Transgender lives, faith and path ahead --Sunday at EUUF
Good morning, Everyone!
We've had another February schedule change, in order to respond to an emergency need. We will hold for another time our plan to share our spiritual/ethical paths.
Instead, we'll hear from an important speaker scheduled originally for Feb. 23. Ethan Avanzino will speak on transgender lives, faith and the path ahead. Together, we'll envision a future grounded in equity, understanding and love.
Sherry Meyers will be greeter, while Skip and Kathleen Phelen are in charge of U2U hospitality. Gem Frederick is in charge of audio-visual.
Now, on to Feb. 23!
The program will be focused on a fund-raiser for Canopy NWA, in support of Afghan refugees. Our event will feature a guest speaker, traditional Afghan music and food, and a raffle for a beautiful tribal rug. Our Fellowship has pledged that all money from this event will go directly to Canopy NWA, in support of 25 Afghan families who are newly-arrived to our country, who followed every legal process to get here, and who are already living in our community. They fled from their war-torn country, hoping to re-build their lives in peace and safety in America. The reason Canopy NWA launched a fund-raising campaign to get them food, shelter, and medical care because on January 24 the organization received a stop work order from the Presidential Administration for their Refugee Resettlement Reception and Placement Program. This program previously supplied ALL services to refugees during their first weeks in the United States, for a maximum of 90 days.
Please always share our program information with friends, and, especially in this case, the Canopy program.
