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Memorial Service
for Ray Nordhausen
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Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2 PM
at the Fellowship
 Ray Nordhausen died December 24th following several months of health issues. Please join us on January 10 in remembering and celebrating Ray's life, and in supporting Minnie Venable and other members of Ray's family.
A brief reception will immediately follow the service.
Minnie has requested that
any contributions in Ray's memory
be made to AUUF, designated for the Fellowship's building fund.
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-Fellowship member Mike Moore's mother, Sue Haley Moore, passed away at her home in Lake Jackson, Texas on December 23, following an extended illness. Please keep Mike and the Moore family in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn her loss.
-Fellowship member Jackie Restine passed away on December 24, and her memorial service was held on December 31 at Polk Street United Methodist Church, where Jackie and Jim had been long-time members prior to joining the Fellowship in 2013. Please continue to keep Jim and his family in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn her loss. |
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Women's Simply Salad and Soup
Fellowship
Wednesday, Jan. 14 - 6:00 pm
(every 2nd and 4th Wednesday)
Bring a simple salad or soup to share with our women at a potluck get-together. We meet around 6 and plan to eat about 6:30.
Men's Fellowship
Every Wednesday - 6:30 pm
at Furrbie's restaurant (downtown).
Get to know the men of our Fellowship! Join them weekly for Furrbie's good food and interesting conversation.
Contact: Eric Berg
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Nothing Much Buddhist Study Group
Monday, Jan. 12
7:30 - 8:30 PM The Nothing Much Buddhist Covenant Group meets at the Fellowship for meditation, readings, and fellowship. Contact: Rick Todd
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 Fiction Book Group
Tuesday, Jan. 27
7 - 8:30 PM
All The Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
The highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr tells the story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Upcoming selections for the Fiction Book Group. Contact: Dick Moseley
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Come early - for a change of pace!
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Our 11:00 service is usually packed - and what a wonderful problem for us to have. However,
studies show that churches stop growing when 80% of the seats are filled - as ours usually are at the later service.
You can be part of the solution as we work to grow our congregation and faith community, extending the warmth of our Beloved Community to more Amarillo and area residents.
Will you help by attending the 9:30 service at least once a month? We look forward to seeing you there!
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Webinar: Immigration Action
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Welcome to the Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! |
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Experience our Beloved Community
As we begin 2015, we invite you to explore our Fellowship, a place of belonging where you are welcome regardless of who you are, what you believe, your background, or whom you love.
Worship.
Join us this Sunday at 4901 Cornell St. for
either the 9:30 or 11 AM service.
Childcare and school-age Children's Religious Education are provided during the 11 AM service only.
Learn; get to know us.In addition to the events described in this newsletter, you can find a complete listing by clicking 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 can learn more about our Fellowship and our faith, Unitarian Universalism.
Connect. Find and "Like" us on FaceBook!
Questions?
All events are held at the Fellowship, or call our Office Administrator, April Myers, at 806.355.9351 and leave a message. She will return your call during her 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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January 11, 2015
 David Green is speaking on The Examined Life, discussing the ideal of Socrates that "The unexamined life is not worth living," and how asking essential questions of who and what we are leads to greater self-awareness, compassion, and courage. January 18, 2015
David Green is speaking on
A Passion
for Peace, discussing the spiritual and ethical basis of the peace-making legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 25, 2015  David Green and the Fellowship's Leadership Development Team are speaking on Growing Leaders, discussing the importance of encouraging, equipping, and supporting members in becoming leaders of our beloved community.
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Circle Dinners are an annual tradition at the Fellowship, where small groups meet in the homes of members to enjoy food and fellowship. These dinners provide an excellent way of getting to know each other, and are one of the most popular and enriching events we hold during the year. A few hosts are still needed to hold dinners in their homes during January and February. Sign-up sheets for those who have already volunteered to host are posted on the bulletin board near the Fellowship kitchen. Please consider hosting: you may determine the number of people you can host in your home, the day and time for your dinner, and the format (potluck, you provide the main dish, a certain theme for the type of food, etc.). Please contact our Office Administrator, April Myers. |
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Children's Religious Education (CRE)
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We expect (and certainly hope) that all of our children will be back after the winter holidays - and we are ready! We have activities for each of our 3 age groups: Birth to age 5 (taught by Sarah Brown) Focus: Using our imaginations.
We will gently incorporate the difference between fantasy and reality into these lesson plans. This will set the stage for children to develop critical thinking later in life while also encouraging them to think creatively. The focus will be on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th principles.
Ages 6 - 9 (taught by Maisie Everett)
Focus: 10 Fun Things to Try in 2015.
Incorporating all 7 UU Principles, we will guide our children in the fun aspects of discovering new things about themselves, their actions, and the world around in which we all live.
Ages 10 and up (taught by Vicki Schoen)
In January, our older children will talk about our moral compass and doing the right thing.
Contact: Vicki Schoen
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Unitarian Universalism
and Social Justice
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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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