Please join us after the

Candlelight Service on

Sunday, December 15 in

the Chapel for our candlelight

reception/Afterglow Party.

Please bring an appetizer,

hors d’oeuvre, or dessert to

share during the reception.

Please keep your food item in

the car until after the service,

so that we may more easily

transform the space after the

service.

--Celeste Stickney

Here is an oppor-

tunity for you to

help decorate the

Chapel during the holiday

season: purchase poinsettias!

Holiday poinsettias can be

ordered now through

December 10. Please look

for sign up forms at the

Welcome Desk. Plants are

$20 each and can be taken

home any time after the

Candlelight Service on

December 15.

—Celeste Stickney

Candlelight Reception: “Afterglow”

I n s i d e t h i s

i s s u e :

Worship

Services

2

Children’s RE 2

Minister’s and

President’s

Columns

3

Treasurer and

PC Reports

4

In Our

CommUUnity

8

December

Meetings

9

Contacts 10

December

Calendar

11

Poinsettias for Purchase

Vineyard UU Voice

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9 V o l u m e 5 , I s s u e 1 2

S p e c i a l

p o i n t s o f

i n t e r e s t :

88 Keys Fund,

page 5

Universal

Justice and

Community

Action, pages 6

and 7

UUA General

Assembly, page 9

We are an intentionally welcoming congregation of diverse faiths and shared

values, fostering spiritual growth, community action and universal justice.

Calling All of Our Christmas Elves!

We will be decorating the Chapel for the holidays after

the service on December 8, and we need your help! It

takes about an hour and half to transform the Chapel

into a winter wonderland. Please email or text Jenifer

Parkinson to let her know if you are able to help. It’s

also okay to just show up!

—Jenifer Parkinson

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RE REflections

Worship Services 11:00 am December 1:

Beloved Community

– Rabbi Lori Shaller

Being in Beloved Communi-

ty means going beyond tol-

erance in our capacity to be

extravagantly welcoming. It

means really loving the

stranger, whether or not

you agree with her/his/their

values. Notes from the

UUA’s “Transforming

Hearts” workshops.

Rabbi Lori is a community

rabbi working on MV,

throughout New England

and in the virtual world to

bring Jewish joy and learn-

ing, life cycle events and

spiritual direction to Jewish

people and the other-than-

Jewish people important to

them. She has been the

Administrative Assistant at

UUSMV for eight years.

December 8:

Advent – Reverend

Bill Clark Reverend Bill returns to

the pulpit to examine the

candles of advent. What

does each candle represent

and how do we, as UU’s

relate to the concept of

advent?

December 15, 5:30

pm: Joy, Music and

Miracles -

Candlelight Service-

Reverend Bill Clark Come and celebrate the

joy, music and wonder of

this holiday season. The

Afterglow party will be in

our own beautiful Stevens

Chapel.

December 22:

Winter Solstice -

Rebecca Gilbert,

Sam Greene, Mary

McEvoy

The service

will share

the meaning

of this an-

cient cele-

bration for

the return

of the light

after hours

of darkness.

Rebecca, Sam, and Mary are

members of the UUSMV

Covenant of Unitarian Uni-

versalist Pagans (CUUPS)

which shares earth and

nature centered religious

and spiritual perspectives

and celebrations.

December 29:

Aurora Borealis –

Reverend Bill Clark What exactly causes the

aurora borealis? Do its

lights have any symbolism

for us?

There will be a baby dedi-

cation of our newest baby,

who just happens to be

named Aurora.

Justice Sunday for the chil-

dren and youth.

December 15: 5:30 pm

Family Candlelight Service

December 22: There will

be no RE, but families are

invited to the Sunday

service presented by

CUUPS: Covenant of Uni-

tarian Universalist Pagans,

sharing the winter festival

Last month, the Explorers

created a Rangoli design in

recognition of Diwali.

Here are the plans for

December:

December 1: There will

be no RE. (As you may re-

call, RE will not meet on

the Sundays of school vaca-

tions and long weekends.)

December 8: Universal

of Saturnalia.

December 29: There will

be no RE.

The Teen Social Action

Mob will be conducting a

Coat and Clothing Drive

for Clothes to Go in De-

cember!

—Dorie Godfrey

V i n e y a r d U U V o i c e

In Faith and Service...

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On the ferry as I write, and it is

a rockin’ and rollin’ crossing on

this Monday in November.

Guess I should be happy the

ferry went at all, as many were

cancelled this morning.

Living on an Island certainly has

its ups and downs. I believe I

had only one ferry cancelled on

me, which was during our

children and youth Sunday a

few years back. I suppose this is

something to which Islanders

become accustomed.

There are many things we all

get accustomed to this time of

year, for example, our annual

Candlelight Service, when we

gather in community to cele-

brate the birth of hope, peace

and joy. This year our service

will be on December 15th at

5:30 pm in the Chapel. We are

having it a little later this

month, as the Community

Chorus Concert, with which

many of our members are in-

volved, have their concert on

December 8th. Our theme this

year is “Joy, Music and Mira-

cles.” I chose this theme, as it is

the 300th anniversary of the

writing of one of my favorite

carols: “Joy to the World.” We

will have lots of music, stories

and our traditional UU candle-

lighting ceremony handed down

over the years since the 1800’s.

On December 22nd Rebecca

Gilbert and our CUUPS Group

will gather to celebrate the

winter solstice, and on

December 29th I return to

explore the light of Aurora Bo-

realis and to bless and dedicat-

ed our newest baby in the com-

munity, who is named Aurora!

December is always a full and

busy month for us at UUSMV.

Remember to stay after the

service on the December 8 to

help decorate our sanctuary in

preparation for the upcoming

holiday season.

Looking forward to seeing

everyone in this busy month.

See you in Church.

~ Reverend Bill

haven’t seen in church for a

while. Write a note of encour-

agement to someone who

might need a friend.

Do random acts of kindness as

you go about your day. Find

opportunities to give heartfelt

compliments: it costs nothing

and could make someone’s day;

call someone you haven’t talked

to for a while and let them

know you have been thinking

about them; put a surprise note

in your child’s backpack telling

them something they have done

for which you are proud of

them; put a bag of dry goods

together and deliver it to the

church for the Food Pantry.

Has someone done something

for you and you owe them a

“thank you”? Now’s the time!

Let someone who seems in a

hurry, go in front of you in line;

give someone a hug; leave a

larger than normal tip for good

service; pay for someone’s cof-

fee ahead of you in line; take a

bouquet of flowers to some-

one.

Be kind to yourself: take a long

hot bubble bath; read a book

for a whole day; invite a friend

to go out to a favorite restau-

rant for lunch; go see a movie;

take a walk on one of our many

trails.

Wishing you and yours a kind-

ness-filled holiday season,

—Rita Brown

FORECAST: HOLIDAY

BLIZZARD OF RANDOM

ACTS OF KINDNESS!

The time is drawing near for

the upcoming holidays you and

your family may celebrate.

This is a time when those

among us who have lost a loved

one are remembering happier

times, and a time when some of

us wish we could be closer to

siblings, children, parents, or

grandparents. The days are

shorter and the sunshine less

plentiful.

I invite us all to brighten one

another’s lives in this holiday

season. Send a note of friend-

ship or do a random act of

kindness for UUSMV friends in

the coming weeks; choose

people you might not speak to

every Sunday. Call a friend you

From Your President

Do random

acts of

kindness as

you go about

your day.

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Parish Committee Notes

Treasurer’s Report It will soon be time to finalize

the 2019 financial records of

UUSMV.

If anyone has a request for re-

imbursement for expenditures

on behalf of UUSMV, please

submit the request as soon as

possible. Also, any outstanding

2019 pledges and/or capital

campaign commitments are due

by December 31st. This is

the final year for payments for

the 2016 Capital Campaign (for

purchase of the “backyard”

property).

If you are not sure where you

stand with your pledge or capi-

tal campaign commitment,

please call Jan Casey or email

her at

uusmvtreasurer@gmail.com

Payments can be made by

check or online on the

UUSMV website. Click on the

“Donate” button. It’s simple

or you can ask Jan or Rita

after Sunday service to

process your credit card pay-

ment in the UUSMV office.

My job as your Treasurer is to

focus on the financial health of

UUSMV. Although we are a

church, UUSMV also needs to

be treated as a non-profit

“business.”. Without adequate

funds, it could not pay its staff,

the utilities, or maintenance of

the Chapel. Without ade-

quate funds, the church would

not be able to carry out its

spiritual mission.

Although UUSMV is not con-

sidered to be a wealthy con-

gregation, thanks to you, we

are financially stable. We’ve

increased the size of our

property and can, at some

point, begin thinking about

building a parish hall. It will

require another capital cam-

paign and will require the fi-

nancial support of many mem-

bers to make it happen. We

can dream!

Your gifts of money and

service demonstrate that

UUSMV has a meaningful place

in your heart.

Wishing you a happy and

healthy New Year!

—Jan Casey

pating.

Jennifer Knight asked for

the PC’s support as she

applies to theological

schools. We unanimously

(and enthusiastically)

agreed to do so in any

way we can!

Fundraising - The Lasagna

Dinner and Silent Auction

were a success, raising just

over $4,000! The event

also served as a kickoff for

our Envelope Fundraiser.

If you haven’t already

grabbed an envelope,

please stop by the display

in the back of the church

for more details.

Reverend Bill reported the

Blessing of the Animals

service was very well re-

ceived and that he was

looking forward to the

UU4U class held after

church on November 17th.

Rita has spent much of her

time the last month on the

Pledge Campaign, which is

going well. If you haven’t

turned in your pledge

card, please do so ASAP.

Our programs need your

support!

Jan Casey projects a sur-

plus in 2019 due to the

Island Theater Workshop

summer rental and the

fact that we have not yet

hired an RE Coordinator.

She also gave a preliminary

2020 budget overview,

and we are looking at a

small surplus there as well.

We discussed upcoming

holiday plans and the

Candlelight service, which

will be held on Decem-

ber 15th at 5:30 pm.

The next PC meeting

will be December 10th,

4:00-6:30 pm in the Chap-

el. Everyone is invited to

attend. Please contact Rita

Brown if you have an agen-

da item to suggest or if you

plan to attend.

—Kristy Brooks, Secretary

Your Parish Committee

met last month on Novem-

ber 8th. Here are some

highlights of our meeting:

We accepted Steve and

Joan Clarks’ resignations

from the PC. Kristy

Brooks replaces Joan as

Secretary and Lucinda

Sheldon steps into Steve’s

Member-At-Large role.

We thank the Clarks for

their service and dedica-

tion to our congregation.

Our 105-year-old piano is

in poor shape. At this

point it does not make

sense financially to contin-

ue to make repairs, so

Judy Crawford and Sean

McMahon will begin the

search for a replacement.

A brainstorming group is

being formed to discuss

the property next door at

248 Main Street and what

our options may be.

Please contact Rita if you

are interested in partici-V i n e y a r d U U V o i c e

UUSMV Treasurer

Jan Casey

New “88 Keys” Fund

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We recently learned that, de-

spite significant repairs, our 104

-year-old baby grand piano

should be replaced. And a very

generous member of our con-

gregation has already commit-

ted $3,000, representing 60% of

the estimated funds needed to

do that. With this commitment

in hand, we have launched an

effort to raise the remaining

$2,000.

A little back story . . . . In antic-

ipation of our recent fundraising

concert, we had our baby grand

piano serviced by an excellent

technician, Boaz Christianbaum.

Boaz worked on the piano for

almost an entire day: cleaning

the action, key frame and key

bed; regluing 62 loose ham-

mers; regluing 50 loose key

coverings and repairing 2 bro-

ken key coverings; lubricating

the peddles; addressing partial

action regulation, and reshaping

felts and spacing hammers.

Mr. Christianbaum does not

recommend spending any more

money on this piano. Instead,

his advice is that we look for a

pre-used baby grand piano in

good shape to replace the one

we have. He said that in this

“buyer’s market” he is confi-

dent he can find us an excellent

replacement for approximately

$5,000.

Hearing this, Barb Caseau has

offered $3,000 to start a fund

for the new piano. Since the

piano has 88 keys and she is

about to celebrate her 88th

birthday, we are calling this the

“88-Key Fund.”

As we move into this holiday

season, we hope you will con-

sider making a contribution to

help purchase our new piano.

How about $88? When making

a contribution, note that it is

for the 88 Keys fund or piano

fund.

—Judy Crawford

the cash amount or a check

made out to UUSMV, and place

it in the collection plate or the

wooden ballot box by the

Chapel entrance. Alternately,

you can call Lori in the office if

you would like to charge the

amount to your credit card.

The drawing for the dinner gift

The Envelope

Fundraiser con-

tinues in De-

cember. We are

half-way through

this fundraiser,

and we have about 50 out of

100 envelopes remaining. Please

select an envelope, fill it with

certificates will be held on

Sunday, December 22 after

the worship service. You do

not need to be present to win,

but why not attend to see who

the winners will be?

—Celeste and Norman Stick-

ney and Barbara Krause and

Glenn Palmer

to Molly Conole and Lisa Weiss

for donating their immense

musical talents. We should also

thank The Tisbury Printer for

donating our beautiful posters

and Vineyard Gardens for loan-

ing us their beautiful flowers for

the weekend. Finally, I want to

extend a heartfelt thank you to

the event committee, who

worked so hard to make this

event happen: Sean McMahon,

Sue Streeter, Jacqui Noel, Doris

Troy, Rich Peia, Abbie Steele,

Ann Deitrich, and the many

others who helped set up and

clean up. Your contributions

are so appreciated. The

success of this event has

strengthened our motivation to

plan the next Music in the

Chapel event, scheduled to take

place Memorial Day weekend,

2020.

—Judy Crawford for the Plan-

ning Committee

Our recent Music in the

Chapel event, An Art Song After-

noon, was very successful on

several counts. First, the event

was a financial success, raising

$1,000 for the Stevens Chapel

Fund. The attendance was ex-

cellent, almost filling our Chap-

el, with a good two-thirds of

the people who attended com-

ing from outside the UU com-

munity. This is a great way to

bring new folks into our space.

We all owe a debt of gratitude

An Art Song Afternoon

The Envelope Please

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UUSMV Supports

Houses of Grace

Winter Shelter Reverend Bill, Ilona Metell,

Dorie Godfrey, Kristy Brooks,

Donna McElroy, Lori Shaller,

and Roger and Linda Moffat

have signed on to volunteer as

staff for Houses of Grace.

Houses of Grace offers a

warm, safe place to sleep, eat,

and enjoy community during

the coldest months of the year –

January 1 through March 31.

According to the Vineyard Ga-

zette, the Island has approxi-

mately 100 people experiencing

chronic homelessness and hun-

dreds more dealing with the

challenges of housing insecurity.

The Island Interfaith Clergy As-

sociation started Houses of

Grace four years ago to serve

people who find themselves

without a place to sleep. Last

year Houses of Grace served

32 people, averaging 8 guests

each night. The guests express

tremendous gratitude for the

program and the volunteers say

they get more than they give. If

you’d like to learn more about

the program or consider volun-

teering, come to the orientation

on Monday, December 9,

7:00 pm at Good Shepherd

Parish House in Oak Bluffs.

—Dorie Godfrey

four, over a quarter of the total

number of meals provided by

VCOH. Grateful thanks for the

generosity of all those who

gave…. Jack Street, Celeste and

Norm Stickney, Judy Hickey,

Jack and Pamela Street, Mimi

Davisson, Donna McElroy, Steve

Engh, Arlene Conroy, Doreen

Kinsman, Betsy Buck and Bill

Bridwell, Jennifer and Stefan

Knight, Ann Charnley, Liz

Loucks, Nancy Wood, Tad and

Judy Crawford, Mary Miller, Sue

Streeter, Alicia Lesnikowska,

Leigh Smith, Dorie Godfrey,

Sarah Shepard, Barb Caseau,

Reverend Bill Clark, Peter Me-

Family to Family

Thanksgiving………

The Results! Another record number of

UUSMV donors and a record

number of Thanksgiving sup-

pers funded. Fifty-six members

and friends pitched in this year,

raising $1,940 for the Vineyard

Committee on Hunger’s pro-

gram to provide Thanksgiving

dinners to Island families who

would otherwise be unable to

afford this traditional holiday

treat. UUSMV’s contribution

equated to about 75 such tur-

key dinners for families of

leney, Katharine Colon, Rita

Brown and Jan Casey, Alan

and Sunny Wilson, Peter

Palches, Kay Leaird, Susanna

and Michael Savoy, Maddie

Maccaferri, Kristy and Eric

Brooks, Myra Stark, Barb

Cushman, Mary McEvoy and

Erika Berg, Laura and Ken

Beebe, Marianne Goldsmith,

Anne Soyer, Barbara Krause

and Glenn Palmer, Rich Peia

ad Doris Troy, Jenifer Parkin-

son, Anita Christian

—Jack Street

each local grocer.

All unopened, nonperishable,

unexpired food is appreciated.

Some ideas the Food Pantry

recommends are:

Pasta and pasta sauce, salsa,

ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise,

olive oil, salad dressing, dried

fruits and raisins, salted or un-

salted nuts, sunflower seeds,

coffee/tea, canned protein (tuna,

salmon, chicken) hearty soups,

crackers, muffin, cake, or bread

mixes, cold cereals, boxed juices

for kids, graham or animal crack-

ers, granola bars, baby food.

Other items: toothpaste,

toothbrushes, bar soap and

shampoo, canned or dry pet

food, feminine hygiene prod-

ucts, incontinence pads.

The Food Pantry is open Mon-

days and Wednesdays from

2:00-4:00 pm and Saturdays,

10:00 am-12:00 pm at the

United Methodist Church at

William and Church Streets in

Vineyard Haven.

—Rita Brown

Food Pantry

Collection Returns

to UUSMV Let’s continue to help fight

food insecurity on Martha’s

Vineyard. Items you place in

the new collection box in the

foyer will be delivered to the

Island Food Pantry weekly.

Why not try to bring an item

every Sunday!

You can also place your dona-

tions directly in one of the

purple Food Pantry boxes at

V i n e y a r d U U V o i c e

...fostering universal justice and

community action...

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The Unitarian Univer-

salist Association and

the Nixon Impeach-

ment Process The Impeachment process of Pres-

ident Nixon centered around ob-

taining the Pentagon Papers,

which outlined the secrets being

kept by the government related to

the Viet Nam War. They were

found in 1971.

The Washington Post published

them in abbreviated form. There

was a need for public access to all

7,000 pages for immediate careful

examination, and for them to be-

come a vital part of the historical

record of the Viet Nam War.

Democrat Senator Mike Gravel of

Alaska, a Unitarian Universalist,

obtained all 7,000 pages. But feel-

ings were running so high that no

publisher would agree to print

them.

Senator Gravel went to Gobin

Stair, pub-

lisher of

the UUA’s

Beacon

Press who,

with the

support of

the UUA President Robert West,

did publish them This was a mo-

ment of great pride for all Unitari-

an Universalists.

There were consequences. The

FBI went to the bank and insisted

on seeing all the UUA bank rec-

ords and names of all contributors.

The bank vice-president insisted

on receiving a subpoena and a

grand jury was called to provide

one. Senator Gravel started con-

tempt proceedings. The New York

Times provided support of publish-

ing and stated the freedom of the

press was being challenged. It

went all the way to the Supreme

Court, which ruled that Senator

Gravel had immunity, but the Bea-

con Press did not. The matter was

dropped as the Nixon presidency

was in such jeopardy.

However, the costs of printing and

legal fees threatened to bankrupt

the UUA. The Veatch Fund res-

cued the UUA from this dire con-

sequence. Our Society bought a

copy and presented it to the Vine-

yard Haven Public Library.

—Sarah Shepard

drop a check in the collection plate

made out to UUSMV with Red

Stocking in the memo line. All

donations are due by December

10.

—Red Stocking team: Erika Berg,

Kristy Brooks, Kay Leaird and

Celeste Stickney

The UUSMV

Sewcial Ac-

tion Knit-

workers donated

a dozen more neck pillows to the

infusion center at MVH. —Laura Beebe

The Red Stocking

Program at UUSMV This year

UUSMV has

adopted three

children for the

Island’s Red

Stocking Pro-

gram. They are

an 11 year-old

boy, a 2 year-old boy and a 2 year-

old girl. Gifts of winter clothing,

books, and a few toys are pur-

chased and wrapped by the Red

Stocking Team. If you would like

to contribute to this effort please

Our Postcard Writing

Efforts in November helped increase voter turnout in

Virginia by 30%! Watch for oppor-

tunities for more actions to get

out the vote in 2020!

—Dorie Godfrey

It’s time to be realistic about

what we can do to live this

piece of our Mission.

Join us on Saturday, January

18, 8:30 am-noon to build on

the results of our September

2019 brainstorming. We will

focus on action: what specific

things we are going to do to

live our Mission. Now that we

have the ideas, it’s time to think

action.

—Mimi Davisson

Universal Justice –

Revisited – Saturday,

January 18, 2020 What do we mean when we say

“We are … fostering communi-

ty action and universal justice”?

...fostering universal justice and

community action...

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December

Coordinators:

Caring:

Doreen

Kinsman

Hospitality:

Liz Loucks

UUSMV member Liz Loucks in the patch of Phragmites americanus she

discovered on MV! Liz is a property manager for Sheriff’s Meadow

Foundation and her discovery is the first of this rare native plant on

Martha’s Vineyard. Photo courtesy of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation.

In Our CommUUnity Please hold the following mem-

bers and friends in your healing

thoughts and prayers:

Tom Osborn, Isabel Noel,

Betsy Buck, Herb and Carol

Golub.

Chris Fried has moved to

assisted living. His new address

is in the Contacts, page 10.

We send our condolences to

Risë Terney on the death of

her husband Michael Adell.

Congratulations to Kristy

Brooks on running her first

marathon, and to Lily McEvoy

on her performance in the OB

school production of Bye Bye

Birdie. Congratulations to

Jackson Engler, who was

recently elected as Vice Presi-

dent of the 7th Grade, Oak

Bluffs School.

Best Wishes to Doreen

Kinsman on the birth of her

first great grandchild, a boy.

Happy 90th Birthday to Art

Bingham.

Thank you to the auction and

lasagna dinner fundraising

team of Mary McEvoy, Bill

Sankey, Glenn Palmer,

Barbara Krause and Nor-

man and Celeste Stickney,

and to the concert fundraising

committee of Judy Craw-

ford, Abbie Steele, Ann

Dietrich, and Sue Street-

er. And a BIG thank you to

all who attended these

events.

The Vineyarder boys’ varsity

cross-country team made

history at the Gardner Munic-

ipal Golf Course, winning the

Division 2 state championship

for the first time in Martha’s

Vineyard Regional High

School (MVRHS) track annals!

--Celeste Stickney

Leigh Smith

in Puerto

Rico with

daughter

Pamela

and Nancy

Wood’s

daughter,

Jennifer.

V i n e y a r d U U V o i c e

It Was All

Smiles at the

Lasagna

Dinner and

Auction! Mimi Davisson

and Steve Engh

Bill Sankey with

winning wine!

Clean-up fun for Mary

McEvoy and Erika

Berg

Rooted, Inspired, Ready

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UUA General

Assembly 2020

June 24-28,

Providence, RI

It’s time to put General Assem-

bly on your 2020 calendar. A

day trip, an overnight, or at-

tendance at the entire assembly

in Providence will be inspiring.

The theme: “Rooted, Inspired,

Ready.”

We are Rooted in our theo-

logical historical roots.

We are Inspired by a trans-

formation of our faith to be

more inclusive and anti-

oppressive.

We Are Ready, fired up and

ready to counteract the rising

of white nationalism, authoritar-

ianism, and climate destruction.

—Mimi Davisson

You Can Represent

UUSMV at General

Assembly! The Parish Committee invites

any members who are interest-

ed in being a delegate or visitor

to UUA General Assembly to

contact Rita Brown by January

15, 2020. Please include what

you would hope to gain from

your attendance. There is a

limited amount of stipend mon-

ey available.

—Rita Brown

in.

The leaves collect at the front

steps. Maybe like all other enti-

ties they’re hoping to join us

inside. Snow shovel season

looms.

—Norman Stickney, Trustee

My wife, Celeste, mowed the

lawn. Stephanie Michalczyk also

mowed. I disconnected the

hose. We’ll see if our new

freeze-proof sill cock really

works. I also checked the heat

tape in the cellar. It is plugged

gathered poetry sharing on any subject

related to ageing and sageing.

—Ann Hollister

Sewcial Action Knit-

workers meet Friday, De-

cember 6, 2:00 pm at Mimi

Davisson’s. Come join us as we

work on comforts or bring a project of

your own to work on.

—Laura Beebe

Men’s Group meets Sat-

urday, December 7, 9:30

am at Rich Peia’s. Please let

Rich or Peter know if you plan

to pariticpate.

—Peter Meleney

Women’s Group meets Thursday, Decem-

ber 12, 2:00 pm at the

Chapel. There will be no

meeting on December 26. Merry

Christmas!

—Celeste Stickney

The Book Club will

not meet in December.

They will meet Tuesday,

January 14, 2:00 pm at

the home of Doreen Kinsman to dis-

cuss Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout.

—Peter Meleney

Neighborhood Convention

continues its happy December tradi-

tion: On Tuesday, December 3,

11:00 am, the Minnesingers of the

MV Regional High School will preview

their Annual Holiday Concert in the

MV Campground United Methodist

Church, with Reverend Hyuk

Seonwoo as our host.

Bring a sandwich/salad for lunch; our

hosts will provide beverages and

desserts.

—Sarah Shepard

“Ageing to Sageing Group

meets Wednesday, December 4,

2:00 pm at Katharine Colon’s. The

topic for the meeting is participant-

December Meetings

This Old Church Wishing a very happy birth-

day to:

Sunny and Alan Wilson

who share a birthday on

December 1.

Ken Beebe who turns 75

on December 14 and Laura

Beebe who celebrates on

December 16.

Kyle Marchand who turns

15 on December 17.

May your next trip around

the sun bring you love, joy,

and all that you need!

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Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard Rev Bill will be on Island December 5-19

December 2019

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 11:00 am: Beloved Community - Rabbi Lori Shaller Worship Coordinator: Jennifer Knight

2 8:45 am: President’s Meeting 10:00 am: Nominating Committee Meeting

3 9:30 am: Meditation Circle 11:00 am: Neighborhood Convention at Methodist Church, Campground, Oak Bluffs

4 2:00 pm: “Ageing to Sageing” Group Meeting at Katharine Colon’s 6:30 pm: Choir Rehearsal

5 7:30 am: Cleaners in the Chapel

6 2:00 pm: Sewcial Action Knitwork at Mimi Davisson’s

7 9:30 am: Men’s Group at Rich Peia’s

8 11:00 am: Advent - Reverend Bill Clark

9 10 9:30 am: Meditation Circle 4:00 pm: Parish Committee Meeting

11 3:15 pm: Worship Committee Meeting 6:30 pm: Choir Rehearsal

12 7:30 am: Cleaners in the Chapel 2:00 pm: Women’s Group meets in the Chapel

13 14 9:30 am: Insight Meditation Group Rental

15 5:30 pm: Candlelight Service: Joy, Music and Miracles - Reverend Bill Clark 6:30 pm: Afterglow Reception

16 17 9:30 am: Meditation Circle

18 6:30 pm: Choir Rehearsal

19 7:30 am: Cleaners in the Chapel

20 21

22 11:00 am: Solstice Service- -Rebecca Gilbert, Sam Greene, Mary McEvoy Worship Coordinator: Barb Caseau

23 Happy Cha-nukah!

24 9:30 am: Meditation Circle

25 Merry Christmas!

26 7:30 am: Cleaners in the Chapel Happy Kwanzaa!

27 28

29 11:00 am: Aurora Borealis - Reverend Bill Clark

30 31 9:30 am: Meditation Circle Happy New Year!

UUSMV

PO Box 1236

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Unitarian Universalist Society

of Martha’s Vineyard

P.O. Box 1236, 238 Main Street

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Phone: 508-693-8982; Email:

uu.society.mv@gmail.com

Website: www.uusmv.org

Reverend Bill Clark - Minister

Sean McMahon - Music Director

Lori Shaller - Administrative Assistant,

Newsletter Copy Editor and Publisher

Dorie Godfrey - Managing Editor

Mary Miller and Linda Wilson – Proofreaders

A special thank you to the Pledge Team - Rita Brown,

Reverend Bill Clark, Mimi Davisson, Katharine Colon,

Sue Streeter, Dorie Godfrey, Mary Miller, Ann Hollis-

ter, Jennifer Knight, Barbara Caseau, Sarah Shepard,