Sunday Service, Jan 8: Expulsion of the Undesired

JAM Teaching Thursday, Jan 12

January 12 Important JAM Teaching Thursday

WHAT COULD RACIAL JUSTICE LOOK LIKE AT 1stUUPB?

6pm Dinner, prepared by our own extraordinary chef Henry Gruen who will make his famous pulled pork, to be served with all the fixins’. Call the office with your reservations by Wednesday, January 11 at 2pm. $10 per person

7pm Teaching Thursday: Let’s consider the following questions together:

Will we endorse the UUA Black Lives Matter movement Action of Immediate Witness?

http://www.uua.org/statements/support-black-lives-matter-movement

Will we start a Showing Up for Racial Justice chapter?

http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/about

Will we declare our campus a Sanctuary for Dreamers if they are threatened with deportation?  

http://www.uua.org/immigration/witness/partners/newsanctuary

We will discuss all these proposals and answer your questions. This is your chance to learn and ask questions in preparation for voting on Sunday, January 29, when we will vote as a Congregation on all three important issues.

Your JAM team unanimously endorses all three, and

urges you to attend the Teaching Thursday session to

learn more, and the Congregational assembly to vote.

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

The 1stUUPB JUSTICE ACTION MINISTRY will address the issue of VOTER SUPPRESSION with a film and discussion, SATURDAY, JAN 21, 1-3pm in Ministers Hall

The film is the widely acclaimed The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by noted investigative reporter Greg Palast. The movie is a very informative look at the myth behind America's beloved right to vote. In the beginning of our country only white males who owned property could vote. Over the centuries the franchise has widened. But voter suppression efforts continue. They are more sophisticated and arise from the fundamentally anti-democratic and racist beliefs which were present at the beginning of our republic. What can UUs do about this affront to our seven principles? Join the discussion after the movie, on January 21, from 1 to 3pm in Ministers Hall.

Rev CJ's Hours

Friends,

I'm making a change in my office hours for the remainder of my time here. I will be on-site Tuesday through Thursday from 9:30am-2pm. Outside of those hours I will schedule home/hospital visits and other appointments. 

I'm always available by phone. Please think about stopping in or scheduling some time together before my departure. 

Blessings, CJ

Thursday Dinner 6pm Ministers Hall

C R Chicks will cater

Wood Fired Rotisserie Chicken

Caesar Salad

Penne pasta with tomato basil cream sauce

Homemade bread

Cookies and ice cream

Donation requested: $10 (any surplus goes to the Congregation).

Reservations requested by Wednesday, Jan. 4^th at 2pm to Barbara at 561-627=6105 or uniuni2@att.net.

NewsTalk topics for Sunday, January 8

-- Trump, the UN Security Council,

and Israel

-- Trump, Perry, and nuclear weapons

-- Trump, Twitter, and the importance

of an inquisitive media and an

accessible and responsive White House

-- North Carolina - bathroom bills and 

partisan legislation to strip the

governor's powers

-- how did there become two Chinas?

-- rounding out the Cabinet and the White House staff

Last Chance for 2016 Donations

This is your last opportunity to make a 2016 tax deductible donation to the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches this year.  

 

Your gift will: 

•Help maintain a strong liberal religious presence in Palm Beach County;

•Help to provide our inclusive congregation the opportunity to come together to help each other grow spiritually, strive for social justice, and help those in need;

•Help support the strong programming such as News Talk, Teaching Thursdays, and Second Saturday Book Club (among many others) that the congregation provides for its members, friends, and community.

 

To Donate by Mail

Mail your Donation to:

First UU Congregation of the Palm Beaches

635 Prosperity Farms Road

North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Checks can be made out to “First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches” or “1stUUPB”.

To Donate Electronically

Your gift can be sent to us electronically by credit card or ACH transfer by clicking HERE

 

Thank you,

Harry Wolin, Treasurer