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- 9:30 - Cookie Bake in the FH Kitchen
- 10:30AM - Guest Speakers: Marie Reed & Helen Bishop
- 12PM - Children's Choir Practice
This Month:
- Save the Dates
- Breakfast with Santa 12/20
- Children's Choir 12/21
- Soup Sunday 12/21
- Parents Day Out 12/21
- Children's Choir Reminders
- Food Resources for Readers
- Information about the Donation Drives
You're invited! Join us this Sunday, December 14th as we learn more about Hanukkah and disabilities.
Marie Reed is a passionate Early Childhood educator and linguist. Her hobbies all seem to start with the letter B. She loves bicycles, braille, bees and buttercream frosting. She's a mom of three, and this is her 4th year guiding lessons about Jewish holidays and values at UUFH. Dearly loved, Marie Reed's lessons are enjoyed by UUs of all ages. Marie is legally blind and will be teaching the kids not only about Hanukkah but also about how to interact with blind folks, seeing eye dogs, and people with seeing differences in general.
Helen Bishop - is a super star in the UU world! Recipient of the Angus McLean Award for Religious Education and director of a leadership school for UU boards for many years, Dr. Bishops has 4 degrees in various fields including Medieval and Renaissance Music and Organizational Leadership. This Sunday, Dr. Helen will be guiding our UU kids in a lesson about interacting with folks with disabilities. Kids are invited to ask questions, touch her wheelchair, and learn about disabilities.
Letter from Children's Choir Director: Melissa Meghdadi
Dear Parents,
Working with your children has been a true privilege, and I’m delighted for you to hear the music they’ve been preparing. Their dedication, creativity, and spirit have made this a meaningful experience for all of us.
To support their continued growth, I am providing audio recordings for at-home practice. These recordings will help reinforce what we’ve been working on in rehearsal and will give them an opportunity to share their progress with you.
The children will sing during the worship service on Sunday, December 21st between 10:30 and 11:30. Kids are encouraged to wear red and green. Parents, friends, and family are all invited to attend. The worship service will also include Christmas music performed by teens in our youth program. It's sure to be a meaningful and memorable service!
Respectfully,
Melissa Meghdadi
If you know of other food resources that aren't listed here, please email Sunday at RE@uufhnc.org.
General Information about Food Pantries in Our Area
Henderson County Food Pantry List
UUFH is partnering with Interfaith Assistance Ministries (IAM), to get food, clothing, blankets, and personal hygiene items to those who need them.
If you are in a position to give, you are strongly encouraged to bring your food, warm clothing, and hygiene donations to UUFH or take them to IAM directly and get a receipt for the UUFH office. Keeping track of receipts is helpful for writing grants and internal bookkeeping.
Donors have options. You can drop off donations at the UU office across the street from the sanctuary Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday between 10-2PM or you can drop off the donations into the donation wagon in the foyer on Sunday mornings immediately before or immediately after the service.
Food Drives
Food donations are still very much needed. Thanks for bringing donations to UUFH and for volunteering to drive donations to IAM!
Food Drive Happening This Week at UUFH
Clothing Drive
Warm Clothing Donation Drive These items are needed right away.
Note: There's a clothing donation bin in the UUFH foyer and another set up in the Fellowship Hall. Clothing donations are accepted at the same times as the food donations: M,T, TH from 10-2 and Sunday mornings 9-11:30 or so.
Bedding and Toiletries Drives
Everyone deserves to be warm and feel safe! Your donations make a difference. Click here for a list of bedding and personal hygiene items needed at IAM. These donations can be placed with the food donations to go to IAM.
Able to Volunteer?
IAM needs volunteers also! Your presence can make a profound difference and not just in the tasks you do, but in the comfort and kindness you share. Here’s a list of all the various shifts that currently need to be filled. You can apply directly via this link or contact Marcia Crabtree at marcia@iam-hc.org. or you can call (828)697-7029 ext.224.
Able to help pickup and drop off donations?
UUFH needs volunteers to take collected items to IAM during the week. Please sign up here.
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