8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Blood Drive
9:30 a.m. COMMUNITY TIME
Peace coffee is served, the gallery, library and bookstore are open.
9:30 a.m. Discussion with the Board
10:30 a.m. ASSEMBLY: "The Practice of Poetry"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons. The human propensity toward expressing our deepest experiences in the form of metaphor and narrative is most clearly on display during the confluence of winter holidays in our culture. The heart of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Solstice has to do with the stories we tell about time, truth, and hope; what it means to be human in the face of a universe that can appear, or may actually be, uncaring. How do we sift the truth that is a gift from the overwhelming poetry of the season, and make it real in our own prosaic lives? Flowers of celebration and concern will be shared at this Assembly, and a Soup Lunch will follow.
12:15 - 12:30 Ceremony for Grieving and Healing
Click here to view descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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FUS Email Contacts
Religious Education
Unitarian FLASH Editor
Phone: 612-377-6608
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Reminders
Sermon Audio Files Now you can listen to sermons anytime! MP3 recordings of most sermons are available now on the web site. Enjoy! Check it out here.
FUS Library The catalog of the contents of the FUS Library can be accessed through our web site, or by clicking here. Sponsorships YOU can sponsor flowers or refreshments for a Sunday morning service. Click HERE to learn more! Email Addresses All FUS email addresses now end with "@firstunitarian.org" NOT "@firstunitariansociety.org". Please update your addresses so your email will get delivered. 
FUS is now tweeting on a regular basis. Our handle is @fusminneapolis. Financial Information FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office.
The First Unitarian
Autumn 2011
A quarterly publication of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis. Click here to read (and print, if you prefer) the latest edition. |
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Come to FUS on December 11 and save a life - donate blood at the FUS blood drive. Remember to purchase your tickets for the fabulous Winter Solstice Celebration. Learn more below. Click here to view the FUS calendar, and scroll through the dates to see descriptions of upcoming Sunday programs.
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Blood Drive
The Memorial Blood Centers Bloodmobile will be at FUS on Sunday, December 11, from 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. To make an appointment, contact Curt Dederich OR to make an appointment online, go to www.mbc.org/searchdrives and enter 9874 as the sponsor code. Then click on the event date to register. Please register by December 9. Eligibility question? Call the MBC nurse at (651) 332-7208. Thank you! |
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Open House
December 11 
You are invited to drop by Kendyl and Mark's house on Sunday, December 11 between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. for holiday egg nog, cider and cookies. Directions are available from the office.
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New Exhibit in the Gallery 
The new art exhibition on view in the lobby gallery from December 11 to January 22, 2012 features paintings by artists Kathleen Krishnan and Tanya Gravening. Click here for more information.
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RE Update Special seasonal RE activities include:
December 11: K-7th will be continuing the Hands for Peace project with the Northern Clay Center. High School youth group will be helping with the soup luncheon to support their summer trip to GA. OWL has a guest panel for their program.
December 18: Multigenerational service and then the sale of the Hands for Peace Project. OWL and senior high programs as usual.
December 25: There are no RE groups but there is a yummy breakfast if families want to come on Christmas morning!
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Season of Sparkle
FUS is participating in the "Season of Sparkle" project (formerly "Support-A-Family") organized by the Minnesota Visiting Nurses Agency on behalf of families living in poverty and working with the MVNA. Gift tags and instructions are on the holiday trees in the Lower Assembly Hall. Gift return deadline is Sunday, December 18.
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Winter Solstice Celebration 
Midwinter Revels,
Wednesday, December 21
Ticket on sale now!
Don't miss this wonderful celebration of the season! Volunteers are needed for the festive dinner, Revels program, and children's activities. Please drop by the Winter Solstice table in the Lower Assembly Hall during Social Hour. Printable parking permits and volunteer information are available on the Seasonal Celebrations webpage. Click here for more information, or email seasonalcelebrations@firstunitarian.org.
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 Service Auction Proposals Due
Sunday, January 15
The FUS Board of Trustees invites the committees and groups at FUS to submit proposals for participating in the planning of the annual Service Auction Saturday, March 24, 2012 and the subsequent sharing of the proceeds.
The purpose of the FUS Service Auction is to promote a sense of community within the congregation as well as to raise funds for worthwhile causes both in our congregation and in our wider community.
Proposals should include:
1. The specific purpose funds would be used for
2. The amount of money you are hoping to raise
3. A percentage of the net profit you are willing to work for (net profit the last few years has been roughly $20,000)
4. The approximate number of volunteers your group can realistically commit to the Service Auction - both planning and event volunteers.
Please submit your proposals to the FUS office by Sunday January 15! |
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Dialogue on Occupy Movement
UUs looking for a central place to share stories and concerns about the Occupy movement can find it on OccUUpy on Facebook.
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 Improve Parking at FUS Do you want to make it easier for visitors and the elderly to partake in our Sunday services? Join the FUS Parking Task Force! We will work together to find solutions to improve accessibility to our services. We will meet three times to brainstorm and develop solutions, and then advise the Membership Committee about our best ideas to ease the parking situation! Those of you with parking passion, please contact Sue Tincher to join the FUS Parking Task Force! |
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