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Newsletter - May 6, 2016
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Rev. Addae Kraba's office hours
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.

Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, May 8, 12:30 PM   

New Board Members Orientation
Saturday, May 14, 10 AM
Current board members prepare new trustees to assume their positions on the board June 1.  Breakfast will be provided.  

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 8 - TBA
May 15 - Earth's Natural Wonders- Extreme Wonders
May 22 - Earth's Natural Wonders- Wonders of Water
May 29 - Earth's Natural Wonders-Wonders of Life
 
Lesson plans are subject to change, but this is the current plan.

Contact: Wes Phillips
SnakPac4Kids and Martha's Home Updates
Snack Pak can now purchase peanut butter much cheaper than any of us can buy it, so they have requested that we collect only pop tarts for them at this time.  Also would like to remind everyone that they can help feed children during the summer by donating directly to Snack Pak. $40 will cover one child for the entire summer.  This will help reach those children not serviced by other groups during the summer months.

Along with our usual donations, Martha's Home is in need to wash cloths.
 
Contact: Yvonne Moore

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.org
Also 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
May 8, 2016
Dr. Shelley Armitage speaks on Walking the Llano: Personal Ecologies.  What we think of as landscape is often, in the western view, something "out there."  But what if we were to consider ourselves as much a part of the landscape as "the boulders we stand on" (Leslie Silko)?  The talk ponders how this inclusiveness and awareness may affect our personal ecology or balance as related to our own backyard, the llano estacado


May 15, 2016
Food Not Bombs  speak on Food Not Bombs.  Members of the group will answer the question: "What is Food Not Bombs and what do they do?" They will also follow up on the Shoe Drive that they held in cooperation with AUUF.
May 22, 2016
Rev. Addae speaks on To What Do You Hold Sacred?  When we hear the word sacred, we usually associate it with some ancient text.  Let's explore the many ways we can experience the Sacred in ordinary ways.

Upcoming Events:
Adult Religious Education

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 8: My Favorite Universe: #4 "Death by Black Hole"
 
May 15: Natural Law: #13 "Late Medieval and Early Modern Views"
 
May 22: The New Testament: #14   "Paul-The Man"
 
May 29: My Favorite Universe: #5 "Ends of The World"

Contact: John Gay
Spring Garden Gathering at the Fellowship
Saturday, May 7, 8:30 - 10 AM
Got spring fever? Join fellow UUers in a garden spring cleanup. We'll cut back the grasses, clean up the weeds and maybe add some "May flowers." 
 
Contact: Deb Winters at 806-336-1212 .

Nothing Much Buddhist Covenant Group
Monday, May 9, 7:30 PM 
The Nothing Much Buddhist Covenant Group has selected as its reading David Michie's book, Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate.  This book focuses on the benefits of mindfulness in every aspect of life.  We shall discuss Chapters 3 and 4 on May 9.

Contact: Tony Tackitt

Meet the Artist - Royal Brantley
Tuesday, May 10, 7:00 PM
Meet the Artist presents Royal Brantley speaking on "Interpretation and Collaboration."  Royal Brantley is Director and Regents Professor of Theatre at West Texas A&M University. After receiving his BA in Theatre from West Texas State University, he served as a professional intern and company member at the Dallas Theater Center, where through Trinity University he earned his MFA in Theatre. As a professor, Royal has been recognized as an outstanding educator by West Texas A&M University, The Texas A&M University System, and the Texas Educational Theatre Association. He has directed over seventy-five productions at West Texas A&M University, received regional and national directing awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, served as a Directing Fellow at the Julliard School in New York City, and has had the honor of judging the State UIL One-Act Play Contest in Austin on several occasions.  

Bring a friend or two to enjoy the refreshments and the theatrical guru of the Panhandle.  

Contact: Pam Mayes or Ann Hicks
Women's Simply Salad & Soup Fellowship
Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 PM
Our women's group meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday for good food and great conversation. The meetings on 2nd Wednesdays are at the Fellowship-potluck style.  On the 4th Wednesdays, the women meet at a different restaurant each month.
 
Contact: Ann Benedetti     

Literacy Book Drive
May 14 at 11:30 AM  & 15 at 12:00 PM
We have over 800 books to donate to students and their families at Mesa Verde Elementary, and most of the promised books are in. Now we need help packing and delivering books to the school.  Anyone who can help will be welcome Saturday morning at 11:30 , May 14 , or after the 11:00 o'clock service on May 15. Books will need to be delivered during school hours Thursday or Friday the 19th or 20th.
 
Please sign up as a volunteer on Sunday, May 8. We especially need someone with muscles and a truck on Delivery Day!

Contact:  Linda Jackson

Literacy Camp Meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 7 PM
This is a planning meeting for this summer's Literacy Camp to work with children who need extra help in reading. 
 
Contact: Linda Jackson

UU Spring Campout and Day Outing
Friday and Saturday, May 20-21   
Save This Date!
The UU Spring Campout and Day Outing will be the weekend of Friday and Saturday, May 20-21. This time we'll head north to McBride Canyon, part of the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, for camping and conviviality on Friday evening and part of Saturday, and we'll go four miles north to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument for part of Saturday, for a guided tour of the quarries, led by our own Wes Phillips, former ranger of the area. This is all just off the Fritch Highway, Hwy. 136, about 30 miles north of UU, and there is no charge for camping or touring. This should be a fun weekend. Plan to join us for whatever fits your schedule and interests. Click here for details. 
 
Contact : Janda Raker

In the Community
FireSongs Songwriter Series
Wednesday, May 4, 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 May 11 is Two Weeks.  The next performance, May 18, is by Rick Branigan.

Newsletter and Website Submissions
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!

Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
4901 Cornell St.
Amarillo, TX  79109
806.355.9351

 

 

 

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