Announcements
We worship at 10am on Sunday, online and in-person, with Sunday School for all ages at 9am.
We’re excited to celebrate the birthday of the church! See you at 10am on Sunday, May 17th!
If you are interested in learning more about our denomination, please join us online-only for a UCC 411 class after worship on Sunday, May 26th. We’ll talk about how “UCC” does not stand for “Unitarians Considering Christ,” and our polity, work and mission. The zoom link will be included soon in our weekly emails.
Join us on Sunday, June 2nd, for this annual tradition as we kick off the season with our Summer Celebration Sunday!
There will be food, a bounce house (or two), lawn games, and lots of fun and laughter! Wear comfortable clothes, and bring sunscreen and a lawn chair!
At 4pm, on June 9th we are gathering at First Unitarian, 600 NW 13th St., for a VOICE Accountability Session with candidates from HD 88 and SD 46. Mayflower has committed to bringing at least 30 people. There are sign-up sheets just outside the sanctuary so that we can get a count of folks who are committed.
Candidate Accountability Session
Candidates committed to participating*
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Come hare where these candidates stand on our slate of issues!
*Only candidates in competitive primaries have been invited.
You asked for it, and here it is. We are happy to announce that our new 2024 T-shirt is available just in time for the upcoming season's events, like Marathon Sunday and ALL of the Pride events scheduled for June. The shirts are $20 each and come in a variety of adult sizes. Mayflower's yard signs are also available for purchase for $10.
Confused over the fuss about pronouns? Want to be supportive of LGBTQ+ community members but not sure how? Join us on May 19th after worship in Milligan Hall or online to learn more about myths and misconceptions, history, grammar, and key terms used in talking about gender.
Meg Nance Coker (they/she/fae) is a lifelong learner, researcher, dabbler, overthinker, and "cardigan professional" (librarian/archivist/curator) whose favorite things include curiosity, creativity, and culture.
A bibliography of resources is available on the book cart or email Joanna (joanna@mayflowerucc.org) for a copy. Snacks and childcare provided.
Meg Nance Coker (they/she/fae) is a lifelong learner, researcher, dabbler, overthinker, and "cardigan professional" (librarian/archivist/curator) whose favorite things include curiosity, creativity, and culture.
A bibliography of resources is available on the book cart or email Joanna (joanna@mayflowerucc.org) for a copy. Snacks and childcare provided.
Building Hope Sunday School Class meets at 9am all during the month of May in Classroom 1 - you can join in person or online using the link provided in our weekly emails.
WEBS new book is:
"Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America" by Heather Cox Richardson.
Join WEBS for engaging discussion online and in person on Wednesdays at 5:30pm beginning May 15th as they explore Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson.
From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy -- and how we can turn back.
In the midst of the impeachment crisis of 2019, Heather Cox Richardson launched a daily Facebook essay providing the historical background of the daily torrent of news. It soon turned into a newsletter and its readership ballooned to more than 2 million dedicated readers who rely on her plainspoken and informed take on the present and past in America.
In Democracy Awakening, Richardson crafts a compelling and original narrative, explaining how, over the decades, a small group of wealthy people have made war on American ideals. By weaponizing language and promoting false history they have led us into authoritarianism -- creating a disaffected population and then promising to recreate an imagined past where those people could feel important again. She argues that taking our country back starts by remembering the elements of the nation's true history that marginalized Americans have always upheld. Their dedication to the principles on which this nation was founded has enabled us to renew and expand our commitment to democracy in the past. Richardson sees this history as a roadmap for the nation's future.
Richardson's talent is to wrangle our giant, meandering, and confusing news feed into a coherent story that singles out what we should pay attention to, what the precedents are, and what possible paths lie ahead. In her trademark calm prose, she is realistic and optimistic about the future of democracy. Her command of history allows her to pivot effortlessly from the Founders to the abolitionists to Reconstruction to Goldwater to Mitch McConnell, highlighting the political legacies of the New Deal, the lingering fears of socialism, the death of the liberal consensus and birth of "movement conservatism."
Many books tell us what has happened over the last five years. Democracy Awakening explains how we got to this perilous point, what our history really tells us about ourselves, and what the future of democracy can be.
SOLACE, Mayflower’s youth group meets in person for Sunday School and Wednesday evening youth group meetings. If you or a young person you know is interested in joining SOLACE, you can email the youth minister, Steven Christofferson, by clicking the button below.