Midweek UUpdate 6/12/25

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Join Us Sunday, June 15 at 11:00am
 
Let Us Break Bread Together:
A Farewell Worship Service

Reverend Mary Ann Macklin
Linette Lowe
Bread is a symbol of communion and community. The breaking of bread is a sign of friendship and sharing. Join us as we say farewell to Reverend Mary Ann Macklin for her final time in our pulpit as our Interim Minister.

Reverend Mary Ann joined us in the summer of 2023. She and Linette Lowe will  collaborate to create a service that honors the relationship shared by a minister and congregation and what it means when it is time to let that go. We will have a simple reception following the service.

We invite you to bring a loaf of bread to share during the reception—any type of bread— and any additional culinary accoutrements if needed. Bring our loaf of bread to the kitchen upon arrival for the worship service.
 

For the zoom link, Click here. The Meeting ID is 4508929882 if you can’t attend in person.  You will not need a password. Contact the volunteer desk if you have trouble getting online.

FYI 
 
Saturday, June 14 3pm-4:30pm

Did you “Sign the Membership Book
from 2005-2025”?
If so, you are invited to a meeting with Rev. MAM this coming Saturday, JUNE 14  from 3pm to 4:30pm in the Sanctuary. We will share some stories and offer a goodbye to my ministry here.

Hey, I don’t have time to get snacks together, so feel free to bring healthy snacks to share. You define healthy as you understand it. Kinda like God or Goddess or that Great Love that Flows through the Universe.  From MAM
 

Bring Breads this Sunday, June 15
This will be Rev. Mary Ann’s final service with us. You are encouraged to bring any type of bread – perhaps extra to share. See the service description for more information.
 

Lyman T. Johnson Award Dinner: Honoring Bill Allison
June 28 at 6:00pm at First U
Join the Louisville Democratic Socialists of America as they honor our own Bill Allison, Civil Rights and Labor Attorney and former Alderman. Go to the website for ticket information.
 

Meet the Moment (from Tuesday’s MAM Memo)
The Unitarian Universalist General Assembly will take place next week in Baltimore, Maryland. The theme is Meet the Moment, something that all of us Unitarian Universalists are being asked to do in these challenging times. You are invited to view the four-minute and 49-second video, that’s an invitation to the General Assembly by Reverend Ashley Horand.

Rev. MAM asks that you to take the time to listen to it because she sums up so well what Unitarian Universalist congregations, in various ways, are experiencing here in the year 2025 of the 21st century. You can follow the link in the MAM Memo or click here.
 

Coffee Hour Volunteers
Are you interested in volunteering beginning in July? We’re looking for any volunteers to setup and serve Coffee Hour after service. Would you rather donate food or beverages? Maybe both!!
Contact the office for more information.
A Call for Cloth Napkins!
Every so often, the cloth napkins at church go rogue. They accidentally  get  thrown away. They get stained beyond repair.  And so our inventory grows low. We’re in need of more donated cloth napkins for use with our Sunday lunch,  which reduces our environmental footprint by reducing waste going to the landfill. If YOU have some extra cloth napkins you can donate to First U, please bring them and leave them on the coffee/dessert table in the social hall.
 

Pride Parade: Saturday June 21
Mark the date for the Pride Parade here in Louisville. As has become our usual MO, we will march with All Peoples UU, starting from New Lou neighborhood and marching to the Big Four lawn. Stay tuned for more details!

Upcoming Services
 
Join Us June 22 at 11:00am

All of Us or None of Us:
Real Solidarity During These Critical Times

Speaker: Kaila Adia Story, PhD
We will welcome Dr. Kaila Adia Story who will be discussing her book, The Rainbow Ain’t Never Been Enuf: On The Myth of LGBTQ+ Solidarity, and what it means to be in community and solidarity with one another without bigotry or bias.

There will be an opportunity to purchase her books after the service during Coffee Hour.
 
About the Speaker:

Kaila Adia Story, PhD is an associate professor in the Departments of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Pan-African Studies, as well as the Audre Lorde Endowed Chair at the University of Louisville.
She is also the co-creator, co-producer, and cohost of Louisville Public Media’s Strange Fruit: Musings on Politics, Pop Culture, and Black Gay Life, a popular award-winning podcast.
 
June 29

The King’s Chapel
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Nicole C. Kirk
She will speak to us virtually via a message recorded during the UUA General Assembly worship service held in Baltimore. In addition to her work at Meadville Lombard Theological School, Rev. Kirk is currently the Program Minister (part-time) at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the largest UU churches in the world with over two thousand members.

Except for the virtual speaker for the sermon, the rest of our service will be live in person from and involving the people of First U, and also via zoom.

RE: Religious Exploration
10am: Adult Religious Exploration   
Families Welcome / Childcare Available beginning at 9:30
Contact Loren Crawford, Director of Religious Exploration (DRE)
Learn About More Upcoming RE Opportunities Here
 

This week begins our much lighter, more conversational “summer” lineup for our 10 am Adult Religious Exploration sessions. Sometimes we’ll be watching a Ted Talk and discussing it. June 15,  we’ll be choosing some “Table Topics” and discussing them – and how our UU values may (or may not) influence our responses.

Justice Information
 

Join the National No Kings Protest Saturday – Louisville Information
Metro City Hall  527 W Jefferson St   40202 Louisville, KY 40202
 

Save the Date! Gospel Drag Show Saturday June 28
The third annual Drag Me to Church: A Gospel Drag Show will be coming to Calvary on Saturday June 28th, 2025. Open to everyone, reception at 6 pm, show begins at 7 pm. Donations welcome, all proceeds benefit the Calvary Food Pantry.
 
Pride Parade: Saturday June 21
Mark the date for the Pride Parade here in Louisville. As has become our usual MO, we will march with All Peoples UU, starting from New Lou neighborhood and marching to the Big Four lawn.
Stay tuned for more details!