August 2, 2013

UU News You Can Use

Coming Up at UUFW,
This Sunday: August 11, 2013
Religious Education: 9:45 AM
Adult RE: A Warm Welcome: "What We Learned and How We Learned It: Gender Consciousness and Homophobia." with Ron Hagar This series will continue weekly through Sunday, September 15, 2013. Children's RE (ages 8+): Stars. with Paul Derrick and Becky Fox Pollywogs RE (ages 4-7): Kimberly Parsons and Joy H Gates Nursery: Rachel Crawford and Cindie Young

Sunday Service: 11:00 AM

Oh, The Places Youll Go: Dr. Seuss and You (and UU,too) with Kris Cervantes
Meditation Group. This group meets on Monday evenings at 7:10 PM at the home of Cheryl Babers Hagar. POC: Cheryl Babers Hagar, salinebabers@att.net Meals on Wheels: Every Wednesday and Friday. POC: Cheryl Foster, cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org

Update: Adult RE- Welcoming Congregation

Our Welcoming Congregation Program's Adult RE is off to a wonderful start! We have had a great turn out for each of the last three sessions. This Sunday's topic will be "What We Learned and How We Learned It: Gender Consciousness and Homophobia." Please join us. The topic on 8/18 will be Transgender 101 (http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/identity/25348.shtml), and 8/25 will be Bisexuality 101 (http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/identity/25346.shtml). The links direct you to UUA's handouts about both of these topics if you would like to read up before next week's Adult RE. If you have any questions, thoughts, concerns, ideas, or would just like to learn more about where we are in the process and future steps, please see any Welcoming Congregation Committee member (Mary Cunningham, Board Liaison, Inclusive Language; Randy Culp, Co-Chair; Carmen Saenz, CoChair Community Outreach/Social Action; Ron Hagar, Adult RE; Melissa Garn, Childrens RE ;John Moody, Youth RE; Judy Shofner, Worship Team Liaison).

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The Ministerial Search Team has been busy.

We have had a retreat where we got organized and prepared for the task ahead......BUT the next step requires your input. We want to know what is important to you as far as the direction our fellowship takes and what you hope for in our next minister. Our plan is to survey the fellowship in two ways. One will be a computerized

survey that you will have the opportunity to complete at the church. The other will be small group discussions, also at the church. The computer survey will be done one person at a time in private. We will have sign up sheets for the small group discussions which will include 6 or 7 people per group. Be thinking about what is important to you in the future of the UUFW. We need your input. We'll be starting the process mid August.

Childrens Religious Education

Childrens Social Action projects are coming together with the acquisition of plenty of containers for starting seedlings for the garden at Talitha Koum! Thank you to everyone who has generously donated supplies! Be on the lookout for ways you can support their outreach in the future!

Childrens RE Volunteer Schedule

Pollywogs
Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25 Kimberly P, Joy H Gates Kimberly P, Kimberly P,

PHROGs
Paul Derrick, Becky F Jane Derrick, Shari H Paul Derrick, Becky W

Nursery Asst.
Rachel C Joy H Gates Samantha L

Update: Social Action at UUFW

Carmen Saenz provides the following update regarding our social action project to provide meals for the families of Talitha Koum. You can learn more about the Talitha Koum Institute at www.talithakoum.org The Talitha Koum program is up to a great start. We have formed a cooking and shopping team which are being headed up by Ashley Blinkhorn (cooking and menu planning), and Marty van Wagner (grocery shopping), we are still looking for folks that would like to assist with prep work (browning meat, chopping veggies, etc.) and clean up on Sunday 9/8 after services and clean up after final cooking on Tuesday 9/10. There are lots of opportunities to help in a number of ways and on a number of days. Please contact Carmen Saenz (Carmen.saenz.31@gmail.com) if you can help in any of these areas. If you would like to make a financial contribution toward the meal, please see Marty van Wagner.

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Social Action in Our Community: August 2013

The following events and opportunities are just a few selected from the many that are listed on the Act Locally Waco website at www.actlocallywaco.org. If youre looking for other ways to be involved in our community dont miss checking out this website for many opportunities to give of your time, donations, energy, or ideas. Thank you!

August 11 - Animal Birth control 2nd Sunday vaccination Clinic Location: 3238 Clay Avenue, just down the street from Katies Custard. Time: Come at your convenience 10am -2pm (arrive at least 30 minutes prior to close). Please consider bringing an item from our wish list on the day of your visit. Laundry detergent, paper towels, trash bags are used on a daily basis and greatly appreciated. <Prices and More> August 12 Act locally Waco Book Club Join us to discuss Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Whether you agree with the book or not, come. Its always a great conversation. For more information RSVP to AshleyT@actlocallywaco.org. August 18 Greater Waco Interfaith Conference: Tour of Understanding Our first tour will be at the Waco Islamic Center, 2725 Benton Drive, Waco, TX, Sunday, August 18, 2013, 3- 5 pm.All are invited to tour the Islamic Center, meet the Islam Community, and ask questions regarding practices and worship in Islam. For more information on the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference, please visit our website www.wacointerfaith.org or join us on Facebook: Greater Waco Interfaith Conference. If you have any questions, please email Brenda Khozein: bbkhozein@hotmail.com <FLYER>

UUA News
The Multicultural Ministries Sharing Project
Multicultural Growth and Witness is happy to announce the launch of the Multicultural Ministries 2013 Sharing Project.* This groundbreaking project is designed to solicit input from Unitarian Universalists (UUs) historically marginalized by ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, race, and/or ethnicity about their unique experiences and ministry needs within Unitarian Universalism. The focus of this project is to help congregational leaders and Unitarian Universalist Association staff understand where we are now and what we need to be well-equipped to meet the ministry needs of people seeking a liberal religious home in the 21st century. Multicultural Ministries plans to publish at least a preliminary report during the 2014 Thirty Days of Love (January 18 February 16, 2014).
To read the entire article and take the survey please follow this link http://www.uua.org/multiculturalism/287941.shtml to the UUA website.

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