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Month: February 2013
Music Sunday: The Music Within You – February 24, 2013
Led by Music Director Hal Walker – Every year around this time, musicians come out of our church’s woodwork for our annual Music Sunday. With this year’s theme of “The Music Within You,” Music Sunday promises to be a morning full of pulsing rhythm, soaring melody and satisfying harmony.
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Join the Theological Meet-Up!
A quick way to locate theologically like-minded UUs
Would you like to find other members and friends of our congregation whose theologies are similar to yours? Think of the possibilities… perhaps you could share names of books you’ve read, exchange viewpoints on a blog, or coordinate a time to meet and have a discussion or together engage in a practice like journaling or prayer. You will have the opportunity to meet up with others of similar beliefs at the Theological Meet-Up to be held at two times on Sunday, March 3. Participants can attend at either 9:15 a.m. (where a light breakfast will be offered for a goodwill donation) or at 12:40, following the second service. Participants at the later time are invited to bring a brown bag lunch for themselves. If you plan to attend the breakfast gathering, please RSVP to the church office so we may know how many to plan for. Thank you.
The Theological Meet-Up event will be very simple. Signs having the theological labels used on the spring 2012 congregational survey will be posted around Fessenden Hall. Participants can take their coffee and snacks and gather in the location(s) of their choice and converse with the others who have selected that particular theological label. Knowing that we are not easily labeled, individuals are not restricted to one theological location, and may visit with as many groups as desired. It is up to the participating individuals in each theological group to decide how or whether they wish to interact with one another beyond the meet-up event. Contact information sign-up sheets will be at each location for those who wish to have future contact with others in that specific theological group. The event planners (the members of the Adult Religious Exploration Committee) will collect the contact information and provide email addresses to all within each group who indicate an interest in that particular theology. The purpose of the event is simply to provide an opportunity for people to identify others in the congregation who hold similar theologies. The rest is up to you. Who knows, perhaps people within some groups may decide to work together in preparing a worship service explaining their theology. If you have questions, feel free to contact members of the Adult RE Committee – Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Christie Anderson, Liz Erickson, Dan Flippo, Jack Graham, Joel Slater, Cheryl Spoehr, or Mary Ann Stephens.
March 2013 Sermon Topics
3 March The Changing Reputation of God
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate John Marfy
Join us for a whirlwind tour of some major moments in the history of God. Who has God been in the past and how does all that history inform our understanding of God today?
10 March When God and Science Met
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Justin Czekaj
In the 20th century, the meeting of God and science helped fuel the rise of humanism. Since then, the ongoing relationship between the two had led down many paths. We’ll explore some of them this morning.
17 March Poetry Sunday
Led by Lay Leaders Joe Kuemerle and Lori McGee
Poetry is an important part of many people’s lives here at the UUCK. We are reviving the long-held tradition of Poetry Sunday, a tradition that has fallen to the wayside for several years. This service will include poems sent in by members and poems chosen by Joe and Lori which will be woven into an uplifting and inspirational service. If you have a poem you’d like to include, we will accept submissions until 3/8/2013. Please send poems to Joe at [email protected]
24 March God’s Becoming
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Joel Slater
One of the most innovative developments in recent theology has been the development of a field called Process Theology. According to this view, everything is interconnected and God is always in relation, always becoming in relationship with all. This morning we’ll unpack this view of God and consider its implications.
31 March The Poetry of God
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Bonnie Harper
Our celebration of Easter will be infused with song and stories, marked by beauty and centered in a broad, poetic frame. The first service will be created with people of all ages in mind, the second service will be created for older youth and adults. In between we will have our annual egg hunt. Come join us for a wonderful morning.
Weekly e-nUUs, February 14, 2014
Worship & Music
Services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 and 11:30.
Sunday, February 17 The Art of Spiritual Perfection
Led by the Venerable Shih Ying-Fa and Worship Associate Mary Lou Holly
Poetry Sunday Is Coming!
On March 17th Joe Kuemerle and Lori McGee will be leading a poetry based service and they need your ideas. Please send them any poems that are meaningful to you or that you feel would be inspiring for others. All sorts of poems are welcome. Please submit your suggestions via email to Joe. Thanks for your participation and we hope to see you at the service!
Lifespan Learning
Karen Lapidus, Director of Religious Education will be on Family Leave from Monday, February 18 through Thursday, February 21.
New UU Class: Part 2 Sunday, Feb. 17
Everything you wanted to know about the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent in particular and Unitarian Universalism in general, but were afraid to ask! Well, maybe not everything, but we try to give you an overview, a starting point. Some history of both and some organizational details. Come join the conversation. If you’re wondering how to get involved, if you’re bewildered by our acronyms, if you’re curious about membership, this is the place to be.
Part 2 will be on Sunday, February 17th, from 9-11:00 am. We will gather at the Annex, the yellow house next to the church. If you have any questions, contact Claudia Miller or Marion Yeagler.
What Moves Us: Unitarian Universalist Theology
Co-facilitated by Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Rev. Christie Anderson
Tuesday evenings 7pm to 9pm in the Founders Lounge
Now – February 26
Community Within
A peace of my mind: American Stories exploring the meaning of peace, one story at a time
Presented by John Noltner
Sunday, February 24
1:15 pm in the Sanctuary
Award-winning photographer and author John Noltner has spent the past three years exploring the meaning of peace. Amidst culture wars and political battles, Noltner has asked the question: “What does peace mean to you?” to over fifty ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Their answers have opened up a unique dialogue that illuminates the common good that connects us.
Books will be available for purchase following the presentation.
Art in the Sanctuary
We want to thank Amber Myers of Kent for providing the art exhibit for February. Amber is a graduate of Kent State with a major in Conservation and is employed at the Kent Natural Foods Coop. She is a volunteer at the FJKluth Gallery where she has been responsible for some programming around natural foods. She has worked very hard putting together this abstract art exhibit.
The Patricia Pownall UU Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 pm in the home of Betty Kendrick. This month we are reading The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty. This is a novel about the friendship between an adolescent, pre-movie-star Louise Brooks, and the 36-year-old woman who chaperones her to New York City for a summer in 1922, and how it changes both their lives. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper. All are welcome.
UU & Interfaith Connections
Navigators USA announces Chapter opening in Streetsboro, Ohio: informational meeting to be held.
Navigators USA, a co-ed, youth-adventure organization committed to opening minds and creativity through direct contact with nature, announces the formation of a new chapter in Streetsboro, Ohio. Navigators USA provides a quality scouting experience available to all children and youths, ages 7 – 19, and their families, regardless of gender, race, religion, economic status, sexual orientation and/or social background. The program, comprised of separate Junior and Senior Navigators components, emphasizes the importance of attributes such as camaraderie, loyalty, friendship, cooperation, and appreciation for nature, both within the membership of the local Chapters and in their communities.
The founding committee of the Streetsboro Chapter, comprised of Bill Butt of Streetsboro, Michelle and Andrew Bores of Streetsboro, and Beth and Joe Kuemerle of Cuyahoga Falls would like to extend an invitation to all interested families in Portage County and other nearby communities to attend an informational meeting to be held at the Camelot Village Community Center, 1425 Frost Road, Streetsboro, OH on Friday March 1, 2013. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Activities and entertainment will be available for the younger children and light refreshments will be served to all attending.
For more information about Navigators USA, please visit http://navigatorsusa.org/ . Interested parties unable to attend the informational meeting may contact the founding committee members Andrew Bores or Bill Butt for information about the local chapter.
Outreach
Kent Social Services is in need of volunteers to assist clients selecting food items from the Choice Food Pantry. The position involves escorting clients through the pantry and advising them as to their choices. Volunteers can sign up to serve a regular shift or to be on the substitute list. If you have a little time you can share in this way, please contact Marquice Seward, the Assistant Manager at Kent Social Services (330.673.6963) to express interest.
Income Generation
ACME COMMUNITY CASH-BACK PROGRAM ENDED FEB. 9
Please remember to bring your Acme receipts dated Feb. 9 or before in to support the Community Cash Back Program. The Church received 5% of the total Community Cash Back total listed at the bottom of the receipts.
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Thank you for helping with the least labor intensive, easiest fundraiser ever!
Elaine
“SOUP”ER BOWL SUNDAY Corrected totals!
A total of $270.65 in cash and checks, $95 in Acme gift cards and over 90 cans of soup plus 2 more large bags of groceries will be donated to Kent Social Services. Thanks to all who supported this event to assist and the fight against hunger.
The Art of Spiritual Perfection – February 17, 2013
Weekly e-nUUs, February 6, 2013
Worship & Music
Services are held on Sunday mornings at 10:00 and 11:30.
Sunday, February 10 Collective Creation
Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Max Grubb
Announcing a change in plans! Previous advertising suggested this service would explore new possibilities in building community with technology. A service about spirituality and technology is being postponed till April. This week we will instead lift up the ties that bind us each to all and the need we have of one another in our efforts to create lives of meaning and purpose.
Poetry Sunday Is Coming!
On March 17th Joe Kuemerle and Lori McGee will be leading a poetry based service and they need your ideas. Please send them any poems that are meaningful to you or that you feel would be inspiring for others. All sorts of poems are welcome. Please submit your suggestions via email to Joe . Thanks for your participation and we hope to see you at the service!
Lifespan Learning
New UU Classes this Sunday, Feb. 10 and next Sunday, Feb. 17
Everything you wanted to know about the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent in particular and Unitarian Universalism in general, but were afraid to ask! Well, maybe not everything, but we try to give you an overview, a starting point. Some history of both and some organizational details. Come join the conversation. If you’re wondering how to get involved, if you’re bewildered by our acronyms, if you’re curious about membership, this is the place to be.
Part 1 will be on Sunday, February 10th, from 9-11:00 am. Part 2 will be on Sunday, February 17th, from 9-11:00 am. Plan to attend both, if possible. Different topics will be covered in each. We will gather at the Annex, the yellow house next to the church. If you have any questions, contact Claudia Miller or Marion Yeagler .
“TED” and Chili
for Teens and Adults Co-facilitated by The Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Joel Slater
Sunday, February 10th from 1:30 pm – 2:45 PM Founder’s Lounge
On Sunday, February 10th the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Kent will be continuing its series of TED Talks. The program will be from 1:30 until 2:45. This week we will be exploring the topic of creativity through watching the TED TALK “Your Brain on Improv” by Dr. David Limb. A presentation and discussion regarding musical creativity will be led by Brad Bolton following the TED talk. Instead of providing pizza, attendees are invited to enjoy lunch at our annual Chili Cook-Off beginning at 12:45 and then come upstairs for the TED talk and program at 1:30.
What Moves Us: Unitarian Universalist Theology
Co-facilitated by Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Rev. Christie Anderson
Tuesday evenings 7pm to 9pm in the Founders Lounge
Community Within
FOUND – One Earring. It’s a lovely “artsy” looking earring. It’s dangly, on a silver hook with small beads, two small burnished copper rings, held together with brown jewelry cording. Each of the copper rings has a bead suspended inside. The earring will be placed in an envelope and on Sunday, Feb. 10 it will be put into the Lost and Found which is located downstairs on the shelf above the coat rack outside Fessenden Hall.
The Library Committee would like to thank all those who attended the Speaker’s Forum program last Sunday on the life and work of the late Robert Wood. It was obvious from the attendance of both congregation and members that he continues to have a presence in the lives of all who knew him. In particular, we would like to thank Brad Bolton who helped with sound for the speaker, Meg Milko who helped with set-up, and to Theresa Voneida, Jan Noden and Linda Bunyan who contributed refreshments for the reception. We are grateful indeed, to you all.
The newly renamed Pat Pownall UU Book Group will be meeting on Tuesday, February 12 at 7 pm in the home of Jennifer Gregg. We will meet at the church at 6:30 to carpool. This month we are reading Beautiful Lies: A Novel by Lisa Unger. If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. But that’s not what happened. Instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door–a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie. Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a literary thriller. The author takes the reader on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine. In March we will be reading The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty. If you have any questions you may contact Bonnie Harper. All are welcome.
Income Generation
Chili Cookoff this Sunday, February 10th after 2nd service!
Calling all chefs! It’s time to cook up a pot of your award winning? chili and enter our Chili Cookoff being held on February 10th around 12:45pm. Please pre-register if you plan on entering the cookoff so we can have an idea of how many entries we will have so we know how many sides to buy. You can email Meg Milko to pre-register.
We offer you the following categories to get your creative juices flowing:
- Best Meat
- Best Veggie
- Most Exotic/unique
- Best White/Chicken chili
- Hottest Chili
You bring the chili and we will supply the sides! (unless you have something very unique then you can bring it along) We will furnish cheese, sour cream, onions, oyster crackers and other chips, jalapeno peppers, olives, etc.
This fundraiser is asking for a donation of $6 for adults and $4 for children under age 12. Come hungry and vote for your favorite!
ACME COMMUNITY CASH-BACK PROGRAM ENDS FEB. 9
All ACME grocery receipts must be dated by Saturday, Feb. 9 to be eligible for the 5% cash back fundraiser. Please collect all receipts you have stashed at home, keep shopping through Feb. 9 and bring in all register tapes in by Sunday, Feb. 10. The collection box is in Fessenden Hall and is on the ACME & Giant Eagle grocery card sales table – you can’t miss it; it covered in an ACME ad!!!
Questions? Give me a buzz.
Thank you for helping with the least labor intensive, easiest fundraiser ever!
Elaine
“SOUP”ER BOWL SUNDAY
Thanks to all who supported this event to assist and the fight against hunger. A total of $270.65 in cash and checks, $95 in Acme gift cards and over 90 cans of soup plus 2 more large bags of groceries will be donated to Kent Social Services.
A peace of my mind l American Stories – Sunday, February 24 @ 1:15 pm
A peace of my mind: American Stories
exploring the meaning of peace, one story at a time
Award-winning photographer and author John Noltner has spent the past three years exploring the meaning of peace. Amidst culture wars and political battles, Noltner has asked the question: “What does peace mean to you?” to over fifty ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Their answers have opened up a unique dialogue that illuminates the common good that connects us.
Founded in 2009, A Peace of My Mind is a multimedia art project that fosters public dialogue about issues related to conflict resolution, civic responsibility, and peace. With black and white portraits and oral histories, participants describe what peace means to them, how they work toward it in their lives, and some of the obstacles they encounter.
A Peace of My Mind shares the stories of Holocaust survivors and a homeless man, a Somali refugee and a military chaplain, a pottery instructor and an oil company executive. Artists, volunteers, politicians, and business leaders all share their insights and inspiring stories in a series that celebrates our common experience and sense of community.
With images, music, readings, and public dialogues, A Peace of My Mind empowers communities to collectively examine the ways we categorize one another and how we can bridge our differences by sharing stories. Using this model, A Peace of My Mind was presented at the 2011 Peace and Justice Studies Association National Conference and at the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
In 2011, A Peace of My Mind produced a book from the series with a foreword written by Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter, Ela Gandhi. The book earned first prize in the Midwest Book Awards and second prize in the Independent Publishers’ Book Awards.
A Peace of My Mind is an ongoing documentary project. Noltner continues to gather new interviews from across the country for his second series, A Peace of My Mind: American Stories.
The exhibit will be on display: Sunday, February 24, 2013
1:15 pm in the Sanctuary
Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent
228 Gougler Avenue, Kent, OH 44240
For more information, please visit apeaceofmymind.net or email [email protected]
Collective Creation – February 10, 2013
Art Sunday: Something from Nothing – February 3, 2013
Led by the Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer and Worship Associate Trish McLoughlin – The last few years we have invited people who regularly practice some sort of art to share with us on our annual Art Sunday. This year we want to invite everyone, whether you practice art or not, to reflect together on the creative impulse in your own lives. Come be lifted up and celebrate together.
Art by Olivia King – https://www.behance.net/gallery/Something-From-Nothing/6638209
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