July- Joy - Wk 3

Dear UU Parents and Guardians,

July 18th  -10am Service 

                                10am Sunday School in-person (Children head right to class - not join in the first part of service - masks required for all unvaccinated children)
                                11am Zoom Sunday School - SINGING WITH JULIE ENERSEN!!!
                               Mosaic Tile All Ages Activity after church! Registration required. See below for more info.

July 25th- 10am Service 
                                10am Sunday School in-person (Children head right to class - not join in the first part of service - masks required for all unvaccinated children)
                                11am Zoom Sunday School
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July 18th  - Mosaic Tile All Ages Activity (after church)
This is the sign-up for our Mosaic Tile painting fundraiser activity for ALL AGES!
Tiles are $10 each (scholarships available if needed).
Payment is taken the day-of: cash, check, or card.
Paint is provided. Come in clothing that can get messy!
The mosaic will be hung inside the building at some point - you'll be a part of history!
Funds are going towards replenishing Sunday School reserves.
This form is to help us gauge how many tiles to purchase and how much paint to provide. 

Want to participate, but won't be there that day? Please send me a message so I can get a feel for how many people want to paint on a different day.
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*Middle and HS *

July 20th (Wednesday) 6-7:30 2 event nights for Middle and High Schoolers! Game night theme this month!

Registration REQUIRED - form found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wCPoFTVNnKe8fHO12m1nyuXLVv0Phl2V2mtbizpGz2Q/edit
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UNITARIAN CHURCH OF LINCOLN TALENT SHOW!!!
Saturday August 7th 11am
All ages and talents are invited
Want to dance, sing, juggle, play an instrument, or recite the UU Principles in French?
We want to see what makes YOU UUnique! 
Please register ahead of time HERE

The ReEntry Task Force met on Wednesday, June 16 to assess our plans for the summer and to adjust our ongoing response to the pandemic in light of recent improvements in case rates, vaccination rates, and hospitalizations in Lancaster County.   
 
Our congregational year ended Sunday June 20. Effective June 21, we made the following changes to congregational activities:
* Masks optional for vaccinated congregants in the sanctuary, at small group meetings, outdoors, and at UCL sponsored events. Masks are highly encouraged for those not yet vaccinated.
* No advance registration needed to attend worship services or other events.
* No six-foot distance requirement.
* The sanctuary doors will remain closed during Sunday worship (beginning June 20).
 
These measures will remain in place:
* Masks required in the Sunday School Wing, regardless of vaccination status (adults and children are asked to stay masked)
* Because it is located in Sunday School Wing, the water fountain will be closed on Sundays. We will provide paper cups in the bathrooms and kitchens if you do not have your own reusable container.
* No coffee or food served on Sundays.
* Consistent with UUA guidance, we will not yet sing congregational hymns.
* Please continue to practice active consent (e.g. ask before hugging or shaking hands).
 
Our community is diverse. As we move forward in these next months, please continue to assess your own risk tolerance while also considering members of the community who are more vulnerable, such as unvaccinated children or immunocompromised adults.
 
These guidelines will apply through our summer season, and the ReEntry Task Force will reassess these guidelines before the 2021-22 congregational year begins on Sunday, September 5. If you have any questions about these measures, please contact the church office at [email protected] and we will direct your question to the ReEntry Task Force. Refer to Oscar's daily video update sent in the eblast Friday June 18 for more information.
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Events for All Ages at the Church - Save the Dates! 

July 17 (Saturday morning): UCL Congregational Softball Game

July 18 (Sunday after church): Mosaic Tile Painting (Fundraiser for Sunday School program) Paint a tile to go on our church walls and become a part of our history! 
July 22 (Thursday evening): Vespers at Antelope Park Bandshell, with A Street Band
August 7 (Saturday morning): UCL Talent Show (All ages can perform!!! Stay tuned for more details, and prepare your talents in the meantime!) 
August 19 (Thursday evening): Third Thursday at 6300 A Street, with A Street Band
August 22 (Sunday afternoon): Lawn Games at 6300 A Street.
September 2 (Thursday evening): Tent Revival 2.0

DISCORD for Middle and High School
We invite all Middle and High School students from Omaha and Lincoln to join us for discussion and community through this app.
'Would you rather' questions - Thoughts along our monthly Soul Matters themes - 'Big questions' related to UUism.
Also - a "Pet Page"!!! So much fun.
***Be aware that once joining Discord, it opens up the app to multiple pages which will need to be moderated by students themselves and their parents/guardians for security.

https://discord.gg/3NuSj6f
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*Parent and Guardian Chat:*
The chance for parents and guardians to check in with me for 'open office hours'
Every other Thursday 8pm and every other Wednesday noon (I close the meeting after 15 minutes if no one checks in)

Thursday July 15th at 8pm
  https://zoom.us/j/5036046295    

Wednesday July 21st at noon

  https://zoom.us/j/5036046295      
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Family Open Circle: 
Information can be found on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1081904435272577
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Videos This Week: 

Chelsea's Story- 
Smile Mr Cow
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K-5: Soul Matters Theme:

Soul Matters breaks in June/August
I will still provide resources for parents, and a story each week. 
Lesson plans will return in September
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Bonus Resources for Parents With the theme of: JOY
POEMS
Talking to God on the Seventh Day
by Ruth L. Schwartz
“You're not so sure about this world?
Listen.  Take another look…”
http://beamfyant.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/talking-to-god-on-the-seventh-day-ruth-l-schwartz-.html

Beannacht
by John O'Donohue
On the day when
the weight deadens on your shoulders
and you stumble,
may the clay dance
to balance you.
…may a flock of colours, indigo, red, green
and azure blue,
come to awaken in you a meadow of delight….
http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/beannacht-blessing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvS2LYbZLQ

Welcome Morning
by Anne Sexton
There is joy
in all:
in the hair I brush each morning,
in the Cannon towel, newly washed,
that I rub my body with each morning,
in the chapel of eggs I cook
each morning,
in the outcry from the kettle
that heats my coffee
each morning,
in the spoon and the chair
that cry "hello there, Anne"
each morning,
in the godhead of the table
that I set my silver, plate, cup upon
each morning.
 
All this is God,
right here in my pea-green house
each morning…
 
See the full poem here: http://mondaypoem.blogspot.com/2013/06/welcome-morning-by-anne-sexton.html
 
Weather
by George Bilgere (For Father’s Day)
“My father would lift me
to the ceiling in his big hands
and ask, How's the weather up there?
And it was good, the weather
of being in his hands … his face smiling from the world below…”
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2014/02/05