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A message from Steve Sieck, Music Director Music is for everyone. While your height may be a predetermined 'gift', music, by contrast, is a form of expression, and a skill that we develop by doing. At the Fellowship, everyone has a place to sing, play, dance, and make music. When we share music with others, we express our hopes, fears, sorrows, and joys in community. We connect more deeply with ourselves and others, strengthening our interdependent web. Children from 3rd-8th grade are warmly encouraged to join our UU Youth Choir. Please contact Julie Handwerker at julie4602@new.rr.com for details. No previous experience required. Youth Choir meets on Sundays at 10:00 am and sings approximately once per month. Everyone is welcome to join the Fellowship Choir. We meet on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm in the sanctuary, and sing at both services 1-2 times per month. No music-reading skills or previous experience necessary. Just bring your voice, your ear, a pencil, and a willingness to work, sing, and laugh with others. We'll start with a UU Choir retreat after the Mingling of the Waters service on Sunday, September 9 from 12:00-2:00 pm. Drop me a line at steve@fvuuf.org if you are interested in joining! Musicians of all stripes are warmly encouraged to join mUUse. This is a collective of artists who put together offerings for specific services; this includes small groups that play acoustic, rock, jazz, folk, and other musical styles as needed for songs. Rehearsal times are determined by the specific group preparing the upcoming song. I hope you will consider music-making as a part of your Fellowship identity this year. Drop me a line with any questions you might have.
Peace,
Steve
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Upcoming Services Sunday at 10:00 am
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August 19 Spread the Word! by Rev. Christina Leone-Tracy
Many of us wonder how to talk to others about being Unitarian Universalist, especially if someone asks us about it. This all ages service will provide tips and tricks for sharing Unitarian Universalism with others in a way that feels good to you! August 26 A sermon by Mark Marnocha, Fellowship Member
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Attention parents of late middle and high school students!
Final call for late summer signups: Our Whole Lives and UU Identity Coming of Age: UU Identity
Attention High School Freshmen- Visit Chicago with Rev. Christina!
Join us on the first and third Wednesday of the month during the program year in our UU: Identity class. We will focus predominantly on building your UU identity; the history of the UU movement; its roots in the past, some of its people of courage and action, and how our congregation lives its mission. Additionally, we will offer interviews and panel discussions of individuals from our Fellowship to discuss how they integrate their own identities as atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, pagans, Christians, Jewish, etc. with Unitarian Universalism. This year the class will culminate in an overnight fieldtrip to the Chicago area to visit UU historical and heritage sites (such as the Olympia Brown Congregation in Racine, the Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple, the crypt at 1st Unitarian, Meadville Lombard Theological School, and more!) Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to spend time with old friends, make new ones, and deepen your understanding of your faith! There is a $100 fee for the class, but scholarships are available so no one need miss out! Our Whole Lives
We still have openings in our OWL class which is designed for students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. Please note that the recommended grade level for this class is 8th grade and that the majority of students who take it are in 8th grade, but individual rates of development make parents the best judge of the appropriate time in which to enroll their children. OWLs will be held on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month starting in September. Click here for more information about OWLS. Please contact Kim Hartman, director of religious education, at kim@fvuuf.org with questions or to add your child’s name to the sign up for either of these programs.
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Attention all who are interested in the future of our Coming of Age program:
We will be holding the first of three opportunities to meet as a group to discuss how our Coming of Age programs (both Mentorship and UU Identity) might look as we move into the future. At these meetings we will discuss the history of Fellowship youth programs, what we love about the CoA programs, and we will also talk about other UU CoA practices that we may wish to adopt. Anyone with a passion or interest in CoA may attend. We hope to have a wide cross section of parents of CoA graduates, parents of currently registered youth, past and present mentors, and youth who have graduated and who are currently attending.
Meetings will be from 6:30-8:30 in the Legacy Room on the following dates…
• August 29
• October 24
• January 30
Please contact Kim Hartman for more information.
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Upcoming New Member Joining Date
The upcoming date to join the Fellowship is on Sunday, August 19 at 11:15 am. If you are interested in joining the Fellowship, please contact Marie Luna, director of congregational life, at marie@fvuuf.org.
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Multigenerational UU Camping Trip
Attention nature lovers! The Fellowship camping trip is planned for August 24-26 at Hartman Creek State Park in Waupaca. Both overnight and day visitors are welcome. For more information, please speak to Theresa Spoehr (tdspoehrs@gmail.com) or Anne Sieck (anne.sieck@oshkosh.k12.wi.us or 920.915.9813), pick up an information packet in the Fellowship Hall, or click here.
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Heart to Heart 2018
A weekend retreat for couples to enrich and strengthen your relationship. Heart to Heart will be held Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23 at the Pilgrim Retreat Center on beautiful Green Lake. The retreat is open to all couples committed to each other and their relationship. All couples are welcome, unmarried, married, same-sex, opposite-sex, or gender fluid. Click here for details and a registration form.
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Women's Retreat Registration Open
September 28-30, 2018
We will once again hold our retreat for all who identify as women at Pine Lake Camp in Waupaca. This year’s theme will be the six sources of Unitarian Universalism. Registration information can be found at the Sign Up Spot or by emailing Heather Westley at firemoon0812@yahoo.com or Theresa Spoehr at cmtheresa@gmail.com.
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Office Closed
The office will be closed on Friday, August 17.
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Rev. Christina's 2018-2019 Community Office Hours
Join Rev. Christina for her bimonthly Community Office Hours at local coffee shops throughout the Fox Valley! This year Rev. Christina will have two each month, once on a Wednesday afternoon from 2-4:00 pm and once on a Thursday morning from 8-10:00 am. No RSVP needed, come for part of the time or stay the entire time! Topics of conversation will depend on who joins us; there is no agenda. Come enjoy coffee and conversation! September – Planet Perk in the Grind
240 Algoma Blvd. Suite 101b, Oshkosh
5th – 2-4:00 pm
20th – 8-10:00 am
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Upcoming Child Dedication Ceremony Dates
Dedicating a child at the Fellowship is a powerful and precious ritual, designed to welcome your young one into life and into the loving embrace of our community. Any member or committed friend of the Fellowship may request a child dedication by contacting the lead minister indicated below.
September 23rd (with Rev. Christina), 9:00 and 10:45 am services – sign up by September 9.
December 16th (with Rev. Christina), 4:00 pm Solstice service – sign up by December 3.
February 24th (with Rev. Leah), 9:00 and 10:45 am services – sign up by February 1.
June 9th (with Rev. Leah), 10:00 am service – sign up by May 20.
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Happy Birthday to YOU!
We like to send out birthday cards to our members every year, but we don’t have everyone’s birthdates. Please contact Cyndi Polakowski in the office cyndi@fvuuf.org to make sure we can send you a card!
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Thank you for reading The Weekly Scroll, and pardon any typos.
Rev. Leah Hart-Landsberg, Associate Minister (On sabbatical until 12/24)
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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. Jim at jim@fvuuf.org. To be added to the Joys and Concerns email list, contact Cyndi Polakowski at cyndi@fvuuf.org.
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Weekly CalendarThursday, August 16 6:30pm Spill it Sister 7:00pm UU Book Club Saturday, August 18
6:30am Joyful Mind Zen Sangha
Sunday, August 19
10:00am Worship Service 6:00pm Smiling Dandelion Sangha Monday, August 20
9:00am Goddess Group 6:00pm Partner Churches
Tuesday, August 21 6:00pm Governing Board Meeting 6:30pm Tuesday Night Meditation 7:00pm Men's Group
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