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6 Arts Notes

Charity Auction at Unitarian Universalists February 22, 6 p.m.

February 20, 2020 by Unitarian Universalists

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Art lovers in Kent County can follow up on the Chestertown “Art Crawl” with a visit to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River’s fund- raising auction, which highlights the work of several local artists, on Saturday, February 22, at 914 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, in the Crestview development.  Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Doors open at 6 pm, when auction goers will enjoy a spread of hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and desserts as they explore Silent Auction items before the Live Auction begins at 7 pm. Visitors can bid on a wide array of donations, including pastels, water colors, photographs, oil paintings, prints, and crafts by local artists Mary Pritchard, Marcy Ramsey, Cindy Brittain, Marilee Taussig, Larry Schroth, Anne Register, Betty Kerr, Georgette Toews, and others.

A continually updated list of auction items is available on the UUCR website at https://www.uuchesterriver.org — click on the “Auction Banner” at the top of the page.

For additional information please contact:

The Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River
914 Gateway Drive
Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-3440 or 410-639-7811
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

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Filed Under: 6 Arts Notes Tagged With: Arts, Chestertown Spy, local news

Unitarians to Host Film Series “Race: The Power of an Illusion”

January 14, 2020 by Unitarian Universalists

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In the coming weeks the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown, will screen a three-part documentary film series, “Race: The Power of an Illusion.” Each screening will be preceded and followed by discussion, starting on Jan 16 and continuing every other Thursday until Feb 13, at 6:30 p.m.  At a special congregational meeting in 2018, the UUCR congregation adopted three-year goals, one of which was a church-wide focus and community activism regarding racism and racial equality.  Since that time the church has undertaken several activities to explore and combat endemic racism in our culture.

About this series: we all know that people look different. But are these differences “racial”? What does race mean? There is less — and more — to race than meets the eye.  Race is not biological, but racism is very real. Join UUCR for viewing and discussing this piercing, science-based and award-winning documentary. Each session is expected to be about 2 hours – 1 hour video and pre- and post-video discussion.

Part 1, Thurs, Jan 16, 6:30 p.m. at UUCR: “The Difference Between Us.”  Episode I, “The Difference Between Us,” examines how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. The program follows a dozen diverse students who sequence and compare their own DNA. They discover, to their surprise, that their closest genetic matches are as likely to be with people from other “races” as their own.  The episode helps us understand why it doesn’t make scientific or genetic sense to sort people into biological races, as it dismantles our most basic myths about race, including natural superiority and inferiority.

Part 2, Thurs, Jan 30, 6:30 p.m. at UUCR: “The Story We Tell”

Part 3, Thurs, Feb 13, 6:30 p.m. at UUCR: “The House We Live In”

These screenings are free of charge and open to the public. For further information please contact UUCR at 410-778-3440.

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Filed Under: 5 News Notes Tagged With: Chestertown Spy, local news

Unitarian Universalists: Rev. John Wright “I Will Not Refuse To Do The Something That I Can Do About Gun Violence”

September 28, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, Church in Chestertown

On Sunday, September 29, at 10 a.m., Rev. John Wright will deliver a sermon titled  “I Will Not Refuse To Do The Something That I Can Do About Gun Violence”  to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. 

Unitarian Universalists are a positive people.  Our Principles focus on hope and possibility.   But hope and possibility must start from a deep realization that there is much pain and suffering in our communities.  We must feel it in our very souls.  Our hearts must break every time we hear of another gun-related death.

On average, 310 people are shot in the US every day — over 130,000 per year! This epidemic of gun violence will not go away by ignoring it.  The temptation to “put our heads in the sand” is great.  But it is our task, as Unitarian Universalists, to help find ways to heal the world.  And if our faith is to mean anything, we cannot — we must not — refuse to do the something that we can do.

Religious exploration for youngsters and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service.  All are welcome.

Questions? Please call 410-778-3440 for more information.

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Filed Under: 5 News Notes, Archives

Unitarian Universalists: Rev. Sue Browning to Speak on “The Blessing of Brave Spaces”

September 20, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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On Sunday, September 22, at 10 a.m., Rev. Sue Browning will deliver a sermon titled “The Blessing of Brave Spaces” to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. Truly living a vision of deep inclusion can be a daunting expectation. It means continually changing ourselves and our communities.

It’s hard for our actions to consistently match our words, yet as Unitarian Universalists, this is what we are called to do. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning, we’ll consider the ways we collectively sustain “brave space” as a foundation of deep inclusion.

Religious exploration for youngsters and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service.  All are welcome.

Questions? Please call 410-778-3440 for more information.

 

Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, Church in Chestertown

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Unitarian Universalists: Sept. 8 – Benjamin Van Dyne to Speak on “The Ceaseless Cry that Wakes the Dead”

September 6, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, Chestertown

On Sunday, September 8, at 10 a.m., Mr. Benjamin Van Dyne will deliver a sermon titled “The Ceaseless Cry that Wakes the Dead” to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. 

Welcome, all, to the start of traditional Sunday services. This is the beginning of UUCR’s 27th year, which we will celebrate with an “Incoming and Water Communion.” The sermon will begin a two-part series addressing the challenges and joys we face in seeking to live with love and hope even when those seem impossible.

Benjamin Van Dyne returns to our pulpit bringing the wisdom of novelist James Baldwin to shed light on troubled times. It will focus on Baldwin’s novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, a story of surviving violence, danger and racism. It has lessons for us about how to love and persevere.

Religious exploration for youngsters and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service.  All are welcome.  Questions? Please call 410-778-3440 for more information.

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Filed Under: 5 News Notes, Archives, News

Unitarians Host a Show of the Work of Jason Patterson

April 2, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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Several works of artist Jason Patterson are currently on display at the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown; the public is invited to a reception at the church on Friday, April 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., to view the pieces and meet the artist.  The exhibit, “On the Superhumanization of African Americans and Other Works by Jason Patterson,” is intended to raise our awareness and continue the education and dialog around racism and its impacts on all of society.

Jason Patterson is a visual artist whose work focuses on African American history. His artwork is based in portraiture, woodworking, and the fabrication, and aesthetically reimagining, of historical documents. He is currently the Kent County Arts Council Artist in Residence and the Frederick Douglass Visiting Fellow at Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.

As a part of its new Strategic Plan, the Unitarian Church has committed to undertake a church-wide focus and community activism regarding racism and racial equity.  Since January the group held public discussions of the books Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life, by Dr. David Billings, and White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo.

The reception is free of charge and open to the public For more information about the event, please call the Unitarian Universalists at 410-778-3440.

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Unitarians to Discuss “White Fragility” on March 27

March 22, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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Why does racism persist in the United States?  Why is it so difficult for even well-meaning white people to discuss the issue with blacks?  According to academic Robin DiAngelo, part of our dilemma is that “whiteness” is the “default setting .  . . .We have a pattern of whiteness never being named or acknowledged, at the same time as we name the race of people who are not white. So we grant white people the individuality that we don’t afford people of color.”

Dr. DiAngelo has written a book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, to explore this continuing problem in our society.  On Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Drive in Chestertown, will convene a discussion of the book and its implications. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.

The Book Plate, 112 S. Cross St., Chestertown, has copies of the book for sale at a modest price.

Journalist Nosheen Iqbal recently interviewed DiAngelo for the British publication The Guardian. During the conversation DiAngelo states, “We have to stop thinking about racism simply as someone who says the N-word. This book is centered on the white western colonial context and in that context white people hold institutional power.” In her article about the interview Iqbal explains further, “This means understanding that racism is a system rather than just a slur; it is prejudice plus power.  And in Britain and the US at least, it is designed to benefit and privilege whiteness by every economic and social measure. Everyone has racial bias, but, as DiAngelo is determined to establish, ‘when you back a group’s collective bias with lingering authority and institutional control, it is transformed.’”

As a part of its new Strategic Plan, UUCR has committed to undertake a church-wide focus and community activism regarding racism and racial equity.  In January the group held two public discussions of the book Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life, by Dr. David Billings.

For questions or more information please contact Lynn Dolinger, [email protected].

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Filed Under: 5 News Notes

Unitarians to Learn How to “Learn from the Journey”

March 16, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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On Sunday, Mar 17, at 10 a.m., Rev. Sue Browning will deliver a sermon titled “Learning from the Journey” to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. Has your life ever included a transformative journey? Was it physical travel, or maybe a lifestyle change? When on a pilgrimage we intentionally leave ordinary patterns of life with a destination in mind. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll reflect on the ways we are changed as we move toward our destination and further changed in our return to the ordinary.

Religious Exploration for youngsters and youth and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service. All are welcome! Call 410-778-3440 for more information.

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Minister Armond Fletcher to Speak of Hope to Unitarians

March 9, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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On Sunday, Mar. 10, at 10 a.m., Minister Armond Fletcher will deliver a sermon titled “The Good News of Hope in Challenging Times.” to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. Armond is a familiar face and voice in our community working for Social Justice. He was raised on Cannon Street and lived the experience of an earlier Chestertown with its segregated neighborhoods, schools, restaurants, movie theaters — even hospital. Armond was present when the Freedom Riders came to Chestertown in 1962, and his unique perspective is important as we continue the work begun by so many before us. Throughout his life Armond’s strong faith in a loving and just God has supported and guided his work. He credits the many before him — their stories, wisdom and example — for “fighting the good fight for freedom.” Join us to hear his story and lend your voice to the discussion.

Religious Exploration for youngsters and youth and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service. All are welcome! Call 410-778-3440 for more information.

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Dr. Gary Schiff to Speak to Unitarians about Anti-Semitism

February 23, 2019 by Unitarian Universalists

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On Sunday, Feb 24, at 10 a.m., Dr. Gary Schiff will deliver a sermon titled “I Got the Post-Pittsburgh Blues: Anti-Semitism Today” to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River, 914 Gateway Dr., Chestertown. In light of the recent massacre of eleven elderly Jews in a Pittsburgh synagog, Dr. Schiff will explore the recent rise of Anti-Semitism in America and around the world; the roots of “the world’s oldest hatred”; and what might be done about it.

Dr. Schiff is the former president of Gratz College in Philadelphia, adjunct professor of history at Washington College, cantor and religious leader of the Chestertown Havurah, and a frequent lecturer, soloist, and author.

Special music for this service will be performed by Nevin Dawson and Philip Dutton.

Religious Exploration for youngsters and youth and childcare for infants and toddlers will be available during the service. All are welcome! Call 410-778-3440 for more information.

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