Women's Simply Salad and Soup Fellowship
Wednesday, August 13
At the Fellowship
Enjoy a light potluck supper with the women of our Fellowship. Bring a dish to share if you are able! Join them anytime after 6 PM; meal planned at 6:30 PM.
Contact: Ann Benedetti
Men's Fellowship
Every Wednesday - 6:30 PM
at Furrbie's restaurant (downtown)
Join our men for Furrbie's good food & interesting conversation.
Contact: Eric Berg
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 Nothing MuchBuddhist
Study Group
Mon., August 11
7:30 - 8:30 PM
(every 2nd & 4th Monday)
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 at the Fellowship.Contact: Rick Todd
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 Communion
Thursday,
August 14, 2014
6:30 to 6:45 PM (Every 2nd & 4th Thursday)
Like other Unitarian Universalist congregations, the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship counts many Christians among our members. While our service of Communion is a meaningful expression of their faith and is intended to serve and affirm the spiritual needs of our Christian members, by no means is it restricted to Christians; all are welcome to participate in this ceremony of remembrance. In some traditions, Communion is reserved exclusively for those who have made a particular confession of faith or adopted a certain doctrine. At the AUUF, we make no such distinctions. Just as we believe Jesus would welcome all to his table, so do we.The service is facilitated by Rev. David Green.
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 Living the Questions Discussion Group
Thursday,
August 14, 2014
7 to 8 PM
(2nd & 4th Thursday every month)
All are invited to participate in Living the Questions, a popular video & discussion series held in the large classroom at the Fellowship. The series is about rethinking old theological ideas that are not helpful in the 21st century. Discussions are facilitated by Lyle Raker.
In August we will discuss A Kingdom Without Walls, exploring the concept that "We do not have to be like one another or become like one another - but are still all together in fellowship."
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Modern Thought
Nonfiction Book Group
 Every Saturday, 4 to 5 PM
at the Fellowship
The book now being discussed is
Guns Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond. Discussions are led by Dave Stebbins.
The meeting format is to watch about 20 minutes of the free full-length NGS documentary and then discuss specific chapters. You are invited to join us at any time - you can catch up by watching the first 60 minutes of the documentary. About the book - PBS
About the group
Contact: Gary Schack
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Discussion group on summer hiatus
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Great Decisions
Discussion Group
(on hiatus all summer)
Contact:
Vicki Schoen
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Communications Committee Meeting 
Sunday, August 17 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Are you somewhat technologically savvy? You don't have to be a whiz at it to help with out website, newsletter, and/or Facebook pages. If you are interested in working with us - and learning more about how to do these things - please join us for this brief meeting immediately following the 11 AM worship service.
Hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact Martha Baird
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Party with us! Save the date
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 Saturday,
October 11
The Social Committee is planning an East Indian party with both Vegan and non-Vegan catered food and a Bollywood dance couple. We need to get an estimated headcount of those interested. We don't know the cost yet, but something in the neighborhood of $25 per person, children will be less expensive. We need a headcount so that we can continue our planning. RSVP now! Contact John Windham through office@uuamarillo.org
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 " Bat Cole" Wednesdays
at 6 PM
Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts, 2717 Stanley ( map) Chalice Abbey is expanding their contemplative offerings with the addition of Bat Cole: Sacred Listening in Community."Bat cole" was the name given in Jewish Tradition to the phenomenon of the Divine Voice. Translated into English, bat cole literally means "the daughter of a sound." Connotatively, we understand "bat cole" to be the echo of the Divine voice spoken intimately to and heard individually within our receptive hearts. In these weekly gatherings, we will employ a variety of contemplative practices (in rotation) intended to enhance our hearing of the bat cole. Each week will employ a different contemplative practice.
August 13:
"Ruminations" - Post Modern Midrash
Something to chew on. Poetry, prose, folklore, legend, and sacred texts from various traditions provide the sinews needed to animate our expedition into cosmic mystery.More information
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Welcome to the Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! |
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 "Where everyone is welcome!"Are you seeking a place of belonging where you can be free from judgment because of your beliefs or whom you love? Do you need the freedom to grow on your own spiritual and intellectual journey? Try the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - it might very well be the place for you.
Join us this Sunday at 4901 Cornell St. 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.
A variety of events happen every week, and we hope that you will find one or more that are of interest to you. Come to learn, to enjoy each other, and to work together. 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, you will find much more information about our faith, Unitarian Universalism,
as well as our Fellowship.
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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August 10, 2014
David Green
is speaking on
Dust Bowl Reprise, discussing how practices resulting in the largest human-made environmental disaster - the Dust Bowl - are being repeated today.
August 17, 2014
 David Palmer
is our special guest speaker and musical performer. David is the Executive/ Artistic Director of Chamber Music Amarillo. CMA, located in the historic Fibonacci Building on 6th Avenue, provides audiences a range of musical experiences from jazz to folk to classical, including discussion with the artists, food, drink and time to visit with friends. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about Chamber Music Amarillo and enjoy the accomplished piano artistry of David Palmer!
August 24, 2014
 David Green is speaking on
The Reformers, discussing 19th and 20th-Century American social reformers, many of whom were Unitarians and Universalists.
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Free screening and discussion:
The Dust Bowl documentary
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 A free screening and discussion of Part One of the Ken Burns film, The Dust Bowl, will be held at the Fellowship on Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 7-9 PM. Part Two of The Dust Bowl will be screened and discussed on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 7-9 PM. On Sunday Aug. 17 at the 10 AM and 11 AM services, David Green is speaking on Dust Bowl Reprise, discussing how practices resulting in the largest human-made environmental disaster - the Dust Bowl - are being repeated today. Don't miss any of these thought-provoking events! More information about the documentary. |
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Farewell and Thanks, Cathy!
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From David Green:
Cathy Proctor has served the Fellowship in dual roles as our part-time Office Administrator and part-time Custodian since 2011.
She is now leaving us to follow other pursuits; her last workday is today - Friday, Aug. 8. Our leadership team is working toward filling both positions. Cathy provided our members and guests with a consistently positive, gracious, and professional presence, and juggled her many responsibilities with aplomb and a dedication to our principles and mission. She will be missed.
Please join me in thanking Cathy for her service and in offering our best wishes for her future! She can be reached today during her office hours at 355-9351, or office@uuamarillo.org
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August Fiction Book Group - Someone
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 Tuesday, August 26, 2014
7 - 8:30 PMat the Fellowship
On August 26, the Fiction Book Group will discuss Someone, by Alice McDermott. a novel that follows the life span of a captivating Irish-American woman as she observes her family and her Brooklyn neighborhood maturing and/or unraveling across the latter part of the twentieth century.
The Fiction Book Group meets monthly (except May & December) to discuss the best in new literature. Discussions are facilitated by Dr. Dick Moseley.
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Sunday, August 10 - 12:30 - 2 PM
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NOTICE: Board & Committee Chairs
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Do you want
an event or
news about your committee posted
on the website?
Submit articles for the website, (uuamarillo.org) at any time. They usually will be posted within 24-48 hours.And/or do you want
something included in the weekly newsletter?
For the Friday newsletter, the deadline for submission is noon on Wednesday of the week in which you want it to be published.
 Announcements which you want to be part of the PowerPoint presentation on Sunday Mornings also are due by noon on Wednesday to
Thanks for your cooperation!
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Unitarian Universalism:
15 Statements of Belief
 This is a place where you're welcome,
where you're invited into a fuller relationship
with yourself,
with the spirit of life,
with other people,
to build a better world,
and to build a better you.
- Shana Lynngood (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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