Worship Service – September 3, 2023
~ How the Labor Shortage Is Affecting Public Education in Maine ~
Join us on Sunday for our guest speaker Sarah Nichols. She will discuss what are the core labor issues facing education, how those issues are affecting Maine’s students, and what actions we can take to address them.
Thank you to this week’s worship team: Sarah Nichols and Phyllis Havens.
Thank you to this week’s musician: Rissa Moore, with Pat Moulton.
Thank you to our behind-the-scenes team: Francis Grey and Atticus Foster.
Thank you to this week’s Fellowship Hour Team: Team A, led by Natalie Norton.
Join the Zoom Meeting with meeting code 937 1005 6722 and passcode 827598.
For those attending in person: Please be aware that we are sending a live feed to Zoom every Sunday. If you do not want to be in this live feed, please avoid the center of the sanctuary so you are not in view of the camera. After the service, we edit the recording to eliminate the Candles of Joys and Concerns and then we are posting the service to our Website. Please contact Laurie Cartier if you have any questions about our procedures.
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This month, half of the undesignated funds in our plate collection will go to support the Hemophilia Alliance of Maine (HAM). HAM aims to advocate on behalf of people with bleeding disorders, as well as helping people advocate on behalf of themselves or loved ones. They also work to educate Maine’s care providers on bleeding disorders and assist people in receiving the care they need. HAM works throughout New England as part of the New England Bleeding Disorders Coalition, to help empower all New England communities with tools, training, and resources.
We have an option to give online through Vanco. You can give a one-time gift or set up your recurring pledge, by scanning the QR code to the right or visiting https://bit.ly/2x6uhaP. You can also find this option on our website, uubangor.org.
Meet Our Guest Speaker: Sarah Nichols
Sarah Nichols, 33, is currently a UniServ Director at the Maine Education Association and the Vice-President of her union, the Maine Education Association Staff Organization (MEASO). Prior to her role as UniServ Director she served six years as a city councilor in Bangor. She was first elected to public office in November of 2015 and served as Mayor in 2018, making her the youngest Mayor in the city’s history. Born and raised in Bangor, Sarah studied New Media at the University of Maine and recently earned her Master’s in Public Administration from Clark University. Sarah has an extensive professional background working on a variety of issues, including education, labor rights, reproductive healthcare, and economic security. In her free time, she loves to play disc golf, hike, travel, and bake pies.