lakeshore uu newsletter august 2013

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U NI V E R SA L I S T F E L L OW S H IP

U U F L A Y M I N I S T E R San Fischer (920) 323-3475 [email protected]

inda Hunter (920) 684-5590 [email protected] Strauss (920) 629-0924 [email protected] Sustman (920) 973-7391 [email protected]

WELCOME TO SUMMER SERVICES

The summer is waning and we'll soon return to our regular church yearOur last summer service is

August 18th, with Barbara Ferguson

Please join us for this last engaging presentation by LUUF members and friends.

Services are typically less formal, smaller, and quieter than the services during the regular church year.They often involve interactions among congregants both during and after the service.

Summer Fellowship services have become an important aspect of our shared ministry. These areimportant touch stones during the summer months, when travel and vacation separate us as a community

and members bring their experiences back to LUUF, to share with our Fellowship.

LUUF's Traditional Labor DayPicnic in the Park

Date: Sunday, Sept 1Time: 10:00amPlace: Union ParkFood: "Pot luck" Bring a dish to passEntertainment: LUUF musical groupwill Lead us in song.

(weather permitting)

Cho i r P r act i c e

1st & 3r d W edn esday of each m ont h at 6:30

Feel f r ee to come shar e y our v oice in song

1st Choir Practi ce Aug. 21

6:30 at LUUF

All w elcome!

Save a tree, save paper, save money

Sign up to receive LUUF newsletters electronically. Email Ron Kossik at: [email protected]

For submissions to the newsletter email Kim Everett at: [email protected]
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LUUF BOARD NEWS

The July 2013 LUUF Board meeting was held on Tuesday, July 25th

. Ron Kossik, Cathy Edwards and Nancy

Horvath joined the meeting to share thoughts on areas they were working on for the Fellowship. Below is a

short summary of the items we discussed at the meeting.

Facilities

Ron has been overseeing various maintenance projects at the LUUF. Below is an update on some of them:

Lift Maintenance the lift will be inspected annually by the vendor

Painting of the Outside of the Building will begin in the fall

Front Door Ron and Dick Urban fixed the front door of the Fellowship

Sidewalk Repair Ron is the point person for working with the contractor

Noise in the Kitchen Area Dick Urban is coordinating this effort

Strategic Planning

Cathy shared with the Board some ideas regarding how we might begin a process of long-range (strategic)

planning for the Fellowship. The board concluded a good discussion with a commitment to thinking more

about how we wish to proceed and reporting back at the next board meeting. If anyone is interested in

working with Cathy, please contact her or any board member.

Possible Series on Mental Health Issues

Nancy shared with the board some ideas she has related to addressing the i ssue of mental health in this area

Several speakers we have had at the Fellowship and the recent report by the League of Women Voters forme

the basis of our discussion. This project is in the development stage and more information will be shared wit

the Fellowship as it progresses.

Use of the Fellowship by the Local Synagogue

The local synagogue will continue to use the LUUF for their services on Saturday mornings from 9:30am until

about noon. So far it has worked out very well and they are extremely appreciative of our willingness to shar

our space with them until the rabbi is able to navigate the stairs at the synagogue.

St. James Episcopal Church Picnics in Union ParkThe will be additional picnics on August 22

ndand September 26

thfor the neighborhood surrounding the park.

About 35 people attended the picnic in July about 2/3 of them were from the neighborhood and it was

really heartwarming to experience their appreciation to St. James. We might want to do something like this i

the future.

Finances

Joel gave the treasurers report which indicated that we are doing well financially thanks to the generous

support of all of our members and friends. It is a real blessing that we have someone as competent as Joel to

handle this important aspect of the Fellowship.

Replacement Furniture for the Front of the Sanctuary

The Service Planning Committee has been discussing the possibility of updating some of the furniture in the

front of the sanctuary. The board discussed some suggestions that have been made and will continue to worwith the committee on this and will share the ideas and progress with the Fellowship as they develop. The

cost of the furniture would be borne by special gifts such as memorial gifts, general gifts from members and

friends, and the like.

As always, please feel free to attend any of the board meetings if you have items that you would like to

discuss or just want to observe the work of the board. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 28th

at 7:00pm. Subsequent meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Thanks to all of you members and friends who continue to make the Fellowship and its activities so important

to me and to so many others. As committee chairs share the notes from their respective meetings with me, I

will pass the information on to all of you.

Kathie

LUUF BOARD

President Kathy Fishback

Vice President John Thompson

Treasurer Joel Marquardt

Secretary Sandy Bast

Members at Large Dick Urban Steve Abler J imEverett

COMMITTEES

CHAIRS

Service Planning LindaHunter

Religious Education Evie Sustman

Membership Dan Fisher

Outreach& Social Justice JimSustman

Environment Bev Rawling

Adult Activities Jean Biegun

Facilities Ron Kossik

Nominating: Linda Hunter
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The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together. Unitarian Universalismapproaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with the same religious intent as it's worship. Our religiouseducation classes, adult activities groups, community volunteerism and building facilities committees are essential aspects oour spiritual work. We believe it is our deeds, not our creeds, which are most important. Volunteer opportunities abound!Please consider signing up for coffee service, greeter, shoveling, or any other activity or job that helps to keep our fellowshipmoving forward and running smoothly. Volunteer sign up sheets are in the coat room .

"We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.Mother Teresa -

Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways that allow our community to thrive. Whether you are a boardmember, on a committee, you make coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovel snow, rack leaves, plan a garden, help coordinate aservice or you do one of the other countless tasks, the time and talents you share is incredibly important for our Fellowship

community. Please know you are immensely appreciated.

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CHILDRENS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FALL 2013

The Childrens Religious Education Fall Session Experiences With the Web of Life Part II

Begins Sunday, September 8, 2013

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544 Community volunteer hours for LUUF members and friends at H ope House from 1/1/13 to 7/15/13.

Hope House volunteers - Evie and Jim Sustman, Bonnita Budysz, Robert Theaker, Sandy Bast, Mary Jo and Dick Urban, Carolyn and Jim

Rabata, Dan Fischer, Ron Kosik, Kim and Jim Everett and Patty Marquardt.

Meal preparation is not included in the total hours, Heather would like to include your hours spent preparing meals, so she can use that i

rant requests. Please contact Heather with an estimate of the time you spent on meal preparation.

EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to: [email protected]


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LUUF Garden plan continues full speed ahead!

Mid Auguest is the time to begin dividing perennials, moving them to new places in your garden, or sharing your plants. We would lovto be given a plant from your home garden to help improve the Meditation Garden. Inside the Fellowship, in the coat hanging area, find

the sheets with plant names. Sign your name, next to the name of the plant. Next find the name of the plant on a white tag sticking in th

garden soil. Dig a hole for the new plant and finally give the plant a nice drink of water. If you can't find the name tag, you may plant

where you think is a good spot. Contact me so a name tag is made & placed by the plant.

Labor Day is the date to begin dividing fall bulbs and planting new bulbs. We would gladly accept a number of bulbs as a gift to the

garden. Check the sheets to find the number of particular bulbs we'd love to have and sign your name as the donor. Bulbs may be

planted any where, if you are planting 5 bulbs please plant them together in the same location.

We are making apologies to you for being selective about which plants we want in the garden and the number of each plants. We don't

want plants that create many babies and crowd out the other plants. We are truly grateful for all the plants we've received. The garden i

becoming very beautiful.

Thank you on behalf of the gardening committee.

Large Cupped Narcissi (25 bulbs) - April Cyclamineus Narcissi (20 bulbs) - April

Delibes February Gold

Fortissimo Jack Snipe

Ice Follies Peeping Tom

Professor Einstein Teta A Teta

Sound Triandrus Narcissi (15 bulbs) - April

Hawera

Miniature Trumpet Daffodils (5 bulbs) - April Ice Wings

Little Gem Thalia

Small Cupped Narcissi (25 bulbs) - April & May Split-cup Narcissi (5 bulbs)- April

Barrett Browning Sorbet

Edna Earl - Lives 50 years

Cheerfulness Species Crocus (20 bulbs) ( Late March /April

White Lion C. Chrysanthus Blue Pearl

Yellow Cheerfulness C. Chrysanthus Cream Beauty

Poeticus Narcissi (10 bulbs) April / May Naples-yellow, (Finished before mowing, 4 inches, Deer

Proof !

Actaea C. Tommasinianus

Angel Eyes

Large Flowering Crocus (5 bulbs) - April

Jonquilla Narcissi (5 bulbs) - May C. Vernus Twilght

Suzy

Hyacinthus Orientalis Galanthus (5 bulbs) - March / April

G. Elwesll

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GAME NIGHT

Our monthly Board Game Night continuesSecond Wednesday of the month, at 6:30

September 11

Have a favorite game, or party snack?Bring it along!

Join in the fun!

Don't forget meditation on Sunday evenings at LUUF 6:30

Relax, reflect and realignFor a calming start to you week.

The goal of meditation is to bring inner peace withioneself and the world in a positive and spiritual wayThe world may not always be a peaceful place andwithin every soul there is some form of tension and

stress.It is therefore essential to create positive and peacef

thoughts to bring peace to our mind.Meditation is one of the best methods to bring abou

transformation and nurture the natural qualitieswithin.

"Peace is not always the absence of conflict,but the ability to cope with it"

Join our own artist Beth Barfield for creative fun on Saturday, September 21stat 10:00am.We're going to decorate T-shirts to express our inner UU (or whatever joy of life is springing inside you!).

All you need to bring is a pre-shrunk white t-shirt and a piece of firm cardboard,foam core board or poster boardas a base. Beth will supply all the art supplies. (Tip: Walgreens has 4/$10.)Hobby Lobby is another source.

This creative get-together will be the first of a variety of monthly programs--our own Clearing, you might say.

Follow up from Cecilia Held'spresentation on mental illness - The League of Women Voters completed a 2 yr study of mental health

strengths and gaps in Manitowoc County. It can be obtained on line at www.lwvmanitowoc.org

1. Click on Local League Studies

2. Click on LWV Manitowoc County Mental Health Study 2012

3. Follow the Index for the section you want to look up.
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Meets f irst Thurs of each month at 7:00.

St. James Church 434 N. 8th St.

Phone: (920)374-3524

Email: [email protected]

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Music, Cul tur e and t he Cr eat ive Spi r i t

At LUUF on August 25th

Music, Cul tur e and t he Cr eati ve Spi r it is Bill Kehls performance that beckons us to revisit the simple and humble

beginnings of primitive music and explore the discovery and deliciousness of elemental music in all its wonder.

From the beginning, music has been a powerful force in creating the richness and fullness of the human experience. Tothis day, the magic of music touches our lives, nurtures our being, stimulates our senses and sparks our spirits with

passion and joy. Diverse cultures throughout time and all over the world have continued to engage in varied creative

musical expression to strike the resonant chords that celebrate our place and purpose in the cosmos.

Bill has designed the Music, Culture & the Creative Spirit performance to educate, inspire and celebrate human

creativity and ingenuity with a light-hearted, interactive performance and a multitude of fascinating primitive musical

instruments and sounds.

St James Episcopal Church is holding its second "Picnic in the Park" for theneighborhood surrounding Union Park from 5:00 - 7:00 on Saturday, August 22 & Sept 2

Hope House is taking over the Pizza Ranch!!!

Looking for an easy weeknight dinner idea for you and your family?Why not stop in at the Manitowoc Pizza Ranch,

enjoy some amazing food and help out a great local cause!!Visit Pizza Ranch on Monday, September 9th between 4:30 pm and 7:30pm!

10% of all Pizza Ranch profits will be donated to Hope House!!

.Proceeds from this event will be used to help the shelter continue providing overnight

shelter accommodations for homeless families in Manitowoc County.For more information about Hope House or the Pizza Ranch Takeover please feel free to contact us at 920-686-1436

and check our website at www.hopehousemc.org
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Lake Shore Unitarian Universalist Mission

As a welcoming and accepting, diverse and inquiring spiritual fellowship,

We unite to create a community which stimulates a free exchange and

Exploration of ideas, foster spiritual and intellectual growth, and

serves as a base for active outreach to benefit the world around us.

As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm and promote these principles:

The inherent worth and dignity of every personJustice, equality and compassion in human relationships

Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations

A free and responsible search for truth and meaning

The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process

The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all

Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

PEACE TO ALL

Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship620 Park Street

Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220

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