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Coming Up at UUFW,

This Sunday: September 1, 2013

Religious Education: 9:45 AMAdult RE: A Warm Welcome with Ron Hagar

This series will continue weekly through Sunday, September 15, 2013.PHROGs RE (ages 8+): 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. With Cindie YPollywogs RE (ages 4-7): with Kimberly P

Nursery: Natalie Allen and Joy Hayes Gates

Sunday Service: 11:00 AMThe More Things Change Well, You Know the Rest

by Kris Cervantes

Reminder* This Sunday, Sept. 1, is Cereal Sunday. Please consider bringing a cereal

item (or two) to share with the Caritas food pantry. Thank you for your generosity.

Meditation Group. This group meets on Monday evenings at 7:10 PM at the home of CherylBabers Hagar. POC: Cheryl Babers Hagar, salinebabers@att.net

Meals on Wheels: Every Wednesday and Friday. POC: Cheryl Foster,cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org

A Waldos Coffeehouse Event and Fundraiser: Water Wells and UU

Under this roof, a diverse crowd gathers, each of us on our own unique journey. Some seek to find theirconnection to that which is greater through art or music. Others may connect through a spiritual discipline orendeavor. Yet, others find their connection to that which is greater through Social Action. Whatever it is thatdraws us together, we all affirm to serve others in community. and sometimes those far outside ourcommunity, our world community.

Improving the lives of women and children is the best way to increase the quality of life in a village and in acountry. Due to our efforts in 2012, the small village of Dengolt, Ethiopia has clean water. This year, we set outto do it again. Working with Water To Thrive, UUFW will break ground in another village in the same Tigreregion of Africa. Providing fresh drinking water for a village allows the girls of the tribe to attend school, and thepotential of water-borne diseases is drastically reduced.

On October 4th

, Waldos Coffeehouse will kick off our 2013 Water Well Fund Drive with a fantastic live musicline-up. Mark your calendars for an opportunity to make a change for the better, right around the corner in avillage in Africa.

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Prospective and New MembersSAVE THE DATE: Sat., Oct. 12, 9:30 am - 12 noon, forBecoming UU- New Member OrientationWhat brings you here?What is UU?Who is UUFW?

Becoming a MemberPOC/RSVP:Membershipteam@uuwaco.org

A message about UUFW Policies, Procedures and Bylaws:Policies, Procedures and Bylaws are in the process of being updated. The updatedversions of these documents will be posted on our website for ease of access andreference immediately after a vote of approval by the Congregation in October.

An Invitation to a 9/11 Memorial and Candle Light Vigil at theIslamic Center of Waco

Dear fellow Americans,

The Islamic Center of Waco is hosting a 9/11 Memorial -Candle Light Vigil- at 7 PM onWednesday September 11th, 2013. It is our inclination to show that we have not

forgotten what happened that awful day, and that the terrorists failed as we now standmore united then ever 12 years later. Please join us to show support in remembranceand unity for all Americans in the Central Texas area. Once again the event begins at7PM and will end at 8 PM, at the Islamic Center of Waco on Wednesday September,11th 2013. We will have various speakers of different faiths and backgrounds speak,and provide candles for the memorial vigil. Please join us and feel free to bring asmany people as you like, for just an hour to remember the fallen, and show ourstrength in unity.

President

Al Siddiq254-723-6556

Address for the Islamic Center of Waco is: 2725 Benton Drive, Waco, TX 76706

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Update: Social Action at UUFW

Carmen Saenz provides the following update regarding our social action project to provide meals forthe families of Talitha Koum. You can learn more about the Talitha Koum Institute atwww.talithakoum.org

The Talitha Koum program is up to a great start.

We have formed a cooking and shopping team which are being headed up by AshleyBlinkhorn (cooking and menu planning), and Marty van Wagner (grocery shopping), weare still looking for folks that would like to assist with prep work (browning meat,chopping veggies, etc.) and clean up on Sunday 9/8 after services and clean up afterfinal cooking on Tuesday 9/10. There are lots of opportunities to help in a number ofways and on a number of days. Please contact Carmen Saenz(Carmen.saenz.31@gmail.com) if you can help in any of these areas. If you would liketo make a financial contribution toward the meal, please see Marty van Wagner.

Social Action in Our Community: September 2013

The following events and opportunities are just a few selected from the many that are listed on theAct Locally Waco website at www.actlocallywaco.org . If youre looking for other ways to beinvolved in our community dont miss checking out this website for many opportunities to give ofyour time, donations, energy, or ideas. Thank you!

September 7 Buffalo Wild Wings Fundraiser for West Long Term Recovery Do you LOVEwings? . Can you handle the really spicy stuff? Prove it, and help raise funds for West, Texas. If youare the kind of person that can put down spicy wing, after spicy wing, while your friends sweat at the first tasteof buffalo sauce we need your help. There will be a wing eating contest, and if you are up to the challenge,you can ask folks you know to sponsor your quest for the limit 15 spicy wings in 5 minutes. (Wings are freefor contestants) If you can handle the spice, please contact Sarah at the West Long-Term Recovery Center fomore details 254-826-7550.

September 8 - Animal Birth control 2nd Sunday vaccination Clinic Location: 3238 ClayAvenue, just down the street from Katies Custard. Time: Come at your convenience 10am-2pm(arrive at least 30 minutes prior to close). Please consider bringing an item from ourwish list on theday of your visit. Laundry detergent, paper towels, trash bags are used on a daily basis and greatlyappreciated.

September 11 9/11 Remembrance: A Candle Light Vigil Hosted by the Greater Waco Interfaith

Conference, 7:00pm at the IslamicCenter of Waco, 2725 Benton, Waco, TX 76706. Join us as variousspeakers from difference faiths come together in unity and remembrance of the day that changed theworld. The Islamic Center will provide the candles. For more information email the Greater WacoInterfaith Conference atWacoInterfaith@gmail.com.

September 9 thru 13 15th Annual Raise the Roof Every year the City sponsors a habitathouse and we are always looking for volunteers. 416 Boyd Street, Waco. To sign up call the HousingDepartment at 750-5656.

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August 29, 2013September 12 McLennan County Hunger Coalition meeting.All meetings will be held at Caritasof Waco 300 South 15th Street every second Thursday of each month starting at 11:45am.Memberships open to all individuals and agencies during the year. For more information please visitthe website: www.mclennanhunger.org Any questions please contact Esther Morales atfoodoutreach@grandecom.net or 254-753-3545.

September 21 2013 Komen Central Texas Race for the Cure The Komen Central Texas

Race for the Cure is an annual 1K and 5K fundraising walk/run event held at Heritage Square indowntown Waco. The event is a co-ed race and great fun for the entire family. The 2013 Race is in its13th year and is part of a national 5K series sponsored by Susan G. Komen. The goal of the event isto raise funds, heighten awareness and educate people about breast health as well as to recognizeand celebrate breast cancer survivorship. Seventy-five percent of the net income from the KomenCentral Texas Race stays in the local community to fund breast health education and breast cancerscreening and treatment projects. The remaining twenty-five percent helps fund groundbreakingbreast cancer research. To register, click here: Race for the Cure.

September 21Voting Changes Things Rally and March Join us as we rally/march next at 11am starting from MLK Park, 100 MLK Blvd., Waco. The theme will be: VOTING CHANGES

THINGS. We will be registering voters, updating voter registrations and addresses, handing outinformation on how to obtain proper identification, and sharing information about how to get involvedwith elections all year round! If youd like to volunteer or have an organization present please emailblackmenstanding2013@gmail.com . For more information visit the web pagewww.blackmenstanding.comor theFacebook page.

September 22 Walk for the Homeless 8:00-10:30am. Join Mission Waco and hundreds of otherfriends on the 1.2 mile educational/prayer walk, which is open to the entire community. Cal254.753.4900 for more information.

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