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NEWSLETTER OF THE OBERLINUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
317 East College Street
Oberlin OH 44074
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THE CHALICENEWSLETTER OF THE OBERLINUNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 317 East College Street Oberlin OH 44074 |
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September 2, 2002 a welcoming congregation that seeks to be a spiritual home to people of free faith regardless of race, color, sexual orientation, or any of the other differences that might separate us.SUNDAY MORNING PROGRAM SCHEDULE -- ALL ARE WELCOMESunday School: 9:30 - 10:30 AM OUUF Forum: 9:30 - 10:30 AMWorship Service: 11:00 AM Child care: 10:45 - Noon Care for the very youngest children available during services and forums OUUF POTLUCK/SWIM PARTYMiller/Webster home, 374 West College 4:30 pm Bring a dish to pass; beverages will be provided. Call Ed or Joan at 774- 4567 for further information. MEET THE NEW MINISTER: The Rev Don Rollins will be the OUUF's minister, about one-quarter time, for the coming church year. He and his wife Sharon Bittner will be at the party. All are welcome. BORN 10 AUGUST 2002Natalie had her baby! I called and left her a message to see how she was getting along and she returned my call to say Katherine Swea (Katie) had been born on Satur- day, August 10th, at 9:45 am. She was 7lb, 10oz ("and then she pooped and weighed less" --Natalie) and 19". Swea is Tony's Swedish grandmother's name. Natalie can be reached on her cell phone, 216+789-4880. --Peg Tucker, Special Correspondent INVENTORY OF OUR STUFFPlease call Ed Miller (774-4567) if you have anything owned by OUUF in your house. OUUF R.E. PROGRAMKim Peters is RE Director for 2002-3. PLEASE ATTEND the parent/teacher meeting on Sunday, September 1, at 3:00 pm at the Miller/Webster home, 374 W College St. before the potluck.
CURRICULAPRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN Kerry Langan, Rebecca Cross. Parent helper: Mary McKee. "Celebrating me and my world" An exploration of a child's world through literature, (Aesop's Fables), poetry, music, movement, arts & crafts. GRADES 1-3 Barbara Fuchsman, Kim Peters. "Stories About God" An ex- ploration of God: in image, in world religions, by emotions, values and the children's personal experiences. GRADES 4-5 Peg Tucker, Phyllis Smith. "Haunting House" Contact teach- ers or attend the meeting (above). GRADES 6-7 Katie Styer, Ed Miller. "Neighboring Faiths" We will learn about the great religions of the world and visit their places of worship. Before the outings, parti- cipants will need to sign a waiver (provided at the first class). GRADE 8-9 Keith Koenning. Thinking the Web: "Moral Issues and Systematic Thinking" The class will be discussing current medical, societal and global issues. Participants will learn how to be aware of their thinking pro- cess, develop discussion skills and gain understanding of consequences of decisions made.
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INGATHERING AND WATER COMMUNIONmorning service 11:00 amRev. Don Rollins, OUUF Minister Our Ingathering service, on the Sunday after Labor Day, will be a water communion. Come celebrate the beginning of the church year. Please bring water gathered (physically or symbolically) from wherever you went this summer, and tell us about how you came by it. A story for all ages: "The Ideas Peddler". All are welcome. A SNAPSHOT OF OUUFEd will discuss results of both of last spring's surveys, which provide a snapshot of OUUF interests. This in turn informs the Programming Commit- tee for the coming 9 months. Not ev- ery interest can be satisfied every year, but the Committee will try to please the majority, with topical or new material added, and hopes not to repeat more marginal topics that have been covered in the last year or two. Since the length of the Service is getting shorter to accommodate a longer Coffee (Half-)Hour, we need to discuss how to do that as well. All are welcome.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST RITUALWhat is the purpose of ritual? Are rituals always ancient? How should rituals make us feel? Is there such a thing as a secular ritual? To what degree is ritual used within the UU setting? Explore these issues and take part in a restorative ritual. All are welcome. DAGARA SACRED COSMOLOGYEd will lead off this forum with a video on the cosmology, concept of the soul, ritual and initiation of the Dagara people of West Africa. All are welcome. A POWERFUL PULPITBarbara will share experiences this June at the annual UUA General Assem- bly, including video excerpts from the ceremony that Fellowshipped OUUF Sun- day School alumna Beth Marshall as a UU minister. The especially moving sermon by Rev. Pescan showed how work with AIDS patients and with communi- ties abroad transforms us. To help one another we must attend to our similarities and put aside our differences. This reaching out of love counter balances acts of evil. All are welcome. ALTERNATIVES TO THE WAR ON DRUGSIn June 2002, the UUA General Assem- bly passed a Statement of Conscience calling for overhaul of the prohibi- tionistic War on Drugs. We will see a video of a July ABC News Special by telejournalist John Stossel, high- lighting failures of the War on Drugs and successes of alternatives over- seas. All are welcome. A SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING will be held 9/22 at OECC after the Ser- vice. The sole order of business will be: Should OUUF endorse the Ohio ini- tiative preferring treatment over jail for nonviolent drug offenders? -- Tom Phinney, Chair
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