Web Changes:

Sunday Announcements:

Announcements for Sunday, June 29th
 
Ruth:
Next Sunday's program will be "Religious Literacy."  Americans are both deeply religious and profoundly ignorant about religion.  Where do we fit?
 
Jo:
And Ruth will be the speaker!
 
Sky:
The July newsletter is now available.  You can pick up a copy from the table in the lobby or go online to our website (www.uulongview.com) and read it there beginning July 1st.
 
I have received one update for the UUFL Email & Phone # list.  Please add this information to your records:
Lorry & Michael Snyder    home phone:  903--212-6453
Michael:  903--212-6000 (work)
Michael:  903--245-5482 (mobile)
Lorry:  903--316-8618 (mobile)
 
You can pick up a copy of the updated version from the table in the lobby or I can email one to you.  Please send me any additions, corrections, or changes that need to be made to your information.  (skysong@etex.net or 903--797-4325)
 
Happy:
The Sunday Morning Current Events Discussion Group will start meeting again beginning Sunday, July 6th.  We meet at the Fellowship before services, from 9:30 to 10:30 am.  Come and tell us what you think!
 
Chip:
The alarm system has been reprogrammed and all keyholders on the list have been notified of the new entry code and password.  If you have a key and did not get this information, please contact me.  (chipkoepke@yahoo.com or 903-291-8203)
 
Marolen:
I have been asked by the Board to monitor the items on the table in the lobby.  In our efforts to
(1) make important information available and easy to locate
(2) keep our lobby atmosphere and appearance neat and inviting
(3) make sure all materials presented are in accordance with UU principles
(4) not represent private business interests
To that end, I will be rotating items off the table to make room for new ones and removing outdated materials.  Items removed from the table will be stored at the Fellowship so the owner may collect the unused materials.
 
Amanda:
Chip and I pick up recycling from the Fellowship and put it out for collection by the city of Longview with ours.  So if you live where there is no recycling service, please feel free to bring it to the Fellowship.  You can leave it (bagged) on the back porch of the main building any time during the week or bring it inside with you when you come on Sunday and put it in the RECYCLING BIN.  We are currently able to recycle cardboard, newspaper, magazines, junk mail, and any paper except those used with food or for personal or household hygiene (i.e., kleenex, paper towels, napkins and plates); clear plastic water and soda bottles and milk containers; and metal cans.
 
Aluminum cans go to Happy for the Marshall Animal Shelter or Sky for Longview Habitat for Humanity.
 
Jo:  Tina was involved in a serious automobile accident Saturday in Dallas.  She had gone to pick up her niece, Avery, and they were hit by another car.  Tina's truck flipped completely over, but she and Avery were removed unharmed.  The truck, however, was totaled.
 
 

 

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Announcements for Sunday, June 22nd
 
Jo:
Reminder - Next Sunday is the last Sunday of the month so we will be enjoying a delicious pot luck luncheon after Talk Back.  Rustle up those pots and pans, fire up the BBQ grill, and shop for the fixings for your favorite dish!
 
Ellen Herbert had back surgery two weeks ago.  I visited with her for a few hours and could see that, although she is still in a lot of pain, she is recuperating.  Frank is able to be her full-time caregiver because the class he was going to teach this summer was cancelled.  The Home Health nurse came by while I was there and was pleased to see that Ellen was able to get up and get dressed and was moving about.  I commented on how well she was sitting and standing and Ellen said that is was all thanks to a bunch of metal that was now holding her spine together!  I am sure she would enjoy a call or short visit.
 
Sky:
I have updated the UUFL Email & Phone List.  I have placed several copies on the table in the lobby.  Please take a look at it to see if I've got your correct current information.  Let me know if any additions or corrections need to be made.  (skysong@etex.net     903--797-4325)  If you would like a soft copy, let me know and I will email it to you.
 
Jay:
Jessica and I will be going to the UUA General Assembly in Florida next week.  In addition to all the wonderful workshops and activities, we will have the marvelous opportunity of visiting with Helen Ausman who will also be there!
 
NTAUUS:
Daniel Polk & Ann Smith
Most of the plenary sessions and worship services will be streamed online at http://uua.org/events/generalassembly/2008/112314.shtml.
Check the UUA home page for more information.

 

NTAUUS JUNE TRIP REPORT:

Here is my trip report for 06/15/08

 

  1. A nominating Committee was established to submit a slate of nominees to fill the 08/09 NTAUUS officers. Ann Smith the current secretary will chair the committee.

 

  1. Hoyt West, ask the board if he would be able to work within the confines of the NTAUUS social action net work to pursue raising the awareness of the need for Universal Health Care.  He referred to the fact that many social activist were UUs, and because of heir positions they brought recognition to their churches / fellowships. Hoyt is currently the head of a statewide organization working toward this goal.   He stated that he is willing to come to each society and present his views and answer questions. His bottom line is getting UUs to focus on one project and hopefully getting as many Fellowships / Churches as possible to focus on Universal Health Care.

 

  1. The advertisement champagne has been put in place for the Dallas papers.  I asked about the advertisement for the remote locations.  There was some resistance by Daniel Polk to doing the remote areas.  His concern was that it was difficult working with the remote papers, and he hadn’t gotten any feed back from the last effort to do this.  However it was decided that we could have three or four weeks of NTAUUS paid advertisement.  I committed that we would have someone get with Daniel and work out the details. He can be reached danieldale@worldnet.att.net  Ruth I think this would be more in your area than any one else.

 

  1. A vote was taken on providing financial support for UUs participation this years Gay Pride parade. Scheduled for September 21st.  They plan on using the “T” shirt we purchased last year.  I have a flyer that I will post at the Fellowship, Sunday.

 

  1. I brought up the topic of using AUDIO conferencing as a means of getting more of the remote people involved.  Mike stated that this had been tried before, in a much greater sense.  However my proposal to use an audio bridge was never tried and the cost would be small.  The board was in flavor of checking into the possibility of using a voice bridge.  Since no one was assigned I will follow-up and checks out the feasibility of implementation.   

 

v     I will post this report to our WEB page, under the heading of NEWS.  Sky will also include it in the July Newsletter. 

 

Huey

 

 

 

Sunday Announcements:

Announcements for Sunday, June 15th
 
Sky:
This is a reminder.  The last Sunday of each month will be "Pot Luck Sunday."  This month, Pot Luck Sunday will be on Sunday, June 29th.  Start thinking now of what you would like to eat so you can buttonhole the appropriate people and tell them to bring your favorite dishes.  This Pot Luck Sunday will be to celebrate the passing of the torch as the 2007-2008 Board heaves a sigh of relief and the 2008-2009 Board girds their loins.
 
Betty:
The Christian Covenant Group will be meeting at the Fellowship on Friday, June 20th at 7:00 PM.  Everyone is welcome.
 
 
"We must have the strength to recall to our fellow Americans that to be loyal to this country does not, Not, NOT compel us to be disloyal to the human species."     -Daniel Ellsberg

 

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UNITARIAN  UNIVERSALIST  FELLOWSHIP of LONGVIEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, June 8th
 
Ruth:
Next week's program will be "Six Thinking Hats" presented by Liza Ely.  This program will prove to be valuable for all members of our Fellowship because what Liza will be talking about and demonstrating - six different types or ways of thinking - will increase your ability to problem-solve and is applicable to any situation.
 
Holly:
The Earth-Centered Spirituality Group will continue to meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.  However, we will be meeting at a new location.  Contact Holly for more details.
 
Sky:
Our annual Summer Reading Club program generated the following suggestions for great reads:
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Ruth:  A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
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Brenda:  Sacred Pathways - Gary Thomas
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Chip:   The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices:  Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
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Sandra M:  The Christian Attitude:  Holy or Unholy? - Joseph Lancaster
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Betty G:  Maya Angelou:  A Glorious Celebration - Marcia Gillespie, Rosa Butler, Richard Long, and                     Oprah Winfrey
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Amanda:  A Disheveled Dictionary - Karen Gordon
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                  To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
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Martha:  Beautiful Boy:  A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction - David Sheff
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                Same Kind of Different As Me - Ron Hall & Denver Moore
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Philip:  Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
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Sky:  A New Earth - Awakening to Your Life's Purpose - Eckhart Tolle
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          What to Eat - Marion Nestle
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           The Penelopiad:  The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus - Margaret Atwood
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            Random Family:  Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx - Adrian LeBlanc
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            Owen & Mzee:  The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship - Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff,                 and Dr. Paula Kahumbu
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            Owen & Mzee:  The Language of Friendship - Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula                     Kahumbu
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            Zen Shorts - John J Muth
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            Zen Ties - John J Muth
REMINDER:
**********The last Sunday of each month is Pot Luck Sunday at the Fellowship**********
!!!!!!!!!Start dropping hints now about what you want other people to bring!!!!!!!!!

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS  for  SUNDAY, JUNE 1st
 
Jo:
The monthly Governing Board meeting will be held on its regularly scheduled date (the second Sunday of each month).  It is an open meeting.  All members and friends are invited to attend.  If there is an issue you would like the Board to take under consideration, please contact Ruth Semrau (903-- 562- 1408 or resemrau@yahoo.com) so she can put it on the agenda.  Note on your calendars:  UUFL Board Meeting Sunday, June 8th at 1:15 pm.
 
June is the end of our fiscal year.  The outgoing Board Members hand over their responsibilities to the incoming members.  We will celebrate this exchange with a Pot Luck Luncheon on Sunday, June 29th following Talk Back.
 
It has been brought to my attention that the thermostat is being adjusted by several different people.  It is our goal to maintain a comfortable temperature throughout the time people are here on Sunday.  Please DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTINGS because this will not allow the system to maintain an even temperature.
 
Ruth:
Next Sunday's program will feature one of our favorite exercises.  It is our Summer Reading Club!
Enthusiastic readers are invited to participate by bringing a book to recommend to the congregation. Since we seem to be such avid readers, you can recommend as many books as you want, but you must abide by the "Two minute Limit."
 
Tina:
Holly need people to help with bringing snacks, making coffee, and cleaning up afterwards.  If you enjoy having coffee and snacks on Sundays when you attend, please consider helping make it happen.  You can choose a Sunday that is convenient for you and put your name on the sign-up sheet in the lobby.  If you have questions, contact Holly (l_ravenweed@yahoo.com or 903-- 553- 0288).
 
**Special Announcement*
Megan Dalby-Jones will be coming to our Fellowship to speak once a month on the second Sunday of each month from July through December.

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U U F L  Announcements for Sunday, May 25th
 
Jo:
We have received a very nice thank-you note from Helen Ausman, one of our founding members, who recently moved to Florida.  You can read it in the newsletter (hard copy or on line) or see the original on the bulletin board.
 
Volunteers Needed!  There are lots of different things that need to be done to keep our Fellowship clean, comfortable, helpful, viable, and functioning.  Some jobs require a small amount of time on a regular basis, some are a one-time thing, some ask for a monthly or quarterly commitment, and some are heavy duty.  We could, of course, hire people to do everything that needs to be done (assuming we had the money to pay them) but we would lose important opportunities to weave the bonds of friendship that come from working together for a common goal.  Please be thinking about how you would be able to be part of the tapestry of our Fellowship.
 
The Board has agreed that we should have regular Pot Luck Sundays in order to foster and build community within our Fellowship.  After discussion, it was decided to designate the last Sunday of each month as Pot Luck Sunday.  As it turns out, this will provide a perfect opportunity to celebrate the "changing of the guard" as the out-going Governing Board hands over the reins of leadership to the in-coming Board.
 
Sky:
The June newsletter is now available.  You can pick up a copy in the lobby or go to our website (uulongview.com) and read it on line.
 
Holly:
The Earth-Centered Spirituality Group will be meeting the second Sunday in June (June 8th) at 6:30 pm at the UUFL.  We will be holding a Summer Solstice ceremony.  Anyone interested is invited to attend.
 
Ruth:
Next Sunday's program will feature Megan Dalby-Jones as our speaker.  Here is the blurb she sent about her talk:
"How Can I Keep From Singing"
This June, many Unitarian Universalist Congregations will participate in parades and celebrations commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion.  Why?  What is the religious motivation behind advocating for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered persons? 
 
 
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        Worship Workshop 

           with Christina Branum-Martin

 

This Saturday a big event will take place at UUFL -- our first ever workshop with a student UU minister on planning and structuring worship services that are meaningful for dissenters and free-thinkers like us.  This workshop is for everyone who has a stake in what happens on Sunday mornings at UUFL.  That would be everyone, wouldn't it? 

 

Time:   3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Day:    Saturday, May 24, 2008

Place:  Unitarian Fellowship  2301 Alpine Rd

Bring:   Yourself and any interested others.

 

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U F L  ANNOUNCEMENTS for SUNDAY, MAY 11th
 
Holly:
The Earth Centered Spirituality Group will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, May 12th beginning at 6:30 pm at the Unitarian Fellowship of Longview.  We will be discussing Global Sustainable Living.  All are welcome.
 
Huey:
Pledge cards are now available.  If you would like to fill one out, see me.  If I do not get one from you, I will assume that your pledge remains the same as last year.
 
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U F L  ANNOUNCEMENTS for SUNDAY, MAY 4th
 
Jo:
The annual Congregational Business Meeting will be held at the UFL next Sunday, May 11th.  We will consider and vote to accept or deny the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year and vote for eight Board Members.  The current slate is as follows:
President:  Don Eakin
Vice President:  Ruth Semrau
Treasurer:  Huey Mitchell
Secretary:  Sky Mitchell
Member-at-Large:  Marolen Mullinax
Member-at-Large:  Betty Golding
Member-at-Large:  Amanda Koepke
Member-at-Large:  Chip Koepke
 
In addition, nominations will be taken from the floor during the meeting.
 
In conjunction with our Congregational Business Meeting we will have a Pot Luck Luncheon following the Service.  Those who wish to engage in dialogue with our speaker, Neal Katz, may do so while others are setting up tables and chairs and setting out the food, plates and utensils.  Drinks will be provided by Austin & Huey.  The Congregational Meeting will begin at 1:30 pm.
 
Huey:
As we shape the budget for the coming year, pledges are most helpful.  Pledge cards are available at the Fellowship or you may contact me directly (903--797-4325  or  gene1@etex.net).
 
Gayle:
Once again the banana trees are sending up hundreds of new sprouts.  Treat yourself to the thrill of tiny bananas growing in your yard on huge plants that scream GREEN.  (Al Gore will probably thank you personally.)
 
Ruth:
The UFL has contracted with student minister, Christina Branum-Martin, for a Saturday and Sunday presentation.  On Saturday, May 24th beginning at 3:00 PM, Christina will conduct a workshop on the UU Worship Experience.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in this workshop because it is about building community and exploring how we all contribute.  Members and friends of the Tyler UU Fellowship have also been invited to attend.  Contact Ruth (resemrau@yahoo.com  or  903--562-1408) to sign up for this most valuable experience.  After the Saturday Workshop, on Sunday, May 25th, Christina will lead our services in a demonstration of the UU Worship Experience.

 

U F L   ANNOUNCEMENTS   Sunday, April 27th
 
Holly:
The Earth-Centered Spirituality Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month at the U F L at 6:30 PM.  We are currently discussing Global Sustainable Living but will soon be starting a program on Radical Hospitality based on the course, The Stranger Next Door.
 
The Coffee, Pastry & Clean-Up duty roster is on the table in the lobby - totally blank other than for my name.  If you enjoy coffee and pastries on Sunday mornings at the Fellowship, add your name to the list and let me know what you will be able to do.
 
Ellen R:
Everyone is invited to a pot luck supper at my home at 1307 Inverness in Longview on Saturday, May 3rd from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  I'll supply salad and wine - you can bring a dish to share.  This will be a commingling of Houston, Tyler and Longview UUs.  RSVP:  903--553-0353  or  eremench@yahoo.com
 
Ruth:
Yousef D'Mairi will return next week to continue his presentation (and our discussion) of Islam and Jesus.
 
Everyone interested in the lay leader's role in the UU worship experience is invited to attend a two-hour workshop on Saturday, May 24th beginning at 3:00 PM.  It will be conducted by student minister Christina Branum-Martin here at the UFL.  She will also be the speaker at our Fellowship the next day, talking about the U U Worship Experience.  Please let me know if you would like to attend the workshop. 
 
Don:
I will be bringing tomato, pepper, and eggplant seedlings next Sunday to share with any gardeners who would like to have some.  Come prepared to carry them safely home.
 
Sky:
The May newsletter is now available.  You can pick up a hard copy from the table in the lobby or go online and read it at our website (uulongview.com).  If you want to see some of the pictures that were taken at Helen's Farewell, go to our web site, scroll down and click on Photo Gallery.
 
Huey:
This is the OFFICIAL NOTICE:  The UFL Annual Congregational Business Meeting will be held Sunday, May 11th.  All members and friends are encouraged to attend.  We will be voting on next year's budget and Board Members.  If you would like to add your name to the slate of candidates, contact Jo Porterfield (joporterfield@aol.com).  Pledge cards will be available.  If we don't hear from you, we will assume your pledge remains the same as last year.

 

 


 

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