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ASSEMBLY at 10:30 a.m.
"Service Travel"
Speakers: Madalyn Cioci, Joe Lazur and family, Peter D'Ascoli and Barbara Weatherhead, George and Jenna Hutchinson
Combining social justice and service to humankind with world travel is a win-win opportunity. Many FUS members have satisfied the itch to help others by offering service in interesting world cultures. Service travel does not necessarily require specialized talents or skills other than a willingness to work with local populations by cleaning, fixing or building necessary infrastructures or providing basic learning or English language tutoring. Find out how you, too, could participate in an upcoming FUS service trip.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Forums and Assemblies.
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Reminders
Sign Up Sunday
Contact Barbara Weatherhead to reserve your "place at the table" on Sign Up Sunday, September 19.
Publications Changes
Click here to learn more about the changes in FUS publications. And click here to learn more about the reasons behind the changes.
Water Celebration
Remember to collect some water from your summer activities to share during the ingathering service on September 12. Remember to collect some water from your summer activities to share during the ingathering service on September 12.
Donations Needed
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Enjoy the fruits of the summer season with your FUS community at Summer Assemblies while they last: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the Lower Assembly Hall through September 5. Click here to view the FUS calendar and see descriptions of upcoming assemblies.
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Nature, A Walking Play
Now through September 5
The show is "a mythical telling of Emerson and Thoreau's mutual love affair with the natural world." Nature will be performed outdoors at the MN Landscape Arboretum as a "walking play," taking the audience on a journey through the natural environment as scenes unfold around them. This original work features excerpts from their own writings, creating a bold expression of Emerson and Thoreau's essential and revolutionary philosophies. Nature was produced and created by TigerLion Arts. It has been a rich collaboration between local and national artists led by actor Tyson Forbes, a direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who has performed in regional theaters nation wide, including the Guthrie and Ordway." Click here for more information.
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1964 
This Sunday, August 29, join a group of FUS members and friends for a guided tour of the exhibit 1964 at the Walker Art Center. 1964 focuses on works made during a period of tremendous upheaval and transformation politically, socially, and artistically in the U.S. In the year following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the country saw riots erupt in a number of cities; President Lyndon Johnson ordered the first bombings in North Vietnam, and the Beatles invaded with their first concerts and their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. We will meet at the SAC table at noon and walk over to the Walker for an outdoor lunch. Our gallery guide will be FUS member, Caroline Lappin. A gallery pass will need to be purchased by people who are not Walker members.
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Toiletries for Those in Need 
In spite of the toiletry kits FUS assembled on Community Service Sunday, The Dignity Center at HAUMC has put out a call that they are in desperate need of more toiletry items for kits. There are collection boxes at FUS in the lower assembly hall or they can be left in the office. Thanks for your help.
Here is a list of what they need: soap, shampoo, hand lotion, toothbrush, toothpaste, disposable razor, small container of shaving cream, deodorant, small package of Kleenex, (Optional) hand towel (used towels could be donated).
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Ordination Invitation 
The congregation of the First Unitarian Society is hosting (and invited to attend!)the service of ordination of Steven Protzman into the Unitarian Universalist Ministry on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at FUS. The sermon will be given by the Rev. Victoria Safford, minister of White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church. A reception will follow in the Lower Assembly Hall.
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We Want You Back!
The We Want You Back campaign is looking for volunteers to help reach young people who did not finish school.
How You Can Help
Connect young people with school programs and services at the following:
* On Saturday, September 11, join hundreds of people walking together, dropping information fliers, and talking to neighbors around the city.
If you know a young person who would like to re-enroll or to find out more about Minneapolis school programs and services, contact Mary Barrie, Minneapolis Public Schools at 612-668-0721.
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Sign Up Sunday
September 19, 2010
It is time to prepare for recruiting members to your FUS organizations, committees and events by securing space "at the table" for Sign-Up Sunday. Reserve your "space at the table" by contacting Barbara Weatherhead.
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Volunteers Needed  Autumnal Equinox Celebration
Sunday, September 26
Assembly: 10:30 a.m., Luncheon: 11:45 a.m.
We need volunteers to cook, serve, setup, cleanup, and sell luncheon tickets. Please contact Audrey or sign up in the Lower Assembly Hall at Sunday social hour.
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Retreat to the Woods
 Save the weekend of October 8 -10 for the annual FUS Retreat to the Woods at beautiful Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement in Long Lake, Minnesota, less than an hour's drive from FUS. Join your First Unitarian friends for a weekend of fellowship, relaxation, and renewal. You'll enjoy great food, hiking and biking trails, canoeing, and much more. You can tent or stay in rustic cabins. More details and registration to follow. Make plans now to join us for this fun, relaxing weekend! Click here for more information. |
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UU Retreat Center in Minnesota
Open House
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. ALL AGES WELCOME!
You're invited to come and see the proposed 34-acre site of the Fields Retreat and Learning Center, only one hour south of the twin cities, in the Cannon River Valley.
Bring a picnic, a Frisbee, a friend. We'll have lemonade and cookies, live music, and some yard games. See the main house, the barn that will be renovated into youth and group retreat space, the greenhouses where we will start our organic food and justice ministry, and the lawn reserved for the labyrinth. Come and dream with us about how having our own retreat center might deepen our lives, our congregations, and our service in the world!
For Mapquest directions use this address: 15251 Old Children's Home Road, Welch, MN. |
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