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HIGHLIGHTS UnitarianUniversalistChurchofAnnapolis

Volume57,Issue1 January2014

InThisIssue:

InclementWeatherPolicy p.2

FromTheBoard p.3

UpcomingServices p.4

FaithDevelopmentNews p.5

JanuaryEvents p.8

JanuaryCalendar p.9

MusicNotes p.10

StaffContacts p.12

NextHighlightsDeadline:

January15.

WhatIsBelovedCommunity?

—Rev.JohnCrestwell

UUCAMusicMinisterEmeritus,BetsyJoAngebranndt,wrotea

Kwanzaahymnin1992thatisoneofmyfavorites,called“WhenAll

thePeoplesonThisEarth”.The7irstversetellsthestoryofhopeand

possibility:Whenallthepeoplesonthisearthknowdeepinsidetheir

preciousworth,wheneverysinglesoulisfree,we’llearnthename

Humanity.

Anewyearbegins!Itisatimeofresolutions,manifestations—a

timeofhope.Weagainhaveachanceto“dreamofaworldwhereall

willknowsweetfreedom’sway,”asLangstonHughesputit;todream

of“peaceonearthandgoodwilltowardall”.

Inmostoftheworld’sreligionsthereexistssomeformofawish

forheaven,literallyormetaphorically.Whetherit’scalledNirvana,

Heaven,orParadise,thisvisionpersists.WeUUshavethiswishtoo.

Weusetheterm"BelovedCommunity",madepopularbytheRev.Dr.

MartinLutherKing,Jr.,todescribeourlonged-fordreamofpeaceon

earth.AsUU'sweareguidedbyourSevenPrinciplesthatcallusto

engageinactsofloveandkindness.Let'slookatthemagain:

1stPrinciple:Theinherentworthanddignityofeveryperson;

2ndPrinciple:Justice,equityandcompassioninhumanrelations;

3rdPrinciple:Acceptanceofoneanotherandencouragementto

spiritualgrowthinourcongregations;

4thPrinciple:Afreeandresponsiblesearchfortruthandmeaning;

5thPrinciple:Therightofconscienceandtheuseofthedemocratic

processwithinourcongregationsandinsocietyatlarge;

6thPrinciple:Thegoalofworldcommunitywithpeace,liberty,and

justiceforall;

7thPrinciple:Respectfortheinterdependentwebofallexistenceof

whichweareapart.

It'sapparentwhenyoulookattheprinciples,thatUUsarecalledto

thedailyworkofbetteringourselves,ourcongregation,andsociety

atlarge.Itisalsoevidentthatweshareaversionandvisionof

BelovedCommunitythatguides(orshouldguide)alloftheworkthat

wedo.Infact,theUUCABoardofTrusteeshascreateda"Global

Ends"statementforthechurchthathelpsusputourwishfor

BelovedCommunityintoaction:"TheUUCAexiststocreatethe

BelovedCommunitybyinspiringandempoweringallsoulstolivebold

andcompassionatelives."

Forme,thistranslatesto:“TheUUCAsharesitsvaluesandmessage

compassionately,insideand

outsidethechurch,becausewe

believeourvaluesmakethe

worldbetter,saferandfairer.As

acongregationweaskpeopleto

joinusinourmissionofcreating

aworldwithpeace,libertyand

justiceforall.Therefore,every-

thingwedoasacongregation

(AWAKE,Sundayworship,Social

Justice,RE,GBLTQ,anti-

oppression,etc.)isworkingto

raiseconsciousness,toeducate

andinformpeoplesotheycan

workinconcertwithus,creating

amoreemotionallycompetent,

peaceful,compassionateand

equitablecongregation,

community,city,state,country,

world,anduniverse.Togetherwe

cancreatearippleeffect."

(con’tonp.2)

2 www.uuannapolis.org;410/266-8044

AttheUnitarianUniversalist

ChurchofAnnapolis,weare

seekersofthetruth.

Weinviteallpersonsof

everyfaith,creed,cultureand

backgroundtoengageina

searchfortruthwithus.We

believeinthedignityandworth

ofeveryhumanbeingandin

freedomofexpression.We

welcomeandcelebrateall

people,betheystraight,gay,

lesbian,bisexualortransgender.

Wearecommittedtothis

churchasaninstitution,to

socialjustice,toliberalreligious

explorationandeducationfor

allages,tomutualcaringand

support,andtothevalueof

diversity.

Westrivetocareabout

eachotherandthehealthofour

communityandtheworld.We

areanenvironmentally

sensitive,“green”community.

Thischurchisaplaceof

safetyforeachperson’smind,

bodyandspirit.Towardthat

end,wecovenanttoaf7irmand

promote:Honestyand

authenticityinour

relationships;wordsthatare

supportiveandcaring,not

belittlingordemeaning;a

welcomingandnon-judgmental

attitude;respectforeach

person’sboundariesofmind,

bodyandspirit;andlisteningto

oneanother.

Inordertoservethe

congregationandthegreater

community,wealsostriveto

createanenvironmentthat

challenges,inspires,encourages

andsupportsthequestfor

religiousful7illment.

Pleasejoinus!

WHOWEARE

AND

WHATWEBELIEVE

(con’tfromp.1)

Wow!ThisisaLARGEvision!Itissomethingwecanonly

accomplishtogether.Butthisgoalstartsathomewithyouandwith

ourchurchandcontinuesoutwardfromthere.Ifwedon'tmodel

right-relationshipintheUUCAwecannotdosointhelarger

world.Sowecometochurcheachweektolearn,grow,andpractice

beingincovenantwithoneanotherasawayofbeingincovenant

withourworld.Wetransformourselves(inthemicro)tobecome

agentsofchangeinthegreaterworld(macro).Yougetit?Weare

boldinsharingourvalueswithpassionbutwestart7irstwith

ourselves.

Let'sdoourparttobringNirvana,Paradise,orBeloved

Communitytoourhomeandcongregation.Wedothisbycomingto

churchwithhumility,generosity,trust,andauthenticity.Wecannot

modeltheBelovedCommunitywithcynicism,negativity,fearor

scarcity.

Themorepeoplewholearnthelessonsandvaluesweshareas

UUs,themorepositivechangecanbemanifested.Andasyouknow,

harmonyvibrationsripple!ThisversefromBetsyJo’shymnsumsit

allup:Thechoicetobethebestwecanbeginsthedaywesay‘Iam.’

Theunityforwhichwesighwillnevercomethroughhateorlie.

Makeitagreat2014!

IntheSpiritofLife,

Rev. John Aversionofthisarticleappearedintheminister’sblogonDecember18.

ImportantNotice

Toensurethedeductibilityof

yourchurchcontributions,do

not7ileyour2013incometax

returnuntilyouhavereceiveda

writtenacknowledgmentof

yourcontributionsfromthe

church.Someofyour

contributionsmaynotbetax-

deductibleifyou7ileyourtax

returnbeforereceivinga

writtenacknowledgementof

yourcontributionsfromthe

church.

AnnualGiving

Statementswill

bemailedby

January31.

InclementWeatherPolicy

OnSundays,youcanlogon

touuannapolis.orgwherea

‘popup’boxwillappearifthere

isaspecialweatherannounce-

ment.Youcanalsocall410-

266-8044forarecording,or

listentoWBALor

WNAVforclosings.

Onweekdays,itis

besttocontactthe

personresponsible

fortheeventormeetingyou

plantoattend,asoftencancel-

lationsmaybemadeonacase-

by-casebasis.Youcanalsocall

theof7iceat410-266-8044or

visitthewebsite,asmentioned

intheparagraphabove.

HIGHLIGHTS January2014 3

FROM THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES... QuestionsorcommentsfortheBoard?

[email protected].

TheUUCABoardofTrusteesheldthemonthlymeetingonDecember12.Majorpointscoveredwere:

SeniorStaffSuccessionPolicy:In2008aCommitteeoftheBoarddevelopedaUUCApolicytoprepareforsuccessionofseniorstaff.ThiswassummarizedinapaperpresentedbytheSecretary.We

willnowpreparea7irstdraftofthechangesneededtotheConstitutionandGoverningPoliciesin

accordancewiththenewprocessforchangingtheGoverningDocuments.(Thiscanbefoundonthe

UUCAwebsite.)WewillalsoinvestigatewhytherecommendationsoftheBoardCommitteewerenot

beacteduponbytheBoardatthattime.

BoardLiaisontoCommittees,Groups,etc:Wenowhaveboardmembersassignedtoallgroups,

teamsandcommitteesinthechurchtoactasliaisonwiththeBoard.Theywillnowmakecontactwith

eachgroup.

BoardVisibilitytoCongregation:TomakeaccesstotheBoardeasierformembersaBoardmember

willbeinthefoyerwiththegreetersbeforeeachservice.

FinanceOf+icer’sReport:TherewillbeaspecialCongregationalMeetingonSunday,January19at

10:30AMtoreviewandvoteonthebudgetfor2014.Meanwhile,membersareencouragedto‘bridge

thegap’bymakingadditionalpledgesfor2013andalsosendinsuggestionsastohowwecanreduce

costsandincreaserevenuesnextyear.BecauseofthecongregationalmeetinginJanuarythenext

OpenBoardMeeting,originallyscheduledforJanuary5,willbepostponeduntilFebruary9at

12:30PM.

Senior Minister’s Report: TheSeniorMinisterreportedonattemptstoreachouttotheLatino

community,offeringprogramsthatappealtoparentsofyoungteens,includingtheOWL(OurWhole

Lives)program.PreparationsareinhandforRev.Fred’ssabbaticalduring2014.

Nominating Committee: JanBirdreportedthatthecommitteewillbesendingoutasurveyseeking

interestandskillsofpotentialchurchleadersinJanuary.

Congregational Meeting Notice

ThenextCongregationalMeetingwillbeheldSunday,January 19,at10:30AM.Atthis

timewewillreviewandvoteonthe2014budget.

Westronglyurgeallmemberstoattend,asaquorumisnecessaryinordertoconduct

business.Individualswhohavebeenmembersforatleast30daysareeligibletovote.Members

willreceiveformalnoti7icationofthemeetinginaseparateemailfromtheBoardofTrustees.Ifyou

haveanyquestions,pleasecontacttheBoardattheemailabove.

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SUNDAY WORSHIP AT UUCA

Podcastsofweeklysermonsare

availableonlineat

www.uucamd.libsyn.com.

Sunday,January5:

“Free&Responsible”

Rev.ChristinaLeoneTracy

ThefourthUUprincipleisthe

“keystone”ofalltheSeven

Principles,holdingthemall

together.Itsays,“weaf7irmand

promoteafreeandresponsible

searchfortruthandmeaning”.

Whatdoesthatmean?Howare

wefreeasUnitarianUniversal-

ists?Whatdowemeanby

truth?Whatmakesus

responsible?Andhowcanwe

7indmeaningtogether?

MusicprovidedbyU3.

Sunday,January12:

WheelofLife

Joinusforthismoving,year-

endservicethatmarksthe

milestonesof2013inour

congregation.

MusicprovidedbytheUUCA

Choir.

Sunday,January19:

“CounttheCost”

Rev.JohnCrestwell

OnthisveryspecialMartin

LutherKing,Jr.Sunday,wewill

lookatthemanminusthe

legendandexamineself-care

versussacri7ice.

TheSpiritChoirwillsing.

Oneserviceat9:00AM.

CongregationalMeeting

followsat10:30AM.

Sunday,January26:

“FreedomIsn’tFree(dom)”

SethFisher,

InternMinister

Freedomisupheldasoneof

themostcherishedvaluesin

ourculture,butthereismore

thanonekindoffreedom.Let's

talkaboutwhatitreallymeans

tobefreeandhowtomakethe

mostofit.

MusicprovidedbytheUUCA

Choir.

January’sTheme:

Freedom

WelcomeNewMembers

Joinusinwelcomingthe

followingindividualswho

signedtheMembershipBook

onDecember15:

SumanKaba

JohnNakata

KarenNakata

GuinnSherlock

GinaM.Williams

SuelyChang

GilFisher

JoFisher

MikeColeman

JerryF.Kursban

CraigBeyler

JudithAnnR.Hartman

SusanVenter

KenPiel

JeanV.Johnson

ShaunteeV.Daniels

LisaHetherington

LEGomez(11/26)

Fortobefreeisnotmerely

tocastoffone'schains,

buttoliveinawaythat

respectsandenhancesthe

freedomofothers.

—Nelson Mandela


FAITH DEVELOPMENT NEWS...

Rev.ChristinaLeoneTracy

FaithDevelopmentMinister

Children’sReligiousExplorationclassesonlytobeheldat9:00AM

Inyearspast,theReligiousExplorationprogramat11:00AMwaschildcare-only.No“real”R.E.programsforthekids,nothinguniquely

“spiritual”abouttheexperience.Thereasonforthiswasthatthevast

majorityofkidsshowupat9:00AM.

Sincestartingthispositionin2011,Ihavetriedtooffersomething

meaningfulat11:00AMforthekidsthatcomeatthattime.Butthe

attendanceisstillverylowat11:00AM,andweenduponlyhaving

enoughforonesinglemulti-agegroup(ages4to10).

Ihaveafewguessesforthereasonsthatpeoplemostlycomeat9:00

AMwiththeirkids:

1.ReligiousExplorationforyouth(6thto12thgrade)isonlyat

9:00AM,sofamilieswithoneyouthandonechild(Pre-Kto5th

grade)mustbringbothkidsat9:00AM.

2.Peoplehavealwaysdoneitthisway,andjustbecausewecurrently

offergoodprogramsat11:00AM,doesn’tmeanpeoplewillchange

theirpattern.

3. Arippleeffect:Morefamiliescomeat9:00AM,andparentswant

theirkidstohaveabiggrouptointeractwith,sotheycomeat

9:00AMtoo.11:00AMhasfewerandfewerkids,andacycle

ensuessomoreandmorepeoplebringtheirkidsto9:00AM.

Thepastfewyears,wehavetriedtohavemulti-ageR.E.at11:00AM

butithasbecomecomplicatedanddif7icult.Themajorissuesare:

1.Kidsrangeinagefrom4to10andhavewildlydifferent

developmentalneeds.

2.Despitetheincredibleeffortonthepartofthefacilitators,thelittle

onesaren’tsurewhattodo,andtheolderonesarebored.

3.Attendancerangesfrom4kidsto15kids,onanygivenSunday,and

it’salmostimpossibletopredictwhattheattendancewillbe(the

vastmajorityofthetime,it’sonlyafewkids,andtheyarethe

childrenofthefacilitators).

So…WedecidedatourDecemberSpiritPlaymeetingtocancel11:00AMR.E.classes.

Childrenwillstillattendthe7irstpartoftheserviceandbe“sungout”

aftertheWonderBox.Therewillbechildcareforthemdownstairs,just

not“ReligiousExploration”.Ourhopeisthiswillencourageparentsto

bringtheirchildrenat9:00AMforamoredevelopmentally-appropriate

program,andwillallowforthe11:00AMfacilitatorstoteachat9:00AM,

givingmorevolunteersupporttothoseprograms.

Thisstillleavestheissueofwhattodowithourkidsat11:00AM…

especiallyvisitors.Ihavebeendevisingaplanthatcouldpossiblygointo

effectinSeptember2014(nextfall).Staytunedforarticles,meetings,and

conversationsaboutthisnewplan,whichwouldhopefullysolvemanyof

theproblemslistedinthisarticle,aswellashelptocreateamore

integratedmultigenerationalcommunityatUUCA.

AdultFaithDevelopment

Didyouknowthatadultfaith

developmentopportunities,includ-

ingclassesandgroups,arealmost

exclusivelyledbymembersofthe

congregation,notministers?

Ifyouhaveanideaforaclassor

groupyouwanttolead,letRev.

Christinaoramemberofthe

Connectionsteamknow!

Rev.Christina-

[email protected]

TriciaHopkins-

[email protected]

RayWatkins-

[email protected]

JohnFischer-

[email protected]

Inordertoleadaclassorgroup,you

needthreethings:

-Tobeamemberorcommitted

“friend”ofthecongregation;

-Tohaveanideaforsomethingthat

interestsyou;

-Thatideaneedstobesomethingthat

isrelatedsomehowtothevaluesof

UUCA.

Youdon’tneedtobeanexpert!If

youhavethoughttoyourself,“I

reallywishtheywouldofferaclass

on________,”thinkaboutleadingit

yourself!Or,youcansuggestittous

andwemightbeabletohelpyou

7igureouthowitcanbeoffered.

Weare‘re-thinking’adultfaith

developmentatUUCA,andwant

yourinput.Wehavedecidedtoelim-

inatethecatalogofclasses;instead,

thereisagreen“Update”sheetwith

upcomingclassesandother

importantdates.Lookforitinthe

narthex.Ifyouhaveotherideas,

pleasecontactRev.Christina.

ImportantDates:

January12:NeighboringFaithsvisits

AsburyUnitedMethodist;OWLParent

Orientationat9:00AM;YRUU/OWL

iceskatingatQuietWaters.

January26:NeighboringFaithsvisits

FriendsMeetingHouse;COAMentor

Day(craft-makingforfundraiser)


CongratulationsRev.Fred!

Sunday, December 8 was a day of celebration at UUCA; not only was it Rev.

Fred’s birthday, but also a celebration of his 30th anniversary as senior minister.

Despite a grim weather forecast, a full-house was on hand as Fred donned a

‘celebration hat’ (courtesy of the Wonder Box) and listened to the heartfelt testi-

monies of several UUCA members; Geoff Eckert, Stephanie Alig, Russ Morris, and

Diane Goforth. There were also well-wishes from each of the interns, gathered and

read by Rev. Christina. Many members measure their time at UUCA “in interns”

(as in, “I became a member when so-and-so was the intern” or they can count how

long they’ve been attending by how many interns they remember), and it was easy

to hear each intern’s “voice” as Rev. Christina read aloud the comments they had

written for Rev. Fred. Of course, the morning would not have been complete

without a speech by the honoree himself, and there was not many a dry eye left in

the sanctuary as Fred thanked the members of

UUCA and his wife, Karen; without whom, he

said, his ministry would not be possible.

The celebration was rounded-out by a light

brunch, featuring a cake by Miss Nancy’s Fancy Bakery. Special

thanks to Dianne Moreau, for her organizational skills, and to the

generous food donations from members of the choir, the Tuesday

video discussion group, and others. Thanks also to those who

donated monetarily to help cover the cost of the cake and sand-

wiches.

Rev.Fred&Karenadmirethecake.

Wearingthe

celebratoryhat.

Partial

groupphoto

ofthose

attending

the30th

anniversary

celebration

BetsyJoAngebranndtHonored

Congratulations to Betsy Jo Angebranndt, long-time UUCA choir director

and Music Minister Emeritus, who was recently elected to the Unitarian Uni-

versalist Musicians Network (UUMN) Hall of Fame.

Betsy Jo has had choral works commissioned by UUMN, and published by

Beacon Press. Among her many other activities in this organization, she was

selected to conduct the UU Concert Choir for the 1991 General Assembly. She

was also Chair of the Editing Committee for ChoralResponses, a book of short

pieces for choirs which was published by UUMN.


DiscussantsatDeathCaféNotGoingQuietly(OrEvenGoing)

—PhyllisCulham

OnDecember12,theyallcametoDeathCaféII:DeathCakesaHolidayfortheoptional,initial

meditationontheBuddhistFiveRemembrances[ofdeathandlife]:silentmenwhojustheldupthe

clippingfromTheCapitalannouncingtheevent,newbieswho’dbeentalkedintoitbysangha-friendsof

theMindfulnessPracticeGroup,onelong-timeUUCAmemberwho’dneversatthroughameditation

before,andatleastonevisitingHumanistwhowantedtoknowhowweweregoingtodemystifydeath.

Atleastahalf-dozenpeoplehadnevermeditatedbefore.Afewweredoubtfulwhetherornotthey

couldmeditatefortwentyminutes.Nonetheless,nearlythirtypeoplesatwithexcellentbearingforthe

Remembrancesandtheintermittentsilences.ManycalledThichNhatHanh’spoeticversionofthem

beautiful,andtheycameupduringthelaterdiscussionsatcafetables.Onetablepickedupon“Allthatis

deartomeandeveryoneIloveareofthenaturetochange.Thereisnowaytoescapebeingseparated...”

Anothertableexplored“MyactionsarethegroundonwhichIstand”inthecontextsofafter-life,no

after-life,andreincarnation.Thiswassurprising,sinceithadnotbeenpartoftheplantogetthis

Buddhistcontentintothediscussion,andthefortyattendeesatDeathCafeIinAugustdidnotfocuson

them.

Attheend,manyespeciallypraisedtheirtablehostsforencouragingtheparticipationofalland

expressedsurpriseathowstrangershadsharedsodeeplyinsolittletime.Reasonsforcomingvaried.

Somecamebecausetheholidayseasonwasarecurrenttimeofsuffering.Otherscamebecauseofthe

anniversaryofthemurderofchildreninNewtown,CT.Somecamebecausethey’dfoundDeathCafeI

“profound”.TheHumanistvisitorvowedthathewouldattendanyfutureDeathCafe,andthemen

who’darrivedwiththeirnewspaperclippingswantedtoknowwhenthenextonewas(wecouldn’ttell

them).Whenthebellsoundedthe7iveminutewarning,thesurprisinglybondedtableswerereluctant,

anddiscussionextendedanother7ifteenminutes,evenwithanotherbell.Smallerclumpsstoodin

cornersstilldiscussingastablesrolledpastandeventhen

wereonlydispersedbyturningofflights.Therewereparting

demandstohaveaDeathCafemonthly.Therearebigger

cities,suchasNewYork,wherethatoccurs.Apparently

Americansarebecomingmorewillingtoconfrontdeath.

Thankstoallwhovolunteered:tablehostsSusanCofer,

JerryKursban,LoisFussell,JulieRoehm,SandyRoddy;toall

ofthosewhobroughtfoodandbeverage;andtoJerry

KursbanandRayWatkins,whohelpedwithsetupand

breakdown.

Formoreinformation,visit:http://deathcafe.com/TheDeathCaféII‘holiday’cake.

TheFiveRemembrances

Iamofthenaturetogrowold.Thereisnowaytoescapegrowingold.

Iamofthenaturetohaveillhealth.Thereisnowaytoescapeillhealth.

Iamofthenaturetodie.Thereisnowaytoescapedeath.

AllthatisdeartomeandeveryoneIlovearethenaturetochange.

Thereisnowaytoescapebeingseparatedfromthem.

Myactionsaremyonlytruebelongings.Icannotescapetheconsequencesofmyactions.

MyactionsarethegrounduponwhichIstand.

—ThichNhatHanh


UPCOMING EVENTS

The Church Of7ice will be closed

Wednesday, January1for the

New Year’s holiday. We will re-

open on Thursday at 9:00 AM.

Beginning Sunday, January5

there will be childcare(CC)only

atthe11:00AMservice.There

willnolongerbeanREclass

offeredatthistime.

Monday,January6,theUU

Humanistsbeginadiscussionof

AManualforCreatingAtheists

byPeterBoghossian.“For

thousandsofyears,thefaithful

havehonedproselytizing

strategiesandtalkedpeople

intobelievingthetruthofone

holybookoranother.Indeed,

thefaithfuloftenviewconvert-

ingothersasanobligationof

theirfaith--andaretrained

fromanearlyagetospread

theiruniquebrandofreligion.

Theresultisaworldbrokenin

largepartbyunquestioned

faith.Asanurgentlyneeded

countertothistried-and-true

traditionofreligiousevange-

lism,AManualforCreating

Atheistsoffersthe7irst-ever

guidenotfortalkingpeopleinto

faith--butfortalkingthemout

ofit.“(Amazon.combook

review).First&thirdMondays,

7:00PM.Contact:CliffAndrew;

[email protected].

TheAnti-RacismCouncil(ARC)

isholdingbriefdiscussions

abouttheinjustices7lourishing

inourmassincarceration

system.Talkswillfocuson

MichelleAlexander'sUUA

CommonReadbook,TheNew

JimCrow.January5&26after

bothservices,andJanuary12

after9:00AMserviceonly.

Contact:CandyClark;

[email protected].

ThePastoralCareTeamis

sponsoringaCaregiver’s

WorkshoponSaturday,January

11,9:00AM—1:00PM.Keynote

speakersareMollySherwood,

RN,&MarcieGibbons,LICSW;

followedbysmallgroup

discussion.Nofee,butdona-

tionsaccepted.Toregister,see

thetableinthenarthexoremail

name/#attendingtocare-

giversworkshop@uuannapolis.

org.

TheAnti-RacismCouncil(ARC)

willbescreeningtheprovoca-

tivedocumentary,TheHouseI

LiveIn,aboutmassincarcera-

tion.DatesareJanuary12,

12:30PM;January18,9:30

AM,andJanuary27,7:00PM.

Lightrefreshmentswillbe

served.Pleasesignupatthe

tableinthenarthex.Contact:

CandyClark;

[email protected].

DignityPlayer’spresents

CollectedStories;January17-

18,24-25,30,31&February

1at8:00PM;andJanuary19&

26at3:00PM.Whenastudent,

Lisa,writesanovelbasedon

herteacher,Ruth’s,affairwith

thepoetDelmoreSchwartz,the

womenmustdealwiththe

moraldilemmaofwhethera

person’slifeeventsaresuitable

foranothertouseintheirown

creativeprocess.Tickets:

www.dignityplayers.orgor

410-266-8044x.127.

NiftyFifty+willholdapotluck

dinneronSaturday,January18

at6:00PMintheEmerson

room.RSVPtoClaireMorgen;

[email protected]

tableinthenarthex.

TheChurchOf7icewillbeclosed

onMonday,January20in

observanceofMLKJr.Day.We

willre-openonTuesdayat

9:00AM.

TheBookClubmeetson

Tuesday,January21at7:00

PMtodiscusstheMaryland

Onebook,KingPeggy:An

AmericanSecretary,HerRoyal

Destiny,andtheInspiringStory

ofHowSheChangedanAfrican

Village.Therewillalsobewine

andcheesetoenjoyasweplan

ourreadingsfor2014.

Contact:JeanGruber;

[email protected].

JointheOutdoorClubon

Saturday,January25from

9:00AM—3:00PMfora2.6

milewalkintheBoltonHill

areaofBaltimoreCity,followed

bylunchatalocalrestaurant.

MeetattheCromwellLightRail

Stationtocatchthe9:00AM

train.Contact:EloiseHoyt;

[email protected].

UULM-MDwillholdits’

AnnualMeetingon

Saturday,January25,

8:30AM—1:30PMat

UUCA.Comejoinother

UUactivists,electedof7icials,

andadvocatesfromacrossthe

stateasweplanforpriority

issuescomingbeforethe2014

GeneralAssembly.Contact

[email protected],

orvisittheuulmmd.orgweb-

site.Tocanalsocontactthe

emailabovetojoinourmailing

list.


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SECOND SUNDAY OUTREACH COLLECTION

TheDecemberSecondSundayOutreachCollectiontotaled$1,784.20andwillbene7itourHolidaySharingprograms.Thisyearthatincludes:AnneArundel&QueenAnne’sCo.Dept.ofSocialServices,thefoodpantryoftheLightHouse,andtheArundelHouseofHopeinGlenBurnie.

IfyouareinterestedinapplyingforaSecondSundayOutreachCollectionforyourprojectorprogram,requestanapplicationinthechurchof7iceorcontactDianeGoforthatdsgoforth@aol.com;410-544-2244.

MUSIC NOTES

BetsyKraning,MusicDirector

Forme,theholidaysstirupall

differentmemories.....andatthe

sametimeremindmewhoI

am...

TherewasatimewhenIwas

4yearsoldandmymotherhad

herfriendsoverforaholiday

party.Iwassittinginmylittle

rockingchairbytheChristmas

treeandstartedsinging"Silent

Night".Iremembermyvoice

soundinghigh,clear,andbeau-

tifulasIsangthesongand

rockedinmychair.Everyone

wasquietandlistened.WhenI

7inishedtheyclapped.Isaid,

"Wouldyoulikemetosingit

again?"Theylaughedand

turneddownmyoffer.Iwas

obviouslyproudofmyvoice.

AnothermemoryIhaveisof

callingameetingaroundmy

littletablewhenIwasabout10

yearsold.Beingtheoldestchild,

Idesignatedmyselfthechair-

manofthefamilyholidaycom-

mittee,madeupofmybrothers

andsister,andme.Undermy

"leadership"eachyearwe

plannedaholidayshowformy

parentsandgrandparents.We

hadsinging,dancing,skitswith

costumesandscenery.Oneyear

wemadeaTVoutofacard-

boardboxandusingarollof

paperattachedtopapertowel

rollsweillustratedaChristmas

storywhichwetoldaswe

scrolledthepictures.My

mother'sfavoriteshowwasour

Christmaspageantwherewe

hadmybabybrotherlyingina

mangerinredoveralls.

Allofthis,ofcourse,was

accompaniedbymusicalperfor-

mances,meonthepiano,mybrotheronthetrumpet.Hecouldplay

fromtheexactsamemusicasmebecauseourpianowassooutof

tuneitmatchedtheB-7lattrumpet.Whatgreatmemories.Thank-

fully,mybrothersandsisterstilltalktomeafterallthoseyearsof

mebossingthemaround,orratherplaying"director".

AsapianoplayerIaccompaniedchoirsandplayedforholiday

programsallthroughelementary,junior,andseniorhighschool.As

abassoonist,Iplayedintheholidayprogramsintheorchestrasat

alloftheseschools.Asamusicmajorincollege,theholidaycon-

certscontinued.Asamusicteacherfor40years,Ihelpedstudents

performeverythingfromTheRunawaySnowmantoTheMessiahat

holidaytime.

Music,performance,planningholidayeventsandholidaymusic

isapartofmeandhasbeenmyentirelife.I'msogladtobethe

MusicDirectoratUUCAsoIcancontinuethiswork.WhatwouldI

dowithoutyou?

Allofthisremindsmeofsomethingthecontractor,whois

remodelingourhouse,says.Whenwesaysomethingtohimlike,

"Wow...youmadethatlookeasy"heanswers,"Yeah,itonlytookme

35years".Asmusicians,oftenthechoir,ensembles,pianoplayers,

instrumentalistsmakethe7inalperformancelookeasy.What

peopleoftendon'trealizeis,notonlyallthehoursofrehearsalit

tooktogettothatpoint,butalsotheyearsoftakinglessons,sing-

inginchoirs,playinginbands,andlearningmusictheory.

Especiallythistimeofyearforme,Ialsoamrememberingour

manyperformancesforourparentsandgrandparentsandanyone

whowouldlistentousasweweregrowingintobeingmusicians.

Thankyoutoallthoseteachersandaudiences.Thankyou,UUCA

musicians,forcontinuingtoofferyourtalent.Thankyou,UUCA,for

continuingtoparticipateinmusicandformakingmusican

importantpartofourchurchlife.Here’sto2014beingagreat,

music-7illedyear!


AmnestyInternational:The

AnnapolisChapterofAmnesty

Internationalmeetsonthesecond

Sundayofeachmonthat1:00PMin

theEmersonRoomoftheFahsHouse.

Allareinvited,especiallymembersof

theUUCAcongregationwhobelieve

thatonepersoncanmakeadifference.

Comecheckusout.

BookClub:meetsonthethird

Tuesdayofeachmonthat7:00PMin

thechurchlibrary.ContactJean

Gruber410-216-9575.

BridgeClub:meetsthefourthFriday

eachmonthat7:30PMinthe

EmersonRoomoftheFahsHouse.

ContactLeoKarpeles,443-949-9541,

formoreinformation.

FullCircle:meetsmonthlyat7:00PM

ontheFridaynightclosesttothefull

moon.Anexperientialearth-based

celebrationopentoallwomenover

age18.ContactSusiConleyat410-

[email protected],or

visitourblogatFullCircleUUCA.org.

Galleryat333:TheGalleryat333is

openMon.-Thurs.from10:00AMto

3:00PMandSundaysfrom10:00AM

to12:00PM.ContactDebbieBoudra;

[email protected].

GLBTQGroup:Ifyouidentifyasgay,

lesbian,bisexual,transgender,queer,

orquestioningjoinusforfun,

fellowship,andadvocacy.Contact

Marie;[email protected].

IntroductiontoMindfulnessand

Meditation:Beginner-friendly

sessioneverySundayat11:00AM

(8:30AMduringSummerSchedule)in

theEmersonRoom.Forthosewho

wanttolearnthebasicsofmeditation

andthosewhojustwantanother

opportunitytopracticewithagroup.

ContactPhyllisCulhamat

[email protected].

LightHouseShelterMeals:Ifyouare

interestedinhelpingwithmealsfor

theShelter,contactCarrieKotcho;

410-451-1844;[email protected].

MindfulnessPracticeGroup:meets

everyThursdayinthesanctuaryat

7:00PMformeditationanddharma

discussion.ContactPhyllisCulhamat

[email protected].

NiftyFifty+:Asocialgroupfor

seniors,thatmeetsperiodicallyfor

dinners,gamenights,andother

outings.ContactClaireMorgenat

[email protected].

PartnerChurchMinistry:Based

uponourcommonreligiousprinciples

andideals,thismultigenerational

groupdevelopsandsustainsa

relationshipbetweenUUCAandthe

communitiesofourpartner

congregationsinTransylvania;the

UnitarianChurchofHomorodalmas

(Almas)andtheUnitarianChurchof

Rava.ContactJacquePulsifer,410-

[email protected].

SpiritChoir&Band:Thisgroup,led

byRev.JohnCrestwell,primarily

providesmusicforSpiritedWorship

services.Rehearsalsareas

announced.Ifinterested,contactRev.

[email protected].

TheTuesdayNoonBrownBag

Lunch&VideoDiscussionGroup:

Meetsweeklymid-Septemberthrough

Mayinthenarthex.Bringyourlunch

toeatduringthehalf-hoursocialtime,

watchthehalf-hourReligionand

Ethicsvideoandjoininthehalf-hour

ofdiscussionafterwarduntil1:30PM.

Allarewelcome.ContactPhilTawes;

[email protected].

Twenty-Somethings+/-:Asocial

groupforadultsinthe“twenty-

something”agebracket.Contact

WintersGeimerifyouareinterested;

[email protected].

UUCAChoir:meetseveryWednesday

at7:30PMearlySeptemberthrough

May.Newmembersarewelcome.

ContactStephenMulliganat

[email protected].

UUCACommunityDrumCircle:

Lookingtoconnectwithothersina

spiritualyetvisceralway?Trythe

DrumCircle.!Nomusicalexperience

necessary.Meetsonthesecond

Mondayinthesanctuaryandthe

fourthTuesdayintheAngebranndt

room.Bothsessionsbeginat7:30PM.

ContactJimLangstonat

[email protected].

UULegislativeMinistryofMD

(UULM-MD):UULM-MDisastatewide

advocacynetworkcomprisedof

individualmembersandaf7iliatedUU

congregations.UULM-MDprovidesa

voiceinlegislativeactionforUUvalues,

principlesandtraditions.UUCA

providesleadership,resourcesand

supporttoUULM-MD.Email

[email protected]

8044,ext.111.

UUCAOutdoorClub:Weather

permitting,thisclubmeetsmonthlyfor

anoutdoorexcursion.ContactEloise

Hoytat410-768-4932or

[email protected].

UUHumanists:Openexchangeof

ideasonanaturalisticworldviewfree

ofsupernaturalandmystical

elements.Meetsthe1st,3rdand5th

Mondayofthemonthat6:45PMin

thesanctuary.ContactCliffAndrewat

[email protected].

UUCAUNGlobalJusticeCommittee:InspiredbyUUprinciples,thisgroup

iscommittedtopeace,freedomand

environmentalresponsibilityandto

social,civil,andeconomicjustice.

ContactBettyCrowleyat410-897-

9417forlocationsandtimes.

ONGOING EVENTS

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PROFESSIONAL, PROGRAM, AND CHURCH STAFF

Rev.Dr.FredricJ.Muir SeniorMinister [email protected]

Rev.JohnT.Crestwell,Jr. AssociateMinister [email protected]

Rev.ChristinaLeoneTracy FaithDevelopmentMinister [email protected]

SethFisher InternMinister [email protected]

StephenMulligan ChoirDirector [email protected]

ElizabethKraning MusicDirector [email protected]

SusanEckert Administrator [email protected]

MicheleReese AdministrativeAssistant [email protected]

EliseBerrocal Children’sMinistryCoordinator [email protected]

CarrieLibowicz Bookkeeper [email protected]

PaulBerry YouthAdvisor [email protected]

JohnWoolums President [email protected]

MichaelWillis VicePresident

BryanBarrett Secretary

AnnieThornton FinanceOf7icer

CharlieGross Trustee

AleShiplett Trustee

LindaRhoads Trustee

JanBird NominatingCommitteeChair

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