Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Smithton



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	News Items From the Frontlines, Behind the Scenes Rev. Rebecca Booher Here's a bit of a roundup of doings throughout the UUA, OMD, and around our local area. Make sure to check the bulletin board for info & updates throughout the month! Sat. Oct.11-"Burning the Future: Coal in America." Sponsored by the Mountain Watershed Association and the Center for Coalfield Justice, this Pittsburgh event is part of a nationwide screening of this important film. The Sierra Club says "This compelling and timely film burns through the 'clean coal' rhetoric of industry front groups, showing the harsh truth of the coal story." (I have the film... it's excellent, and worth the trip to the "Big City" to see it and have a Q&A with the writer/director!) www.mtwatershed.com. Flier on the b.b. Sat. Oct.18-"Big Ideas for Small Congregations" workshop with Ellen Germann-Melosh, co-author of book by the same name and former District Exec. of OMD. UU Fellowship of Wayne County, Wooster OH. See flier for more details. Throughout October and into Nov. - "Tents of Hope " project. The UUA and UUSC are backing this nationwide effort to call awareness to the ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan. We could buy one, or build one, and put it in our church yard to create community discussion. This "could" be a terrific project to increase our visibility! See www.tentsofhope.org, or www.uusc.org/tentsof hope, and/or check out the flier. Back to top UUCS Services Services begin at 11 a.m. and are followed by coffee hour and social/discussion time. October 5-Leo Nagorski "Thoughts On Change" Everyone is talking about change these days, whether it's politics or the environment. Perhaps, we would do well to look at change itself. What does it mean? Is it an end in itself? How critical should we be of those promising change? October 11-Rebecca Booher "Pacifists, Pragmatists, and Prophets: Which are you? Which are we?" How can a group as diverse as we Unitarian Universalists come to agreement on the issue of peacemaking? Our 2006-2010 Study/Action Issue, Peacemaking, has led to both controversy and creative ways of dealing with this timely topic. We'll review some of the issues and, perhaps, come up with our own plan to deal with them. October 18-Jim Galik "Can You Spare Some Change?" As the Presidential Election draws near, candidates tell us that they will bring about significant change, and to the extent that things change for the better. The problem with change is that it is so difficult, and one of the primary reasons that change is so difficult lies in how we approach the issue. We may want others to change, and we may want the world to change, but we tend to resist changing ourselves, and some say that change must start from within. Today's discussion about change will include consideration of some major world changes, including the struggle for independence in India in the first half of the 20th century, and the American civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. It will also include consideration of a more personal example. Bernie Brown October 26-"Miracles" Following my point #4 of the master outline page distributed last July 27 on a non-literal, non-fundamentalist reading of parts of the Bible, we will explore understanding miracles: Are they physical or are they spiritual changes? Why are there religious accounts of miracles? Are they exaggerations? metaphors? In what way are biblical miracles "true"? So does God suspend the laws of nature? Is that even possible for God? (No.) What are the (moral) miracles in my own life? Back to top UUCS Events October 19-November Connection Deadline Back to top Rainbow Rising Events All Rainbow Rising events begin at 7 p.m. at UUCS, unless otherwise noted. Please feel free to print and/or download and distribute our flier. Event information is updated frequently. Check back for complete details on upcoming events. October 3-Movie Night October 17-Halloween Party November 7-Bowling Night** November 21-Game Night December 5-The Primatives* December 19-Holiday Potluck January 2-Movie Night January 16-Game Night February 6-Bowling Night February 20-Chocolate Tasting March 6-Movie Night March 20-Roller Skating Outing April 3-Game Night April 17-Eggceptional Dinner Potluck May 1-Movie Night May 15-Tropical Dream Theme Party Denotes musical entertainment. We suggest a $5 donation in support of the performers. Activity to be held at alternate location, please check the listing above closer to the date of the event or contact Rainbow Rising at 724-872-5056 or uucofsmithton@hotmail.com for details, location, and directions. Back to top* Other Dates Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2nd - End of Ramadan (Islam) 2nd - Birth of Gandhi 4th - Feast Day of St. Francis (Christian) - be nice to all critters! 6th - Day of Unity Against Domestic Violence 8th - Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) 11th - National Coming Out Day 12th - Dia De La Raza (Day of the People - symbolizes struggle for justice by Indian & Latino peoples) 12th - Indigenous People Discover Columbus 13th - Indigenous Peoples' Day 24th - United Nations Day (established 1945) 26th - UN Sunday (UUA celebrates our UU-UNO) 26th - 7th anniversary of signing of Patriot Act... 28th - Diwali - Festival of the Lights (Hindu) 29th - Stock Market crash, 1929... 31st - Halloween/Samhain - the veil between the worlds is thinnest at this time (Pagan/Wiccan) Back to top
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	Click one of the following links to jump to a section. News Items \| UUCS Services \| UUCS Events Rainbow Rising Events \| Other Dates	Download our newsletter:* October 2008 September 2008 July/August 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 Download our congregational survey report* *Requires Adobe Reader. Click the button below to download the latest version.
	News Items From the Frontlines, Behind the Scenes Rev. Rebecca Booher Here's a bit of a roundup of doings throughout the UUA, OMD, and around our local area. Make sure to check the bulletin board for info & updates throughout the month! Sat. Oct.11-"Burning the Future: Coal in America." Sponsored by the Mountain Watershed Association and the Center for Coalfield Justice, this Pittsburgh event is part of a nationwide screening of this important film. The Sierra Club says "This compelling and timely film burns through the 'clean coal' rhetoric of industry front groups, showing the harsh truth of the coal story." (I have the film... it's excellent, and worth the trip to the "Big City" to see it and have a Q&A with the writer/director!) www.mtwatershed.com. Flier on the b.b. Sat. Oct.18-"Big Ideas for Small Congregations" workshop with Ellen Germann-Melosh, co-author of book by the same name and former District Exec. of OMD. UU Fellowship of Wayne County, Wooster OH. See flier for more details. Throughout October and into Nov. - "Tents of Hope " project. The UUA and UUSC are backing this nationwide effort to call awareness to the ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan. We could buy one, or build one, and put it in our church yard to create community discussion. This "could" be a terrific project to increase our visibility! See www.tentsofhope.org, or www.uusc.org/tentsof hope, and/or check out the flier. Back to top UUCS Services Services begin at 11 a.m. and are followed by coffee hour and social/discussion time. October 5-Leo Nagorski "Thoughts On Change" Everyone is talking about change these days, whether it's politics or the environment. Perhaps, we would do well to look at change itself. What does it mean? Is it an end in itself? How critical should we be of those promising change? October 11-Rebecca Booher "Pacifists, Pragmatists, and Prophets: Which are you? Which are we?" How can a group as diverse as we Unitarian Universalists come to agreement on the issue of peacemaking? Our 2006-2010 Study/Action Issue, Peacemaking, has led to both controversy and creative ways of dealing with this timely topic. We'll review some of the issues and, perhaps, come up with our own plan to deal with them. October 18-Jim Galik "Can You Spare Some Change?" As the Presidential Election draws near, candidates tell us that they will bring about significant change, and to the extent that things change for the better. The problem with change is that it is so difficult, and one of the primary reasons that change is so difficult lies in how we approach the issue. We may want others to change, and we may want the world to change, but we tend to resist changing ourselves, and some say that change must start from within. Today's discussion about change will include consideration of some major world changes, including the struggle for independence in India in the first half of the 20th century, and the American civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. It will also include consideration of a more personal example. Bernie Brown October 26-"Miracles" Following my point #4 of the master outline page distributed last July 27 on a non-literal, non-fundamentalist reading of parts of the Bible, we will explore understanding miracles: Are they physical or are they spiritual changes? Why are there religious accounts of miracles? Are they exaggerations? metaphors? In what way are biblical miracles "true"? So does God suspend the laws of nature? Is that even possible for God? (No.) What are the (moral) miracles in my own life? Back to top UUCS Events October 19-November Connection Deadline Back to top Rainbow Rising Events All Rainbow Rising events begin at 7 p.m. at UUCS, unless otherwise noted. Please feel free to print and/or download and distribute our flier. Event information is updated frequently. Check back for complete details on upcoming events. October 3-Movie Night October 17-Halloween Party November 7-Bowling Night** November 21-Game Night December 5-The Primatives* December 19-Holiday Potluck January 2-Movie Night January 16-Game Night February 6-Bowling Night February 20-Chocolate Tasting March 6-Movie Night March 20-Roller Skating Outing April 3-Game Night April 17-Eggceptional Dinner Potluck May 1-Movie Night May 15-Tropical Dream Theme Party Denotes musical entertainment. We suggest a $5 donation in support of the performers. Activity to be held at alternate location, please check the listing above closer to the date of the event or contact Rainbow Rising at 724-872-5056 or uucofsmithton@hotmail.com for details, location, and directions. Back to top* Other Dates Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2nd - End of Ramadan (Islam) 2nd - Birth of Gandhi 4th - Feast Day of St. Francis (Christian) - be nice to all critters! 6th - Day of Unity Against Domestic Violence 8th - Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) 11th - National Coming Out Day 12th - Dia De La Raza (Day of the People - symbolizes struggle for justice by Indian & Latino peoples) 12th - Indigenous People Discover Columbus 13th - Indigenous Peoples' Day 24th - United Nations Day (established 1945) 26th - UN Sunday (UUA celebrates our UU-UNO) 26th - 7th anniversary of signing of Patriot Act... 28th - Diwali - Festival of the Lights (Hindu) 29th - Stock Market crash, 1929... 31st - Halloween/Samhain - the veil between the worlds is thinnest at this time (Pagan/Wiccan) Back to top
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