UU Florida SE Cluster Annual Meeting, Oct. 21 in Stuart

The UU Florida SE Cluster presents Annual Meeting 2017

Thinking – and Living – Outside the Bubble

with the Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith

Some of us have privilege due to our skin color. We move through life in a veritable “bubble“ that buffers us from the scars that others suffer on a daily basis. This “bubble“ feels like protection, yet it isolates us from deeper understanding and heartfelt relationships.

Join this dynamic session as we explore how to live “Outside the Bubble.“

Last month at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, Rev. Smith stood for justice, linked arm in arm with Prof. Cornell West, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray and several other UU ministers, staff and parishioners. The Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith is one of nine members of the Congregational Life Staff serving the UUA‘s Southern Region.

Saturday, October 21, 2017, from 10am to 3:30pm

Treasure Coast Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 21 SE Central Parkway, Stuart, FL 34994   www.tcuuc.org

$20 per person; $10 Young Adult Registration [up to age 25]

For PayPal registration go to http://uuflorida.org/annual/

Registration includes Lunch and Continental Breakfast

Afternoon Workshop: “Dynamics of Congregational Change“ also with Rev. Smith.

Norton Tour Oct 20

Natalie Lederer will give a tour of the Norton Museum of Art on October 20th at 10:30am. She will focus on the exhibits Earthworks: Mapping the Anthropocene and Epigraph: Damascus. 
Reservations requested by October 15th to Natalie at 790-5981 or ledererc@bellsouth.net.

Donations for Puerto Rico

Message from Meagan Bell:

Today I am working with other local activist groups to collect donations for Puerto Rico. 

As you may have seen on the news yesterday, a group of Palm Beach County locals with friends and family in Puerto Rico are collecting donations (list below) to airlift directly to those affected by Hurricane Maria. http://www.wpbf.com/article/donations-collected-for-puerto-rico-in-wake-of-maria/12452132

Women's March WPB is one of the main organizers of the supply drive and I am collecting donations from our part of Palm Beach Co to contribute to the effort. All donations are going to the Greenacres Community Center and being sorted for transport. 

Do you think anyone from the UU would be interested in donating? I am collecting donations through Wednesday to bring to the Greenacres Community Center. Donations can be dropped off at my house (leave on the carport) 549 Fairwind Drive, North Palm Beach, Fl 33408. 

Updated list: 

Water (bottled)
Water purifiers (BRITA)
Chainsaw
Machetes
Hard Work-Resistant Gloves
Canned foods
Cutlery
Powder or canned milk
Diapers
Baby Wipes
Toiletries
Batteries
Flashlights
Can openers
Blankets (new)
First Aid kits
Mosquito nets
Mosquito Repellent
Sanitary napkins
Baby Formula
Baby Food
Pedialyte
Wetnaps
Sleeping bags
OTC medicines

Thanks! 

Order of Service. Sep 24, 2017

Hymn #188 Come, Come Whoever You Are

Introduction/Welcome/Announcements

Opening Words

 Lighting the Chalice Flame    

Birth is a miracle of love and courage, bringing light into the world;
Death is a loss of light, but no less an act of courage,
For we are born from — and return to — mystery.

Hymn #18 What Wondrous Love

Quiet Time/Meditation/Prayer

Offertory

Affirmation:

Love is the spirit of this Congregation and service is its law. This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love and to help one another.

Sermon: The Right to Die with Dignity, Compassion and Peace  Bill Schoolman

Extinguishing the Flame

We extinguish this flame, but not the light of truth, the warmth of our community, or the fire of commitment.  These we carry in our hearts until we are together again.

Question and Answer Period 

BLM Meeting Cancelled

The Black Lives Matter meeting scheduled for Sep 28 has been cancelled.

Life of the Congregation, Sep 17, 2017

We are grateful that we all survived Irma. Despite the many inconveniences we have suffered it seems like nothing compared to those in the Glades and the Keys who have lost their homes. If you are aware of any of our Congregation who may have experienced such losses, please let me know.

A big thank you to Ben Juhl, Willie Nelson, and Janet Fryman for their work in securing this campus against the hurricane and Willie for cleaning up afterwards.

Please remember our Endowment Fund. Several members of our congregation have made small gifts to our endowment in memory of Marilyn Helgason. Those gifts become part of the Permanent Endowment where in a small but meaningful way they keep Marilyn’s legacy alive. 

If this is something you feel moved to do, please send a check to the office and make it clear that your intent is to have the money placed in the Permanent Endowment in memory of Marilyn Helgason. Unless you advise otherwise, Marilyn’s family will be notified of your gift. That’s just one more way the family can be made aware of how much Marilyn meant to and was loved by members of our Congregation. 

The search for a settled minister continues and the application package will be sent to the UUA in November. The Board of Trustees and the Ministerial Selection team will be meeting at the end of the month to ensure alignment on our requirements.

The sub-committee of the Board continues its search for a contract minister. I hope to have more news about that in the coming weeks.

I want to say something about Barbara Hatzfeld and have her permission to do so. Barbara has breast cancer and has an appointment with her doctor on September 18^th where she will learn more about her treatment plan. Please hold Barbara in your thoughts and prayers.   

Thank you all for your support of the Board of Trustees and your active participation in the committees and Congregational activities. Please reach out if I can help in any way.

Paul G Ward

President, Board of Trustees

PEACE House Meetings Rescheduled

The PEACE house meetings (see below) have been rescheduled for Oct 4 and 5 at 7pm at 1stUUPB in the Channing Room.