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UUpdate!

SUNDAY MORNING November 2...

REMINDER, set your clocks back Saturday night!

~9:00 Lotus Sangha
~9:15 Choir Rehearsal
~9:30 Forum - Mary Frey (See below)
~9:30 Pagan Group
~10:30 Coffee & Conversation
~10:45 Worship I: Connections
~11:00 Worship II - Rev. Jeff Briere’s sermon topic is “Assembly Required.”

FORUM. Mary Frey has lived the past 16 years in an ashram in India and will talk about her guru, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, also known as the Hugging Mother or Amma.

INTERLUDE. Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00 pm. “Acceptance.” Interlude is a quiet mid-week service of about a half hour. Everyone welcome.

PRIVET PATROL & PIZZA PARTY! After church on Sunday, November 9, about 11:30 to ??? [That's NEXT Sunday!] The attack continues to rid our church grounds of that alien species privet plus other invaders. Invigorating temperatures will give us extra energy to spruce up, winterize our land and prepare for spring. Your reward? Fun with other UUs, wholesome exercise, and free pizza! Wear your warm work clothes and bring yard work tools if you have any. A truck is needed to carry off excess brush. A pizza pickup person is also needed. Please contact Sandy Kurtz if you can help with either. or (423) 892-5237.

POST–ELECTION
RE–CONNECTION
DE–COMPRESSION
TRUE CONFESSION

This is the name of our special Wednesday Night In on the day after the election. We’ll have an Open Mike, so you can celebrate or cry, depending on who won. Or you can sneer at everyone and be glad it’s over. Jeff Briere will prepare a yummy batch of his famous Southeastern Tennesse posole so you won’t go hungy. Sign up on the roster near the kitchen.

CHURCH FAMILY. Marcia Jenison fell during the night last week and is bruised and sore. Hospital report is that a lung was bruised and she may have a couple of cracked ribs. We wish Marcia speedy recovery.

NOVEMBER 16th IS A SOUP POTLUCK! Bring your best soup & maybe some bread! November 16 is also New Member Sunday. The Membership Committee will be serving cake and cupcakes in honor of the new members. So, bring you soup and bread to enjoy at the potluck before we cut the cakes that the Membership Committee is providing as the dessert for all to enjoy.

LUNCH WITH CHARLIE CLEMENTS. Our speaker on November 23rd is Charlie Clements, the president and CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. You are invited to share lunch with him after the service. A modest fee will be charged for food and you must sign up by November 16th so that we can order the proper amount of food.

CHOIR REHEARSALS. The Choir rehearses at 9:15 am on most Sundays. Everyone welcome! Please come and join the merriment! Questions? Contact Kate Briere or 423/624-8152.

GRATEFUL GOBBLER WALK. Thursday, November 27, 2008. Fun walk sponsored by the Chattanooga Homeless Coalition. This has become a Thanksgiving tradition, held at Coolidge Park. Registration begins at 7:00 am, walk begins at 8:30 am. If you participate, designate IHN as the beneficiary of their support.

LOCK-UP. Please note that due to security procedures, the Spehar Lot (the large gravel parking area with the chain) is locked every Sunday after service. Please move your car out of the lot by 12:45 pm to avoid the possibility of being locked in. A sign will soon be placed at the entrance as a gentle reminder. We thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS. New items for our Friday email need to reach the office by Thursday. We try finalize the Friday email on Thursday. (This may be midday or late afternoon.) If an announcement, which is time sensitive, doesn't reach the office by midday on Thursday, the sender is asked to PLEASE call the office and leave a phone message. This way your email will be read prior to our sending out the Friday UUpdate. Thank UU!

RECURRING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Appointment with the Minister. If a member needs to meet with the Minister, please call him to set a time. In most instances, he can arrange to meet with you within the hour. His telephone numbers are: Home 423-624-8152 and Cell 423-667-0855.

UU Craft Cooperative. Meets the third Monday night at 6:30. Bring your favorite craft and come join other crafters as they knit, paint, weave, and solder their way to happiness. Child care available by RSVP Only and is $2 per child. For more information, contact Maddie Kertay or Diane Davison .

WEBSITE UPDATE. Jerry Smith will be updating the website in the coming weeks. We would like to include some fresh photography on the front page. If you can provide photos of church life to be integrated into the website re-design, please send them to Jerry at

Encore! Hear it Again! CDs of recent services may be obtained from Rich Dwyer. These are original recordings, so please return to the church office when you’ve heard enough. Read it Again! A copy of the worship service is available from the lower bin on the minister’s office door. Go Online! Visit us at

Smokers Gazebo. The Gazebo was built as the smoking area. Those who smoke are asked to use this facility. Thank UU!

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, November 2
9:00 Lotus Sangha
9:15 Choir Rehearsal
9:30 Forum
9:30 Pagan Group
10:45 Worship Service
11:00 RE
2:00 Rental

Monday, November 3
9:00 Office
6:30 Church of Craft

Tuesday, November 4
10:00 Office

Wednesday, November 5
1:00 Office
6:00 Interlude
6:45 Wed Night In Dinner

Thursday, November 6
10:00 Office
7:00 Stewardship Comm.

Friday, November 7
9:00 Office

Saturday, November 8
10:30 CHIONS
1:00 CofG Rental

Sunday, November 9
9:00 Lotus Sangha
9:15 Choir Rehearsal
9:30 Forum
10:45 Worship Service
11:00 RE
12:00 Privet Patrol

UUpdate!

SUNDAY MORNING October 19

~9:00 Lotus Sangha
~9:15 Choir Rehearsal
~9:30 Forum - Richard Ralston, speaker -
Population Problem: Past and Future
~10:30 Coffee & Conversation
~10:45 Worship I: Connections
~10:52 Greet Your Neighbors!
~11:00 Worship II - Rev. Jeff Briere's sermon topic
is "What I Want for America."
~12:00 Third Sunday Potluck -

COFFEE HOUSE SATURDAY! - This Saturday October 18 @ 7 pm .....Dust off those dancing shoes, grab that guitar, warm up your warbling voice, prepare that poetry and come to the next Coffee House!! There will be light refreshments, great entertainment, and coffee, of course! All are invited to share in an evening of fun and fellowship. If you plan to participate, please contact Kate Briere or just come Saturday night!!!

REMINDER! - Third Sunday Potluck is this Sunday - It's a Mexican Fiesta! Bring your best Mexican, make it hot or make it mild, just make sure to bring it with you!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - Attention RE parents (NOT Nursery parents): For the safety and well-being of our RE children, we are asking all Parents to bring their children upstairs for the beginning part of service(Story for all Ages)each Sunday.

RE Parents: Volunteer sign-up dates are on the bulletin board. We have many dates available. If each RE parent volunteers one Sunday a month, we can fill in all the dates! Also, we still need registration forms to be filled out and fees turned in. Extra forms can be found in the Medieval class door.

IT IS CRITICAL that parents retrieve their children from the RE program within 10 minutes of the end of the service. We cannot expect volunteer teachers to stay in the classroom with the children waiting for parents to pick them up. Please retrieve your children first, then grab a cup of coffee and socialize.

CHOIR REHEARSALS - The Choir rehearses at 9:15 am on most Sundays. Everyone welcome! Please come and join the merriment! Questions? Contact Kate Briere.

INTERLUDE - Wednesday, October 22 at 6:00 pm. “A Touch of Compassion.” Interlude is a quiet mid-week service of about a half hour. Everyone welcome.

HARVEST FESTIVAL - Savory or Sweet, Let's Eat! - Our upcoming UUCC HARVEST FESTIVAL on Saturday evening, October 25, will include a POT LUCK Bring a dish to share and join in the fun!.Homemade or store bought, either is appreciated! Questions? Contact Kay McCurdy. Thanks to all!

SWAP PARTY - Bring up to 3 items for the swap party on October 25th. These items can be household items, tools, electronics, or small appliances. Anything that is usable (works) and you want to exchange for something that you can use instead of going out and buying it new. Check in with James Joyner or Bonny Sinclair for the details.

THANK YOU! - On behalf of everyone here at the UUCC, a heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to PAUL ADLER AND RON PASCH....who have given so much time and energy updating our electrical system....not to mention a million other jobs, large and small, they accomplish each week. Paul and Ron, you're our heroes!

WNI will be November 5 at 6:30. James Joyner is hosting a chili cookoff practice. Please sign up in the Fellowship area and indicate if you are going to bring a pot of chili. Other items such as sour cream, cheese, etc. would be welcome additions as well. A $5 (adult) and $3 (child) donation to defray costs will be asked from those not bringing food.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RECOGNITION - On Sunday, October 26, we will celebrate Ollie Grigsby's 91st birthday! The Caring Committee is providing a birthday cake for all to enjoy after the service that date.

THANK YOU FOR IHN WEEK! - A big, big thank you to all who helped prepare meals, drive, evening host, shop, stay overnight, provide encouraging words and emails, set-up, clean up, make beds, take care of the linens, loading and unloading the trailer, unlocking the church, and the list could go on. We want to thank Pilgrim Congregation, Therese Padgett and her leadership with Pilgrim and Chattanooga Friends Meeting (Quakers), Becky Ingle and her leadership with the Quakers. The week would not have been possible without all of you and your help for these families. Thanks so much. We will host again in the spring! Watch the newsletter and the announcements. Charlotte Davis is our coordinator for Interfaith Hospitality Network.

THIRD SUNDAY POTLUCKS - Please join us on the 3rd Sunday of each month to share a meal, conversation and good times.

NOVEMBER POTLUCK - November 16 - It's all about the SOUP! Bring your best soup & maybe some bread! December...We are going to take a break this month, but we are sure you can find something to eat on your own!

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES - The updated membership directory is ready! For those who haven't gotten one, please see Chris in the office.

LOCK-UP - Please note that due to security procedures, the Spehar Lot (the large gravel parking area with the chain) is locked every Sunday after service. Please move your car out of the lot by 12:45 pm to avoid the possibility of being locked in. A sign will soon be placed at the entrance as a gentle reminder. We thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

Justin Miller, a UU navy service member based in Pensacola, is establishing a UU fellowship on his base. Successful communities have been established in the past, and he is building relationships with the chaplains and the leadership. He will need hymnals and UU literature for his worship services. If you would like to support the military, here is an opportunity to help one of our young adults who is on active duty. You can email Justin at the following addresses
Justin Miller, CTRC(SW/AW) jrmiller23@hotmail.com justin.r.miller2@navy.mil

SAVE THESE DATES FOR IHN...IHN is ten years old. Please help us give thanks and celebrate by saving the following dates:

Sunday, November 9th at 4 PM - Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving - Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike. This will be a wonderful service to recognize and give thanks for IHN's 10 years of service to homeless families with children. Burks was the first church to open its door to our families, so it is very fitting that the service be held at Burks. Bonnie Cummins the founder of IHN in our city will speak on how IHN began in Chattanooga. A special offering for IHN will be collected during the service. A reception will follow.

Tuesday, November 11th 6:00 - 8:30 PM - Ten year celebration dinner at First Centenary UMC, at the new Oak Street Center. The featured speaker is Karen Olson, founder of the National Interfaith Hospitality Network and current Executive Director of Family Promise. Dinner reservations will be necessary. Tables will be available for purchase. Details to follow on both.

Emerging Mythological Round Table in Chattanooga - Come join in discussions of the works of Joseph Campbell and how mythology is relevant in the world of today. Meetings will include: Video presentations; Discussion of how mythology integrates into art, literature, spirituality, psychology, and religion.

When: First Monday night of each month (1st meeting November 3, 2008)
Where: McAlister's Deli, 2288 Gunbarrel Road (2 doors from Fresh Mkt.) When: 7 pm -Contact: Carol E. Meacham (hb88@bellsouth.net)

BEE HIVE COLLECTIVE - Have you heard about the Bee Hive Collective? They are an artist/activist group who've been together a long time. They make posters about issues and travel around to promote awareness of their chosen issue. Their current project is about Mountain Top Removal in Appalachia. They are traveling to Atlanta and then on to Florida and would love to come to Chattanooga and hold a lecture and display. Their posters ar 32' high so they need a tall space, ladders, public and HONEY. Honey is the bee term for money and they need between $800 and $2000 to come here. I'm looking for 8 dedicated activists to raise $100 each to bring the bees and help them in their mission to finish the MTR poster and get it printed. A group or organization could act as one of the G

They would like to come to Chattanooga either the first week of November on their way to Atlanta or on the 18 and 19 of November. Sequatchie Valley Institute has agreed to be a sponsor for the bees coming here. Hopefully their board can donate one of the 8 needed $100. If you can pledge to raise $100 please write me back asap. Once I have 8 fundraisers, I will set the date. I would like to set it now! I am hoping to get two places in town for them to show. I think Green Spaces and UTC would be great. I'm open to ideas. Maybe the Sierra Club and EDGE will help. To get excited about the bees, go to this website and help start the buzz: http://beehivecollective.blogspot.com We may be able to host a bee benefit when they are here???? I'm open to ideas from you. Please write me back and talk to people who want to protect the mountains. Right now the EPA has a Bush bill to make it legal to destroy mountain streams. Check out Care2 for action.