Rev. Addae keeps the following office hours at the Fellowship when she is in town. 10 AM to 2 PM, Tuesday through Friday, or by appointment if necessary.
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Memorial for Clifford Morrow
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Saturday, June 4, 2:00 PM
at the Fellowship
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| Children's Religious Education Update |
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 nursery group topics change according to individuals who attend and cannot be listed in advance, but they fall under the curriculum Celebrating Me and My World.
During May, the elementary students will be learning about:
May 29- Earth's Natural Wonders-Wonders of Life Lesson plans are subject to change, but this is the current plan.
Contact: Wes Phillips
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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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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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Rev. Addae speaks on The Impulse to Care. To care means to feel compassion. Compassion is to feel what it's like to be in another's skin. Can you feel what it's like to be homeless; or a frightened, suicidal teenager; or a drug addicted head of household? The path is available to us; will you take it?
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June 5, 2016
Rev. Addae speaks on Eternal Verities. In the business of our contemporary lives, we are faced with so many distractions that we are often pulled away from focused awareness of the needs of the spiritual heart. Unfortunately we tend to overlook the great vision and eternal verity that while we may have profound differences, every person's hunger is the same.
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Rev. Addae conducts the annual Flower Communion. The Flower Communion service was created by Norbert Capek (1870-1942) who founded the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia. The flower communion was brought to the united States in 1940 by Dr. Capek's wife, Maja V. Capek.
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Social Action Committee Meeting
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Saturday, May 28, 2 PM
The Social Action Committee needs to make plans for Panhandle Pride and numerous other events. If you are interested in helping, join the committee members at this meeting and bring your ideas. We can use all the help we can get!
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Adult Religious Education
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 Please join us at 10 AM each Sunday.
We are rotating three subjects. Each covers a different aspect of Adult Religious Education. All are welcome. No advance reading is necessary and no test will be given.
May 29: My Favorite Universe: #5 "Ends of The World"
June 5: Lesson 14 of Natural Law. "Hobbs and Locke."
June 12: Lesson 15 of The New Testament. Paul," First Corinthians."
June 19: Lesson 5 of My Favorite Universe. " End of The World."
June 26: Lesson 15 of Natural Law. "Natural Law and the Founding Fathers."
Contact: John Gay
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Climate Control Call-In to Congress
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 June 20
Congress needs to hear from citizens that we want them to take action on climate change. On June 21st, hundreds of citizens from across the nation will be meeting with members of Congress in DC to push for a revenue-neutral carbon fee.
Call your legislators on Monday, June 20th to amplify our voices and help move Congress a step closer to legislation that addresses climate change. Visit this website to log your call (and get the phone numbers and a prompt on what to say)
Time and again we hear from members of Congress that they don't hear enough from their constituents that climate change matters to them. Calling your Senators and Representative will help create the political will needed to solve global warming. Even a dozen calls to a congressional office have been shown to make a difference.
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Tuesday, June 28, 7:00 PM
The 2015 Amazon Best Book of the Year, the read for June is Lauren Groff's novel, Fates and Furies. "Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers - with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout." -The New York Times Book Review (cover review).
The discussion will be led by Dr. Dick Moseley on the fourth Tuesday of June.
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Two 4-day weeks, July 24 - Aug 4, 9-11 AM
Free reading and writing camp for kids 8-12 years old. Participants receive individual tutoring in the camp planned and supervised by a Texas certified teacher and reading specialist. Free lunch is included. For more information call Linda Jackson at 806.336.3312 or read more HERE.
The camp is sponsored by Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
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 Rami Shapiro, Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent (2013).
A recent Pew Research Center survey on American religious life records that "one-fifth of the US public-and a third of adults under thirty-are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling." These Shapiro calls spiritually independent, though they often mark the box labeled "None" when asked their religious affiliation. This book weaves sacred texts and teachings from the world's major religions-Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and more-into a coherent exploration of five core questions at the heart of every religion's search: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? How shall I live? Why? Shapiro combines these texts with modern commentary designed to help readers apply these texts in their daily lives. His goal is not to draw the reader "into a fixed wisdom tradition, but to draw out of you wisdom that surpasses all tradition."
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FireSongs Songwriter Series
Wednesday, June 1, 6:30-8:30 PM
FireSongs Songwriter Series is a new, weekly series that is unique in Amarillo, in that each Wednesday night, a different area songwriter or combo will perform entirely original material---no covers. We have a wealth of creative energy here in the Panhandle and this series aims to celebrate those who express this energy through songwriting.
The shows are at Fire Slice Pizzeria (7301 SW 34th Space 10, Summit Shopping Center) on Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. It's a listening environment, so talking is discouraged in the concert room while the show is going on, but this makes it a much nicer environment, and of course Fire Slice has wonderful food which may be enjoyed throughout the show. There is no cover, but reservations are suggested to guarantee seating in the listening room. Call (806) 331-2232. The artist performing June 1 is Ronny Dean Garrett . The next performance, June 8, is by Dave Regal.
Jack Williams in HPPR Concert 
Saturday, June 4, 7:30 PM HPPR Concert @ The Fibonacci (3306 SW 6th Ave.)
The music of Jack Williams, rooted in his native South Carolina, was shaped by a 54-year career of playing folk, rock, jazz, R&B, classical and the popular music of the 30s, 40s and 50s. He is counted among the most dynamic performers on today's "folk" circuit - "...one of the most enlightened and entertaining performers I've ever encountered", said Dave Humphreys of Two-Way Street Coffeehouse in Downer's Grove, IL. Jack is considered a "musician's musician," an uncommonly unique guitarist, a writer of vivid songs with a strong sense of place, and a storyteller in an old Southern tradition who further illustrates each tale with his guitar. Rich Warren of WFMT Chicago's The Midnight Special said, "His artistry is nothing short of amazing." Vic Heyman, in SING OUT!, wrote, "He is one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk." Doors open at 7 PM; show starts at 7:30 PM. Suggested donation is $15 per person.
 Mike Fuller in Concert
Friday, June 10 6:30 PM doors open; 7:00 PM show starts.
Panhandle PBS Studio
Yellow City Sounds Live, Panhandle PBS, FM90 and Amarillo College are pleased to present Mike Fuller in concert on Friday June 10! This show will take place in PPBS studio at 2408 S. Jackson St. on Amarillo College campus. The doors will open promptly at 6:30, and the show will start at 7:00 PM. Admission is free! Seating is first come, first served. As with all Yellow City Sounds Live events, we will be filming for use on PPBS, and broadcasting live on FM90.
Yellow City Sounds Live is made possible by the support of our sponsors- Marilyn and Ed Van Petten, First Bank Southwest, Big Bend Brewing Company and the Gilliland Family Foundation.
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