840 Sandwich Road
East Falmouth, MA 02536
508-457-0449

Special Notices

BOIL WATER ORDER FOR FALMOUTH LIFTED, JUNE 22, 2010

FALMOUTH RESIDENTS ADVISED TO FLUSH WATER FROM THEIR SYSTEMS: SEE Town of Falmouth website.

Emergency in Haiti

In the wake of devastation wrought by the earthquake which struck the island of Haiti on January 12, 2010, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) are launching a joint relief effort to bring aid to the impoverished island nation.

The United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) estimates 2.2 million people are immediately affected in this nation of 9 million people.

Contributions may be made by going to the UUSC website: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Contributions may also be made through the Red Cross: American Red Cross.

See also: ReliefWeb and USAToday on How to Help.

Global Decisions

The Foreign Policy Association produces a popular "Global Decisions" series each year. After watching a brief movie and reading notes, individuals are asked to comment on an issue of global significance. This year, the topics include global crime, conflict in the Persian Gulf, global financial issues, and five other topics. Our congregation will begin this year's "Global Decisions" series on Tuesday, January 26th. Individuals can attend either a 2:00 pm or a 7:00 pm meeting at our meetinghouse.

At these January 26 meetings, we will discuss how the series works and we will develop a winter and spring schedule. The series is free. All people are invited. We have discussed the possibility of showing the same movie during the day and, again, at night, in order to involve more people. Your comments and suggestions on how to develop this series will be appreciated. For additional information, please contact Rev. Bob Murphy. Telephone: (508) 563-5948.

UUA Response to Swine Flu concerns

The national Unitarian Universalist Association has sent the following announcement in response to public health concerns:

The H1N1 virus (commonly known as Swine Flu) is prompting a growing number of public institutions to close or dramatically change their daily routines. Church groups feel a special responsibility to protect their members and to offer support during times of crisis, but this mission is challenged during an epidemic when public gatherings pose a potential health risk. In times like these, congregations must decide how best to minimize the risk while continuing to provide pastoral care and practical assistance to their members and communities.

The UUA has posted a number of public health resources for congregations and their leaders:

UUA: Disasters .

Resources include planning tools, information, and concrete suggestions for dealing with a public health threat, including the current H1N1 virus. Also included are materials designed to inform and protect the immigrant community, a group doubly at-risk because it has been unfairly targeted as responsible for the crisis.

Iraq Resolution February 26th, 2003

At the special meeting February 26th, 2003 of the members of the Fellowship called by the President at the written request of ten or more members, it was moved, seconded and passed to accept the following amended petition by a vote of 64 for (26 absentee), 3 against (3 absentee). 3 Absentee ballots had no preference marked and hence uncounted.

Petition for Principled Action on War in Iraq
Presented by the UU Fellowship of Falmouth

We the members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth are opposed to a preemptive invasion of Iraq that is not sanctioned by the United Nations.

As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm and actively encourage:

*Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;
*Use of and defense of the democratic process;
*A world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
*Respect for the environment and for the indeterdependent web of all existence.

At this difficult moment in our nation's history, we call upon the President of the United States of America, members of the United States Congress, and other national leaders to:

*Recognize the inherent worth, dignity, and human rights of all people.
*Support cooperative, diplomatic strategies for promoting good will among nations and for resolving international problems.

We are patriotic United States citizens who love our country and who are concerned about the world's future. Therefore, we, the members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth, hereby oppose a United States invasion of Iraq, but support instead a genuinely multilateral approach to the Iraq crisis, that is sanctioned and directed by the United Nations.

Respectfully recorded,
Dayle Carroll-Teal, Clerk