Here is the latest (March 7) on the UUFSM move.
- Many thanks to Jim and Corinne for delivering the new cabinets to the school on Sunday morning.
- And many delighted thanks to Tammy and her husband for personally delivering the contents of the old cabinet right after the service! (Apparently, demolition of the caved-in area in the Loffler Center will start this week.) We'll be sending them a card and a gift certificate to use at a local restaurant.
- Many thanks to all who stayed after the service and helped unpack during our surprise move-in day for the Fellowship. We'll be reviewing what's in the cabinets, maybe getting rid of some things, and seeing how it all can fit.
- Thanks to Alan for getting our new keyboard and to all who helped assemble it. We look forward to hearing lovely music from it at a service soon!
- Thanks to Missy for the beautiful laminated signs. They'll look great on the door and stand up to weather.
- Kudos to all who've been patient and understanding as we muddled our way through these last few weeks.
- Michael had mentioned the cave-in in the CUUMA announcements (regular updates ministers share with each other), and as news of it spread we received good wishes and concerned calls. The District Executive, Richard Speck, called to see how we were doing, and Rev. Russ Savage sent us a nice note. Many thanks to all, and we're happy to be able to say, "We're doing well!"
Sadly, just before the service today, our original chalice fell to the floor and broke. We're going to try to repair it. There's probably a lesson there about letting go of parts of the past, mending what you have, and continuing on. So that's what we're doing.
On Sunday, March 14, we'll be starting our canvass for next year, with a service about Gifts and a chance to try "Speed Dating with Committees". Who do you want to get involved with? Or are you looking for a short-term relationship? Perhaps you're willing to chance a blind date with something completely new? Come and learn about our seven committees and what they do, and then decide what activities and tasks you're interested in.
Earlier Information about the Move
- The roof caved in at the Loffler Center on February 10 due to snow. The following Sunday we met at the hall of Fame in the middle of the softball fields, and then we moved to the cafeteria of the Chesapeake Charter School (20945 Great Mills Road, about 2 miles from where we used to be). On February 28, we signed a contract with the Chesapeake Charter School until the end of June. We have access to the cafeteria, the teachers' lounge, the library, the kitchen, and the playground from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We are paying $150 a week. (We were paying $210 a week at the Loffler Center).
- The piano at the school is in bad shape (out of tune, sticking keys, lots of mildew inside the cabinet on the felted hammers) and so Marianna, Alan, Corinne, and Randy found us an electronic keyboard whose keys feel like a piano. We may be having a fundraiser to help pay for this.
- The school is interested in having us work with them on their landscaping, and so we will probably have that as monthly charity to help pay for the supplies and then start a gardening project as the weather warms.
- We are still working on the best way to use the space for worship, so you may see a variety of seating arrangements in the next few weeks as we settle in. If you have ideas for that, please talk to Michael, James, or Liz.
See you at the school for church!
Janeen
Everyone is invited to wear festive headgear today!