Speaking of History...

Moving forward with hope is often difficult. There are obstacles and tragedies. Again, origin stories can inspire wonder to get us going again. Stories from turning points in our Unitarian Universalist faith serve this purpose very well. One that comes to mind is from the Revolutionary period of the United States. It is a story about one of the pioneers of American Universalism, John Murray.

From a history-focused sermon by our own Rev. Lyn Cox, delivered at the UUs of Fallston congregation, Sunday March 29. To read the whole sermon, click here.

Community Service Project: EcoFest

Last night the youth selected the community service project they will be doing on April 18. Following a number of criteria, the youth chose to work with Baltimore Green Works' EcoFest, a day-long event at Druid Hill park to kick off Baltimore's Green Week.

EcoFest will feature vendors and exhibitors of eco-friendly merchandise and services around the region, live music and opportunities for learning.

Participants (youth and mentors) will need to arrive at Druid Hill park by 7:30 am. As volunteers with the festival, the youth and mentors will help set up for the event, which will be open from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Lunch for all EcoFest volunteers will be provided by Chipotle.

Families should pick their youth up at noon (at a location in Druid Hill Park to be determined). Families are welcome and encouraged to stay to enjoy the festival!

Stay tuned for more detailed information as the date approaches, but in the meantime, be sure to save the date for this event! More information about EcoFest will be available on their website soon: (http://baltimoregreenworks.com/site/events/ecofestival/)

Collage Assignment for March 25

The assignment for March 25's Coming of Age class focused on Unitarian Universalist history is for each youth to create a visual collage of UU people and values. The finished artwork should include one or more pictures of famous UUs and a few artistically-rendered words describing values that the artist shares with UUs of the past.

For photos of famous UUs, see this link:http://www.uua.org/slideshows/59695.shtml

Or download the PDF of famous UU photos that Lyn has prepared here

For descriptions of famous UUs, see here: http://www.famousuus.com

Youth may be able to make more sense out of this project if they review the history pages on the UUA website about Unitarianism (http://uua.org/visitors/ourhistory/6903.shtml), Universalism (http://uua.org/visitors/ourhistory/6904.shtml) and Unitarian Universalism (http://uua.org/visitors/ourhistory/6186.shtml.)

Please remember to bring artwork on Wednesday, March 25. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lyn or Becky.