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The Unitarian Universalist Church Quotation for August "It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world." ~~Gandhi Pledge Campaign for 2008 Pledge or Donate Now 8:00 pm Monday Aug. 4 Prof. Nancy Sherman Georgetown University professor and author of The War Within: Ethical Challenges for Citizen Soldiers. Benefit for the Campaign to Preserve Nantucket's Historic Meeting House ($20 suggested donation). 11:00 am Wed., Aug. 6 Peace Vigil to Commemorate Hiroshima Day In front of the Post Office on Federal St. 4:00 pm Sunday, Aug. 10 Frameworks: The US Constitution and American Public Life Topics for this session of this occasional series are the recent US Supreme Court decisions on habeas corpus and the second amendment "right to bear arms." Discussion led by Rev. Jennifer Brooks. 8:00 pm Aug. 18 & 19 Ailey II Dance Theatre Celebrating the Campaign to Preserve Nantucket's Historic Unitarian Meeting House. Venue: Nantucket High School. 4:00 pm Sunday, Aug. 24 Yale Whiffenpoofs followed by a Pot Luck Cook-Out Benefit for the Campaign to Preserve Nantucket's Historic Unitarian Meeting House. Suggested donation $20, children free. 10:45 am Sunday, Aug. 3 "Frederick Douglass Spoke Here" Rev. Jennifer Brooks At 5:00 pm: Mortimer Rogoff Funeral 10:45 am Sunday, Aug. 10 "Tide and Time" Rev. Jennifer Brooks 10:45 am Sunday, Aug. 17 "What's in a Name?" Rev. Jennifer Brooks. 10:45 am Sunday, Aug. 24 "Songs of the Sea" Rev. Jennifer Brooks 10:45 am Sunday, Aug. 31 "Boomsday" Rev. Jennifer Brooks Nantucket Wedding Information Call the Unitarian Church for information about scheduling a wedding in our historic 1809 sanctuary, (508) 228-5466. Call the minister for information about performing marriage ceremonies in the historic building or at other Nantucket sites, (508) 228-7597. We welcome interfaith and GLBT couples. more... Sanctuary Tours Tour the 1809 Sanctuary with its magnificent 1831 Goodrich organ and the unusual trompe l'oeil ceiling painted by Carl Wendte in 1844. Open 10 am - 2 pm Monday - Friday in July and August. In other months by appointment; email uuchurch@nantucket.net. Staff Rev. Jennifer Brooks, Minister Rev. Edward B. Anderson, Minister Emeritus Marcia Hempel, Music Director and Organist Sally Ure & Lizie Hagenstein, Religious Education Directors Sean Males, Office Manager Mimi Jones & Jim Sutherland, Sextons |
