Coming Up: Women’s Venerable Meeting— Friday, November 8 at noon. This month’s host is Nancy Murnane. November’s topic is sharing your best, worst or most complicated Thanksgiving or Christmas. Please reach out to Sue McKnight for details on how to join on Zoom.
Minnesotans can make a contribution of between $1,000 and $2,000,000 to the State Housing Tax Credit Program between now and December 29, 2023, and receive 85% of that contribution returned to them as a tax credit on Minnesota income taxes. You can designate one of Beason’s supportive housing developments to be the recipient. Last year the state gave Beacon money for 3 of their developments: $100,500 for Prairie Pointe, $37,250 for Bimosedaa, and $1,000 for Emerson Village. Please consider contributing funds this year and designating one of Beacon’s projects. Read more details here.
Our congregation has been working in partnership with the UUSC for years to help a family of refugees from Guatemala. The family recently reached out requesting help from our church after a family member passed away. The family is trying to raise money to send his body back to Guatemala, so he can be buried in his home country next to his family. This process could cost up to $12,000. Help us continue to support the family by donating to their GoFundMe here.
No need to be tempted by Halloween leftovers, Ridwell will share it with community partners. Wrapped candy is the next featured item. Drop off candy and any of the usual items by noon November 4 or bring to the prep party 2:00 that day. Join in the prep fun and bring your styrofoam in a tied plastic bag, threads and shoes, plastic film, multi-layer plastic and lightbulbs. THANK YOU for all you do for the environment! Contact Kathy (612-590-9606) or Sue(612-703-2297) with questions
Please join us tonight at 5:30 for the Fall Gala! It’ll be a fun evening of food, friends, beverages, live music, and live and paper bidding. Get all the details here. Childcare is provided. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the live program starts at 6:30 p.m. This is a “come as you are” event. You may also dress for the theme in anything associated with space or space travel. No matter what you wear, we hope you’ll join us to have fun and help raise money to further the mission of the church!
The live program and bidding is also available via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Click here to join us on Zoom. Phone: (312) 626-6799. Meeting ID: 996 6903 7492. Password: 583637.
Information for in-person and Zoom attendees is available here. Online bidding on 100+ items continues through Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Please reach out to Karen or Fred Hulting with any questions.
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