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This Sunday, February 13
Community Hour Hot, fair-trade Peace Coffee is available. Child care is provided. The FUS Library, Bookstore are Gallery are open. A Forum program (see below) is offered. Opportunities for great conversations and connections abound! FUS Gallery: New Exhibit
On view landscapes by the Minneapolis Drawing Workshop. Sunday February 13-Sunday, March 20.FORUM at 9:30 a.m. "Around the World in 80 Diets"
Join host Karen Rowehl in discussing the photojournalistic book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets, by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio, at the Forum at 9:30 a.m. on February 13. This book provides an incomparable documentary record of the stunning diversity of foods, diets, and occupations that sustain life in today's world. All welcome at the discussion, whether you have read the book or not.
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FUS Email Contacts
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151 |
Reminders
Mystery Friends! The program is up and running! A reminder for those that are participating that the matching party is on March 6 in the Chalice room right after service. BE SURE TO BE THERE for each other! Click here for more RE updates. Social Action Passports Remember to pick up your passport and get the stickers you're earning at the Passport table in the Lower Assembly Hall on Sunday. Click here to learn more about this program. 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! 
Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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Pizza & Obscure Board Games -- Tonight!
 Join some intrepid souls on Friday, February 11, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Assembly Hall for a board game night. Erin is planning to bring a few unusual games. Bring your favorite, too! This cross-generational event is open to anyone interested in exploring games from sixth grade up to post-retirement. PIZZA will be provided.
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This Just In!
Governor Dayton has confirmed that he will speak at JRLC Day on the Hill, February 17 at 9:00 a.m., River Center in St. Paul. To register for Day on the Hill click here.
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Bingo Dinner! 
The Bingo Dinner is back again by popular demand! An intergenerational evening of food and bingo will take place on February 19 here at FUS, 6:00-8:00 p.m.! A lasagna dinner (macaroni and cheese for vegetarians), prizes and a really fun time will be had by all. $15.00 per family or $7.00 a person. Please sign up during social hour or contact Jan Devor, 612-377-6608 ext. 108.
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FUS and the Arts Forum Series
Join us to explore the arts as a community! 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 click here for more information on the FUS and the Arts Forum Series! We will enjoy a smorgasbord of cultural offerings, and then get together for a discussion during the Forum hour on Sunday morning. All are welcome!
BOOK: What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets
Forum: Sunday, February 13, 9:30 a.m.
All welcome at the discussion, whether you have read the book or not.
FILM: The Social Network
Screening: Wednesday, February 23, 7:00 p.m., at FUS
Forum: Sunday, February 27, 9:30 a.m.
PLAY: Song of Extinction
Outing: Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., Guthrie Theater
Forum: Sunday, March 6, 9:30 a.m.
Contact Sue Tincher or the FUS office (612-377-6608) to reserve a ticket.
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Feedback on Immigration
The online access to the UUA Study Guide on Immigration will be available from the FUS website for many weeks, although the UUA would like feedback by March 1. You are invited to come to a meeting to discuss our feedback to the UUA regarding this study guide and this topic on Monday February 21, FUS, 7:00 p.m. Heritage Room. Hope to see you there. Click HERE to read a letter to the editor about immigration by Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons that was published this past spring in The Star Tribune.
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Tickets on Sale NOW!
Service Auction March 12
Buy tickets on Sunday mornings in the Lower Assembly Hall: $10 advance and $20 at the door; $5 for a child. Buy two guest tickets and get yours free! Silent auction preview is at 4:30 p.m., bidding begins at 5:00 p.m., live auction at 6:45 p.m. and dessert at 8:30 p.m. For further information, please contact co-chairs Cyndi Wong or Paul Davies.
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 A Proposal?Submit your proposal for a summer assembly program to the Summer Assemblies Committee. Click here for the proposal form. To learn more about Summer Assemblies, click here on the link above and scroll to the bottom of the page. |
Donate Books and Magazines
FUS is collecting books and magazines in the Upper Foyer for the waiting room of the medical clinic at the Pinon Reservation. Reading material for adults and children are needed. Thanks!
The FUS Library is also collecting used books for its Used Book Sale on March 20. Donations can be left in the library.
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 Frank Theater Outing on March 13
Join your friends at FUS on March 13 at 2pm for "Cabaret" showing at the Centennial Showboat off Harriet Island in St. Paul. There is a panel discussion following the show that day. The cast includes FUS member Maria Asp, plus Bradley Greenwald, Sara Richardson, and Melissa Hart (who played Sally Bowles in the original Broadway cast). Tickets will be at the discounted group rate of $20. For more information click here. For questions, or to confirm a reservation, email Linnea Asp.
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Trustee Tidbit
An FUS Podcast Team recommended to the Board in January that FUS create and implement a Copyright Compliance Policy. Copyright laws define certain restrictions which cannot be ignored without placing organizations at legal and financial risk. Our plans for increased visibility on the Web increases the importance of this matter. If you are interested in contributing to this important work speak with any of the sound booth staff at the back of the Upper Assembly hall after any Sunday service.
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Mexican Photography Workshop The FUS Membership Committee announces an upcoming opportunity through IFPMN Center for Media Arts. Experience the abundant art and daily community events in this personalized, intensive 5-day photographic study in (safe and beautiful) Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The workshop will focus on knowledge and experience in making well-composed images. Daily agendas involve instructor-led discussion followed by fieldwork in urban and rural areas. For detailed information click here.
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