News from Unitarian Universalist Church of Huntsville

Please put your nonperishable food items or personal care products donation in the basket in the church foyer for the Huntsville Assistance Program (HAP).

THANK YOU for your continued generosity!

Yoga at UUCH!

Yoga is taking a break for a few months.

We will announce in the newsletter when the classes will resume.

UUkulele Fun Group

The Ukulele Fun Group is open to everyone, regardless of skill level.

Look for its summer schedule to be announced.

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Board Members

President:

Susan Coddington

Vice-President:

John Schulz

Secretary:

Nancy Finley

Treasurer:

David Bollinger

Trustees:

Theresa Miller
Nick Wilbourn
Ed Bernstein

Ex Officio:
Reverend Alice Syltie

Do you have an Agenda Item for the Board?

The Board respectfully requests that all agenda items for the meeting be submitted to Board President, Susan Coddington , no later than one week prior to the meeting, i.e. the Tuesday before. You may text or phone her or send a copy of your request to

President@uuch.org. The next UUCH Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 24th.

The Overlook is a publication of The Unitarian Universalist Church, 3921 Broadmor Rd. Huntsville, AL 35810

Minister:

The Reverend Alice Syltie

Board President:

Susan Coddington

Editorial Board:

Susan Coddington

Kathy Heath

Newsletter deadlines are each Monday at midnight.
Please send submissions to news collator Willette Battle at uuch@uuch.org.

Office Hours:

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Monday-Friday

Office phone: 256-534-0508
email: uuch@uuch.org .

Minister's email: minister@uuch.org .

Website: www.uuch.org

Sunday Services are held 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon; Children's Religious Education held concurrently. Nursery available for age 3 years and under.

For further info on any event, call the church office:
256-534-0508.

Upcoming Service

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Guest from the Islamic Community Mecca Hall

The Islamic community in Huntsville is a thriving space of education and fellowship. Now more than ever, interfaith dialogue and understanding is necessary. We are honored to have a guest from the Islamic community join us this week to strengthen our understanding of how our UU community can continue to offer support and understanding.

This Sunday in Children and

Youth Religious Education (C Y RE)

Summer Religious Education continues with Art for the Fun of it! led by Lynda Lamitie with Betsy Fletcher and Steve Rittenberg assisting.

For more information, contact Erin Reid, Director of Religious Education, or Steve Rittenberg, CYRE Chair.

VOTE!

Primary Runoff Election

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

This Tuesday, July 17th, the state of Alabama will conduct a Primary Runoff Election.

The 5th UU Principle states "The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large."

Please exercise this principle and vote in this upcoming runoff election.

For more information, go to https://sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes.

2018 UUCH BOOK SALE

Volunteers will be needed for the 2018 Book Sale to be held Friday, September 28th, through Sunday, September 30th!

Please contact Dan McKitrick at dugndun@gmail.com or text him at 256-426-6906 if you are interested in attending future planning meetings. It may be difficult, but we hope to meet or beat the amount raised during the last sale in 2016.

In the meanwhile, keep your summer reading going, we could use the book donations!

Choir 'Stole-A-Thon'

We are building new stoles to have ready for the choir's first performance of the 2018/19 year, mid-September.

Our stole making is happening on Wednesday evenings 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. In July, we will finish our thirty Musical Note/Rainbow stoles and continue working to complete thirty Celestial/Formal black stoles.

Please, feel welcome to attend. There is cutting, ironing, pinning and sewing, as well as GREAT company and air conditioning. Whoop Whoop!

Contact Rachael Scheib at 973-885-2504 for more information.

Choir rehearsals will resume mid-August.

Care List

This Sunday, July 8, 2018,

at our Circle of Candles:

Will be included in next week's newsletter.