Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Network (PAIRWN) is a nonprofit organization that serves immigrant and refugee women in the greater Harrisburg area. Its mission is to help refer, advocate, network, and empower immigrant and refugee women. It offers programs in wellness, healthy relationships (with an emphasis on recovering from sexual assault or domestic
violence), economic independence, and family advocacy (serving students with limited English proficiency).
PAIRWN provides a safe and supportive space for immigrant and refugee women to gather, heal, and learn from each other. It is a valuable resource for these women, who are trying to build a new life for themselves

TONIGHT – Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (Bev Ayers-Nachamkin)

Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey —with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake —through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride.

Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.  Contact Bev if you have questions about this book [email protected]  

The UUCV Book Group meets at 6:30 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month for a lively, thoughtful discussion on our worship ZOOM channel https://zoom.us/my/uucvpa 

• Thrift Shop Crawl – Saturday, August 3  9a – 2p
  • Start at The Salvation Army Thrift Store, 3901 E. Trindle Road in  Camp Hill
• Outdoor Worship and Picnic – Sunday, August 18  10:30a
  • Worship begins at 10;30 with a picnic to follow. 
  • Bring a bag chair or sit at the picnic tables.
  • Bring your own bagged lunch
  • The playground will be available for children
• Backpack Blessing – Sunday, August 25 10:30a
  • Bring your backpack, briefcase, laptop bag, pencil box, tote bag…whatever tools you use in your daily learning

We have strawberry vinegar and jam on sale! It is a flavorful addition for making fruit salsa, vinaigrette dressings, or marinating.  Keep in the fridge for 3 -4 months.

There is not a set price on these lovely jars so any donation towards this sale are graciously appreciated. You can purchase this vinegar in the Social Hall.

Are you interested in personal and spiritual development? Do you consider yourself a life-long learner? Would you like to deepen your connections with fellow congregants and friends of UUCV? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then the Adult Religious Education (RE) group might be just what you’re looking for.

Join us on Sunday August 11th at 9 AM in the board room for a planning session where we will decide upon the topics for our next series of Adult RE classes to be held September through December. The planning session will last approximately one hour. Can’t make the meeting in-person? You can join via Zoom using this link: https://zoom.us/my/meetingsuucv. Questions? See the forthcoming August newsletter for additional details or reach out at any time to Keith Bittinger at [email protected]

Our Congregational Record was reviewed by the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) team. They called out how much the personality and care of our community comes through in our profile, particularly with regard to our capital campaign, our small-group ministry, our social justice and action, and our youth involvement and RE program. They did suggest a couple of minor edits to make to our Congregational Record before re-submitting. We’ve made those changes and resubmitted our Congregational Record for final approval. We are hoping that our job posting goes live this week and that we start to see some applications roll in! We have a set of interview questions drafted and ready to go. As always, you are welcome to share your input and suggestions on the minister search process with us by visiting: tinyurl.com/UUCVminister

Start at 9:00 am

The Salvation Army Thrift Store

3901 E. Trindle Road in Camp Hill

Mark your calendars for the social event of the fall.  October 19 at 6 pm. Get ready to mingle with all your UUCV friends as you bid on fabulous items at the auction, enjoy delectable finger foods and imbibe in luscious libations. 

Due to the extreme hot weather we’ve been experiencing and the added heat to prepare food for our brunch services, we will hold our August 11 service in the Sanctuary as usual.  Social Hour will be held in the Dining Hall.

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