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June, 2004 Unitarian Fellowship of LongviewCoffee and Noshes 10:30 am Services 11:00 am |
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June Programs June 6 THE DIFFICULT FUTURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE John Ray John will address the difficult future of public service ... particularly government service. There is a disjunction between the philosophy upon which the bureaucratic model of government was founded and the philosophy that dominates our current cultural and social context. John is Lieutenant for the Longview Police Department and will join the adjunct faculty this fall at UT Tyler where he will teach philosophy. June 13 A DISCUSSION OF ECKHART TOLLE’S THE POWER OF NOW Erica McIlroy Wake up to the present moment. Let Tolle's words of wisdom guide us on a path of awakening. Now is the time. Erica was raised in a liberal, culturally Jewish family and was interested in Eastern religions and dabbled in New Age philosophies in college while completing her law degree.
June 20 FATHERS DAY REFLECTIONS Ellen Herbert, Barbara Cavin and Tina Rushing Fathers play such an important role in their children’s life. They nurture and guide them. What a perfect day to honor them .
June 27 SCIENCE AND RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dr. Robert Cargill, Jr. Recent attempts by the religious right to censor biology texts precipitated my venturing into the choppy waters. This led to several questions about what the public schools are for, anyway. There are arguments for inculcating morals (whose?), teaching merely facts (how determined?), glorifying America and American heroes, as well as the "Free Enterprise System" that clash with arguments for teaching the art and science of investigation and critical thinking, and of following observations to wherever they lead without knowing (or deciding) in advance the R E Teacher Hired Michael Herbert has joined the Religious Education staff at UFL and will be providing childcare and age-appropriate religious education. Not many have had a chance to meet Michael, so I asked him to write a few words so that you get to know him also..... ......At the request of Erika, I have arranged a few words to try and give everyone a better idea about who I am. (see Michael Writes page 2
Can you identify these people?
NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING After Ruth Semrau led us in the Flower Communion ceremony Sunday, May 2nd, the Annual Business Meeting was held to discuss the budget and choose a new president. Several changes were made in the budget. Jay Noble and Ellen Herbert have the details.(see MEETING page 2) 3 NEW MEMBERS JOIN UFL
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Our Day at Habitat Court 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22nd found us at 100 Center Street in Longview signing in and suiting up for the job. As promised, tattoos were handed out to those who volunteered for ( see building page 2)this project. Huey and Frank got their shovels and a wheelbarrow and headed over to one of the Habitat homes in progress. They moved dirt around and cleared the area of construction debris. Erika, Happy, Jo Ann and Sky donned nail aprons and safety glasses, grabbed a handful of nails and a hammer, and were ready for work at the Women Build site. Erika got a ladder and began nailing up the dead wood (that’s construction lingo for "something to jam the sheet rock up against"). Jo Ann, Happy and Sky put up sheathing. That is construction lingo for "nailing plywood to the studs." We also caulked. Sky was in seventh heaven when she got to go up on the roof and nail down the edges of the decking. Working up on a scaffold was another joy for her.
Sunday we proudly flaunted our "Women Build" tattoos and Paul lit a candle in honor of the tattooed ladies (and the men) who put their faith into action by literally helping to build a better community.
Another Way of Saying "Waste Not, Want Not": Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Bring your aluminum cans to the Fellowship on any Sunday and Nell will take them to the Marshall Animal Shelter where they are collected and turned in for cash to provide care for unwanted and discarded animals. Sky will take your plastic, glass, tin cans and corrugated cardboard to the nearest recycling center that accepts these items. Please use a different container for each category. JulieHart Cleans Up and CLEANS UP!!! Does it pay to volunteer? Does it pay to give up a Saturday morning to sleep in? Does it pay to get hot and sweaty and dirty and lost? Ask Julie. She’s $25 richer for the experience and she has a new whisk broom and dust pan!
Jonna Anderson 06/02 Donna Witt 06/03 Ron Nader 06/06 Ruth Semrau 06/14 Austin Pennington 06/29
Housekeeping and Food Service Muchas gracias, Señor Winters and Señora Golding for the delicious comestibles and sparkling break room for us to snack and gab in on Sunday mornings in May. We are looking forward to scrumptious celebrity-style fare from the Herberts in June. (Anxious to know when it will be your turn? Check the list posted in the break room.)Where Have You Been, Julie Hart? I had a great week in Oregon. Although we four travelers are radically different we managed to get along with minimum fussing and maximum pleasure. Sue got to shop and dig for fossils (we got lots), Arlene hiked as much as she wanted, I saw what I'd gone to see and Mel was just happy to be there. The only downside - I drove all 1400 miles. I've driven with Arlene and she drives so far to the right I was afraid of bumping off curbs or going over a cliff, and no way was I comfortable with two wrong-lane-driving Brits on curvy mountain roads.We saw the whole coast (no scenic viewpoint left unviewed), had a two-hour ride in the dunes, went into Northern California to see redwoods, saw Crater Lake (only a small section of road cleared of snow), the Painted Hills area, and Columbia River Gorge. These took all our time so we saw nothing of Portland. Guess that means I'll have to go back!
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