DRIVE THROUGH RAFFLE AND AUCTION KICK OFF
Sunday, April 25 * 1:00 to 5:00PM
People drive though the church parking lot and choose a raffle box using tongs which would then be wiped with sanitizer. Cost $5 each by cash or check. Information on how to get to the online auction site will be given out. The auction committee member who will be handing out the raffle prize will be wearing a mask and gloves.

ONLINE AUCTION
Bidding runs from Sunday, April 25 to Sunday, May 2! Don't miss out on all of the amazing services, events, meals and baskets that have been donated. Check back here for the link when it goes live!

How It Works: We will join a long list of churches and other organizations that have successfully taken their auctions online to keep people safe and to help keep their organization financially stable.

It Will Be Easy to Use: Check the Daily Eblasts for more information about how start; once in, the software will guide you. Once the auction launches, technical help will also be available to you.

TASTY TREATS
Between now and April 30, donors will sign up and commit to bringing their Tasty Treats by filling out the Auction Donation Form here: www.unitarianlincoln.org/auction

On May 1, Tasty Treat donors bring their goods to 6300 A Street between 8:30AM and 11:00AM. Offerings will be added to the online auction.

At NOON on May 1, we will send out an eblast to let everyone know that the Tasty Treats are available. Give yourself a treat for May Day. You have 24 hours to bid! The auction closes 24 hours later and buyers come to the church on Sunday.

WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE BAKED GOODS BIDDING WARS WITH THE MINISTER!

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The Share the Plate recipient for April 2021 is the Center for People in Need. We will give any contributions to the offering plate (for share the plate) in April to this local organization. 

As a part of the 4/18/21 Sunday 9AM Service on YouTube, you will hear from Chris Funk, Executive Director. The full interview will be posted to our YouTube channel.

Their mission is to provide services and programs to low-income people that address their basic needs and help them achieve economic independence. They have played a key role in distribution of food throughout the pandemic.

​Once a year at the Spring Congregational meeting, members vote for ten local organizations (or Unitarian Universalist organizations) one of which is featured each month of the church year.

Part of what we have missed this last year is hearing each other's voices. There are plans in place now for Re-Entry. We will soon be able to gather to worship and for fellowship. 
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Click HERE to listen to an interview with Phyllis Conway that Judy Hart conducted in 2019.

To access the full list of interviews, click HERE.

​"When you hear the word history, what comes to mind? Do you think about artifacts, wars, legislation, or dates? Does your mind go to movies, documentaries, or that class field trip to Colonial Williamsburg? Believe it or not, there are more avenues of history than listed above, and one that seems to get the shaft, at least in academic circles, is oral history. Oral history is the collection of history straight from the public, often represented through interviews, stories, folklore, and even songs. When one verbally explains events, daily life, or society as he or she sees it, history has been revealed for analysis."

http://wythecountyhistoricalsociety.org/2018/03/02/the-importance-of-oral-history/

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​ON THE ROAD AGAIN! We had to cancel our 2020 Auction, but we are packing our bags to restart our road trip in April 2021. We’re just taking a different route.  

New Online Auction - 2021
The Auction Committee is preparing a fun activity for you; a new way for you to be part of our church community and help support the church financially.    

Over the past year, all of us have needed to adjust to doing things differently and many of us have expanded our computer skills. We are confident our members and friends will embrace new ways of participating in a familiar church activity.  

Mark these dates in your calendar:
Sunday April 25, 2021, 12 noon = Bidding Starts
Sunday May 1, 2021, 12 noon = Bidding Ends

It Works
We will join a long list of churches and other organizations that have successfully taken their auctions online to keep people safe and to help keep their organization financially stable. 

It Will Be Easy to Use: Check the daily eblasts for more information about how to start; once in, the software will guide you. Once the auction launches, technical help will also be available to you.  

Our Green Sanctuary Committee and the UU Ministry for the Earth (UUMFE) invite you to participate in
Spring for Change – A Season of Sacred Activism
March 20 – May 23

Many different events and activities to engage the theme of  "Pathways to Healing & Regeneration." 

The Spring for Change program is designed for individuals, families, and entire faith communities to engage in together.

More information is available on the UUMFE website: 
https://www.uumfe.org/resources/spring-for-change-2021

​The Share the Plate recipient for March 2021 is NAACP Lincoln Branch. We will give any contributions to the offering plate (for share the plate) in March to this local organization. 

As a part of the Sunday 9AM Service on YouTube, you will hear from DeWayne Mays, President of the NAACP Lincoln Branch. As you will hear in the interview, they will be providing three scholarships to graduating seniors this spring. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could raise enough to cover at least one of the $1,000 scholarships?
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Once a year at the Spring Congregational meeting, members vote for ten local organizations (or Unitarian Universalist organizations) one of which is featured each month of the church year.

​COME ONE, COME ALL!....
​Sunday, March 21 • 1:00PM • ZOOM •

• What does the church’s Board of Trustees do?
• What should I look for in a Board candidate? 
• Would I make a good Board Member?

These are great questions, and timely. In May, at our spring congregational meeting, we will be electing three new Board of Trustee members. To get some answers, the Nominations Committee will sponsor an educational forum. 

Current Board members will be on hand to discuss board responsibilities, talk about their personal experiences on the board, and answer your questions. This event is open to all members and friends who want to become more familiar with the board and how it works as well as to those who are considering candidacy. 

(Note: per our bylaws, there is a one-year membership requirement to serve on the Board of Trustees.)

Watch your daily eblast for the Zoom link. To sign up for electronic communication, use the button in the footer of this website.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the process for becoming a Board of Trustees candidate, contact Mary K Stillwell marykstillwell@gmail.com or any Nominations Committee Member.

​Final 2021 Winter Lecture 

March 7, 2021. Professor Sharon R Stoolman specializes in pediatrics  in the  Division of Hospital Medicine at UN-Med and practices as a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. She will discuss “Sorting Through Racial Disparities in COVID-19,” emphasizing how the current pandemic affects minority communicates locally and throughout the US. 

2021 Winter Lecture Series:Pandemics: Old and New
For this 37th Winter Lecture Series of 2021, we focus on deadly pandemics. The Lecture Series will consist of four sessions presented on four successive Sundays beginning 2/14/2021. Each will begin at 7:00PM and end around 8:30PM, with a 45-minute lecture followed by an audience-driven Q&A. The Zoomed and recorded lectures, and Q & A sessions will then be posted on the Unitarian Church website.

If you receive the daily eblasts, you may already have the zoom links. If you need the link, use the contact form in the footer of this website to send a message to the church office.