As the holiday season ends, so does our participation in the Guest at Your Table (GAYT) program which is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). Hopefully you were able to pick up a GAYT box and/or the Stories of Hope booklet with a white envelope inside. The Stories of Hope booklet helped put some faces to the many grassroots organizations that the UUSC supports within the United States and around the world, and helped us visualize the Guests we support through our contributions to the UUSC.

There are three ways that you can send in your contribution to the UUSC's Guest at Your Table program:

1) Bring your GAYT box or envelope to church and leave it in the basket in the foyer.

2) Mail your GAYT envelope or check directly to the UUSC at:

Guest at Your Table

UUSC

P.O. Box 808

Newark, NJ 07101-0808

3) Charge your contribution on-line at the website: https://guest.uusc.org/uuch.

Adult RE on Saturday Mornings:

UUCH Adult RE focuses on the whole spiritual person--mentally and physically.  From now through February 8th, we are hosting a class on gentle movement that can assist us in being more comfortable and pain-free in our everyday activities.  Come learn how to use the core of your body to improve movement, balance, and chronic pain.  

For further information, contact Nancy Finley at finleyn@uah.edu.  If you need childcare for this event, please contact Nancy at least a week before the event.

At 9:15 on the next two Sundays, we will offer the second and third sessions of the New UU class.  Each session stands alone, so if you missed the first session last week, the remaining sessions will still be beneficial.  Guided by the UU Tapestry of Faith Curriculum, this series explores important themes in UU congregational life such as worship, theology, history, covenant, faith development, social justice, and membership.  This program focuses on introducing newcomers to Unitarian Universalism, but those who have been at UUCH for a while will also be able to share and connect with others as we explore our own beliefs and how they intersect with the UU tradition.  Everyone is welcome! 

It's Practically Perfect in Every Way!

Join all ages for a screening of Mary Poppins on Saturday, January 18th. We will gather at the church at 6 pm with snacks and treats; show time is 6:30 pm. Bring themed refreshments to share: tea on the ceiling anyone? Dust off your chimney sweep gear, tape up your kite, find your best box of chalk, and enjoy a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious evening!

This event is sponsored by the Children and Youth RE program. All are invited! Contact DRE Erin Reid for more information at eereid@hotmail.com.

The first session of Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education programs for youth ages 11-12 will be Sunday, January 19th, 12:30-2:30 PM at the church, sponsored by the Children and Youth Religious Education Program. This kick-off session is a joint orientation meeting for parents/guardians and youth who will participate in the program. Families who wish to participate in the program must attend this meeting.

OWL offers a beautiful curriculum in keeping with UU values for building holistic identity and sexuality awareness in young people. OWL fosters authenticity, safety, age-appropriate understanding, self-worth, and, in general, provides the tools a young person needs to make healthy choices. OWL classes will be led by a committed team of trained facilitators. Read more about OWL at  http://www.uua.org/re/owl/.

If you are interested in participating in OWL, but have not yet enrolled, please contact DRE Erin Reid at eereid@hotmail.com by January 17th.

Increasingly, Americans are choosing to dine at restaurants that offer organic, fair-trade, and free-range ingredients for reasons of both health and ethics. Yet few of these diners are aware of the working conditions at the restaurants themselves. But whether you eat haute cuisine or fast food, the well being of restaurant workers is a pressing concern.

As the guest at your table campaign comes to a close the Adult RE committee invites you to join in as we discuss what it means for us to be guests at the tables in restaurants across this country. We will discuss the 2013-2014 UUA Common Read, "Behind the Kitchen Door" by Saru Jayaraman on Sunday evening February 23rd.

You can find a print version of the book at the UUA Bookstore (Click Here), Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Books a Million. An eBook is also available if you prefer or if you are unable to get a copy for yourself we will have a few on the coffee bar at the back of the sanctuary that can be checked out. Keep an eye out for more  details to come. And START READING! 

Our General Contractor has begun work! Lee Builders, the general contractor we hired in December, began work at the Broadmor facility this week. They will be doing a variety of interior and exterior work on the facility including carpentry, painting, electrical and general construction tasks helping us get the facility ready for our use.

From the Overlook is a publication of

The Unitarian Universalist Church,

2222 Governor's Dr. Huntsville, AL 35801

Minister: The Reverend Alice Syltie

Board President: Kevin Betts 

Editorial Board: Laurel Bollinger, Kathy Heath 

Newsletter deadlines are each Monday at midnight!
Please send submissions to news collator Deedee Moore at uuch@uuch.org.  

Admin. Office Hours: Monday 10am- 1pm; Thursday 9:30am-12pm; Friday 10am-2pm.   

Minister's Phone: 256.539-9607, email: revaluu@aol.com.

Web: www.uuch.org 

Sunday Services are held 10:45am to 12 noon;  

Children's Religious Education held concurrently.   

Nursery available for age 3 years and under.

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256. 534-0508.