Title: Habitat for Humanity Build Day
Location: Meet at 6 Locke Street
Description: Saturday, October 3 is our congregation’s Build Day with Merrimack alley Habitat for Humanity. Help build a house for a deserving family in the
Merrimack Valley. No construction experience required! Work hours are
usually 8:30 to 4:30, but if you can spare only the morning, please join us
anyway. Save the date and watch for details later.
To sign up, please contact Carol Rougvie crougvie@jsi.com;

For more information about Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity visit
www.merrimackvalleyhabitat.org.
Start Time: 8:30
Date: 2009-10-03
End Time: 16:30

Title: Harvest Wine Tasting
Location: 6 Locke Street
Description: Celebrate the autumn harvest! Earth Circle CUUPS invites you to join us as we sample a variety of delicious wines from around the world. What\’s the difference between champagne and bubbly? Which $15 bottle of red wine tastes comparable to a $75 bottle? How much fun would it be to learn about and sample luscious wines as well as feast on breads, cheeses, fruits and chocolates?

If these questions intrigue you (or if you just want a fun night out with friends) please come to our wine tasting. We want to be sure we have enough wine for everyone, so let me know if you will join us. There will be a potluck dinner following the wine tasting so please bring a dish if you want to dine afterwards. You are welcome to invite any friends who would enjoy this evening. Hope to see you there- Cheers and skoal!
RSVP: Sherry Lundquist
Sherry_Lundquist@yahoo.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-09-20
End Time: 19:00

My office hours are on Wednesdays from noon to 5:00 p.m. You can drop in if you wish, or call first to let me know you’re coming.

Also, if this Wednesday slot doesn’t work for you and you’d like to meet at another time, please call or email me. I’d be happy to meet you at a time and place that works better for you

Our new season begins on Sunday, September 13th, with our traditional
Water Ceremony and we welcome all of you to be with us. Our new
minister, the Rev. Lara Hoke, will be leading the service and she brings a
wonderful new energy to our congregation. She is a graduate of Cornell
University and the Harvard Divinity School. She is a US Navy veteran and
has worked with youth groups in the central Mass. area. She has worked as
a hospital chaplain and as a minister of a UU congregation in the Worcester
area. She brings a wealth of experience, skills and enthusiasm and we
hope you will join with us in welcoming her to our community.
Rev. Hoke will be with us every other Sunday and on alternating Sundays, we will continue to be
lay led. Our hardworking Worship Committee already has a unique line-up of interesting speakers
and topics so please watch the Plumb Line for a schedule. This year looks to be exciting in every
way and we hope you can be with us as we continue our spiritual and communal journey.
Bob Rougvie, President.

Labor Day has come and gone, and so it must be time to start another year at the UUCiA. I don’t know about you, but I am (yes!) plumb excited. I hope you will join us on the 13th for our Water Communion ceremony on Opening Sunday. (more…)

Title: Hike for Hope
Location: Merrimack College
Link out: Click here
Description: Lazarus House invites you to join the 10th annual Hike for Hope on Sunday, October 4. Enjoy a fun
afternoon while helping others by walking 1 or 5 miles, and then celebrate your accomplishment
with food and festivities. Held at Merrimack College, the event raises awareness for homelessness
and the need for affordable housing, and provides funds to support the families living in transitional
housing while working to improve their lives.
Create a team, join a team, walk or be a volunteer. Over the past nine years, thousands of
walkers, donors, volunteers and sponsors brought a dream to reality by supporting the Lazarus
House Transitional Housing Program. In the fall of 2007, Lazarus House opened Capernaum Place,
a 20-unit complex, to serve as the bridge between homelessness and permanent housing.
It is a beautiful, loving home where people who were homeless can enjoy safe, secure housing
while they attain the life skills necessary to live independent and productive lives. The Hike is the
main funding source for the comprehensive support services including advocacy, personalized case
management, life skills education, economic training and independent living skills. Capernaum
Place also provides a nurturing environment for those that make up the largest population of
homeless in the state – children.
When you join the Hike for Hope and raise funds for transitional housing, you assist earnest
families in improving their lives and break the cycle of poverty for future generations.
For more information go to www.hikeforhope.org.
Date: 2009-10-04

Title: Fall Work Party
Location: 6 Locke Street
Description: Please come to help at the Fall Work Party at our UU home at 6 Locke St.
on Saturday, September 12 from 9-1. Volunteer an hour or so to help
spruce up our space. There will be opportunities for cleaning, painting,
repairing and garden work. All talent levels needed.
Please contact Gail Ensdorf (gensdorf@yahoo.com) to
volunteer so that we can know how many we can count on. Walk-ins also
welcome of course!
Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-09-12
End Time: 13:00