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11am Worship Services
Sunday, September 5, 1999
Rev. Patrick Price
The Power of Play
As we wrap up summer and Labor Day weekend, Rev. Price will explore the importance of play in our lives. What are some of the social, religious, psychological and even physical implications of play in our modern world? How does it helps us lead fuller lives?
9:30am Forum: Video Poker
Sunday, September 12, 1999
Rev. Patrick Price
Hate, Heritage, Fear and Power:
Some UU Reflections on the Confederate Naval Jack and Efforts to Move It
The Confederate naval flag which now flies from our capital dome and is displayed in the legislative chambers, and the efforts to move or remove it, are on going points of tension and pain for many in our state. For some, it is about hate, for others, heritage, and for others still, money. As the NAACP call to boycott South Carolina in response to this issue moves forward, what are some of the things we need to keep in mind and address, both as citizens and as Unitarian Universalists? This sermon is part of a larger dialogue which will result in a congregational vote on this issue October 3.
9:30am Forum: Responsibility
The process from this point on will be:
1. If you have any input regarding the draft resolution, contact one of the committee members by Sunday September 12.
2. People will be at a table in the Social Hall after services on Sunday September 5 and 12 if you'd like to express an opinion.
3. Wednesday September 8 at 7pm there will be an Adult Education session,"What It Was Like in the South in the '60s".
4. The committee will present a final draft of the resolution to the Board for approval at its Monday September 13 meeting.
5. The Board will approve or modify the draft resolution and send it to the congregation for a vote at the Congregational Meeting scheduled for Sunday October 3.
6. Assuming the final resolution is adopted by the congregation, we will circulate it as widely as possible including the press, political leaders, the NAACP and other UU congregations and organizations.
A Draft Resolution to Support the Economic Sanctions Imposed by the NAACP to Remove the Confederate Flag from the Capitol Dome of South Carolina
WHEREAS the first principle of the Unitarian Universalist faith requires respect for the inherent worth and dignity of all human beings; and
WHEREAS the other principles of our faith require justice, equity and compassion in human relations; spiritual growth in our congregations; a free and responsible search for truth and meaning; the use of the democratic process; the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and
WHEREAS, the religious heritage of Unitarians and Universalists includes a 150 year history of fighting against slavery and oppression, with our forebears risking their lives and fortunes in this struggle; and
WHEREAS, we recognize that there are those who view the Confederate flag as a legitimate representation of their southern heritage;
WE BELIEVE that the Confederate flag that flies on the Capitol dome of this State, as so clearly stated in the South Carolina Articles of Secession, represents the heritage of slavery and is therefore rightfully offensive to African-Americans and thousands of other citizens of this State;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved this third day of October, 1999 by the congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbia, South Carolina that until this Confederate flag is removed from the Capitol dome and relocated to a place of historical, rather than sovereign context, we support the economic sanctions imposed by the NAACP.
WE FURTHER URGE all Unitarian Universalist congregations
in South Carolina, our national Unitarian Universalist Association and
the Thomas Jefferson District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
to join us in this resolution.
Announcements
We will work from 6-9pm beginning Monday, Aug. 30, through Friday, Sept. 3
We still need folks to
bring food on the nights of setup,
make signs for posting around Shandon, and
provide transportation for large items.
All helpers may attend the Early Worker Bird shopping on Friday evening, from 7:30-9.
On Saturday, Sept. 4th, the sale will run from 8am to 1pm, with breakfast at 7:30am. We will have three shifts "working the crowd," although some hearty souls spend the entire day. We also need a few people to stay and help with clean-up after we close.
You can bring your items for sale to the social hall. If you have large items to arrange for pick up or any questions about ANYTHING about the Yard Sale, please contact Heather Cunningham. Thank you all for your support, encouragement, and fellowship!
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The Other Tuesday
A group of UU folks get together every other Tuesday at 1pm to fold and label Unigrams. We could use THE OTHER TUESDAY doing arts and crafts projects for the December Bazaar, work on the history of our Fellowship, help with mass mailings, etc. Please consider joining us on any given Tuesday at 1pm at UUFC. Contact Gertrude Edge, e-mail RonEdge@InfoAve.Net with questions.
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Fall Flings have arrived! This FUNdraiser offers something for everyone. Past flings include (insert a variety here). For more information, to offer assistance, or to sign up to host a fall fling, see Dana Shaw in the social hall after the service or call her.
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Rise Up & Call Her Name, A Woman-honoring Journey into Global Earth-based Spiritualities will be offered on alternate Wednesdays in the Fall and Spring. The curriculum, created by the UU Women's Federation, builds on Cakes for the Queen of Heaven. We will begin on Saturday, September 11 from 9am-4pm, with lunch included. We will continue in biweekly sessions in the Fellowship Library from 6:30-9:30 on Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Nov. 17, then resume with the second half of our journey in 2000. Participants will need to purchase a sourcebook for about $25 and pay a materials fee of $35. Please bring your own Journal to record your insights of the journey.
Space is limited to 18 participants and registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please sign up by September 6th by leaving your name, address, and phone number with Carol Flake or Heather Cunningham. For Wed. night childcare, please contact Heather by Sept 6th!
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A MAJOR Buildings and Grounds workday is planned for on Saturday October 3, 1999. If it is requested, I will attempt to provide day care. Lunch will be provided. See Andy Hendin for info.
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Y2K Celebration: In April 1950 articles of incorporation
were signed establishing the UUFC and we would like to celebrate our 50th
anniversary in a big way. We are looking for folks to help with planning.
Gertrude has done a lot of research to find old members and arranged for
musical performances. Don is working on the history project. There is still
lots more to do. Let's get together briefly after the service on Sunday,
Sept. 12, for a quick organizational meeting so we can establish some meeting
times. Ann Johnson
If you are an outgoing member of our leadership or if you have keys to our building that you no longer need, please return them to Laura Ingram. New committee chairs and other volunteers need them, and we would rather reuse existing keys than have new ones made.
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First Meeting of University UU (U3) Student Group, Tuesday, September 7, at 7-9pm, in Russell House room 305 at USC. All students and other UUs on campus are welcome. Come worship, meet other UUs at USC and help us get organized for an exciting year ahead. Contact Rev. Patrick Price, or Revpdprice@aol.com for more information.
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Sounds Great!
The Worship Committee has positions open for members and friends who would like to learn and run our sound system for Sunday worship services and other events. This opportunity involves a commitment of from one Sunday a month to one every couple of months as well as great training. To be a part of our worship team call Worship Chair, Morgan Maclachlan.
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Music to Our Ears!
The UUFC Chancel Choir begins singing for the 1999-2000 year. The Choir will rehearse and sing on alternate Sundays starting September 12. Rehearsals are at 9:30am and services are at 11:00. Every one is invited to share their gift of music and enjoy the fellowship. For more information contact our Choir Director, Bill Moody.
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Chant Group Re-Groups
The Off Chants, chant and meditation group resumes meeting regularly, Thursday evenings, 5:30-6:30 in the Sanctuary. Come join the fun and relaxation of learning and singing chants from a variety of traditions. For more information contact Rev. Price.
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Want to Play?
Do you have an instrumental musical talent or skill you would like to share with others? Opportunities abound to play for Sunday and special worship services, potlucks and other events. If you are interested or know some one who might be, contact Worship Chair, Morgan Maclachlan, or Rev. Price.
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Ain't We Happy We Got 'Em….
Please join our "Good Times" committee! This committee is a spin-off of (and funded by) the Religious Education committee. We will plan congregational parties and events. If interested in good times, please call Alice Leeper
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Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time
October will feature a sermon and Wednesday discussions based on this book by Marcus Borg: Some copies will be available for sale ($11.15 each, see Gertrude Edge). Discussion of the book will take place in the UUFC library on the following Wednesday evenings at 7:00: September 15 and 29, and October 13 and possibly the 27.
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More Cakes & Momentous Collages!
On Tuesday, September 14, 7pm, the More Cakes group will create collages from materials we have brought from home. Contact Heather Cunningham for more information.
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Lake Party! Rain or Shine….
Potluck, Cookout, Beer & Wine, Swimming
Saturday, September 25, 2pm
Pine Island Club, Shelter #8
The size of our group needs to be limited to 50 people, so sign up ahead of time in the social hall. For more info call Rusty Wenerick
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Social Action News
Past…
The Social Action Committee thanks the volunteers who worked together to make last Friday's Social Action Potluck and Discussion such a success: Carita Barr, Sara Damewood, Gertrude Edge, Loren Freed, Amy Grimm, Tootsie Holland, Laura Ingram, Ann Johnson, Joe Kyle, Rebecca Kyle, Don Mohr, Pat Mohr, Jessica Porter, Dwight Pregler, Margaret Shaw, Monika Terry, Don Thacker, Ruth Thacker, Rusty Wenerick, and Nancy Wolfe. Thank you all.
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To be truly successful in life there is nothing more important than planning ahead….
Please circle SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1999, on your calendar!
Do not schedule anything else for this date!
UUFC is planning a special event called "Holiday Cafe" promising to be the entertainment highlight of the century with an evening of home-grown entertainment - the best of the best!
I am counting on you people with hidden or not-so-hidden talents to let me know what you would like to do in the area of SINGING, DANCING, ACTING, CLOWNING AND MUSIC-MAKING for this occasion.
Please e-mail to let me know asap where you fit in
--Gertrude Edge at RonEdge@Info.Ave.Net
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Playreaders
A group of UUFC members and friends get together once a month to read selected plays. Each person has the opportunity to read or just listen. For questions or comments, please call Ron Edge or Rusty Wenerick.
Our next play reading is Monday, September 20, at 7pm in the UUFC Library
building. We will read "Wit," by Margaret Edson, an Atlanta elementary
school teacher. It won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize. "A dazzling and humane
new play that you will remember till your dying day" (N.Y Magazine).
Come and enjoy. Ron Edge
Dance Choir will resume meetings this fall as the new program year kicks in. This is a group that meets weekly (usually) throughout the year to explore movement and create pieces to perform in worship services. No prior dance/performance experience is required, only a commitment to show up for rehearsals. We meet Thursdays in the social hall at 7pm. The next meeting is Thursday, September 9. Call Loren at 251-0333 for more information.
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Heart Circle will resume beginning in October. This is a new tradition in our Fellowship which provides opportunity to experience support and witness from others our community while engaging in one's own spiritual search, using the "talking stick" format borrowed from the Native American spiritual tradition. This is a very special experience and a chance to bond with others in a unique way. We meet the second Friday of each month. Next meeting is Friday, October 8- Call Loren Freed.
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The next Music Listening group, on Friday, September 10, will feature live music. We will meet in the home of Bob Scott, who will play a Beethoven piano sonata. After that we will listen to recorded music that people bring. For directions and other information, call Bob.
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A Typist Is Needed
Last spring we spent several nights gathering historical data about the UUFC for our upcoming 50th Anniversary celebration. All of that information is now on a number of sheets of flip chart paper. If someone could enter this information into a word processing program, it would be a huge help and you'd be greatly appreciated. If you are able and willing to do this, please contact the UUFC office (799-0845) or Don Mohr. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Gone but Not Forgotten
Write to Russ Howald / Room 26, Bed 33 / Newport Rehab / 8355 W 11th St. / Newport, OR 97365
Sally and John Wiesen, and Anne and Richard, are in their new home in San Antonio and would be glad to hear from Fellowship Friends. Write to them at 4942 Brianna Place, San Antonio, TX 78251.
Goodbye and Good Luck to April and Jerry Ulrey, moving to Black Mountain, NC
Happy First Birthday to Clara Strehl-Wenerick, born August 29.
Thursday, September 2
5:30pm Off Chants
6:00pm Rummage Sale Set-Up
Friday, September 3
6:00pm Rummage Sale Set-Up
7:30pm Rummage Sale Workers' Early-Bird Shopping, til 9pm.
Saturday, September 4
8:00am Rummage Sale til 1pm, then Clean-Up
(Breakfast at 7:30am)
Sunday, September 5
NO Religious Education or Youth Groups
9:30am Forum: Video Poker
11:00am Worship Service: The Power of Play, Rev. Patrick Price
7:30pm Meditation
Monday, September 6
Labor Day- office closed
Tuesday, September 7
1:00pm Other Tuesday Group
7:00pm University Unitarian Universalists U3) Student Group at Russell
House Room 305, USC
Wednesday, September 8
5:30pm Tai Chi (Peter Kandis, 419-4670)
7:00pm Worship Committee
7:00pm Discussion: "What Was It Like in the South in the 60s?"
Thursday, September 9
5:30pm Off-Chants
7:00pm Covenant of UU Pagans (CUUPs)
7:00pm Dance Choir (Loren Freed, 251-0333)
Friday, September 10
7:00pm Music Listening (Bob Scott, 776-1529)
Saturday, September 11
9:00am Rise Up & Call Her Name All Day
(Lunch provided)
Sunday, September 12
9:30am Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Forum: Responsibility
9:30am Youth Adult Committee
11:00am Worship Service: Hate, Heritage, Fear and Power-- Some UU
Reflections on the Confederate Naval Jack and Efforts to Remove It, Rev.
Patrick Price
12:15pm Y2K Celebration Planning Meeting
12:30pm Religious Education Council
12:30pm Junior High Parent Meeting-- Beach Trip Planning
1:00pm Unigram Deadline
7:30pm Meditation
Monday, September 13
6:00pm Board of Trustees
Tuesday, September 14
1:00pm Unigram Folders
7:00pm More Cakes Group
Quick List of Upcoming Events (see Unigram body for more information)
September 18, Saturday, Adopt-a-Highway, 10 am
September 19, Sunday, Youth Advisor Training, 12:30pm
September 21, Tuesday, Newcomers' Orientation, 7pm (please note new time, 3rd instead of 2nd Tuesday)
September 25, Saturday, Congregational Lake Party, 2pm
Junior High Beach Trip
September 27, Monday, Committee Council, 6pm
October 2, Saturday, MAJOR Building and Grounds Work Day
October 3, Sunday, Congregational Meeting after Service