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HEALING & WHOLENESS: A yearlong journey at the Fellowship
We will be journeying together this year in a deep exploration of healing and wholeness.
The purpose of our Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is to help each other live fully, deeply and well. Our world can be a hard place to live, and we all have wounds and scars from life. We come together to uplift and celebrate the many ways that we are already whole, holy and beautiful, and to create joy as we work to heal ourselves and the world! Throughout the year, we will explore this theme in different ways: secular and spiritual, contemplative and fun. Sunday services, adult education, and children’s religious education will all be a part of the exploration of healing and wholeness. Join us!
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Upcoming Services
Sunday at 10:00 am on September 8
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September 8 (10:00 am Only)
Mingling of the Waters
by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy & Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg
Join us for our Mingling of the Waters Celebration to symbolize our community's re-connecting after the summer schedule. This is our last 10:00 am service, and we will partake in our annual ritual of mingling together our waters into a common vessel-- bring a small amount of water from your summer travels, your local lake, pond, or fountain, or from home! This is an all-ages service: Children can stay the whole time and participate with our quiet sensory station activities. Childcare will also be available if needed, for children up to approximately age 8 or as deemed appropriate by their family.
September 15 (9:00 and 10:45 am)
Healing and Wholeness by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
This year at the Fellowship we are going to be focusing on Healing-- Our world can sometimes be a hard place, and we all have wounds and scars from life! The purpose of our UU fellowship is to help each other live fully, deeply, and well, finding healing and wholeness in community and helping to heal our world. We'll explore this theme on this, the first Sunday back to two services (9:00am and 10:45am) by exploring the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi, or repairing broken pottery with beautiful gold.
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At last weekend’s services, we collected $463.20 for Fox Valley Humane Association. If you missed the opportunity to contribute please drop off or mail a check payable to Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship with Fox Valley Humane Association noted in the memo field, no later than Friday September 13, 2019. Your contribution will help support the work of the Fox Valley Humane Association. Thank you for your support!
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Quiet Sensory Space
During All ages services this year we will be providing a Quiet Sensory space for individuals young and old who like to keep their hands busy as they listen and engage with the service.
Children are free to sit in the area, and parents are asked to sit nearby to assist with their child as needed. Our goal in providing this space is to help young people participate in our services as much as possible, yet have an area for quiet activities to keep them engaged. Parents are encouraged to model and mentor their children through the active elements of the service such as the chalice lighting words, singing hymns, observing quiet meditation, etc.
This is a work in progress, but the goal is for our community to more fully engage with one another as they are able.
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Religious Education Registration
It’s that time of year again! School has started. It is important to register your children and youth in the 2019-2020 Religious Education Program. Registration is important to help us provide a safe, nourishing and positive religious education experience for all of our students. Registration is required for nursery through high school children and youths.
It is important that you are aware that this will be the only information that we will use to contact parents/guardians about current and future Religious Education programs, through 2020, including plans for the fall program year.
Please take this opportunity to register online HERE. We are looking forward to an exciting new Religious Education year!
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Cancer Support Group
Saturday, September 7, 3:00 pm
This group is for cancer survivors and those who are recently diagnosed. Our purpose is to provide a safe place to talk about our experiences, emotions, and thoughts without judgment from others. It is a place where each person is valued for one’s individual journey. Our focus is moving forward in a positive way through sharing of spiritual and mind/body information/practices that have helped us. Another focus is spiritual growth through finding one’s passions, living in the present, and viewing the whole person. It is a place to support those going through a difficult time.
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"I want that on a shirt..."
On-line store coming soon!
We are in the process of setting up the online store and hope to have it up and running by the September 8th service. This will be a limited edition store, so please have your orders submitted by the end of the month. If you see a design offered, but not on the shirt type you want let us know. Talk to an Outreach Team member (Amanda Kramp, Andrew Kramp or Eric Verhagen) or email Eric at fvuuf@verhagen.us.
We have ordered sample shirts for you to try on so you can be sure to order the right size. They will be in the Fellowship Hall after services on Sundays.
The Outreach Team would like to thank everyone who took the time to share their feedback on our shirt designs, including those with special requests, and a special thank you to Liv Herrick for her “Celebrate our Differences” design that will be available for all ages.
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Senior Wonders
The September meeting of Senior Wonders will be on Tuesday, September 10 at noon at the Fellowship. Bring your lunch and beverage, as well as a snack to share if desired.
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Wellspring Wednesday
September 11, 6:30-8:00 pm
Four Spiritualities: Finding Your Spiritual Pathway with Mary Ellyn Vicksta
Peter Tufts Richardson, a retired UU minister, has successfully helped people discover their spirituality path by looking at religious and spiritual traditions and mapping out some consistent patterns. Later on, he realized there was a relationship to the Perceiving and Judging Functions associated with Jungian Type Theory and MBTI. This Wellspring workshop will give you a primer on the four spiritual paths that Richardson identified, with questions to help you identify your preferences and suggestions on how to make your spiritual journey even more fulfilling.
Sign up for childcare online HERE or at the Sign Up Spot at the Fellowship. We need at least one child signed up 24 hours in advance in order to have childcare.
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You are warmly welcome to join in a Pop-Up Choir performance of “Japanese Bowl” by Peter Mayer on Sunday, September 15. Lyrics and a recording are available on the Fellowship Choir page: https://fvuuf.org/fellowship-choir/ Come at 8:15 am to sing in the 9:00 am service, or 10:00 for the 10:45 am service. You are welcome to sing for either or both. This is also a great intergenerational opportunity for children and youth; they just need to be able to read text and rehearse for 20 minutes.
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New Small Group: Express Yourself
Led by Fellowship Member Cindy Darling
Creating art together is a spiritual practice. This new small group aims to provide opportunities to create in a variety of ways together--we will move our bodies, we will manipulate paint, we will turn stones into art, we will play with words, and we will engage in the art of creating to music. There is so much to the idea of “art,” and this group aims to engage a bit with all of those aspects. Come to one activity or to all of them. No group membership required. Plus, no artistic skill required—and no supplies needed. Just bring an open mind and your creative spirit.
Painting Stones: Sunday, September 15, 1:00-3:00 pm
Painting stones has become all the rage! There is even a Facebook page devoted to finding and hiding rocks in the Fox Valley. Our first activity of this new small group will be painting stones at Cindy Darling’s home (weather permitting, in the backyard; if inside, Cindy has cats and steps at all entrances). All supplies will be supplied! Just bring your creativity. Call or text Cindy at 920.205.9635 to RSVP and to get the exact address (Kaukauna, area of 55/CE).
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Class offering: “White People’s Work”
with Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Brian Looker
Tuesday, September 24th, 6:00-8:00 pm
In our quest to fully live out our UU values, we know that tackling racism is an important part of our spiritual practice. But people who identify as white need to be doing the most work in unlearning and dismantling the harmful effects of systemic racism. Join Fellowship member Brian Looker and Rev. Christina for a two hour class to start doing this important work together. This class is particularly geared toward white folks, but anyone is welcome.
(Optional reading in advance: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, which will also be available soon in our Fellowship bookstore, and in the Black Lives Matter lending library for borrowing.)
Sign up for childcare online HERE or at the Sign Up Spot at the Fellowship. We need at least one child signed up 24 hours in advance in order to have childcare.
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"If You Change Your Condition - Your Condition Will Change!"
September 24, October 1, & October 8, 6:30-8:00 pm
Presented by Rick Menet MD & Rita Menet FMCHC
Session 1 - Holistic and Functional Medicine approach to wellness. Focus on reversing chronic health conditions, including Type II diabetes and cognitive decline.
Session 2 & 3- Practical tips on diet and lifestyle to improve your condition and enhance health.
More information - contact Rita - rita.menet@gmail.com
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Please join us in welcoming our newest members!
- Mary Archbold
- Stephanie Tankersley with Peyton, Connor, and Hannah
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NEW Drop Box
A new drop box has been installed in the front lobby next to the staff office door. Please use this drop box for after office hours deposits of the following: money for bookstore purchases, pledge payments or pledge forms, registration forms, keys being returned, or any other correspondence for staff. Please be sure to put all items you are depositing in an envelope (provided on the side of the box) and label the envelope with your name and contact information as appropriate.
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New Bookstore Additions!
Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism Shares how five diverse congregations encounter frustrations and disappointments, as well as hope and wonder, once they commit to the journey to create multicultural, antiracist Beloved Community.
How to Love a Country: Poems
A new collection from the renowned inaugural poet exploring immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more, in accessible and emotive verses.
How Does it Feel to be Unwanted?
In an era of increasing anti-immigrant sentiment and bigotry, each of these thirteen stories illuminates the issues affecting the Mexican community and shows the breadth of a frequently stereotyped population.
White Fragility
The reading companion for Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy and Brian Looker's upcoming class, "White People's Work".
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Save the Date!
The celebration and service celebrating Rev. Roger Bertschausen’s Minister Emeritus status will happen over the weekend of November 23-24. Roger was the senior minister of the Fellowship from 1990 until 2015. He guided the Fellowship through years of transitions in staff growth, service schedules and practices, building construction, relocation and expansion. Roger oversaw a period of almost constant growth in membership. This title is honorary and given for his dedication and care of this Fellowship. This title does not include any decision-making, pastoral care, or ministerial leadership functions. It also does not include any type of financial remuneration. More information about the events will be available soon.
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Joys and Concerns
As your faith community, we want to celebrate your joys with you and support you through times of concern.
To share a joy or concern with our ministers and/or at services, please email Rev. Leah at leah@fvuuf.org.
To be added to the Joys and Concerns email list, contact Cyndi Polakowski at cyndi@fvuuf.org.
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Weekly Calendar Thursday, September 5
12:00pm Book Discussion
6:00pm Book Discussion
Saturday, September 7
6:30am Joyful Mind Zen Sangha
10:00am Spanish Charla
3:00pm Cancer Support Group
Sunday, September 8
10:00am Worship Service
11:30am Pollinate (BIPoC)
6:00pm Smiling Dandelion Sangha
Monday, September 9
9:00am Goddess Group
6:00pm Essentials JAM
Tuesday, September 10
12:00pm Senior Wonders
Wednesday, September 11
6:30pm Wellspring Wednesday
6:30pm Fellowship Choir
Thursday, September 12
6:30pm Spill it Sister
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