What's going on ....

Fri	Oct. 31	6:30 p.m.	Halloween Party!! At the church....
Sun	Nov. 2	9:30 AM  10:45 AM	R.E. - Adult and Youth  Service - Jack Ford
Tues	Nov. 4	11:00 AM	Break Bread meal delivery
Tues	Nov. 4	7:00 PM	Women's Group at the church
Sun	Nov. 9	9:30 AM  10:45 AM	R.E. - Adult and Youth  Service - Susan Wehling, Liberation Theology
Sun	Nov. 16	9:30 AM  10:45 AM 12:30 PM	R.E. - Adult and Youth  Service - Jack Ford  November Board Meeting
Tues	Nov. 18	7:00 PM	Women's Group at the church
Sun	Nov. 23	9:30 AM  10:45 AM	R.E. - Adult and Youth  Service - Konstantin Popov, Life in Russia
Sun.	Nov. 30	9:30 AM  10:45 AM	R.E. - Adult and Youth  Service

Come and go haunting with us at the church in-the-woods! A $3.00 donation will get you a trip through a haunted room, drinks, and a snack. Not to mention games, prizes, and dancing! All ages are welcome!

UU-Valdosta is now "on-line" with a website, thanks to the computer expertise of Earl Daniels, who, even though he has recently relocated to Macon, has been working on the website, improving the layout and adding several items, including a photo of the new church! We will make every effort to keep it current with the most recent newsletter, announcements, etc. Earl asks for any suggestions, ideas, photos, etc. They may be sent to him via e-mail (earl@technologist.com) or passed on through the newsletter editor, Carol Stiles. The website is located at the following address:

http://www.oocities.org/SoHo/1918/

Women's Group - Now on Tuesday night!

November Board Meeting

A Big Thank You..... to Ann Bachrach for recovering the pillows with new material before they were moved into the R.E. rooms last summer - making them all spiffy, new, and comfortable again!

Child Dedication

LAMP needs donations

Religious Education (R.E.) Classes

Class 1 - primary elementary through 4^th grade

Class 2 - 5^th through 8^th grade

Class 3 - Adult R.E.

The curriculum for Class 1 is We Believe, Learning and Living our UU Principles; for Class 2, we will use Travel in Time. During the church service, the students in Class 2 meet with an adult volunteer from the congregation. They have been planning the haunted house for the Halloween party, and will work on building a nature trail at the church this fall. (To volunteer to work with the students, contact Janet Andersen).

Adult R.E. is led by Hue Jacobs. The Adult R.E. class is reading and discussing The History of God, by Karen Armstrong.

What's Your Viewpoint?

"A Response to 'Public Eye With Bryant Gumbel':

On October 8, CBS television aired a segment centered on a controversy which developed in our Concord, MA congregation around the landmark sexuality curriculum, "About Your Sexuality" and the ways in which parents give permission for and are allowed to review materials used in the program.
.....
Although individuals from the UUA and the Concord church made clear to the show's producer and reporter the facts in this case and the reality of the thoroughness of the Concord church's willingness to address parental concerns, CBS decided to pursue the story, and to present it in a provocative and titillating way which was, we believe, designed to prejudice the opinion of the viewer.
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This piece of exploitative journalism has taken information and materials designed for an important sexuality education program which has successfully been used for more than twenty-five years -- to the benefit of thousands of youth -- and used them completely out of context. The UUA stands by its commitment to teach comprehensive sexuality education, and views the church community as one of the best places for young people to deal with issues of sexuality with safety and candor. We are proud of our Association's record for promoting responsible sexuality education, and continue our work in that field with the development of "Our Whole Lives," a five-section lifespan education program on human sexuality which will be published in August, 1999."

UUA Website: http://www.uua.org/

(Click on "Religious Education" to read more about this issue.)

{ Web Ed. note: Public Eye's e-mail address is: publiceye@cbs.com }

UU Activities

July 28 - Aug 1, 1998
Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute (SUUSI '98), Radford University,
Radford, VA

Both SWIM and SUUSI involve a variety of workshops, outdoor activities, social activities, worship services, and so on. Check the bulletin board in the church for more information and announcements!

A Wish List for the Church

TV/VCR, sofa bed, file cabinets

table and (comfortable) chairs (for Adult R.E. )

craft supplies, board games

outdoor sporting equipment

educational books, especially on science and ecology;

books on games or crafts

Deadline for December issue:

November 23

Contact:

Carol Stiles

c/o

Unitarian Universalist Church of Valdosta

1951 East Park Ave., Valdosta, GA 31602
 
 
 
 

Our Principles:

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:

• The inherent dignity and worth of every person;
• Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
• Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
• A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
• The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
• The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
• Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part;

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Valdosta is committed to building a community of acceptance and love, where all people may strive for intellectual, moral and spiritual enlightenment. We offer a place to celebrate life's passages and to join in social action on behalf of local and global communities.