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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Discussion Group
Thursday, April 9 from 7 - 8 PM
(2nd & 4th Thursday every month )
Are Christian ideas still relevant in today's world? Living the Questions is a discussion group using curriculum and media for the "church alumni association:" anyone whose questions about traditional Christian beliefs and ways of interpreting scripture have made them unwelcome elsewhere. Skeptics are welcome! The group meets in the large classroom at the Fellowship, with discussion facilitated by Lyle Raker.
For more information, contact the AUUF Office or call (806)355.9351
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Monday, April 6 From 6 PM - 7:30 PM
(Every 1st and 3rd Monday)
 AUUF will begin a Woman's Covenant Group with the purpose of studying and discussing feminine spiritual and social topics. We will launch this group by studying an 11 session UU adult RE curriculum, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven - a woman honoring curriculum by Rev. Shirley Ranck. It examines pre-Judeo Christian cultures that may have worshiped the female as divine. The concepts of equality and reverence for the female in a religious setting are eye-opening to many participants.
More than Goddess 101, this workshop series examines important elements of today's women's lives; personal, interpersonal and societal. It examines how our culture has been influenced by Judeo Christian values. The primary question raised is: How would your life have been different if, when growing up, the divine had been imaged as female? Participants are encouraged to share their own experiences and beliefs, creating trust and strong bonds of friendship.
Join us as we learn and grow together as UU goddesses!
Contact: Keralee Clay
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Friday, April 3 at 1:30 PM
Pax Christi - an international peace organization - will hold a Good Friday/Stations of the Cross
observance at the Fellowship on Friday April 3, at 1:30 PM. Gather at the Madre del Mundo sculpture and Bishop Matthiesen memorial plaque at the west entry of the building.
Contact: Jerry Stein
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Meet the Artist - Rick Todd
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Tuesday, April 14 from 7 - 8 PM
(every 2nd Tuesday)
 On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, a different acclaimed visual, performing & literary artist will display, perform, and discuss his/her work.
This month, the music of our own Rick Todd will be featured. Don't miss it!
Refreshments served; free and open to the community. Invite your friends to join you for this exciting series.
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Get Healthier, Help the Hungry
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Our Fellowship has long been a supporter of our local food bank. HPFB works to alleviate hunger in the Texas Panhandle. Two new apps available for iPhone and Android will benefit both you and HPFB. First, the Charity Miles app. Download it to your smartphone from the app store. Then select Feeding America from the choice of charities, and every mile you run, walk, or bike will earn two meals for the food bank. Second is the foodTweeks app. Tell the app what you're making, and it offers you three "tweeks" to make your meal healthier. The calories saved are donated to HPFB as meals. Every 600 calories saved earns a meal - and if you enter the promo code HPFB, foodtweeks will double its donation. This is a great app for those looking to make get healthy. Click here for more information.
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Commemorative Air Force
History Tour
March 30 - April 5, 2015
Amarillo Rick Husband AirportGet up close and personal with B-29 aircraft and learn about history. Everyone is welcome to come climb the ladder, navigate your way into the cockpit and experience the history first hand. Paid admission includes the opportunity to experience all the parts of these aircraft. Children of all ages and their parents are encouraged to take a cockpit tour. All of the aircraft are open for tours with the exception of the single seat aircraft. There are no ropes or barriers, just full access. Get up close and take lots of pictures. Take advantage of this experience your family will never forget. Click here for more information
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Welcome to the Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship! |
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Experience our Beloved Community
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,
If you are unsure how to reach any of the individuals named as contacts, please email the AUUF office 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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 David Green is speaking on The Blame, discussing the tragic legacy of antisemitism and its roots in the
Gospel of John's
passion narratives.
April 5, 2015  Talented musicians and vocalists Mike Fuller, Eric Berg, Brent Biles, John Cates, Keralee Clay, Danny Dobervich, and Rick Todd will offer The Gospel According to James Taylor. A collection of the most beloved music of James Taylor illustrates how the message in JT's music beautifully echoes our 7 UU Principles and the loving ethos of our congregation.
April 12, 2015
 Fellowship member Karen Logan will speak on The Connection: Connecting with others through service. Karen will discuss the connections she has made through service projects and the AUUF's new Women's Covenant Group, and how we all can connect to humanity through service.
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2015 Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, April 19 at Noon
 The Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hold its Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, April 19, at 12 Noon. At this important meeting, members will vote on the Fellowship's operating budget and officers for June 2015 through May 2016. Per AUUF bylaws, this announcement serves as the official posted notification of the Annual Meeting. Your vote counts, so please be present!
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One Last Opportunity This Month
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 Our 11:00 service is usually packed - and what a wonderful problem for us to have. However, 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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During Climate Justice Month you will be invited to learn, reflect, and discern what long-term actions you, your family, and/or your congregation or group can take on that will build resistance to climate change. Our newly redesigned website offers suggested actions for individuals/households and congregations/groups, and you can make and track your commitments here online.
Rather than simply taking on small actions for a month, we are setting aside a month to delve into our spiritual grounding for this work, deepen our learning, and intentionally decide how we can commit to transform our lives and our world.
Committed action that springs from principled and spiritual grounding gets us through setbacks and compels us from a place of possibility and creativity. It is a stance of commitment to justice and integrity of all life over the long haul. This theological or principled grounding calls us to evaluate our work and take next steps with more wisdom and impact.
Be part of this important work! Click here to sign up either as individuals, households, or groups.
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Children's Religious Education Activities
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During the next two weeks, the younger children will continue their emphasis on spring.
The older children will be learning about the religious celebrations taking place this time of year-Passover, Palm Sunday, and Easter. They will be doing crafts to help cement the lessons. They will also talk about some of the symbols of spring and how they came to be associated with the religious holidays.
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A theological house can be a place of hospitality
to any who seek its shelter;
it can honor religious diversity and
welcome creative exchange
among multiple religious practices and perspectives.
It can greet the Other as a holy guest and
urge its own residents to venture out
to engage with the world.
Rebecca Ann Parker, A House for Hope
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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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