SUMMER Worship Schedule Summer Services begin at 9:30 am June 25 – Wendy Newhall July 2 – Betsy Azarowski July 9 – Gary Blanchard July 16 – Wendy Newhall July 23 – Laurel Hemmer July 30 – Dina Leduke August 6 – John Kennison August 13 – Judy Zink-Estabrook August 20 – Marcus Monserrate August 27 – Christine Holbrook September 3 – NO SERVICE
SUMMER SERVICES June 25th-August 27th, 9:30am. No Children’s Religious Education or childcare. No Service September 3rd (Labor Day Weekend). Regular Services, childcare and Children’s Religious Education will resume September 10th, 10:30am
Celebrate Our 300th Anniversary! Save the Dates! n celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Quaboag Churches (including BUUC), the following events are scheduled and open to all: Sunday, June 4th 10:30 am:Roots and Wings Worship and Fellowship at Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church Saturday, August 19th 10:30 am: Presentation and Luncheon on the Common in West Brookfield hosted by West Brookfield Congregational Church Sunday, September 17th 10:00 am: Worship and Fellowship at Brookfield Congregational Church Saturday, October 14th 10:00 am: Combined Church Service and Refreshments at Foster Homesite, Foster Hill Road, West Brookfield
REV. CRAIG’S SUMMER SCHEDULE: From June 19th- July 4th, Rev. Craig will be away. Coverage for pastoral emergencies will be provided: June 19-25 by Rev. Heather Rion-Starr 541-390-6052 (text/call) revheatherrionstarr@gmail.com revheather@ushartford.com June 26-July 4 by Rev. Aaron Payson 508-963-5959 (text/call) arpayson@charter.net July 5th - July 31st Rev. Craig will be on study leave but available for pastoral emergencies. Regular office hours will resume the first week of August.
Scrapbook We purchased a scrapbook to document BUUC events. If you attend an event and take a photo please forward it to Debbie via email, Debbie@DebbieEnnis.com. Please write a brief line or two about the event, i.e. date, purpose, place, responsible committee. We also welcome newspaper articles about our church or our members, when the BUUC is mentioned. We would love to have this to look back on in future years. Thank you, Your Membership Committee
Ongoing Events
STONE SOUP COMMUNITY LUNCHEON Every first Wednesday of the month from October to June, Noon to 1 pm All are invited for Stone Soup where your presence is the secret (and most important) ingredient. We provide the soup and coffee/tea, you bring something to share (bread, juice, appetizer/dessert). So please, join me for an hour with food,friends, and conversation. ~ Rev. Craig SUMMER CHANGES. Join us for Summer Salad: Stone Soup will be ending for the year in June. However the Membership Committee will keep it going this year as "Summer Salad." We will meet the 2nd Wednesday in July (July 12) due to the July 4th holiday and then go back to the first Wednesday of the month meeting on August 2 and September 6. Like always all are welcome to join in Summer Salad. We will meet at the BUUC at 12:00 pm. The only difference is the events will be potluck. Feel free to bring something for yourself or something to share. See you for lunch!
COMMITTEE FOR ECOLOGY & SOCIAL ACTION (CESA) Meetings times will be announced during the church year. Contact Mary Ann Adams at maryannbuuc@gmail.com
THE BUUC WOMEN'S ALLIANCE During the church year (September through June,) second Wednesday each month at 7 pm at the BUUC or in a member’s home unless otherwise noted. All women are welcome. Contact Laurie Magnuson for more information. The Women’s Alliance is open to all women in the community. This year we have some plans in the making. We are also planning a fun day of health awareness and relaxation methods this spring and are happy to once again be presenting our Goods and Services Silent Auction in March. Please feel free to join us. Contact Laurie Magnuson at LMagnuson@randolphproducts.com for more information.
CHOIR REHEARSAL Each Thursday from 6:55 to 8:30 pm. If you are interested in joining choir, please be in touch with Music Director Lila Farrar ahead of that date.
BUUC BOOK CLUB The next meeting is Tuesday, September 12, 7:00 p.m. If you would like to read ahead, here is a list of our upcoming books. Please note that we will not be meeting in July and August: September: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance October: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki November is a twofer: The Good Good Pig and/or The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Read either or both. Everyone is welcome to join us for the BUUC Book Club. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm in the church basement or parlor. If you have any questions or suggestions contact Barbara Hale at b.lambert.hale@gmail.com Get reading!
SMOC Monthly Meal: Volunteer Opportunity The last Tuesday of each month. A group of us at the church are providing a dinner the last Tuesday of the month at the SMOC sober housein Gilbertville, Massachusetts. As a volunteer, you would be requested to provide only 1 portion of the meal, such as salad, bread or drinks for about 25 people. This is a fun way to have a nice dinner out and also help people in need in our community. Please contactChristine Holbrook at holbrookchristine1@gmail.com orWendy Newhall at circle_dancers@yahoo.comfor details.
