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Have you enjoyed the blog posts on our website (links are usually included in this newsletter)? Well, we need your help. Please submit links to articles you believe would be of interest to our Beloved Community to submissions@uuamarillo.org
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Cancelled:
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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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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Do this now -
before the end of 2013
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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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Welcome to the Amarillo Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship! |
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We hope that you are enjoying the winter holidays - in whatever way you celebrate them.
This week's newsletter is somewhat abbreviated; look for a "regular" newsletter next week. In the meantime, be sure to click on the calendar icon to find the complete listing of events.
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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 OOPS! Corrected New Member List
Our apologies for errors in last week's new member list. Here is the correct list :
Deb Winters
Mo Cuevas
Jason Hudson & Terry Robertson-Baker
Ken Graham
Patti Ward
Tom Heidler
Jim & Sylvia Perkins
Velma Cagel
Connie Isbell
Zach Regan
Sara Simpson
Rueben & Isabell Thompson
Maisie Everett
Jim Allison
Deborah Andrews
Beth McCurry
Kyle & Cindy Singleton
Sufyan Abu-Hantash
Join us in welcoming all our new members!
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PATH TO MEMBERSHIP meetings
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 January 16th, 23rd, & 30th from 7 - 8:30 PM
(last three Thursdays in January)
Path to Membership gatherings are held periodically through the year for those wishing to join the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
The next series of three weekly meetings will be held in Chandler Hall at the Fellowship on Thursday evenings from 7 - 8:30 PM: January 16, 23, & 30.
Each informal gathering is led by David Green and includes sharing by long-term AUUF members. Unitarian Universalist history, beliefs, and practices are discussed, as well as AUUF history, structure, and expectations of membership. Attending Path to Membership gatherings is an important step in becoming an AUUF member, as outlined in our membership policy.
To RSVP, please contact Cathy Proctor at office@uuamarillo.org, or call 355-9351.
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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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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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