Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Weekly Update - 12/4/09
Weekly Update - 12/4/09 First of all, please note that First Friday has been canceled tonight. Several of the event planners are sick, and with the weather being bad, it seemed the best idea. Now is probably a good time to give you a general reminder about church events and snow/ice/cold, if you have any question--do check your e-mail. We do email all cancelations. And, on Sundays where the weather is questionable, I will also post to my blog window that appears on the right-hand side of our website if there is church service or not once I reach the church building. We will also answer the phone as we can on those days, updating the voicemail. I have a little Subaru Forrester that doesn't mind slippery weather, and so it is fairly easy for me to get to church. BUT, if you feel at all uncomfortable about getting to church, even if you have a responsibility--we want you to stay home! Just call Tim, Kathy or I (whoever you are responsible to) and let us know you aren't coming. Sometimes you really want to be in church, and there is a good chance something will be happening, even in bad weather. I'm good at going with the flow, and making up something with what we have. Everyone knows their own sense of comfort in winter weather, and we urge you to listen to your 'inner voice' on this one, and make the right call for your circumstances.
Wishing you joy on this snowy afternoon!
Eva
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Sunset in Sabula” Rev. Eva Cameron, Deblyn Russell (Worship Associate)
Sometimes we really anticipate things in life, which leads to a lot of waiting. Advent is the time of year where we honor the spiritual practice of waiting, watching, and being open to the moment.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Deblyn Russell will teach us about the positive aspects of Wiccan and Native American spiritual beliefs. If there is time, she will present other Nature-based beliefs too. (balcony)
Conscious Living: “Health and Beauty Products: Are They Worth the Risk?” Christine Carpenter will enlighten us. (sanctuary)
New Member Meeting: People interested in becoming new members are invited to meet with Rev. Eva & Mica Lorenz in Eva’s office.
12:30 pm Potluck Luncheon
1:30 pm Winter Music Festival/Variety Show
The fun will begin with a potluck lunch at 12:30, followed by a delightful mix of musical, holiday, and comedy acts at 1:30. There will be a freewill donation (suggested: $10) to help the music committee support the general budget of the church.
4:00 pm Yoga with Krystal Hamilton
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:15 pm Religious Services Committee
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir/ Pageant Rehearsal
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
6:30 pm Integral Life Practice Small Group
7:30 pm Pageant Rehearsal
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
6:30 – 8:30 pm Creative Expressive Healing Workshop for women
Saturday
9:00am Pageant Rehearsal
6:30 pm UU Card Club
Other items
Chalice Relay (part 2) The beautiful chalice which is used at our national General Assemblies (aka "GA") needs to resume its travel. Its next stop is Rochester MN for their service on the 13th. Anyone heading that direction in the next week? Or even willing to go up there to see their Sunday service? or go half way and meet someone from their church? Please let me know.
Pastoral Update
Don't forget to send Mildred Pierce her birthday card. 100 years old!!!
Congratulations to Laura Walter, who got great news about being tumor-free!
Wishing you joy on this snowy afternoon!
Eva
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Sunset in Sabula” Rev. Eva Cameron, Deblyn Russell (Worship Associate)
Sometimes we really anticipate things in life, which leads to a lot of waiting. Advent is the time of year where we honor the spiritual practice of waiting, watching, and being open to the moment.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Deblyn Russell will teach us about the positive aspects of Wiccan and Native American spiritual beliefs. If there is time, she will present other Nature-based beliefs too. (balcony)
Conscious Living: “Health and Beauty Products: Are They Worth the Risk?” Christine Carpenter will enlighten us. (sanctuary)
New Member Meeting: People interested in becoming new members are invited to meet with Rev. Eva & Mica Lorenz in Eva’s office.
12:30 pm Potluck Luncheon
1:30 pm Winter Music Festival/Variety Show
The fun will begin with a potluck lunch at 12:30, followed by a delightful mix of musical, holiday, and comedy acts at 1:30. There will be a freewill donation (suggested: $10) to help the music committee support the general budget of the church.
4:00 pm Yoga with Krystal Hamilton
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:15 pm Religious Services Committee
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir/ Pageant Rehearsal
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
6:30 pm Integral Life Practice Small Group
7:30 pm Pageant Rehearsal
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
6:30 – 8:30 pm Creative Expressive Healing Workshop for women
Saturday
9:00am Pageant Rehearsal
6:30 pm UU Card Club
Other items
Chalice Relay (part 2) The beautiful chalice which is used at our national General Assemblies (aka "GA") needs to resume its travel. Its next stop is Rochester MN for their service on the 13th. Anyone heading that direction in the next week? Or even willing to go up there to see their Sunday service? or go half way and meet someone from their church? Please let me know.
Pastoral Update
Don't forget to send Mildred Pierce her birthday card. 100 years old!!!
Congratulations to Laura Walter, who got great news about being tumor-free!
Weekly Update - 11/20/09
Weekly Update --This Sunday we have many chances to give to show our thanks for the bounty of the universe. We will take a collection of canned goods for the Food Bank during the service. We will also pass out the "Guest at Your Table" boxes . . . where we invite you to set a place at your table in the season of Advent and make a small offering, in the amount of the cost of a meal . . . just as if you were feeding a guest. This money is used by our UU Service Committee to help with their many projects around the world. AND, last but not least . . . some of you remember that at First Friday Shauna Zeck (Jason's sister) shared with us about her special project to help the people of Rosebud Reservation with basic supplies (like clothing, bedding and kitchen items), most particularly the children. Well, it turns out this Monday there will be a pick-up of items heading up to Rosebud. If you would like to contribute things, bring them on Sunday and I will load them into my car to take to Shauna's house. Please look around an donate not only clean things you don't need anymore, but something you still like. Wouldn't you like to share with those who are in such desparate poverty some of the things that bless your life?
See you in church!
~Eva
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Thanksgiving: Festival Sunday”
Join our drama team, choir and others as we celebrate the ample bounty of our lives.
Please bring a canned good or other item for the Food Bank. We will have a “parade of food” during the service where the children will bring the offerings up to the altar.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Shintoism with our own Dr. Joyce Boss (also from Wartburg). (balcony)
“Doc” Shorts: We will watch the second part of Earthdance a short-attention-span environmental film festival. Earthdance has seventeen stunning short films that we will watch over the next three months. Each viewing will be followed by discussion. (sanctuary)
Yoga (4:00 pm) NEW! Drop in beginning yoga by Krystal Hamilton.
T.R.I.B.E. (6:30 pm) Team, rhythm, instruments, & body ensemble
This Coming Week-all regular programming is canceled
Special Thanksgiving Holiday Potluck Dinner. All invited.
Bring your family and friends and join us for a Thanksgiving Day potluck. Church doors will open at 1:00 p.m. and we will eat dinner at 1:30 p.m. After dinner, we will chat, play board games, and enjoy each other's company.
Betsy Brant has offered to cook the turkey and make gravy. Christine Carpenter will provide a vegan main dish and gravy. Coffee, tea and water will be provided.
Each of you should bring:
* Two of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes to share.
* Your favorite board games.
Please let Christine Carpenter know by Sunday, November 22, if you are planning to join us for the potluck.
Christine Carpenter
266-0194
christine.carpenter@cfu.net
Pastoral Update
Mildred Pierce is turning 100!!!
We are organizing a card campaign. Send her a card, and maybe she'll get 100 cards for her birthday!
Address: 1710 Walnut St. CF, IA 50613
We don't see her around very much anymore . . . (that's the prerogative of being close to 100). But for those of you who don't know her, she was around often for many years, helping with Sunday Services, the Vegetarian Potluck, and the Conscious Living group, among others. Its good to honor those who came before us, building this community that we so love.
See you in church!
~Eva
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Thanksgiving: Festival Sunday”
Join our drama team, choir and others as we celebrate the ample bounty of our lives.
Please bring a canned good or other item for the Food Bank. We will have a “parade of food” during the service where the children will bring the offerings up to the altar.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Shintoism with our own Dr. Joyce Boss (also from Wartburg). (balcony)
“Doc” Shorts: We will watch the second part of Earthdance a short-attention-span environmental film festival. Earthdance has seventeen stunning short films that we will watch over the next three months. Each viewing will be followed by discussion. (sanctuary)
Yoga (4:00 pm) NEW! Drop in beginning yoga by Krystal Hamilton.
T.R.I.B.E. (6:30 pm) Team, rhythm, instruments, & body ensemble
This Coming Week-all regular programming is canceled
Special Thanksgiving Holiday Potluck Dinner. All invited.
Bring your family and friends and join us for a Thanksgiving Day potluck. Church doors will open at 1:00 p.m. and we will eat dinner at 1:30 p.m. After dinner, we will chat, play board games, and enjoy each other's company.
Betsy Brant has offered to cook the turkey and make gravy. Christine Carpenter will provide a vegan main dish and gravy. Coffee, tea and water will be provided.
Each of you should bring:
* Two of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes to share.
* Your favorite board games.
Please let Christine Carpenter know by Sunday, November 22, if you are planning to join us for the potluck.
Christine Carpenter
266-0194
christine.carpenter@cfu.net
Pastoral Update
Mildred Pierce is turning 100!!!
We are organizing a card campaign. Send her a card, and maybe she'll get 100 cards for her birthday!
Address: 1710 Walnut St. CF, IA 50613
We don't see her around very much anymore . . . (that's the prerogative of being close to 100). But for those of you who don't know her, she was around often for many years, helping with Sunday Services, the Vegetarian Potluck, and the Conscious Living group, among others. Its good to honor those who came before us, building this community that we so love.
Weekly Update -11/13/09
Weekly Update 11/13/09 . . . I write this from Ottawa Canada, where I have stepped out of a time of sharing stories and learning from other UU Ministers. There are over 400 of us here, and it is a real blessing to have to connect and pause to think about who I am and what I do from within this larger context. This year, our church is doing this work too, as the Board has had a task force busy over last summer and into the fall working on creating new Bylaws that reflect our current practices. You will have an opportunity to review the results of their work soon. That work also led to the feeling by that committee that some other elements of formal framing of who we are should be up for review . . . including the Mission statement, and the creation of a Covenant of Right Relations. The Board will have much more to say about this in the coming months, including how you can participate in this reflection and creation process. But in the meantime, while I am doing some reflecting here . . . I commend to you the idea of reflecting on the nature of our UU society, and what your hopes and dreams for it are, what you treasure, how you want it to feel at its best, how you want it to engage the stranger, the broken, those hungering for a spiritual home . . . . to pause and reflect is an amazing gift we give ourselves, we give the world.
Keep living and loving! ~ Eva
This Saturday (6:30pm)
Don't forget to attend the Treats and Talents Auction . . . even if you've never gone before, just go and have fun. Buy a little or a lot. Come is costumes or not. Bring a friend, family, or come alone. Its a fun time, and a good way to play with each other while we do make some money to enliven our church.
This Sunday
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Standing on the Side of Love: Gay Marriage”
Join members Al Hays, Staci Chananie-Hill, Mica Lorenz, Lara Martinsen-Burrell
and others who will share what equal marriage rights means to them and explore
the role a congregation such as ours can have as we stand on the side of love.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15pm)
11:15 am Sunday School for children & youth
11:15 am Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Islam with Dr. Pecen from UNI.
Buddhist Path: Join Ralph Burr and others in exploring Buddhist spiritual practices.
12:15 pm Outreach Committee meeting
2:00 pm Sunday Afternoon small group
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:00 pm Board Meeting
Wednesday
(Please turn all calendar items in for newsletter)
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm NO Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
(Newsletter deadline)
7:30 pm Community Drum Circle
Saturday
10:00 am- 12:00 pm Yoga Workshop (Contact Deblyn Russell for more information)
Next Sunday: “Thanksgiving: Festival Sunday”
Join our drama team, choir and others as we celebrate the ample bounty of our
lives. Please bring a canned good or other item for the Food Bank. We will
have a “parade of food” during the service where the children will bring the
offerings up to the altar.
Other Items
I am wondering if someone is interested in hosting a Community Thanksgiving dinner in our building this year. I am generally out of town, but it occurs to me that we have many people who are single, or empty-nesters . . . who might really enjoy a big potluck type dinner with companions from our church community. Let me know if you'd like to host such an event!
Pastoral Update
Lots of people sick with flu or colds . . . Send everyone some extra love. AND, DON'T FORGET TO WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN!
Please let me know if you or someone you love should be included in our thoughts and prayers!
--
Rev Eva Cameron
minister
Unitarian Univesalist Society of Black Hawk Co.
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-610-6605
www.uusbhc.org
Keep living and loving! ~ Eva
This Saturday (6:30pm)
Don't forget to attend the Treats and Talents Auction . . . even if you've never gone before, just go and have fun. Buy a little or a lot. Come is costumes or not. Bring a friend, family, or come alone. Its a fun time, and a good way to play with each other while we do make some money to enliven our church.
This Sunday
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Standing on the Side of Love: Gay Marriage”
Join members Al Hays, Staci Chananie-Hill, Mica Lorenz, Lara Martinsen-Burrell
and others who will share what equal marriage rights means to them and explore
the role a congregation such as ours can have as we stand on the side of love.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15pm)
11:15 am Sunday School for children & youth
11:15 am Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Islam with Dr. Pecen from UNI.
Buddhist Path: Join Ralph Burr and others in exploring Buddhist spiritual practices.
12:15 pm Outreach Committee meeting
2:00 pm Sunday Afternoon small group
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:00 pm Board Meeting
Wednesday
(Please turn all calendar items in for newsletter)
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm NO Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
(Newsletter deadline)
7:30 pm Community Drum Circle
Saturday
10:00 am- 12:00 pm Yoga Workshop (Contact Deblyn Russell for more information)
Next Sunday: “Thanksgiving: Festival Sunday”
Join our drama team, choir and others as we celebrate the ample bounty of our
lives. Please bring a canned good or other item for the Food Bank. We will
have a “parade of food” during the service where the children will bring the
offerings up to the altar.
Other Items
I am wondering if someone is interested in hosting a Community Thanksgiving dinner in our building this year. I am generally out of town, but it occurs to me that we have many people who are single, or empty-nesters . . . who might really enjoy a big potluck type dinner with companions from our church community. Let me know if you'd like to host such an event!
Pastoral Update
Lots of people sick with flu or colds . . . Send everyone some extra love. AND, DON'T FORGET TO WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN!
Please let me know if you or someone you love should be included in our thoughts and prayers!
--
Rev Eva Cameron
minister
Unitarian Univesalist Society of Black Hawk Co.
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319-610-6605
www.uusbhc.org
Weekly Update - 11/6/09
Today feels like a reprieve, all this delightful warmth and sun! After a hard week, it was such a welcome gift. Many of you (the Facebook crowd) know that I made the decision to put down my old Spaniel dog, Cammy, this week. She has been slowly falling apart for years now, having almost made it to her 15th birthday. And with her death came many fond memories of years past when she was much happier. In this time of the world slowing down, the plants dying back, it has been a good time to mourn her passing, and remember all the good and funny times! I hope between last week's service, and your own private rituals and ways, you have been able to mourn your losses of this year--that we may all enter the newest, the freshness of winter with a pure heart. Because yes, even if it seems like a September day, truly November is upon us. It is time to prepare for winter.
Keep on living and loving! See you in church, Eva
Please don't forget:
Tonight!! First Friday means . . . something FUN is happening at the UU. This month we welcome George LeDuc and Shauna Zeck, who come to share Native American flute, stories, arts and more . . . Potluck dinner at 6pm, program follows. This is for young and old alike! Family friendly. Come and enjoy. Help us to welcome our guests to the church.
AND
The Nature Small Group is having a open meeting this Saturday Nov. 7th from 1-3 pm at the Church. If you'd like to learn more and/or join, please attend. Thanks, Sheri Huber-Otting, Nature Small Group Facilitator
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
Auction Sermon: “Excluded” Each year at the Treats and Talents Auction, Rev. Eva offers a sermon based on a book of the winning bidder’s choice. The lucky winner at the 2008 auction was Russ Campbell, who chose the book entitled Excluded by Robert Cummins. It tells the story of the Council of Churches and the Universalists. Come and learn this story which has shaped who we are.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Judaism with our own Judy Harrington
Circle Way: Native American Spirituality
This Coming Week
Monday
6:00 pm REAP Council
Tuesday
7:15 pm Religious Services Committee
Wednesday
Eva leaves for the UU Ministers' Convocation-back 11/16. I'm in Ottawa Canada. And I have yet to see if my phone will work there. Our staff and lay-ministers will be here to make sure everything is running smoothly!
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
Integral Life Practice small group
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Saturday
6:30 pm Treats ‘n Talents Auction: “A Knight to Remember”
Other items
Christmas boxes for November social action focus
Dear UUs and Friends,
The Social Action Plate Collection for November is for Christmas Dinner Boxes to be distributed to local crisis clients at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. This is the second year we are directly partnering with the food bank for this cause. Please note the following important information:
There will be a tour of the Food Bank on November 14th at 10 am instead of the Adult RE on Sunday November 15th. Let Sheri Huber-Otting know if you would like to attend. The contact information is sheriho@cfu.net or 319-277-7558.
Please give generously to the plate collection for this cause on November 29th.
The distribution of the dinner boxes will be December 21st. We will need volunteers to help pass out the boxes at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank that day. The times of the distribution will be determined later.
Thanks to everyone for Walking the Talk.
Sheri Huber-Otting
UUSBHC Social Action Chair
Canterbury Forum Program - Sunday, November 8th
On Sunday, November 8th, the Canterbury Forum will host the final program in its Fall 2009 series: Holy Terror: Murder, Martyrdom, and the Sikhs, presented by UNI professor Dr. Lou Fenech, a leading expert on the history of the Sikhs, who are concentrated in northern India and are the world̢۪s sixth-largest religion, a people distinguished by their proud military tradition and their wearing of the turban. But among the Sikhs there is also a tradition of giving their lives to take the lives of those who oppress them, and this is the particular focus of Lou Fenech's talk. We associate religious violence with radical Islam, but as he will explain, it isn't confined to radical Islam.
As always, Canterbury Forum programs take place in Will Hall at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive in Cedar Falls. They begin at 7:00 PM; the doors open at 6:30. They're open to the public, and there's no admission charge, though it sure is nice when folks bring treats to share. Bob Dise
Pastoral Update
Karen Impola and her husband Dave are both home with the flu. Send them your thoughts of love for a speedy recovery!
Deblyn Russell is a new Grandma. Join her in welcoming baby Zoya into the world, who arrived last Wednesday.
Keep on living and loving! See you in church, Eva
Please don't forget:
Tonight!! First Friday means . . . something FUN is happening at the UU. This month we welcome George LeDuc and Shauna Zeck, who come to share Native American flute, stories, arts and more . . . Potluck dinner at 6pm, program follows. This is for young and old alike! Family friendly. Come and enjoy. Help us to welcome our guests to the church.
AND
The Nature Small Group is having a open meeting this Saturday Nov. 7th from 1-3 pm at the Church. If you'd like to learn more and/or join, please attend. Thanks, Sheri Huber-Otting, Nature Small Group Facilitator
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
Auction Sermon: “Excluded” Each year at the Treats and Talents Auction, Rev. Eva offers a sermon based on a book of the winning bidder’s choice. The lucky winner at the 2008 auction was Russ Campbell, who chose the book entitled Excluded by Robert Cummins. It tells the story of the Council of Churches and the Universalists. Come and learn this story which has shaped who we are.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15) for adults & children
Adult Classes
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Judaism with our own Judy Harrington
Circle Way: Native American Spirituality
This Coming Week
Monday
6:00 pm REAP Council
Tuesday
7:15 pm Religious Services Committee
Wednesday
Eva leaves for the UU Ministers' Convocation-back 11/16. I'm in Ottawa Canada. And I have yet to see if my phone will work there. Our staff and lay-ministers will be here to make sure everything is running smoothly!
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
Integral Life Practice small group
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Saturday
6:30 pm Treats ‘n Talents Auction: “A Knight to Remember”
Other items
Christmas boxes for November social action focus
Dear UUs and Friends,
The Social Action Plate Collection for November is for Christmas Dinner Boxes to be distributed to local crisis clients at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. This is the second year we are directly partnering with the food bank for this cause. Please note the following important information:
There will be a tour of the Food Bank on November 14th at 10 am instead of the Adult RE on Sunday November 15th. Let Sheri Huber-Otting know if you would like to attend. The contact information is sheriho@cfu.net or 319-277-7558.
Please give generously to the plate collection for this cause on November 29th.
The distribution of the dinner boxes will be December 21st. We will need volunteers to help pass out the boxes at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank that day. The times of the distribution will be determined later.
Thanks to everyone for Walking the Talk.
Sheri Huber-Otting
UUSBHC Social Action Chair
Canterbury Forum Program - Sunday, November 8th
On Sunday, November 8th, the Canterbury Forum will host the final program in its Fall 2009 series: Holy Terror: Murder, Martyrdom, and the Sikhs, presented by UNI professor Dr. Lou Fenech, a leading expert on the history of the Sikhs, who are concentrated in northern India and are the world̢۪s sixth-largest religion, a people distinguished by their proud military tradition and their wearing of the turban. But among the Sikhs there is also a tradition of giving their lives to take the lives of those who oppress them, and this is the particular focus of Lou Fenech's talk. We associate religious violence with radical Islam, but as he will explain, it isn't confined to radical Islam.
As always, Canterbury Forum programs take place in Will Hall at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive in Cedar Falls. They begin at 7:00 PM; the doors open at 6:30. They're open to the public, and there's no admission charge, though it sure is nice when folks bring treats to share. Bob Dise
Pastoral Update
Karen Impola and her husband Dave are both home with the flu. Send them your thoughts of love for a speedy recovery!
Deblyn Russell is a new Grandma. Join her in welcoming baby Zoya into the world, who arrived last Wednesday.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Weekly Update
Weekly Update - 10/30/09 . . . how's your week been? Staying well? Do let us know if you need some help when you get sick! It’s a tough flu, and we should all band together to care for each other.
Please take the time to look over all the upcoming events . . . we have many things going on, and would love for you to know about them.
Keep on living and loving!
~Eva
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday November 1st!!!
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Day of the Dead: Festival Sunday” As Christian churches celebrate All Souls Day, Pagans celebrate Samhain, and in Mexico ancient traditions mix with the holiday to create a poignant time of stories and remembering…we join together to share stories of our loved ones who have departed. Please bring a picture or an item from a loved one to place on the front altar.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am) and Alternative Gift Fair!! (see below)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15)
Adult Classes:
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Christianity with Dr. Brian Jones
from Wartburg College (sanctuary)
New Member Meeting: People interested in becoming new members are invited t o meet with Rev. Eva and Mica Lorenz in Eva’s Office.
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:00 pm Committee on Ministry
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Small Group Facilitator’s meeting
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
6:00 pm First Friday Potluck: Native American George Leduc (See article below)
Saturday
1:00 pm Nature Small Group meeting
6:30 pm Card Club
Other Items
Alternate Gift Fair
This Sunday, November 1st, from 10:45 am-12:15 pm, the Conscious Living Group and the Green Sanctuary Committee of the UU Society of Black Hawk County will once again host an Alternative Gift Fair.
Attending this event allows participants to not only get a peaceful, head start on holiday gift-buying, but also to make purchases that are in line with their values.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn about and purchase holiday gifts that are fairly-traded, benefit others locally and/or internationally and at the same time, use their purchasing power for good.
A sampling of participating organizations this year includes Quota International (dried fruits and nuts), Heifer International (animals for sustainable living), Church World Service (tools and blankets for refugees), World's Window (fairly-traded jewlery, notecards, scarves, journals etc.), Equal Exchange (fairly traded coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts and dried fruits) and NISCUA (Guatemalan calendars and crafts).
Come support organizations doing valuable work locally and internationally and expand your awareness of the many ways to be a conscious holiday shopper. Be sure to invite friends and neighbors!
By the way, at last year’s Alternative Gift Fair we raised $1930.50 for these good organizations! What a great feeling to spend our dollars there instead of at the mall!
For more information, contact Juanita Williams at (319) 232-6819.
Next Friday Join Us!!
. . . on the First Friday of every month from September to May at 6 pm family, friends and the community are invited to a potluck dinner (bring a dish that goes with the holiday or just your favorite dish) and an a chance to learn about different religions . We invite special guests to come and share with us.
Native American Spirituality Nov. 7th, at 6pm
Come welcome our special guest: George 'Spotted Horse' Leduc*
George is a Native American flutist, tradition storyteller, performer, dancer, motivational speaker and recording artist. He graced us with wonderful music and stories two years ago and we are honored to have him return. Hopefully he will bring some of his albums for us to purchase.
For more info about George see his websites:*http://snipurl.com/4yaj1*
http://cdbaby.com/cd/leduc
For Native American Foods and Recipes:
*http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/recipes.html*
http://www.ewebtribe.com/NACulture/food.htm
Community Events
Friends,
On Sunday, November 8th, the Canterbury Forum will host the final program in its Fall 2009 series: “Holy Terror: Murder, Martyrdom, and the Sikhs”, presented by UNI professor Dr. Lou Fenech, a leading expert on the history of the Sikhs, who are concentrated in northern India and are the world’s sixth-largest religion, a people distinguished by their proud military tradition and their wearing of the turban. But among the Sikhs there is also a tradition of giving their lives to take the lives of those who oppress them, and this is the particular focus of Lou Fenech’s talk. We associate religious violence with radical Islam, but as he will explain, it isn’t confined to radical Islam.
As always, Canterbury Forum programs take place in Will Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive in Cedar Falls. They begin at 7:00 PM; the doors open at 6:30. They’re open to the public, and there's no admission charge, though it sure is nice when folks bring treats to share.
See you there?
Bob Dise
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Friends,
I invite you to this American Association of University Women meeting on Monday, Nov 9 at Friendship Village. (See details below.)
I have known WindEagle and RainbowHawk for years and what they have to say is so relevant to our community. Renouncing violence in our schools and neighborhoods is vital to the health and well being of our community.
I would be delighted if you could join me. Please call me for reservations. If you choose not to come to dinner, please let me know that as well. You are welcome to come to just the program beginning at 6:00pm.
Hope to see you on Nov 9.
Jeri Thornsberry
319-235-0704
Universal Principles of Peace : A Higher Consciousness to Which Humanity Is Being Called
From ancient earth wisdom come eight sequential steps— doorways to the being and becoming of the consciousness of peace within the self.
Living peace in the self is the first step to creating peace as a reality that can manifest in our relationships and in our world.
Creating a culture of peace that can bridge our collective wisdom ways, leading us to collaboration, understanding and respect of all cultures, is at the heart of the World Foundation for the Discipline of Peace.
Please join the Waterloo Branch of the American Association of University Women as they welcome WindEagle and RainbowHawk to Iowa.
They will speak of the Universal Principles of Peace which are at the heart of the World Foundation for the Discipline of Peace .
When: Monday, November 9, 2009
Where: Friendship Village, Cove Dining Room, Door C off of 9th Street in Waterloo.
Time: Gather at 5:00pm, Dinner at 5:30 pm , Program 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Meal cost is $8.00. Please make your check out to Friendship Village.
Reservations are required. Space is limited.
Please call Jeri Thornsberry at 319-235-0704 for your reservation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faithful Voices Conference on Thursday, November 19 in Des Moines
The conference is specifically designed to bring together people of faith across the faith perspectives and to educate each person on the issue of marriage equality, learn how to have conversation on the issue within congregations, inspire folks to become involved, and empower folks to be active in their support of marriage equality in Iowa.
We want clergy and lay people to attend the conference. At this time, Rev. Eva plus Pam and Al Hays will be attending. Join us!
Register at !
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Rev. Eva Cameron
Unitarian Universalist Society of Black Hawk Co.
Please take the time to look over all the upcoming events . . . we have many things going on, and would love for you to know about them.
Keep on living and loving!
~Eva
Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday November 1st!!!
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Day of the Dead: Festival Sunday” As Christian churches celebrate All Souls Day, Pagans celebrate Samhain, and in Mexico ancient traditions mix with the holiday to create a poignant time of stories and remembering…we join together to share stories of our loved ones who have departed. Please bring a picture or an item from a loved one to place on the front altar.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am) and Alternative Gift Fair!! (see below)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15)
Adult Classes:
Sixty for Six: “What is Good About Religion” Christianity with Dr. Brian Jones
from Wartburg College (sanctuary)
New Member Meeting: People interested in becoming new members are invited t o meet with Rev. Eva and Mica Lorenz in Eva’s Office.
This Coming Week
Tuesday
7:00 pm Committee on Ministry
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Small Group Facilitator’s meeting
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Friday
6:00 pm First Friday Potluck: Native American George Leduc (See article below)
Saturday
1:00 pm Nature Small Group meeting
6:30 pm Card Club
Other Items
Alternate Gift Fair
This Sunday, November 1st, from 10:45 am-12:15 pm, the Conscious Living Group and the Green Sanctuary Committee of the UU Society of Black Hawk County will once again host an Alternative Gift Fair.
Attending this event allows participants to not only get a peaceful, head start on holiday gift-buying, but also to make purchases that are in line with their values.
Participants will have an opportunity to learn about and purchase holiday gifts that are fairly-traded, benefit others locally and/or internationally and at the same time, use their purchasing power for good.
A sampling of participating organizations this year includes Quota International (dried fruits and nuts), Heifer International (animals for sustainable living), Church World Service (tools and blankets for refugees), World's Window (fairly-traded jewlery, notecards, scarves, journals etc.), Equal Exchange (fairly traded coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts and dried fruits) and NISCUA (Guatemalan calendars and crafts).
Come support organizations doing valuable work locally and internationally and expand your awareness of the many ways to be a conscious holiday shopper. Be sure to invite friends and neighbors!
By the way, at last year’s Alternative Gift Fair we raised $1930.50 for these good organizations! What a great feeling to spend our dollars there instead of at the mall!
For more information, contact Juanita Williams at (319) 232-6819.
Next Friday Join Us!!
. . . on the First Friday of every month from September to May at 6 pm family, friends and the community are invited to a potluck dinner (bring a dish that goes with the holiday or just your favorite dish) and an a chance to learn about different religions . We invite special guests to come and share with us.
Native American Spirituality Nov. 7th, at 6pm
Come welcome our special guest: George 'Spotted Horse' Leduc*
George is a Native American flutist, tradition storyteller, performer, dancer, motivational speaker and recording artist. He graced us with wonderful music and stories two years ago and we are honored to have him return. Hopefully he will bring some of his albums for us to purchase.
For more info about George see his websites:*http://snipurl.com/4yaj1*
http://cdbaby.com/cd/leduc
For Native American Foods and Recipes:
*http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/recipes.html*
http://www.ewebtribe.com/NACulture/food.htm
Community Events
Friends,
On Sunday, November 8th, the Canterbury Forum will host the final program in its Fall 2009 series: “Holy Terror: Murder, Martyrdom, and the Sikhs”, presented by UNI professor Dr. Lou Fenech, a leading expert on the history of the Sikhs, who are concentrated in northern India and are the world’s sixth-largest religion, a people distinguished by their proud military tradition and their wearing of the turban. But among the Sikhs there is also a tradition of giving their lives to take the lives of those who oppress them, and this is the particular focus of Lou Fenech’s talk. We associate religious violence with radical Islam, but as he will explain, it isn’t confined to radical Islam.
As always, Canterbury Forum programs take place in Will Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive in Cedar Falls. They begin at 7:00 PM; the doors open at 6:30. They’re open to the public, and there's no admission charge, though it sure is nice when folks bring treats to share.
See you there?
Bob Dise
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Friends,
I invite you to this American Association of University Women meeting on Monday, Nov 9 at Friendship Village. (See details below.)
I have known WindEagle and RainbowHawk for years and what they have to say is so relevant to our community. Renouncing violence in our schools and neighborhoods is vital to the health and well being of our community.
I would be delighted if you could join me. Please call me for reservations. If you choose not to come to dinner, please let me know that as well. You are welcome to come to just the program beginning at 6:00pm.
Hope to see you on Nov 9.
Jeri Thornsberry
319-235-0704
Universal Principles of Peace : A Higher Consciousness to Which Humanity Is Being Called
From ancient earth wisdom come eight sequential steps— doorways to the being and becoming of the consciousness of peace within the self.
Living peace in the self is the first step to creating peace as a reality that can manifest in our relationships and in our world.
Creating a culture of peace that can bridge our collective wisdom ways, leading us to collaboration, understanding and respect of all cultures, is at the heart of the World Foundation for the Discipline of Peace.
Please join the Waterloo Branch of the American Association of University Women as they welcome WindEagle and RainbowHawk to Iowa.
They will speak of the Universal Principles of Peace which are at the heart of the World Foundation for the Discipline of Peace .
When: Monday, November 9, 2009
Where: Friendship Village, Cove Dining Room, Door C off of 9th Street in Waterloo.
Time: Gather at 5:00pm, Dinner at 5:30 pm , Program 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Meal cost is $8.00. Please make your check out to Friendship Village.
Reservations are required. Space is limited.
Please call Jeri Thornsberry at 319-235-0704 for your reservation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Faithful Voices Conference on Thursday, November 19 in Des Moines
The conference is specifically designed to bring together people of faith across the faith perspectives and to educate each person on the issue of marriage equality, learn how to have conversation on the issue within congregations, inspire folks to become involved, and empower folks to be active in their support of marriage equality in Iowa.
We want clergy and lay people to attend the conference. At this time, Rev. Eva plus Pam and Al Hays will be attending. Join us!
Register at
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rev. Eva Cameron
Unitarian Universalist Society of Black Hawk Co.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Weekly Update
Weekly Update - 10/23/09 . . . Its Friday, and many are pausing in gratitude for this break in their work schedule, as plan their weekend time. Others, who work weekends, are gearing up to get things done while those around them play. Some are wishing for work, to take a break from! And others are lying in bed with the flu, wishing they had the strength to enjoy this weekend. Meanwhile the rain rains on, and the leaves fall . . . oblivious to our personal life stories. Our stories are each so colorful, as we each feel so poignantly alive. And yet, after time, no one will remember our having been here, as the rain and leaves fall many years hence. I love reading autobiographies, because they remind me of the depth and passions of the lives of people, who now we only know as a name, or a singular deed (done well or poorly). This week, I've been reading Chief Black Hawk's story, as he narrated it. Its been amazing to hear his stories about his life, everything comes so vividly to life. Each person we meet alters our destiny, changes our trajectory. Reading this autobiography has been a kind of meeting. This Sunday, I'll be sharing my reflections on my encounter with Ma-ka-tei-me-she-kia-kiak (known in English as Black Hawk). Hope you'll join me.
Quick Reminder:
Tonight: Community Drumming Circle ( 7:30pm to 9pm) for adults, this time.
Tomorrow Morning: Buddhist Retreat (8am until 1pm) all welcome. With visiting Zen monks from Minneapolis! Light lunch served. Free will offering.
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Chief Black Hawk’s Story” Rev. Eva Cameron with Al Hays as Worship Associate.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15)
11:15 am Sunday School for children & youth
11:15 amAdult Classes
Sixty for Six: UU Perspectives on Current Events by Bill Harwood. We’ll discuss the “hot” topics of the day and consider how we, as Unitarian Universalists are called to respond.
“Doc” Shorts: We will watch part of Earthdance Short Attention Span Environmental Film Festival. Earthdance has seventeen stunning short films that we will watch over the next three months. Each viewing will be followed by discussion.
This Coming Week
Monday
6:00 pm Cedar Prairie Vegetarian Potluck
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Daylight Savings Time ends November 1st
--
Rev. Eva S. Cameron
UU Society of Black Hawk Co.
Cedar Falls, IA
USA
319-610-6605 mobile
319-266-5640 church
319-266-1111 home
www.uusbhc.org
Quick Reminder:
Tonight: Community Drumming Circle ( 7:30pm to 9pm) for adults, this time.
Tomorrow Morning: Buddhist Retreat (8am until 1pm) all welcome. With visiting Zen monks from Minneapolis! Light lunch served. Free will offering.
Sunday Service (9:30 to 10:45am)
“Chief Black Hawk’s Story” Rev. Eva Cameron with Al Hays as Worship Associate.
Fellowship (10:45 to 11:15am)
Children's Chapel (11:00 to 11:15am)
Sunday School (11:15 to 12:15)
11:15 am Sunday School for children & youth
11:15 amAdult Classes
Sixty for Six: UU Perspectives on Current Events by Bill Harwood. We’ll discuss the “hot” topics of the day and consider how we, as Unitarian Universalists are called to respond.
“Doc” Shorts: We will watch part of Earthdance Short Attention Span Environmental Film Festival. Earthdance has seventeen stunning short films that we will watch over the next three months. Each viewing will be followed by discussion.
This Coming Week
Monday
6:00 pm Cedar Prairie Vegetarian Potluck
Wednesday
WOW! Workshops on Wednesdays
5:00 pm Children’s Choir
5:30 pm Dinner (Please RSVP)
6:15 pm Adult Choir
6:30 pm Self Realization Workshop (high school room)
Artistic Fun Workshop
7:30 pm Theoretical String Band
Thursday
7:30 pm Buddhist Path (balcony)
Daylight Savings Time ends November 1st
--
Rev. Eva S. Cameron
UU Society of Black Hawk Co.
Cedar Falls, IA
USA
319-610-6605 mobile
319-266-5640 church
319-266-1111 home
www.uusbhc.org
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