Saturday, August 15 - 2 PM
A public memorial service will be held for Wilson Bates, son of AUUF member Minnie Venable. Wilson died in June. A reception will immediately follow the service.
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Volunteers Needed for CRE
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We really need someone to volunteer in the Nursery and someone to volunteer in the Elementary classroom on August 30th and September 6th.
You do not have to come up with a lesson plan unless you want to.
Contact: Sarah Brown
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Our Children's Religious Education (CRE) program is divided into two groups by age. In CRE, which meets each Sunday at 11 AM, we challenge our children with interactive studies about religion and science.
The older children will be focusing on the following topics during August:
August 16: Homecomings -- Sometimes we are separated from our loved ones and then homecoming is a time for celebration.
August 23: Muhammed -- A view of Islamic life and a study of other views of the world and God from a different perspective.
August 30: Memories -- The role memories play in worship and how we can work them into our services.
In the nursery, we are discussing:
August 16: All Races are Beautiful
August 23: Everyone is Afraid of Something
August 30: We Can Be Angry Without Hurting Others
Lesson plans are subject to change, but this is the plan.
Contact: Wes Phillips and Sarah Brown
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A recent study from the USDA released in February 2014 is shocking: "In the United States, 31 percent-or 133 billion pounds-of the 430 billion pounds of the available food supply at the retail and consumer levels in 2010 went uneaten. The estimated value of this food loss was $161.6 billion using retail prices. For the first time, ERS [Economic Research Report] estimated the calories associated with food loss: 141 trillion in 2010, or 1,249 calories per capita per day."
According to the National Resources Defense Council in 2012, 40% of America's food grown, processed and transported never was consumed. Even the average college student generates 142 pounds of waste food per year! And this food waste is more than a drag on the economy; it is threatening our climate patterns. Food disposed in landfills rots and produces methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. Landfills are the third largest source of methane because of that waste. Meanwhile, 49 million people in the USA feel the effects of food insecurity. Just take a look at the report of Hunger in America in 2015. What can we do at home or outside the home to make a difference? Check out this graphic display of food waste in America's homes and what we can do to reduce that needless waste. You can find additional information from the Ethical Eating efforts in UUA.
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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.orgAlso on our website, you can learn more about our Fellowship and our faith, Unitarian Universalism.
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 our Office Administrator, April Myers, at 806.355.9351 and leave a message. She will return your call during her office hours, which are Tuesday- Friday from 9 AM to noon.
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Sunday Worship - 9:30 and 11 AM
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David Green speaks on The Last Lecture, discussing the talk on life lessons - later a best-selling book - delivered by computer science professor Randy Pauch after receiving a diagnosis of terminal cancer.
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David Green speaks on Not Silent: Rachel Carson, discussing the life and legacy of the environmentalist author of "Silent Spring."
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August 30, 2015
Ellen Robertson Green will speak on I've Been Zappo'd! What can an online shoe store teach us about how we treat each other? Ellen describes her experience of customer care and employee service training at the online retailer Zappos.com, and how the positive culture of Zappo's can be applied to any organization and our interpersonal relationships.
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Sunday, August 16 - 9 AM
Breakfast is served! At 9 AM on the third Sunday of each month, members of the Women's Simply Salad & Soup Fellowship provide a yummy breakfast. Enjoy a hearty breakfast and stay for worship at 9:30 AM or Adult Religious Education at 10 AM.
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Adult Religious Education
Sunday, August 16 - 10 AM
Adult Religious Education class will watch and discuss the second lecture on The New Testament. Bart Ehrman speaks on the Greco-Roman culture at the time of Christ. This will be a synopsis of what "The Great Courses" examines in 10 or 12 other courses. This should make for a very interesting discussion. Please join us at 10:00 AM Sunday..
Contact: John Gay
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Monday, August 17 - 6 PM
The Women's Covenant Group studies and discusses feminine spiritual and social topics. We are studying a UU adult RE curriculum, Cakes for the Queen of Heaven, a woman-honoring curriculum by Rev. Shirley Ranck. Topic this week: The Virgin Mary.
Contact: Keralee Clay
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Alternative Medicine Monthly Seminar
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ICAM Monthly Seminar - Integrated Complementary Alternative Medicine
Tuesday, August 18, from 7 - 8:00 PM at AUUF (Every Third Tuesday) Open to the Public-Free Admission
This month's seminar focuses on CYTO - a state of the art BIO communication.
Focusing on alternative health and wellness, this monthly seminar is led by Rolf Habersang, MD, Medical Director of the ICAM Institute of Amarillo, and Pia Habersang, EdD, CNS, MSN, APRN of the Pediatric Wellness Center of Amarillo
ICAM Seminar information: 806-468-4616
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We Agnostics Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
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Thursday, August 20 - 6 PM
The "We Agnostics" Alcoholics Anonymous group meets weekly on Thursdays at 6 PM, in Chandler Hall. This AA group is for anyone with a desire to stop drinking and maintain sobriety, but particularly for those who are uncomfortable with AA meeting formats stressing particular religious beliefs.
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August Path to Membership
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Saturday, August 22 from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Fellowship
 This gathering is designed for prospective members, and anyone interested in Unitarian Universalist history and the beliefs and practices of our Fellowship and faith tradition. All materials are provided, and childcare is available upon request.
To arrange childcare please contact the Fellowship office by Friday August 14, at 806-355-9451 or click here to send an e-mail.
The "Path" gathering is an important step for everyone who wishes to become an AUUF member. Check here for an overview of membership information. The session is led by Rev. David Green with the participation of longer-term members.
Please RSVP your intent to attend by Friday, August 14.
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Outdoor Day and Campout at Buffalo Lake
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 For UUs and friends who are lovers of the outdoors-we're planning an outing at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, with opportunities for hiking, photography, bird watching, nature study, camping, and just hanging out! This event will reflect our 7th Principle: respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Save the dates- Friday evening, Sept. 18, and all day Saturday, Sept. 19. We have reserved the Group Education Area, which includes a large covered area with several picnic tables, and those who plan to camp can do so right around that area, with tents, campers, trailers, etc. Handicap-accessible primitive toilets are available nearby.
Contact: Janda Raker at 352-0589 or e-mail Ljraker@suddenlink.net.
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Autumn Circle Dinners, 2015
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 Many UU members have indicated they'd like to host a circle dinner in the early fall. In many cases, it's because they enjoy entertaining outside. So let's do it, in or out!
Once we start the sign-up sheets, we're going to ask that new UUs, those who have only been attending our fellowship (whether members or not) two years or less, sign up in the first couple of weeks, with longer-standing attendees signing up afterward. That way we can be sure that all the "newbies" get to attend. And it will ensure that almost everyone will get to dine with some folks they don't know so well.
Remember a "stranger is a friend you haven't made yet." And if they're UUs, you're going to love them! Prospective attendees, watch for further information.
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 Rev. Peter Morales, ed. The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide. 5th ed. (2012)
Forward by Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC Host and lifelong Unitarian Universalist.
This collection of essays by a diverse group of authors including Rebecca Ann Parker, Judith A. Frediani, Dan McKanan, and Rosemary Bray McNatt (among others), focuses on beliefs, operations, and activities of the church through personal experiences that illumine the seven principles stated on the first page of the book. All aspects of the practices of the Unitarian Universalist beliefs and principles are neatly packaged for easy access by Rev. Peter Morales, current president of the UUA.
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Newsletter and Website Submissions
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As always, we are eager to publish information regarding committees, boards, Adult RE, CRE, events, and services, but we need your help. The website and Facebook page can be updated daily, but the newsletter cannot. New information needs to be submitted (submissions@uuamarillo.org) by noon Wednesday if you want it to appear in the Friday morning newsletter. If you need an event placed on the website calendar, you may submit that request with description, image (or we can provide one), starting and approximate ending time, specific location, date (or dates for a recurring event), and name of contact person. Help us help you get your message out in a timely manner.
PLEASE, EVERYONE CAN MAKE ALL THESE COMMUNICATIONS MORE EFFECTIVE BY READING THEM EACH WEEK--ESPECIALLY THE WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER!
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Center City Block Party
 The Center City Block Party will be on August 15th starting at 4 PM to midnight. There will be food and retail vendors on site for this event. This year will include three entertainment stages with 21 bands and a karaoke stage. The karaoke stage features props by Katie Eddins. The Circle A VIP area will have three bands performing this year, and will stay open later. The line-up for the performers are as listed: Atmos Energy Stage at 5th & Polk
4:00 - 5:00 PM Los 3 Kings; 5:15 - 6:15 PM Foxfire Experiment; 6:30 - 7:30 PM Deep Diver; 7:45 - 8:45 PM Real Tejano; 9:00 - 10:00 PM Maggie Burt & Dave Regal;
10:15 - 11:30 PM Playa Lake
Xcel Energy Stage at 6th & Polk
4:00 - 5:00 PM Grupo Incepcion;5:15 - 6:15 PM Karma; 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mike Chism & Hollow Point; 7:45 - 8:45 PM Insufficient Funds; 9:00 - 10:00 PM Strangetowne;
10:15 - 11:30 PM Noah Jenda
Happy Stage Bank Stage at 7th & Polk 
4:00 - 5:00 PM Lee Sheetz & Borderline; 5:15 - 6:15 PM Patrick Swindell & Pizzazz;
6:30 - 7:30 PM Union Street; 7:45 - 8:45 PM South of the Sun; 9:00 - 10:00 PM Shandy Bandits; 10:15 -11:30 PM Turbine Toolshed
Circle A Title VIP Area
6:00 - 7:30 PM Jason On Keys- Jason Patrick; 7:45 - 9:15 PM DustJackets & Amy Coffman; 9:30 - 11:00 PM The Good Guys-Mark Cota
Karaoke Stage at 4th & Polk
4:00 - 10:00 PM Katie Eddins of Neon Pink Media
Tickets are available at panhandletickets.com at $10 each (not including charges and fees). You may also purchase tickets at the event. Entrance is at 4th Ave. between Polk & Tyler.
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Texas Tech Museum: Ansel Adams Photography Exhibit
 The exhibit is part of Texas Tech alumnus and Midland oil executive David H. Arrington's collection. Arrington has the largest private collection of Adams photography in the world. While portions of his collection have traveled to museums throughout the world, this is the first time they will be on display in Lubbock.
"This exhibition stands as an unrivaled occasion for the Museum of Texas Tech to present the work of an artist whose images, even many years after his death, continue to shape our vision of America," said Peter Briggs, the Helen Devitt Jones curator of art. "It is a straightforward but exceptional opportunity: the finest American photographer from the most comprehensive private collection of his work on exhibit for free at the museum. This is a rare event."
The exhibit opens 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the museum, 3301 Fourth St. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Helen Devitt Jones Auditorium at the museum. Arrington will speak on Ansel Adams' significance to the art of photography and his influence on the awareness of the Great American West as well as little-known facts about the artist. The event is free and open to the public. Arrive early for seating. Enter through the west doors. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. "Ansel Adams: American Master, Selections from the David H. Arrington Collection" will be on display through Jan. 16.
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