May 18, 2025 Special Music Sunday
TUUC in Action!
TUUC Blood Drive held on June 29, 2025. John Barry offering his blood as Charge Nurse Teresa Anderson-Epps, Drive lead charge nurse of the Greater Chesapeake American Red Cross gives instruction.
TUUC in Action!
May 8, 2025 — The Ladew Garden in Monkton, MD stroll and lunch was sponsored by Marianne. Stunningly beautiful garden and congenial company.
May 8, 2025 — We celebrated Sheila Helgerson's birthday at Earl’s Place with dinner and music lead by Spice.
Our Food,
Our Health,
Our Planet
April 6 and 27, 2025 — One of the projects to come out of the Climate Justice Revival was Our Food, Our Health, Our Planet: a three session talk by Maria McMacken, author of Renew your way of Eating a Flourish in Life. She discussed the importance of eating a plant-based diet for the benefit of your health and the health of our planet.
Participants learned many things including in part: about our basic nutritional needs, about macro and micronutrients and what are the best sources for them in food, about the roles of those nutrients and their role in health and disease, about the effect that resourcing our food has on the health our Earth.
At the end of each talk, attendees participated in a tasting of delicious plant-based foods cooked by fellow congregants. By the end of the three sessions, participants had a bank of at least 20 plant-based recipes they could draw upon as they integrate a plant-based diet into their lives.
TUUC in Action!
April 5, 2025 — Ann & Heather walked upon these ladies, complimenting our Liberty crowns. We had 3 extras and handed them over to increase their visibility. We mentioned we were from TUUC & they (of course!) were Columbia UU's.
March 29,2025 — Mahjong Tournament-- This annual event was offered as a 2024 Auction item. Marianne served as host providing snacks and 2-3 tables of mahjong fun with church members and family/friends of Marianne.
Corinne learned how to play and Marianne’s 8-year old grandchild even won a game (with some help). Players left with the tournaments' famous mahjong cookies.
— Marianne De Bow
TUUC in Action!
The Indian Dinner and Slide Show donation from the Auction was held at TUUC on March 15, 2025. We had a lot of fun talking about travels and international affairs as we ate food Indian food prepared by the Katmandu Kitchen in Towson. Then Marilyn Maze and her grand daughter, Elise Myers, described their experiences traveling in India last year. Many of those watching compared these images to memories of earlier trips and appreciated how much India has to offer a traveler, and how much more comfortable and less emotionally draining traveling in India is today than in the past. — Marilyn Maze
TUUC in Action!
The Stewardship Campaign is a very important event for TUUC. This year’s campaign was led by the Board of Trustees. March 9, 2025, two of the members prepared letters to go out to congregants.
TUUC in Action!
Saturday, March 2, 2024; Dinner with the Board was offered as an Auction 2024 item. Board members brought delicious food, George and Joan served as gracious hosts, and winners of this Auction item had an opportunity to get to know their board members. Good food, good people, great conversation! We had a great time eating together. An opportunity to see Love in Action. — Marianne De Bow
Cooking with the Nonnas -- These two events were offered as Auction items in 2024. Jane and Ann taught participants how to make an Italian Feast. The vegetarian version on February 15 featured meatless-meatballs. The meat-lovers version was on February 22, featuring Braciola. We made homemade pasta and stuffed peppers and a beautiful Nutella Flower each date. We had a great time working and eating together. An opportunity to see Love in Action. — Ann Beezley
TUUC members attended, either in-person or virtually, the UU-Legislative Ministry Kick-off (UU-LM-MD) on February 8, 2025. It was an informative and energizing meeting. We met U.S. Representative Sarah Elfreth who was the Lawmaker of 2025 and we heard from Delegate Bonnie Cullison. We learned about the priority bills for 2025. These bills cover six issue areas: Climate Change, Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Immigration, Gun Violence and Medical Aid in Dying. — Ann Beezley
TUUC in Action!
Friday, Jan 24, 2025, the Uzbeki Lunch Auction Event was held at the Silk Road Restaurant in Pikeville. The food was delicious, and we had this lovely restaurant to ourselves.
— Marilyn Maze
