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Bear with us - building closure
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New carpet being laid  Monday, June 23 & Tuesday, June 24The building will be unavailable and the office closed these two days (during the daytime) while new carpet is installed. Look forward to the result!
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Women's Simply Salad and Soup Fellowship
Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 PM
(note time change!)
At 575 Pizza's new location
7710 Hillside mapOur women meet twice each month to enjoy each other's company as well as some great food! On the 2nd Wednesday, they have a potluck at the Fellowship; on the 4th Wednesdays, they meet at different restaurants. Note that this is 575 Pizza's NEW location - scheduled at the group's NEW summer meeting time. All are most welcome ! Contact: Ann Benedetti
Men's Fellowship
Every Wednesday - 6:30 PM
at Furrbie's restaurant (downtown)
Join our men for good food & great conversation.
Contact: Eric Berg
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Modern Thought
Nonfiction Book Group
Every Saturday, 4 to 5 PM
The book now being discussed is The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Johnathon Haidt.
Contact: Gary Schack
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Nothing Much Buddhist
Study Group
Mon. June 23 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.Nothing Much, the Buddhist practice and study group is reading and studying Pema Chodron's book, The Places That Scare You. This book is a great introduction to Buddhism if you are curious.
We invite all to join us every 2nd and 4th Monday at 7:30 pm. This week, we will indeed meet - the carpet layers will not be working in the evening. Contact: Rick Todd
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Communion & Living the Questions
Discussion Group
Thurs. June 26
Communion from 6:30 - 6:45 PM
Discussion Group from 7 - 8 PM
Open to all, our celebration of Christian Communion is a remembrance of Jesus' last supper with his. disciples, and a time of meditation, prayer, and fellowship. Communion is facilitated by Rev. David Green, and immediately precedes the progressive Christian study and discussion group, Living the Questions.
We invite all to for one or both events. Contact: Lyle Raker
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 Book Signing - Juliana Lightle On the Rim
of Wonder
Sat., June 21 at 3 PMHastings, 2020 S. Georgia St. (map)
Join longtime member Juliana Lightle in celebrating the publication of On the Rim of Wonder, a collection of poems. Her book will be available to purchase. Juliana will write a personal message to those who purchase a book at the signing.
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Sunday, June 22 - noon to 6 PM
Memorial Park (near AC)
Schedule of events:
12 - 6: Hot dog roast & potluck picnic.
Bring a dish to share with a large group of people! Our own Eric Berg will be helping with the grilling. Bring your own drinks. No glass bottles.
Pride activities. Visit the many booths set up by a variety of organizations, including our own.
At ours, we will have CandyArt where individuals can make their own 12" rainbow "pixie sticks" as well as a children's art project by Linda Jackson. She will hep kids of all ages make rainbow butterflies from yarn and, for the more ambitious, pompoms.
Both of these activities were favorites last year, and drew participants to our booth. We'll have banners and AUUF information there to spread the word about our Fellowship being a Welcoming Congregation.
3:00 - Mass weddingJoin us as we stand in support of these couples making their life commitments. We'll be visible - holding the orange Standing On the Side of Love placards. Let's have a strong showing of love!
If you can volunteer to help set up, staff, or take down our booth, contact Martha Baird.
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Welcome to the Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! |
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"Love is the doctrine of this church."
If you're seeking a place of belonging where you can be free from judgment because of your beliefs or whom you love, or you simply need the freedom to grow on your own spiritual and intellectual journey, the AUUF might very well be the place for you.
Join us this Sunday at the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4901 Cornell St. Come for either the 9:30 or 11 AM service - the content and format are the same. Childcare and school-age Children's Religious Education are provided during the 11 AM service only.
With a wide variety of events every week, we hope that you will find one or more that are of interest to you - come to learn, enjoy each other, and this week, hear a special concert. For a complete listing of events at the Fellowship, click on the Calendar icon to the left. Want more detail? Check both the News and the Events sections of our website, uuamarillo.org.
Also on our website, uuamarillo.org, you will find much more information about:
- our faith, Unitarian Universalism,
- our Fellowship,
- our calendar, and
- an ever-changing blog of news articles and items for thought which we believe are of interest to the liberal religious community.
All events are held at the Fellowship, 4901 Cornell St., unless otherwise noted. 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.
With welcoming arms for all,
The AUUF Beloved Community
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Sunday Worship
9:30 and 11 AM
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June 22, 2014
 Special guest Carolena Codgill,
Executive Director of Haven Health Clinics, is speaking on
Education, Contraception, and Unintended Pregnancy.
June 29, 2014
 David Green is speaking on Lights...
Camera...
God! discussing religion as depicted in American cinema, both past and present.
July 6, 2014
 David Green is speaking on The Moral Minority, discussing how morality has often been framed in narrow, legalistic religious terms, but living out moral values as individuals and a beloved community are grounded in our principles that contribute to the well-being of humanity and our world.
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Committee Chairs: 2014 - 2015
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 These individuals have agreed to serve us as our new committee chairs. Let them know how much you appreciate their willingness to share themselves, their time, and their talents. ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: James Doores AESTHETICS: Deb Winters
BUILDING: Brent Biles, Tad Clay, & Ken Graham
CARING: Maisie Everett and Wendy Hearn
CHILDREN'S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Vicki Schoen
COMMUNICATIONS: Martha Baird
FINANCE: Eric Berg
LONG-RANGE PLANNING: Jerry Goebel
(Vice-President)
MEMBERSHIP:
Lyndy Forrester and Marilyn Van Petten
PERSONNEL: (open)
PUBLICITY: Ellen Robertson Green
SOCIAL: Chris Hayes, Cheryl Rogers, &
John Windham
Potluck Coordinators: Rosemarie &
Bill Kirkland
SOCIAL ACTION: Yvonne Moore
STEWARDSHIP: Eric Berg
WORSHIP: Kristy Fuller & Jason Hudson
To contact any committee chair, please go through the AUUF office (806.355.9351) |
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News from
Children's Religious Education (CRE)
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From Vicki Schoen, CRE Director:
We had a great group of kids the past Sunday and began making posters about ourselves. In an effort to introduce the children to the rest of the congregation, we will be displaying those posters with the child's picture.
If there are parents or guardians who do not want the child's picture on his/her poster, please notify Vicki Schoen or one of the teachers.
Sunday the 22nd, the older children will be making a lasagna garden. This concept ties together our 1st principle of respecting the inherent worth and dignity of every person and our 7th principle regarding the interdependent web of all existence. No, I'm not going to explain what a lasagna garden is, but you can see for yourselves after Sunday.
Children are asked to bring flower seeds on Sunday, June 22 if they can.
The children's RE department is also asking for donations of scraps of material, yarn, buttons, and cast-off plastic--especially that which would often be overlooked for recycling. That might include pieces of old toys, flat bread package ties, beads--you get the idea. We could also use a DVD player and laptop computers or tablets you have upgraded from.
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Unitarian Universalism:
15 Statements of Belief
"Our denomination is unique because every Unitarian Universalist has the right to develop a personal philosophy of life, without being told what to believe. We can learn from all philosophies and religions, and also from science and the arts. We explore important life issues in a caring community, united by shared values rather than by shared theological opinions. And no matter what we do believe about theology or philosophy, we try to live a good life and leave the world better than we found it."
- Chris Schriner(Reprinted from the pamphlet, " To the Point: 15 Unitarian Universalist Elevator Speeches," Alicia LeBlanc, Ed.)
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Our Vision
where all are valued and supported.
Our Mission
To be an inclusive progressive community
for spiritual, intellectual and social transformation.
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