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March 4: 3pm: MVUUF 25th Anniversary Celebration Service @ 360’s Event Center

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MVUUF… “Standing on the side of love, justice, and compassion”

 

Dear MVUUF Friends,

This is a final reminder that there will be no morning service this Sunday, March 4.  We are instead having an afternoon service and celebration party at the 360’s Event Center in Twin Falls (directions below).

You and your family or organization is cordially invited to attend the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! Join us to honor the roots of MVUUF and celebrate our continued presence in the Magic Valley!

Location:

The 360’s Main Event Center

348 4th Ave S

Twin Falls ID

Time:

Service begins at 3:00 PM, Child care provided

Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments following the service

Click here for directions.

 

 

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Sincerely,

The Board Members of the MVUUF

Directions:

  • From I-84, take Exit 173 onto US-93 Toward Twin Falls.
  • Continue on US-93 (which turns into Blue Lakes Blvd) for a little more than 6 miles.
  • Take a slight right onto Shoshone St.
  • Continue for just under a mile on Shoshone St.
  • Once you cross Main Street, start looking for 4th Ave. S.
  • Turn Left onto 4th Ave. S. (Note, #’d streets count down until you reach Main. Then they count up again after Main.)
  • 360 Center is on the right just after you cross Idaho Street.

Google Map to 360’s Center << Click here for directions from Google Maps

..or view the PDF file below:

MVUUF Party Reminder 180304 (PDF file)

 

MARCH 4: 25th MVUUF Anniversary Celebration Party! Mark Your Calendars!

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Date: Sunday, March 4th, 2018 – Mark your calendars!

Dear MVUUF Friends,

This is a reminder that you and your family or organization are cordially invited to attend the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! Please  Join us to honor the roots of MVUUF and celebrate our continued presence in the Magic Valley!

Hopefully by now you should have received an invitation through the mail along with an RSVP card. If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend, please contact Michelle Richman!

Location:

THE 360’s Center
348 4th Ave S
Twin Falls

Time: Service begins at 3pm,  Child care provided
Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments following the service

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Sincerely,
Members and Friends of MVUUF

SmLog2

MVUUF . . .  ”Standing on the side of love, justice, and compassion”

Directions:

  • From I-84, take Exit 173 onto US-93 Toward Twin Falls.
  • Continue on US-93 (which turns into Blue Lakes Blvd) for a little more than 6 miles.
  • Take a slight right onto Shoshone St.
  • Continue for just under a mile on Shoshone St.
  • Once you cross Main Street, start looking for 4th Ave. S.
  • Turn Left onto 4th Ave. S. (Note, #’d streets count down until you reach Main. Then they count up again after Main.)
  • 360 Center is on the right just after you cross Idaho Street.

Parking:
You may park near the building…

Google Map to 360’s Center  <<  Click here for directions from Google Maps

Map to 360s Center

Announcement: MVUUF Garage Sale Coming Soon!

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Hi All,

The MVUUF garage sale is fast approaching. If you plan to donate items for the sale, please bring them to the fellowship this Sunday, (tomorrow, July 16th). You may also bring items to the Vendor Blender on Friday evening, July 21st from 7 pm to 9 pm as volunteers are setting up for the sale.

The garage sale will be held Saturday, July 22nd from 8 am to 4 pm.

We are looking for volunteers to help set up on the eve of Friday the 21st as well as to help run the sale on Saturday the 22nd. This sale will benefit CSI refugee center.

Thanks to all of you for your generosity.

Warmly,
Michelle Richman,
Your MVUUF Vice President

IMPORTANT Please Note: June 18 Service is off-site and will NOT BE at VENDOR BLENDER location

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Topic: “Living Our Truth”

Presented by: Julie Merrick

PLEASE NOTE!  Our service this Sunday will be at the home of Michael Johnson and Monie Smith, 559 E 300 S, Jerome, Idaho 83338 beginning at 10:30 AM. No service will be held at the Vendor Blender location.

Joy and freedom come to us when we live what we most deeply feel to be true. A path of integrity, where we express and do what is true for us in all situations, is not always easy to follow. We may be fearful of disappointing others or being seen as different. We may be unclear as to what our truth is and how best to live it.

As we tune into our hearts and draw upon courage and kindness, we can embrace a life of honesty and live our truth.

Our service this Sunday will be at the home of Michael Johnson and Monie Smith, 559 E 300 S, Jerome, Idaho 83338 beginning at 10:30 AM.

For information or directions please call Michael Johnson at: 208-420-5567 or Monie at: 208-420-5568.

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys.

Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.  Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome.

Wednesday April 18, Film: “Where we Stand” @ CSI 7:00pm

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On Wednesday there will be a screening of a  short documentary film from Paper Bridge Films and Kristine Stolakis, entitled Where We Stand , about the Ordain Women within the LDS church, at the College of Southern Idaho, with a discussion to follow. Put on by the Southern Idaho Humanist group, in conjunction with the Secular Students Alliance at CSI, this film should be of interest to a wide range of people coming from both religious and humanist perspectives. Please mark your calendar for the screening of this BAFTA nominated documentary film:

Wednesday April 19th, 7:00pm
Hepworth 195 at CSI
College of Southern Idaho

where we stand

April 15- 16: “All Things Become New” & Saturday Workshop

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Spring is a season of beginnings, of renewal and transformation. It reminds us that we exist in an infinite field of potential and possibility.

When we tap into the source of life, a new heart and spirit open to us, shaking loose what is stagnant and allowing a rebirth of wonder.

There will be a MVUUF Workshop, on Saturday, April 15, 9:30 to noon, at the Vendor Blender:

Members and Friends, please join a workshop, facilitated by Rev. Tandi Rogers (our Western Region Congregational Life Staff member), to help us decide our fellowship’s future direction!

We will explore questions, such as, “Who are we called to be, and who do we serve?” And “How do we want to be in our community”? If you would like to see MVUUF be more active and engaged in our community, let us discuss your ideas. We will take a look at our current mission statement to see if it applies to us today, as it did in 1994, when it was first developed by our founders. We may brainstorm slogans that could describe us. Another UU fellowship has the slogan “Rooted in Love, Reaching for Justice”.

The workshop will be multi-generational, and kids are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.  If you have questions, please ask any board member.  Thanks!

from Your MVUUF Board,
Dale Bostock, Rick Dykes, Eleanor Miller (Secretary), Kyi Kyi Whiting (Treasurer), & Michelle Richman (President)

Unitarian Universalism honors the differing paths we each travel. Our congregations are places where we celebrate, support, and challenge one another as we continue on our spiritual journeys. Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; justice, equality and compassion in human relations; and acceptance of one another.

Please join us Sunday at the Vendor Blender and Event Center, 588 Addison Avenue West in Twin Falls at 10:30 AM. The Vendor Blender is located near the old hospital near the intersection of Martin St. and Addison Avenue West. Newcomers of all religious paths or none at all are always welcome. We are handicapped accessible. Child care is usually available. Parking is available in the parking lot to the north side of the building.

Goodbye to Rev. Suzanne Marsh

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Suzanne Marsh

We mourn the sudden recent death of our previous minister, Rev. Suzanne Marsh. We lost a great advocate for peace and justice, and we will miss her. Below is a letter from Janine Larsen of the Pacific West Region to our congregation:

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:36:19 +0000

Dear leaders of Pocatello UU Fellowship and Magic Valley UU Fellowship,
 
Though with great sadness, I wanted to let you and your congregations know of the death of the Rev. Suzanne Marsh, on June 24. While traveling with her spouse of nearly 30 years, Rev. Marsh took a sudden fall, hitting her head on a countertop, and did not regain consciousness.
 
Although Rev. Marsh’s time with the Pocatello and Twin Falls congregations was brief, I know you will feel the depth of loss of her family and friends. As the Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones reminded her congregation, which ordained Rev. Marsh in 2010, events like this cause us to recall that “life is fragile, that the unexpected happens, and that we must love each other truly, madly, deeply every moment that we have.”
 
At the time of her death, Rev. Marsh was serving the UU Church of the Desert in California. The UU Trauma Ministry team and local ministers are helping to care for the stunned congregation, which is also supporting the grieving family. If you wish to send a message of sympathy, you may reach the congregation at Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert, PO Box 2853, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.
 
My very best to you and your congregation.
 
Yours in faith,
Janine Larsen
 
 
Janine Larsen  |  Congregational Life Staff, Pacific Western Region

 

Here is a link to an article about Rev. Marsh from the Desert Sun, a local newspaper:

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2016/06/27/gay-pastor-and-activist-dies-apparent-heart-attack/86451808/

A Welcome To All: A Meeting For Newcomers

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This is a reminder: our Magic Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will have a newcomer meeting hosted by Don Morishita and Elizabeth Greene, at 2 PM on Saturday, February 6th. All members and friends are welcome who would like to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and our Magic Valley UU Fellowship.

This meeting will be held at the home of Karen Fothergill (1636 Poplar Avenue, Twin Falls).

Childcare will be provided at this meeting.

If you are interested in attending this meeting, please let Don Morishita know in person or by calling 208-734-4973

December 24: Christmas Eve Service

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Dear Friends and Members of the MVUUF,

On December 24th, this Thursday, we will have our annual Christmas Eve service from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Rosenau Funeral Home, located at 2826 Addison Avenue East.

Our Christmas Eve service will take place in the community room on the west end of the building.

At our Christmas Eve Service, a collection will be taken for Heifer International (a nonprofit organization that distributes farm animals and provides agricultural training to families in need in third world countries).

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The MVUUF Board