UUC WEEK AT A GLANCE
January 20th, Sunday...
Sunday Service: My Legs Are Prayers
10:30-11:45, Octagon
Service Leader: Rev. Patrice Curtis
Pastoral Associate: Sally Otto. Request pastoral care: 727-531-7704, ext. 5
Open Issues
,
Dale Potter: “Addressing Climate Change; the Existential Threat”. From 9:30 to 10:20 a.m. in the Patio Room. Dale is co-chair of UUC’s Environmental Justice Committee. He holds a master’s degree in public health and values the scientific method in approaching problems such as this. See more below.
In RE
, we UUs are an idealistic, hopeful people. One of our beliefs is that it is POSSIBLE (our monthly theme!) to make a difference in the world. This week, Jungle Jay Hardman will be showing the children all of the delicious, nutritious and medicinal weeds that can be found outside. He'll leave us with a hopeful message of how easily and quickly we can affect real and positive change for the Earth. Please have children wear shoes for going outside!
SPECIAL NOTE:
Adult Spiritual Development Classes
are beginning. Classes range from book discussions and interfaith conversations to qigong and tai chi. To register for these classes, please visit
http://www.uuc.org/adultedu.html
January 18th, Friday:
The
Readers Forum
is reading “Where the Crawdads Sing,” by Delia Owens. Next up is “The Color of Water,” by James McBride, on Jan. 25 and Feb.1. And on Feb. 8 and 15, the group will read “Trinity,” by Louisa Hall. The group meets Fridays at 10:30 a.m. in the Chorale Room.
January 19th, Saturday:
“Martin Luther King and Islam”,
4 to 6 p.m.,
Community Center, UUC. We will have two Islamic clerics with us to explore the relationship of Islam to Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. We will also be treated to the spiritual music of Win Thompkins, who has a deep and abiding belief in the power of spirituality to bring about peace and love. Please come and consider reaching out to friends to attend and then have dinner together.
January 20th, Sunday:
The
Environmental Justice Committee
will be presenting a series of talks and discussions on the ecologic crisis facing humanity and what we need to do. The committee will use the Post Carbon Institute’s course “Think Resilience” to guide the discussions. The format is to view 1 to 3 of the 22 presentations followed by
discussion
.
This first presentation, at
Open
Issues
on Jan. 20, will focus on the energy crisis. Future presentations and discussions will examine the four interrelated crises; energy, ecology, economy and equity, and then draw on a systems approach to thinking and discussing strategies for addressing the existential threat to earth’s ecosystems. Think Resilience is a self-directed course that we will be using as a basis for the discussions. We have permission to use the course for free in our discussion group. If you wish, on your own, you can also access the course by going to:
https://education.resilience.org/product/self-directed-course/
and using the code DG218 to get the self-directed course for a discounted fee of $10.
The
Equal Exchange coffee sale
will be on the
third Sunday in January
(Jan. 20
)
instead of the usual schedule. Please continue to help the farmers in Central and South America with your generous purchases of their products. Thanks to you, we are having a very successful year!
The
Permaculture Garden Potluck
will be held from noon to 3 p.m. in the Beacon Garden. Contact Jay Hardman for details.
Black Lives Matter meeting,
from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in the Chorale Room. We will be discussing plans including Evening Issues Jan 24 and Feb. 28, Open Issues on Microaggressions Feb. 17; Bystander Training Feb. 9; offering “Waking Up White” discussion sessions again, NAACP committee opportunities, and visiting the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL.
January 21st, Monday:
2019 MLK Clearwater Breakfast and March
. Doors at the North Greenwood Aquatic Center, 900 N. Martin L. King Avenue, open for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $5. The march begins at 9:45 a.m. and is about two miles from the Aquatic Center to Coachman Park, where a rally begins at 11:00 a.m. Please sign up at the Social Justice table.
January 23th, Wednesday:
Waffles + Worship,
5:30 p.m. in Surti Hall. Intergenerational worship around this month’s “possibility” theme, and a make-your-own waffle bar. Love donations gratefully received but not required! After worship, adults and older children are welcome to attend the "Exhale!" meditation time at 6 p.m. All are welcome to stay and play on the playground or head home for homework and other activities. Please join us for as long as you would like!
Exhale!!
Wednesdays at 6:00-6:45 p.m. in the Patio Room
Come sit or walk with us in a simple format that focuses on breath. Our large sanctuary has room for both sitting and walking meditation. We meditate for 20 minutes or so, stretch, then meditate again. Late-comers welcome, enter softly. Stay for hearty appetizers (we love your offerings too!) and conversation afterward. Contact Kathy Krohn at:
uuc.kathykrohn@gmail.com
.
Pipeline
by Dominique Morisseau, Tampa Bay area premiere directed by L. Peter Callender. American Stage Theater, Jan. 23 to Feb. 24 in St. Petersburg.
http://americanstage.org/PIPELINE/
Nya, a single mother teaching at an inner-city public school, wants what’s best for her teenage son, Omari—even if it means sending him to a private school far from their neighborhood. But when an explosive classroom incident threatens Omari’s future, Nya must reevaluate the choices she’s made as a parent and educator.
January 24th, Thursday:
Black Lives Matter
recommends
Evening Issues:
Sentencing reform specific to Florida by the Southern Poverty Law Center and American Civil Liberties Union. The meeting, from 7 to 9 p.m., is in the Community Center.
January 25th, Friday:
Parents Night Out
runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Surti Hall and the Kitchen. Contact Julie Daysa (
dfm@uuc.org
) for more information.
January 27th, Sunday:
United Faiths Walk of Peace is 2 to 5 pm in Dunedin.
UUC is a sponsor. Meet at the Taoist Tai Chi Center, 280 Locklie Street. We will walk through Dunedin for 2.5 miles, stopping at several venues for reflections on peace by various faith leaders.
https://www.unitedfaithswalkofpeace.org/
for more details.
The
UU PSI Symposium
will be held at 12:30 p.m. after the morning service in the Patio Room. This is a joint meeting of the PSI Symposium and the UU Buddhist Fellowship. Linsay Wilson will speak about Resonance Repatterning.
January 30th, Wednesday:
Book Discussion:
"...Finding Meaning and Spirit in Aging," by Bruce T. Marshall, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Rev. Curtis will facilitate the discussion in the Maxwell Library. The time will be used for a gentle and caring exploration of aging into our seventies, eighties and nineties, the particular focus of this wonderful book. The book is available from Amazon (
https://tinyurl.com/y7wm5t6s
) or the
UUA Bookstore
. Rev. Curtis has one copy available for borrowing. PLEASE sign up for this
Adult Spiritual Development
group here:
https://goo.gl/forms/tTGAySRFEVi5ZdnQ2
February 1st, Friday:
Our next
Parents Night Out
is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in UUC's Surti Hall. Drop off anytime, pick up anytime. A light dinner and snacks are served. Children will be supervised by background-checked adults and our regular RE staff. The cost is $5/pre-registered child (cap of $15/family) or $10/person at the door.
BOARD NEWS
New UUC Governance Diagram:
Our new Organization Chart is live on the UUC website. There are two pages, and can be downloaded and printed as a PDF:
After much discussion among the executive board and The Board of Trustees we have approved a revised organization chart that is posted on our website under governance/organization chart. Save for the Social Justice Council, we have eliminated the term council and substituted the label committee. Councils and committees coordinate activities and under each category we have teams that do the real work of UUC.
The Minister's primary functions are overseeing the staff and all worship activities. The minister meets weekly with the executive board, but also sits at Board of Trustee meetings as a non-voting member.
We are working to post minutes and agendas on our website as well. Board minutes have been posted from June through October. November minutes will be posted as soon as they are approved at the January meeting. There was no December meeting. -- Bill Foley, Board of Trustees President
