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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 September:
October 4:Texas Panhandle - Home of the Wild
West
October 11:Texas - Place of Conflict
October 18:The Southwest - Buffalo Hunters,
Cowboys, and Soldiers
October 25:Revolution and Rebellion - From the
American Revolution to the War of the
Rebellion
The nursery group will be focusing on the following topics during October:
October 4:We Belong to the Family of the Earth October 11:The People of Earth have many Cultures (I probably will be gone - Additional volunteer needed!!!) October 18:We need to Take Care of the Earth October 25:The Moon Belongs to Everyone (Chinese Moon Festival) Lesson plans are subject to change, but this is the plan. with a request to be added to the mailing list.
Contact: Wes Phillips and Sarah Brown
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Saturdays, October 10 - 31, 9 AM - 12 PM (NOON)
Although we are always developing leaders, October is Amarillo Unitarian Universalist's month of intentional leadership development. We do this by employing the Association of Congregations' Tapestry of Faith's program for leadership, Harvest the Power. This program was created not only for those who have accepted a leadership role in our congregation, but to provide intentional faith development that can be modeled in our congregation. We also encourage participation by those who are interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism and might want in the future to take a leadership role. All adults are welcome to participate. Teens should inquire.
It is not necessary to have attended last year's training to attend this year. We invite you to attend all four Saturdays and have scheduled the sessions so you can come in the morning - 9 a.m. to noon - and have the rest of the day for your usual Saturday activities. However, we do not require that you attend all four sessions.
The four sessions for this year are focused on purpose -- or what ends we serve:
Oct. 10 - Fated to Be Free: We are a free faith. Looks at freedom, responsibility, and choices. Led by David Green, Kristi Fuller, and Nina Stein.
Oct. 17 - Caring for Ourselves and Each Other. Looking at our own spiritual well-being. How do we model spiritual and emotional well-being? Meeting needs so we can participate with a full heart. Led by Jerry Goebel, Karen Logan, and Donna Moseley.
Oct. 24 - Integrity. Learning to live in a chronically anxious society with imagination and creativity rather than reactivity. Being spiritually and personally grounded. Healthy coping strategies to connect more fully with ourselves and each other. Led by Sharon Brewer, Keralee Clay, and David Green.
Oct. 31 - Imagination and Creativity. Inclusivity brings in more voices. More voices bring more ideas and greater creativity. Learning to listen. Asking the right questions. Mattering and marginality. Led by Larry Campbell, Bruce Fielder, and Mary Kay Wells.
Leadership development committee is Larry Campbell, Nina Stein, and Donna Moseley. Please contact us with your questions.
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Dinner & Silent Auction at AUUF
Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 PM
Citywide Luncheon at Civic Center
Monday, Nov. 2 from 11:30 - 1:00 PM
 The Beans and Cornbread luncheon is a kick off for the Interfaith Campaign for the Homeless (ICH) which receives guidance from the Amarillo Coalition for the Homeless, a network of providers and individuals who provide homeless services to those in need.
AUUF will hold its own dinner and silent auction prior to the citywide event. We need donations of goods and services for a silent auction to support the Amarillo Coalition for the Homeless' annual "Beans and Cornbread" luncheon.
If you are able to donate art, a service, or another item of value for the silent auction, please contact Yvonne Moore or the AUUF Office. We will need all donations by 10/19.
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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 and the AUUF President lead a special New Member Celebration Ceremony, welcoming all who have joined the Fellowship since the previous New Member ceremony. On this special day, only one worship service is held, at 11 AM, in order for the whole Fellowship to join in welcoming the newest members of our beloved community!
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David Green speaks on The Iowa Sisterhood, discussing the lives of trailblazing Unitarian ministers Eleanor Elizabeth Gordon and Mary Augusta Safford, who established UU congregations in the middle west during the late 19th century.
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October 18, 2015
David Green speaks on Forgiving, discussing what it means to forgive and to be forgiven.
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1st Sunday Monthly Potluck
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Sunday, October 4 - After 11 AM Service
Bring your potluck dishes and join other members of the congregation to share in the camaraderie and dining pleasures this first Sunday in October in Chandler Hall. If you don't have a dish to bring, join us anyway for good food and great friendships.
Contact: Rosemarie & Bill Kirkland
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Adult Religious Education
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Please join us at 10 AM each Sunday this month for a lively discussion of these topics.
Oct. 4 - This week we will watch and discuss Lawrence Principe's lecture 5 of Science and Religion on Copernicus and Galileo.
Oct.11 - This week's subject for watching and discussing is Father Koterski's lecture 4 of Natural Law and Human Nature on Principles of Natural Law.
Oct. 18 - This week we will watch and discuss (or just cuss) Bart Ehrman's lecture 5 of The New Testament (The Real Story) on the Gospel of Mark.
Oct. 25 - This week we will watch and discuss lecture 6 of Lawrence Principe's Science and Religion on Galileo's Trial.
Everyone is welcome!
Contact: John Gay
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Schedule for Autumn Circle Dinners
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What is a "Circle Dinner?" It's a small gathering at someone's home where we have an opportunity to get to know each other in a different setting by spending an evening together - eating, drinking, talking, enjoying. Sign-up sheets available at the Fellowship. Additional information is available Scheduled Dates & Hosts: - Saturday, October 3: Minnie Venable/April Myers
- Saturday, October 10: Eileen Murphy & James Doores
- Friday, October 16: Pam & Steve Mayes
- Saturday, October 24: Lee Shuwarger
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Monday, October 5, 6 - 7:30 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: Future Fantasies
Contact: Keralee Clay
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Saturday, October 10 from 2 PM - 4 PM (note earlier time)
Regular meetings on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 3 PM - 5 PM
 The Amarillo Feminists group will hold monthly meetings at AUUF. Everyone who identifies as feminist is most welcome to attend - regardless of gender.
At the October meeting, we will be discussing some really fun ideas for the group and plans for a performance of theVagina Monologues, Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning play. We will be forming a committee to plan that event.
We would like to meet anyone who wants to meet face to face to make our Amarillo feminist community stronger! Please join us.
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Meet the Artist -Steven Mayes
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Tuesday, October 13 - 7 PM
 At an early age, I recall the structures my father built for oil refineries, chemical plants and pipeline booster stations. I recall two long-standing memories. In Utica, NY, I built a free-standing bridge over a mud pit, using scrap lumber for pilings, cross members and diagonal braces. When completed, several workers stood on the structure to assess its strength and stability. No one walked away with muddy feet or clothing. The second memory was using the back kitchen stoop in Los Angeles as a landing field for my wood-crate airplane under construction. That project never left the ground. Architectural structures were a part of my vocabulary. Through my developing years the drawing of cars and houses as well as my hobbies like tooled copper and ceramics shaped my skills. Building a wooden, motorized go-cart and club house were daily activities. When I started college, an obvious course of study would appear to be art; however, art as a major didn't come to my consciousness till the sophomore year. In my first semester of Design I, a large portion of my class-work incorporated vertical, horizontal and diagonal elements. The magnum opus of my first semester painting class was a work along the line of Franz Klein (recommended for purchase in the Air Capitol Annual Exhibition). The use of hammers, nails, saws and other hand-tools along with pencils and brushes have been a part of my creative vocabulary.
I was born in Glendale, CA, in 1939. I lived and schooled in Wichita, Kansas, completing three degrees in art. I taught under-graduate and graduate art at five colleges and universities for thirty-six years. More information is available.
Contact: Pam Mayes and Ann Hicks
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Children's RE will host Science Club on Wednesday, October 14th at 7pm. We will be watching and discussing the first episode of Cosmos hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and building a model of the solar system. All ages (including "young at heart") are welcome, although 3 and under must be supervised by their parent or guardian.
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Fiction Book Group - Preview
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Tuesday, October 20 - 7-8:30 PM
 October's selection: Old Filthby by Jane Gardam - Gardam's 2006 novel follows the recollections of a respected judge whose sometimes painful, frequently comic, and always eventful life (from Malaya to Wales to Hong Kong and back to retirement in Dorset) touches on the central events of twentieth-century England. The Fiction Book Group meets in October and November on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Fellowship to discuss a new novel or collection of essays chosen by retired English professor Dick Moseley, who also facilitates the conversation. All are welcome to attend, read the month's selection, and enjoy delving deeper into some of today's best new literature. Get a book and begin reading!
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UUA Southern Fall Conference - Glen Rose, Texas
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Fall Conference is scheduled for November 13 through 15 at Glen Lake Camp and Conference Center near Glen Rose, Texas. The theme for this conference is "Into the FUUture!" Let's all register before October 26 (for discount) to boldly go where no UU congregation has gone before to gain tools and resources for charging ahead into the coming year, the next 10 years, or the next 10 decades. There are five tracks each designed to help leaders effect real cultural change toward growing a vital, healthy, effective UU community that helps its members achieve our vision of a world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. Click here for more information. Contact Nina Stein to coordinate transportation and off site room sharing.
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 Erik Walker Wikstrom. Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice. (2010)
Wikstrom contends that the work vital to the operations of a church may be accomplished in such a way that it supports the spiritual transformation of those who perform those necessary jobs. He offers several techniques and approaches that help bring together two separate aspects of church life-one's work as a leader and one's spiritual development, without any particular theological or philosophical understandings. Self-discovery, mindful meetings, leadership as spiritual practice, and mission with a sense of community can enrich lives and maximize opportunities to see with spiritual eyes what seems to some as just hard work which too often leads to burnout.
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 Songwriters in the Round
October 2, Fibonacci Space, 3306 S.W. Sixth Ave
Doors open at 7 PM; Performance begins at 7:30 PM
Mike Fuller hosts this HPPR Living Room Concert featuring some local songwriters performing their songs. This event is always a good time with a variety of musical talent on display. Come early to get the best seats.Coffee and cookies served. Donation of $10 suggested. Performers include:
 Michael Ching- Michael is a composer and conductor- he is in town as a guest conductor for the Amarillo Opera. This will be his 2nd visit to our series.
Kelly Gazzaway- Kelly is an Amarillo-based singer songwriter and a Kerrville New Folk
winner.
Brad Van Valkenburg- the first mandolin player featured in our round shows-Brad is a member of Amarillo-based Sadie's Rangers.
Mike Fuller- Mike is the former host of High Plains Morning heard on HPPR, and the new Program Director at Amarillo College's FM90.
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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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