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Calendar
MARCH 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
5 PM - Worship Service
"Carbon Rings Tell How they saved 5,000 Pounds of CO2" - coordinated by Tyler Conrad
7 PM - DRUM CIRCLE (see info below)
Monday,
March 2, 2009
5:45 PM Board Meeting - Colima's on Noble Ave (near Roller Towne). All members welcome. Call Harold to attend.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
4 PM - Choir Practice
5 PM - Worship Service
"Humanist Spirituality" - a sermon by Christine Robinson of UU Albuquerque, presented by Don Chapin
6:45 PM - Social Justice & Green Sanctuary Team will meet after potluck.
Sunday, March 15, 2009 -
5:00 PM - Worship Service
"Vernal Equinox" Presented by Marilyn Giese
6:45 PM - Worship Team meets after potluck.
Sunday, March 22, 2009 -
4:00 PM - Choir Practice
5:00 PM - Worship Service
"Susan B. Anthony" - Presented by David Hodges
Sunday, March 29, 2009
5:00 PM - Worship Service
"Human Security" - Presented by Daljit Singh
See details for each program below.
Please Note: Service topics are subject to change
The 5PM Worship Service is followed by a potluck supper at 6 PM to which all are welcome! Please do not hesitate to come to church and join us for dinner potluck. Even if you forget to bring a dish, we always have enough and your company is most welcome. |
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UU Visalia Fellowship News
PLEDGE DRIVE
Visalia UU Fellowship members will soon be receiving requests for pledges for the 2009-10 fiscal year in order for the budget committee, Treasurer and Board to prepare a budget for the annual meeting in May.
BUILDING YOUR OWN THEOLOGY CLASSES
Both an Introductory class and a "Volume 2" class began last month. This series, in an open discussion format, aids our spiritual growth by not telling us what to think, but helping us learn from each other and from the reading resources in our workbooks to literally "build our own theology" - one that can withstand the events of change, and change and grow continually as we go through our lives. Although classes have started, there is still room for new participants. To participate, contact Debbie Wing.
KITCHEN CLEANUP IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY!
We all prepare food to share, praise the cooks and enjoy our sumptuous potluck dinners, but it's easy to forget that the kitchen and dining tables don't clean themselves. No, there are no bus boy or charwoman or parents to clean up after us. Please take your turn
1) scraping plates, 2) loading the dishwasher, 3) clearing unused dishes from the counter, 4) wiping the tables, 5) gathering garbage from the kitchen and bathrooms and taking it to a garbage can. (You may also come early to set out plates, cups and utensils; empty the dishwasher; and start coffee brewing.) These are simple tasks to be shared as a community and a service to others, with gratitude.
DRUM CIRCLE
Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 7-9 pm and recurring monthly, on every first Sunday at the Visalia Friends Meeting House. We sponsor this Drum Circle to support our friends across the ocean-- the people of Oroko in Guinea, West-Africa! Get
involved, have fun, educate yourself, and help build a world-wide
community through music! No cost to participate, although a freewill
offering will be appreciated. Contact: 687-1891 or email
monstermath@rocketmail.com
SAVE-MART SHARES RAFFLE
April 5, 2009 - We will hold our first raffle for our Save-Mart Shares fundraiser! The Prize is a $20 gift certificate to the Visalia Farmer's Market - that's 10 $2 coupons to use at all the vendors! Your raffle ticket is your Save-Mart Receipt - bring them to worship service and deposit in the raffle box with your name on them.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
An
increasing number of our members and friends are networking with each
other and our Fellowship on the social networking website,
Facebook.com. Please join our UU Visalia Facebook group
and have some fun with online interaction and sharing! It's a good way
to learn more about each other, and to keep in touch between Sundays!
SUMMER PLANS
Many years ago, our Fellowship used to just fold-up for the season, but in the last three years, each summer we've enjoyed some terrific "summer sessions" with almost as much attendance as during the winter, but more opportunities for discussion and engagement as a community. In the past, we've explored Thoreau and Emerson as Spiritual Guides, "Award-Winning Sermons" and "Articulating our UU Faith." What would we like to do this year? Explore Ethical Eating? Have a book discussion on "Thank God for Evolution" or "Waging Peace"? Watch 30 minute videos on the Transcendentalist movement or world religions or then discuss? Have some craft sessions on building personal spiritual crafts, or non-toxic household cleaning? Send your suggestions to info@uuvisalia.org and we'll survey the congregation in April and May.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Drumming Circle
March 1, 2009 - 7 PM - DRUM CIRCLE (see info below)
Choir Practice
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 4 PM
Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 4 PM
Monday, March 2, 2009
5:45 PM - Board Meeting
Our monthly board meetings are now on the first Monday of each month. Location for this month: Join us for dinner at Colima's Restaurant (across from Roller Towne on Noble Ave.). All members welcome!
March 8, 2009
6:45 PM: Social Justice & Green Sanctuary Team
After potluck in the solarium.
March 15, 2009
6:45 PM: Worship Team
After potluck in the solarium.
March 28, 2009
"Big Ideas for Small Congregations" Workshop in Stockton. Call Harold if you'd like to carpool. See info below.
Sneak Preview of April Worship Service topics:
5 - "The Land of Enough"; 12 - Eco-auction in A.M. and evening "Easter for UU's"; 19 - "Subud"; 26 - "Deep Ecology"
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Unitarian Universalist
Events & News
March 28, 2009 - Big Ideas for Small
Congregations
- The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton will
host this special one-day workshop. Led by
one of the authors of Big Ideas for Small Congregations,
Ellen Germann-Melosh, former DE of the
Mountain Desert District.
Contact Harold or April if you'd like to carpool to this one-day event.
April 18, 2009 - "Let Justice Roll Down Like Water": California Water Justice and Climate Change Workshop
9:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.- Mount Diablo UU Church, Walnut Creek.
Join the UU Legislative Ministry of California for a day of learning and action on the water crisis in California. Learn from experts and activists in water planning and governance, conservation and the environment, and social justice and human rights. Learn how your congregation and community can ensure everyone has access to safe, affordable water and a say in water reforms being debated in the California legislature this year. Register online.
 May 1 -3, 2009 PCD DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
Join 400 Vibrant & Vital Unitarian Universalists for a weekend
of laughing, learning, networking and worship.
Registration is now open:
http://www.pcd-uua.org/events/DA-2009/index.htm
Planned events include: ˇ Banner Parade and Opening Celebration ˇ Meet the 2 UUA President Candidates, Rev. Peter Morales and Rev. Laurel Hallman ˇ Workshops for everyone ˇ Youth and Young Adults Worship ˇ 5 levels of Child & Youth Programming ˇ PCD Annual Meeting ˇ PCD Bookstore ˇ Old friendships ˇ New faces ˇ Engaging conversations and Discoveries ˇ and More!
 June 24-28, 2009 - UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLYSalt Lake City Join others from UU Visalia for the annual national conference for UUs!
Registration is now open:
http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/
The 2009 General Assembly will feature an entirely new schedule of programming for attendees. The highly successful lay leadership education program, UU University , will be offered during the GA schedule. Registration for lodging will begin on March 2, 2009 - register early - nearby hotels fill up early! Unitarian Universalism: Nurture Your Spirit. Help Heal Our World |
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Community Events for Social Justice and/or Personal Spiritual Development
March 4, 2009, 5:30 - 7 PM - Candlelight Vigil to Support Marriage Euqality at Tulare County Superior Court, 221 S. Mooney Blvd., in Visalia. On March 5th, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument on why Proposition 8 should be repealed. Join supporters of marriage equality, their friends and families, and most especially some of the 18,000 couples married last year, to join us in a showing of faith and support that love and justice shall prevail. Married couples will wear have signs/t-shirts that plead, "Please Don't Divorce Us." We all deserve the freedom to marry.
Friday, Mar. 13, 7:00 p.m. - Sierra Club Film Series: "KING
CORN." By growing an acre of corn in Iowa two friends uncover the
devastating impact that corn is having on the environment, public health
and family farms. 210 Café, 210 W Center St, Visalia. Free admission, but optional Informal dinner
at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Sierra Club Mineral King Group.
Contact Kim at kim.loeb@kernkaweah.sierraclub.org for
more info.
March 15, 2009 and on the third Sunday of every month, 3 PM-5 PM - PFLAG Meeting at
Family Healthcare Network's Administration Office, 305 E Center St,
Visalia (Corner of Bridge and Center Streets). Parents, Families and
Friends of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning
Community are invited to meet on the third Sunday of every month.
Support time will be followed by a presentation. Phone- 579-1101.
Website - www.pflag-tulare-kings.org; E-mail -
info@pflag-tulare-kings.org; MySpace -
www.myspace.com/pflagtularekingscounties
March 28, 2009, Saturday, 10:00-11:30AM - Historical Downtown Visalia Walking Tour, sponsored by the Visalia Recreation department and led by local historian Terry Ommen. Meet in front of the Chamber of Commerce, 220 N Santa Fe. $10 per person fee includes a goodie bag. Register at eh Anthony Commuity Center at 345 N Jacob St. Call 713-4365 or e-mail mfitzgerald@ci.visalia.ca.us for more information.
Visalia Farmer's Market - Saturdays - 8-11:30 AM at Sequoia Mall Parking Lot (near Sears). Come buy locally grown fruits and vegetables. Remember - buying locally grown food tastes better and reduces your impact on global warming! It's all part of Ethical Eating!
Check out their new website: www.visaliafarmersmarket.com.
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ONGOING FELLOWSHIP EVENTS
Ongoing Meditation Sessions
Each Wednesday, 6:30-8PM at
Friends Meeting House. An opportunity to practice this universal
spiritual discipline and discuss mindfulness.
Caring as a Fellowship
If you
know of any Fellowship member or friend experiencing a life challenge
(including yourself!), please tell a board member so we can offer
support. E-mail your request to: info@uuvisalia.org or mention during "Joys and Concerns."
Please Use your S.H.A.R.E.S. Card at Save-Mart
Our Fellowship is participating in the Save-Mart S.H.A.R.E.S program. If you take one of our S.H.A.R.E.S. cards and give it to the clerk at the check-out counter, our Fellowship will receive 3% of your grocery purchases from Save-Mart, at no extra cost to you. Please get your own S.H.A.R.E.S. card from Jolene. And... bring your receipts for the Raffle!
UU Visalia Online Bookstore
Our online bookstore allows you
to purchase anything available from Amazon.com (even electronics, clothing, cameras and auto
parts, etc.) at www.uuvisalia.org/bookstore/ We have a number of new
books in our Featured This Month section - including two new books about famed naturalist John Muir, Recognizing journaling as a spiritual practice, we've added a new section on Journal Writing. We also have a large number of
relevant CDs available in our new Music section. Our bookstore is a
valuable resource for spiritual growth, learning and just plain
fun. Please support our Fellowship fund-raising when buying online!
Before going to Amazon, just visit: www.uuvisalia.org/bookstore
Friday UU Visalia Social Lunch Group
Join us every Friday at 12:15 p.m.for lunch - we'll be visiting different locations each week! If you'd like to attend, contact Harold at 739-8527 or email harold@uuvisalia.org to be added to our weekly notification list.
Join Our Choir
The Choir practices at 4 PM for rehearsal
on several designated Sundays each month. If you are interested in joining the choir, contact Ken Elias at kelias@prodigy.net or phone: (559) 561-0610.
Carpooling
Save money, gas, and the planet! Sign up to commute to Fellowship Worship
Services from Hanford, Three Rivers, Tulare, or Visalia. Look for sign up sheets at
the Meeting House or e-mail info@uuvisalia.org if you're interested.
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Recycle your cartridges and earn cash for the Visalia Fellowship. Please place in the Empties4Cash box in the entry.
Share Your UU Magazines
After you have read the UU World, Interconnections and/or CLF Quest publications, please contribute them to the library.
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