September 2010 Events

UUCT Events

Meditation Practice, Tuesdays, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, Rm C. All are welcome. Contact: Annette Pearce.

Knitting, Etc. for All, Wednesdays, 1:00 PM. Group meets at Black Dog Café. Contact: Hazel Blumberg.

Church Workday, Sat., Sept. 11, 9:00 AM. Share fellowship while maintaining our buildings and grounds. Contact: Jim Stangel.

Program Committee Lay Leader Training, Sat., Sept. 11, 9:30 AM in Rm L. Contact: Parker Collins.

2nd Sunday Potluck, Sept. 12, after service. Bring a dish for your family + 2 to share and Manna on Meridian contributions.

Uni-Tunes Workshop, Sun., Sept. 19, 12:30 PM in Rm C. Open to all. Bring your instrument and/or voice. Contact: Ron Crowe.

Meet & Greet with the Minister, Sun., Sept. 19, 12:30 PM in the Minister’s office. Visitors are invited to join the Minister and church members to get better acquainted in an informal setting.

Movie Discussion Group Sun., Sept. 19. Meets 3rd Sunday monthly to see a movie and discuss after at a restaurant. Contact: Dave Harvey.

"The Skeptical Magician," Sun., Sept. 19, 2:00 PM, sanctuary, sponsored by the Freethinkers Forum and the Center for Inquiry. D. J. Grothe is a skeptic and will explain magic and what seems like magic. The show is for adults and children ages 12 and up. Contact: Jim Stangel.

Green Sanctuary Movie, Sun., Sept. 19, 5:00-7:00 PM in Rm L. BLACK WAVE: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez shows the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on wildlife and people, and the long legal battle against the powerful oil company. All are invited. Contact: Sara Reece.

Unusual Unique Art Exhibit and Sale. You are invited to the opening of an Unique and Unusual Art Exhibit Thurs., Sept. 23, 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Come find an original painting or photograph to treasure. You may find an Unexpected-Unmatched gift! Our artists and photographers have been in many juried exhibitions. Exhibit and sale will be open to the public Fri. and Sat., Sept. 24 & 25. Contacts: Barbara Sterling, Michèle Beaudin & Mimi Stangel.

Investment Study Group, Sun., Sept. 26, 12:15 PM in Rm K. Please join us if you're interested in learning about investment strategy. Call Peggy Lentz for more details.

Greeter Workshop, Thurs., Sept. 30, 6:00 PM (See p.10.) Contacts: Rev. Robin Gray or Trudy Deyle.

Universal Dances of Peace, Sat., Oct. 2, 7:30 PM, sanctuary. Contacts: Tom and Katya Taylor.

Flute Concert, Sat., Nov. 6, sanctuary. The Music Committee is sponsoring this concert featuring Panama City UU musician Paul McAuliffe and flute music of the world.

FL District Events & News

FL District 2011 Annual Assembly, Apr. 8-10, Orlando

Messages & Info. Check out Denominational Affairs in the sanctuary kiosk for monthly messages from District Executive Rev. Kenn Hurto, District Program Consultant Connie Goodbread and FL District UUA Trustee Joan Lund. Or, find the district monthly packet at floridadistrict.org.

National News

Association Sunday, Oct. 3. UUCT will join other UU churches in having a special collection in celebration of the past 50 years of Unitarian Universalism and its future. Proceeds will go toward ensuring our faith thrives by funding pilot projects resulting from this spring’s growth consultation.

UUA 2011 General Assembly, June 22-26, Charlotte, N.C.

Go To The Mountain!
The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center near Highlands, NC has programs for all ages. Information and registration at mountaincenters.org or contact the office.

Mountain Social Change Institute 10/21-24, Janisse Ray – writer, naturalist & activist, "Courage in the Face of Melting Glaciers"

More about Janisse Ray:
As an organizer and activist, Janisse works to create sustainable communities, local food systems, a stable global climate, intact ecosystems, clean rivers, life-enhancing economies, and participatory democracy. Her books include: Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, a memoir about growing up in the ruined longleaf pine ecosystem of the Southeast; Wild Card Quilt: Taking a Chance on Home about rural community; and Pinhook: Finding Wholeness in a Fragmented Land, the story of a wild land corridor between south GA and north FL.

Thanksgiving at The Mountain, Nov. 24-28

New Years Program, Dec. 30 - Jan. 1

The North Florida UU Mountain Retreat is tentatively planned for 2011 on either Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend. If interested in attending or helping organize this weekend, contact coordinator Will Adkins.