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This Sunday
January 8th: “Revelation Is Not Sealed” — Rev. Andrew Clive Millard
Unitarian Universalism draws from many sources, striving to be open
to new wisdom and knowledge that may deepen our understanding and
expand our vision. James
Luther Adams declared this principle — that revelation is continuous
and meaning not finally captured — as the first “smooth stone” of
liberal religion, a defense against attacks by both orthodoxy and
fascism.
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Children's Focus
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Next Sunday
January 15th:
“To question is
an answer ...
but answers are
nice, too!”
— Rev. Andrew
Clive Millard
One of our hymns
reminds us that,
in our search
for elusive
answers, even to
question is an
answer.
In
religion, in
science and in
life it’s
important to ask
good questions,
but sometimes
it’s nice to
have answers!
So send
Andrew your
questions — by
e-mail, on
Facebook, by
telephone, in
person, via pony
express — and
he’ll endeavor
to provide
answers!
(Your
mileage may
vary.) Special
music will be
provided by Tret Fure!
Each Sunday we
share our gifts
through our
collection.
This Sunday we
share with:
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with
Planned
Parenthood
with a
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This week in kids' Religious Education
At 9:30
In
Love Surrounds Us we will
continue our discussion of rituals. Joanne and students will create a
group flower poem, use clay to form altar sculptures and make a ritual
collage from magazines.
Home Activity:
Talk with your family about family rituals. How could rituals be helpful
in your everyday life at home? Can you suggest a new ritual for your
family?
At 11:00
Astronomer Maria Mitchell is
the focus of this week’s Spirit
Play story with Marcy and Jeannine. In
Maria’s Comet young Maria goes
to the roof with her father to “sweep the sky” with his telescope.
There, Maria discovers a whole new world that will capture her interest
for the rest of her life.
Home Activity:
On
a clear, dark night take a walk outside with your family to view the
stars. Is the moon out? How many stars do you see? Can you find the Big
Dipper?
In our
Love Will Guide Us class with Helene, children will explore gender
stereotypes and emotions. They will hear the story
The Strong Man Who Cried, play a game of Dress Up and Emotion
Charades.
Home Activity: Think about how your family
divides up chores. Are there any gender stereotypes? For example- Do the
boys always take out the trash? Do the girls always do the dishes? Try
switching chores this week and talk about how this makes you feel.
Our
Riddle and Mystery class will discuss fairness with Brandy today.
They will learn about how UU’s help others attain justice and explore
their own ideas through the Big Question and the WCUU Broadcast.
Home Activity:
Play a game of Monopoly (or other game with elements of chance and luck)
with your family. Talk about
the fairness of –cards such as go straight to jail, lose a turn, pay
luxury tax, etc.
Our
OWL students are invited to attend the service today. As part of the
service there will be a special recognition of teachers and students who
participated in Our Whole Lives.
Home Activity:
Coming of Age will start soon. Please begin thinking about who you would
like to have as your mentor.
The teen class is taking a
short break from their Thinking
the Web class so that they can prepare for their services on January
22nd. Please bring ideas for music, readings and the homily
to class. Students are asked to remain after service to meet with Rev.
Andrew and Jim Sanderson to work on the order of service. A light lunch
will be served.
Home Activity: Please practice your music
and speaking parts for the service.
Fun for Families-
Free Admission Weekend to the
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
Saturday, January 7, 10 am-5 pm, Sunday, January 8, 1-5 pm
Saturday only: ARTventure Family Activities, 10-4 pm activities
free to Pfac members and children 3 and under, $2 activity fee for
non-members ages 4 up.
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.
This is a map of all UU congregations as of February 2011. In Virginia, we have 23 congregations with a membership of 5,662. You can read more at: http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/186525.shtml?utm_source=f
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
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 Brandy
Bergenstock at
bergiemoore
at gmail dot com
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.
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.
Your old books
are worth money
to the
Fellowship.
Also, remember to save
your Amazon
boxes or other
boxes that would
be appropriate
for shipping
books as well.
Remember the Fellowship in your will
Our mailing address is:
13136 Warwick Blvd. Newport News, VA Map
Phone: (757) 249-0215 (sanctuary) (757)-369-1098 (office)
Andrew: 10am to 4pm on: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Mary-Elizabeth, Fellowship Administrator 1PM-4PM, Monday-Friday
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