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Happy New Year!
This Sunday
January 1
January 1, 2012 - "Reflections on Tranquility"
Facilitated by Mary-Elizabeth Cotton
What better time is there to reflect on tranquility in your
life than after the hectic holiday season of November/December.
Based in part on the book by Elaine St. James "Inner Simplicity: 100
Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul," the service will be
somewhat informal and intimate. Come and savor some peaceful
time.
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Children's Focus
The children
will listen
to Miss Mary
as she
shares the
story, A
Quiet Place.
"Sometimes
a
person
needs
a
quiet
place."
A
place
that's
far
away
from
the
hustle
and
bustle
of
everyday
life
-- a
place
that
isn't
ringing
or
talking
or
roaring
or
playing.
But
sometimes
that
place
isn't
easy
to
find.
Explore
what
it's
like
to
find
a
special
someplace
where
we
all
can
think
our
own
thoughts
and
feel
our
own
feelings.
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Each
Sunday we share
our gifts
through our
collection.
This
Sunday we share
with:
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Don't miss
our previous
sermons
This
week in kids'
Religious
Education
At 9:30
Our Love
Surrounds
Us class will learn about the meaning of ritual
with Joanne this morning. They will hear the story of one of our
most popular UU rituals, the Flower Communion and make tissue paper
flowers.
Home Activity:
Do you have any rituals at home? If not, why
not start one. An easy ritual might be to light a candle at your
evening meal and go around the table giving each person a chance to
share what is going on in their life.
At 11:00
In Spirit Play, children will learn about John Murray and his famous
voyage to America. When Thomas Potter asks John to stay and teach
the loving message of salvation in his small chapel, the course of
Universalism may depend on one strong wind.
Home Activity:
Talk to your family about making choices. What choices are easy to
make? What choices are difficult? Does your family have any stories
about decisions they have made that changed their course?
In our
Love Will Guide Us
class, Jeanie will help students learn how to give time as a gift of
love. After hearing a story, they will brainstorm ways they can help
others and then give some of their time to the Spirit Play class.
Home Activity:
Create a list of 5 ways you can give your time
to show your love. See if you can do all 5 by next Sunday.
In
Riddle and Mystery
students will continue to investigate their thoughts about “Why do
bad things happen?” Through song, a challenge question and activity
where they create their
Perfect Day, they will discover ways to cope and understand.
Home Activity:
Think of a
worst case scenario
situation, What changes
would you have to make to turn it into a
Perfect Day?
OWL
students will meet for their final class this week in the office
building at 10:45. They will celebrate the end of class with a pizza
party. FYI- A
recognition ceremony will be held during the service on January 8th
for students and teachers.
The
high school group will
meet with Dan to work on plans for their upcoming service,
To Kiss the Ceiling
(January 22nd.) Students—please
come prepared to determine music choices and to work on the homily.
FYI- On January 8th
students are invited to stay after class to meet with Rev. Andrew
and Jim Sanderson to finalize the order of service. A light lunch
will be served.
Important Notes
Guest at Your Table boxes will be collected
this Sunday and next. Please write a check for the amount
collected to UUSC rather than bringing in coins. Donations of
$100 or more will be matched by Shelter Rock.
Sign up this Sunday to be a Secret Friend.
Children and adults will be paired anonymously and will exchange
notes until the reveal luncheon on February 5th. This is a great
chance to make a new friend in the Fellowship.
The winner is...
Tara Joseph!
Tara's name was
drawn by a
member of the
policy board to
win the
Kindle Fire.
Did you
know...
...that a great
way to support
the Fellowship
is bringing in
your used books
so that Judy
Remsberg can
sell them on
Amazon. Since
July 1, we have
received over
$3,000 from
them!
...that another great way
to support the
Fellowship is by
using any of the
links in our
Digests or on
the web?
For 2011 the
UUFP received
$557.46 from the
sale of goods
you purchased by
going to our
link
first!
Here are a few
things you
purchased in
addition to
books:
- Electric
Blankets
- Coffee
Makers
-
Earrings
- Gas
grills
- Cameras
- Lenses
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- Ice
Cream
Scoops
- Cuisinart
mixers
&
accessories
- Gourmet
food
- Vitamins
- Speakers
- Laptops
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The
total of money
received has
been enough to
pay our utility
bills so that
contributions
can be used for
important
programs of the
Fellowship!
Thanks
for helping the
Fellowship by
taking the extra
minute to go to
http://www.uufp.org
and
clicking the
link.
Much of life is
about special
moments.
They can be
happy moments
like a marriage
or college
graduation or a
birthday. They
can also be
moments of loss
like the death
of a relative or
friend.
Using the
Fellowship's
memorial and
honorarium fund
is a great way
to acknowledge
these special
moments. (It's
easy to shop for
a ten-year-olds'
birthday, but
challenging to
do it for a 60th
birthday.)
When we lose
someone close,
it's
devastating.
Sending flowers
to the funeral
home is often
the first option
we think of but
a memorial gift
to the UU
Fellowship means
that the family
will receive a
special card
from us with
your name in
remembrance of
their loss or
celebration.
It's easy and
just takes a
moment to click
the link of your
choice and fill
in the
information on
the bottom left.
We'll take care
of everything
else.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES TO
HELP
THE HOMELESS
SHELTER
There are three
shifts to cover,
with various
responsibilities
from checking
clients in,
cooking meals,
serving meals,
dispensing
bedding, to an
overnight shift
and in the
morning reverse
the order.
 Plenty to do!
Our first night
is Sunday
January 8th at
the First
Baptist Church
of Newport News
on Warwick Blvd.
Visit
our table this
Sunday and
sign-up to
support this.
News Release:
Virginia
Interfaith
Center Responds
to Governor
McDonnell’s
Budget
Read more
Adult
Religious
Education
9:30AM
Adult
RE is on
hiatus until
Sunday,
January 8.
January
1
January 1st 2012 Goddess Circle will
feature
Hopi Spiderwoman or "Spider
Grandmother"
This is an open
discussion
circle for both
men & women.
Goddesses are
chosen from
various world
religions as a
starting place
for group
discussion.
We meet the
first Sunday of
each month right
after the 2nd
service (about
noon) for
potluck,
fellowship and
fun.
*We will meet in
the Caum room
through January
2012.
Please contact
Dawn Hutchinson
at
dhutchin
at cnu dot edu .
Robin's
not dead yet
birthday party!
Sunday
January 1
UU
Fellowship
of the
Peninsula
415
Youngs Mill
Lane, Newport
News, VA
4:00 pm
to 7:00 pm and
beyond!
Stop by
for Live Music
by The Rock-it
Men and The Doc
Robin Band
Potluck
and Jam!
Your
presence is your
present!!
January
4
The Arc
of the Universe
is Long
“The Arc of the
Universe
Is
Long”,
Rev.
Andrew
Millard
January
4th,
18th,
February
1st,
15th,
29th
7pm to
8:30pm
in the
Office
Building
The Arc
of the
Universe
Is
Long presents
a
history
of
“Unitarian
Universalists,
Anti-Racism
and the
Journey
from
Calgary”.
Based
on
original
interviews
as well
as
written
records
and
other
documents
that
address
matters
of race
and
ethnicity,
Arc follows
the
denomination’s
work
toward
anti-racist,
anti-oppressive
multiculturalism
from the
mid-1980s
to
2006.
The
five-session
program
by UU
minister
Leslie
Takahashi
Morris
is
intended
to
generate
a
discussion
about
race,
identity,
relationships,
social
change
and
faith in
ways
that are
respectful
and
constructive.
The Arc
of the
Universe
Is Long
reminds
us that
our
journey
toward
justice
continues,
so let
us
dedicate
ourselves
to this
soul
work of
redemption
and
transformation!
Facilitated by
Rev. Andrew
Millard
January
18
“Developmental
Harmonization”
with Dr. Raymon
McAdaragh
January 18th,
February 1st,
15th, March 7th,
21st
7pm to
8:30pm in the RE
Area of the
Sanctuary
Building
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). This
type of state is
described in
various
terminologies by
many
philosophers in
the fields of
meditation,
metapsychology
and psychology
from Socrates,
to Rudolph
Steiner, to
Sri Aurobindo.
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. The
exercises
described are
meditative
techniques that
have been
practiced in
many cultures
for ages.
POETRY & MORE...
is still going
strong! We
had six
writers/readers/listeners
for December’s
gathering –
three who had
participated
previously and
three new.
We also heard
from others who
want to
participate but
couldn’t make it
this time.
The January
gathering will
be at Clyde
Hunter’s on the
first Wednesday
January 4,
2012.
We continue to be
flexible in our
approach but
just for fun and
a potential
challenge, we
randomly picked
a few exercises
to play with for
next time.
But it’s
definitely not a
“homework
assignment.”
You can do any,
all or none –
whatever strikes
your fancy.
Here they are:
(1) Alliteration
Exercise:
Make a list of
20 phrases that
use
alliteration.
Pick two or
three and try to
build images
around them.
Use one of these
images in a
poem.
(2) Childhood
Exercise:
Try to remember
everything you
can about a
specific event
that occurred
when you were a
child, any type
of experience no
matter how
insignificant.
Build a poem (or
story) using the
list. You
don’t have to be
faithful to the
past – change
details,
descriptions or
actions if the
change will make
your poem or
story work
better.
(3) Crime
Exercise:
Write a
“confession”
poem or story
detailing an
emotional crime
and how you
committed it –
OR write a poem
or story in the
voice of a
murderer.
Make the reader
sympathetic to
the murderer.
(4) Endless
Exercise: Write
a poem of about
thirty lines
that consists of
a single
sentence.
Experiment with
clauses and
phrases and
parallel
structure.
Try to keep the
sentence moving
forward,
enjambing it
across lines in
different ways,
while making
sure it is
grammatically
correct.
(5) False Memory
Exercise:
Write a poem or
story in which
you “remember”
something that
never happened.
Use strong
sensory images
to convince the
reader it really
happened.
Another approach
might be to find
a poem or story
that you or
someone else
previously wrote
that fits the
exercise.
For more details
contact
Mary-Elizabeth
msmaryeliz at
Verizon dot net
January 7
Intergenerational
Game Night!!
Saturday,
January 7, at
7:00 PM
Turn off the TV
and come to the
Fellowship for a
fun evening of
"Earth-friendly"
games and prizes
sponsored by the
Membership
Committee.
Bring: family
and friends
a snack to share
a favorite game or
two
a "regift" to add
to our table of
door prizes
(optional)
Questions?
Contact Bobbie
Schilling
249-2586 or
va_skibums at hotmail dot com
Need childcare?
Contact Joanne
Dingus 867-7363
or
jmdingus at Verizon dot net
January 8
SECOND SUNDAY
LUNCH
Please join many
of your UUFP
friends
on January 8 for
good food and
fellowship at
NAWAB INDIAN
CUISINE in the
Oyster Point
Square Shopping
Center on
Jefferson at
12:30. This is
one of the
favorite
restaurants for
Second Sunday
lunch---a great
buffet of
scrumptious
food. Come dine
with us and meet
some new
friends.
Question?
Contact Bob
Smith 989-0989.
Check out the
calendar for all
our upcoming
events.
Click here!
Your old books
are worth money
to the
Fellowship.
Got
books?
Remember to save
your Amazon
boxes or other
boxes that would
be appropriate
for shipping
books as well.
Just
bring them in
and leave them
for Judy
Remsberg!
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