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JANUARY 2014

NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 5“Lay Ministry in the Fellowship”

LUUF Lay MinistersDan Fischer, Jim Sustman, and Linda Hunterwill review the last year, talk about their ex-periences, and thoughts about the future andwould like to hear from you and yourthoughts about what lay ministers should bedoing as well as your role.

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“Four Tasks of Dying”Elizabeth Sinclair

Elisabeth will discuss how we can attend tothese tasks now, and how we can help oth-ers attend to them at end of life.

Elizabeth is the Aurora Hospital chaplain,and she is a member of their hospice team.Her reflections will be helpful as we considerthose questions ourselves.

January 1 9“Three Unfinished Revolutions”

Catherine LeoneFifty years after the passage of the CivilRights Act of 1964, the United States is avery different place. Lots of us are shockedto recall that employers used to refuse to hireBlack men because of their race, and it waslegal. Banks could refuse married womenloans or credit cards because they werewomen, and that was legal, too.past. However, stubborn areas of social,political and economic inequality remain en-trenched.

The near total domination of white men, andits wide acceptance, really is a thing of theThis seems like a good time to consider howthe sexual revolution, the gender revolution,and the civil rights revolution have playedout over the last half century, and to consid-er what the consequences have been ofleaving them unfinished.

Catherine is a faculty member at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin, Manitowoc.

Soup Sunday

January 26“A National Marine Sanctuary Here!”

Norma BishopNorma Bishop, the former director of theMaritime Museum, and Jim Hollahan, aManitowoc Business Community volunteer,have been working on an effort to establishthe western coast of Lake Michigan as aNational Marine Sanctuary. They will give usan update on the process of getting thesanctuary designation and the reasons whyit’s important to our community.

January Collection

Hope House

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LUUF NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2014

With Sadness

Vera (Vickie) Mayer, age 85,died of complications fromCOPD on Monday, December30, 2013 at River Wood Estatesin Manitowoc.

Vickie was born on September11, 1928 in Iowa City, IA, thedaughter of Edward and VeraFairall Hickey. She was raised inMilwaukee and resided in Ra-cine before moving to Mani-towoc County's English Lakearea where she lived for 50years, the last five in the city ofManitowoc.

Vickie earned her B.A. from Mil-waukee Downer College. Sheinterned in the inner city of Phil-adelphia under the sponsorshipof the American Friends ServiceCommittee, and later earned ateaching certification from SilverLake Colege. She earned an as-sociate degree in MaterialsManagement at Lakeshore Tech-nical College, and pursued aMaster's degree in environmen-tal studies at the UW Green Bay.

Vickie worked as a psychome-trist at Marquette Universityand at the Racine VocationalSchool. She was a substituteteacher in the ManitowocCounty secondary schools, andworked as a senior liaison forLakeshore Indonesian MAA.

Vickie was passionate aboutenvironmental issues andserved as a board member ofthe Friends of Branch River(FOBR), the Manitowoc CountyLakes Association (MCLA), andthe Lakeshore Natural Re-sources Partnership (LNRP).She worked with these groupsfor 10 years through the Mani-towoc County Soil and WaterDepartment. She was recog-nized for her work with awardsfrom both the MCLA and theLNRP. The Friends of theBranch River honored Vickieby naming its youth leadershipprogram in her honor.

Vickie was a life-long memberof the League of Women Votersand Manitowoc County Home-makers, and volunteered as a 4-H leader and at LakeshoreCAP in the Juvenile Victim Of-fender Mediation Program. Shewas a member of theLakeshore Peacemakers andthe Lakeshore Unitarian Uni-versalist Fellowship.

Vickie was preceded in death byher husband, Edwin Howard, herparents, and a brother, Clarence.She is survived by her children:Melanie (John) Albright of Me-quon WI; Marc (Kathleen) Mayerof Maple Grove, MN; Laurel(Don) Scaffidi of Stevens Point,WI; Lisa Mayer (Don Sharek) ofAtlanta, GA; and her grandchil-dren Alexandra and Abigail Scaf-fidi, and Annaliese and KieranMayer.

A celebration of Vickie's life willbe held at Lakeshore UnitarianUniversalist Fellowship at a laterdate. We welcome donations inVickie's memory to the YouthConservation Leaders Program atthe Friends of the Branch River(PO Box 301, Whitelaw, WI54247), or the Lakeshore Unitari-an Universalist Fellowship (620Park Street, Manitowoc, WI54220).

The Lambert-Eckert FuneralHome in Mishicot assisted thefamily with funeral arrangements.

See more at: Herald Times Reporter

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/htrnews/obituary.aspx?n=vera-mayer-vick-ie&pid=168864341&fhid=14022

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The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together.Unitarian Universalism approaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with thesame religious intent as it's worship. Our religious education classes, adult activitiesgroups, community volunteerism and building facilities committeesare essential aspects of our spiritual work. We believe it is ourdeeds, not our creeds, which are most important.

Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways thatallow our community to thrive. Whether you are a board member,on a committee, you make coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovelsnow, rack leaves, plan a garden, help coordinate a service or you

do one of the other countless tasks, the time and talents you share is incredibly important forour Fellowship community. Please know you are immensely appreciated.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED IN DECEMBWe still need people to sign up in January

Evie Sustman, Chr.Max AlexanderZoe AlexanderDan FischerCarol WerginSandy Bast

CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sunday, January 12, 2014 and run through May 4th, 2014.

This Winter/Spring sessions will use the UUA’s program“Love Surrounds Us” which “explores the seven principlesin the context of Beloved Community of family/home, school,and neighborhood. All children from the ages of 4/5 through

A special thanks goes out to Evie Sustman and her assistant,Max Alexander for once again leading the children’s religious

preciated.***********************************

gram offered on Easter Sunday ( April 20, 2014.)

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Ron Kossik (Chair)

Tom Clark

Kathy Fishback

Jim Rabata

Dick Urban

LUUF’S ADULT DISCUSSION GROUP

Based on the UUA “Building Your Own Theology” format, with Volume 3 “Ethics”We as UU's say we choose our own values but what are they? Is there a connec-tion between our religion and our character and morality and how we make deci-sions? Our first session meets Tuesday January 28th at 6:30pm and continuestwice a month into May. All Members and Friends are very welcome! Judy willorder the "Building Your Own Theology" UUA workbook "Ethics" (about $15-$16)within the next few days so if you haven't yet signed up and want to participate,please let her know in a separate email at [email protected]


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Green Living On Behalf of the Earth

GLOBE

GLOBE will not meet again until January but in the mean-time, our “Green Tips” from December service bulletinsmay remind everyone to think about how our individualactions and energy use effect climate change in theworld around us.

December 8: On these dark winter days we turn onmore lights, and more, and more, and more…. Yes, usethem when you need them, but turn them off whenyou’re finished in that room. Although you’ve alreadyreplaced all your light bulbs with energy-efficient fluo-rescents there’s no need to waste even that energy.Every bit of it is produced somewhere, whether gas,coal or nuclear, and it has an effect on our climate. (Andour wallets!)

December 15: Time for new Christmas traditions?Make your own gifts out of materials you already have.Give green gifts: bus tickets, state park passes, compostbins, reusable grocery bags, rechargeable batteriesand chargers, live plants and seeds. Give coupons forchores: the laundry or house cleaning or grocery shop-ping for a month. Make wrapping part of the gift: a bookin a library tote, kitchen gadget in a hand towel. Sup-port recycling by purchasing gifts made of recycled ma-terial. Most real Christmas trees are grown in Wisconsinand are easily composted or mulched, and give wintershelter to the birds until then.

December 29: Most of our “Green Tips” have beenbased on information from the DNR. Lest you think theyare just scientists, this week they write about Christmascookies! They say that opening the oven door whilebaking those cookies reduces the temperature in theoven by 25-50 degrees. More energy is needed then tobring the temperature back up. A better option is to usethe oven light to check in.


Environment committeeBev Rowling (chair), Judy Rollin, Jean Biegun, Kari Alice Lynn, Carol Wergin

Ginny Finnel

December Service Leader& Service Presenter’s

Phil Sweet

Rev. Scott Prinster

Sue Sippel

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Sustainable Resolutions for the Garden, from the Garden Committee

Tackle that problem area in the garden and take joy in accomplishment. Start more veggies and flowers from seeds. Practice conservation and a more natural lifestyle. Sow more native wildflower seeds throughout your garden’s open space. Manage your water consumption in the garden and use more mulch. Build a worm bin and enrich the soils organically. Use more of what you grow and preserve or dry for future use; waste

nothing. Become a better educator for yourself, your family and your community. Continue to spread cheer about the glories of nature and her bounty to

others. Do more recycling around the home and in the garden. Visit more gardens, botanical settings, state parks, and preserves to en-

hance your passion for nature, and to be more appreciative of their val-ues.

Strive to become an improved steward of the earth, for time is ticking onhow we live and nurture the planet, for today and the tomorrows to come.

Think global and act locally, for you and your family plus your community,are part of the solution of a sustainable earth.

A few garden jokes for the New YearWhy do potatoes make good detectives?

Because they keep their eyes peeled.

What do you get if you divide the circumferenceof a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin pi.

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How do you lead a horse to water?With lots of carrots.

Why do melons have fancy weddings?Because they cantaloupe

What do you call a stolen yam?A hot potato.

What vegetable can tie your stomach in knots?String beans.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skillexcept for learning how to grow in nice even rows in the veggie patch.

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GOT CABIN FEVERJoin Jim SustmanJanuary 19, at 6:30

For"Build a log Cabin from Scratch"

Mishicot Coffee Bistro on Main St.

Come play with us!2nd Wednesday of each month

January 8, 6:30pm

Getting creative withJim Sustman

Join us at the upcoming

Get Created

Coming in February

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Stitches—A Handbok on Meaning,Hope and Repair by Anne Lamott

"What do we do when life lurches out of bal-ance? How can we reconnect to one other andto what’s sustaining, when evil and catastropheseem inescapable?

These questions lie at the heart of Stitches,Lamott’s profound follow-up to her New YorkTimesbestselling Help, Thanks, Wow. In thisbook Lamott explores how we find meaningand peace in these loud and frantic times;where we start again after personal and publicdevastation; how we recapture wholeness afterloss; and how we locate our true identities inthis frazzled age. We begin, Lamott says, bycollecting the ripped shreds of our emotionaland spiritual fabric and sewing them back to-gether, one stitch at a time.

It’s in these stitches that the quilt of life begins,and embedded in them are strength, warmth,humor, and humanity."

This is an open book group.All are welcome.

LUUF BOOK GROUPJANUARY SELECTION

DATE: Monday, January 27

TIME: 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

LOCATION: Jennifer Hollahan’s home

302 5th Street, Manitowoc

consider volunteering to host one of the Fellow-ship's CIRCLE SUPPERS in February/March. We hope to hold three suppers, on dif-ferent Saturday evenings. These suppers aresimple and fun - a potluck at a host's home, or agathering at a restaurant - and they are a greatway to get to know Fellowship friends. A CircleSupper has a maximum group size to contributeto good conversation over a shared meal.

If you are willing, please notify Cathy Ed-wards or Jean Biegun. Let us know the date,location (at home or at which restaurant) andhow many seats will be available (no more than8 total participants). When we have our hosts'names and information, we will post sign-up lists.

Friendly Fellowship around GoodFood! Host a Circle Supper!

A DULT A CTI VITI ESC OM MITT EE

Jean Biegun, (Chair)

Beth Barfield

Kathy Edwards

Judy Rollin

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Advent

Sears had wool socks on sale,good presents for Christmas, I figured,and there in the sweatshirt aisleI saw Jesus. No long robes or glow,

just the beard and hair—but I could tell by a Dr. Whofeeling I got, like new thresholds or portalshad opened.

Levis he wore and brown Converse.He was talking with a girl who looked high,all tears and crazed drama, eyemake-up smearing her cheeks.

He leaned to touch her shoulder,and she got quiet and smiled,wiped her face with her scarf.Suddenly I wanted transporting, too,

my head full of crap, uneasy,needing to touch maybe just his sleeveor ask if we could grab coffee somewhere.Needing old aches to go.

He turned, saw me and nodded—a simple move but a big whoosh of heatkindled in my chest. Almost could not breathe.Pulling a bottle of water from his backpack,

he walked to the checkout counter,a blue sweatshirt and brown knit capin his cart, so I whispered Happy Birthday…you know—for next week

Jean Biegun

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY

And so the great force of the universeWent walking,Why through my local mallI don’t know.Love poured forthAnd the food court reverberated.

Somehow the unlovingPieces of clothingAnd objects disappeared.

All the living things looked around.The sentient beings looked around.

They laughed and dancedAnd ate yummy chocolateAnd were amazed at the validityOf each growing plant.

The mall brimmed with the excitementOf awakening.Love quivered in the oxygenEvery person took in.Love startled the lungs,Penetrated all levelsOf grasp.

I watched that new community open every doorFor detachment to come in,Bow their measured yes toRelease, close ranks to affirmRelease.

Love did come down and glory shone.I saw people strollLike shaved monks do,Smiling better than mannequinsAnd chanting a practicalKindergarten-type mantra:Don’t make a big mess—Then there’s not so much to clean up.

Jean Biegun


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We would like to thank everyone who brought their families and friends to check out the

Lights In Lincoln ParkWe had a great turn out with 50 cars driving through the park during that time.

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Check out Hope House’s NEW Amazon.com wish list!!!! Just go to Amazon.com, login toyour account and do a wish list search for “Hope House of Manitowoc County”

On the wish list you will find a list of items that Hope House can always use as well as those unique itemsthat pop up that we might need on a one-time basis. You can order the items from our wish list under

our account and they can be shipped directly to Hope House. An easy, no-fuss way to give!

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If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about Hope House, what we do for theCommunity and how they can help please let them know our next volunteer training will be

scheduled in Febuary - location and date TBA

Thank you to LUUF volunteers for the January volunteer week!

JANUARY COLLECTION FOR

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER

$500


Meets first Thurs of each month at 7:00.St. James Church 434 N. 8th St

Phone: (920)374-3524Email: [email protected]

OUT RE AC H &S OCI AL JU STI CE

C OM MITT EE

Jim Sustman (Chair)

Nancy Horvath

Jennifer Hollahan

Patty Marquardt

John Thompson

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Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship620 Park StreetManitowoc, Wisconsin 54220

L A K E S H O R E U N I T A R I A N U N I V E R S A L I S T M I S S I O N

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 person

Justice, 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

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