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HUUC Member Receives Annual Volunteer Award
On May 19, 2024, following the morning worship, HUUC member Meredith Meyer was presented with the annual HUUC Volunteer Award.
Thank you, Meredith, for all your efforts!
Photo: from left to right Board President Jaime Castle, Meredith Meyer, and Rev. Bill Gupton
Image source: Erin Walczenwski
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Heritage Unitarian Universalist Land Acknowledgment
Heritage Unitarian Universalist Land Acknowledgment 1
Today we stand on the ancestral lands of the Hopewell, Adena, Kaskaskia, Osage, Wyandotte, Shawnee, and Myaamia Nations and others whose names are not known to us. We honor those peoples who stewarded this land for countless generations.
Many nations were removed unjustly by the U.S. government. We continue to be the beneficiaries of that removal through the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism. Today’s indigenous peoples are actively striving to maintain and revitalize their traditional ways and language.
We affirm that Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church, as part of the Unitarian Universalist Association, has joined the growing list of faith communities who wholly reject the premise of the Doctrine of Discovery, which, from the 15th century to the present, provided a legal and religious framework for sanctioning the brutal conquest and colonization of indigenous lands and people.
We are committed to taking a deep look at the ways our society has justified colonialism, domination, slavery, and the genocide of indigenous people.
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- Adopted March 2024 by the Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church Board of Trustees ↩︎
Image source: photography by Mimi Sinclair of HUUC’s nature trail
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Step Up to Serve Heritage Church
This spring brings many opportunities for you to step into leadership and serve Heritage Church and our wider denomination. Here are just a few:
Have you considered serving on our HUUC Board of Trustees or on our Endowment Committee? Nominate yourself or someone else by contacting Board Vice-President Julie Kane, at :
There are three three-year Board terms open beginning in July. There is one three-year term for the Endowment Committee beginning in July.
Would you like to get involved in Unitarian Universalism in the Greater Cincinnati area? Consider stepping up to represent Heritage on the UU Council of Greater Cincinnati. Again, apply to Julie Kane (see email address above).
All candidates will be voted on at our Annual Meeting on June 2, 2024.
Interested in being a delegate from Heritage to this year’s online-only UUA General Assembly? Speak with Board President Jaime Castle at:
You may have heard that there are important matters being voted on during G.A. this June. Heritage is entitled to four lay delegates, each of whom has a vote in those matters. We’d love to have our full slate of delegates filled this year, so if you’ve been thinking about this kind of involvement, now is the time to toss your hat in the ring. You don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own home, or your own laptop! If you have questions about General Assembly, speak with Rev. Bill Gupton at:
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Pill Bottle Recycling
It is time to end the pill bottle recycling project at Heritage UU Church. Mathew 25 Ministries no longer accepts pill bottles for recycling and there are no instructions for preparing bottles for reuse that I could find on their website.
We have not collected batteries or CFL lights for recycling for years now. Some batteries such as lithium batteries can be taken to Batteries Plus. Lowes recycling center accepts plastic bags, CFL bulbs, rechargeable batteries, and cell phones. Lowes garden center accepts plastic planter pots for recycling.
Perhaps there is an opportunity for someone to start a recycling effort that could bring sorted things to the Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub. I noticed among the pictures on their website that they collect pill bottles.
Yours in the spirit of this church, Robin Wickett.
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New Blue Box for Soles 4 Souls
Do you typically rush through the back hallway outside the family lounge, formerly called the nursery, and past the coat racks? Maybe you haven’t noticed the new collection box, tucked discretely in the corner intended for the on-going drive to collect gently used shoes for persons in need – a campaign known as Soles 4 Souls.
Most donations go to the national organization called Soles 4 Souls. That organization takes any shoes, in any condition, and sends them to those people in need all around the globe. For more information on the organization, check out Soles 4 Souls at www.soles4souls.org.
Sometimes, donated shoes are in such good shape that the HUUC organizer, Joann Meyer, can donate them to our local Inter Parish Ministry (IPM). For more information on IPM see https://www.ipmfoodpantry.org/.
So, instead of throwing away unwanted or old shoes, please bring them to church. Keep them out of a landfill. Put them in the new, blue box. We can make a difference!
For more information, contact Joann Meyer at:
March of 2024, Image source: Joann Meyer
