Events and Happenings

August Garden Tours

Aug 19: Mern Sibley and Roger Garberg invite you to come for a garden tour at our home on Saturday, August 19 from 10 to 12. We’re at 107 Mount Pleasant Avenue in East Gloucester. The house is set back from the street, up a gravel driveway. With all the generous rains of the summer, our garden … Continued

Thanks for a successful Socks and Underwear Drive

Mountains of socks, underwear, bras etc. are finally being delivered this week. Thanks for making our third annual drive successful go to a number of volunteers: Charlie Deavila, Diane Faissler, Sally Waite, Jim Seavey, Karen Watson, Diana Peck, and Gail Campbell. (Please forgive us if we have forgotten to mention you!) The drive helped more … Continued

GUU Art Gallery

GUU Art Gallery The new art gallery will be open to the public every Saturday from 2-5pm. Many, many thanks to Jay McLauchlan, Jim Seavey, Willie Alexander, and Jerry Ackerman for installing our first-ever members and friends art exhibit in the Entry House!

Garden Tours

Gardening and Garden Tours – We will be continuing our informal garden tours this summer. Dates and addresses to come once the flowers emerge! Contact Diana Peck if you would like to offer your garden for a tour. And, for those who are interested in gardening, please set aside any extra perennials you are dividing … Continued

Book Discussion Group Meeting: July 11 at 10:00 AM

Please join in the fun of reading and discussing books at GUUC. Our last book, The Years by Annie Ernaux, was well-received by most and our lively discussion was accompanied by homemade madeleines, macarons, Camembert, a baguette and bottled Perrier water. C’est magnifique! While we can’t promise similar refreshments for our next meeting, the reading … Continued

The Giver of Stars – Book Discussion for April

For our April title, we will be reading an historical fiction book, The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. While the time frame dates back to the 1930’s, there are many topics that touch upon subject matter that is relevant to our current era.   “Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to … Continued

Book Group Selection for October: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny.

(Date change from October 11 to Oct 20, 2pm) For those of you not familiar with Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the inhabitants of Three Pines, settle in for a murder investigation with characters you will come to love. But there is way more to the story than a criminal investigation… Mark October 20, 2pm … Continued

     

Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden

The GUU Board of Trustees voted in February to join the UUA, UU Service Committee, UU Ministry for Earth, UU Social Justice and UU State Action Networks on the Build Back Fossil Free Letter to President Biden to take Executive Action on climate.  On February 24 President Biden received an open letter  from 1,100+ groups … Continued