Will YOU Become
a Chalice Lighter?
Let's do this. I'll be the first to sign up.
We need as few as twenty-four others!
--Eric Berg
Immediate Past President, AUUF
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Connect! Volunteer!
At this Committee Fair (and yes, we'll be having the potluck at the same time!) you will have an opportunity to meet our Committee chairpersons, learn what the committees do -- and of greater importance -- find a place to use your talents.
Each committee is a team of volunteers who serve the Fellowship. From parties and community service to painting the hallways and greeting visitors, our volunteer committees are the magic behind this Beloved Community.
Anyone-AUUF friend or member-can serve on a committee. Serve for an hour or a week, once a month or once a year. It's up to you. There are many opportunities and you can find the fit that's right for you.
AUUF Committees and Committee Chairs
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About Jerry Barlow
Acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow is a virtuoso musician, a warm and accessible performer, and a world-class storyteller.
His repertoire is composed of a synthesis of traditional music from the British Isles and his own original Celtic-inspired compositions. Music from Jerry's first CD Keepsake is played on NPR stations across the country and was used in a PBS documentary "Songs of our Children." The title track of his second CD Bring Down The Storm won an Indie Project Award for "Best Songs of 2006." His latest CD Fields and Fences, was released in October 2011.
It has been a couple of years since Jerry has visited us in Amarillo, and we are thrilled to have him back. Thanks, HPPR!
If you would like to make a reservation for this show, call HPPR at 806-367-9088 or send an e-mail to music@hppr.org.
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Welcome to the
Amarillo Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship! |
First, thank you for the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the first issue of our redesigned newsletter, and on our sparkly new website! Keep your comments coming, please. We are eager to have this newsletter and the website meet your needs--so let us know what works well for you and what you'd like to see improved. So why have we made the change to distribute this newsletter on Fridays? Here is our reasoning:
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To provide everyone a reminder about what's coming up this Sunday and the week to come.
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To have a few printed copies to be available for guests. It will be great for guests to get a hard copy to take home!
We believe that this process will improve our communications. What do you think? If you haven't already done so, please complete the 2-minute Communications Survey about the changes to the newsletter and website by clicking here.
In peace,
The AUUF Beloved Community |
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Sunday Worship - 10 AM & 11 AM
Sept. 1, 2013
David Green will be speaking on The Transcendental Club, discussing the early 19th-Century association of influential free-thinkers - including Ralph Waldo Emerson - whose ideas shaped contemporary Unitarian Universalist principles.
Sept. 8, 2013
David Green will be speaking on
Atonement: Yom Kippur,
discussing the origins and theological importance of the Jewish "Day of Atonement" and its impact on contemporary Judaism and Christianity.
Sept. 15, 2013
David Green will be speaking on Talk To Me Like I'm Someone You Love, discussing the ways we communicate in our most significant relationships, and how the "languages" we use can foster greater trust, understanding, and lasting love.
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 Potluck Sunday
Sept. 1, 2013
Immediately following the 11 AM Service
Join us!
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Zealot Book Talk
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 Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 - 7:30 PM
Location: Chalice Abbey, 2717 Stanley
David Green discusses the bestselling Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan.
Zealot explores the historical world of Jesus the person, shedding light on the social and political turbulence of First-Century Palestine and the reasons for his execution, and how early Christians recast Jesus as the Christ.
The book discussion takes place at the Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts at 2717 Stanley (one block West of Georgia; one block South of Wolflin).
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NAACP Community Relations Committee
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Saturday, September 7, 10 AM - 11 AM
Southwest Branch Library, 6801 W 45th, Amarillo
Alan Abraham will be speaking to the NAACP Community Relations Committee on Your Fifteenth Amendment to Vote Regardless of Race or Color. This issue is important not only to African Americans, but to all Americans. These meetings are all open to anyone who wants to attend--you would certainly be welcome! Other items on the agenda for this meeting:
- Paul Harpole: Recreational Center
- Dr. Rosemary Gray, Chief Diversity Officer at WT: "Diversity on the WT Campus"
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Update- New Mexico Hiking/Camping Trip
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September 13-15, 2013
(leave and return in evenings)
Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico
Some of our members and friends decided they needed to go camping before the snow flies! Join the Music Team and the Hiking Team to spend the weekend in beautiful New Mexico. Sugarite Canyon State Park is located near Raton, NM, about a 4-hour drive from Amarillo; click here for driving directions. Everyone can all enjoy good camping facilities, lots of trails for hiking and fun things to do in the town of Raton. The site is making progress on handicapped access; check closer to the date of this trip to learn if the site is accessible.
The group plans to carpool. Contact Wendy Hearn or Andrea Byers to arrange this--or email submissions@uamarillo.org and we'll forward it.
Reservations are required; make arrangements directly with Sugarite Canyon State Park at 877.664.7787, online, or by email.
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Our Mission
To be a spiritual Community that promotes
a free and responsible search for truth and meaning,
and to be a respected public voice for liberal religious values.
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