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Spiritually Open, Intentionally Inclusive since 1958
510 N Leroux
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-779-4492
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Submissions must be submitted by Wednesday at 4:00 pm to office@beaconuu.com
in order to be included in the newsletter.
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- This Sunday at Beacon -
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Sermon
"Holiday Giving in a Heating World"
Linda Ochi
Is it time to change our holiday giving in the age of global warming? What would that look like? Is it donating to charities in the name of friends and families, making homemade gifts, or giving other non-material gifts? We hope you will join us as we wrestle with answers to holiday giving in a heating world.
Following the Service
Trick or Treat for Charity
Chalice Circle (Cancelled)
Congregational Meeting
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~ Monthly Touchstone Theme: Democracy ~
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Joys and Concerns
From Sunday, October 20, 2019
Gus - Expressed sorrow that is a lot of despair in the world; it's not all jazz and happiness.
Andy H. - Shared that a day with his grandson wore him out, "
I wanted to be alone"; grandson said, "
Can I be alone with you?"
Maryann - Shared that sadly, Paul's work on Rio de Flag is not going well.
Nancy P. - Joy that her friend came to Beacon.
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Spotlight this Week!
Trick or Treat for Charity
Sunday, October 27th, following the Worship Service.
Everyone is invited to empty their loose change jars and bring that money to the Sunday service on the 27th. The kids and youth will trick or treat for your loose change after the service.
The money raised goes to help the Flagstaff Family Food Center, which helps feed the hungry in Flagstaff and promotes the well being of children through their children's literacy program.
The kids, youth, and any Halloween loving adults are heartily invited to come dressed in costumes!
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Congregational Meeting - This Week
October 27, 2019 at
11:30 am
Since the contractor's portion of the building expansion is nearing completion, the Board requires a Congregational Meeting to seek approval for allocating funds from our reserves to complete the discretionary items needed to finalize our expansion and remodeling.
A quorum is needed for the approval.
If you are unable to attend, please send your proxy's name to the Board Secretary, Lynda L. Dorweiler (
secretary@beaconuu.com ) by 11:30 AM on October 26, 2019. (24 hours in advance of the meeting).
Child care will be provided. Please let Amy know whether you do need child care (
re@beaconuu.com)
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~ Community Connections ~
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- STARTING POINTS - For New and Renewed UUs with Rev. Robin - Join Us!
Saturday, November 16 and Saturday, November 23 from
9:00 am -12:00 pm
Whether you are new to Beacon or have been around a while, consider signing up for our engaging two-part Starting Points program (An Introduction to the UU Journey) that Rev. Robin will facilitate during two half-day retreats, November 16 and 23.
Session One: Your Journey - Sharing Our Stories and Spiritual Roadmaps; The Unitarian Universalist Journey &; The Journey of our Congregation
Session Two: Our Journey Together - The 3 Paths of Unitarian Universalism, Part I & 2; Finding Your Tribe
Beverages and light refreshments in the morning; bring a brown bag lunch for more conversation with Rev. Robin from 12-1. Participants will be invited to sign the membership book after the second retreat. A new member welcome ceremony will also take place during the service on Sunday, November 24. Childcare Provided. Please sign up through the office so we can plan for your attendance with materials and refreshments.
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Connect with Rev. Robin
First Sunday of the Month
On the first Sundays of the month, grab your coffee and come back into the Sanctuary to connect with Rev. Robin, talk about Beacon and your own journey. See
you on November 3.
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Social Justice Allies (SJA)
Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27, at the UU Church of Surprise:
UUJAZ (UU Justice Arizona) network's annual fall gathering, known as Issues and Action Days.
In community and service,
Roz Clark, SJA Journalist and Interim Chair
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Chalice Circles
----> This meeting has been cancelled <----
Sunday, October 27
Touchstones Chalice Circles are designed to meet our needs for belonging (intimacy) and meaning (ultimacy) by building friendships and providing opportunities to ponder life's questions, small and large, with others who share the common values of our UU Principles.
Chalice Circle continues to meet on the 4th Sunday & Tuesday of each month. Discussion examines subjects as provided in the monthly journal of Unitarian Universalism,
Touchstones.
To meet the needs of the congregation, we have made attendance open.
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Beacon Auction
Saturday, November 2nd, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Aspen Valley Golf Club, 1855 N. Continental Drive
Check out the catalog of silent and live auction items available! There truly is something for everyone--everything from a loaf of zucchini bread for $5 to a one-week luxury vacation rental for $1000.
Auction Date & Time: Saturday, November 2, 6pm-9pm
Location: Aspen Valley Golf Club, 1855 N. Continental Drive
Theme: Under Construction! (Costumes encouraged)
Can't make the auction? Ask a Beacon friend to be your proxy!
Need childcare that evening? Register for free childcare
HERE
Childcare Location, click here for
MAP
If you generously donated an item, please check the catalog to ensure that your donation reached us. (Note: gift cards and smaller items used for door or raffle prizes do not appear in the catalog.) If it did not, contact the auction team at
auction@beaconuu.com
to inform us of the omission, and we'll get it added.
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~ Finger Foods Needed for Auction ~
We are in need of your yummy finger foods/appetizers for our upcoming Beacon Auction on 11/2. I am looking for a good mix of savory/sweet (20-30) items that can easily be handled by hand and served on a tray. If you are not able to attend the auction, I will be happy to pick up your food contribution on 11/2. Please contact Donna Engleson to let me know what you will be bringing - text or call 928-600-1639 or email
Flagdonna@yahoo.com
. Cheers!
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REI Building Project Update
Important Date: Nov 3 after the service: Celebration of our new spaces!
Still waiting for our final inspection, which now looks like it will be next week.
A special thank you to the following:
To Norm Lowe, for all the time and effort he put in to plan and build us some wonderful office furniture for our new office. It is beautiful and very strong, with a hidden steel framework. He also did a matching shelf and countertop. We are very, very grateful for this gift!
To Kevin and Joanne Parkes, for their generous donation of over 500 square feet of sandstone flagstones. These will be put to good use as a large section of our backyard. This is saving us a bundle. Now all we need is some strong backs to put them to use when we finish the backyard next spring!
Theresa deBoer, REI Building Project Manager
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Religious Exploration For All Ages
What were the numbers last week? Total = 53
This pie chart represents all child and family engagements related
to Religious Education
from 10/14-10/20.
Coming up:
Saturday November 2
, annual auction FREE child care at Bill and Marsha's house.
Please use these links for more information...
Childcare sign-up form: HERE
More details about upcoming programming, resources for UU parents, and curriculum related ideas for you to connect with your children will be posted regularly on the
RE blog.
Email Amy at re@beaconuu.com
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October
& November Share the Plate Partner
For October and November, Beacon UU is sharing the plate with Flagstaff Family Food Center. Serving around 63,000 daily meals per year in their location on N. Second Street, the Center also provides a children's reading room, delivers to the Flagstaff Shelter Services an evening meal for those who might be staying the night, and provides Back Door and Mobile Sack Lunches. They have a food rescue program from local grocery stores and distribute food no longer good for human consumption to local farms and ranches, so there is zero waste.
Undesignated contributions in this month's offerings above $350 will be presented to the Share The Plate partner. Nominations for 501c3 agencies can be made through a form located at the top of the stairs in the CAC folder, or contact Office@beaconuu.com
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Our Caring Connections
Confidential Pastoral care is available to all members and friends, new and longstanding. Our Caring Circle works with our minister to offer support, practical assistance, and companionship. Please let us know (through our team, staff, musical or affinity groups) of needs for a listening ear and caring connections. Contact Rev. Robin or Dorothy Rissel at
dorothy.rissel@gmail.com
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Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, October 24, 2019
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Congregational Meeting
Sunday, October 27, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Worship & Religious Exploration
Sunday, October 27, 2019
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Chalice Circles
** Cancelled **
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Youth Breakfast
Sunday, October 27, 2019
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Family Food Center
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Trick or Treat for Charity
Sunday, October 27, 2019
11:00 am - 11:15 pm
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Beacon Auction
Saturday, Nov 2, 2019
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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If you would like to submit a calendar event, send an email to
office@beaconuu.com
. With all requests, please indicate the following: proposed start and end time of the event, the space/room preferred, and a rough group size. On the occasion of a cancellation or rescheduling of an event, please let the office know in a timely fashion to ensure that your event is correctly represented in the newsletter and order of service. Thank you!
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Beacon Office Hours* & Contacts
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Office Phone (928) 779-4492
Minister,
Rev. Robin Zucker
Mon: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wed: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thurs:10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Or by appointment:
978-505-7245 - talk and text (confidential line)
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Director of RE,
Amy Huntereece
Mon: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tues: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Wed:
8:00 am - 1:00 pm,
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sun: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Or by appointment
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Office Manager,
April Yax
Working remotely as of
Oct 1, 2019.
Please email
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Beacon board, committee, and staff email addresses can be found here:
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Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles
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Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a "living tradition" of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from
sources
as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.
Learn more at beaconuu.com!
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Dear Members and Friends,
Public users of the Beacon website see only the public facing information. There are many pages of additional information available to those who have registered and are assigned the role of "Member" or "Friend" by the webmaster. To get started click register.
Be sure to record your username and password somewhere safe. If you are listed in the Beacon directory send an email to
webmaster@beaconuu.com to set your role for access to information about what the leadership is up to, minutes of meetings, decisions of the Board, projects planned by the Core Leadership Council, as well as contact information for members and committee chairs. Your Beacon website is the place to go for copies of the bylaws, policies, and other documents that establish the business of Beacon.
Webmaster@beaconuu.com
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If you are not on Beacon's exclusive Google group, you are missing out on an important communications link within our congregation. It is useful for spreading information about something going on in Flagstaff, informing others of social action activities, offering an item for sale or to give away, sharing enthusiasm about a book or movie, requesting information or recommendations -- and more! It's simple to sign up! Email our Office Manager, at
office@beaconuu.com or Visit:
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/uuflag
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