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February 17, 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 WELCOME
Sunday School: 9:30 - 10:30 AM OUUF Forum: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Worship Service: 10:45 AM Child care: 10:45 - Noon
Care for the very youngest children available during services and forums
ANNUAL CANVASS
The Canvass Committee of the Fellowship is responsible for
pro-viding our members and friends with an opportunity to contribute
financially through an annual pledge so that the goals of the congregation
may be realized.
The Committee will soon plan and implement the canvass for the 2002-2003
budget year. Anyone interested in being a part of this Committee is asked
to contact Keith Koenning: 774-1502, .
PASTORAL CARE
Our Pastor, Natalie Isvarin-Love holds drop-in office hours
Wed-nesday afternoons from 6:00 to 8:00 at Java Zone downtown.
With all your pastoral concerns, please feel free to call Natalie:
216+651-5967, cell phone 216+789-4880, email
. If you can't reach her, contact John
Marshall at 774-5591 or .
HOW TO FIND THE OBERLIN U.U. FELLOWSHIP
OUUF meets in the Oberlin Early Childhood Center at 317 East College
Street, marked by a large abstract statue of a parent and child. Service
and Forum space is barrier-free. Parking in the front and to the east.
OBERLIN COLLEGE STUDENTS:
Your continued participation is valued and sought
after! Contact John Marshall (774-5591) about transportation arrangements.
OUUF BOARD MEETINGS
7pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the
Marshalls', 35 North Park. On-street parking OK southbound only. Visitors
are always welcome, and the input of OUUF members is both welcome and
guaranteed under our Bylaws.
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE is in
formation at the behest of the Board.
Interested? Contact Dave Burwasser:
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The PURPOSE of the Social Action Committee ("the Committee") will be to
provide members/friends of the Fellowship with opportunites for the social
action that is a hallmark of UU congregations.
The MEMBERSHIP of the Committee will consist of any interested
members/friends of the Fellowship, plus a limited number of sympathetic
non-members/friends, with the understanding that OUUF members/friends will
always be a majority of the Committee.
The Committee will select its own CHAIR from among its OUUF members/friends.
The ACTIVITIES of the Committee will include identification of social
issues of potential interest to members/friends of the Fellowship; creation
of Fellowship Forums around issues, projects and protests; facilitation of
Fellowship participation in the General Assembly Statement of Conscience
process of referring questions to UU member congregations; keeping
Fellowship members/friends informed of social issues via the Newsletter and
the Internet; networking within the Oberlin community and the
Ohio-Meadville District; and recommending actions or statements of support
to the Board.
The Committee will not issue public position statements.
The Committee may make use of Fellowship email address resources in a
manner that protects the privacy of the OUUF membership/friends.
O.U.U.F. SUNDAY SCHOOL
As you consider your involvement in
the fellowship this coming year, here
is a plug for being a shining light
of learning and wisdom for our youth!
We hold five age-groups of classes
for the RE program. Preschool and up
to middle school. The classes start
in the beginning of September after
Labor Day and end in May. Approxi-
mately 25 classes. We need teachers.
We welcome non-parents and new
parents. More volunteers means less
work for each of us!!
For instance, Kerry and Kim alter-
nated days this year. That takes some
cooperative planning prior to the
class, but they will teach approxi-
mately 12-1/2 classes each... Imagine
if that were divided three ways!! The
RE committee will help select curric-
ula and, if needed, create a working
schedule for instructors.
Interested, even a tiny wee bit?
Please call Susan Egan or
email .
REV SINKFORD IN NORTHEAST OHIO
Save The Date!
Sunday, April 7, 3:00 to 6:00 PM, for
Bringing Us Together. The Rev Bill
Sinkford, UUA President, will lead a
worship service and networking at The
Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, Cleveland
Heights. All UU's are invited to
attend this fun & free event. Child-
care provided. Watch THE CHALICE for
details, or read the February issue
of District Doings. |
Sunday, February 17, 2002
YEAR OF THE HORSE
morning service 10:45 am - noon
Jian Dong Sakakeeny and
Kerry Langan, Service Leaders
Kung-hsi fa-ts-ai! (All the best for
a Happy New Year!) Chinese New Year
begins February 12 this year and
lasts for 15 days. Local Chinese
natural healing expert, Jian Dong
Sakakeeny, will lead our service as
we celebrate the Year of the Horse.
Join us as we prepare for wealth,
wisdom, power and a wise Happy New
Year! An intergenerational service.
All are welcome.
THE GOOD BOOK
fellowship forum 9:30 - 10:30 am
Virginia Erdy, Discussion Leader
Have you read the Christian Bible
from beginning to end? Do you know
what is in it? Does it have a deep
relevance to you personally or to
current society? Virginia Erdy will
share observations upon reading the
Good Book. All are welcome.
All are welcome.
OUUF QUILT GROUP
The first working meeting of our
quilt group is Wednesday, February
20th from 7 to 9 pm at the home of
Peg and Randy Tucker. We will start working on a
small, individual piece. If you are
interested in joining us, please call
me to obtain a fabric
and supply list. We plan to meet the
third Wednesday of the month at a
different member's home.
Natalie Isvarin-Love
Sunday, February 24, 2002
BEYOND "JOURNEY TOWARD WHOLENESS"
morning service 10:45 am - noon
Natalie Isvarin-Love
"Journey Toward Wholeness" is a
major UUA initiative, working to
address racism in our denomination
and in society. After a liberal the-
ology class at Meadville/Lombard I
have been challenged to examine this
program in a profound way. Yes, rac-
ism must be dealt with but we need to
realize we're all victims of the rac-
ialization process and work together
towards wholeness. All are welcome.
RACE AND PARTICIPATION IN
OBERLIN ORGANIZATIONS
fellowship forum 9:30 - 10:30 am
Oberlin Race Relations Committee
The RRC is pleased to be invited to
join OUUF for a combined Forum.
Presenters will include Diana G Kahn,
George Abram and Marian Baum, who
will share RRC's brief history and
some findings of the RRC Survey
Report last spring on Race and Parti-
cipation in Oberlin Organizations.
RRC is forming a group which can
discuss the issues forthrightly, so
we can define the problems and gener-
ate some solutions. RRC intends to
meet with many organizations this
spring to gain their ideas and input
into defining the problems and brain-
storming solutions. Presenters look
forward to learning from and sharing
with OUUF. All are welcome.
KENDAL SERVICES
Third Wednesday, Whittier Lounge,
4:15 pm. Heretic's Faith: Vocabulary
for Religious Liberals This month:
"tolerance". All are welcome.
Sunday, March 3, 2002
THE POWER OF MUSIC
morning service 10:45 am - noon
Liberated UU Voices (LUUV)
Music plays a key role in the lives
of all living things. The natural
order of the world has been thought
to conform to certain musical
proportions and evidence of this is
seen throughout human and plant life.
In this service we will explore
music's power to transcend the notes
on the page and influence growth in
nature, both physically and spiritu-
ally. LUUV, the College UU student
organization, will be joined by
students in the Conservatory for your
listening enjoyment. All are welcome.
MAKING A KILLING WITH NICOTINE
fellowship forum 9:30 - 10:30 am
Lori Flood, Discussion Leader
Join us for a preview of "Making a
Killing", a new documentary video
from award-winning filmmakers Kelly
Anderson and Tamil Gold, exposing the
tobacco industry's impact on public
health issues across the globe. An
opportunity to share reactions, view
an example of corporate intent, dis-
cuss difficulties of personal impact,
and explore misunderstandings of how
people's health behavior is affected
and how health behavior change oc-
curs. The Sunday School middle school
class will join the Forum. Lori is
Health Promotion Coordinator at the
Wellness Center of Oberlin College, a
part of Student Health Services.
All are welcome.
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