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At 9:30 

 In Loves Surrounds Us, Joanne and the children will learn how our religion has a long history surrounded in love. They will make history chains, a time capsule, and hear the story Nathaniel Takes a Ride.

Home Activity: Ask your parents if they kept a baby book for you or photo albums and spend some time looking through them. How much have you changed?

At 11:00

In Spirit Play children will learn the story The Wisest Man in the World with Allison and Marcy. When a tiny bee is in danger he flies to King Solomon and says, “Spare me today, that I may live to serve you tomorrow.” The King replies “I require no service in return.” But one never knows when they just might need a little help from a friend.

Home Activity: Ask your parents if you can help them do something that you used to be too little to do.

Our Love Will Guide Us class will talk about the love of learning and hear the story For the Love of Stars. They will investigate a new constellation and share joys and concerns.

Home Activity: Look up something new in an encyclopedia or other reference book. Share your new found knowledge with a friend.

The Riddle and Mystery class will meet with Brandy to continue session 8, Speaking of Fair. They will go over the song, There is More Love Somewhere, answer the question, Is Nature Fair? And take a look back at past sessions.

Home Activity: Find and article in the newspaper or on the web about someone who has not been treated fairly or a situation that is unfair. Talk about it with your family.

Our former OWL students should come to service through children’s focus and then head to the office building with Joanne for discussion of the Coming of Age program and to play games.

Our Thinking the Web class will finish their work on their upcoming service To Kiss the Ceiling. Jerry will be on hand to answer questions and give suggestions.

Important Notes

All RE teachers (children's and adult) are invited to our teacher appreciation celebration on January 21st at 6:00pm. Join for fun and fellowship as we dine on tapas and watch the film

I  Huckabee. Please RSVP to Joanne. Childcare available on request.

On January 29th after second service please join the Children's RE and Social Justice Committees for an informational potluck. Guests from the Commonwealth Catholic Charities will share a Powerpoint presentation and tell us about their work with refugee families. We will have a chance to ask questions and learn ways we might partner with them to help new families arriving in our community.

Their new toys!

Greg Gecowets and Alan Sheeler have secured a brand new riding lawn mower for the Fellowship! With a 23hp motor and 48" deck, this will make the large job of cutting our green space much more manageable. (0-10mph in 30 seconds...)

  THIRTY DAYS OF LOVE, beginning Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and culminating with Valentine’s Day! THIRTY DAYS OF LOVE is a collective visioning process about making sense of the present moment, and what we are called to do.  More

Justice General Assembly in Phoenix will have something for everyone interested in social justice, educational and preparatory programming as well as community events outside and work inside.  Much more information about the upcoming Justice General Assembly is available at www.uua.org/ga. If you are interested in attending as a delegate please contact Sandra Engelhardt or Wayne Dawkins before February 15th.

January 15

Adult Religious Education

Come join us and start off the new year in style with a new Adult RE class about famous UU's in history and their stories. These sessions, facilitated by Wayne Dawkins, will be over two Sundays, and will meet, as usual, in the Office Building, from 9:30 until 10:30. These sessions are both informative and interactive and open to all comers. See you then.

The Humanist discussion group will meet Sunday, January 15th, at 630pm in the sanctuary. The topic will be "Why I am a Religious Humanist" from Rev William R. Murry's book  'Reason and Reverence' led by Sandra Engelhardt. This book is considered one of the best resources on religious humanism.  According to William Schultz "...this is a book for all who care about liberal theology and the future of Unitarian Universalism."

January 18

"The Arc of the Universe Is Long"

facilitated by Rev. Andrew Millard

next session: Wednesday, January 18th

then February 1st, 15th, 29th

7pm to 8:30pm in the Office Building

It's not too late to join our discussion about race, identity, relationships, social change and faith!  We're reading portions of The Arc of the Universe Is Long: Unitarian Universalists, Anti-Racism and the Journey from Calgary and we're off to a great start already.  We invite you to join us, to learn more about our recent history, what it means for us today, and where our dream for a better world might take us!

New Adult RE Course

By Dr. Raymon McAdaragh

Beginning: January 18th and continuing on February 1st, 15th, March 7th and 21st from 7:00-8:30pm in the main RE room of the Sanctuary building.

Registration: The cost of the course is $10 which includes a copy of Ray’s book on Developmental Harmonization. Please see Joanne to sign up.

Dr. Raymon McAdaragh is an Aerospace Research Psychologist currently employed with NASA under contract, conducting Human-System Integration research for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Developmental Harmonization: Course Description

This course describes a process that a group or an individual may follow to achieve a state of Psychic Harmonization (a state of physical, psychological and spiritual harmony). In this state, an individual may discover his or her intended path and purpose in life. Practicing the exercises associated with the Developmental Harmonization process also provides the many health-related benefits associated with meditation and physical exercise. This is something virtually missing in other books on meditation. The techniques are presented in an easily-understandable, practical application that may be practiced by anyone interested in the harmonization of our human condition. During the course, participants will cover the development of the ten objectives of the Developmental Harmonization process, and learn meditative exercises to address each objective.

January 20

Resist Apathy is the Young Adults Group at UUFP.  All Fellowship members and friends between the ages of 18-37 are invited to our monthly meetings, service projects, and social get-togethers.  UUFP teens are also welcome to join us at the meetings.  This month, we will meet on January 20th at 7:00 pm in the home of one of our members for a potluck/game night.  Please bring a dish to share with the group and your favorite board or party game!  Contact Nikki at nussia20 at gmail dot com for directions.  For general information about Resist Apathy, please contact Aaron Hansley at rn_hansley at yahoo dot com.

January 28

New UU Orientation Class

Interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism in general or the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Peninsula (UUFP) in particular?  Thinking of joining the UUFP?

Come join us for a fun and informative afternoon on Saturday, January 28, 2012, from noon until 4:00 PM.  We will start with a warming lunch of soup at noon and get into our class about 12:45.  We will meet in the UUFP Sanctuary.  Childcare will be provided if requested in advance. 

Let Judy Remsberg,  Andrew Millard or  Bobbie Schilling know if you plan to attend.

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