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Sunday, December 2, 2012
10:30 am
Love Thy Neighbor
Rev. Abhi Janamanchi
The fourth source of our living tradition draws from "Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves." How will we receive those who come through our doors? And what shapes our responses to these folks? What does our welcome mat say? The service will investigate.
Editor's 2¢
All the commandments: you shall not steal, you shall not covet, you shall not kill and so on, are summed up in this single command: you must love your neighbor as yoursefl.
--paraphrased from J.C.
Worship Associate
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Music by:
Emma's Revolution
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| MARK YOUR CALENDAR |
UUC Holiday Party The Myers' Home Sat., Dec 1 Bake Sale Sun. Dec. 9 Festival Ruah Dec. 20 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Dec. 24, 6pm Vespers Candlelight Service Dec, 24 9pm |
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UUC Holiday Open House
Sat, Dec 1, 5 p.m. |
 Joe and Ann Myers will host the annual UUC holiday get together at their home at 1902 Belleair Rd., Clearwater. Bring your favorite holiday dish to share. Persons with surnames beginning with: A-C bring salads D-L bring vegetables M-R bring dessert S-Z bring appetizers Note: The driveway will be reserved for handicapped parking only. For more information, contact Joe and Ann at 727-535-2730. |
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Open Issues
Sunday, December 2
The Great Debate: "Can Science Tell Right From Wrong?" Video
Steven Pinker, one of six panelists in a 2010 debate at Arizona State University, presents his view on the question. Dr. Pinker was named "Humanist of the Year" in 2006 by the American Humanist Association for his contributions to public understanding of human evolution.
9:30 in the Patio Room. |
Children's Religious Enrichment |
 Please join us for a special children's worship Sunday. On the First Sunday of the month the children and youth join together in the Maxwell Library/Social Hall at 10:30 am to participate in a worship service designed just for them; an opportunity for children to do church in a way they can understand. Come worship with us and experience Native American spirituality as we honor our Mother Earth in a circle ceremony.
Our High school youth group will meet from 12-1pm after the worship service.
I hope to see you on Sunday with a smile! Christine Pensa, Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater Religious Education Coordinator
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Pledge Statements: Now Available |
 Current Pledge statements were emailed this week, in anticipation of the end of the 2012 calendar year. If you did not receive one and would like one, please call the UUC front office at 727-531-7704, or email Bookkeeping. |
The Ways and Means Committee Is Offering HoneyBaked Ham Gift Cards for Sale |
Thinking of a ham for your Christmas dinner? Or maybe you're trying to come up with a gift for that hard to please person in your life? Satisfy both of your needs and help UUC at the same time. The Ways and Means committee is selling Honey Baked Ham gift cards and UUC will make 20% off of each card. Cards can be purchased in $10, 20, 30, 40, or $50 denominations, have NO expiration dates, can be used at any HoneyBaked ham store and even used to purchase gifts online and have them mailed directly to your out of town friends and family. Along with hams, Honey Baked ham offers a great array of frozen side dishes including corn bread dressing and sweet potato casseroles, cheesecakes, and fully cooked turkey breasts. Gift cards will be sold each Sunday in December in the social hall during coffee hour. Or, you can email Judy Wade for more information. |
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 Hats Off to Jacquie Gibbs, Mark Sharman, Mike Metty and Mary Currey for coordinating the very successful UUCThanksgiving Dinner. Many thanks to everyone who contributed the delicious food and beverages as well as to those who helped with decorating, setting up tables, assisting in the food line, cleaning up and composting. |
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On Friday, November 30th we begin a discussion of In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, by Erik Larson. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.
Reader's Forum is led by Catherine & John Conover. We meet every Friday 10:00-11:30 AM in the Chorale Room. It is free, with only a suggested donation for coffee. All are welcome. For more information, go to http://uuclearwater.org/content/ReadersForum.htm. |
Meet With The Architect
Thursday, Dec 6, 5 p.m. |
The architect has made progress with his planning. He would now like to meet with people interested in the design of the kitchen. He will be available at 5:00 PM on Thursday, Dec 6th, to discuss his plans, with your observations and ideas. The meeting will be in the Patio Room. Joe Myers, Chair, Facilities Planning Task Force |
Sustainability Film Series |
 Tuesday, Dec 4th, 7 p.m. the film "Fresh - New Thinking About What We're Eating" by ana Sofia joanes will be featured in the Sustainability Film Series. Doors open at 6 p.m., film begins at 7 p.m. and open discussion to follow. The film series' goal is to foster and nurture a resilient, sustainable local community that will be diverse, intergenerational, multicultural, interfaith and accepting. Free and open to the public. A love offering will be gratefully accepted. |
Cheryl Anne and Jim Swallow: Our Photographic Journey |
A reception will take place on Friday, December 7, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. On the night of reception, cards and matted prints will be available for purchase. Exhibit purchases may be taken at time of purchase. Refreshments will be served.
Further information: contact Cheryl Carnes at
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Intergenerational Kayak Tour on the Hillsborough River |
 Saturday, December 22nd, 10am at John B. Sargeant Sr. Park, 12702 US 301, in Thonotosassa.
Jungle Jay will share the natural history/ecology and archaeology of the area. We will put-in at the park, travel upstream and then float back. Adults can bring a bag lunch,as the kids will, or may opt for a later lunch at a site of their choosing. We will probably spend two or three hours but might run longer as the youth will each have their own craft and not be constrained by rental.
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Welcome Wanda Alexander Lenoir |
 We are pleased to welcome Wanda Alexander Lenoir to the UUC staff. Wanda will serve as the facilities manager under the supervision of the Office Administrator, Karen Roeder. Wanda has extensive experience and will be on campus varying times throughout the week and weekend for 30 hours each week. Please contact Wanda at facilities@uuclearwater.org or Karen. |
Going, going, nearly gone...
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November 29th (Part 2) at 7:00 pm in the Octagon.
New Member Recognition
Sunday, December 2 at 10:30 during worship service.
Friday, December 7 at 6:00 in the Social Hall
Sunday December 9 in the Social Hall
Saturday, December 8
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Festival Ruah
Thursday, December 20 at 7:00pm
Christmas Eve Monday, December 24 at 6:00pm
Vespers Service Monday December 24 at 9:00pm
Christmas Day Potluck Dinner Tuesday, December 25 at 1:00pm
Everything I Needed to know I Learned in Kindergarten Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 7:00pm |
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 DC-Based, Award-Winning Activist Songwriters, Sandy O & Pat Humphries, are performing on Saturday, December 1st at 6:30pm at the Craftsman House 2955 Central Avenue.
Smart, funny and informative--like Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart with guitars. Emma's Revolution is the duo of award-winning activist musicians, Pat Humphries & Sandy O. Their music is progressive, socially-conscious, confrontational and shot-through with intelligence and cutting humor.
The duo's awards include Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the Washington Area Music Association's Fan Favorite Award.
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Our Web Site's Social Justice page can be found here.
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 At this time of gratitude and celebration, please share your bounty with the hard working migrant workers in Plant city. They perform the laborious job of picking the strawberries that we all enjoy for meager wages. As the nights get colder, we are once again asking your help in providing blankets for these families who live in very old mobile homes without heat or air conditioning. We will be collecting the blankets to the right of the sanctuary entrance. We recommend bringing queen size blankets which we will be delivering on Saturday, December 15. Please let Harriet Ha-Sidi know if you would like to join us on that date or if you have any questions. RCS Food Pantry, tomatoes in Imokolee, Sacrificial Soup Supper, FLOC, and Wawa convenience stores. Read what's been done and what you can do.
Sandy Hoover, Chair of the Autumn Auction Steering Committee presenting a check in the amount of $1250.00 to R.C. Crooks, Manager of Food Distribution at RCS. Thank you to everyone who attended the auction. 
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 Green Team NotesLearn to ride the bus this season to do your holiday shopping. Save gas, save energy, decrease pollution. We are planning a holiday shopping trip on Saturday, Dec 1st. Read on to find out how to join us. |
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