News from UUCNWT

A team from the Building and Grounds Committee will be planning signage to go outside our sanctuary. We need an identity sign that indicates our name and can help direct the newcomer toward our entrance areas.

Anne Tatum, Anne Leonard, John Fleming and Connie Armstrong will be sharing ideas, but we need input from YOU. To date, we are considering a worded sign, either attached to the north side of the sanctuary, or one standing alone in that area, a pergola type of structure through which we would enter, and a flaming chalice as part of the sign.

If you would like to share an idea, please write a description, draw it, indicate rough measurements, where it would be placed and send that in writing to B&G committee member Anne Tatum, ahtatum@mindspring.com .

Grab your coffee cup-

Cafe Justo Is Back!!

coffee Order your coffee by August 20, and you'll have it by the second Sunday in September. That's when Cafe Justo coffee will again be available at MVUU. (Note: No scheduled Sunday sales this year.) Cafe Justo--the coffee with a conscious--comes in 1-pound containers and costs $9 for regular and $10 for decaf.

Why Cafe Justo? To support a co-op of covvee growers and processors in Mexico. You can learn about this co-op at their website justcoffee.org. You can also read descriptions of the varieties available on our website (see descriptions).

How to start ordering? Just email

reedeliz@gmail.com

to get on her list or call her at 520-269-3414 by the 20th of the month with your order or to get more information. By ordering through Elizabeth, your postage is paid and MVUU earns almost $1 per pound sold.

Sign up for MVUU Connect!

MVUUConnect@yahoogroups.com is ready to be our Electronic Community Bulletin Board.

Use it to share short messages. Examples of postings are:

Volunteers needed
Help wanted
Job needed
Rides needed or offered
Outside events that YOU will be attending like concerts, ball games, lectures, movies, plays, denominational meetings, SAWUURA, etc.
Housing needed or offered
Childcare needed or offered
Lost and found items
Yard sales
Recommendations for professional or trade services

Post any notices of interest to our community that would not be official MVUU announcements, newsletter articles, or posted on our website. This group is not intended for discussions on religious questions, church practices or policies.

Examples of appropriate messages:

Help! Who can host Coffee Hour this Sunday, September 18? Call Catalina at ....
I'm going to The Loft this Friday, October 28, to see Halloween VII. Reply to this message if you want to meet me there. Stuart
Wanted: housemate to share 2BR townhouse. Corinne
Who wants to car pool to the PSWD meeting on October 2? Bea
I need a dog sitter. Any recommendations? Demetrius

It is up to you to email your request to join this group to office@uucnwt.org. Do it now and let's get started!

Revised OWL Schedule

Here are the changes in the schedule for OWL 7-9.

Parent Orientation will be Sunday, September 18, 1-3:30 pm and Tuesday, September 20, 6:30-9:00 pm (we're starting a little earlier than we originally said). At least one parent of each child must attend.

The first overnight will be Friday-Saturday, September 23-24, 5:00 pm-1:30 pm

Sunday afternoon sessions will be 12:45-4:00 pm.

Registration is in progress. If you would like more info, including a registration form, for your child, (or friend or neighbor), please let Donna know. Spaces are limited. Register now!

Concert Tickets

The Gessamans have two UA Presents tickets ($16/each) to the "Remembrance and Renewal Concert" on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Centennial Hall, UA campus. The Tucson Symphony, joined by the Tucson Chamber Artists' choir, will present the Mozart "Requiem." If you are interested, please contact us at 572-6713 or email at gessaman@biology.usu.edu.

Tucson Pride: Save the Dates

Saturday, October 8, 8 pm: Tucson Pride Parade

Tuesday, October 11: Tucson Pride Interfaith Worship Service, First United Methodist Church

Saturday, October 15: Tucson Pride in the Desert Festival, 10 am - 8 pm, Kino Memorial Stadium.

Potential Opportunity for Growth

What if you could tell lots of people in one day about how welcoming our congregation is and invite them to come try us out? Well, you can! Offer just one hour of your time to staff Mountain Vista UU's booth at the annual Pride in the Desert festival on Saturday October 15.

To get into the right mood you might want to join other UUs in the Pride Parade October 8, starting at 8 pm on Congress Street. If you come, wear your rainbow, interweave, or Standing on the Side of Love shirt. Let's show Tucson that UUs care!

See Roberta Price or Karla Brockie to offer help or get more info and stay tuned for more details.

Rev. Karla Brockie

(520) 269-9573

Letter from Primavera

Dear Friends,

Please accept our extreme gratitude for the support you have shown The Primavera Foundation in 2011 through your in-kind donation. The items that you donated have been used in the drop-in center. "Homeless Intervention and Prevention." As you know, these essential items are so important to the hundreds of individuals that visit our program each day. We really appreciate your generosity.

The Primavera Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to promote economic and social justice, while working to build a future in which all people are assured basic human rights, a livable income, and safe, affordable housing. We provide programs and services for thousands of Pima County's most marginalized men, women, and children every year.

On behalf of all of us at Primavera, thank you so much for your generosity and for your continued support in our mission to end homelessness.

Kim Talerico

Looking through the Fall 2010 newsletter from Primavera, we notice that one of the newest Board members is our own Joseph Scott. Congratulations, Joe.

Focus on Immigration and Technology

The one-year UU Gateway project from the UU Funding Program ended in June. The $5000 challenge grant that remained was extended until Dec. 31, 2011.

We have received $500 in matching funds, thanks to donations from the 22^nd St. church and from our congregation. UUCT is using their share of the money to send out a glossy newsletter like the one we sent out earlier, marketing their church and all the other churches in Southern Arizona. We are now working with congregations all over the state through the Arizona Immigration Ministry, whose purposes are:

education
legislation
voter registration
humanitarian efforts.

At the first meeting in Phoenix, our congregation was in the majority, with 7 participants out of the 27 attending, representing 9 UU churches.

We applied for and received a $1,000 grant from the Lifespan Faith Development Youth Project to fund a documentary film project with our youth. This is now underway, with 7 young people and several adults participating. They are learning how to make effective videos and plan to post the documentary on YouTube and other social media, as well as showing it at GA next year. If there are others out there who would like to participate, anywhere in the state, please contact John Fleming at 888-7059 or elfuturo@earthlink.net.

The project proposed is to make a video documentary about the immigration issue. This is particularly appropriate since:

we live in Southern Arizona,
the UUA is making immigration the focus of the General Assembly in Phoenix in 2012,
our religious education committee is making it the focus of our program this coming year and recommending that our congregation as a whole also focus on this issue.

Now that we have much of the needed technology in place, we'll be able to reach out and communicate our ideas to other churches and work with them via the Internet. We plan to start with workshops on photography and videography, then move to recording data, then work on compiling, editing, and polishing.

If we can raise the remaining $4500, or a portion thereof, to meet the challenge grant, it will go toward the purchase of more video cameras, editing equipment, and travel expenses for field trips and interviews.

Internet Website Workshop Aug. 22

We will hold a workshop on Monday, August 22 at 7:00 pm to introduce committee chairs and other church leaders to the new website. You won't need to travel anywhere. This can be done from your home over the Internet.

You will learn how to post updates to your own sections and make corrections. The software is very user-friendly, so you should be able to learn the basics in an hour or two. We'll have more workshops, as needed.

The address of the new website is www.mountainvista.squarespace.com

Committee Chairs, please contact John Fleming at elfuturo@earthlink.net to let him know you will participate, and he will send you an invitation with instructions.

Justice GA 2012 in Phoenix!

Planning Meeting August 28

There will be an informational and planning meeting about next year's General Assembly on Sunday, August 28 at 12 noon in the sanctuary. We will have handouts and will talk about how to organize as many of us as possible taking advantage of this GA being so close to home!

Whether you want to just know what GA is, or you're already planning on going, please come join us!!

Info: Sybelle van Erven

UUSybelle@gmail.com or 471-3557

Open Focus Groups

Three more opportunities for being part of a focus group will be offered. Focus groups are organized by the Ministerial Search Committee to gain more insight into what congregants think about our present and our future and what wishes and desires for a future minister might be. The questions asked are different from the ones on the survey and our hope is to have everyone in the congregation attend a focus group. Several groups have already met and more are meeting that are meant for specific groups inside the congregation, like Worship Associates, choir, RE, Board, etc. If you are not part of one of those groups, or missed the meeting, please come to one of the open groups. These groups can be attended by anyone of any age!

Dates:
Thursday, August 18 at 10 am (Fireside)
One more in the evening the week of August 21, date and time TBD.

Activities and Events

Sunday Morning Book Group

The group has chosen our next book, The Social Animal by David Brooks. We will begin discussing the first ~50 pages on August 14. Come one, come all.
Tom Blackburn

Bookaholics Unanimous

The fierce wind howls, the snow swirls around your legs. Intense cold penetrates to your very core. What a great place to be in a Tucson summer! As always, our August selection promises to take you away from the desert heat. Join Buddhist Peter Matthiessen as he treks the Himalayas, seeking to find his true niche in the religious world. The Snow Leopard by Matthiessen is our topic for the evening of August 31st. Be in the Fireside Room at 6:45 pm to join us. (We'll also be joined by Anne Tatum to briefly discuss our ministerial search.) September 28th's selection is The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank. Reading ahead you'll find: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen for October 26th; The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls for November 16th. We don't meet in December.

Contact: Elaine Harris azbooklover@comcast.net 290-1026

Religious Education News

Sunday, August 21st-- Eb will be "sharing his passion": Mountain-climbing!!! (Students will start in the sanctuary.)

RE Fundraiser Luncheon-- Lasagna!!!!!

Sunday, August 28th-- Matthew Klass will share stories and photos from his trip to Italy. Postponed from an earlier date. (Students start in classroom.)

Sunday, September 4th-- Labor Day Weekend- Fun, supervised art activities in the RE Room.

Camping trip to SAWUURA, (See Jan for more info.)

Sunday, September 11th--Water Communion (Intergenerational Service-- students in sanctuary entire time.)

RE Fundraiser Luncheon-- Theme TBA

Sunday, September 18th--Kick-off of 2011-2012 RE Program (More info to come)

I also want to mention the OWL (Our Whole Lives, http://www.uua.org/religiouseducation/curricula/ourwhole/) sexuality course will be starting soon for 7th, 8th and 9th graders. If your child is in that grade range, you should be receiving info in a separate email later today. You do NOT have to be a member of our congregation to attend. Please email me if you know of a friend, relative or neighbor who might be interested in attending. I can email them the info if you get me their email address.

If you have any questions, please email me, or call me anytime on my NEW NUMBER: (520) 406-5121.

Donna :-)

Please plan to attend

YRUU Kick-off Party / Sleepover

Saturday, August 27th, 7:30 PM

We will go Bowling, watch DVDs, and have a sleepover at the church on Saturday August 27. We will meet at the church at 7:30pm for Potluck to start. Sunday morning be packed and cleaned up by 8:30 am.

A Facebook page is being set-up by Steven so that the teens can be kept better informed of upcoming YRUU events. I need email addresses for the teens. I think most of the email addresses I have are for the parents. Please email me your child's email address if they are interested in being added to the Facebook page.

Donna

Pancake Breakfast August 28

Come and have breakfast with your friends before going to the Sunday service on August 28.

Camp de Benneville Pines-loving youth will be serving you pancakes and fruit salad as a fundraiser for scholarships. Requested donation is $5, but as usual, no hungry person will be turned away!!

Pancakes will be served between 9:00-10:00 am.

Membership Committee Kickoff on August 31

Come to our start-up meeting on Wednesday, August 31, from 7 - 9 pm in my home. We'll talk about all the functions we fulfill along the Path to Membership. Some functions are administrative, and others are people-oriented. There w ill be something for everyone.

New participants are heartily welcome. Participating on the Membership Team is a great way to get to know others and to make a significant contribution to the growth and success of this congregation.

E-mail www.janerpaul@yahoo.com or call (602) 820-7756 for directions to 9922 N. Sumter Creek Place.

Camping at SAWUURA

Join us and other UUs for camping over Labor Day!

2011 Labor Day Weekend, September 2 - 5, 2011

Our theme this time is Adaptation, so it's time to get out the camping gear and plan for your family to join other UU's and friends at SAWUURA for Labor Day Family Camp. You can register on the site: www.sawuura.org

There has been a lot of road work done, so the road into the camp is significantly improved.

If you haven't already, this is a good time to renew your membership. All campers must also have an updated liability waiver if it isn't on file or is over a year old.

Meals this year will be simple but good and nourishing. Everyone will be chipping in with food preparation and cleanup.

The price, including food, for the weekend will be $35 for adults and $20 per child under 16 for the entire weekend. Send your forms to:

Jan Hatunen

2167 W. Ocelot Dr.

Tucson AZ 85713

To learn more, check out the website of the Sierra Ancho Wilderness Unitarian Universalist Religious Association at www.sawuura.org

From Our UUA President

Thought piece (based on excerpts from UUA President Peter Morales' column in the UU World (summer 2011) entitled, "Everything Changes."

Did you know that the UUA celebrates its 50^th Anniversary this year?

Peter Morales says this arbitrary occasion provides us as UUs with an opportunity to consider how the next 50 years may bring far greater change than the last fifty, for instance, the impacts of technology as well as cultural and ethnic diversities due to mass immigrations and world migrations.

Did you know that "the fastest growing religious group in America today is people who practice no religion"?

Surprising, yes? Morales suggest that this means church programs that worked 50 years ago will not work tomorrow.

How do we use our successful religious past and our spiritual core as a springboard to the future? Here are some of President Morales' ideas:

"Everything changes. This is a fundamental truth of life and a central spiritual lesson. Yet it is a lesson we all resist learning. I find myself trying to keep things the same, to freeze time....Resisting change brings suffering. Embracing possibilities together brings joy, meaning, and fulfillment.

"What is true of an individual is true for a congregation and for our religious association. When I served as a parish minister I often joked that as soon as I figured out what I needed to do to be a better minister my congregation would change....I have seen too many congregations try to hold on to a past that is gone forever. The result is spiritual implosion and organizational decline.

"What is central to our faith tradition is our willingness to leave behind what no longer serves us and to embrace the possibilities of today and the promise of tomorrow. This is what all of the great women and men we honor had in common: They were visionaries who...understood that everything changes. They got it at the core of their being. And they boldly created a new religion for their time.

"We must do no less."

As we at MVUU enter our second interim year with Reverend Joy, please consider these ideas for all of us to move forward toward our future in 2012. Submitted by Debbie Gessaman, MVUU member

Juvenile Corrections Results the 'Best Kept Secret' in Arizona

AZCOPS members lead the way

By Joe Glen

Spokesman, Maricopa/Pima Juvenile Corrections Associations

Despite a 40 percent cut in Juvenile Corrections, our AZCOPS members are proving their worth every day, significantly improving results with Arizona's toughest juvenile offenders while saving taxpayer dollars.

ADJC has recently improved their GED graduation rate from 72 percent to 77 percent. (The state average is 67 percent) In addition, ADJC members have cut the average incarceration treatment time from 7.6 months to 7.1 months. ADJC now has more offenders on parole than in facilities.

All this while maintaining a 66 percent success rate. (Not incarcerated after one year after release, measured again after three years) Recidivism of 34 percent--one of the lowest in the nation)

The best way to ensure public safety and save taxpayer dollars is through successful juveniles who get their education, join the work force, and become productive citizens by paying into the tax system rather than taking from it.

Juvenile Corrections AZCOPS members continue to persevere despite massive agency cuts, while still maintaining about the same juvenile population numbers. Hundreds laid off, positions frozen, other positions combined. Our members have given up thousands in pay through furloughs, increased caseloads and longer hours.

How did we do it?

Our AZCOPS members cooperatively worked with the agency to cut waste and improve results. GED concentration classes, and improved treatment classification, as a result of rigorous research & development, resulted in the reduction in incarceration treatment time.

A new concept in Community Corrections, called ''Virtual' parole, has been implemented. Parole offices are closed down as leases expire, Parole Officers are issued a car, laptop and cell phone. Officers spend more face to face time with offenders in the community, improving results and public safety.

The 'Compstat' (Computer statistic) system has linked ADJC with law enforcement across the state, so now when parolees have any LEO contact, it is reported back to the Parole Officer for follow up. Director- led daily Compstat meetings focus on the most dangerous and problematic juveniles in and outside the facilities. This has resulted in close management of offenders, so interventions can be taken quickly.

Thanks to the support of AZCOPS, we will take every opportunity to tell our story of success despite economic and political adversity.

2010-11: A Year of Transition for Mountain Vista UU

This is an annual report for Mountain Vista UU. Our incorporated name is the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northwest Tucson (UUCNWT). Our past annual year began July 1, 2010, and ended June 30, 2011.

The church year, 2010-11, was a year of transition. Our settled minister for 14 years, Susan Manker-Seale, resigned, effective May, 2010. After a several month search, we were fortunate to secure the services of the Rev. Joy Atkinson as interim minister. Rev. Joy will continue to be our minister until a new, settled minister is hired. We are hopeful this can be accomplished by mid-year, 2012. A search committee is well underway to find suitable candidates. Their work includes interviewing and surveying the congregation about what we want in a new minister.

Mountain Vista's congregation is about 170 members, a slight increase from early 2010. The average attendance at Sunday worship services is 80, including visitors. This total varies dramatically from summer to fall and winter, increasing when Tucson residents return from vacationing in cooler climates and snowbirds come here for the warmer, late year weather.

Financially, our total income for 2010-11 amounted to nearly $147,000. Total expenses were about $160,000. This is the third consecutive year that Mountain Vista's expenses exceeded income by $13,000. For the new year, 2011-12, income is again estimated at $147,000, while expenses will increase to $175,000. Much of the increase is attributed to costs related to finding a new, settled minister. In May, 2011, the board of trustees voted to cover the shortfall by taking transferring $30,000 from a fund created by a donation from William and Rosemary Edmonston and several others. In addition, stronger stewardship efforts will be undertaken to increase financial contributions from the congregation.

Following this introduction are letters from the Rev. Joy Atkinson and board president, Conrad Paul, and reports from our congregation's committees.

A letter from Conrad Paul, President, Board of Trustees

Dear Members and Friends of Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation,

Our goals as a board for the 2010-2011 year were to:

Produce a realistic assessment of where we are-assets, liabilities, membership and income, participation.

ñ I believe we have a realistic assessment of where we are financially. In part due to the larger than normal number of seasonal attendees, we seem to have fewer resources than our numbers would seem to tell us. We must still address this concern better.

Address Right Relations

ñ We have adopted a Covenant of Right Relations, streamlined to fit our needs. The board still must develop a process that can be presented to the congregation. This process should and may be used rarely, but it must be there when needed.

Increase membership, empowerment of members, and financial stability

ñ We have grown in numbers. We have also grown in our empowerment. New groups have arisen to meet different needs of the congregation. We have provided leadership training for committee leaders.

ñFinancial Stability. We have been able to cover our expenses through our annual pledge drive and through the use of unrestricted funds bequeathed by generous congregation members. Since such funds may not be available in the future, we need to do a better job of building. We all continue to seek improvement.

Analyze the governance structure and how it actually functions, especially how the Board integrates with Committees and programs.

ñ By reducing the board by two members we have streamlined the structure without taking away committees' ability to execute their respective ministries. We will look for additional ways to improve processes.

Additionally:

We continue to make progress on the legal status of our current site. I look forward to having this resolved soon.
We lost a long time minister, and gained an interim minister in this last year. As our interim, Rev. Joy Atkinson is performing flawlessly and demonstrating her special skill to lead congregations through transition. I am personally grateful that we have her.

The future is full of new challenges. The Board chooses its goals at our retreat in August, but I can say that choosing a new minister and improving our financial sustainability will be prominent. We need every one of us to do our part to meet the challenges of the future.

Yours,

Conrad A Paul, President of the Board, MVUU

Buildings and Grounds

The Buildings and Grounds Committee, chaired by Tom Bunch, has been active with routine maintenance issues. New air conditioning units were installed in the Goldblatt Building, which is adjacent to the sanctuary. For the sanctuary, one of the existing air conditioning units needs a compressor replacement. Also, the sanctuary itself was stuccoed to improve its appearance and insulative qualities.

An important issue being addressed is the safety and permitting issues for our present site. The committee began a very meticulous approach in 2010 to resolve any potential problems with Pima County regarding our buildings and grounds. This work continues, and the committee is keeping the board of trustees apprised of progress.

Green Sanctuary

The highlight of this committee in 2010-11 was the opening of a Community Garden on land in the northern area of our seven-acre site. The garden is administered by an outside group. Betty Meikle is the liaison. There are now nine church members and area residents with plots in the garden.

The committee, chaired by Roberta Price, also sponsors ecology awareness events throughout the year for the congregation and visitors.

Management Committee

In mid-2010, the Management Committee, which oversees the church's office equipment; its bylaws, policies and procedures; and personnel, also assumed responsibility for Communications. With this new responsibility, the committee began a new website that is intended to be user friendly, and more accessible to committee chairpersons.

A special team under the auspices of the committee, chaired by Larry Jagnow, reviewed the governance structure, and determined that the board of trustees could be reduced by two members. One at-large trustee and the position of Membership Auditor were eliminated, with the latter's duties assumed by the Membership Committee. This proposal was approved by the congregation in a special May meeting. At the same meeting, the congregation voted to not approve a melding of the Endowment, Finance and Stewardship committees.

New computers and associated hardware were purchased for $1,600 for the office and administrator and minister.

Other communications work, headed by Elizabeth Reed, included the writing and dissemination of more than 50 news releases to local media regarding church activities such as the Community Garden, tai chi classes, annual auction, and barn sale. Seven printed brochures were created, revised or updated. These are available for Sunday visitors and members in the bins at the back of the sanctuary.

Membership

The Membership Committee, chaired by Jane Paul, had seven major goals for 2010-11, and accomplished many. The committee held two Inquirer's Meetings, led by Rev. Joy Atkinson, which helped orient new people to our denomination and congregation. Two new Member Recognition Ceremonies were also held, as well as a New Member/Church Leadership party. A fourth goal, to expand information about membership, was held up because a new web page was being developed. Also, complete integration of new members into the congregation was delayed. A volunteer coordinator is needed to accomplish this goal.

Overall, the committee continues to search for new committee members. A meeting is scheduled in September to recruit and assign specific tasks and roles.

Lifespan Religious Education

The Lifespan Religious Education Committee began 2010-11 with four major goals: Offer Coming of Age; have an enhanced adult Religious Education program; raise more money for camp scholarships; and continue programs for Tigers, TAMS, and YRUU.

Chaired by Margaret Fleming, the committee accomplished its goals. A four-month Coming of Age program for students in seventh through ninth grade was offered. This included several activities, such as field trips, helping feed the homeless and walking in the Martin Luther King Parade. Nine students completed the program and presented a Sunday service program.

In Adult R.E., the Rev. Joy offered an adult class on Transcendentalists, while Margaret Fleming offered a class on Bible studies. And the two book groups continued.

Also, nine students attended the high school camp at Camp de Benneville Pines. Thanks in large part to successful fundraising efforts by the RE department, partial scholarships were awarded to many of the students.

The Religious Education Sunday program, directed by DRE Donna Pratt, completed another successful year. Student registration increased from 33 students to 43 students in 2011. The focus for the year was Social Action and Social Justice. Students participated in seven intergenerational services, and were present for the beginning of services for a Story for All Ages.

On the second Sunday of every month, the Tigers and TAMS children participated in Connection Sundays. On these days, the students went out to the community, and activities included visiting a nursing home, coordinating a Halloween costume drive for needy children, listening to a guest speaker from the Tucson Wildlife Refuge Center, and planting in the Community Garden.

Finally, the YRUU kids created and presented their own service.

Stewardship

For the Stewardship Committee, chaired by Joe Bredeau, the major event is the annual pledge drive. This began in March 2011, with an intended goal of $130,000 from congregation members and friends. The prior year saw about $120,000 in pledges.

As of May 2011, approximately $119,000 was collected. The probable cause of the shortfall was the continuing sluggish national and local economies, as well as the concern with hiring a new, settled minister.

However, because of the overall financial situation, the board and congregation agreed that much more emphasis must be placed on stewardship. A higher awareness will be created throughout the year on giving, and Stewardship will work more closely with Finance and other committees to increase contributions, not only during the pledge drive, but throughout the year.

Sunday Services for August

Sunday, August 21, 2011
"Halleluiah, Anyway!"

Rev. Joy Atkinson

Our life journeys present many hardships, especially as we age. How can we face the bumps and potholes, without becoming cynical? How can we celebrate in spite of, maybe even because of, the challenges we must face? John Clark is Worship Associate.

Sunday, August 28, 2011
"What Should I Do? A Look at Personal Ethics"

Rev. Joy Atkinson

At its annual meeting, this congregation voted to adopt a "Covenant of Right Relations"-a statement containing promises to one another about how we are ideally to behave in congregational interactions. What are the unwritten personal codes of behavior by which most of us live our lives? The sermon will explore ethical codes, written and assumed, which guide our lives. Margaret Fleming is Worship Associate.