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uuc.org
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If you would like to meet with Rev. Patrice contact the office at 727-531-7704. If you wish to contact Rev. Patrice please call (510) 852-9304.
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The office will be closed November 25, the day after Thanksgiving.
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November 6: Blanket Collection for Migrant Workers Begins
November 6: Felllowship Breakfast; 9:00-10:15 a.m.; Social Hall; Hosted by the UUC Men's Group
November 6: All About UUC, 12:30 p.m., Chorale Room
November 6: A Course in Mindfulness; 12:30-2:00; Patio Room
November 11: Showing of the documentary "Incarcerating US"; 7:00 p.m.; Patio Room
November 13: All Music Sunday
November 13: Photos taken for the directory; 11:45-12:30; Patio Room
November 16: Soup Supper; 5:30-6:45 p.m.; Social Hall
November 16: Exhale! Service; 6:15-6:45 p.m.; Sanctuary
November 16: Board Meeting; 7:00 p.m.; Patio Room
November 18-20: Beacon Youth Con at UUC:
November 20: New Member Celebration
November 20: Fair Trade Coffee Sale; after services; Social Hall
November 20:
A Course in Mindfulness; 12:30-2:00; Patio Room
November 20: Humanist Meeting: 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Octagon
November 24: Thanksgiving Day; Office Closed; Thanksgiving Dinner; 2:00 p.m.; Social Hall
November 25: Office Closed
November 27: PSI Symposium; 12:30-2:00 p.m.; Patio
Room
November 27: Black Lives Matter; 12:15 - 1:45; Chorale Room
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November 13, 2016
"By Faith Made Strong"
Worship Leader: Rev. Patrice Curtis
Theme for November
Memory
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Pastoral Associates
UUC has a strong team of lay Pastoral Associates who offer confidential, emotional
support and spiritual companionship to fellow church members. You can access pastoral care by contacting Rev. Patrice Curtis at 727-531-7704 ext. 2 or revpatrice@uuc.org. This week’s pastoral care associate is Ann Myers and is available at 727-531-7704 ext. 5.
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Open Issues
Sundays at 9:30 a.m.,
Patio Room
13 Nov:
Marcia Bailey. "Talking With Your Doctor to Get the Treatment You Want"
Marcia leads the local chapter of Compassion and Choices
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Flowers for Sunday Services
If you would like to supply the flowers for an upcoming Sunday service in honor of a special event or person in your life, please email
Julie
here. She will help you coordinate your contribution.
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Share the Plate November 13, 2016
Haiti Hurricane Relief
This Sunday we will be Sharing the Plate with Haiti Hurricane Relief through the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). Haiti suffered almost 900 deaths due to Hurricane Matthew. Thousands are living in tents, some seek refuge in caves, Cholera is on the rise and people are desperate for food and clean drinking water. UUSC through local partners reach out to the most vulnerable and those most likely to fall through the cracks of traditional rescue and relief efforts. We must help! They're counting on UUSC and UUSC is counting on you. Please give as much as you can. UUSC.org
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A Gathering for Sitting
and
Moving Mindfulness
November 16 and December 21
(Third Wednesday of Each Month)
6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Led by Rev. Patrice and Lay Leaders
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November 16 and December 21
(Third Wednesday of Each Month)
5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (Social Hall)
Bring a crock pot of your favorite soup to share and your own bowl or volunteer to clean up.
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Join us November 24th for UUC's Annual
Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings!
Doors open at 1:30 and
Dinner starts at 2:00 pm.
To sign up for your potluck dish go to
www.perfectpotluck.com
. Enter coordinator name: Wood and password: UUC. Or you can sign up for your dish at UUC after Sunday services.
A Love Offering is requested at the dinner.
Please sign up for 2 dishes if you can. Looking forward to seeing you there.
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Come and share an amazing meal with friends and your UU family. And please feel free to bring wine!
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UUC Has a New Blog Editor
Our new blog editor is Cara Boos, a member of UUC. She is a professional blogger and a member of the UUC Communications Committee.
Cara hopes to bring real and insightful content to the blog. She is looking to share the UU perspective in a deeper way with members and the public who read it. The work done by UUC, both personal spiritual development and in the community, is important and we want to share your narrative about your experiences that have meaning for you here. Please continue to submit your blog posts to blogmail@uuc.org.-- but feel free to expand on your submission beyond just letting us know about an upcoming event. What is its significance, what does it mean to you? How will it affect other members or the community? Cara might even call and interview you about it! If you have an event for the E-Octogram begin submitting your calendar items to events@uuc.org.
We want to thank Barb Bird not only for her recent years of dedication to the UUC Blog, but to over a decade of service to the Octagram and UUC website. It's volunteers like Barb that make UUC such a wonderful spiritual home!
Jeanne Carney, UUC Communications Committee, Chair
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Early Holiday Celebration at UUC Thursday, Dec. 1
UUC will be hosting this year's Holiday Service for the West Central Cluster of Florida's Unitarian Universalists. The event will take place on Thursday, December 1st at 7:30 p.m. As part of this event, I would like to invite you to participate in a mass choir which I hope will consist of members of all our UU denominational churches within the cluster.
Our mass choir piece for this service is "Sow It On The Mountain," a piece originally made famous by the Carter Family Singers. Our version will have the choir (you, I hope), a soloist, a guitarist and a drumming ensemble.
Here is the schedule for the event:
6:00-6:30 a light dinner will be served for choir participants
6:30 Choir Rehearsal of "Sow It On the Mountain"
7:30 Renewal Service for UU West Central Cluster Renewal Service
- Music Director Dr. David Katz
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Open Issues is expanding the committee
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From John Chase, Co-Chair of the Open Issues Forum.
With the passing of Dorothy Wylie, Open Issues needs to add depth to its leadership by expanding the committee that keeps it going. If you are that person, or know of such a person, my phone is 727 787 3085.
Our charter is this:
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"Overview: The Open Issues Forum provides a safe space for conversations about topics of interest, often contentious topics. We are not a debating society; our goal is to learn more then we think we know.
We meet 50 Sundays each year at 9:30 a.m. in the Patio Room. The committee chair arranges for each program, including speaker and his/her topic. We occasionally run streamed talks, such as TED Talks, or snips of other similar material.
Opportunities: The Open Issues Forum needs people with ideas for topics and speakers, including themselves. If they have connections to other interesting people, or know of programs on DVD or WIFI, that is icing on the cake!
Contact: John Chase: openissues@uuc.org, or phone 727 787 3085
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UUC Office Team has Openings
UUC Office Team has an opening for Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Come have fun with us. Meet new people and put faces to those names you haven't met in the congregation yet. Our office is technologically progressive and we provide all the necessary training. So, come hone your people skills and keep your office skills current. Interested? Please contact the Office Team Chair at officeteam@uuc.org.
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"Incarcerating US" will be shown in the Patio Rm at 7:00 p.m. Friday November 11th. It asks fundamental questions: What is the purpose of prison? Why did our prison population explode in the 1970s? What can make our justice system more just?
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We will be finishing Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Nov.11
and start The Brothers Vonnegut on
Nov.18
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Nov.25
, and finish The Brothers Vonnegut by Ginger Strand on
Dec.2nd
. Have a good Thanksgiving everyone!
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Blanket Collection for the Migrant Workers of Plant City Continues!
Look for the collection site in the lobby and keep those blankets coming!
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Stop by the Patio Room on November 13 after services to get your picture taken for the UUC directory.
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Adult Religious Enrichment Presents
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This course will begin by examining the common elements in mindfulness practices, how they address everyday psychological distress and how we can begin integrating mindfulness practice into a busy life. It will also address how to use mindfulness and meditation to engage with challenges such as alienation, aging, trauma, illness, and death. In addition the course will cover the role of wisdom and ethics in psychological well-being from both ancient and modern scientific perspectives.
Course contains 24 lectures for 12 individual sessions.Each session will discuss two 30 minute 'Great Courses' lectures featuring Dr. Ronald D. Siegel, a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
These sessions will be followed by a discussion. Ruth Samuel, a member of UUC who has led the course at OLLI (Osher Learning Centers) for several years, will facilitate the series.
Lectures will be held in the Patio Room on Sundays starting at 12:30 p.m. Meets twice each month, check calendar for specific dates.
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UUC and FAST
Faith and Action for Strength Together
Begins its Crucial Research of Its Chosen Issues
The election is over and this year it is more important than ever that FAST continues its social justice work. As you know this year FAST has chosen to continue their work to close the achievement gap between white and students of color in Pinellas County, to pass a state law that would require all youth to have access to a civil citation program for non-violent offenses and to bring more affordable housing to Pinellas County. On November 14th FAST will hold its Research Kick Off Meeting at 6:45 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church, 401 5th St. N, St.Petersburg 33701.
At this meeting, you will have an opportunity to hear about the three issues chosen for this year and to join the committee that will be researching these issues in preparation for the Nehemiah Action. If you want an opportunity to meet with elected officials and experts in these areas over the next few months contact one of the UUC FAST team leaders, Linda Stoller, Gretchen Craig, Mark Kanuck ,Theo Betjemann or Cassie Moll and let them know you want to come. Linda Stoller will be at the Social Justice Table after the service on Sunday to answer any questions about the UUC FAST Justice ministry.
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UUC's Migrant Justice Team
Behind the Braids:
CIW Action
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Our long time allies, the Coalition of Immokolee Workers, are requesting our help in protesting Wendy’s refusal to join the Fair Food Program. On Saturday November 12th at 1:00 PM they will be protesting at the Wendy’s at 11720 North 56th Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33617
The Social Justice Farm Workers Justice team will be having a carpool from UUC at 12:00 PM. For more information go to the Social Justice table on Sunday
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