​​Our Boone UU online service on April 5th will introduce our quarterly theme, Journeys Toward Love: Growth and Transformation. We will gather for an online “coffee hour” at 10:45, with the service starting promptly at 11:00. The service will follow this format:

• Welcome bell and story for children and all ages  11:00
• Chalice lighting
• Opening words & introduction of the topic
• Reciting our covenant
• Readings by Boone UU members and friends
• Moment of silence
• Reflection by service leader
• Hymn (from YouTube)
• Closing words and extinguishing chalice
• 11:30  Joys, Concerns, and Transitions
• 11:45 Discussion prompted by the theme of the service. The service leader will share a few questions or thoughts to start the discussion.
• 12:00 Go in peace

**We welcome children for any part of the service, but will have a special story for them following the welcome at 11:00. 

The link for the April 5th service is: ​https://zoom.us/j/340432889   
(Meeting ID: 340 432 889)

​We have a legacy of “deeds not creeds.” Our work for a better world calls us to unexpected places as we harness love’s power...These words from the Justice & Inclusion page of the UUA website remind us of what it means to be fully aware of  circumstances in our community and how we might be of service.  As our local community agencies ramp up to provide basic needs for all of us in this time crisis, let us expand our tradition of community support as much as possible.  In addition to the groups that we already support, individually and collectively, we have listed below a few that have come to our recent attention.  This list is also on the Social Action page of our website.  If you would like to include other agencies, please let us know.  

Food:

• Hospitality House - https://www.hosphouse.org/covid19
• Hunger & Health Coalition - https://www.hungerandhealthcoalition.com/
• Watauga County Humane Society - https://wataugahumane.org/ (pet food bank)

UTILITIES:

• WeCan - https://www.hosphouse.org/wecan
• BREMCO - https://www.blueridgeenergy.com/news/article/184 (article about COVID 19 response) and (website to donate) www.blueridgeenergy.com/community/operation-round-up (website to donate)

DIAPERS:

• Children's Council Diaper Bank - http://www.thechildrenscouncil.org/

​ Zoom meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/442714021. Meeting Host: Craig Fischer

If you are interested in taking part in this online small group option, please contact via email at: lindalarson917@gmail.com.

Zoom meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/124712304. Meeting Host: Kathy Parham.

​We will discuss the challenges and potentialities of change. What can we learn from our past experiences of change to help us in this moment of sudden, worldwide change?