​Our Youth In Action group has started meeting
twice per month. This program is for our middle
and high school youth. They focus on discussion
and social justice work. This last month they
collected warm items to hand out to people who
are unhoused.

This April they will host our traditional Canned Food
hunt with items going to the Eastridge Food Pantry.
If you have canned food or nonperishable items to
donate, please bring them to the church. There will
be a bin outside the office door until Easter Sunday.

Our K-5th grade group is both online on zoom as
well as in person until the Covid dial is in green at
which point we will only be in person (for as long as
it is feasible to do so). We are meeting as an
ingathering group of mixed ages due to a lack of
volunteers.

We also are in need of childcare providers for our
youngest UUs under age 5. For the time being, nursery
nd preschool students are invited into the ingathering
r to stay with their adults. We will shift into the preschool
Room if we need to accommodate our little ones.

We continue our UU Pen Pal program where we
matched children with other children. They will be
finding out their mystery friends on April 10th -
stay tuned for more info.
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We are grateful for our children to be returning,
and could really use some extra hands. If you are
willing and able to volunteer in any age level,
please let me know:
[email protected]

I saw a Tarot Card Reader about a year ago. Although I read my own cards, I was interested in what someone else might see. The message was, "you need more self care". I thought to myself, "I paid for someone to tell me what I already know". So, even though you KNOW you should do self-care...this time during the pandemic can be overwhelming and it can be hard to remember to take time for your own wellbeing.

A friend on Facebook posed the following question: "What are some low effort, low stakes ways that you have found to nurture yourself and others in this time of extreme burn out?"

Here were some of the responses: 

• "I collect fairly carefree memes and send them to my friends every Friday"
• "Nervous system resets through HeartSpace Clinic! Offered 5 times per day. Open to anyone. 10 minutes only. Go to www.heartspaceclinic.org to sign up. You will get an email with the zoom link to use each time"
• "I bought a 6"x6"x4" cedarwood box. I keep my beeswax candles in it. In the morning I sit with my full-spectrum light, open the box, inhale the smell of cedar and beeswax, and then pull out a candle to light"
• "Popcorn and hot chocolate around the fire while listening to audiobooks - with and without children"
• "I lay down in the yard. Sometimes face-up, sometimes face-down"
• "lighting candles at night. unconditional permission to pick up a treat (a hot chocolate, a smoothie, a donut, a crunchwrap supreme) while I’m out running errands. buying more plants than necessary. making dates with friends to watch tv shows at the same time and text throughout."
• "Puzzles, walking outside and limiting my news consumption"

I hope that you are able to find ways to care for yourself this next month. 

Peace, faith, and love, 

Chelsea