Announcements
September's Share the Plate Recipient
UUJusticePA is an advocacy group that promotes UU values across the state. The Education Fund is a separate 501(c)3 entity that promotes related educational initiatives around the state.
UCH member Arly Henninger-Voss is on staff, and UCH member Anita Mentzer is a former director of UUJusticePA.
**Last month, a check totaling $1,305.86 was donated to the Dauphin County Bail Fund. Thank you for supporting our beloved community with your generous plate gifts!
UUtheVote Chili Luncheon
Join us on Sunday, September 29th at 12 noon for a chili lunch and Vote Forward letter-writing party. Enjoy a lunch of turkey chili or vegetarian chili with all the trimmings. After lunch we’ll each write 20, non-partisan letters to low-propensity Pennsylvania voters about why voting is important to you personally. (You can write the same message of 2-3 sentences on all twenty letters). Form letters, envelopes, and stamps will be provided. Eat lunch together and then spend one hour of your time to help UCH reach our goal of 2000 letters.
Please contact Margaret Carrow or Anita Mentzer to confirm that you will attend so that we have enough chili.
LaGrone Scholarship
Pop-up Art Fundraiser
Begins Today!
Join us immediately following service September 8 and 15 in the Common Room on the lower lever. Snag a gift. Treat yourself. Support a cause. Pillows, placemats, photography, women’s jackets, zippered pouches, totes, notecards, purses/multi-purpose carry bags, lap quilts, caps for children/youth, pottery, loomed treasures, jewelry, and more, created by UCH members!
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Women's Night Out
Women's Night Out will meet Tuesday, September 10 at 5:30PM at Cedars Lebanese Restaurant, 215 Market St., Camp Hill. RSVP by Monday, September 9 to Ann Sitrin (717-439-6090).
Power to the Hill
Power to the Hill is a non-partisan group that is all about lifting up the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg through voter engagement and community action. During voter engagement days, we visit EVERY door in the Hill to listen to their concerns and what motivates them to vote and ask how we can help facilitate the voting process for them. This is a neighborhood full of historically marginalized people, so our presence and action there is paramount.
Power to the Hill can use your talents and energy whether you are new to canvassing or not. Saturday, September 21, and Saturday, October 19, are the last two Voter Engagement Days. We meet at Christ Lutheran Church (124 S. 13th Street, Hbg) at 10am for training. Canvassers go out in pairs, and then we all share a delicious lunch together. We will also be present at the three Allison Hill polling locations on Election Day if you would like to help on that day. We will be answering questions, as well as handing out stickers and treats.
Power to the Hill is blessed to be supported as an outreach program of UCH, as well as having many donors and volunteers who attend UCH. Thank you! If you want more information or would like to be added to our volunteer email list, please contact Wendy Shaver - 717-802-2920.
An Evening of Songs with Chris Emkey
Back by popular demand, Chris will be playing at UCH on Sunday, September 22nd from 7-8:30pm! For those who may have missed it last time, this is not your average church performance - check out this teaser video!
Bring your friends and BYOB. Choir will provide light snacks. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by emailing Yvonne at yduval@uchbg.org. All proceeds will go to the UCH music fund, but Chris will be graciously accepting tips via cash or Venmo the night of the event.
Next Sunday - September 15
"Flow Together"
Rev. Bran Lennox
10:30 am
Join us for Water Communion as we celebrate what it means to gather as Unitarian Universalists. You are invited to bring a small amount of water of any significance -- whether from your kitchen tap or your world travels -- with you to the service.
Believe it or not, it's been one month since Reverend Bran joined us in August! Please plan to attend coffee hour on September 15 for refreshments and a welcoming reception for our new minister. It will be a good opportunity to meet Rev. Bran, if you have not already done so!
Members and friends can submit joys and/or sorrows to be read (with your permission) during a Sunday service. Submissions sent before Friday at noon will be read that Sunday, all others will be held for the next week.
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