (Remember we use pushcarts now to carry heavy boxes of groceries.) Let s welcome Nina Turner back with a complete staff of volunteer helpers! See Sue Clark or Susan Opdycke if you want more information. Helping others is the game; LOAVES & FISHES is the name. So handy for us, right next door; Sign up for a shift or even more. If helping here is something new, Others will show you what to do. Help sort produce, toss what's bruised Into buckets which farmers use Feeding pigs and other stock. As the clients start to flock, We will move to something new, Helping guide the people through. Then we restock, sweep up the floor. You're tired but glad to help so many more. DCR On August 11 and 12, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., UUCE will host a Nonviolent Communication Training with facilitator Leah Boyd. This two-day, Level One NVC training is sponsored by the Ellsworth Area Minister s Association (EAMA) and is open to the public. The cost is $100 per person and registration is required. Please register with Eileen in the office by Friday, August 4. Download the brochure with registration form on UUCE's website and Facebook page. The facilitator s website, has more information; you can also talk about this training with Rev. Sara at sara@uuellsworth.org or (207) Hannaford gift cards make wonderful gifts for friends, neighbors, family, and yourself! We stock $50, $100, and $250 cards for sale. UUCE gets back 5% of every card sold and uses the income to beautify our church (see the new bathrooms and carpeting in the entry, for recent examples!). This is a good deal for everyone, and you pay no extra cost. Look for the table in the Community Room after services to get your cards!

11 Page 11 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 SAVE THE DATE (and the week before!) UUCE's ANNUAL YARD SALE SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 It s that time time for the best organized yard sale of the year, according to one of our visitors! The UUCE yard sale is Saturday, August 19. The whole building will be filled to bursting with kitchen and household items, clothing, bags, garage and gardening supplies, general home goods, rugs, art, decorations, toys, electronics, sports gear, jewelry, and so much more. There is something for everyone, and it s ONE day only, so don t miss it! Volunteers are needed and very much appreciated. Look for Evelyn Foster after church on Sundays to sign up. Have you been wanting to clear out clutter and unused items around your home/office/garage/storage? If they are CLEAN and IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, your donations for the yard sale will benefit our church community as well as the people who find these treasures to bring home. Starting Sunday, August 13, your donations can go right into the Penguin Room after the service. Prior to August 13, if your items are in boxes or bags, you can bring them to church on Sunday and give them to Pepper, our incredible yard sale organizer extraordinaire, or put them under the coat rack and let Pepper know they re there.

12 Page 12 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Sankofa Corner Ellsworth, August 28, 1867 THE EDIFICE situated at the corner of Main and High Sts., was built the present season, by Messrs. I. & O. W. Kent, of Ellsworth, after the design of S. S. Woodcock of Boston, the Architect. The audience room is fortythree feet wide by fifty-one in length, with sixty pews, capable of seating three hundred people. The vestry room is 18 by 24, communicating with the audience room by means of large folding doors. Over the vestry room is a gallery, provided with seats, so that the full accommodation of the church is nearly five hundred. 150 Years Ago.... Dedication Services of the Unitarian Church The interior is beautifully finished throughout in chestnut, trimmed with black walnut. The wood work was painted by I. S. Smith of Ellsworth. The frescoing was by Butler of Boston. The order of architecture is the new Gothic, or Victoria, as it is sometimes named. The whole building is a credit to the village but the interior is especially beautiful, and, with a light softened by painted windows, the effect upon the senses is most agreeable. THE SERVICES were opened with chanting the 65th Psalm Te decet hymnus, by the Unitarian choir of Bangor, Mr. F. S. Davenport organist. Next in order was READING OF SCRIPTURES AND INVOCATION by Rev. Geo. H. Hosmer, who read the 100th and 122nd Psalms and part of the 6th chapter of Second Chronicles. The selections were very appropriate, and were read with good taste and effect. The Invocation was brief and very impressive. The choir sang the Anthem Hear us, O Father, by Owen, after which Mr. Cole of Building Committee formally presented the Edifice for Dedication. Mr. Cole spoke of the origin of the Society, and of the attempt to build a church and feelingly acknowledged the generous aid received from the Unitarians of Bangor, Portland, and other places. After an Anthem, Thou art our Father, Humel, THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION was made by Rev. Dr. Briggs, and was an earnest, eloquent appeal to the Heavenly Father, to accept and bless the work of His servants here. The Dedicatory hymn was a grand hymn from Bryant, and was sung with much spirit and feeling. THE DEDICATION SERMON was by Pres. Hosmer of Antioch College. We have not space for a report of the discourse, which was able and

13 Page 13 The NUUS Aug ust Years Ago.... Dedication Services of the Unitarian Church, continued appropriate. The Preacher spoke of the tendency of the human race for a visible worship of God as manifested by the simple altar of loose stones upon the plain, and by the magnificent Temple built by Solomon. Moses went apart from the people up into the top of Sinai to receive inspirations from God. Jesus went up into mountains to draw nearer to the Father. Every soul should strive to climb the mounts of spiritual aspirations to get nearer to God. The church Edifice might be regarded as typical of the Sinai and Zion of the Scriptures. Men should frequent the church to receive more of the inspiration and grace of God, but they were not to remain there. They must go out into the world again to raise other men to the same level as themselves. The Temple was truly The Father s House and there He could always be found. At the close of the sermon the congregation joined in the following beautiful Hymn, by E. E. Hale of Boston: TUNE: Hamburg O, Father, Take the new-built shrine; The best our hands have reared is thine; Greet us with welcome when we come, And make our Father s house our home. Blest with Thy spirit while we stay, May we Thy spirit bear away, That every heart a shrine may be, And every home a home for Thee. Rev. Mr. Palfrey made the closing Prayer, which was at once simple, earnest, and devout. The congregation again joined in singing Old Hundred after which Rev. Mr. Savary, the Pastor, closed the exercises with an appropriate and earnest Benediction. Many Unitarians from Bangor and other places, favored the occasion with their presence. The house was full to overflowing and the deepest interest was manifest in all the proceedings. Evidently the Unitarian Society here has the best wishes of the whole community, for its prosperity and usefulness. In the evening Mr. Hepworth of Boston, preached a broad, liberal and catholic discourse, enjoining upon the new Society to be zealous, yet tolerant, and charitable. After the evening services, John D. Hopkins, Esq., and other Unitarians of the village held levees at their residences, thus most pleasantly closing the exercises of the day. From the Ellsworth American, August 30, 1867, p. 2. Wayne Smith, UUCE Historian Universalists and Unitarians of Maine have a proud story more than 200 years old. A new book by this title traces 409 Congregations in the cities and towns of Maine. It is a hardcover volume of 685 pages with 438 illustrations. The author, Peter Richardson, a retired UU minister, lives in Rockland. The price of the book is $69.95 plus state sales tax and mailing costs. A limited run of 200 copies was printed in mid-july For further information, contact Mr. Richardson at ptemr@aol.com.

14 Page 14 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Advertisements Wanted: Used, reliable car. Please contact Charlene Decker at (207) or or if you have one or know of one that might be available. Wanted: Hand-cranked meat grinder! Does anyone have one they could part with? My daughter wants to make her own sausage! Let Robin know by or text or FB message: (207) Wanted: Small, easily accessible space (about 10' or 12' square will suit) to rent. Electricity needed for lighting. Expect to use the space several hours a week to prepare, repurpose, redesign, and store small items. Please contact UUCE member Susan H. at (207) Pet Sitting Experienced pet sitter providing services. Some special-needs animal care with veterinary tech experience. Call UUCE member Susan H. at (207) BeamingLight Reiki and Sound Healing Experience relaxation and release in a 90-minute energy session with Eileen Mielenhausen in the privacy of your own home or at our studio space in Ellsworth. Call or text (207) , eileen.mielenhausen@gmail.com, or visit beaminglightcoaching.com for more information. UUCE EVENTS TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR! MIGRANT WORKER RESOURCE FAIRS Tuesday August 1 & 8, Ellsworth; & Thursday, August 3, Blue Hill HOPE IS NOT A PLAN FILM AT UUCE Wednesday, August 2, 6-8 p.m. BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETREAT Friday, August 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. LOBSTER PICNIC AT CYNTHIA PERKINS HOME Sunday, August 6, 4 p.m. NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION TRAINING Friday-Saturday, August 11-12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. YARD SALE (with EGGROLLS!) Saturday, August 19, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. COMMON GROUND FAIR EGGROLL BOOTH Friday-Sunday, September FERRY BEACH RETREAT Friday-Sunday, October GOODS & SERVICES AUCTION February or March 2018 What s Happening at UUCE? Find it on our online calendar:

15 Page 15 The NUUS Aug ust 2017 Contact Information Minister Rev. Sara Hayman: (cell) Church Office (M 10-3, W 12-5, Th 10-4) Administrator Eileen Mielenhausen: office@uuellsworth.org President of the Board Robin Lovrien: robin.uuce@gmail.com Religious Education Coordinator Anne Ossanna: aossanna@aol.com Music Director Wayne Smith: wayne@mrlanguage.com Newsletter Editor (deadline for submissions: 21st each month) Margaret Thurston: mhthurs@gmail.com Board of Trustees President: Robin Lovrien to 2018 Vice President: Jody Murphy to 2018 Treasurer: Peggy Strong to 2019 Secretary: Michael Arruda to 2019 Trustee: Mary Susan Haynes to 2018 Trustee: Tom Martin to 2018 Trustee: Margaret Thurston to 2020 Trustee: Mack MacDonald to 2020 Trustee: Evelyn Foster to 2019 Trustee: Susan Opdycke to 2020 Moderator: John Fink Youth Member: open Committee and Task Force Chairs Adult Education: open Aesthetics: Linda Laing Auction: Margaret Thurston Caring Committee: Cecily Judd Charitable Giving: Rev. Sara Hayman Choir: Haydee Foreman Committee on Ministry: Bill Clark Eggroll Project: Julie Connell, Susan Opdycke Ferry Beach Retreat: Evelyn Foster Fiscal Matters: Gerry Mehl Flowers: Bronwen Kaldro Green Sanctuary: Kay Wilkins, Shawn & Molly Mercer History/Archives/Library: Wayne Smith Hospitality Manager: Jody Murphy Landscaping: Amy Thompson Leadership Development: open Loaves and Fishes: Sue Clark, Susan Opdycke, Nina Turner Membership: Nancy Avila Peace and Social Action (PASA): Karen Volckhausen Property Management & Maintenance: Amy Thompson Publicity: Susan Opdycke Religious Education (RE) Chair: Liz True Safety: Helen Kazura Sunday Order of Service: send to office@uuellsworth.org Small Group Ministry: Rev. Sara Hayman Stewardship: Betty Massie Ushers: Jonathan Thomas Wayside Pulpit: Mack MacDonald Website: Brook Minner Yard Sale: Beth Pepper & Nathalie Arruda Are you receiving UUCE's weekly electronic newsletter? We want to make sure everyone who wants to read the latest UUCE news is receiving our weekly e-news bulletin. We send it out every Wednesday via MailChimp and have heard that some people may not be finding it in their inbox. Check your All Mail, Junk, and Spam folders first if you think you have not been receiving the weekly news. Please contact Eileen at or office@uuellsworth.org to get on the mailing list or to update your address. Thanks!

16 Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth 121 Bucksport Road Ellsworth, ME Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit Number 93 Ellsworth, ME The NUUS August 2017 The NUUS Newsletter of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth August 2017 Vol. 49, No. 8 We covenant to affirm and promote: The inherent worth and dignity of every human being; Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; A free and responsible search for truth and meaning; The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregation and in society at large; The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all; Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.