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Newsletter - October 4, 2013
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Cancellations
October 5:  
     Hiking in Palo Duro Canyon

October 8:      
    Great Decisions Discussion Group

See the website for updates.
From our blog...
Same-sex marriage: Virginia lawsuits

Texas: Work deferments for immigrant youth

Effect of shutdown on Federal services

Marriage equality: New Jersey & Illinois

Education: Pivotal issue for Governor's race?
Get to know us!
Men's Fellowship
Every Wednesday - 6:30 PM
The Men's group will meet at
Furrbie's restaurant, 210 SW 6th St.
Everyone is welcome. Join us! 

Women's Simply Salad & Soup Fellowship
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 6:30 PM 
The Women's group will meet at
the Fellowship for an evening of food and fellowship. Bring a salad or soup if you are able - but we invite you to come whether or not you bring something. Come anytime after 6; supper at 6:30. 
Be There! Our 1st Sunday Potluck
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - 12:30 PM

 
On the 1st Sunday of every month, Fellowship members and friends join for a potluck lunch immediately following the
11 AM Worship Service.


Please join us! Bring a dish if you are able.
Family Camping Trip 
Palo Duro Canyon
Saturday, October 5 (noon) through 
Sunday, October 6,  11 AM

Palo Duro Canyon

The Children's Religious Education (RE) will host a family camping trip to Palo Duro Canyon. We will will leave at noon on Saturday from the Fellowship (as a group) and return in time for the 11 AM Worship Service on Sunday.

 

We hope that all families with children in RE are able to join us. One adult (friend or family member) should accompany each group of siblings.  

 

We will be staying in Fortress Cliff if any latecomers or visitors would like to join us.  

 

For more details - including what to bring - see "News & Events" on our website, uuamarillo.org   

Contact: Sarah Brown 

October: Domestic Violence Awareness Month


During October of every year, the nation
observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The themes of the month are: 

  • Mourning those who have died because of domestic violence;
  • Celebrating those who have survived; and
  • Connecting those who work to end violence.
Read President Obama's September 30 proclamation

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Welcome to the Amarillo Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship!
 

The next couple of weeks look to be busy and interesting, both at the Fellowship and in the wider Amarillo community. 

 

As in every issue of our newsletter, here you'll find news and events of the upcoming weeks. We invite you to share our newsletter - forward it to friends or pick up printed copies on Sunday to give to your friends. 

 

Be sure to visit our website, uuamarillo.org, to view additional information about Unitarian Universalism, our Fellowship, current news and events, a calendar, and a blog of recent news articles of interest to the liberal religious community. Also find us on Facebook. You don't have to wait until the next newsletter comes out for updates!

 

With welcoming arms for all,  

The AUUF Beloved Community

Sunday Worship
10 AM & 11 AM  


Oct. 6, 2013
David Green is speaking on Thomas Jefferson's Bible, discussing the fascinating story of Jefferson's long-term project of editing the four Gospels into a more "rational" account of the life of Jesus.

 
Oct. 13, 2013
David Green is speaking on The Muslim Next Door, discussing the growing Muslim population in the US and implications for religious and cultural diversity.

Oct. 20, 2013
David Green will speak on
Science and The Afterlife, discussing recent trends in science and culture attempting to explain what happens after we die. 
Read more about our Sunday Worship

From the Sermon Library:
Talk To Me Like I'm Someone You Love - Sept. 15  
Under the Bodhi Tree - Sept. 22
Sermon Library  (2011 - 2013) 
Path to Membership

Final meeting
October 9  

7 PM - 8:30 PM   

 

 

 

Path to Membership gatherings are held periodically through the year for those wishing to learn more about joining the Fellowship. Held at the AUUF October 9 is the final session in the series of 3. 

 

Each informal gathering is led by David Green and includes sharing by long-term AUUF members. Unitarian Universalist history, beliefs, and practices are discussed, as well as AUUF history, structure, and expectations of membership.

Attending Path to Membership gatherings is an important step in becoming an AUUF member, as outlined in our membership procedure.


To RSVP, please contact Cathy Proctor at office@uuamarillo.org or call 355-9351. 

Walk for Mental Health
Saturday, October 12 10 AM to 12 PM

John Stiff Park

The Walk for Mental Health is being held by NAMI-Texas Panhandle, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the Amarillo Area Mental Health Consumers, who run the Agape Center.

This Walk is being held in an attempt to raise mental health awareness, to promote the message that "There is no health without mental health." Proceeds from the Walk will go towards the free support groups, classes, and activities offered by NAMI-Texas Panhandle and the AAMHC Agape Center. These free programs are for those living with mental illness and their family members in our community.

Online Registration form You may also register on site the day of the Walk.
For further information, call 806-678-7385
Beans & Cornbread
Save the Dates!

November 4, 2013
AUUF Beans & Cornbread Dinner

7 PM at AUUF

The Social Action Committee invites you to a full filled, and fun filled evening of sharing food and helping the homeless in Amarillo. Bring your version of beans, corn bread, or stew to the Fellowship to share with fellow members and friends. We ask for free will donaions to host at least one table at the city-wide Beans & Cornbread Luncheon.

 

November 18, 2013 - 11:30 AM - 1 PM
City-wide Beans & Cornbread Luncheon
Amarillo Civic Center

The city-wide Beans and Corn Bread Luncheon, supporting the Interfaith Campaign for the Homeless, will be held on November 18th in the North Exhibit Hall of the Amarillo Civic Center.  Since 1994 the campaign has raised $2.6 million, with matching funds provided by The Don and Sybil Harrington Foundation. This year's featured speaker is William C. Moyers, author of the New York Times best selling memoir, Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption.
UUA Multicultural Ministries Project: Survey
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Are you:

  • lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or otherwise have a sexual orientation or gender identity/expression that doesn't conform to cultural norms?
  • a person of color, a multiracial/multiethnic person, and/or someone whose racial/ethnic/cultural heritages are marginalized today?
  • a person whose visual, hearing, mobility, mental health, intellectual, learning/attention, cognitive, and/or other abilities (including chemical sensitivity and food allergies) make it difficult to participate fully in mainstream spaces?

If you have one or more of these identities or experiences and are a Unitarian Universalist or have a current or former affiliation with Unitarian Universalism, Multicultural Ministries staff invite you to participate in a Sharing Project survey  

 

Learn more about the Multicultural Ministries Sharing Project.  

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