lakeshore uu newsletter july 2013
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JULY 2013LAKE SHOREUNITARIANUNIVERSAL ISTFELLOWSHIP NEWS LETTER
S E R V I C E S : 1 0 : 0 0 A . M . S U N D A Y ,6 2 0 P A R K S T R E E T , M A N I T O W O C , W I 5 4 2 2 0 ,P H O N E : ( 9 2 0 ) 6 8 6 - 0 6 4 3E M A I L : L U U F . P A R K S T R E E T @ G M A I L . C O MW E B S I T E : W W W . L A K E S H O R E U U . O R GL U U B L O G : W W W . L U U F . B L O G S P O T . C O MF A C E B O O K : L A K E S H O R E U N I T A R I A N
U N I V E R S A L I S T F E L L O W S H I P
L U U F L A Y M I N I S T E R SDan Fischer (920) 323-3475 [email protected] Hunter (920) 684-5590 [email protected] Strauss (920) 629-0924 [email protected] Sustman (920) 973-7391 [email protected]
Still room for 2-3 more forCircle Suppers on
July 13thAt
Kari Alice Lynn's Home6807 East Hillcrest Road
Two Rivers6:00pm
Bring a side dish to pass,or call Kari Alice at: 794-6163
WELCOME TO SUMMER SERVICES
Get ready for a summer full of LUUF members and friends engaging presentations.Stay connected this summer and grow in Fellowship with members and friends. Service topicsTBA.
Services are typically less formal, smaller, and quieter than the services during the regularchurch year. They often involve interactions among congregants both during and after theservice.
Summer Fellowship services have become an important aspect of our shared ministry. These areimportant touch stones during the summer months, when travel and vacation separate us as acommunity and members bring their experiences back to LUUF, to share with our Fellowship.
July 14 ~Jim Hollahan August 1 ~ Jennifer Hollahan August 18 ~ Barbara Ferguson
Still room for 2-4 more forCircle Suppers on
July 27thAt
Luigi's Italian RestaurantTwo Rivers
1033 22nd StreetTwo Rivers
Call Jennifer Hollahan at: 301-502-8074
Save a tree, save paper, save moneySign up to receive LUUF newsletters electronically. Email Ron Kossik at: [email protected]
For submissions to the newsletter email Kim Everett at: [email protected]
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LUUF BOARD NEWS
At the June meeting of the newly elected LUUF Board , we welcomed new board members Sandy Bast,secretary, and Jim Everett, member at large, and expressed our appreciation to outgoing members DanFischer and Tammy Hoeltke for their service to the board.
Dan joined other LUUF leaders and past presidents in making a unique and lasting contribution to ourFellowship. Erica Strauss assembled the first group in her back yard; Gail Slaughter facilitated the activities ofthe group on Washington Street in Two Rivers and coordinated the move and early activities at our N. 8 th
Street location; Linda Hunter built upon Gail’s work and delegated responsibilities to transform our lay-leadto a lay-run Fellowship; Ron Kossik promoted our search for a new home and facilitated the move to ourcurrent location; and Dan culminated that move and has coordinated our very successful summer serviceprogram. Thanks to all of these leaders who helped us get to where we are now. And a special thanks toGinny Finnel for coordinating all of the legal work involved in the establishment of the Fellowship and thetransactions involved in our renting and purchasing of the facilities.
As with any successful organization, the work of our leaders couldn’t have been have done without thesupport of so many others. Again this year our members and friends have stepped up to help the Fellowshipget off to a good start to the 2013-2014 year. The following generous souls have agreed to chair orcoordinate the activities of our committees and Fellowship responsibilities for the upcoming year. A largenumber of people signed up to help each of the chairs and coordinators – they will be listed in the weeklyservice guide.
Responsibility CoordinatorsService Leader – Service Planning CommitteeGreeters – Jim RabataCleaning the Fellowship – Mary Jane LukesChoir – Linda HunterDeveloping and Maintaining the MeditationGarden – Kari Alice LynnPreparation of Pre-Service Coffee – Patty MarquardtFacility Maintenance – Ron KossikInterior Decorating – Jim SustmanNewsletter – Kim EverettService Bulletins – Ginny FinnelChildren’s Library – Jennie NaidlAdult Library – anyone interested?
Committee ChairsService Planning – Linda HunterReligious Education – Evie SustmanMembership – Dan FischerOutreach and Social Justice – Jim SustmanEnvironment – Bev RawlingAdult Activities – Jean BiegunFacilities – Ron KossikNominating – Linda Hunter
EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to [email protected]
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Treasurer Joel Marquardt reported that he anticipates that our income and expenses for the upcoming yearwill be similar to what both were for 2012-2013 and thanked everyone for their support of the financial wellbeing of the Fellowship.
Ron Kossik, chair of the facilities committee attended the June board meeting to participate in our discussionof some of the facilities issues which were brought up at the Annual Meeting in May. Specifically, the boardagreed to (1) repair the uneven sidewalk panels, (2) contract for a semi-annual maintenance of the lift, (3)install an additional Exit light in the north stairwell. (4) have the rain gutters cleaned, (5) repair the frontdoor of the building, (6) pursue with Dan Wergin the painting of the outside of our facility, and (7) to work onreducing the noise in the kitchen during our coffee hours.
The board also decided to take advantage of an offer from Cathy Edwards to work with the Fellowship on astrategic planning process to guide us as we move forward.
The next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23 at 7pm. Subsequently beginning in August, theboard will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7pm. The meetings are open to all so please joinus if you have an idea or issue you would like to share.
Thanks to all for making 2012-2013 such a successful year. We all look forward to another interesting,rewarding, and fun-filled year in 2013-2014.
Kathie
The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together. UnitarianUniversalism approaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with the same religious intent as it'sworship. Our religious education classes, adult activities groups, community volunteerism and buildingfacilities committees are essential aspects of our spiritual work. We believe it is our deeds, not our creeds,which are most important. Volunteer opportunities abound! Please consider signing up for coffee service,greeter, shoveling, or any other activity or job that helps to keep our fellowship moving forward and runningsmoothly. Volunteer sign up sheets are in the coat room.
"We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”Mother Teresa -
Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways that allow our community to thrive. Whether youare a board member, on a committee, you make coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovel snow, rack leaves, plan agarden, help coordinate a service or you do one of the other countless tasks, the time and talents you share
is incredibly important for our Fellowship community. Please know you are immensely appreciated.
Living is the art of loving. Loving is the art of caring. Caring is the art of sharing. Sharing is the art of living. If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.Booker T. Washington
EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to [email protected]
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LUUF Garden plan continues full speed ahead!
Summer is a good time to order bulbs for fall planting. Kari Alice has once again provided herexpertise in suggesting fall planting bulbs, which are long lasting and deer resistant, to provide uswith many years of garden beauty. If you would like to purchase and plant bulbs in LUUF gardens,for all to appreciate, we'd love to have them. Total number of bulb to plant in the gardens for this upcoming fall, is five (5) bulbs of each type listed below, which equals 150 bulbs. Next year will offeranother opportunity for expanding our gardens, with additional varieties, such as Long lived Tulips,Camassia, Fritillaria, etc. Below is what is needed this year, please select the bulbs you'd like todonate and let Kari Alice know which bulbs you'll be donating and planting, she will provide you withinformation on where to plant your bulb. To purchase the bulbs we need this year, a favorite bulbsupplier for Kari Alice is: http://www.johnscheepers.com/
Large Cupped Narcissi (25 bulbs) - April Cyclamineus Narcissi (20 bulbs) - AprilDelibes February GoldFortissimo Jack SnipeIce Follies Peeping TomProfessor Einstein Teta A TetaSound Triandrus Narcissi (15 bulbs) - April
HaweraMiniature Trumpet Daffodils (5 bulbs) - April Ice Wings
Little Gem Thalia
Small Cupped Narcissi (25 bulbs) - April & May Split-cup Narcissi (5 bulbs)- AprilBarrett Browning SorbetEdna Earl - Lives 50 yearsCheerfulness Species Crocus (20 bulbs) ( Late March /AprilWhite Lion C. Chrysanthus Blue Pearl
Yellow Cheerfulness C. Chrysanthus Cream BeautyPoeticus Narcissi (10 bulbs) April / May Naples-yellow, (Finished before mowing, 4 inches, Deer Proof !
Actaea C. TommasinianusAngel Eyes
Large Flowering Crocus (5 bulbs) - AprilJonquilla Narcissi (5 bulbs) - May C. Vernus Twilght
SuzyHyacinthus Orientalis Galanthus (5 bulbs) - March / April
G. Elwesll
EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to [email protected]
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IMPORTANT LUUF PROJECTS CONTINUE -- PLEASE HELP!
ALL I WANT FOR THE NEW YEAR (and beyond.........)is LUUF mementos and keepsakes by Ginney Finnel
During one of his recent visits to our fellowship, Arthur Thexton suggested we add to our October "Remember theSaints" service a ceremonial reading aloud of the names of the departed members and friends of our fellowship. Thisyear we paid homage to Vince Holschbach, Katherine Helgeland and George Edwards, who left us far too soon. Wealso remembered past members and friends, including Shirley Goeters, Bob Potrykus, Olga Radulaski, WinnifredSpring, and others.
In a further effort to preserve the personal history of our fellowship, Zoe Alexander and I have a plan tocreate and assemble a photo album / scrap book of LUUF memorabilia. We want to preserve our connection to thepeople no longer with us as well as to meaningful events and happenings related to the life of our fellowship and itshistory and mission here in Manitowoc.
So, please, help us by sharing copies of anything you may have in your possession that will further this cause. Thingslike:
Photos of departed members and friends; Photos of special events (new member recognitions, moving day(s), concerts, picnics and parties; Photos taken at our former homes - Washington House in Two Rivers and our building on 8th Street in
Manitowoc; Newspaper articles about the fellowship or fellowship events, obituaries, etc.
Please contact Ginny Finnel by phone 755-2689 or email at [email protected] if you have questions oranything to contribute now or at anytime in the future. Or, simply leave your items in an envelope with my name onit on the information table at the back of the fellowship. I will be happy to photocopy and return any original itemsyou wish to retain. Thank you!
"A person with no sense of the past is a person who is a stranger to his or her own roots...We are inheritors of the history that hasmade us what we are..." -Anthony O'Hear.
"The poetry of history lies in the quasi-miraculous fact that once...on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, asactual as we are today...". - G.M. Trevelyan
"Of all the intellectual pursuits, history is the most supremely useful. That is why people crave it and need ever more of it." -Simon Jenkins.
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A call out to LUUF Artists, Poets, Sculptors & Fine Craftsman. Last May we started a call out to our LUUF artists andwe're still encouraging our talented members and friends, to provide art for our fellowship. Bonita's paintings haveadorned the walls at LUUF for 3 years, and with the many talented artists in our congregation, it's time to for achange and for your talents to shine and adorn our Fellowship, as we enter our fourth year in this historic building.We're calling out to all our talented artists, poets, sculptors and potters to share their artistic talents, so we can allenjoy the variety of these beautiful works of art. We will also need outdoor art for our gardens.
Please contact Kim Everett to arrange for art rotation and display -- 755-8430, or email at: [email protected]
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Don't Forget! "Soup Sunday" LUUF Cook Book. We've already had a few submissions, but it takes avillage of hungry people to create a cook book worthy of UU's. Zoe Alexander and Kim Everett have agreed to takethis project on, so please submit your favorite "Soup Sunday" recipe to Zoe at [email protected]. The goal is toself publish "Soup Sunday" and sell it to members, friends and interested parties for a small donation.
EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to [email protected]
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Greenbay UU's will have a table at Pride Alive,please consider attending this event, to show our support for the LGBT community.
GAME NIGHT
Our monthly Board Game Night continuesSecond Wednesday of the month, at 6:30
July 10August 14
Have a favorite game, or party snack?Bring it along!
Join in the fun!
Don't forget meditation on Sunday evenings at LUUFat 6:30
Relax, reflect and realignFor a calming start to you week.
The goal of meditation is to bring inner peacewithin oneself and the world in a positive and
spiritual way.The world may not always be a peaceful place andwithin every soul there is some form of tension and
stress.It is therefore essential to create positive andpeaceful thoughts to bring peace to our mind.Meditation is one of the best methods to bringabout transformation and nurture the natural
qualities within.
"Peace is not always the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it"
GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCEUW Manitowoc
Email: [email protected] Menzer
(920)320-1141
We believe that schools can be truly safe only whenevery student is assured of access to an education
without fear of harassment of violence.
http://www.gsafewi.org/
In the Spring of 2007, Fair Wisconsin held anumber of Town Hall sessions around the state totalk about the Marriage Amendment loss the yearbefore and what the next steps were in the strugglefor equality. In Green Bay, we decided it was timeto restart a northeast Wisconsin Pride event.
2013 will mark Pride Alive’s sixth year. Over thepast five years, we have made incredibleconnections with businesses, organizations andindividuals. The amount of support we havereceived has been inspiring and more than a bitoverwhelming actually. One of our theories whenwe started this project was that people really dosupport diversity and equality, and sometimes youjust need to give them an opportunity to show this.
We continue to brainstorm new and excitingideas, events and things that will keep PrideAlive fun and engaging and continue to keep theLGBT community moving forward.
Pride Alive is presented each year by NEWPride,a program of Rainbow Over Wisconsin. Since1996, ROW has served as your “gay UnitedWay,” giving over $120,000 to over two dozenlocal organizations. With ROW’s support,NEWPride is organized by a team of localcommunity leaders and volunteers. Along withseveral task leaders, we do our best to makeeach year bigger and better and we encourageyou to get involved! It’s only with new blood andnew ideas each year that we can continue toimprove your Pride Alive!
Meets first Thurs of each month at 7:00.St. James Church 434 N. 8th St.
Phone: (920)374-3524Email: [email protected]
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2013 Fellowship Committees and Responsibilities
Committees
Service Planning – Linda Hunter (chair), Becky Abler, Ginny Finnel, Jim Sustman, Mary Jo Urban, Jessica Van Slooten
Religious Education – Evie Sustman (chair), Max Alexander, Sandy Bast, Dan Fischer, Carol Wergin
Membership – Dan Fischer (chair), Jim Everett, Kim Everett
Outreach and Social Justice – Jim Sustman (chair), Nancy Horvath, Jennifer Hollahan, Patty Marquardt, JohnThompson
Environment – Bev Rawling (chair), Jean Biegun, Kari Alice Lynn, Judy Rollin, Carol Wergin
Adult Activities – Jean Biegun (chair), Beth Barfield, Cathy Edwards, Judy Rollin
Facilities – Ron Kossik (chair), Tom Clark, Kathie Fishbeck, Jim Rabata, Dick Urban, Dan Wergin
Nominating – Linda Hunter (chair), Ginny Finnel, Marion Marquardt, Jim Sustman
Responsibilities
Service Leader – Service Planning Committee (coordinator), Tom Clark, Ginny Finnel, Dan Fischer, Kathie Fishbeck,Jim Sustman, John Thompson, Mary Jo Urban
Greeter – Jim Rabata (coordinator), Barry Bast, Jean Biegun, Jim Rabata, Jim Sustman, Mary Jo Urban, Jessica VanSlooten
Clean the Fellowship – Mary Jane Lukes (coordinator), Kathie Fishbeck, Cecilia Held, Jennifer Hollahan, Judy Rollin,Dick Urban, Mary Jo Urban, Carol Wergin
Choir – Linda Hunter (coordinator), Sandy Bast, Tom Clark, Cathy Edwards, Kathie Fishbeck, Joel Marquardt, CarolynRabata, Jim Sustman
Help Develop and Maintain the Meditation Garden – Kari Alice Lynn (coordinator), Cecilia Held, Kim Everett, CarolynRabata, Bev Rawling, Carol Wergin
Present Sermon – Service Planning Committee (coordinator), Gail Slaughter (flower and water ceremonies)
Prepare Pre-Service Coffee – Patty Marquardt (coordinator), Mary Dean, Kathie Fishbeck, Patty Marquardt, CarolynRabata, Bev Rawling, Judy Rollin
Facility Maintenance – Ron Kossik (coordinator), Tom Clark, Jim Everett, Dan Fischer, Kathie Fishbeck, Jim Rabata,Dick Urban, Carol Wergin
Help with Interior Decorating – Jim Sustman (coordinator), Bonnita Budysz, Kari Alice Lynn, Carol Wergin
Newsletter – Kim Everett, Ron Kossik
Service Bulletins – Ginny Finnel
Adult Library –
Children’s Library – Jennie Naidl
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Lake Shore Unitarian Universalist Mission
As a welcoming and accepting, diverse and inquiring spiritual fellowship,We unite to create a community which stimulates a free exchange and
Exploration of ideas, foster spiritual and intellectual growth, andserves as a base for active outreach to benefit the world around us.
As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm and promote these principles:
The inherent worth and dignity of every personJustice, equality and compassion in human relationships
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregationsA free and responsible search for truth and meaning
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic processThe goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a partPEACE TO ALL
Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship620 Park StreetManitowoc, Wisconsin 54220