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Women's Simply Salad & Soup Fellowship
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2013 - 6 PM
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, the Women's group meets at the Fellowship to share salad & soup. Bring something if you are able - come to this group anyway! Come as early as 6 PM, supper begins around 6:30.
The group will NOT meet on the 4th Wednesday of December - Dec. 24.
Men's FellowshipEvery Wednesday - 6:30 PM
Furrbie's Restaurant
(Downtown at 210 SW 6th Ave.)
Join the men of our Fellowship every week for good food and good company.
Well, almost every week. The group will not meet on December 24 nor Dec 31. Happy holidays! |
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Board Meeting - Cancelled for Dec. 8
The Board of the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will not meet in December.
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Be part of the welcome we extend to visitors, friends, and members every Sunday!
Contact: Marilyn VanPetten
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The Buddhist group meets at the Fellowship twice a month.
Contact: Rick Todd
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 New Discussion Group: Living the Questions
Thurs, Dec. 12 - 7 PM 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. For: Those seeking insight on contemporary progressive Christian thought, with questions posed by leading scholars such as Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Helen Prejean, John Shelby Spong, and Tex Sample. Sample discussion topics include: Jesus for the Non-Religious, Science, Religion, and an Evolving Faith, and Uppity Women of the Bible. |
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Social Action Committee Update
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Watch for further announcements and a collection bin for us to gather children's hygiene products (toothbrushes, tear-free shampoo and soap, etc.) for donation to Martha's Home. We will provide a list of items needed in the very near future. We will engage in this ongoing project instead of a holiday drive to benefit either Martha's Home or Another Chance House; both have indicated that such support throughout the year will be of greater benefit to their clients.
Tentative plans include a voter registration and informational day during January 2014. Watch for updates.
Contact: Tom Heidler
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 A Weekend with
Dr. Matthew Fox
at Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts
January 24 -25, 2013
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Welcome to the Amarillo Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship! |
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Look here and on our website for upcoming events of interest to you - and join us for them! Your involvement is key to our Beloved Community, and there are many opportunities for involvement, ranging from reading a meditation to becoming a greeter.
If you are unsure how to reach any of the individuals named as contacts, please email the
AUUF office or call 806.355.9351 and leave a message. Your call will be returned during office hours, which are M-W-F from 9 AM to noon.
Share this newsletter by forwarding it to friends that you believe would be interested in our liberal religious community.
Be sure to visit our website, uuamarillo.org, to view additional information about Unitarian Universalism, our Fellowship, current news and events, a calendar, and a blog of recent news articles of interest to the liberal religious community. Also find us on Facebook. You don't have to wait until the next newsletter comes out for updates!
With welcoming arms for all,
The AUUF Beloved Community
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Sunday Worship
10 AM & 11 AM
 Dec. 8, 2013
11 AM (no 10 AM Service this day) Join us for New Member Celebration Sunday!  Dec. 15, 2013David Green is speaking on What Would John Muir Do? discussing the life and continuing influence of the renowned naturalist and early environmentalist, and contemporary threats to wilderness areas Muir successfully fought to preserve.  Dec. 22, 2013David Green is speaking on
It's A Wonderful Life, discussing the concept affirmed in the classic Frank Capra holiday film: every life has value and impacts every other life.
Was Capra secretly a UU?
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New Member Celebration Sunday! |
 Sunday, December 8
11 AM Worship Service Reception to follow
The Fellowship is officially welcoming our newest members with a special ceremony during worship. Every new member who has joined since our most recent celebration last March will be recognized and affirmed. Only one service - at 11 AM - will be held December 8th so that all members and friends - long-term and new - can join in this celebration of belonging to our "beloved community." The Membership Committee is holding a reception honoring our new members immediately following this service.
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Fellowship Holiday Dinner/Dance
Saturday, December 7 from 7 - 10:30 PM
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Coming Soon!OWL: Our Whole Lives
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 OWL Sexuality Education Program for children in grades
K-1 OR 4-6
PARENTS - The OWL curriculum can help you educate your children about bodies, babies, birth, and families.
Knowing that parents are the primary sexuality educators for their children, you will be actively involved in this nationally-acclaimed program as your child learns through songs, stories, activities and at-home projects that promote family dialogue. If you are considering enrolling your child/children in this program, be sure to plan to attend the first Parent Meeting on Sunday afternoon, January 19. At that time the interested families will decide whether we will first offer the K-1 or the 4-6 age group curriculum. A Parent/Child Meeting will be held Sunday, January 26 (afternoon) for all families who decide to enroll. Both orientation sessions are required for a child to participate.
You may order the Parent Guide to Our Whole Lives at any time. The Guide covers both elementary age groups.
Contact: Martha Baird
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Take part in our Worship Services
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 It's an exciting time in the life of the Fellowship and Worship is no exception! We are looking for people who would like to serve with the Worship Committee - or would like to contribute to our Worship Services in some other way. Here are some options: - Would you like to read a meditation? Would one of your children like to read a story or poem?
- Would you like to lead worship?
- Would you like to suggest songs for congregational singing?
- Would you or someone you know be good at giving the Children's Moment?
- Do you play an instrument or sing? Does your child play an instrument or sing?
You may have ideas to share like a possible guest speaker or a recorded musical selection, a poem or meditation...all those contributions are important. If any of this sounds intriguing to you, we would love to talk to you! Contact: Kristy Fuller |
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Lower your taxes
Help AUUF grow
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. |
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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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