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The week ahead at OUUC
Friday, May 9, 2008 7:00 PM Meditation Class Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:30 PM Voice Class Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:15 AM Worship Service Hymn singing begins 10 minutes before the service. Come early if you'd like to sing! 11:00 AM Worship Service Hymn singing begins 10 minutes before the service. Come early if you'd like to sing! 5:00 PM Camp Quixote Steering Committee Monday, May 12, 2008 7:00 PM Out of the Woods Executive Committee 7:00 PM Choir Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:00 PM Panza Board 7:00 PM Learning to Fall Class Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:30 PM Small Group Ministry Facilitators 7:00 PM Conflict Management Team Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:00 PM Earth Scouts 7:00 PM Out of the Woods Board 7:00 PM Living by Heart Class
Church Activities The Committee on Ministry supports and monitors the
health of the congregation's ministry. On Sunday May 11, a member of
the Committee on Ministry will be in the sanctuary to talk with you after
first service. We welcome your feedback about OUUC’s ministry. Mark your calendars now for this year's All Church Retreat - November 7-9 at Camp Seymour!! We'll have some volunteer opportunities to help organize coming soon. Opportunities for Service If you or your organization would like to provide a hot meal on a regular basis (e.g. once a week) during Camp Quixote’s stay at OUUC, please contact Selena Kilmoyer k.selena@gmail.com. We are looking for a few volunteers who will take over and continue
our plant sale next year. This year’s team
has had fun organizing the
sale and has made many new friends. We will continue to help
the new group and will donate plants from our own gardens. Will
someone please step up and continue this worthy tradition? If
you have any questions, or if you have new ideas, or if you can help
us set up/sell plants, contact any of the following people: Marcia Killam-Nunn, marciSun@AOL.com,
Janet Swanson, janetswan@juno.com,
Fumiko Coyne, lawyr@comcast.net. In the Larger Community Earth Care Series, Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 – 9:00 pm.Please join in viewing & discussing the video "The Global Brain", which tells how inner spiritual development is leading to a major leap in evolution. At Traditions Café (300 – 5th Ave SW, Olympia). This event is co-sponsored by Interfaith Work’s Earth Stewardship Committee and Earth Care Catholics of Olympia. Details at www.Interfaith-Works.org. Please attend the Immigration and Border Dialogues Conference at Evergreen State College May 15-18. Opening night is the 15th with Las Mamalogues at 7:00 pm in the Recital Hall. Most importantly, plan to attend the World Café at 11:00 am on Sunday. Local church representatives and those interested in providing Sanctuary are encouraged to attend. We will hear about successful sanctuary efforts from Portland UU and here in Shelton. If you have questions, contact Molly Gibbs at 360-412-1519. The World Café meets in the Longhouse. Charlie Clements, President of UUSC, has arranged for Camilo Meija to join us as a keynote speaker on Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm in the Evergreen State College Lecture Hall 1. Learn about the Dream Act and contact Molly Gibbs if interested in addressing this issue locally. May Fellowship of Reconciliation show on TCTV: "Bridges Not Walls: building solidarity with immigrant communities, shifting the anti-immigrant public debate, dialoguing current immigration policies, and responding to ICE raids in our communities; Standing up for Human Rights for all, and looking for a sustainable future for all." Join us this month as Olympia FOR highlights a new organization in South Puget Sound: Bridges Not Walls (BNW) - Building a movement of community solidarity towards a sustainable future for everyone. BNW members Filmmaker Beatriz Flores Gutierrez and ESL Coordinator Natalia Palomino will be our guests this month. Immigration reform is a core racial and economic justice issue. Bridges Not Walls will host the Immigration and Border Dialogues Conference May 15-18 in Olympia as a way to bring our community together to address these issues and Identify solutions. General Information The Food Closet is in need of donations more than ever now that Camp Quixote is here. Donations of tuna and other canned goods are much appreciated. If you would like to subscribe to the electronic version of our newsletter, please fill out the form at http://www.olyuu.org/MailingLists/. Try our new Blog! We’ve just launched the OUUC Blog (weblog), where you’ll be able to read and comment on news and information from various committees. Check it out – go to our webpage olyuu.org and click on OUUC Blog. Five Tips for Good Members: 1) Smile. 2) Find someone who's alone and speak with them. 3) Smile. 4) Look for temporary name tags on people and engage them in conversation. 5) Smile. Large print programs are available. Please see one of the ushers. There’s a great way to stay informed about church activities – sign up to receive announcements by email. Visit www.olyuu.org (click on More About Us, then Mailing Lists) or stop by the church office to sign up. New to OUUC? Please join us in the Bergh Room the third Sunday of the month at 10:45 am for our Heritage Class, where you will meet interesting people and learn more about OUUC. The session lasts about an hour and childcare is available. Please come – we would love to meet you. |