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Cancelled:
Sunday, Dec 22 4th Sunday Lunch Bunch
Wednesday Dec 24 Women's Fellowship; Men's Fellowship
Wednesday Dec 31 Men's Fellowship
Happy holidays!
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Building Group
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 7 - 8:30 PM
The buildlng group will meet to plan teams for the work day that will be held on Saturday, January 11.
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Monday, December 23, 2013 - 7:30 PM
The Buddhist group meets at the Fellowship twice a month.The group WILL meet on December 23 to discuss the topic of mudita, sympathetic (unselfish) joy.
Contact: Rick Todd
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Celebrating Our Newest Members
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 On Sunday, Dec. 8, the Fellowship celebrated our newest members in a special ceremony officially recognizing their belonging to our beloved community.
17 new members attended and were honored at a reception.
Since the most recent New Member Sunday held in March of this year, the following new members (not all of whom could be present for the ceremony this past Sunday) have followed the Path to Membership process and joined the AUUF:
Deb Winters
Jenna Struble
Mo Cuevas
Jason Hudson &
Terry Robertson-Baker
Ken Graham
Patti Ward
Tom Heidler
Jim & Sylvia Perkins
Velma Cagle
Connie Isbell
Zach Regan
Sara Simpson
Ruben & Isabell Thompson
Maisie Everett
Jim Allison
Diana Andrews
Kyle & Cindy Singleton
Sufyan Abu-Hantash
Please welcome these newest members!
The next set of Path to Membership gatherings, led by David Green, will be held the last three Thursdays in January:
Jan. 16th, 23rd, and 30th - at 7 PM.
Be sure to encourage friends and guests to attend these essential gatherings in the process of learning more about the Fellowship, the basics of Unitarian Universalism, and what it means to belong!
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Maxwell Hughes Concert
Saturday, January 18 - 7:30 PM
at AUUF
Grammy-nominated, acclaimed acoustic guitarist Maxwell Hughes (formerly of The Lumineers) performs a concert at the Fellowship at 7:30 PM. Listen to his music here.This is a free concert, but an artist's donation (suggested amount $10 or more) will be accepted at the door.
Doors will open at 7 PM, no reservations; seating is on a first-come basis.
Maxwell will also be our musical guest during the 10 AM & 11 AM worship services on Sunday, Jan. 19.
Don't miss this acclaimed musician playing at the Fellowship!
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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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Happy holidays!
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 so that everyone can find a niche.
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. 22, 2013
David 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?  Dec. 29, 2013Holiday Music ProgramTired of Christmas carols? Join us for an all-music service - music that is not your standard holiday fare. Instead, we will be encouraged to explore some of the difficulties of this season. Featured performers include Brent Biles, Andrea Byers, Mike Fuller, Ian Tackitt, and Rick Todd. Don't miss it!  Jan. 5, 2014Keralee Clay is deliveringthe Annual State of the Fellowship Address, an AUUF tradition in which the Fellowship's President offers a review and a look ahead at the congregation's life and work.
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Caroling: Sunday, December 22 from 6 - 9 PM
Practice: Saturday, December 21 - 10 AM - noon
Anyone interested in going caroling? Meet Sunday at the Fellowship at 6 PM - we will caravan to the homes of selected members and friends. Please join us for practice Saturday morning, too!
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Upcoming:
PATH TO MEMBERSHIP meetings
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January 16th, 23rd, and 30th - 7 PM
(last three Thursdays in January)
Interested in learning more about
AUUF membership?
CLICK HERE for information on the upcoming PATH TO MEMBERSHIP meetings.
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OWL: Our Whole Lives
Reminder to Parents: Save Jan. 19, 26
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OWL Sexuality Education Program
for children in grades
K-1 OR 4-6
PARENTS - If you are considering enrolling your child/children in OWL, 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.
Contact: Martha Baird
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Children's Toiletries Needed
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 Support the children living at Martha's Home
At Martha's Home, whose mission is "to provide homeless women and their children with shelter and support while guiding them towards a lifestyle of self-sufficiency," two of the four residences are designated for mothers with children. Our Social Action committee has learned that no community agency or church group provides toiletries for these children - so AUUF is stepping up to the plate.
Please bring these items each and every time that you come to the Fellowship and place them in the clearly marked collection bin:
- Child-sized combs and/or brushes
- Child-sized tooth brushes
- Children's tooth paste
- Tear-free shampoo
- Hand washing gel
- Bath gel
- Baby lotion
- Talc-free powder (cornstarch- or rice-based)
Remember that we will continue our other two collection programs:
- travel- and full-sized adult (men's) toiletries for Another Chance House and
- high-protein canned foods for the SnackPak4Kids program in Hereford (7 to 7.5 oz. pop-top cans of Vienna sausage, ravioli, lasagna, and stew).
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Do this now! Dec. 31 approaches
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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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