All are invited to this popular video & discussion series held in the large classroom at the Fellowship to be held the 2nd Thursday of each month. Discussions will be facilitated by Lyle Raker.  

 Jesus for the Non-Religious, Science, Religion, and an Evolving Faith, and Uppity Women of the Bible.

2123 Polk St. (map)

Writing in 2010, Rev. Paul Langston-Daley said that "Living authentically takes courage, strength, and above all, faith."

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 is the National Transgender Day of Remembrance, and will be observed with a community service at MCC.

This service provides a time to honor those who have lost their lives for being who they are. This is a growing ceremony that started in 1999 when a few friends of Rita Hester gathered to honor her life and to bring awareness of those who were killed for daring to be themselves.

Hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner at the Fellowship is a tradition we honor each year. This year, Minnie Venable and Ray Nordhausen will host the Dinner.

This event has always been primarily for those members who either do NOT have relatives or close friends in Amarillo or widows/widowers and single members who would like to spend this holiday with others rather than be alone.  Other members and friends are welcome to come and bring others to join them.  

The food and drink are always outstanding, the conversations are witty and intelligent.

The Fellowship will provide the turkey and the ham, and each person who attends is asked to sign-up to bring a side dish or drink - or, of course, a dessert.

The sign-up sheet is posted on the wall near the kitchen. Be sure to claim your spot on the sign-up list! We ask that you bring enough of your dish to share with at least 4-5 more people than you have in your party.   

As you can see from this week's newsletter,  the next few weeks at AUUF will be quite full. We hope that you will participate in some of the many opportunities for learning, fellowship, and involvement with us. We are sure that you can find events that are of interest to you - so we greatly look forward to seeing you.

Share this newsletter by forwarding it to friends that you believe would be interested in our liberal religious community - or pick up printed copies to share.  

With welcoming arms for all,  

The AUUF Beloved Community

It's no secret that our Fellowship is growing and we love it!  

The Stewardship Committee wants you to be aware that recent tax law changes once again allow AUUF members and friends who are over 70½ years of age to revisit your IRAs and consider the possibility of donating 'qualified distributions' directly from your IRA to the Fellowship.

An end of year IRA donation can lower your tax bill for 2013 and can be the seed money for future growth plans being developed by the Long Range Strategic Planning Committee. Since by law you have to take a distribution, why not consider donating all or part of it to the Fellowship rather than have it add to your income thereby increasing your taxable income and your tax bill?

See more details by clicking IRA donation.