News Update Friday July 2, 2010
Friday News Udate
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist
Friday E-Mail News July 2, 2010
Sunday Service 10 AM
July 4, Sunday: Sermon - The Freedom to Demand Spirituality, Elizabeth Breeden. On this national day celebrating freedom, Elizabeth Breeden examines our rights and responsibilities to pursue spirituality.
Sunday Child Care
Summer child care co-op offered during the service for infants through rising fifth graders.
To register, contact robynf@embarqmail.com.
Church This Week
June-August 28: Summit House Closed
July 2, Friday: Food Pantry, 9:30 AM, Social Hall
July 5, Monday: Church Office Closed for the holiday.
July 6, Tuesday: UUppity Women, 7 PM, Parlor. There will be only one meeting in July. We will gather to look back at our 2009-10 program year. Come with your comments on what you liked and did not, what you think we should to do more often, what you think is being overdone. Bring your ideas for discussions, presentations, and activities for meetings beginning in September. A pool party is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, August 3. For information, email uuppities@uucharlottesville.org.
July 11, Sunday: Sermon - In a Time of Transition, Wendy Repass, Megan England Ward & Twenties and Thirties (TnT). Life is filled with threshold moments that define who we will become. The Twenties and Thirties (TnT) group will discuss the decisions that form the barrier between youth and adulthood and present two special features: “What We Wish We Had Known” and “What We Hope To Remember.” Join us for an exploration of growing up, staying young, and forming friendships across the age barrier.
Church Notes & Requests for Help
Rev. Tony Perrino Information: Can not get enough of that Tony Perrino? Read some of his favorite poems, prayers and sermons at http://home.comcast.net/~afperrino/, a website created for him by Josie Pipkin.
Finance Note: All reimbursement requests turned in by June 30 will be reimbursed from the 2009-2010 budget, and those submitted after that date will be reimbursed from the 2010-2011 budget. Be sure to fill out the Pink Reimbursement Request Form and put it (and any other pertinent documentation) in the Controller’s mailbox #56.
Pressure Washer Needed: Do you have a pressure washer we can borrow to work on UHouse? If yes, contact Ellen Pratt at 923-8205 or ellenwpratt@gmail.com.
Volley Ball Equipment Needed: RE is looking for good quality volley ball equipment for our youth programs. If you would like to donate any contact Pam McIntire at 973-0536 or pem3xe@alumni.virginia.edu.
TJMC Photo Directory: The Membership Committee is compiling a digital TJMC membership photo directory and wants to include a digital photograph of every member. See the July 2010 Monthly Bulletin for details. If you have questions, contact Sally Taylor, Membership Co-Chair, at 295-8083 or sallytaylor411@gmail.com.
Covenant Group Coordinating Committee is hard at work creating new Covenant Groups to begin this fall, and assigning new members to existing groups. Covenant Groups are our church’s small group program in which participants meet, listen, and share, in a fixed (for the church year) group of eight to twelve people, deepening our relationships with each other while discussing interesting topics. New participants enter groups in either September through October, or January. Contact: Sally Taylor at 295-8083 covenantgroups@uucharlottesville.org, Patsy Swindler, Jim Souder, or Christine Gresser. Or: uucharlottesville.org/get-involved/interests/covenant-groups.
ShopWithScrip! To register as a TJMC member, go to the website, register using our enrollment code 5BCFD27A2L439 and use the ‘Shop’ menu to order your GiftCards. Orders placed by midnight Monday will generally be available for pickup at the Scrip table the following Sunday, though because of low demand, we no longer place weekly orders. You can use ShopWithScrip’s PrestoPay debit service to pay online or pay with a check when you pick up your order. We will continue to stock our regular grocery store GiftCards plus a handful of popular ShopWithScrip Cards at the Scrip table each Sunday.
Church Upcoming Dates
August 21, Saturday: TJMC Back-To-School Yard Sale Extravaganza, 11th Annual. Our sorting/pricing crew has already started to work. All donations must be in saleable condition or they will be subject to discard. Bring your non-furniture donations now to Summit House (the yellow house adjacent to the church) on Sunday mornings or during the week when the Church Office is open, and place them in Room #1, to the left as you enter. We accept: furniture, kitchenware, linens, decorative items, kid’s games and toys, sporting equipment, yard and garden items, electronics, books, and CDs. We cannot accept (due to space considerations): computers or printers, non-cable-ready TVs, large exercise equipment, child car seats or clothing. In order to maximize our working space, please hold larger furniture items until August. If you have items you can not hold until then, we have alternative off-site storage space available. Questions? Need to arrange a pickup for large quantities or large items? Write yardsale@uucharlottesville.org or speak with Elizabeth Breeden or Jean Newland.