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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 history topics during November:
November 1: The real meaning of Halloween (or) BOOOOOO!
November 8: The true story of Sasquatch (or) Bigfoot stepped on my foot!
November 15: Is your House Haunted?
November 22: Visitors from OUTER SPACE
November 29: A Bible Story
The nursery group will be focusing on the following topics during November:
November 1: Samhain/Halloween/Seasons
November 8: Autumn Brings Changes to our Earth
November 15: Cooperation is Important
November 22: Thanksgiving: the Pilgrims and the Indians
November 29: How do Animals Prepare for Winter?
Lesson plans are subject to change, but this is the plan.
Contact: Wes Phillips and Sarah Brown
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Final 2015 session
Saturday, October 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 or any of this month's previous sessions to attend this week. We 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.
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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Concert by Andy Wilkinson
at the home of Juliana Lightle
November 7 at 7 PM
Andy Wilkinson is a contemporary Western folk singer, and is the Artist in Residence at Texas Tech University. He sings original folk songs created from events in Western history.
He will be singing his songs and Juliana will read some of her poems. If you want to listen a bit in advance, you can find samples of Andy's songs on iTunes. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Suggested donation amount is $15-20. Please RSVP to Juliana at 488-2439 by November 5 for directions to her home on FM 1541.
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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 above.
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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November 1, 2015
David Green speaks on Forgiving, discussing what it means to forgive and to be forgiven.
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November 8, 2015
David Green speaks on
One Way, discussing the claim of absolute exclusivity made by some religions.
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November 15, 2015
Karen Logan speaks on Why We Love Dr. Seuss, discussing the life story of Theodore Geisel, and the liberal themes contained in his stories.
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Adult Religious Education
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Please join us at 10 AM each Sunday for lively discussions.
Nov 1 - This week we will watch and discuss Father Koyerski's lecture 5 on Natural Law and Human Nature in Greek Ideas of Nature and Justice 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:
- Sunday, November 8: Dick & Donna Moseley
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Children's Religious Education (CRE) Halloween Party
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Saturday, October 31 from 2-4 PM
 The AUUF CRE team is hosting a Halloween Party. The main event will be a super fun scavenger hunt that involves searching for magical items to break curses! There will also be Halloween themed snacks, pumpkin painting (or carving for the truly adventurous), and face painting. If the children's attention spans allow it, I will also explain some things about the origins of Halloween and Halloween traditions.
If you are interested in helping out, I could use help with the set up, the clean up, refereeing and supervising the scavenger hunt, painting faces and/or pumpkins, AND I would really like to have one special volunteer dress up as the ghost of a witch for the scavenger hunt! If you are interested in that role, ask me more questions and I'll give you more answers.
If you're interested in helping out at all, let me know! OH, and if any "big kids" or young at heart would like to give the scavenger hunt a run through about noon so that we can work out any kinks, show up early and/or let me know!
Contact: Sarah Brown
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1st Sunday Monthly Potluck
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Sunday, November 1 - After 11 AM Service
Bring your potluck dish and join other members and friends of the congregation to share in the camaraderie and dining pleasures this first Sunday in November in Chandler Hall. If you don't have a dish to bring, join us anyway for good food and great friendships.
Contacts: Rosemarie & Bill Kirkland
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Monday, November 2, 6 - 7:30 PM
 The Women's Covenant Group will be watching and discussing Eve Ensler's film What I Want My Words To Do To You. It offers an unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.
The film goes inside a writing workshop led by playwright Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of them convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women, including former Weather Underground members Kathy Boudin and Judith Clark, delve into and expose their most terrifying realities as they grapple with the nature of their crimes and their own culpability. The film culminates in an emotionally charged prison performance of the women's writing by acclaimed actors Mary Alice, Glenn Close, Hazelle Goodman, Rosie Perez and Marisa Tomei. A PBS Program Club selection.
Contact: Keralee Clay
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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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Tuesday, November 17 - 7- 8:30 PM
at the Fellowship
 November's selection: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki - In Ozeki's cleverly structured 2013 novel, a Canadian novelist becomes obsessed with a diary discovered in flotsam washed ashore from Japan. Her attempts to discover the writer and perhaps to save her life produce a magical journey into the past. A Booker Prize finalist.
The Fiction Book Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every 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 your copy now and start reading!
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Friday, November 20 - 6:30 PM
 Mark your calendar now! "Sociable" UUs will gather between 6:15 and 6:30 p.m., bringing ingredients for Mexican pile-on, and begin eating around 6:30. When the meal is over, probably around 7 or so, we'll play games until around 9:30 or 10. If you have a favorite game, bring it to share. We'll post on the bulletin board by the kitchen a signup sheet for the dinner ingredients. If you prefer to come for just the meal or just the games, of course you're welcome. We hope to have a lively group to share in the festivities.
(For those with young kids, let's just include them in the fun rather than arrange for a nursery. There'll be games easy enough for them to play, with a little adult guidance. Some grandparent-types have already volunteered.) Contact:
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Venessa Rush Southern. Miles of Dream (2015).
 A beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition dating back to the early 19th C., "meditation manuals," as they have been called since 1961, have offered reflections on how to live, worship, question, learn, grow, and deepen in spirit. Miles of Dream is the first book published under the InSpirit series title.
This collection of twenty-three brief meditations stirs up recollections of similar life experiences for readers from many walks of life. Their universal, human insights uplift and inspire.
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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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