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Memorial Service
for Gary Schack
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 2 PM
at the Fellowship
 Our dear friend and fellow AUUF member Gary Schack died early Friday, January 9, at his and Nina Stein's home. Gary was diagnosed with cancer in September 2013, and following a lengthy regimen of treatment, experienced a rapid decline in recent weeks.
A memorial service for Gary will be held at the Fellowship on Saturday January 17, at 2 PM; a reception will follow.
Please keep Nina and all of Gary's family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of our beloved friend.
Nina has requested contributions in Gary's memory be made to: Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building Fund, or Interfaith Campaign for the Homeless
Guyon Saunders Resource Center, c/o 211
200 South Tyler, Amarillo, TX 79101
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Women's Simply Salad and Soup
Fellowship. Wed., Jan. 28 - 6 PM
at the Lonestar Bar and Grill
We meet around 6 and plan to eat about 6:30.
Lonestar Bar & Grill address:
935 East Farm to Market Road 1151, Amarillo, TX 79118
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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Living the Questions Discussion Group
Thursday. Jan. 22, 7-8 PM
at the Fellowship
All are invited to participate in Living the Questions, a popular video & discussion series that is an open-minded alternative to studies that attempt to give participants all the answers and instead strives to create an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what's next for Christianity.
The topic for January 22 is Compassion: the heart of Jesus' ministry. Jesus was not primarily a teacher of correct beliefs or right morals. He was a teacher of a way that transforms people from legalistic rule-followers into compassionate disciples of putting people first.
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Nothing Much Buddhist Study Group
Monday, Jan. 26
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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UUs and Selma
As the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama approaches, people nationwide are talking about how this event--and the broader civil rights movement--changed our nation. Unitarian Universalists emerged from those events profoundly changed as well.
In The Selma Awakening: How the Civil Rights Movement Tested and Changed Unitarian Universalism, Mark D. Morrison-Reed - the foremost scholar of African-American Unitarian Universalist history - presents this powerful analysis of the denomination's 1965 civil rights activism in Selma, Alabama.
Selma represented a turning point for Unitarian Universalists. In answering Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to action, we shifted from passing earnest resolutions about racial justice to putting our lives on the line for the cause.
With rigorous scholarship and unflinching frankness, this book provides a new way of understanding Unitarian Universalist engagement with race.
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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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In the Community
MLK Day Event
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-Saturday, January 17 at Noon
The Stop the Violence Peace Rally begins with a march from Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Amarillo Boulevard and Hughes Street, to Bones Hook Park, 2000 N. Hughes St.
Entertainment will include music, a step group, and a speaker.
For information, call 806-650-8594.
-Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM
Cortlan J. Wickliff will speak for West Texas A&M University's Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center Legacy Hall at WT.
For information, call (806)651-8482.
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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 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. February 1, 2015  David Green is speaking on Positivity, discussing the importance of our personal and communal ability to choose optimism and altruism over anger, regret, fear, and resentment. We are not punished for our anger; we are punished by our anger - Bhagavad Gita.
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Sunday, January 18 at 9 AM
Breakfast is served! At 9 AM on the third Sunday each month, the Men's Fellowship is providing a yummy breakfast including pancakes. Enjoy a hearty breakfast, and stay for worship at 9:30 AM or Adult Religious Education at 10 AM.
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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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