This Sunday, September 30 9:30 a.m. FORUM: Organizing Against the Marriage Amendment
Leader: Juliana Keen, Minnesotans United for All Families. Join us for a discussion on how to effectively organize against the proposed Marriage Amendment. Come to this mini workshop where you will learn how to have effective conversations with your fellow citizens that will lead to the defeat of this harmful Amendment.
10:30 a.m. My Faith Journey
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Pam Allen-Thompson.
If we did not grow up as a Unitarian or a Unitarian Universalist, how do we find it? And do we negotiate the plurality of beliefs in this faith tradition?
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FUS Email Contacts
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Reminders
Women's Awareness Group Monday, October 8, at the home of Pat Jordan; Barb Lutz is the cohost. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. with a pot-luck supper, followed by check-ins and a lively discussion of the topic, "How the seasons affect us." FUS women are invited to join us. Please call Pat or Barb to RSVP. Save the Date Sunday, October 28 The Memorial Blood Centers Bloodmobile will be at FUS on from 8:30am-12:30pm. Plan to donate! FUS Exchange Join our online community. For more information, click here. FUS Library The catalog of the contents of the FUS Library can be accessed through our web site, or by clicking here. Financial Information Download the new pledge form here. FUS financial reports are available from Will Hegeman in the FUS office. |
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Greetings from Mount Curve! 
Join us this Sunday for some great programming and for Sign Up Sunday! Register for the Retreat to the Woods or enter the Prairie Star District sermon contest. 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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Poetry Group Tonight
This month our group will focus on poetry that deals with change - whether it be in the natural world, in society, or in one's personal life. If you a poem to share, bring along a few copies. There will be some light refreshments. This group is facilitated by Audrey Kingstrom as a collaboration with the Humanists of MN.
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Sign Up Sunday Sunday September 30, 2012
Information on Adult Education offerings and other FUS groups will be available at Social Hour. Make connections by engaging in educational, social or committee groups that inspire you and make the FUS community an even more vibrant place.
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Statewide UU Worship Service
September 30, 6-7:30pm
Join UUs from across the state for a worship service led by metro ministers and choirs at First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis.
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 Ministerial Search Chats FUS Ministry Search Chats are being held on Sundays at 9:00 and 11:45am. Members can participate in ONE Ministry Search Chat. Sign-up sheets located on the Search Bulletin Board in the Lower Assembly Hall or by contacting Barb Weatherhead. |
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Ethical Eating Series
Our industrial food system has morphed into an international enterprise that demands our moral attention. This series is designed to help us reconsider our food choices and eating habits to better reflect our UU and humanist values. Join us on Wednesdays, 7:00pm in the Dietrich Room on October 10, 24 and November 7.
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Your Values in Action 
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 Freethinking Outreach
Raising Freethinkers, a book with two chapters written by Jan Devor and complied by Dale McGown, has now been translated into Polish! This book is the companion book to Parenting Beyond Belief and gives parents ideas about non-theist activities which can celebrated with families.
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Retreat to the Woods
Sign up now for the Retreat to the Woods! This annual retreat will be held October 5-7 at the Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement. It's FUS's annual escape-to-nature weekend, where we enjoy time together in a natural setting. Costs are very reasonable and scholarships are available. Click here to learn more.
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UU World Audio Recordings 
Starting with the Fall 2012 UU World issue there will be recordings available for online listening or downloading for a selection of articles in UUA.org. Click here for more information.
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 Sermon Contest
Prairie Star District announces a Sermon Contest. PSD is seeking a sermon that could be delivered in pulpits across the district on the Sunday of our 2013 Annual Conference that reflects our conference theme, "Inspire the Future We Envision." Contest is open to lay people and clergy in PSD. Deadline to enter is November 19, 2012. Click here for information about the Conference and the contest.
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 Voting Amendment Forum
Sunday, October 14, 1:30-3:30pm
First Universalist Church, Chalice Room
3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis
Join UUs for a 90-minute educational forum and Q&A with First Universalist member and Minnesota Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie. He will discuss the proposed constitutional amendment related to elections and voting. Rev. Justin Schroeder will introduce the program. It will be followed by a 30-minute MUUSJA action planning event. A light lunch will be served starting at 1:15pm.
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