Religious Education

10:30 am

Board of Trustees

President:

1st Vice President:

Treasurer:

Trustees:

Ann Ellsworth

Circle of Life

We offer our good wishes to

*Liz Cook, who is undergoing chemotherapy.

 *Hutsy Contractor, who is recovering at home from a recent hospital stay.   

Ethical  Eating Meeting January 16

There will be a meeting in the sanctuary at noon on Sunday, January 16 to gather congregational comments on the draft statement of conscience on Ethical Eating to be sent to the UUA. 

For those not familiar with this process, in June 2011, the UUA General Assembly will consider a statement called "Ethical Eating: Food and Environmental Justice". This document is known as a statement of conscience (SOC) and will influence UU justice work on issues like human rights, climate change, immigration, trade, labor, animal rights, and consumer responsibility for years to come.

The UUA Commission on Social Witness (CSW) released its draft statement in November, 2010 and is asking congregations to provide input by Feb 1, 2011 so that the draft presented at GA in June, 2011 will reflect the full wisdom of our movement. They are therefore asking congregations who took up the study/action, as we did, to submit their comments on the draft. Copies of the draft statement of conscience (SOC) and one copy of the Ethical Eating study guide are available in the office for those interested in attending this one-hour meeting. 

Considering Membership?
 Or just want to know more about us....

Please come to an Inquirers Meeting after the service at noon on January 23 to learn about this congregation, its programs, and Unitarian and Universalist history.  Talk to Jane Paul if you have questions.

Sunday. January 16

The Free Freedom Song Singalong 

Temple Emanuel - Little Chapel

225 N Country Club

2:30 - 4:30  PM  

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Days are reminders that freedom is " a constant struggle."   The movement for Civil Rights rolled along on song and spirit and spunk.  Young people fashioned their music to fit the fight for their civil rights.  The right song at the right time lightened the load and brightened the road through the dark and heavy times.  

Ted Warmbrand, who has kept a connection with these songs and some of their originators, invites you to join your voice with others and re-establish your connection with them in these challenging times.

Anyone of any age is welcome, no song books or instruments needed,  Stay as long or short as you like.  Donations accepted but not required.

For more info: Ted <

its@theriver.com

> or 623 1688.   ITZABOUTIME 

Guest  at Your Table

Guest at Your Table boxes or collections are due by Sunday, January 16. Thanks for your contributions and cooperation.   Emily Ricketts  UUSC representative

BIG Thank You from the Youth!!
 
Our luncheon on Sunday, January 9th was a tremendous success! So many of you donated soup or other food items that it is hard to thank you all individually. Not only did you bring food, but then some of you helped before, during and after lunch!

It was fantastic to see the fellowship when people came to eat and then sat down to visit with friends!

We especially would like to thank Ali, Rachel, Bibi, and Robyn for their energetic set-up and clean-up. They are some hard-working young ladies. Everyone else, you know who you are, your help is very much appreciated!!

And all youth who want to go to camp at our own PSWD Camp de Benneville Pines say THANK YOU for helping us raise funds for scholarship money.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

UUCNWT/MVUU CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
& ANNUAL STATE OF THE CONGREGATION REPORT

Sunday, January 30, 2011, in the Sanctuary at 12:15
following our church service and a light lunch.

Matters to be considered and voted on by the Congregation:

·         Karla Brockie, a member of our Congregation, has completed her seminary studies and is a candidate for full ordination as a Unitarian Universalist minister.

·         As such, Karla has asked to be ordained by and in our Congregation.

·         This kind of decision is typically made by the sponsoring Congregation, which requires a Congregational Meeting.

·         For your information, our Congregational Bylaws, Article IV, Section 4, state:  "All congregational meetings shall be called by the Secretary by causing a true copy of the notice to be mailed, or emailed, to every voting member of the congregation at his or her last known address at least fourteen (14) days before the meeting.  The business to be transacted at any congregation meeting shall be specified in the notice of that meeting."

The annual state of the congregation report will immediately follow the congregational meeting. It would benefit our wonderful Congregation to have a GREAT TURNOUT!

Respectfully submitted,
Deborah C. Gessaman
UUCNWT Board of Trustees Secretary

Last Chance

The last House Meeting facilitated by Joy will take place Saturday, January 15th, 2 pm at the church. Come to share your hopes and concerns about the congregation, and to interact with and get to know other members and friends. The meeting will take no more than two hours. Please RSVP by e-mailing Joy at revjoy@aol.com

Where Is the Electric Car Headed?

Tucson is set to become a hotbed of electric vehicle technology with the release of the Nissan Leaf all electric car, Ford's plug-in hybrid Focus, and the advent of a major public charging infrastructure project.  How did we finally get here, and where will the electric car take us?  Michael Brian Schiffer is a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona and author of "Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America." On January 23 at 12:30 he will speak on early American electric cars with an eye to the future. There will be a lunch at 11:45 to raise funds for our community garden.

http://uanews.org/click/35603/1

Activities and Events

Movie January 17

Lunch and a movie: "Enchanted April" at noon, Monday, Jan. 17th (Martin Luther King  holiday) at Hobie Denny's, 12419 W. Mile Wide Rd. We are limited to 10 persons by space considerations. Hobie is making vegetable soup. Please contact John Wilcox to discuss what you can bring to accompany the soup and for carpooling. See a poster, a review, and directions at UUCNWT. jgwilcox@comcast.net  531-1413

Bookaholics Unanimous January 26

When bright 96-year-old Harry Bernstein writes of his engrossing life, the results can be tasty fodder for voracious readers like us. His book is The Invisible Wall. He lived on the Jewish side of that unseen wall and, in his English mill town, all Jews knew not to cross into the Christian side. This book is our January 26th selection. I suggest you keep reading his story by moving on to its sequel: The Dream: A Memoir. Neither will disappoint. Join us at 6:45 pm on January 26 in the Fireside Room while we discuss this fascinating man and his life.  Barbara Kingsolver's newest, The Lacuna, is our choice for February 23rd (again, we meet at 6:45 on that Wednesday night in the Fireside Room.) The reviews for this book are unanimously glowing; see if you agree. For March 30th:Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is our selection. Mr. Ford will attend Tucson's 3rd Annual Festival of Books on March 12th and 13th. The good stuff keeps on coming! Join our community of ravenous readers.

Contact:  Elaine Harris azbooklover@comcast.net

290-1026

January Kal Gal Exhibit:  "Omniumgatherum"

The Kaleidoscope Gallery will feature the art of Fran Dorr, who is a member of our Congregation, from January 9 - February 19.  She will have a reception after services on January 23.  The title of the exhibit is "Omniumgatherum," which according to the dictionary, means "a miscellaneous collection, hodgepodge." It is a reflection her eclectic interests and the diversified group of teachers she has studied under.

As she says:

"It sounds hackneyed to say that I'm on a 'journey' as an artist, but I can think of no other way to describe it.  My father, who was a prominent watercolor artist and an art director in an advertising agency, told me to "study the masters" and I have made a point of that all my life.  However, I have always benefited from art classes, too.  Besides my B.S. degree in Home Economics from Western Michigan University, I have taken art classes over the years, including at Rhode Island School of Design in my teens, Bates College (Maine), U.C.L.A, Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College (Michigan) and in SaddleBrooke, Arizona.  In addition, I have taken classes in doll making and quilting with nationally and internationally known teachers. . . . 

I love to use watercolors, acrylics, pastels and ink in paintings or collage, but I also love to work with fabric and fibers, making dolls and art quilts.

The beauty and history of Arizona is very energizing to me and a subject of much of my art.  However, the impressionist painters, my love of oriental art, especially Japanese, as well as Pre-Columbian and primitive art, also inspires and influences my creative work."

RE News
 

Martin Luther King March:  On Monday, January 17th, you are invited to join our Coming of Age students as they represent the UUCNWT in the Martin Luther King March.  The march begins at the U of A mall, and ends at Reid Park. Students plan to be at the U of A mall at 8 AM.  The MLK Festival at Reid Park is from 10-4.  If you are interested in joining us, please see Donna.

Tigers:  (pre-school -4th grade)  A big, warm Thank You to the wonderful 2nd Semester teachers, Peter Becskehazy, Gwen Goodman, Margaret Fleming, and Anne Tatum for their tireless and kind dedication in the classroom.
 

TAMS:  (The Awesome Middle Schoolers) A HUGE Thank you to Lara Brennan, Romy Fouad, Jim Gessaman, Clinton Ponder-Gilby and Morgan Riddle!!!!  We put out the word that we needed teachers for the 2nd semester, and these wonderful people answered our call for help.  The semester will kick-off on January 16th.  Teachers will be using a brand new curriculum guide from the UUA, "Heeding the Call: Qualities of a Justice Maker."
 

YRUU:  (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists, for students in grades 9-12), meets the 2^nd and 4^th Sundays of the month, 10:30-11:45, in the Goldblatt Building. 

RE Landscaping Project:  A Big Thank You to church member and landscape architect, Josh Gormally, for meeting with the RE Kids on Sunday, January 12th.  The kids will be creating a landscape design for the west side of the sanctuary building.  Due date for project designs is Sunday, January 23rd. 
 

OWL: (Our Whole Lives--a series of sexuality education curricula).  OWL classes will begin at UUCT, on 22nd Street, in February.  The scheduled classes are for grades 10-12, and *grades 7-9.  (*Please note that the UUCNWT will be hosting our own OWL 7-9 class in Fall, 2011.)  For registration information, please contact Donna, 867-1400.
 

RE Committee Meeting:  Wednesday, February 9, 6:00-7:30 PM in the Goldblatt Building.   Everyone is welcome.
 

Lost and Found:   In the Large RE Room, at the end of the ramp, there is a plastic box overflowing with lost and found items.  Please take a moment to sift through to see if any of the items belong to your family.
 

Donations:  Thank you to Evalyn Bennet-Alder and Elaine Harris for donating LOTS of Dixie Cups and other classroom supplies to the RE Department.  We really appreciate your generosity!

Wish List: We need scissors for the RE Department.  All sizes, for all ages.  Used scissors are fine.  Thanks!
 

If you have any questions or suggestions for the RE Department, please contact Donna anytime at mklo@earthlink.net  or 867-1400.

Live Simply--Voluntarily

Do you want to say "No" to needless distractions that keep you from caring for yourself, nurturing your relationships, and supporting our environment? If so, join with others with similar desires on Thursday March 22 at 7 pm in the Small RE room. That is the first of five meetings full of discussion, information, support, and sharing about the challenges we face when we try to live simply amidst today's societal pressures.

The required text for the Voluntary Simplicity Class costs $20 and is available from the Northwest Earth Institute at a $6 shipping fee. (see http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/voluntary-simplicity). However, if 12 people sign up by February 20 and prepay for the book, the group order will save each person $5 in shipping costs. After February 20, the class will be opened to the public. I will have a sign-up sheet at church (it is bright yellow), so find it or me or call or email me. Sybelle van Erven at 471-3557 or UUsybelle@gmail.com.

Important Dates

Get out your personal and home calendars and mark these dates.

Saturday, April 2, 2011, 7 am to 1 pm - UU Yard, Barn, Parking lot, etc. Sale.  This is our annual de-clutter your house and donate stuff to the church sale.

We want to change things up this year and welcome any and all suggestions.  One suggestion is to move the light stuff down to the parking lot and leave the heavy stuff in the barn.  We have been told that there is a psychological effect when people see how much we have as soon as they drive up.  Good to know.  We will also have left over books to sell.  Call Catalina, 572-1881.

Drop off your donations at the church on Sundays beginning the first Sunday in February, the 6th.  Catalina and Robert will have a sign out on Sundays where to leave them.  If you cannot come Sundays, call Catalina to arrange a drop off.  We are sorry but unless there are special circumstances we cannot pick up donations.

We will need volunteer help for this sale to sort, set up, sell and take down.  Call Catalina, 572-1881.

-AND-

Sunday, April 10, 2011, 9 am to 1 pm - UU Book Sale, open to the public before during and after church.  We will set up the ten folding white tables outside by the parking lot and display all the books right there.  

We will need volunteer help for this sale to sort, set up, sell and take down.  Call Catalina, 572-1881. 

Drop off your donations of all kinds of books at the church on Sundays beginning the first Sunday in February, the 6th.  Catalina and Robert will have a sign out on Sundays where to leave them.  If you cannot come Sundays, call Catalina to arrange a drop off.  We are sorry but unless there are special circumstances we cannot pick up books.

Ceramics Class

Are you interested in learning how to do ceramics? We are starting a class that will run from Feb 3 - March 10. It is meeting every Thursday from 11 - 12 in the Big RE Room. The cost is $3 a class plus the cost of the item you are working on. The class will be taught by Lana Mitchell, who has 40 yrs experience working with ceramics. For more information or to sign up for the class call Paula Trahan at 742-6657.

Sunday Services for January