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November 17, 2017
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THE UUC WEEK AT A GLANCE
Note: The UUC Office will be closed for Thanksgiving Thursday and on Friday, November 23 & 24.
November 17th, Friday:
Emma's Revolution
,
7:30-10:30 pm, Octagon
November 18th, Saturday:
Art Opening with David Lawrence Photography,
3:00-5:00 pm, Octagon
One of Florida's top photographers is showing his work through December here in the Octagon. His nature photography is off the charts amazing.
November 19th, Sunday
-- Open Issues,
9:30-10:20, Patio Room
Ann Myers will talk about Covenant Groups and why they are important.
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Sunday Service
, 10:30-11:45, Octagon
Service Leader, Rev. Patrice Curtis, "Transgender Day of Remembrance"
November 19th, Sunday:
Humanists Meeting, 12:30-2:00 pm, Octagon
Herb Silverman
, founder of the Secular Coalition for America. He was the interviewer of Richard Dawkins at their UUC appearance in 2015.
November 23rd, Thursday:
Thanksgiving Potluck/Picnic
UUC's annual Thanksgiving meal for all continues despite limited space from the dramatic renovation of the Social Hall. See article below in E-O for details.
November 26th, Sunday
--
Open Issues,
9:30-10:30 am, Patio Room
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Sunday Service
, 10:30-11:45 am, Octagon
December 3rd, Sunday
--
Open Issues
, 9:30-10:20 am, Patio Room
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Sunday Service
, 10:30-11:45 am, Octagon
December 3rd, Sunday: Black Lives Matter
, 12:15-2:15 pm, Chorale Rm.
We will focus on quotes from
People of Color
regarding our white supremacy culture and discuss how the characteristics of this culture,
as presented in Tema Okum’s article, affect each of us and our institutions.
Susan Allen will be facilitating. Note that this is our last meeting for 2017 and will cover initial planning for exciting programming in 2018.
December 7th, Thursday:
Women's Lunch at Benedict's Family Restaurant
, 12-2:00 pm, (768 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater.
December 7th, Thursday:
End of Life Choices
, 1:30-3:00 pm, Patio Room.
December 10th, Sunday: Special Congregational Meeting on the Budget
, 12:30 - 2:00 after service in the Octagon.
December 10th is the
Annual Bake Sale
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Meet with Rev. Patrice Curtis
If you would like to meet with Rev. Patrice contact the office at 727-531-7704. If you wish to contact her, please call
(510) 852-9304.
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Service
Sunday at 10:30
November 19th, 2017
Service Leader:
Rev Patrice Curtis
"Transgender Day
of Remembrance"
Theme of the month:
Risk
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Pastoral Care 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. 5 or
revpatrice@uuc.org
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Please note that emails sent to the front office are not confidential; emails to Rev. Patrice are.
This week’s pastoral care associate is
Drinda Lombardi
and is
available at 727-531-7704 ext. 5.
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Open Issues
Sunday, November 19th, 2017
9:30-10:20 am
Patio Room
Ann Myers will talk about Covenant Groups and why they are important.
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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
Laura Daniel
at
flowers@uuc.org
. She will help you coordinate your contribution.
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Two New Pastoral Support Groups Started in November at UUC and goes through December
Thursdays, 11:00-12:30 , Maxwell Library
Loving and Coping with Adult Children and Older Teens
Do you have older teens (17 and older) and/or adult children in your life who are struggling to make their way through life? Support Group Facilitator: Rev. Patrice
Dates: November 9, 16, December 14 and 21.
Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 pm, Maxwell Library
Handling the Holidays
Does the holiday season present an emotionally fraught time for you? Do you experience heightened levels of stress, depression, anxiety? This class will explore spiritual practices that can help ease your way through this time of year. Facilitator: Rev Patrice.
Dates: Nov 9, 16, 30 and Dec 14 and 21.
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Blanket Collection For the Farm Workers starts This Sunday thru December 9th
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Harriet Ha-Sidi and the Migrant Justice Team will again be collecting blankets and comforters to be distributed to the
migrant workers in Plant City. These are the farm workers who work so hard to bring us the fruit and vegetables that we all enjoy for a very minimal income. They live in dilapidated mobile homes with no heat or air conditioning.
The winter nights get very cold in that area and they need our help. The blankets will be collected from November 19 through December 9 in the narthex.
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If you prefer, you can
donate cash and Harriet will do the shopping for you with
our tax exempt certificate so the money will go a bit farther. Any questions? Call 727-398-7012. If you wish to join us in distributing blankets, please let Harriet know.
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Special Congregational meeting on the budget December 10th,12:30 pm after service. This is the same Sunday as the Bake Sale. So people can attend the service, the bake sale and the meeting. Fun for all!!!
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Pathways to Membership meetings,
ALL ABOUT UUC: November 19, 12:15pm. at the Octagon following the morning service.
Joining UUC: November 19, 12:30pm. at the Octagon.
New Member Sunday 12/10, New Member Celebration during the Sunday morning service.
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Jungle Jay's Weedon Island Indigenous Lifeways Programs to benefit UUC.
Jay is doing two programs -- Nov 25th at 10:00 am and Nov 26th at 1:00 pm at Weedon Island and the proceeds are going to UUC. This is a great opportunity to attend these amazing explorations of our Indigenous Florida predecessors.
Tickets are $20.00 each and can be purchased at
www.uuc.org
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Please call Jay (727-448-3172 if you can help out. Or email Carol Kay at
events@UUC.org
For more info about the event:
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Art Show Opening This Saturday the 18th...
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The Photography of
David Lawrence
From large scale panoramas to detailed macro views, David Lawrence is a photographer who appeals to all. He has travelled the world taking amazing photos in every setting, including extensive work in Florida. Not to be missed!
Art Show Opening is Saturday, November 18th from 3:00-5:00 pm in the Octagon. The Show runs through December.
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A Dollar’s Worth of Spirit
Last year, in response to a Hospitality Committee request for help with
Sunday Morning Snacks, we turned to leaders in our congregation and asked if we could try a concept called
Service Leadership
, where leaders within the
congregation joined together to help prepare and clean up after the Sunday
Morning Snack. A resounding success resulted, as together we’ve covered every Sunday scheduled thus far
Now another opportunity has arisen. This time
everyone
in our beloved
community can show visitors our warm side and provide much-needed
sustenance after our morning’s activities. Each week we provide a small spread of various snacks, drinks and coffee, along with napkins, plates, cups and cutlery. All this costs money. Hospitality provides a jar by the coffee and a separate jar by the snacks. The collection helps defray the cost. Your contributions are voluntary, of course, but please keep in mind that the better the collection, the better the provisions. And, unfortunately, the reverse also applies.
Taking charge of this Service Leadership request is fortunately very easy for
each of us. What I do, prior to departing for church Sunday morning, is pick up a buck or two and pocket them for the jars. If each of us did the same, the basics would be more than covered and showing off our loving community is a done deal. So, on your way out of the house, pick up a buck and when you come for coffee and snacks, put a dollar’s worth of spirit in the snack jar.
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Next Exhale
Wednesday, Dec 13th
A Gathering for Sitting and Moving Mindfulness.
From 6-6:45 in the Octagon. Hold the second Wednesday of each month open for some quiet moments of mindfulness and connection.
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Jay Hardman needs someone to help collect money before his Indigenous Lifeways programs on Saturday and Sunday November 25 and 26th at Weedon Island. If you can help please email Carol Kay:
events@uuc.org
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The Mitten Tree 2017
The Mitten Tree is a UUC tradition which fulfills the holiday wishes of 40 children from The Shepherd Center. Many of the children are homeless, about to become homeless or have parents who have lost their jobs or are ill. In most cases, these are the only gifts they will receive on Christmas morning.
Paper mittens are made and decorated by our RE children. A child's name and wish, along with an ID number, is taped to the back of each mitten. The mittens are then hung on the holiday tree in the UUC narthex. From November 26th through December 3, you may select a mitten from the tree. Record your name and telephone number on the sign-up sheet on the table next to the tree. Then you get the fun of shopping for and purchasing the “wishes!”
Please place the unwrapped gifts in large plastic bag, with the mitten attached, back in the narthex by December 10th.
Donations of wrapping paper, tape, tags and ribbon are greatly appreciated! Parents will wrap the items.
Please visit the UUC Narthex and select a mitten from the tree.
This is a perfect opportunity for your covenant group or committee to work together, too! We thank you again for your support of the children and this wonderful program. Amy Lewis (919-622-7103)
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Bring in Your Medicine Bottles for the Clearwater Free Clinic
UUC has always reached out to many in our Community who are in need of help.The Clearwater Free Clinic is in need of our used pill bottles to provide medicine for their clients. This is a project that will be simple, easy and extremely important. Please remove all labels and rinse bottles in soapy water. Look for the “Pill Bottle Box” in the narthex
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Thanksgiving Dinner/'Picnic' -
Thursday, November 23, 2017 1:30-3:30 Social Hall
UUC's annual Thanksgiving meal for all continues despite limited space from the dramatic renovation of the Social Hall. Think of it as a Thanksgiving Picnic!
We ask you to bring your own tableware and beverage to minimize set-up and clean-up. There is no kitchen. Crock pots provide the only heating, so bring hot dishes in crock pots or as piping hot as possible.
Seating is limited to 60.
Please signup early for your food to share and reserve your space by going to:
www.perfectpotluck.com
,
Coordinator: TastyTurkey, Password: 2258.
You can also sign up in the Social Hall after services or contact Mary Currey at
mary.currey@gmail.com
or cell/text:
916/671-6487
.
Extra help is needed for set-up and clean-up. Love offering will be shared 50/50 with the Food Bank.
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UUC Committee Meetings and Events
Please get your meeting information to
events@uuc.org
NO LATER than one week before the next E-Octagram (publishes on Thursdays). If there are
changes,
they must get to the above email NO LATER than the Wednesday before publishing. Thank you.
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--Black Lives Matter, December 3rd, 12:15-2:15, Chorale Room
We will focus on quotes from People of Color regarding our white supremacy culture and discuss how the characteristics of this culture,
as presented in Tema Okum’s article, affect each of us and our institutions.
Susan Allen will be facilitating. Note that this is our last meeting for 2017 and will cover initial planning for exciting programming in 2018.
-- Humanists Activities Coming Up
November 19
Herb Silverman
, founder of the Secular Coalition for America. He was the interviewer of Richard Dawkins at their UUC appearance in 2015.
December 9 WinterFest
– our celebration of the Winter Solstice. We join with other Tampa Bay area freethought groups for dinner and entertainment as we look forward to the shortest day of the year. This will be held at UUC in the Social Hall.
For more info: Bill Norsworthy
Co-Facilitator
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Adult Religious Enrichment Presents
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Readers Forum
November 17, Dec 1 & 8....
10:30 am, Chorale Rm.
We finish Improbable Destinies by Jonathan Losos on 11/17 and discuss Origin by Dan Brown on Dec.1, 8. No Forum on 11/24.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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FOOTNOTES FROM THE LIBRARY:
We are adding the second in a four volume series with "Buddhist Voices in Unitarian Universalism.
Here is what Amazon says:
Both the seven principles and the six sources of Unitarian Universalism affirm and encourage Unitarian Universalists in exploring world faith traditions while maintaining their UU identity. This book brings together for the first time the voices of UUs who have become Buddhists while not sacrificing that identity, and Buddhists who have found in UChnitarian Universalism a spiritual home where they can sustain a practice and join in an activist religious community that accepts and encourages who they are. Also included is an exploration of how American Buddhism has been influenced by Unitarian Universalism and how UU congregations are being changed by Buddhist practice.
Be the first to check it out.
Thanks,
Bruce
P.S. When committees or individuals use the library, please clean up, move the furniture back to where it belongs and remove any materials that you have used. Thanks! BG
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Suggestions for additions to the library are encouraged. Please email
bcgotts@gmail.com
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The Library is also expanding a shelf featuring UUC authors, but we need some help. The section is located just below the Unitarian Universalism section. Please stop by and see if your favorite UUC author is there, and more importantly, if you have copies of these UUC works, consider donating them to the Library.
Happy reading!
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Explore Cuban education, arts and culture Jan. 7-16th, 2018 with Witness for Peace
Explore Cuban education, arts and culture in January of 2018 with Witness for Peace. Get to know Cubans from all walks of life while taking part in this People to People Delegation, a travel and study experience we’ve been leading to this island nation since 1999.
This trip is aimed at educators and others who want to visit and study Cuba's urban and rural educational programs from primary to university levels, including professional schools such as the Latin American School of Medicine and the National School of Arts. Included are meetings with professionals, families, elected officials, neighborhood organizing committees, and visits to artists’ collectives, museums, and historical sites.
For more details about the trip click
HERE.
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