The Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester invites you to join us Sunday April 19th for our next Sunday service! This week we are celebrating Earth Day! Our service will be lead by our Social Responsibility Committee. There will be crafts for our kids to work on as well, hosted by our RE team! Join us after our service in our Fellowship Hall for coffee, snacks, and community conversation!
Announcements
This Week in RE
This week, We are embracing possibilities of Healing the Earth! Come celebrate Earth Day. Come ready to paint as we work to recycle all the toilet paper rolls, caps straws and plant pots everyone kindly donated. Thank you congregation, just another illustration of our UU Value of Interdependence. Families, be ready for some change as our classroom has been rearranged for our expanding creative energy!
Next week as we end the monthly theme of Embracing the Possibilities, we’ll be looking at the Possibilities in Each of Us. Superheroes are everywhere, you just have to know where to look.
Current Year Pledge Payments and Contributions of Record
As we approach the final few months of the current fiscal year, the finance committee would like to encourage you to fulfill your FY 25-26 pledge by the end of the fiscal year, June 30th. Due to much greater than anticipated building repairs, oil and electricity use for heating, and snow removal costs, we are headed for a deficit for the current year. To minimize the deficit, we ask everyone to pay their pledge in full and by June 30th if possible. If you won’t be able to fulfill your pledge, please let our collector, Chris Monroe, know by emailing her at collector@uumanchester.org.
Also, we want to remind you about the eligibility requirements for voting at the annual meeting on Sunday, May 17th.
Voting eligibility for church meetings per our bylaws:
1) You must be a signed member of UU Manchester at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
2) You must have made a contribution of record to the church in the current fiscal year. Unidentified plate donations do not count, as the collector has no way to know who made them. You can put cash plate donations in an envelope with your name on it, and it will be credited to you. All pledge payments are a contribution of record. If for some reason, you cannot satisfy this requirement by 4/17/26 (for this fiscal year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), you would need to get a waiver from the minister or the president of the board in order to qualify to vote. Note that current year pledge payments made before the start of the fiscal year do count, as they are credite d in the current fiscal year.
With much gratitude,
The Finance Committee
Important Dates – Pledge Canvass and Congregational Meetings
In advance, the Finance Committee sincerely thanks you for your pledge for our next fiscal year and your participation in this spring’s Budget Town Hall and Annual Meetings. Please note these important dates:
Sunday, April 5 – FY 26-27 pledges due
Sunday, May 3 – Budget Town Hall Meeting (after coffee and fellowship)
Sunday, May 17 – Annual Meeting (also after coffee and fellowship)
Any pledge questions may be sent to treasurer@uumanchester.org.
Star Island History Week
Join fellow UUs for Natural History Week on Star Island, June 21-28, 2026. This year’s theme, “Active Hope: Water Is Life,” invites participants to explore ocean conservation and environmental advocacy through talks, art, nature walks, and community connection. Lear more and register at https://starisland.org/program/nhw. Fliers for this event will be posted in the back of our Sanctuary and the announcements board downstairs!
Topics: Social Responsibility