Recycle and raise money for the Fellowship at the same time!
It’s easy! Just recycle your paper at the Fellowship; put it in the yellow dumpster at the end of the parking lot. We get $25 for every ton of paper we collect! Keep it coming and tell your friends! Let us "live in harmony with the rhythms of nature" consistent with the 7th UU Principle.
What can go in the dumpster?
- any kind of paper-office, colored, construction...
- cardstock - posterboard, note cards, tag board...
- anything glossy - magazines, catalogues, inserts...
- newspapers
- staples are okay
- brown paper bags
- shredded paper in plastic bags and tied off
What can't go in...
- spiral rings on notebooks
- anything that isn't paper - plastic, aluminum, foam core, trash, paper clips
- anything related to food - cups, plates, napkins, to-go containers...
- phone books
- books (paperback or hard back) CARDBOARD! - corrugated or chip board (cereal boxes)
Ministerial Office Hours Consulting Minister Jill Jarvis has resumed her regular office hours, and will be available for counseling and consultation every Tuesday at the Fellowship from
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Jill may also be reached anytime via email at jjarvis1@kc.rr.com.
Newsletter Submissions
The deadline for submissions is no later than Mondays at 12:00 p.m. noon.
Send submissions to ufl_newsletter@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your attention to this detail!
Teamwork Quotes
Peter Drucker: The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I."
They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.
Sandra Day O'Connor: We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.
Vision Quotes
Peter F. Drucker: There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Albert Einstein: The ideals which have lighted me on my way and time after time given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. . . .
The ordinary objects of human endeavour -- property, outward success, luxury -- have always seemed to me contemptible.
Arthur Schopenhauer: Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
Audre Lorde: When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Carl Jung: Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Donald Williams: For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
Eugene V. Debs: Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity of interest, clarity of vision, honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of these is lacking, all sentimental pleas for solidarity, and all other efforts to achieve it will be barren of results.
Helen Keller: The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.
High Eagle: In life, many thoughts are born in the course of a moment, an hour, a day. Some are dreams, some visions. Often, we are unable to distinguish between them.
To some, they are the same; however, not all dreams are visions. Much energy is lost in fanciful dreams that never bear fruit. But visions are messages from the Great Spirit, each for a different purpose in life. Consequently, one person's vision may not be that of another. To have a vision, one must be prepared to receive it, and when it comes, to accept it. Thus when these inner urges become reality, only then can visions be fulfilled. The spiritual side of life knows everyone's heart and who to trust. How could a vision ever be given to someone to harbor if that person could not be trusted to carry it out. The message is simple:
commitment precedes vision.
Jonathan Swift: Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.
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On Sundays
Please Join Us!
February 3rd
9:15AM - Spiritual Service: "Celebrate the Interval". In the words of Richard Gilbert, "Life is a brief interval between birth and death. May we celebrate the interval with joy; May we sing the song that belongs to us. . ." Lynne Bodle will explore ways we might celebrate this time that is our life.
10:45 a.m. Program: A panel discussion of our members focusing on the changes that occur to their lives during the decades of their '40's and '50's.
February 10th
9:15AM - Spiritual Service: “A Song of Love, and a Rose in the Wintertime”
This spiritual celebration service is a Valentine’s Day gift to the Fellowship, filled with music, poetry, song, and roses! Join Jill Jarvis, Susan Harper, the choir, and a special guest musician, as we celebrate the many different ways that love blesses all our lives.
10:45 a.m. Program: John Glassman, of the Lawrence Senior Center, will share some of his vision of what the Senior Center can bring to the lives of Lawrence Senior Citizens.
February 17th
9:15AM - Spiritual Service: TBA
10:45 a.m. Program: A panel of our members will focus on the changes and challenges that occur during the decades of their 70's and 80's.
February 24th
9:15AM - Spiritual Service: TBA
10:45 a.m. Program: Two members of the Euitin Guitar Ensemble will present a musical program.
Souper Bowl Sunday
On February 3, the RE kids will take a field trip to Hy-Vee to do a food drive for Just Foods/Eckan--a great way for kids to use all their UU enthusiasm and persuasive skills to benefit the community! We’ll leave the Fellowship around 9:30 and be back by 11. Children 5 and under must be accompanied by a parent.
Children who choose not to participate can help out in the nursery or remain through the service with their parents. Because of our field trip, there will be no RE class at 10:45. Join us for a fun morning helping others!
Ministerial Planning Task Force
February 3rd at 12:00 p.m.: At previous Ministerial Planning Task Force meetings last fall, Fellowship members explored the roles of a minister with Prairie Start District Executive Nancy Heege and with a panel of two UU district ministers and two lay members. At these meetings tasks were identified for the UFL congregation to outline its priorities for a minister, and to determine the resources required for a half-time minister and how to meet them. The Ministerial Planning Task Force will meet Sunday, February 3rd at 12:00 in the meeting hall to work on developing a method to assess Fellowship members’ priorities for ministerial roles, and on identifying likely resource requirements for a half-time minister and potential alternatives to meet them. Everyone is invited to participate in this task force meeting. Contact Valerie Roper, Task Force convener, for more information.
Building Our Vision: Join Your Energy to a UFL Project Team
Eighteen UFL’ers spent Saturday together on January 26, convened by Barbara Schowen, to learn about each other’s vision for the Fellowship’s future in our new space. The overarching goals are to better serve our members and friends, be welcoming to all newcomers including young families, enrich our justice work, and increase our visibility and participation in the wider community. Representatives from Social Action, Religious Education, Membership, Hospitality, Communications, Program, Spiritual Celebration, and Administration shared their ideas during the morning session. In the afternoon, we brainstormed on how to work together to bring those ideas to fruition.
Much excitement and many creative ideas were generated during this conversation, and out of it emerged five Project Teams. Each team will spend the next month developing a plan to achieve its goals by August/September, in time for the move into the new space. Everyone is invited to a meeting on February 24 (details to be announced) when each team will present its plan. The Projects Teams welcome the participation of all who are interested as they spend February developing their plans. Please consider adding your ideas and energy, and contact one of the team members listed below:
Welcoming Culture (aka Radical Hospitality): Moving from tolerance toward acceptance; increasing our diversity while nurturing our common values; further developing a fellowship culture where all may feel valued and included. Carol Eades Delnevo, Sherry Warren, Valerie Roper
Enriching Social Action: Increasing Fellowship participation in social justice activities, and raising visibility of UFL justice work, both within the Fellowship and in the wider community. Forrest Swall, Ellen Sward, Janney Burgess
Wednesday Programming: Exploring possibilities for a mid-week Fellowship afternoon/evening to include, e.g., a communal meal, activities for children and youth, adult programming for intellectual/spiritual interests, small groups, vespers service, etc. Janney Burgess, Judy Wilson, Sherry Warren
Public Relations: Getting the word out in the Lawrence community about UFL programs and special events, Karen Henry and Valerie Roper
New Website: Redesign to reflect the needs of all our groups (RE, Membership, etc.); review content; develop policies and procedures for editing and updating. John Brewer, Lara Wilson, Heather Coffman, (Janet FitzGerald and Carol Huettner ad hoc).
Choir Concert
On Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center, the symphonic bands and "top" choirs from both Lawrence and Free State High Schools, along with KU choirs, will give a concert which includes the music of Eric Whitacre. Mr. Whitacre, a young up-and-coming composer, will be in Lawrence working with these groups and will be conducting the concert. Tim Dingus and Sarah Bodle from our Fellowship are in the LHS symphonic band, and Sarah is in A Capella and Chorale as well. Sarah says Mr. Whitacre's music is "insanely difficult and awesome!" We encourage your attendance at this concert to support our young people and to judge for yourselves. Tickets are $10 at the Lied Center box office.
Sunday Morning Snack Policy
Coffee (regular and decaf) Hot water for tea, tea bags, sugar, no-cal sweetener, half and half, non-dairy creamer, and water are provided in the Social Hall every Sunday morning by the Hospitality Committee.
We also provide peanut butter and crackers all morning and basic cookies and crackers during coffee/social breaks.
Sometimes other beverages (cocoa, lemonade, juice, iced tea etc.) are provided We welcome other snacks brought by Members and Friends, for special occasions or just because you want to. If you sign up in advance it helps, but spontaneous contributions are also appreciated.
We do ask that all snack food (except peanut butter and crackers) be kept in the kitchen or under cover except at designated coffee/social times.
Friends of the UUA Phonathon
Dear UU Ministers, Board Presidents, and Administrators,
We would prefer that no one would be surprised to receive a fundraising call from Friends of the UUA, so we ask that you please share this information with the members of your congregation through a mention in your congregational newsletter or other announcements.
As a supplement to periodic mailings, Friends of the UUA will be conducting a fundraising phonathon beginning the week of February 19th and continuing through the third week in March. Outreach Associates, a telemarketing firm located in Pittsburgh, will be phoning members who are currently active Friends of the UUA to ask them to renew their support.
Theme: Progress Report on Tapestry of Faith Lifespan Curriculum Our contract with this firm requires that all callers must be courteous, respectful, and succinct as they offer identified Unitarian Universalists an opportunity to support our Association directly. Your feedback about the calls will help us to monitor their quality. We have established a Friends Phonathon Hotline to facilitate that feedback: Members may call (617) 948-6525 to leave a message to ask to be placed on the "no call" list or to share a comment directly with a UUA staff member.
Your willingness to support the UUA enhances our ability to provide services and programs to member congregations and presents avenues for future growth of Unitarian Universalism throughout the country. If this phonathon is occurring at an inappropriate time for Friends of the UUA to be contacting members of your congregation, please let me know by return email before February 5, 2007.
With gratitude,
Cynthia Salloway,
Director Friends of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Stewardship & Development
Summary
Jan. 20, 2008, 10:45 AM MUSICAL OFFERINGS FROM OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
The program was convened by Lynn Bodle. After opening words, we were treated to a musical feast from members and friends. Ella Gore, daughter of Nils Gore and Shannon Criss, played “Easy Club Reel” on her violin. Ella studies with Lauralynn Bodle. Her younger sister Jody just got a violin of her own. Perhaps we’ll see them both next year! Harley Holub, son of DRE Sherry Warren, played “This Old Man” on his clarinet. He participated in the program with only a few days notice. Way to go Harley! Then, John Brewer played P.I.
Tchaikovsky’s “Barcarolle” on piano. John also played the prelude at today’s Spiritual Celebration.
Next up was our small but mighty choir of Valerie and John Roper, John Brewer, Susan Harper (who conducted and sang), and Carol Enos pianist. They sang “Going Over Home,” an arrangement of the traditional spirituals “Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” and “Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child.” After that, John Boulton, Emeritus Professor of Flute at KU, played a selection for unaccompanied flute, Tellemand’s “Fantasy Number 6 in D minor” in three movements. Wolfgang Johanning, Lawrence High School student and active member of our youth program, beautifully played on the viola J.S. Bach’s “Gigue,” one of six suites for unaccompanied cello. Guest musician, guitarist Bob Cross played California composer Philip Rosheger’s “Serenade,” which he heard earlier on YouTube.
We ended with an impromptu piano performance from Ilse Steinhart, who graciously played with no advance notice. Ilse played a selection from “LaBoheme,” “Wein, wein nur Du Allein,” and a Vienese waltz. It was a delight to hear such wonderful music from everyone. Many thanks to all the musicians! ~Summary by Carol Eades Delnevo
Jan. 13, 2008 10:45 a.m. HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
David Goering, MD, a member of Kansas Health Care for All, shared information about their quest for health care that is of quality, affordable, and comprehensive. He is an in-service doctor at Lawrence Memorial Hospital so has personally witnessed situations of individuals without health care who are seeking treatment. He estimated that 50% of the people going to the L.M.H. emergency room have come for non-urgent problems. Citizens of the United States spend $7,000 per capita on health care, almost twice as much as citizens of many other countries including Canada, France, and Germany. At the same time U.S. citizens have lower life expectancies and higher rates of infant mortality. Dr. Goering emphasized that the uninsured are less likely to get primary care, are sicker when they get care, and earn less because they are not as healthy.
It’s estimated that 31% of the insurance premium costs are administrative and growth of jobs in health care administration jobs in health care is far outweighing the growth in the number of physicians. It is also estimated that 64% of health insurance is currently paid for by the government through Medicare, Medicaid, insurance for the military and government employees, and tax subsidies. A single payer system would maintain a choice of provider but increase the portability of coverage and have lower administrative costs through simplified billing. Dr. Goering suggested the Physicians for a National Health Program www.pnhp.org as a good website for additional information.
The current administration has proposed changes to tax “gold-plated” employer funded insurance plans, establish medical savings plans and provide tax vouchers. Dr. Goering urged us to learn more about a contrasting resolution for single-payer insurance proposed in Congress by Rep. Conyers at www.house.gov/conyers/ by clicking the link “To learn more about H.R. 676”. This would not be a quick fix; it may take 15 years to change to a single-payer system.
The information was certainly timely and pertinent for the upcoming election year. The contact information for Representatives Nancy Boyda and Dennis Moore was in an insert to the program with the message “Let your representative know how you feel about health care for everyone, and national health insurance.” ~Summary by marci francisco
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