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The Beacon
B I S M A R C K - M A N D A N 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 & C H U R C H
818 E. Divide Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58501
701-223-6788
WEBSITE: bismanuu.org EMAIL: [email protected]
June 2013
The BisMan UU Monthly NewsletterThe BisMan UU Monthly NewsletterThe BisMan UU Monthly Newsletter———Sharing Unitarian Sharing Unitarian Sharing Unitarian Universalist Values in the Capital City Area Universalist Values in the Capital City Area Universalist Values in the Capital City Area
Sunday Discussion Services 10:30 AM
Fellowship and Coffee: Following Service
SUMMER DISCUSSION SERVICES
Back by popular demand!
UU Summer Services began Sunday June 2 at 10:30 am.
Summer Services provide a time for music,
community and Fellowship.
We will share a brief themed reading based on UU Principles,
followed by a time for discussion and reflection.
The theme for June is "Journey." All are welcome!
No Children’s Sunday school.
Childcare provided.
POTLUCK PICNIC
Sunday, June 30, 2013
12:00 N-2:00 pm, following Sunday Service
AT THE HATHAWAY HOMESTEAD!
2800 Susan Dr., Bismarck
Carpooling from the church available following service.
*Bring lawn chairs and sunscreen.
Please bring a food item to share. The church will provide cups,
plates, napkins, utensils and some beverages. If you have ques-
tions, please call the church office: 223-6788.
Directions:
1) East on Bismarck's Main Ave/Hwy 10 (toward Menoken);
2) RIGHT onto 66th St. SE;
3) At first stop sign continue straight and over railroad tracks to
2nd stop sign;
4) LEFT onto Lincoln Rd.
5) LEFT onto Susan Drive to #2800 - Last house on the LEFT.
Hathaway cells: 426-9307 or 426-9306
Church Calendar An asterisk (*) indicates related article
Sun June 2 10:30 am * Summer Discussion Services Kick Off
Thurs June 6 7:00 pm UU Writer’s Anonymous
Sun June 9 Tammy Returns from Vacation
Mon June 10 7-8:15 pm Adult RE Conversation
Tues June 11 6:15/7:00 *Children’s Music Enrichment w/Kris K
Thurs June 13 7:00 pm Free Meditation Class
Mon June 17 7-8:15 pm Adult RE Conversation
Tues June 18 6:15/7:00 *Children’s Music Enrichment w/Kris K
Tues June 18 7:00 pm Board of Trustees Meeting
Wed June 19 6-8:00 pm * People Place Program Meeting
June 19-23 UUA General Assembly in Louisville, KY
Thurs June 20 7:00 pm Free Meditation Class
Fri June 21 12:00 N Women’s Lunch at Minerva’s
Tues June 25 6:15/7:00 *Children’s Music Enrichment w/Kris K
Thurs June 27 7:00 pm Free Meditation Class
Sun June 30 12 –2 pm * Summer Potluck Picnic
Part-time position still available—Coordinator of
Life-Span Religious Education. Please call church
office for details: 223-6788.
Children’s Music Enrichment
Children's Music Enrichment program with professional
musician and educator Kris Kitko.
6:15 - 7:00 pm: The 3 - 5 year olds will play rhythm and
note games, learn and record easy songs.
7:00 - 7:15 pm: Children ages 6 and up will sing popular
pop songs (clean/respectful words) and record a song.
Five week program June 11 - July 9.
For more information and suggested donation, contact
Kris at 516-3415 or email [email protected]
The Beacon
Coats and Blankets Needed
Our congregation has been participating in the Bismarck-Mandan Homeless Coalition since the beginning of the year. The Coalition is sponsoring a Project Service Connect event on Thursday, August 15th. On that afternoon all of the service providers in the community will be in one location to allow people who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk to homelessness, to access the services they might need all in one location. The clients who attend will be able to access haircuts and some simple medical screenings, get help with writing a resume, talk with service providers about their eligibility for various programs, and obtain some concrete assistance. The Coalition is looking for coats - either child or adult size - that can be distributed to those who might be able to use them. The Coalition is also look-ing for blankets to distribute as well. If any participant in our congregation has either winter coats or blankets that are no longer needed, please bring them to the church and Pat Conrad will deliver them to the Coalition's office for distri-bution in August.
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People, Place, Program
Wednesday, June 19, 6:00 pm. A light meal is
served at 6pm (free will donation) and team meet-
ings begin at 6:30pm. Child care provided. All are
welcome to join this monthly gathering as we plan
and implement activities for our vital and growing
congregation.
Candles for the Journey
Congratulations to Christine Kujawa for being selected by the Public Library Association as the 2013 recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Award. The award honors her work in leading intellectual freedom education and advocacy on local, state, and national levels.
Keep Tom Disselhorst and his wife, Arlene Andre in your thoughts as she continues chemotherapy. And as Tom’s mother has been diag-nosed with cancer.
Congratulations
Graduates! From Bismarck State College:
Jesse White
Nicole Morrison
Sean Hushaugen
From St. Mary’s High School:
Jacob Markel
“Oh the places you go…”
~Dr. Seuss
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For the first time, and thanks to Karen Van Fos-
san and Tim Hathaway of Prevent Child Abuse
North Dakota, the UU Church celebrated CHIL-
DREN’S SABBATH as part of a multi-faith move-
ment across the country to share concern for
children, commit to improving their lives and
work for justice on their behalf.
We also celebrated Flower Communion, a tradi-
tion observed by Unitarian Universalists since
1923. Flower Communion emphasizes both our
individual uniqueness and common faith.
These beautiful traditions are sure to continue in
our church!
The Bismarck Tribune ran a wonderful article
about the Children’s Sabbath. Read that by
clicking HERE.
Thank you to all the Sunday School
teachers, kids, families, church mem-
bers and friends who made this such a
memorable service!
Vision Statement
We will be a vibrant, caring, spiritual community
for all who seek an inspirational and
religious home.
Mission Statement
We are a fellowship of free minds, welcoming
all, a beacon of enlightenment and sanctuary,
and offering a call to build a better self,
community and world.
Religious Education Mission Statement
The Bismarck-Mandan Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship seeks to provide a path for spiritual
inquiry for people of all ages.
Welcoming Congregation
We are a Unitarian Universalist Welcoming
Congregation that seeks to be a spiritual home
for people of free faith regardless of race, color,
gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age,
national origin, socioeconomic status,
physical or mental ability.
Board of Trustees and Staff
President, Carol Jean Larsen [email protected]
Vice President, Tim Hathaway [email protected]
Secretary, Marnie Piehl [email protected]
Treasurer, Lisa Omlid [email protected]
Director, Rick Makelky [email protected]
Director, Beth Nodland [email protected]
Director, Colleen Reinke [email protected]
Office Administrator Tammy Hathaway
Church phone: 701-223-6788 Cell phone: 701-426-9307
E-mail: [email protected]
Bis-Man UU Fellowship & Church
Check out our Website!
www.bismanuu.org
P.O. Box 297
Bismarck, ND 58502
We are on Facebook!
JUNE UU OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday—Friday: 10:00—3:00 PM
Very Useful Links
Unitarian Universalist Association
www.uua.org
Prairie Star District
www.psduua.org
Quest for Meaning
(Church of the Larger Fellowship Young Adult Forum—VERY cool!)
www.questformeaning.org