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This Sunday,
January 2
Community Hour
Hot, fair-trade Peace Coffee is available. Child care is provided. The FUS Library and Bookstore are open. Forum (see below) and Coffee Chat programs are offered. Opportunities for great conversations and connections abound!
FORUM at 9:30 a.m. "Maintaining Balance -- Congregational Systems Inventory"
ASSEMBLY at 10:30 a.m. "Growing Into the New Year"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons. Such huge changes happen to us as human beings during the first two decades of our lives-physical, intellectual, emotional, and moral developmental processes all operate continuously and visibly to turn us, more or less, into adults. But then what? Subtle physical changes continue over the years, but what about the others forms of development? How do we measure intellectual, emotional, and moral growth? Is it even meaningful for a humanist to think in terms of spiritual growth? At this Assembly, flowers of caring and celebration will be shared.
FUS GalleryOn view woodcuts and paintings by Verne Anderson in the FUS Gallery Sunday January 2 through Sunday February 6.
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Forums and Assemblies.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
Reminders
January 10
* Women's Awareness Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Mona Brown's home for a potluck supper and discussion: "Women's Friendships."
Financial Information FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office. SAC Flash To sign up to receive the Social Action Flash, sent twice per month, email Carol by clicking here.
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 The First Unitarian
Winter 2010
A quarterly publication of the First Unitarian Society Click here to read (and print, if you prefer) the latest edition.
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Happy new year! Make sure you have your tickets to join us tomorrow night for the elegant New Year's Eve Gala at FUS! And after you finish making your year-end donations to FUS in time to be posted on the 2010 books, check out what you can do here in the new year!
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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New Year's Eve Plans?
Are you just getting around to New Year's Eve plans? There may still be room at the FUS Gala Dinner and Dance; check it out! $49.00 per person for elegant Surf & Turf dinner with live music, preceded by dancing with light refreshments, mocktails and global neighbors beer, followed by chocolate fountain and champagne toast at midnight. Call Kendyl or Mark Gibbons at home to check on space available.Learn more about this fabulous event here.
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Adult Religious Education Classes
Adult Religious Education starts the new year right away! Our five sessions on How Christianity Took Over, exploring what happened after the events described in the New Testament up through the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, begins on Thursday evening, January 6, at 7:00. Sign up at the Ask Me table on Sunday morning, or e-mail Kendyl or Teresa to let us know you are coming, so we can make enough copies.
Also be looking ahead to the beginning of our ten-session course on Constructing a Personal Worldview, which starts on March 10. This is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of your spiritual journey, looking at your own beliefs and how they connect with the questions and teachings of various traditions, including humanism. See Kendyl if you would like to know more.
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Passport to Social Justice
Get your Passport to Social Justice on January 9! Collect stickers (sorry, no stamps) at the SAC table for completing any of the activities it offers for YOU to advance social justice. When 50 passports have been completed, FUS will donate flash drives to the teens and young adults who have moved into Nicollet Square, an affordable, supportive housing option for young people who have experienced long term homelessness. Tour Nicollet Square! Tuesday December 28, 4:00 pm, 3700 Nicollet Ave. RSVP to Jenny.
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FUS and the Arts
Do you like getting together with friends to attend and discuss cultural events? Do you get a little stir-crazy on long Minnesota winter nights? Then check out the FUS and the Arts Forum series, coming in January! Our first event is an outing to see the One Voice Mixed Chorus on January 15. Click here for the full schedule, or email Sue for more information!
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Be a Mentor!
Mentoring opportunities with children living in the North Side Achievement Zone will be available to FUS members through the Kinship organization. Kinship and NAZ will be presenting at the forum on January 16. Opportunities are available for individuals and families. Pick up materials on the SAC table now.
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New Term for Explorers
FUS children begin their new term in the Religious Explorers Program on January 9. On January 2 the nursery and preschool rooms will be open, but Religious Explorers will be in service with their families on that day. In the meantime, check out this edition of the "Doing Good Together" e-newsletter for "bite-sized" steps on how to raise children who are "kind, thoughtful and empathetic citizens."
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 Trustee Tidbit
Last March's Trustee Tidbit reported on the Board's decision to retain a contractor to correct FUS energy inefficiencies, with the contract being paid out of a share of the savings realized. We are pleased to report great success for this endeavor, with reduced utility costs helping to balance the budget! At its latest meeting the Board voted to move ahead with additional energy improvements that will also add to our summertime comfort -- by enabling our fans to automatically cool the building with outdoor air at night in anticipation of warm summer days.
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 Plan Ahead? Reserve your spot at Camp StarTrail (between Omaha and Lincoln) for another grand adventure/retreat for UUs of all ages: July 31 to August 5, 2011! Camp StarTrail pampers the camper with four housing options- meals included. Camping that fits your budget and your soul. Learn more here.
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