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Jim Sustman jim_sustman@yahoo.com





LUUF BOARD
President: Kathy Fishbeck
V. President: Kath Edwards
Treasurer: Joel Marquardt
Secretary: Sandy Bast
Members at Large:
Dick Urban
Steve Abler
Jim Everett
OCTOBER 2014

NEWSLETTER
October 4
From the Garden to the Fork
Sr. Caroline Sullivan
The Bridge Between
Guest Speaker, Sister Caroline Sullivan, O.P.
is a member of the Dominicans of Sinsinawa.
She was born in Scotland, and educated in
England; has been a teacher, principal, pasto-
ral associate, spiritual guide, and avid organic
gardener . . . tending soul and soil. Caroline
founded The Bridge-Between Retreat Center
at rural Denmark, Wisconsin in 1987. If you
have visited The Bridge, to share a meal of
wonderful, home-grown food and stimulating
conversation, or just to spend some quiet, re-
flective time on the grounds, you know it to be
a uniquely spirit- enriching place

October 1 1
A Great Pilgrimage
Leah Hart-Landsberg

A pilgrimage is more than just a trip or vaca-
tion. Its a search of great moral significance,
often a journey to a sacred place. Why go on
a pilgrimage? What is there to be learned by
stepping away from normal daily life? Come
explore how the experience of pilgrimage
(even without leaving home!) can help us see
the familiar in a new light.

Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg is the associate
minister at the Fox Valley UU Fellowship in
Appleton, where she lives with her spouse
Amy, a cat and a tortoise. Raised in a UU and
Jewish family, she co-edited the book Jewish
Voices in Unitarian Universalism. She graduat-
ed from Starr King School for the Ministry in
Berkeley, California in 2009. A relative new-
comer to the Midwest, she is enjoying getting
to know her Wisconsin habitat and appreciates
the chance to meet folks at LUUF!
October 1 9
God As Trickster
Phil Sweet
The trickster in mythology plays off against
the orderly, the civilized, the moral, the sa-
cred. The trickster is the taboo breaker, a
pot-stirrer, a change agent. The trickster is
the spirit of disorder that is opposite the nec-
essary pole of order, he represents the ener-
gy we are not using, our unlived life.

Rev. Sweet, a retired UCC minister, has
spoken to us before. His warmth and insights
are memorable, and Im sure this sermon will
offer the same.

October 26
Remember the Saints
Ginny Finnel
Remembering the Saints. This traditional
service is an opportunity to honor deceased
members, friends and family. Everyone is
invited to share memories and stories about
those now departed who enriched our lives
while they walked among us. We honor them
and inspire each other by sharing what they
taught us. If you wish, bring a photograph or
other commemorative item.
October Collection for TREP
Soup Sunday

September collection for Hope House
$398



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LUUF NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2014

The Lif We had some trouble with the
lif on Sunday. To avoid problems with open-
ing and closing of the lif door, all users of
the lif are reminded that the door opens
and closes automatcally it is programmed
to do so. PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THE DOOR
MANUALLY. The automatc closing of the
door takes a litle tme, so be patent. The
door opening/closing program assumes that
if someone is in a wheelchair, he/she will
need extra tme getng into and out of the
lif

Finances - Treasure Joel Marquardt re-
ported that our fnances are on track for the
year. The board discussed the merits of
establishing a long-term building mainte-
nance fund to cover the cost of major repairs
such as paintng the building, replacing the
roof, and replacing the boiler. We are in
good shape right now, but each of these
items will cost more than can covered out of
our annual building maintenance budget so
it seemed prudent to be looking at how we
will fnance them in the future. We will re-
visit this issue in upcoming meetngs and
report back to you as more informaton is
available.




LAKESHORE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST (LUUF) LAY MINISTRY
Theologically, LUUF Lay Ministers are as diverse as Unitarian Universalist among our Lay Ministry you will
find a variety of spiritual perspectives and beliefs about the sacred.
LUUF Lay Minsters are committed to serving all Fellowship members and friends, with the utmost of compas-
sion and discretion. If youre in need of a good listener, connection, support and/or resources inside, or out-
side our Fellowship, in times of illness, or another of lifes challenges, or to officiate at dedications, weddings,
or funerals, please dont hesitate to contact any of the following LUUF Lay Ministers:
Linda Hunter huntel@comcast.net or Jim Sustman jim_sustman@yahoo.com
LUUF Policies - The board began
the process of reviewing the LUUF By-
Laws and all of our policies and proce-
dures to ensure that they are current
and accurately refect the wishes of
the Fellowship. Once this is complet-
ed, we will share them with you.
History Lives Here Tour - The
board discussed our partcipaton of
the upcoming History Lives Here
Tour sponsored by the Manitowoc
County Historical Society scheduled
for October 11, 2014 from 10am
4pm. Volunteers from the historical
society will be on site to discuss the
history of the building. Volunteers
from the Fellowship will assist them.









The LUUF Board held its monthly meetng
on Wednesday, October 1
st
. Highlights of
the meetng include:
Building Maintenance:
Paintng of the Building - The
paintng of the outside of the building has
been completed. The only remaining item
to be completed is the unclogging of the
guter/downspout on the east side of the
building. Thanks to the painters careful
atenton, there was very litle disturbance
to the meditaton garden.
Side Door on the East Side of the Build-
ing Tom Clark repaired the warped door
on the east side of the building so that it is
now easy to get in and out of that exit.
Note of Cauton: this door has been found
open on many occasions so please be sure
to lock the door when you leave the build-
ing. As a way to ensure this lets have last
person out of the building check to see that
all of the lights are turned of and all three
of the exit doors are locked.
The next Board Meetng will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. As always, if you
have any issues you would like addressed or would like to atend a meetng, please let a member of the board know. All are wel-
come to atend board meetngs. In the spirit of transparency Minutes of past board meetngs are fled in the library.
Our Historic building has a
fresh coat of pain and is
ready for the history tour.
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The UUA and Climate Change - A leter regarding the UUAs positon on climate change was sent to UU members
from UUA President Peter Morals and UU Service Commitee CEO Bill Schulz. This leter was provided to
all Board members and follows:

Dear Unitarian Universalist Member,

Climate change is the gravest danger facing humanity today. We are already experiencing its efects rising sea lev-
els, catastrophic storms, species extncton but the potental efects of climate change are even more devastatng.
And while climate change afects all of us, its consequences will be felt most profoundly by the most impoverished and
marginalized of the worlds communites.

We cannot remain silent in the face of such a threat. We are compelled to respond.

A contngent from the Unitarian Universalist Associaton (UUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Service Commitee
(UUSC) partcipated in the Peoples Climate March in New York City on September 21. There, an estmated 400,000,
including 1,500 Unitarian Universalists, took to the streets to demand that the worlds leaders address the crisis of cli-
mate change. The march was a stunning acknowledgment that something must be done now.

In the face of this historic threat to our existence on the planet, the UUA and UUSC are joining with the Unitarian
Universalist Ministry for Earth, the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justce, and the Unitarian Universalist Minis-
ters Associaton in Commit2Respond, a religious response to the crisis of climate change. Commit2Respond is an inita-
tve for climate justce awareness and acton. We invite UUs and all people of faith and conscience to commit to re-
spond in these three acton areas:
Grow the climate justce movement
Advance the human rights of marginalized communites
Shif to clean and renewable energy
Commit2Respond starts now. The period between World Water Day on March 22, 2015, and Earth Day on April 22 will
focus on explicit commitments in the service of climate justce. But these eforts require our perseverance. We will
contnue this vital work through the United Natons Climate Change Conference in December 2015 and on through the
2017 UUA General Assembly.

Please spread the word about Commit2Respond through your congregatons and invite your family and friends to join
us as well. You can learn more about this initatve on the Commit2Respond website. Commit2Respond invites every-
one, regardless of religious afliaton or lack thereof, to join us in our commitment to respond to the dangers of cli-
mate change.

We saw the power of commitment among the hundreds of thousands who marched in New York City. Our respect for
the interdependent web of all existence calls us to act. Please join Commit2Respond now.

In faith,

Rev. Peter Morales
President, UUA
Rev. Bill Schulz
President and CEO, UUSC
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Green Living On Behalf of the Earth
GLOBE



Peoples Climate Change March...
Sunday September 21
st
, 2014
Submitted by Bev Rawling, circleofsong@tds.net
Saturday Sept 20
th
I boarded a bus in Madison for the long ride to the NYC Peoples Climate March along with
members of the Madison Sierra Club and Madison 350.org.

We joined over 400.000 people in the streets to pressure president Obama and other world leaders meeting at
the United Nations to make addressing climate change a top political priority and demand action on global
warming.

This march was an international effort with 2,646 events around the world in more than 150 countries. It was
amazing, exciting, fun, and it filled me with hope to see so many activists come together to work on this im-
portant issue.

Many of the people marching were young college students.
One young man on the bus said to meI know all generations mess upBut I cant believe people knew about
this 40 years ago and have waited this long to respond I did not know how to respond to his words.

A quote from a marcher in the New York Times stated Every major social movement in this country has come
when people get together. They all started in the streets. This is why I marchedbecause I believe this is true.
Our leaders have not listened to the warnings of scientists and environmentalists and will not until we demand
action.

It has been announced that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is committing the city to an 80% reduction in greenhouse
gases by 2050If NYC can commit to this we all can...In our cities, congregations,
and homes.

The next UN gatherings for climate change will be in Lima December 2014 and Paris December 2015.
The environmental group 350.org and the Sierra Club along with other groups intend to keep the pressure on
the world leadersThey will be asking them to take seriously:

Transition from fossil fuels to clean energyquickly.
Put pressure on climate polluters and those who invest in them.
Turn our communities into models for solutions.
Convince politicians their careers are on the line if they do not act.

The Peoples Climate March organized this event to show that we must act on what scientists are saying about
global warming and to respond with justice for those who are affected the most from
the results of climate change...Usually those who are affected the most are the poor and indigenous people,
here in our country and all over the world.

For more information about climate change actions go to 350.org, madison350.org, the Madison chapter of the
Sierra Club, or peoplesclimatemarch.com.

Much of this information is taken from reports of newspaper and environmental groups.
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September Service Leaders, Service Presenters & Fudgie Bear,
LUUF Choir, drummers and pianist.
Special thanks to Kari Alice for providing flowers
and to the LUUF Service Planning Committee for such wonderful Services.
February Sky
Margaret Swedish
Judy Goldsmith
Rev. Scott Prinster
& Fudgie Bear

LUUF Choir
Scott Shutte & David Bourgeois
on drums
Ginny Finnel
Mary Jo Urban
Linda Hunter
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The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together. Unitarian Universalism ap-
proaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with the same religious intent as it's worship. Our religious edu-
cation classes, adult activities groups, community volunteerism and building facilities com-
mittees are essential aspects of our spiritual work. We believe it is our deeds, not our
creeds, which are most important.
Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways that
allow our community to thrive. Whether you are a board member,
on a committee, you make coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovel
snow, rack leaves, plan a garden, help coordinate a service or you
do one of the other countless tasks, the time and talents you share
is incredibly important for our Fellowship community. Please know
you are immensely appreciated.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED OVER THE
SEPTEMBER, KEEPING LUUF IN TIP TOP SHAPE!

*****Hope to see you Saturday Oct 4th for fall cleanup*****

The Religious
Educaton
Commitee
Evie Sustman, Chr.
Max Alexander
Sandy Bast
CHILDRENS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
All children from the ages of 5 to 10 are invited to partcipate in this
coming falls Childrens Sunday Sessions Building Character with
True Stories and In Our Hands a Unitarian Universalist peace and
social justce program.

The childrens sessions will be ofered during the adult Sunday service
beginning Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 and will run through Sunday, Nov.
16, 2014.

We are once again grateful for Evie Sustman and her assistant, Max
Alexander who have agreed to lead this fall program. In additon, Jill
Finnel will provide babysitng service each Sunday for all litle ones
and for the older children when their sessions are not available.


FACILI TIES
COMMITTEE
Ron Kossik (Chair)
Tom Clark
Kathy Fishback
Jim Rabata
Dick Urban
Our Fall Discussion Group will be based on the UUA Common Read for 2014
Reclaiming Prophetic Witness
Liberal Religion in the Public Square
Author Paul Rasor asserts that conservative Christianity is not the only valid religious voice in
contemporary social policy, and that we have a role in the ethical debate.
Well meet for three daytime sessions, tentatively October 14th and 28th, and November
11th. We can schedule an evening session for those unable to participate during the day if
there is enough interest.

Books have been ordered, but e-books are available through Amazon Kindle and Google Play, if youd still
like to join the group. Contact Judy Rollin at Rollinj@att.net
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Sunday Evening Meditation
6pm
Thursday Morning ZenSitting
9am


The goal of meditation is to bring inner
peace within oneself and the world in a
positive and spiritual way.
calming start to your week

Come play with us!
October 8
LUUF Kitchen
Game Night on Wednesday, September, 10th
6:30. Join us for fun, food and friendly competition.
Assorted board games are available, or bring your
favorite game, teach others, or learn a new game.
GREAT Snacks provided.
ADULT ACTIVI TIES
COMMITTEE

Jean Biegun, (Chair)
Beth Barfield
Cathy Edwards
Judy Rollin
Jennifer Hollahan
Were seeking a couple more HOSTS for the Fellowship's CIRCLE SUPPERS in October/
early November! Wed like to hold three, on different Saturday evenings. These suppers are
simple and fun - a potluck at a host's home, or a gathering at a restaurant - and they are a great
way to get to know Fellowship friends. For the potluck dinners, participants coordinate with
their host what to bring. For the restaurant dinner, participants pay for their own meals. A
Circle Supper has a maximum group size (not more than 8) to contribute to good conversation
over a shared meal.

One couple has volunteered to host a Circle Supper in their home on Saturday, November
1
st
. We are looking for two more hosts and dates. Please let Cathy Edwards know if you want
to be a host. Contact Cathy after service on Sunday, or email her at: 4cathyedwards@gmail.com

When we have hosts and dates, sign-up sheets for each Circle Supper will be posted in the vestibule of the Fellowship
at will be included in future newsletters.
Friendly Fellowship around Good Food!
Host a Circle Supper!

We will have an All LUUF Work
Day on Saturday, October 4
th

To spruce up the Fellowship for the
Manitowoc County Historical Societys
History Lives Here tour the following
Saturday, October 11
th
. Well begin the
Work Day at 10am and will probably be
able to finish everything by noon.
Well be doing yard work on the outside of the building
and cleaning and touch-up painting on the inside. So if
youre able to join the crew, bring your favorite tools,
rags, buckets, paint brushes, etc. and help make the in-
side of the building look as nice as the outside with its
beautiful new coat of paint. Members of the Garden Com-
mittee will be there to plant, weed, etc. in our wonderful
meditation garden.


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Check out Hope Houses NEW Amazon.com wish list!!!! Just go to Amazon.com,
login to your account and do a wish list search for Hope House of Manitowoc County
On the wish list you will find a list of items that Hope House can always use as well as those unique items
that pop up that we might need on a one-time basis. You can order the items from our wish list under
our account and they can be shipped directly to Hope House. An easy, no-fuss way to give!

Thank you to Hope House volunteers in September
Jim & Evie Sustman, David Bourgeois, Scott Schutte
Kim & Jim Everett, Mary Jo & Dick Urban, Cecilia Held

Next Hope House week: October 26thNovember 1st
If youre interested in volunteering, contact Heather at 920-686-1436 or at
hlawhon@hopehousemc.org , to learn about the next volunteer training session.
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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES
Contact Jim Sustman if youre available for volunteer opportunities at TREP
Volunteers are always need.
TREP WALK SAT. OCTOBER 4TH
Contact Jim Sustman for details, or to make a donation.
Two Rivers Mishicot Ecumenical Pantry
Celebrating 27 years of service to the Mishicot and Two Rivers area
OUT REACH & SOCIAL J USTICE COMMITTEE

Jim Sustman (Chair), Nancy Horvath, Jennifer Hollahan, Patty Marquardt, John Thompson
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Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
620 Park Street
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220

L A K E S H OR E U NI T A R I A N U NI V E R S A L I S T MI S S I O N

As a welcoming and accepting, diverse and inquiring spiritual fellowship,
We unite to create a community which stimulates a free exchange and
Exploration of ideas, foster spiritual and intellectual growth, and
serves as a base for active outreach to benefit the world around us.

AS UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS, WE AFFIRM AND PROMOTE THESE PRINCIPLES
The inherent worth and dignity of every person
Justice, equality and compassion in human relationships
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process
The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
PEACE TO ALL