Why peanut butter & Pop-Tarts?

Pop-Tarts are a sweet treat the program can justify putting in the bag - as long as they do not use donors' precious cash gifts to purchase them. They are obtained exclusively through food drives such as ours. 

As for peanut butter, it is very expensive but remains a vital part of SnackPak bags during longer weekends and holidays. Calorie-for-calorie, peanut butter is a nutritionally dense food filled with protein, fiber, and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. Plus, kids love it. More information 

Please make the change and bring peanut butter & PopTarts! Until everyone is aware of the change, all other items will be donated to the High Plains Food Bank.

Note: Our donations will now go to the program here in Amarillo. Because our Fellowship no longer has a member who works in Hereford, it has become difficult regularly to transport the food we've been bringing to that community.

  

Yvonne Moore, Social Action Chair, contacted the Hereford program to see if it would create a shortage there if we donated food to a different SnackPak4Kids program - and they responded that it would not create any difficulty. 

Contact: Yvonne Moore

"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

Every Saturday morning in October, the Leadership Development Committee will host a series of brief workshops intended to prepare members for serving our Fellowship in Board or committee positions. Everyone is invited to participate as often as possible in these Saturday workshops.

This Saturday (Oct. 4) from 9:30 - 11:30 AM:

Leadership Journey

 

A phrase often used in twelve-step programs perhaps best describes our concept of leadership:

Our leaders are but trusted servants;  

they do not govern.

We are all trusted servants of our congregation, whether we are serving on the Board of Directors or getting the pot luck lunch on the table and cleaned up afterward. Whatever we do for and with each other is service, as is reflected in the words from our Sunday morning opening affirmation,

"...and service is (our) prayer."

The workshops are part of the Tapestry of Faith curriculum from the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA); specifically, they are from a leadership development program called Harvest the Power. This is the first year of a series which we plan to complete in three years. Together, they provide a chance for us to know ourselves, each other, and the UU religious tradition better.

Other workshops this year:

• Workshop 2 - October 11
  Unitarian Universalist Journey
   
• Workshop 3 - October 18
  Power and Authority
   
• Workshop 4 - October 25
  Turning Points and Moments of Grace

Workshops will be facilitated by a number of different talented, skilled and charming members of our congregation and our leadership development committee, along with our minister for two of the workshops.

Whether you can come to all or only one, your presence is needed, wanted, and appreciated!  We will enjoy these because we enjoy each other and our shared faith.  Snacks will be provided during each 2-hour workshop. 

Join us for this adventure - you will love it!

Contacts: Nina Stein or Minnie Venable 

The supper, hosted by our Social Action Committee, was only one of the ways in which we all have a chance to give financial support to our Fellowship's involvement in the Interfaith Coalition for Hunger (part of the Amarillo Coalition for Homelessness).  

Raffle!

We still have 6 seats for the citywide Beans & Cornbread Luncheon to be held at the Civic Center on Monday, October 20. During potluck this Sunday,

• Checks should be made payable to AUUF, with "Beans & Cornbread" in the memo line.
• Cash contributions should be made in one of the Beans & Cornbread special contribution envelopes. Be sure to write your name on the envelope!

1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person; and
2. Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.