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Minister's Muusings - Rev. Fred Howard | ||
President's Corner - Doug Tanner |
M |
Aug. 31 |
11:00AM |
Break Bread delivery |
Sun |
Oct. 4 |
9:30 AM 10:45AM |
Adult Religious Education Religious Education for children Service
– “Beyond Boundaries – Dwelling Together in Covenant,”
Rev. Fred Howard New Members Ceremony during the service Potluck at the church for lunch after the service |
W |
Oct. 7 |
6:00 PM |
Board
of Directors meeting in the R.E. wing at the church |
Sun |
Oct. 11 |
9:30 AM 10:45AM |
Adult Religious Education Religious Education for children Service
– “Friedrich
Nietzche: The Revaluation of Values,” Dr.
Michael Stoltzfus Meet & Greet Coffee after the service |
M |
Oct. 12 |
11:00AM |
Break Bread delivery |
Th |
Oct. 15 |
|
Deadline for November Newsletter |
Sat |
Oct. 17 |
7:00 PM |
Games night at the church |
Sun |
Oct. 18 |
9:30 AM 10:45AM |
Adult Religious Education Religious Education for children Service
– “The
Time of Your Life,”
Rev. Fred
Howard Meet & Greet Coffee after the service |
M |
Oct. 19 |
6:30 PM |
New
and Renew UU Class limited
enrollment-see announcement |
Sun |
Oct. 25 |
9:30 AM 10:45AM |
Adult Religious Education Religious Education for children Service – “The Mystical-Prophetic Witness of Thomas Merton: Contemplative Ruminations on the Mary-Martha Story,” Dr. Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes Meet & Greet Coffee after the service |
M |
Oct. 26 |
6:30 PM |
New
and Renew UU Class limited
enrollment-see announcement |
October… Welcome new members, come to the new Adult RE class, worship with us on Sunday. There are many opportunities this month. Volunteer too. We miss you when you are absent. Join us; join in!
What does
it mean to be a covenant people? The
question really defines who Unitarian Universalists are as a faith
community. This question
should give new members a glimpse of what they are getting into as we
welcome them into our midst. Long
time friends and members may also find new meaning through revisiting this
inquiry.
New
Members Ceremony - We will welcome new members to our
congregation during this morning’s service.
If you have been attending and are considering membership, please
speak with our minister Fred Howard or one of our officers.
We would like to include you in this ceremony to welcome you to our
congregation.
Potluck
Dinner after the service. Susan
Bailey is coordinating the meal. Watch
for announcements from her. Bring
enough to include our new members as our guests today and any visitors we
may have.
Sunday, October 11 –
Dr. Michael Stoltzfus, “Friedrich Nietzche: The Revaluation of
Values”
Nietzche is
one of the most controversial thinkers in the entire history of Western
thought. He is also easily misunderstood. We will investigate
his critique of Christianity, his approach to morality, and his quest for
tragic optimism. Nietzche just might help us figure out how to live
a meaningful life in our own unique way by spurring us to cultivate a
revaluation of values.
Sunday,
October 18 – Rev.
Fred Howard, “The Time
of Your Life”
The Danish
Philosopher Kierkegaard said, “Life can only be understood backward, but
must be lived forward.” This
morning we will see if Kierkegaard was onto something, with some help from
the book of Ecclesiastes and the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button. It is not
necessary to read the book or see the movie to derive meaning from the
philosophical quest of this morning’s sermon, but I would encourage you
to do so, as both pieces give us great insight into the meaning of life.
Sunday,
October 27 – Dr. Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes, “The
Mystical-Prophetic Witness of Thomas Merton: Contemplative Ruminations on
the Mary-Martha Story.”
The
most well known Catholic monk of the twentieth century Thomas Merton
struggled all his life to find the right balance between all apparent pair
of opposites presented to him through tradition and society, to name a
few: contemplative-activist, mystic-prophet, solitude-solidarity,
monk-writer, male-female, black-white, etc…. On many occasions Merton
was told by ecclesiastical authorities to be a good monk and a
contemplative but they censored his prophetic voice and his activism,
especially on social justice issues like war and peace. In this talk I
will address how Merton was able to integrate his mystical and prophetic
stance in the world through the rich Christian
narrative story of Mary and Martha. All in all, Merton’s approach to the
Mary-Martha story can be interpreted as a universal archetype found in all
religions and in all cultures at all times.
We welcome Dr. Cristóbal Serrán-Pagán y Fuentes as our speaker
this morning. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy
and Religious Studies at Valdosta
State
University
. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Boston
University. The title of his doctoral dissertation was "Mystical Vision and
Prophetic Voice in Saint John
of the Cross: Towards a Mystical Theology of Final Integration." He
also holds a Masters degree in Sacred Theology from
For
Children: The RE program for children meets at. 10:45 AM concurrent
with the Sunday morning service. The
children are studying what it means to be UU and learning more about our
roots and history. Volunteers to help in the classroom are needed.
Contacts: Mya Storey; Susan Bailey..
Infants and Toddlers: Sue Bailey wants to be sure that new members
or visitors know that infants and toddlers are welcome in the RE room
during services. They may be
too little to participate, but we do have someone available to watch them
so the parents can enjoy the service.
Kids’
RE Overnight Retreat - Saturday, September 26 – Sunday September 27
We look forward
to hearing about the retreat the held at the end of September from the
kids and from adults who attended the cookout on Saturday night and the
breakfast on Sunday morning. Thank
you to Susan Bailey and others who helped out.
For
Adults: A new Adult RE class will begin October 4 at 9:30 AM and
continue through the month of October.
It will be led by Al Hunt and Fred Howard.
The group will discuss select issues of concern to Unitarian
Universalists using John Shelby Spong’s book, The
Sins of Scripture. Check
with Fred Howard if you have not yet been able to obtain a copy of the
book. At one point he had
several copies. The book is
available thorough Amazon.com also. Here
is the class schedule:
Oct. 4 –
The Bible and the Environment, Read sections 1&2
Oct 11 –
The Bible and Women. Read section 3
Oct 18 –
The Bible and Homosexuality. Read section 4
Oct 25 –
The Bible and Religious and Racial Bigotry, Read sections 6,7&8
This book should prove to be an effective springboard to a lively and edifying discussion. Bishop Spong speaks with the voice of an insider of the Christian church, but with a voice that most Unitarian Universalists should find resonance. Please join us.
New and Renew UU Class
Fred
Howard will begin a small group experience called “New and Renew UU”
on the evening of October 19.
There will be three sessions – Oct. 19, 26, and Nov.9.
Each will begin around 6:30 PM and we will covenant to finish at 8
PM. This
experience is open to all, whether or not you are new to our faith.
There will be dinner, followed by both an informational and a
personal sharing component.
These will be focused on three general themes:
what brought you to Unitarian Universalism, who we are and what you
hope to gain from our movement, and how to identify and engage you time,
talents, and resources in service locally and globally.
The experience will be limited to the first 10 people who sign up
and you must commit to attend all three sessions.
You may sign up by emailing me.
There will also be a sign up sheet in the sanctuary beginning the
first Sunday in October.
Kathy and Fred Howard will be hosting the first session at their
condo at Rolling Hills.
Volunteers are needed to host the second and third sessions.
Our meal will be a potluck. We will furnish the main course and
beverages. The
others will be decided by the group, but we will focus on making it easy
on the host. (delivery pizza perhaps?)
If
Mondays are not good for you, don’t despair.
There are plans for another class soon that will meet at another
time.
INVITATION TO MEMBERSHIP If you are interested in becoming a
member of our fellowship, we encourage you to talk with our
minister, Rev. |
For
layleading services: Betty
Derrick, Doug Tanner, Bill Webster
For
help with Sunday Service music: Bill
Webster, Keith Johnson
For
Sunday Service Stories for All Ages: Susan
Bailey,
For
Sunday Service flowers: Betty
Derrick
For
serving as Meet and Greet Hosts:
Betty Derrick, Doug Tanner
For
assisting with Children’s RE:
Mya Storey, Susan Bailey, Kari Wells, Rosie Asbury, Dee Tait
For
the new chalice: Stephanie
Kiyak, former member and potter who made the chalice, and all the RE
children who painted it in cheerful, bright psychedelic colors
For
planning and hosting the September Kid’s Overnight Retreat: Susan
Bailey
For
greeting visitors: All
who made our visitors welcome
For
delivering Break Bread meals:
Frank Asbury
For
cleaning the church:
Frank Asbury, Sue Bailey, Lars Leader, Bill Webster
For
keeping our grounds: Jim
Ingram, Joe Siegel
For
coordinating the August potluck and book discussion: Susan
Bailey
For
coordinating the September Sunday potluck: Susan
Bailey
For
bringing great food and helping with set-up and clean-up for the
September Sunday potluck: Everyone
who helped
For
all you do that we may not have thanked you for in person. Let
your editor know your contributions so that others can know!
It takes all of us and we appreciate you
Thank
you to the RE children for painting Stephanie’s chalice.
Be sure to notice their work in bright colors when you are next at
the church!
Games
Night
Saturday,
October 17
7:00
PM at the church
Bring
a snack to share, the kids and yourself, and your favorite game and be
prepared to have a fun fellowshipping time!
Contact: Susan Bailey.
Book Discussion and Potluck: These Friday night gatherings will
resume in November. We
will let the new Adult RE discussion book be our October “event.” See
details about the RE discussion elsewhere in the newsletter.
Contact Betty Derrick with your book suggestions.
Fred Howard is
our part time minister. He
is available for consultations on Monday and Wednesday afternoons on
most weeks from 2-5PM by appointment.
Fred welcomes any questions you may have about membership in
our congregation. He is
also available for weddings and rites of passage ceremonies by
prearrangement. |
Rev.
Fred Howard
October
2009
One
of the things that makes our Sunday morning worship experience unique is
the discussion period following the service.
A period of reflection on the thoughts and ideas expressed in the
sermon changes the dynamics of a religious community from one of passive
indoctrination to one where each individual is encouraged in freedom of
thought and expression. Besides, it keeps the speaker on his/her toes and
I have found the spirited exchange to be quite enlightening, often
expanding my own thinking and emotional processing of the subject matter
into different and challenging areas.
Another benefit is the impression visitors may get of our community
as being one where we live our values.
That is, as we listen to each other respectfully, we are honoring
the worth and dignity of each other, we are affirming the free and
responsible search for truth and meaning, and we are accepting each other
and encouraging each other to grow spiritually in healthy ways.
Of course, we are only modeling these things when we conduct our
discussion civilly and respectfully.
I thought it might be helpful as we begin our new church year to
list some guidelines that foster open, healthy discussions:
·
Keep the focus on understanding and learning from one another
·
Listen with an ear to understand the other person’s point of view
rather than merely listening to formulate a rebuttal.
·
Use this time to question old assumptions, especially your own.
·
Suspend judgment until a point has been fully made.
·
Ideas that have resonance within your own mind and heart are the
more interesting and persuasive
·
Everyone should be treated not only as a person of worth and
dignity, but as an equal.
Some people will always be more articulate than others; that
doesn’t necessarily diminish what the others have to say.
·
It is not a mark of weakness, but spiritual maturity, when someone
is capable of changing his/her mind
·
Express disagreements in terms of ideas, not personality or motives
·
Honesty and brevity usually carry the day
I think we do a good job of keeping our discussion period
interesting, civil, and lively.
We can always do it better.
Let us forever be striving to be the positive changes we wish to
see in the world.
ABOUT
OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
Happy
Birthday to
v
Betty Derrick
Keep in your thoughts...our members and friends experiencing the loss of loved ones.
After a one week rain delay VSU’s “The Happening” finally got under way September 3. The weather was warm and sunny and the students were out in droves this year. Fred, Sue, Dee, Mya, Lars and I all enjoyed hanging out and talking to the students who stopped by our tent. We talked to one student who attended the UU Church of Savannah and was surprised to hear that there was a local fellowship.
At Mya’s suggestion we are now offering rides to Sunday Services for students who don’t have transportation. We passed out fliers at “The Happening” telling students how to contact us to let us know they are interested. It is a challenge to get young peoples attention these days but if we can get a few students to start attending they can spread the word on campus. If you hear of any students, or others, who would like a ride to a Sunday Service, just let any board member know so that we can arrange to pick them up and drop them back off after the service.
I would like to say thank you to everyone who participated in the Happening and a special thanks to Sue who transported everything to the VSU front lawn.
I’ll see you all on Sunday.
Doug
Our members, who have been actively involved
in this project and who also have been coordinating our congregation’s
social justice activities, and Fred Howard met September 21 for lunch at
Hildegards to discuss future and continuing projects for our community.
Lars Leader has agreed to assume the leadership of this group this
year. Betty Derrick will step
down from this role, but will continue as a member of the group and as the
church’s contact person for the UU Service Committee(UUSC).
Dee Tait, Carol Stiles, and Susan Bailey are actively involved with
these activities. The group
welcomes all in the congregation who are interested in congregational and
community social action to join in this ministry.
The Accepting Difference Project is considering several activities
including support for the Change Minifilm Festival we supported last year,
a possible grant for community organizing, and invigoration of a regular
community prayer vigil proposed by the Accepting Difference Project
several years ago. The
Accepting Difference Project is funded through our Restoration Fund.
It is intended to be a community project with community
funding with two purposes:
a.
To support and sustain members of the Project in their individual social
justice work in our community, and
b.
To support/sponsor as a group efforts to improve the diversity climate in
our community.
Our date
for meal deliveries with the Break Bread Together program is the 2nd
Monday (and 5th when there is one) of each month.
If you would like to help deliver meals beginning about 11:00 AM,
please contact Frank or Rosie Asbury.
Habitat for Humanity: The
board is discussing the possibility of participating in a Habitat build
event again this year. The dates would be the week of Nov 14-21.
Watch for more information.
Reduce,
Recycle, Reuse!!!
Our 7th Principle- Respect
for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part-begs
that we make our environmental footprint minimal and gentle.
Recently we seem to have drifted away from reusable service ware in
our kitchen and towards more paper plates and cups and even some Styrofoam
plates. Some items such as
paper napkins and towels may be necessary, but reusable cups and plates
and flatware are available and we ought to use them.
Your editor is watching for a good deal on plates, saucers, and
bowls so that we have a few more to use.
Thanks to Julie Halter, we have additional flatware.
Let’s make a commitment to good environmental practice and
minimize our use of throwaways. (There’s
a practical reason too. We
don’t have garbage pickup so the more you throw away the more you have
to lug home! Perhaps there is a reminder there too about the problem
landfills have!)
Just something for all of us to consider.
J
MED
Renewal DVD - eight stories about faith communities and
the environment
The (UUA) Office of Congregational Stewardship Services (CSS) Green Sanctuary program has shipped copies of the interfaith film Renewal and "Renewal: A Guide for Screening and Using the Documentary" to all UUA congregations free-of-charge. Please check your congregational mailbox for your copy.
Volunteers
Needed at the Church
Our church depends on each of us to volunteer for all that goes on at the church from preparing food to cleaning up to even taking out the garbage, all those things that each of us must do in our own homes. In addition all of the Sunday service layleading, some sermons, all of the music, the printing of programs, teaching our children in the RE classes is done by our members. Some really enjoy doing some of these tasks but it takes all of us. Bill Webster says we really need some more volunteers to laylead. He is more than willing to show you the ropes if you will be willing to give it a try. We have lots of support materials for newcomers to lay leading for example a notebook of service materials and stacks of CDs for music. If you are nervous about doing this particular task, just remember we are your friends and we are a friendly audience! Please volunteer!!!
UU
September
9, 2009
Attendance:
Doug Tanner, Sue Bailey, Mya Storey, Rosie Asbury, Bill Webster, Fred
Howard, Jim Ingram and Kari Wells.
Phone: We
have a new answering machine, but now there is a problem with the phone
line. (Has been fixed, although
there are still problems with the message on the answering machine.9/20)
RE Report:
Overnight retreat for kids Sept 26th and pancake breakfast Sept
27th. Kids will also do a presentation for the Day of the Dead on Nov 1st.
They are also going to be working on an "Art Museum" to display
some of their projects done throughout the year along with any works of
art from our adult members. Mya
was going to make up new visitor cards.
Fred is
going to write a follow-up letter to send out to visitors.
We are
going to work on getting some sort of church directory available to
members of the congregation. Possibly talk to Carol about an on-line
directory that has a pass code for members.
Talked
about scheduling a Fall cleanup at the church.
Next
meeting will be Oct 7th, 2009 @ 6:00.
Note
that some matters discussed by the board appear as separate items in the
newsletter and have been omitted from this report.
Treasurer's
Report – Rosie Asbury
August
31, 2009
Receipts
August
July –present
Plate
$ 208.00
$ 377.00
Pledge
1319.00
2029.00
Rent
240.00
380.00
Total Receipts
$1767.00
$ 2786.00
Disbursements
Speakers’ Fees
200.00
200.00
Minister
Expense 350.00
1050.00
Repairs
& Maint.
0.00
0.00
Newsletter
0.00
0.00
Termite/Pest
Ctr. 35.00
70.00
Postage
0.00
0.00
Supplies
45.15
58.22
Utilities
233.77
418.80
Advert./Website
0.00
0.00
UUA Dues
392.00
392.00
Others
0.00
70.00
Total
Disburs. $
1255.92
$
2259.02
Net Receipt $ 511.08 $ 526.98
Newsletter Editor:
Betty Derrick Website:
Carol Stiles Local
Publicity: Dee Tait Photography:
Fred Howard, Susan Bailey,
Betty Derrick October
15: Deadline
for the November newsletter. |
UU
Activities and Announcements
Oct.
3- Southeast Cluster Workshop-Compassionate Communication with Rev.
LoraKim Joyner, “Healing for Our Lives and Our Congregations,” UU
Fellowship of
Oct.
4- All FLD Congregations: UUA Association Sunday. “Growing Our
Diversity.” Details: http://www.uua.org/giving/associationsunday/index.shtml.
Oct.
10-11
Oct.
18- 25th Anniversary Celebration, UU Fellowship of
October
31-November 1- UU celebration at the Pride Festival in Piedmont Park,
Atlanta, GA. Contact Tricia
Page at wrknprogrez@yahoo.com,
or (404) 374-6922
November
13-15- “Jubilee
Workshop,” co-sponsored by UU Florida District Racial Justice
Council and the racial justice
task force of the
UUA TRUSTEE TIDBITS
Joan Lund
Perhaps
you are feeling cooler, crisper weather where you are in our beloved
District but it remains mighty hot in humid in
The UUA Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries exists to
support all UU youth and young adults. It is a part of the Lifespan Faith
Development staff group, and helps support the development of curricula
and resources for lay and professional religious educators. One of the
more prominent resources is Our Whole Lives, the sexuality education
curriculum. The Youth Ministries Office also supports multi-faceted
ministry through the Chrysalis Training Program, General Assembly Youth
Caucus, advocacy for the needs of youth in our faith, and consultation on
youth programming.
Part of the mission of the Office of Youth and Young Adult
Ministries is to advocate, educate, train, and develop resources for those
involved in campus ministry. Often young adults face educational and
career choices, relationship and family issues, and sometimes just the
struggle of living life independently. The Office wants to support and
help these young adults to feel at home within our young adult movement
and help build a vibrant, sustainable, and accountable community. If your
congregation is near a higher learning institution please consider
developing a campus ministry initiative there.
As a faith it will be difficult for us to
survive if we do not grow and nurture our children, youth, and young
adults. For further information and assistance you can contact Erik B.
Kesting, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at ekesting@uua.org,
Rev. Dr. Monica Cummings, Program Associate for Ministry to Youth and
Young Adults of Color at mcummings@uua.org,
or Nancy DiGiovanni, Bridging and campus Ministry and Associate at ndigiovanni@uua.org.
Of course you may always contact me at jlund@uua.org
with your UUA thoughts and concerns. Happy Halloween, one and all.
Greetings Florida District Friends and Leaders
"Risk
Management" is not a phrase likely to elicit much excitement in any
quarter. Yet, for congregational leaders, this is an important notion.
We come into the hurricane season with its attendant anxiety and
the scolding lectures of officials to have our evacuation or ride-it-out
plans in place. In addition to your personal plans, have you any idea of
how ready your congregation is? Do you know if your leaders can lay their
hands on the "emergency preparedness" document? Is there one?
When
it comes to wind and rain issues, leaders think of the congregation's
properties, as they should. But is someone charged with the caring
community dimensions? Is there a plan to provide support to your shut-ins
or others unable to evacuate? Do you have a telephone tree to do a
post-storm check-in? A phone-tree is a simple and good idea for any
congregation, any time you need to get word out on any matter. I urge you
to set one up before you need it!
Risk management is not only about emergencies: it also includes the
dull, even boring work of ensuring fire extinguishers have been inspected
and charged in the recent year or that exit doors have the appropriate
panic bars in working order. It includes a decision-tree of who is in
charge if the President and/or Minister become unavailable. It includes
proper money-handling, conflict management, grievance procedures, an
annual insurance audit, and ensuring the physical, emotional, and moral
safety of any who come to the congregation's events.
Sadly, it also includes having someone monitor congregational
events with a watchful eye, having been trained to deal with any unwelcome
intruders. After the shootings at our
Let me encourage you to ask your leadership to invite the local
police and fire to come walk through your facilities with an eye for
safety. They'll be glad to do it.
We hope and pray our risk exposure is always low and coping
policies gather dust, unused. Yet, one of the ways we care for one another
is to pay attention to such questions long before they might ever occur.
That's the "management" part.
If we in the District can help you further, let us know.
Meanwhile,
have continuing safe and effective ministries.
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Coming Out on the Side of Love
Once a year since 2006, First
Unitarian of Denver, has gathered on the steps of the Colorado State
Capitol building instead of in our sanctuary. We are joined by members of
the wider community to bless the unions of same gender couples on state
property. We pray and celebrate, sing and worship, all in order to end
marriage discrimination in
Can
you join my congregation by hosting a Coming Out on the Side of Love event
in your community on October 11th?
I cannot describe what a powerful and energizing annual event this
has become for our church. At any point in the year, the mere mention of
this witness brings loud cheers, applause, and oftentimes tears of
gratitude from the congregation. This year, on October 11th, we will be
joined by members of Jefferson Unitarian and expect to have 500 people
gathered.
As a faith and pastoral leader, I witness inequality daily. I
minister to dozens of fine and faithful couples who are prevented (by
law!) from rights and responsibilities granted to other couples.
As a citizen, a voter, and a believer in democracy, I say to my
government, "You can make discrimination legal, but you can't make it
right!"
As a father of two children, I teach them that
For all of these reasons, I will continue to bring my congregation
to the
This year we will be gathering the signatures of all who assemble
for the Petition
for Full Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people. We will share those signatures with our local legislators and fax
them to the Standing on the Side of Love campaign for inclusion in
national efforts.
Please consider what YOU can do next month to join us in body, in
spirit, and in solidarity. Let us know that we're not alone! Let everyone
know what you stand for!
Please
host a Coming Out on the Side of Love event in your community on October
11th.
If we stand together, our love will win.
Love, Rev. Mike Morran
Once upon a time, two
Unitarians were having a heated theological discussion.
One said, “UUs are so badly educated when it comes to the
Bible.”
“We are not,” the other argued.
“Oh yeah?” said the first UU.
“I’ll bet you can’t even recite the Lord’s Prayer.”
Each one slammed down five dollars, and the second UU said,
“Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.”
And the first UU said,
“you win.”
From “The Church Where People Laugh”
by Gwen Foss
Celebrating
the 50th Anniversary of Unitarian
Universalism
October
30-31, 2009
"It
Happened at
Fifty years ago, shortly before noon on Saturday, October 31, 1959,
a very important vote was taken in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel
Syracuse, in
Exactly 50 years later, we will gather in the very same Ballroom
that they did to examine what they accomplished, how far we have come
since 1959, and how far we have yet to travel.
The
2009 Conference at
• Relive the music, liturgy, faith practices and actions of that
historic period.
• Revisit significant events leading up to the Conference at
• Explore the growth of the UU movement in the past 50 years.
• Consider the nature of our faith and the threads that weave our
theological diversity into a common identity.
• Help us embrace the challenges we face in working to advance
our future as a unique religious people with something to offer the world.
In
conference general sessions, workshops, and worship, four questions will
guide our quest:
1. Where did we come
from?
2. What has happened
since the 1959 Conference at
3. What do our
principles, purposes and practices say about our identity?
4. What is our future?
Four prominent UU scholars will be on hand to share their insights
and perspectives about the meaning of "What Happened at
At
the Church-in-the-Woods
Tai Chi –
Monday
and Thursday: Continuing Class: 5:30-7:00 PM; Beginners Class:
7:00-8:00 PM new class began August 27.
Contact Dennis Bogyo or Luana Goodwin.
PFLAG Meeting –
4th Tuesday each month, 7:00PM
Contact: Doug Tanner. The web page for PFLAG Valdosta:
http://pflag-valdosta.web.officelive.com/default.aspx
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