Tikkun Farm Fire Sad news: Tikkun Farm experienced a Christmas Eve fire that destroyed the building it operates out of in Mt. Healthy; this urban non-profit operates an on-site food pantry that serves 33,000 people annually and distributes over 30,000 pounds of food each month as well as a crockpot meal program that serves approximately … Continue reading SJ/PW 12/27 #3
Boycott Kroger Please consider boycotting Kroger until we get #JusticeforEvan: A young man at the Milford store who was harassed by store management over wearing a mask during the pandemic until he committed suicide in March of last year. If you Google Evan Seyfried, you will see news coverage in a number of media outlets including … Continue reading SJ/PW 12/18 #2
Building The World We Dream About… If these questions draw you forward, please consider participating in the UU Council of Greater Cincinnati’s Anti-Racism Circle program, beginning on January 10, 2023. “Building the World We Dream About ” is a 12-week interactive workshop designed to help Unitarian Universalists from all levels of multicultural experience learn and share together as … Continue reading From Linnea Lose — December 30
Tikkun Farms Fire Disaster Thank you Debbie Davidson for letting our First Church family know of the tragic fire at Tikkun Farms. Tikkun Farm (‘Tikkun Olam’ in Hebrew means “repair the world”) was started by Rev.Mary Laomon. She is pastor of St.Simon of Cyrene Episcopal Church- a small church of predominately elderly African American parishioners … Continue reading From Mary Tarbell Green — December 29
Styrofoam Sunday January 8th Coming soon! Styrofoam Sunday! Whoa!!! What’s that you say? It’s a chance to send to send those large chunks of styrofoam from those new Christmas goodies to be recycled instead of to the landfill. Food containers accepted as well, but MUST be clean and dry You bring the styrofoam to church on … Continue reading From Janet Schneider — December 7
A Gift for Someone Who Has Everything Seasonal or year-end giving quandary for that person who has everything? Community Shares, a conglomerate of 31 organizations not supported by the United Way, offers you the opportunity to give to a recipient of your choice in any amount. They are not notified of the amount of your gift but may … Continue reading SJ/PW 12/18 #1
This Sunday is a strange Sunday This coming Sunday, December 25, 2022 is Christmas! It is also a Strange Sunday. Throughout this holiday season, there are a few Sundays which will be strange, as in, different from our norm. This is one such Sunday. On this Sunday, the in-person worship and online worship will differ from each other. … Continue reading From Meredith Plummer — December 6
an Indigenous People’s Day Potluck will be held at Jacob Hoffner Park, 4101 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati OH 45223. Then from 7-9, IJPC will host Ohio Innocence Tour 2022 at the UC College of Law, 2925 Campus Green Dr, 45221. Come hear from people who spent years, sometimes decades, on death row for crimes s/he did not … Continue reading Monday 10/10 at 6
Right Relations Committee Prioritizes Covenant The Right Relations Committee is now a committee that reports to the Board of Trustees (as of the September Congregational Meeting). We are prioritizing the following activities: 1) re-covenanting (creating a process for re-affirming First Church’s Right Relations covenant; and 2) supporting the Restorative Circles practice group to create a … Continue reading From Rozy Park
It’s clear that First Church members are determined to improve the congregational culture, judging from the strong response to the Restorative Circle process of resolving conflict. Restorative Circles consultant Sarah-Elizabeth Anderson led 9 events over 12 days in July-September. Eighty members attended three 2-hour introductory sessions including one evening with a family dinner and childcare. … Continue reading First Church Rallies Around Restorative Circles
