In our second look at immigration issues this year, we will consider the unique role that faith communities have to lift up the moral and human aspects of immigration reform.

May 13 “A Mothers' Renaissance: Birthing Values that Enable Families to Thrive”

The Rev. Duane Fickeisen and Virginia Jackson, Worship Associate; Music by Julie Moffit and our choir.

There is a movement among mothers to promote a culture that supports nurturing families, that values motherhood, and that helps children become caring members of society. We'll explore what that might look like. And we will make an on-the-spot bouquet to honor our mothers. Bring a single flower in honor of your mother.

May 20 “Credo Means ‘I Give My Heart’”

The Rev. Judy Welles; Virginia Jackson, Worship Associate; music provided by Sally Beaver and the Choir.

This winter and spring our 7^th and 8^th graders have been grappling with some of life’s biggest questions in preparation for writing their Credo statements – statements of faith. We will meet these young people and their parents, and will reflect together on the ways all of us came to our beliefs, especially during our adolescent years.

May 27 “The Torch: Be Yours to Hold it High!”

Worship Associates Bev Motich and John Kallmann; Music by Pat Spader.

"Decoration Day" was originally marked by women who decorated the graves of loved ones lost in the Civil War. John Kallmann and Bev Motich will explore this practice, as well as some general truths about cemeteries and ancestors as we celebrate Memorial Day.

The Wheel of Life

Don Durr, member of UUCV, died Monday, April 23, at 3:45. His sons were all able to be present this weekend and he was with his family when he died. His 75th birthday would have next Monday. The memorial service for Don Durr will be on Saturday, June 16 at 3:00 p.m

What’s This?

Our monthly minister’s column, this month by Rev. Duane Fickeisen

Judy and I are each planning to take ten weeks of sabbatical leave next year, but only four of those weeks will be taken simultaneously. We have planned the leave in consultation with the Committee on Ministry and the Board of Trustees to minimize the impact on the congregation, and the Board approved our plans last fall.

Both of us will be off for the four weeks from September 24^th through October 22^nd. This is a time when we normally take one of our quarterly weeks off. Duane will return on October 23^rd, while Judy will remain on leave for six more weeks through December 3^rd. Later in the spring, Duane will be off for the six weeks from March 31^st through May 12^th.

Thus we will both be here for the start of the church year, the annual gathering of the waters, and the high holy days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, and we will both be here for most of Advent, the winter holidays, the annual Tolling of the Bells, and Easter. We’ll both be here for the kick-off of the canvass campaign and the congregational annual meeting. Other nearby UU ministers will be on call for pastoral emergencies while we are both away, and we expect our colleagues to preach several times during the sabbaticals.

Our plans include a trip to Greece and Turkey in the fall. We will visit sacred sites in both countries and spend several days in Istanbul, Cappadocia, and near Ephesus. We plan to explore the very rich tapestry of religious history in Turkey, and we’ve been invited to worship with a Sufi community. The 800^th anniversary of the Sufi poet Rumi’s birth will take place while we are there, and I hope we will be able to visit Konya, where he is buried. We will also be in Turkey in the midst of Ramadan.

Judy plans to prepare her Berry stories for publication after we return from our travels. She is in conversation with a potential publisher. And she will be on the west coast during part of her additional time off for board meetings at Starr King School for the Ministry.

Duane’s plans are still evolving for the spring time off, but they include a focus on photography and the use of visual images in worship and spiritual growth. He’s already begun several conversations to help shape the quest. It’s likely that he will include some time in silent retreat.

During the times that only one of us is away, the other will continue to work half-time, and will be available to respond to pastoral emergencies. We fully expect that other UU ministers will help fill the pulpit and provide some added diversity in worship. While the leave will call on our worship associates and lay leadership for some additional duties, it is our hope and expectation that those will be manageable and not disrupt the mission of the congregation.

Because we will both be off for only four weeks at the same time, we have not felt the need to plan as extensively and with a separate infrastructure as we did for the longer leave we took in 2003-2004. Still we have been in conversation with the Committee on Ministry and the Board of Trustees about our plans and we are confident that all will be well.

Our working agreement with the congregation includes provisions to accrue a month of sabbatical leave for each year of service, which is a standard provision for UU clergy. The agreement requires Board approval a year in advance of taking sabbatical. By August we will each have a net accrual of 3½ months of unused leave, of which we plan to use just 10 weeks each. We requested the leave at this time because we feel the need for renewal and because we didn’t want to accrue a more extensive block of leave that might be more difficult for the congregation and its leadership.

Both of us appreciate your recognition of the need for renewal and your generosity in making this leave possible. We recognize that sabbatical leaves are extremely rare outside academia and ministry, and our previous experience suggests that many more of you would benefit from a period of respite, renewal, and study. We’re expecting that by taking most of the leave separately the impact on the congregation will be manageable.

We will meet with the worship associates in July to plan the worship services for the fall and early winter, and by fall we will have developed plans for pastoral care and other ministerial duties while we are away.

If you have any questions about the leave, please contact one of us or one of the members of the Committee on Ministry — Joan Bechtel, David Bateman, or Liz Hoffman.

See you on Sunday!

Duane

From the DRE

By Kevin Snow, UUCV’s Director of Religious Education

Hello Spring! In honor of the lovely warm weather and blossoming world that has finally arrived to Central Pa, your DRE is excited and happy to announce the dates of this year's Family Peacemakers' Summer Camp Weekend. The camp, held annually at Jim Freeman's Pine Grove Furnace cabin, will be held from Thursday July 12 at 1pm to Sunday July 15 at 9am. This year's camp will be a little different than in past years. You will notice the word "family" in the title and this reflects our attempt to pull in more than just the kids to our little summer camp. All members of the family are welcome and and we hope you will consider coming as a family to the extended weekend or a portion of it.

We have decided to do this for several reasons, the most important one being that we at UUCV see all things in RE as a family enterprise. The Pine Grove Furnace area has so many fun things you can jump into with other outdoor-loving families. Swim, hike, bike, sit around the fire and tell ghost stories, sing camp songs, and eat smores and other yummy good camp foods. Bring the whole crew and strike a tent or grab some floor space inside Jim's rustic cabin. Join other UUCV families for lots and lots of fun. If your family can't join us but your kids want to then we can adopt them into our group, I'm sure. Summer Camp through UUCV is always a place for fun and UU values. There will be a meeting in the dining hall after the service on May 6th to discuss the camp further, so please plan to attend the meeting if your family or kids plan on attending. Camp registration forms will be available from now until the camp day on the RE table in the Social Hall.

And speaking of all things summer, I have to beat my drum once again for Summer RE. We still have a big need for RE teachers and the theme of sunday mornings at UUCV this summer is Sunday Summer Camp. We are extending the camping theme all summer by having our kids participate in fun, camp-like activities. So far our minister, and master gardener, Duane has signed on for a nature session and Dave Mooney will lead us off with a nature hike. Kathy Bell will be bringing her creative talents to the kids (a big hit at last year's summer camp) to make handmade books, journals and other crafts and Rebekah Feeser will lead a camp sing along. We need you to be a "camp counselor" this summer? Do you have some special games you can teach the kids? Or a craft that is hands on and fun? Is there a hobby you specialize in that you can share with the kids? If so, please see DRE Kevin to sign up for an activity. We need you for Summer RE!!! See you on Sunday!

Adult Religious Education

Sunday Morning Schedule for May

We finish our first semester of Sunday morning adult education with more on famous UUs in Pennsylvania and a look at how to age successfully. We meet from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the dining room before the Sunday service. If you need child care notify the office on the Thursday before the class.

May 6 -- The Rev. Duane Fickeisen's series on "Early Unitarians and Universalists in Pennsylvania" continues with Joseph Priestley. He was a British Unitarian minister, school teacher and scientist best known for discovering oxygen. After a mob that disapproved of his religious beliefs burned his laboratory in England, he fled to Northumberland, Pa., set up a new lab and a house church and preached to American patriots. Find out why he chose Northumberland and why Dickinson College has some of his lab equipment and library.

May 13 -- Anne Gero, a retired professor and former chairwoman of the Social Work and Gerontology Department at Shippensburg University, will present results from research she is doing for a new book, tentatively titled "The Triple A Model for Successful Aging." Anne studied 50 older women, nominated by others for their high quality of life.

May 20 -- Duane concludes his series on "Early Unitarians and Universalists in Pennslyvania" with Benjamin Rush, physician, signer of the Declaration of Independence and early promoter of prison reform and treatment for mental illness. He advocated for the "right of medical freedom" to be included in the Constitution, in parallel with the right to freedom of religion. Find out what toxic heavy metal he supplied to the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a laxative.

We'll be back with more Sunday morning adult education in September. Have a good summer!

Evening Classes in May

You may register for any of the classes below by signing up on the sheet on the Sign-Ups Table, calling the office (249-8944) or sending a message to uucv@pa.net.

Roots and Branches is designed for people considering membership, or recent new members. On two consecutive Wednesday evenings, May 2 and 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., we will discuss our own religious journeys and the larger historical journey of Unitarian Universalism; we’ll familiarize ourselves with some U.U. theology and polity; and we’ll learn more about our own congregation, its unique offerings and its needs. Registration closes on April 29, with a minimum enrollment of four.

Outdoor Religious Education

A Walk With Berry (Wendell Berry, that is) is a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning outdoors. We’ll walk about five miles on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail in Shippensburg (a recent recipient of Change for the World), stopping frequently to hear the words of poet, “mad farmer,” and social critic Wendell Berry. Contact Duane for details (241-0410 or dfickeisen@earthlink.net). Registration closes on May 13, with a minimum enrollment of six.

Help Us Plan for 2007-8

Our Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for May 20 after the morning service. As usual, please get a cup of coffee, tea or juice and rejoin us in the sanctuary. It is the time when we present to you, for your comments and vote, the annual budget for the next fiscal year (2007-8). Hopefully you have made your pledge for the year so that we have some income figures to work with. We will allow time to review the past year and discuss future plans. It will be an opportunity to examine our progress with respect to our Five-Year Plan, and evaluate our activities in the light of our Mission to transform lives and care for the world.

At this meeting members of UUCV will also have the opportunity to vote for three members to serve on your Board of Trustees. Board members serve three-years terms, with three of the nine trustees elected (or re-elected) each year. We will also vote for those who will serve on next year’s Nominating Committee. The current Nominating Committee (Janet Folsom, Dan Bechtel, & Alan Franklin) will present a slate of candidates. See the Nominating Committee’s report in this Newsletter. Any three members of the congregation may nominate additional candidates, following the instructions also in the report.

I will not be present at the Congregational Meeting, and Ed Glasgow has said he would preside over it for me. I will be enjoying the spectacular cliffs, sunny (but cold) beaches, and wonderful bird life of the Scottish Northern Isles (Shetland and Orkney).

So please mark your calendars for May 20,and come to the meeting prepared to launch us into the next fiscal year with energy and enthusiasm. There is much work to be done, and much fun to be had, as we grow our Beloved Community!

Kit Franklin, president

Board and Nominating Committee Election May 20

Each year at the Annual Meeting the congregation elects 3 new members for the Board of Trustees and, at the same meeting, a new Nominating Committee for the following year. This year the Annual Meeting falls on Sunday, May 20.

The Nominating Committee is charged with presenting a slate of at least 3 candidates for 3 positions on the Board of Trustees, and at least 3 for positions for the Nominating Committee for next year. The slate for the Board is composed of:

John Kallmann - (3yrs) - John has spent his adult working life since 1965 as a sales and marketing executive for a diverse list of book and magazine publishers, including Macmillan, R. R. Bowker Company, Cahners Technical Books, Reader’s Digest, American Broadcasting Company’s Leisure Magazine Group, Historical Times and Archiv Verlag. Elected President of the Carlisle Area School District for the years 1987, 1988 and 1989. Presently President of the Cantate Carlisle Board of Directors. Chairman of the UUCV Pledge Campaign this year.

Bev Motich - (3 yrs) - Bev is the Director of Administrative Support for the Navy Information Systems Activity. She has a masters' degree in electronic commerce and also teaches as an adjunct at Messiah College. She and daughter Elizabeth have attended UUCV since 1999. Bev has chaired the Auction Committee and also participated in the Fundraising and Finance Committee, Greeters, Worship Associates, and guest RE teacher.

Priscilla Laws - (3yrs) - Priscilla is retired from the Dickinson College physics faculty where she still authors curricular materials and gives professional development workshops for physics teachers in the US and abroad. She currently serves on the UUCV Board of Trustees, of which she was President in 2004 - 2005 and 2005 - 2006, and chairs the Social Action Council.

In addition, nominations from the floor for the Board are in order by petition. A petition is a letter, including the name of the candidate and the term of office (for all three slots this year the term is 3 years), signed by at least 3 members of the congregation, nominating some other member who has indicated willingness to serve. The petition is to be delivered to the President or Clerk of the Board or to any member of the current Nominating Committee, preferably before but acceptably on the day of the election. The President is Kit Franklin, the Clerk is Leslie Carr, and the Nominating Committee currently consists of Dan Bechtel, Janet Folsom, and Alan Franklin

The candidates for the Nominating Committee next year are: Alan Franklin, chair; Ed Glasgow; Virginia Jackson; Jill Kachmar; Paul McAnulty.

Bursary Project Update

A Unique Opportunity to Travel to Mozambique

By Priscilla Laws

As most of you already know during December and January we raised a total of $16,300 to provide funds to send the 54 girls to school during 2007. A Canadian church is supporting several girls, so there are a total of 65 girls in the overall program. Of these, 12 of the girls who are receiving a third year of support from us are in their final year of a two-year Teachers College in Nicodala. By the end of this year these girls will be qualified to teach grades 1-5 in village schools. The other 53 girls are attending school in Namarroi town. These include 16 new girls who entered sixth grade. Among the returning girls, 29 are in grades seven and eight and another 8 girls are attending grades nine and ten. For more details and photos visit our SAM Newsletter page on the UUCV Website (http://www.uucv.net/Social%20Action/sam_newsletter.htm )

In addition to the funds we raised for 54 girls, we received four large donations totaling $8,500. We obtained permission from these donors to use the extra money for special projects including: (1) assistance for educators at the Christian Council of Mozambique to prepare a new group of girls who will finish 8th grade by this coming November for entrance examinations to the Nicodala Teachers College; (2) funding to help Bill Butt complete a short documentary video detailing the experiences of two or three of the girls we have been supporting; (4) funding to help expand the Lar in Molumbo so some of our girls can attend their local school through 9^th grade; and (5) partial funding for donors who would like to travel to Mozambique in September to meet some of the girls, visit schools and meet parents in the villages.

Any one who has been a donor and is interested in traveling to Mozambique from September 11-22 to review the program should contact Priscilla Laws (lawsp@dickinson.edu). Approximately 50% of your travel costs would be provided by our extra bursary contributions.

A Social Action Council News

By Priscilla Laws, SAC Chairperson

Currently the Social Action Council has 6 members – Kathy Bell, Alan Franklin, Julie Ham, Priscilla Laws, Harold Piety, and Jon Tarrant. In spite of our relatively small membership, the Council continues its tradition of recruiting additional congregants to work with us on a large number of projects including: (1) support for three special initiatives -- Schooling for Girls in Mozambique, Correctional Justice for Women, and GLBT Justice; (2) the organization of a new environmental initiative; (2) the publication of several issues of SAM each year (our Social Action Matters Newsletter); (3) management the congregation’s monthly Change for the World (CWTF) collection; (4) support for artisans at UUCV and in developing countries through fair trade sales; (5) sponsorship of movie showings and discussions on social and environmental justice; (6) encouraging interested UUCV congregants to participate in a Washington DC Peace March in January; and (7) efforts to help the Clean Air Board – a relatively new interfaith organization seeking to improve air quality in Cumberland Valley. For more information on current activities, watch for an issue of our Social Action Matters Newsletter slated for release in Mid-May.

We are always interested in having new members. If you are interested in joining the Social Action Council please contact Priscilla Laws by email at lawsp@dickinson.edu or call her at home 243-9525.

Kathy Bell Wins a Statewide Justice Award

By Priscilla Laws, SAC Chairperson

This Winter Social Action Council members along with two other congregants nominated Kathy Bell for a 2007 statewide Justice Award given by a group called the Legislative Initiative Against the Death Penalty. Kathy’s nomination was based both on her service for the past several years as one of the Pennsylvania Prison Society’s Official Visitors at the Muncy Women’s Prison and for her work on the Social Action Council’s Correctional Justice Initiative.

In March we heard that Kathy is one of two recipients of the annual award for her work to abolish the death penalty. The award will be presented before Sister Helen Prejean's talk on October 4 at Dickinson College which UUCV’s SAC is co-sponsoring. It carries a $300 cash prize. We are very proud of Kathy and her work.

S.H.A.R.E. In The News

Elaine Livas, director of Project S.H.A.R.E. food bank, continues to recover from severe injuries suffered in an auto accident March 8^th. She is now out of the hospital and in rehab. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you for the 53 lbs of food donated during the month of April. Fifty-four items meant fifty-four dollars for the food bank through the Feinstein grant which gave $1 for each item donated.

The featured item for the month of May is pork’n’beans, which also happens to be UUCVs designated item. Of course, all donations are greatly appreciated. The food bank also accepts seasonal clothing and household items in good repair. May 13^th is the in-gathering date.

Change for the World

The Change for the World program is indeed thriving at UUCV. Thanks to all for your coins in support of the local charities. In March we collected $258 for the Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council at the suggestion of Alan Franklin and April we collected an impressive $328 to help purchase hygiene items and undergarments needed for victims of sexual abuse presenting to Carlisle Regional Medical Center. This organization was recommended by Jill Kachmar. The recipeint of our change for May will be the West Shore Humane Society as suggested by Madison Folsom.

Amani Festival

Dear Friends at the UUCV, the membership committee together with the aid of the Social Action Committee is going to set up an information table at the Amani Festival on Saturday, May 5 from 8:30 to 5:00p.m.. We will showcase our work in Mozambique, and we will distribute brochures on the UUCV. This is to be an advertising campaign for the UUCV to attract new membership.

The Amani Festival takes place in the downtown Carlisle area, in the two blocks from the Square (Hanover and High St) to Dickinson College. It's a fun event, my favorite street fair of the year, with international foods, fair trade stands, goods from around the globe, and multicultural performances such as belly dancing and Karate. The theme is global diversity.

We would love to have some help, especially for early in the morning and late in the afternoon. I'll be at the table pretty much all day long; Rachel Teates and Kay Elco will help me in the late morning and early afternoon, but I could use someone to help from 8:30 to 10:30a.m.and from 3 to 5p.m.. It would be particularly good to get help from some people on the Social Action Committee, because they would know a lot about the Mozambique programs; but others are welcome too, You need to be willing to engage the public about the work of the

UUCV. Call me at 245 2360 if you can help. Thanks. Gisela Roethke

All in the UUCV Family

Liz Hoffman and Ed Glasgow are celebrating the birth of granddaughter Ruby Elizabeth on April 23 to Liz' daughter. Eleanor Boyd’s cheer-leading team, the juniors, got a 2nd place, the seniors got a second place, one of the stunt teams got a first, and the Parent's team also won at the National Championship event, April 13th-15th in Myrtle Beach. Huzzahs and huge congratulations to Elizabeth Motich, who has won a National Silver Award at the Scholastic Writing Competition for her Senior Portfolio of collected fiction works (in addition to a single Gold Key Award for an essay which is also in the portfolio). She is one of roughly 100 teen writers in the country to have this honor. David Baker and daughter Liza (family of Leslie Carr) plan to spend June in Bhutan with Orthopedics Overseas. David will be providing medical services and training local medical staff. Liza will work with him in the clinic part of the time and be responsible for running their household. We were saddened to learn of the recent accidental death of George Moye, husband of Sharon Moye and step-father of Jackie Page. Many thanks to all of you who offered home hospitality for the extended family as they arrive for his memorial service. Laurie Greenawalt's father was recently diagnosed with serious heart disease, and is having open heart surgery. Bill Whitlock is recovering from open heart surgery. Loving sympathy to Geneva and Michael Politzer, whose very close friend Dorlyn Williams died in April. Sympathies also to Sue Roberts, whose grandmother died in April. We send our love to Bettie Strupp, who has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Love also goes out to Will Guilliams, who is recovering from surgery. Many of our 5th graders just performed in Mooreland Elementary's production of The Emperor's New Clothes: Lucas Bateman, Catherine Bloom, Simon Hershey, Emma and Micala Hotra-Schubert. They'd practiced since November!

For From U to U

Kudos to Rick Heckman, who has recently repaired a leaking toilet and overseen the replacement of a circulator motor on our heating system to restore its operation. (Duane Fickeisen). A big virtual hug from someone who is 3000 miles away at press time! This is Judy thanking Duane for the many ways he has been supportive of my ministry and our ministry with UUCV while I am in California. He has repeatedly been The Man of the Hour in ways visible and invisible, and I am deeply grateful.

The freshly painted hallway on the lower level is thanks to our fantastic Building and Grounds crew, organized by Letty Kress. Bravo and thanks to all the painters!

Dates to Remember in May

The Pot Luck Supper will be held on Friday, May 4th at 6:30 P.M. Music for the evening will be hit songs from the movies and Broadway Musicals. Bring a dish to share, dine by candlelight, and join the festivities with your UUCV friends.

The Writer's Group will meet on Saturday, May 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the home of Susan Helm, 618 Mill Race Court, Carlisle. Call Susan if you plan to attend in case of changes to the time/date/place. Tel. 218-5136. Come join us for a fun and creative afternoon. You can share prose or poetry you've written or read a favorite written by someone else. As always, new members most welcome!

The Serious Stuff Bookclub will meet on May 27, 2007 in the library of the UUCV Meetinghouse from 6:30-8:00 PM. This month, we will be discussing Feminism is for Everybody: Passsionate Politics by bell hooks (who does not capitalize her name).

"In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work. With her customary insight and unsparing honesty, hooks calls for a feminism free from divisive barriers but rich with rigorous debate. In eye-opening language, hooks encourages us to demand alternatives to patriarchal, racist, and homophobic culture, and to imagine a different future." Please join us even if you have never attended our meetings before. All are welcomed! If you have questions, contact leslie carr (of the bell hooks theory of punctuation). lgcarr22@yahoo.com

Fun and Games at the Picnic

Our annual all-church spring picnic will be held after the service on Sunday, May 27 at North Middleton Park in Carlisle (same location as last year). Bring food to share, and bring your frisbee, bubble-maker, baseball glove, or whatever is fun for you on a spring afternoon. (Paper goods and drinks will be provided.)

This annual event has become a beloved tradition, because it’s so fun! Everyone is welcome to attend (but no dogs are allowed—sorry!—and no alcoholic beverages either), so plan to come and spend the afternoon with your UUCV friends—and bring along a friend whom we might want to meet! Maps to the park will be provided at the meeting house that morning.

Pridefest 2007 Coming Up!

Pridefest 2007, the annual glbt festival in Harrisburg, will take place on Saturday, July 28. For a number of years UUCV has provided a substantial cohort of attendees and volunteer. Last year there were 15 of us, exceeding the 14 that a few years ago earned UUCV an award from the Pridefest organizers for an outstanding effort in support of Pridefest. Surely we can exceed even that this year?

Our activities there include marching in the opening parade, acting as Silent Witnesses during the parade and the rest of the subsequent festival, working in the combined UU booth, and working as volunteers during the festival.

The parade comes down Front Street to the festival at Riverfront Park, starting at North Street, few blocks to the north. Last year we made an attempt, not entirely successful, to march together with the other area UU churches as a combined UU entry. This year we’ll try to bring that together a bit better. To do so we’ll need to take some appropriate signs and banners, so we’ll have some sessions in the Meeting House before the festival date preparing these.

Silent Witnesses are a group of volunteers who act during the parade and the festival to help shield people from overexposure to the Bible-thumpers who stand outside the festival hurling Biblical imprecations at the festival and its attendees, particularly as they arrive or leave. We hold big, rainbow umbrellas, with which we block out the thumpers messages and persons. Silent Witnesses must be patient and circumspect because the thumpers make a business out of inducing opponents to overstep the bounds of proper opposition, and then suing them for big sums. We therefore will try to set up a workshop for Silent Witness training sometime before the festival.

There are a number of tasks volunteers can perform for the festival management. These include ticket sales and checking tickets and putting on wristbands at the gates, checking in volunteers, working the Pride Information Booth, and working in the Children’s Activity Area. We’ll be putting out a call for volunteers and asking them to indicate their preferred assignments, passing this on to the festival organizers for job assignments.

The "we" in this notice is the Pridefest task force of the GLBT Justice Initiative. The members of the task force are Sue Roberts, Becky Smith, Jackie Page, and Alan Franklin. They will be glad to answer questions, and there will be information for you to take away on the Welcoming Congregation table in the social hall.

UUCV Contacts and Resources

This information is meant to facilitate participation and communication among friends and members of UUCV; please do not share information without the person’s consent. Our ministers, staff and trustees have made their emails available to facilitate communication.

Ministers Rev. Duane Fickeisen & Rev. Judy Welles

Email: ministersATuucv.net. Home study telephone: 241-0410

Office Assistant Elena Yarlett

Hours: Thursdays from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Phone: 249-8944 Address: PO Box 207 Boiling Springs, PA 17007 Email: uucvATpa.net

Dir. of Religious Ed. Kevin Snow

Phone: 249-8104 Email: dreATuucv.net

UUCV Board of Trustees

Kit Franklin (president), akfrankATepix.net

Ed Glasgow (vice-president), edwinglasgowATaol.com

Leslie Carr (clerk), lgcarr22ATyahoo.com

Larry Berger-Knorr (treasurer), bergerknorrATgmail.com

Priscilla Laws, lawspATdickinson.edu

Tom DeWall, thdewallATpapsy.org

Carol McAnulty, paulandcarol913ATearthlink.net

Jon Tarrant, jwtarrantATcomcast.net

Sue Roberts, b.s.roberts.ivjlATstatefarm.com

Committee Chairs and Other Leaders

Building and Grounds: Letty Kress kresswolfATpaonlineDTOcom

Music Committee: Ken Laws, lawsATdickinson.edu

Finance & Fundraising Committee: Bob & Wendy Hankes, galt1627ATcs.com

Membership Committee: Doug Spencer, jbsandmsATepix.net

Committee on Ministry: Liz Hoffman, hoffpsychATmindspring.com & Joan Bechtel, bechteljoATaol.com

Religious Education Committee: Ann Berger-Knorr, annabellejATcomcast.net

Social Action Council: Priscilla Laws, lawspATdickinson.edu

Caring Circle: Bee Miller

Coffee Coordinator Jeb Boyd, jeb101904ATearthlink.net

Sunday Music Coordinator Nancy Bittinger, nbittingerATcomcast.net

Newsletter Editor: Kim van Alkemade, kivanaATcomcast.net

Flowers Coordinator: Mary Lynn Lynch, marylynn_lynchATyahoo.com

Potluck Coordinator: Tom Vernon, tlvernonATblazenet.net

Small Group Ministry: Ed Glasgow, edwinglasgowATaol.com