August 2, 2013

UU News You Can Use

Coming Up at UUFW,
This Sunday: August 18, 2013
Religious Education: 9:45 AM
Adult RE: A Warm Welcome: "Transgender 101" with Ron Hagar This series will continue weekly through Sunday, September 15, 2013. Children's RE (ages 8+): Birds. with Jane Derrick and Shari Heino Pollywogs RE (ages 4-7): Kimberly Parsons and Rachel Crawford Nursery: Natalie Allen and Joy Hayes Gates

Sunday Service: 11:00 AM Michael Servetus: Heretic, Martyr, and Unitarian Forefather

with Paul Derrick

Aug 19. Reading Circle. 7:00-8:30 PM. POC Cheryl Foster. cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org Aug 21. UUWaco Board Meeting. 6:30-8:00 at UUFW Board Room. POC: Bruce Allen. president@uuwaco.org Meditation Group. This group meets on Monday evenings at 7:10 PM at the home of Cheryl Babers Hagar. POC: Cheryl Babers Hagar, salinebabers@att.net Meals on Wheels: Every Wednesday and Friday. POC: Cheryl Foster, cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org

Prospective and New Members SAVE THE DATE: Sat., Oct. 12, 9:30 am - 12 noon, for Becoming UU- New Member Orientation What brings you here? What is UU? Who is UUFW? Becoming a Member POC/RSVP: Membershipteam@uuwaco.org

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Update: Adult RE- Welcoming Congregation

Our Welcoming Congregation Program's Adult RE is off to a wonderful start! We have had a great turn out for each of the last three sessions. This Sunday's topic will be "What We Learned and How We Learned It: Gender Consciousness and Homophobia." Please join us. The topic on 8/18 will be Transgender 101 (http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/identity/25348.shtml), and 8/25 will be Bisexuality 101 (http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/identity/25346.shtml). The links direct you to UUA's handouts about both of these topics if you would like to read up before next week's Adult RE. If you have any questions, thoughts, concerns, ideas, or would just like to learn more about where we are in the process and future steps, please see any Welcoming Congregation Committee member (Mary Cunningham, Board Liaison, Inclusive Language; Randy Culp, Co-Chair; Carmen Saenz, CoChair Community Outreach/Social Action; Ron Hagar, Adult RE; Melissa Garn, Childrens RE ;John Moody, Youth RE; Judy Shofner, Worship Team Liaison).

The Ministerial Search Team has been busy.

We have had a retreat where we got organized and prepared for the task ahead......BUT the next step requires your input. We want to know what is important to you as far as the direction our fellowship takes and what you hope for in our next minister. Our plan is to survey the fellowship in two ways. One will be a computerized

survey that you will have the opportunity to complete at the church. The other will be small group discussions, also at the church. The computer survey will be done one person at a time in private. We will have sign up sheets for the small group discussions which will include 6 or 7 people per group. Be thinking about what is important to you in the future of the UUFW. We need your input. We'll be starting the process mid August.

Childrens Religious Education

Just two more weeks left in August and in our Share Your Passion summer curriculum. Were gearing up to launch new curriculum in both the PHROGS (8 and up) class as well as the Pollywogs (4-7) class. Well be digging into Dr. Seuss in the PHROGS class. Were still kicking around ideas, but have it narrowed down to a couple of popular choices for the Pollywogs. Well also be planting our seedlings very soon for our social action project to donate seedlings to Talitha Koum for their garden. Were all very excited to offer our children the opportunity to do work that will benefit other children in our community.

Childrens RE Volunteer Schedule

Pollywogs
Aug 18 Aug 25 Kimberly P, Kimberly P,

PHROGs
Jane Derrick, Shari H Paul Derrick, Becky W

Nursery Asst.
Joy H Gates Samantha L

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Update: Social Action at UUFW

Carmen Saenz provides the following update regarding our social action project to provide meals for the families of Talitha Koum. You can learn more about the Talitha Koum Institute at www.talithakoum.org The Talitha Koum program is up to a great start. We have formed a cooking and shopping team which are being headed up by Ashley Blinkhorn (cooking and menu planning), and Marty van Wagner (grocery shopping), we are still looking for folks that would like to assist with prep work (browning meat, chopping veggies, etc.) and clean up on Sunday 9/8 after services and clean up after final cooking on Tuesday 9/10. There are lots of opportunities to help in a number of ways and on a number of days. Please contact Carmen Saenz (Carmen.saenz.31@gmail.com) if you can help in any of these areas. If you would like to make a financial contribution toward the meal, please see Marty van Wagner.

Social Action in Our Community: August 2013

The following events and opportunities are just a few selected from the many that are listed on the Act Locally Waco website at www.actlocallywaco.org. If youre looking for other ways to be involved in our community dont miss checking out this website for many opportunities to give of your time, donations, energy, or ideas. Thank you!

August 18 Greater Waco Interfaith Conference: Tour of Understanding Our

first tour will be at the Waco Islamic Center, 2725 Benton Drive, Waco, TX, Sunday, August 18, 2013, 3- 5 pm.All are invited to tour the Islamic Center, meet the Islam Community, and ask questions regarding practices and worship in Islam. For more information on the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference, please visit our website www.wacointerfaith.org or join us on Facebook: Greater Waco Interfaith Conference. If you have any questions, please email Brenda Khozein: bbkhozein@hotmail.com <FLYER>
September 8 - Animal Birth control 2nd Sunday vaccination Clinic Location: 3238 Clay Avenue, just down the street from Katies Custard. Time: Come at your convenience 10am -2pm (arrive at least 30 minutes prior to close). Please consider bringing an item from our wish list on the day of your visit. Laundry detergent, paper towels, trash bags are used on a daily basis and greatly appreciated. <Prices and More> September 12 McLennan County Hunger Coalition meeting. All meetings will be held at Caritas of Waco 300 South 15th Street every second Thursday of each month starting at 11:45am. Memberships open to all individuals and agencies during the year. For more information please visit the website: www.mclennanhunger.org Any questions please contact Esther Morales at foodoutreach@grandecom.net or 254-753-3545. <2013 Calendar> September 21 2013 Komen Central Texas Race for the Cure The Komen Central Texas Race for the Cure is an annual 1K and 5K fundraising walk/run event held at Heritage Square in downtown Waco. The event is a co-ed race and great fun for the entire family. The 2013 Race is in its 13th year and is part of a national 5K series sponsored by Susan G. Komen. The goal of the event is to raise funds, heighten awareness and educate people about breast health as well as to recognize

August 2, 2013 and celebrate breast cancer survivorship. Seventy-five percent of the net income from the Komen Central Texas Race stays in the local community to fund breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment projects. The remaining twenty-five percent helps fund groundbreaking breast cancer research. To register, click here: Race for the Cure. September 21 Voting Changes Things Rally and March Join us as we rally/march next at 11 am starting from MLK Park, 100 MLK Blvd., Waco. The theme will be: VOTING CHANGES THINGS. We will be registering voters, updating voter registrations and addresses, handing out information on how to obtain proper identification, and sharing information about how to get involved with elections all year round! If youd like to volunteer or have an organization present please email blackmenstanding2013@gmail.com. For more information visit the web page: www.blackmenstanding.com or the Facebook page. September 22 Walk for the Homeless 8:00-10:30am. Join Mission Waco and hundreds of other friends on the 1.2 mile educational/prayer walk, which is open to the entire community. Call 254.753.4900 for more information.

UUA News
The Multicultural Ministries Sharing Project
Multicultural Growth and Witness is happy to announce the launch of the Multicultural Ministries 2013 Sharing Project.* This groundbreaking project is designed to solicit input from Unitarian Universalists (UUs) historically marginalized by ability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, race, and/or ethnicity about their unique experiences and ministry needs within Unitarian Universalism. The focus of this project is to help congregational leaders and Unitarian Universalist Association staff understand where we are now and what we need to be well-equipped to meet the ministry needs of people seeking a liberal religious home in the 21st century. Multicultural Ministries plans to publish at least a preliminary report during the 2014 Thirty Days of Love (January 18February 16, 2014).
To read the entire article and take the survey please follow this link http://www.uua.org/multiculturalism/287941.shtml to the UUA website.

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