March 26, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street –  “Respecting the Ancients: Remembering the Mimbres Through a Murder Mystery”     

Marty Eberhardt will discuss and read from her second novel in the Bea Rivers series, “Bones in the Back Forty.”

In this book, a gardener digs up an old skeleton on the grounds of Tucson’s Shandley Gardens. Volunteer coordinator Bea Rivers discovers that the victim, a man who disappeared in 1969, may be connected to a small town in southwest New Mexico, where he’d made quite a few enemies among amateur archaeologists. The cast of quirky suspects exposes a culture of archaeological looting. The book comports with the first principle of Unitarian Universalism, the inherent worth and dignity of every person. 

Eberhardt will read passages that take place in southwest New Mexico. There will be plenty of time for questions, and books will be available for signing after the service.

Marty Eberhardt’s first novel, “Death in a Desert Garden,” won the Arizona/New Mexico Book Award for cozy mystery in 2022, the Firebird Award for western fiction, the silver Firebird Award for cozy mystery, and the bronze CIPA/EVVY award for cozy mystery. She and her husband Phil divide their time between Silver City and Tucson, enjoying the flora and fauna of both.

There are speakers on the patio if you wish to listen to the service outside.

This Sunday there will be a Children’s Religious Education program. Parents are invited to bring children four years old and above to attend youth-led classes. Ninth grader Ivy Stephens-Etheridge, a former CRE student, will read a story and lead a lesson on “Spring” 

UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:

We will not be serving food or drinks in the building until further notice. Masks will still need to be worn at all times indoors and out except when eating or drinking. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio, weather permitting. Visitors are always welcome. 

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship, and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com, visit our website at www.uufsc.com or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City.