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April 4, 2014

This Sunday at UUFW

This Sunday: April 6, 2014
Religious Education: 9:45 AM Adult RE: with Bruce Allen (see details under UUFW News below) Youth RE (ages 12+): with Melissa G., assistant TBA Pollywogs RE (ages 4-7): Love Surrounds Us with Joy H.G. Nursery: staffed by Natalie A.; assistant TBA. Sunday Service: 11:00 AM

When We Change, We Change the World

with Kris Cervantes

Exciting Ministerial Search News Will be Presented During the Sunday Service! Reminder! This Sunday, April 6th, is Cereal Sunday! You know what to do!
Bring an extra box or two of cereal to add to our monthly donation to Caritas of Waco and feed the hungry families in our community. Thank you!

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Mon, April 14, 2014. Reading Circle Meeting. 6:30-8:30 PM. POC: Cheryl Foster, Cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org Wed, April 16, 2014. UUFW Board Meeting. 6:30-8:00 PM at UUFW Board Room. POC: Mary Cunningham, president. president@uuwaco.org Fri, April 18, 2014. Children and Youth Spring Sleepover! See details below under Children and Youth Religious Education Announcements. Contact Joy Hayes Gates or Melissa Garn to attend and for more details. Sat, April 19, 2014. Veggie Potluck. 12:30-2:30 PM. Join us for a vegan potluck lunch! POC: Sherrel Huff, Shuff.10@yahoo.com Sun, April 20, 2014. Egg Hunt and Potluck lunch! After regular Sunday services. Wed, April 23, 2014. UUFW Womens Group meeting. 6:30-9:00 PM. First Sundays Adult RE. In 2014, Bruce Allen is going to lead Adult RE from 9:45am to 10:40am on the first Sunday of each month in 2014. We will meet in our newly refurbished sofa room. We are going to start by using Marcus Borg's Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time to consi der the meaning of the life of Jesus of Nazareth (as understood from Dr. Borg's perspective on the historical Jesus, rather than from the perspective of the Christ of faith from a traditional Christian perspective). Of course, the goal of this venture is to see how a fresh perspective on Jesus relates to and possibly enriches each of our unique UU faith journeys. If you have any questions, please email Bruce Allen at bruce.allen@uuwaco.org . Meals on Wheels: Every Wednesday and Friday. POC: Cheryl Foster, cheryl.foster@uuwaco.org

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January 24, 2014

Do you have a smile to spare? UUFW is in need of greeters who can spend time in the foyer to the sanctuary on Sunday mornings once a month (or more often if you wish.) Contact Joe Cunningham (joe.cunningham@uuwaco.org ) or Kris Cervantes (kristen.cervantes@uuwaco.org ) if youre interested in serving our congregation in this very special way.

The Children & Youth Religious Education (and Fun) Team have a few announcements:
1. Egg Hunt: Please bring non-food/non-candy items to stuff our Easter eggs! We have plastic eggs- please bring donations to fill them. There will be a donation box in the foyer. Thank you! The Egg Hunt will follow the Flower Communion/Easter Service on Sunday, April 20th. 2. Children & Youth Spring Sleepover: Friday, April 18th. At least one parent of each child or youth must attend all night. More details to come. Contact: Joy Hayes 3. FYI: Ronan Hayes-Gates is allergic to peanuts. Please do not bring food or candy with peanuts or peanut butter to church on Sundays. Thank you. Also- many parents are trying to watch sugar consumption. When you bring snacks on Sunday, please remember that fruit is a great snack too! (And more healthy for everyone.) 4. We will not have children or youth religious education on Sunday, April 20th. Egg hunt and potluck lunch after the service. Thank you! Joy Hayes, Religious Education Chair joy.hayes@uuwaco.org

SWUUC Annual Conference, Dallas, TX. April 25-27th at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas 4015 Normandy Ave, Dallas, TX
See the attached flyer for more details!

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January 26, 2014

Social Action Opportunities:

April 5 Jog for Justice organized by the 27 Project This event features a 27k, 5k and 1k run and a 27K relay. The event is designed to raise awareness of human trafficking. There will also be opportunities for local organizations to connect with the public to discuss their impact in the local community. New Location: Redwood shelter in Cameron Park. For more information please visit www.the27project.org, or contact Stacey Compton by phone at 254-253-0382 or by email at stacencompton@gmail.com. April 5 A Movable Feast for Beasts The Animal Birth Control Clinic will be hosting the 1st Annual A Movable Feast for Beasts at Cameron Park East, Martin Luther King Blvd. & Herring Avenue. Our inaugural event will feature cuisine from local food truck vendors in a pet friendly picnic event. Beginning at Noon, guests will be able to bring their pets and families to the park to purchase lunch from a variety of local vendors while listening to the Brian & Jeremy Duo performing under the pavilion. At 2:00 the hot dog contests for human and pet will begin and prizes awarded to the human who eats the most hot dogs and the pet who eats one dog the quickest. Then, at 2:30 the music continues with The Gordon Collier Band. Festivities will continue until 4:00 For more information call the Animal Birth Control Clinic at 254.776.7303. April 5 Ride for Relief World Hunger Relief invites families and teams to join in a 5K (3 mile) bike ride, run or walk to help raise support for our work in alleviating hunger. Families or teams will create their own webpage to help spread the word about their teams efforts to help raise funds to support WHRIs efforts to alleviate hunger here and around the world. We have a matching fund for the Ride for Relief. We need your help to meet our goal. For more information click here: Ride for Relief or contact Matt Hess by email at ride4relief@worldhungerrelief.org or by phone at 254-799-5611. April 8 Caritas Annual Feast of Caring Caritas of Waco will hold its annual Feast of Caring starting at 6 p.m. in the Brazos Room of the Waco Convention Center. This years event will feature the Second Annual Soup Cook Off which features hot, tasty soup from twenty of Wacos favorite restaurants. Those attending are encouraged to vote for their favorite soup by placing donations in containers located at each restaurants table. Silent and audible auctions will also take place. All donations go to Caritas. Tickets are $25 per person and can be obtained online at www.caritas-waco.org or by calling Caritas at 254-753-4593. This event provides an important source of funding for Caritas. The previous events were taken from the Act Locally Waco website. For more ways to help in our community check out the website at www.actlocallywaco.org

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UUFW RIGHT RELATIONS

January 24, 2014

The members of UUWaco covenant to be in right relations with one another, and our true covenant is shown by our actions. Please feel free to speak with a board member if you have concerns about the Fellowship. If your concern involves activities which are potentially unsafe or illegal, please contact a member of the Board immediately. Need help resolving a conflict at UU? 1. First, try to work it out respectfully with the person(s) in question. 2. If that fails, report the issue to the team lead in charge of the area ( e.g., religious education, social action, etc.). 3. If the conflict is still unresolved, report it to any member of the Board and request resolution via the Right Relations Team. 4. The Board will create an ad hoc Right Relations Team (generally comprised of a small selection of non-conflicted Board members) to review and respond to the issues raised. Non-board members and/or outside persons may be included as appropriate. 5. Every effort will be made to create a Right Relations team agreeable to all parties.

2014 UUFW Leadership

The Leadership Roster has been finalized! Listed below are our board members, at-large directors, and team leaders for 2014.
2014 Board of Directors President - Mary Cunningham President Elect - Rachel Crawford Secretary - Sherry Hino Treasurer - Marty Van Wagner ALD #1 - Joy Hayes-Gates ALD #2- John Moody ALD #3 - Becky Warren Past-President - Bruce Allen ALD #1 Team Chairs: Adult Programs - Joy Hayes-Gates RE Joy Hayes Gates Worship - Kris Cervantes ALD #2 Team Chairs: Hospitality - Sheryl Huff Membership - Joe Cunningham/Kris Cervantes ALD #3 Team Chairs Social Action - Becky Warren/Ashley Blinkhorn Care Team - Marty Van Wagner PR/Communication - Rachel Crawford Reports to the Board: House and Grounds - Lee Van Wagner/Joe Cunningham Finance - Jane Kittner Ministerial Search Team - Kris Cervantes

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