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BUXMONT EVENTS

MAY 3: “LET’S GO TO THE HOP”- BUXMONT’S ANNUAL AUCTION

Mark your calendars, and bring the whole family to this year’s auction!  The auction’s theme this year is “back to the 50’s” – we’re giving prizes for the best 50's costumes, so bring your steady or come stag, but be ready to rock and roll!  The fun starts at 5:30 pm:

·         Food: hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream shop treats, popcorn and more.

·         Entertainment: a live Doo Wop group, dancing teens, and our own celebrity auctioneer, Big Bid Bill and his assistants, Eddie the Shark and Murray the Jet.  And, we will have Richard McLaughlin, aka ECO Man perform for 1 hour (Richard played during the children’s story time at a recent BuxMont service and is wonderful!)

·        Kids: Babysitters for the nursery set, a bargain table of toys, hula-hoop contest, and lots more supervised activities.

·        Prizes: your greaser outfit, poodle skirt, school uniform or other 50’s inspired costume could win.  Plus there will be a hula-hoop contest for the adults, too!

·         Auction: Unique handcrafted items, fabulous dinners, tasty treats, gifts, and all sorts of surprises show up in both the voice and silent auctions.

·         Bargains: The Treasure Chest offers quality “recycled” goods at fixed prices.  

Besides all the great items to bid on and buy and all the yummy food and drink, this promises to be fun for all. Children will have their own activities and bargain Treasure Table. The voice auction is an evening's entertainment in itself whether you win all your bids or just watch.  In between times you can stroll around placing a bid leisurely here and there on the special and unique silent auction offerings. If you are a real bargain hunter, be sure to visit the Treasure Chest for the best markdowns on sale items.  All proceeds from the auction go directly to BuxMont.

May 10: MISSED APRIL’S B5? 

If you were unable to make the first of our BUXMONT BACKYARD AND BUILDING BEAUTIFICATION BREAKFASTs (B5) in April, you’ll have more opportunities to join us in May or June!   April’s B5 was a resounding success, and with around 30 BuxMonters helping, including kids from ages 6 up through the 80’s, it was a true inter-generational community event.

Did you notice how nice BuxMont’s grounds look lately?  Much of this happened at April’s B5 – volunteers cleaned out the flower beds and bushes, put lots of mulch down, and a new sturdier fence was put up by the creek.  Do you miss the dead bugs in the sanctuary lights?  These were cleaned up at the B5, along with ceiling lights and vents in some of the RE classrooms.  All the toys in the nursery were washed and disinfected, too! 

The next B5 is scheduled for May 10th with a rain date of May 17th,  followed by June 7th with a rain date of June 14th. See the signup sheet on the bulletin board in the social hall, or Contact Fred Suffian or Howard Barkan for more information.

“CAKES FOR THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN” COMES TO BUXMONT

“Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: in Ancient Times”, UU’s popular feminist theology curriculum, will be offered at BuxMont for 5 Thursday’s from 7:30-9:30pm starting May 8th.   “Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” introduces participants to ancient Goddesses, weaving their stories together with major concerns of women today.  The five-session adult RE curriculum is an updated version of the original “Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” (1986).  It begins with powerful writings from women who pioneered UU feminist theology such as Shirley's Ranck's "Statement of Feminist Theology".  The themes of the fives session are: The Sacred Female, In the Name of the Mother and the Daughter, Womanpower, The First Turning-From Goddess to God, and Reclaiming Women's Heritage of Peace."  Each class is a balance of discussion of readings, viewing archeological indicators of women’s role in spirituality, exercises where we explore our personal experience, song and celebration. Participants will be given materials for each class and a list of resources by a number of important authors.   The most common response from women who have taken Cakes is “It changed my life!”  Join in the Cakes circle.  Register now by contacting Sonja Irwin or sign up at the Cakes poster in the social hall.

OTHER EVENTS

JIM SCOTT CONCERT IN MEDIA

The UU Church of Delaware County in Media is sponsoring an evening with the UU composer, guitarist and singer Jim Scott on Friday, April 25th at 7:30 pm.  Jim is an internationally renowned performer, many of whose hymns and anthems are favorites at BuxMont.  For many years he played guitar with the Paul Winter Consort, and he is the composer of the celebrated Missa Gaia/ Earth Mass.  He has also been one of the leaders in the Unitarian Universalist Green Sanctuary movement.  In this concert he will be joined by our Minister, Dan Schatz (a folksinger, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter in his own right), as the evening’s special guest performer.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS COMING

General Assembly (GA) is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists. This year GA is being held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from June 25th- June 28th.  Expected attendance is around 5,000. If you are interested in applying to be a delegate for BuxMont or if you would like more information about the GA experience, please contact Rik Fire. Applications are due March 2nd.