Lakeshore UU Newsletter APRIL 2013

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APRIL 201LAKE SHORE

UNITARIAN

UNIVERSALIST

FELLOWSHIP NEWS LETT

April 28 Good News About Aging Brains As WeNavigate Our Lifes Path -- Helen Schaal____Helen Schaal has been down many paths ineducation for 39 years: special education, elementgrades 1-2-3, integration specialist, union presidenuniversity teacher-in-residence, staff developmentfacilitator and educational consultant. Her currentstop places her at the University of Wisconsin-Gre

Bay where she supervises student teachers, teachin the Masters of Science in Applied LeadershipforTeaching and Learning program, and teachesseveral classes for Outreach. Known for her passiofor the profession, colorful humor and practicalexperiences, she will share research-basedinformation about aging and the brain that will assiyou as you navigate your journey!

Cho i r P r a ct i c e

1st & 3r d W edn esday o f each m on t h a t 6 :

F eel f r ee t o com e sha r e y ou r v o i c e i n son

To all who donated in March forthe addition of new hymnals.

APRIL SERVICES

April 7 Power CorruptsReally?Judy Goldsmith

Judy will explore the old commonly held belief thatpower corrupts (and that absolute power corruptsabsolutely).We can guarantee it will be a thought-provoking presentation. Judy presents her ideasregularly at LUUF. She has been an administrator inthe UW system. Currently she is a county boardmember in Fond du Lac as well as a member of the

UU congregation there.

April 14 From Vietnamese immigrant to American

Messenger Ellen Puerling and Hoan Chau_________

Hoan Chau will describe a long and arduous journeyfrom coming to the United States as a non Englishspeaking Vietnamese Immigrant to her role as beingan interpreter for the Vietnamese Community. Shesays. "I came to American and found opportunity.The door was opened for me and now I Hoan Chauwill describe a long and arduous journey from comingto the United States as a non English speaking

Vietnamese Immigrant to her role as being aninterpreter for the Vietnamese Community. She says."I came to American and found opportunity. The doorwas opened for me and now help others walk throughthatdoor."

April 21 Poetry and More Chuck Rybak_________

Chuck is an award-winning poet who teaches in theEnglish Department at UW-Green Bay. He comeshighly recommended by our Jessica Van Slooten. Itspoetry month, and its the perfect time to hear him!

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 BO O K : L A KE S H O RE U N I T AR I A N

U NI V E R SA L I S T F E L L OW S H IP

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]
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Page - 2 -Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship New Members

Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a welcoming place for newcomers. You need not be a member to participamost aspects of congregational life, from joining in worship to serving on committees, or participating with us in social justand community out reach activities. We welcome you into this community in the spirit of freedom, respect, and love. Knowthat membership is a process, not an event, we celebrate your act of joining with us. May we covenant together to createcaring community in which all feel welcome, live together in peace, seek the truth in love and help one another. May youthis a comfortable home for your spiritual journey, and for ministering to the larger community.

Joe Alexander Nancy HorvathZoe Alexander Cecelia HeldMax Alexander Mary Jane LukesBeth Barfield Jenny NaidlSandy Bast Tonya Palme

Jean Biegun

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CHILDRENS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FALL 2012FREE TO BELIEVE

The Childrens Religious Education Program, Free to Believe welcomes all children from ages 5 to 10.

This years curriculum uses Unitarian Universalist sources to explore UU principles and answers to questions about: lifedeath, spirit and God, and the beginnings of the world and life. Each session will include a sharing and activity time,hands on experiences, stories, songs, short plays and discussions. When suitable, parts of last years program Experiewith the Web of Life will be integrated into the lessons.

The Free to Believe Program was developed by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, along with Green Timber Publications. This program was recommended by the First Unitarian Society of Madison, WI.

Yours in growing understanding---------The Religious Education committeeEvie Sustman, Sandy Bast, Bonnita Budysz, Tammy Hoeltke and Dan Fischer.

************************************************************************************************************************ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ~ BUILD YOUR OWN THEOLOGY PART TWO

BUILDING YOUR OWN THEOLOGY 2 will meet Tuesday, April 9, at 6:30. The topic of Session 8 will be "Suffering and MeaWhy Do Bad Things Happen?" Jean Biegun will facilitate, and if you'd like to participate but don't have the study guide,please e-mail Jean ([email protected]) and she'll send you the homework reading. "The reasons for living are not withdraw

when life is a broken arc." --Frederick R. Griffinemail newsletter submissions to [email protected]
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GreenLivingOnBehalf of theEarthGLOBE

The first film in our Earth Day Every Day movie series Blue Gold: World Water Wars was highly informational, welattended, and the popcorn was excellent. One message: Do you know who owns your water? Where does it come from?

Where does it go? And logically-is it being used sustainably? And theres lots more. The DVD is now available in our

LUUF library.

Our next movie is Gasland, about fracking. Learn how to set your drinking water on fire Friday April 26that 6:30. Its

free and open to the public- and there will be snacks.

GLOBEwill maintain an LUUF presence on Manitowocs Mayoral Committee on Sustainability. Earth Day activities a

Lincoln High School on Saturday April 20th

include music by our own Bev Rawlin, beach cleanup sponsored by theMaritime Museum and Woodland Dunes, earth-friendly collections throughout the city of unwanted medications, cell

phones, mercury thermometers, printer cartridges, glasses and hearing aids, and gently used shoes. Details online atwww.manitowcrecycles.orgor at 920-683-4333.

The next GLOBEmeeting is Wednesday, April 23rdat 3:30. We discussed having meetings on Sundays before or after

services. If that would make it easier for you to attend, let Bev know.

Green Tips are in our Order of Service every Sunday. If you missed them, they follow:

3/3: We live on the shore of one of the greatest bodies of fresh water on earth. We drink it, cook with it, bathe in it. It is

our life source. It is threatened by sewage overflows, overuse by distant suburbs that have used up their own aquifers,business that dumps coal ash into it, legislators that would allow an open pit iron mine to drain into it. With each threat

we have to ask: Are we acting with Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part?

3/10: When you see the movie Blue Gold on March 22 youll see that water is an endangered resource. According toNational Geographic the average American uses 2000 gallons of water a day: 50% in our diets (634 gallons to make one

burger, 37 gallons for one cup of coffee;) 30% for energy use (13 gallons to make I gallon of gasoline, 5 gallons per

hour for a 60-watt light bulb;) 10% for the products we use (2900 gallons for a pair of blue jeans, 700 gallons to make a

cotton t-shirt;) 10% at home (cooking, cleaning, washing, drinking.) Our footprint is TWICE the global average.

Some suggestions to conserve are: eat meat once a day instead of twice a day; buy fewer clothes; plant native vegetation

instead of thirsty grasses; turn off lights and TVs when not in use. Hard to believe that here next to so much water thereis a need to conserve-but wereall in this together.

3/17: UNESCO has designated 2013 as International Year of Water Cooperation and next Friday as World Water Day.

We affirm the interdependent web and know that awareness leads to action, so think about this: With global climate

change, increasing population growth and dietary shifts, the water of 3.5 planets Earth will be required for the global

population to live like an average American. Producing 1 kg of rice takes 3500 L of water, 1 kg of beef takes 15,000 L

of water and 1 cup ofcoffee takes 140 L of water. Consume less; conserve more. Were all in this together.

3/24: Be gentle with our water: Dispose of medications you no longer need, or that are out of date, at our regularly

scheduled local drop-offs. There's even one at the Manitowoc Police Dept. Everything from early puberty to inability to

conceive has been linked to drug-contaminated water found in every environment. Do not flush drugs! Dispose of

properly.

3/31: Spring Cleaning is always lots of fun! If you use a broom to clean out your garage instead of using a gas powered

blower you can get in some good exercise as well as adding less pollution to the air we all breathe. We are in it together
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LUUF BOARD NEWS

In anticipation of our upcoming annual meeting on May 19, our nominating committee is working on preparing a slateof nominees for the LUUF governing board positions which need to be filled for the upcoming year. If you have aninterest in serving on the board, please contact Linda Hunter, Ginny Finnel or Jim Sustman at your earliest

Following June Schulz's presentation on Paint ing Pat hwaysa few weeks ago, there seemed to be some interestin learning a bit more about this relatively new local enterprise. If you are interested in a one-hour on-siteInformational Tour of the facilities and its programs on Tuesday, April 16, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM, please email MaryDean at [email protected]. If this day and time does not work for you, there are several other dates and timesavailable, and you may set up your own by calling 652-9952. Painting Pathways is located at 1226 Washington St.,across from the Democratic Headquarters.

The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together. Unitarian Universalismapproaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with the same religious intent as it's worship. Our religiouseducation classes, adult activities groups, community volunteerism and building facilities committees are essentialaspects 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 otheractivity or job that helps to keep our fellowship moving forward and running smoothly.

Volunteer sign up sheets are in the coat roomThanks for all your help!

EMAIL LUUF Newsletter submissions to [email protected]

PFLAG of Manitowoc CountyMeets first Thurs of each month at 7:00.

St. James Church 434 N. 8th St.Phone: (920)374-3524

Email: [email protected]

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCEUW Manitowoc

Email: [email protected] Menzer

(920)320-1141

Webelievethat schools can betruly safeonly when every student is assured of

access to an education without fear of harassment of violence.http://www.gsafewi.org/
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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. Th

year we paid homage to Vince Holschbach, Katherine Helgeland and George Edwards, who left us far too soon. Walso remembered past members and friends, including Shirley Goeters, Bob Potrykus, Olga Radulaski, WinnifreSpring, and others.

In a further effort to preserve the personal history of our fellowship, Zoe Alexander and I have a plan tcreate and assemble a photo album / scrap book of LUUF memorabilia. We want to preserve our connection to thpeople no longer with us as well as to meaningful events and happenings related to the life of our fellowship and ithistory 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. Thinglike:

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 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 oanything to contribute now or at anytime in the future. Or, simply leave your items in an envelope with my name oit on the information table at the back of the fellowship. I will be happy to photocopy and return any original itemyou 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 ha

made 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, a

actual 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.

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GAME NIGHT!

Our monthly Board Game Night continues Wednesday, March 10, at 6:30. 15 people came lastmonth and enjoyed laughing together. Bring your favorite game and snack or join in with whatothers bring. There will be plenty of laughs, games, and snacks to share.

**********************************************************************************************************************Don't forget meditation on Sunday evenings at LUUF at 6:30

Relax, reflect and realign

For a calming start to you week.

The goal of meditation is to bring inner peace within oneself and the world in a positive and spiritual way.The world may not always be a peaceful place and within every soul there is some form of tension and stress.

It is therefore essential to create positive and peaceful thoughts to bring peace to our mind.Meditation is one of the best methods to bring about transformation and nurture the natural qualities within.

"Peace is not always the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it"

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Would you enjoy a casual gathering around a meal, for eight (8) members or friends? "Circle Suppers" are awonderful activity we are adopting from other UU fellowships. These dinners are simple and fun--a potluck aa host's home, or a gathering at a restaurant--and are a great way to get better acquainted with Fellowshipfriends. We are looking for gracious hosts and eager participants for three (3) Circle Suppers to be held inMay.

We'd like to hold the Circle Suppers between May 1-18. With hosts and dates, we'll post sign-up sheets April14 & 21 in the vestibule for participants, who should pick just one dinner to attend. If these go well, we willhold more Circle Suppers in the future!

We have one host but need two more. The role of the host is to select a date, then to coordinate a potluck iyour home, or to select a restaurant and make a reservation. You also communicate arrangements with youparticipants by email or phone. If you are interested in being a host, please contact Jean Biegun [email protected]. The role of participants is to bring a dish (if a potluck) or pay for your own meal (if a

restaurant).

Join the fun and fellowship at our spring "Circle Suppers"!
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INFORMATION NEWS AND EVENTS

HOPE HOUSE PRESENTSETERNI TY!!!


Do you love rummage sales and brat fries!?!

Then Hope House's rummage sale on May 17th and May 18th is for you!!!We've begun the planning process and are looking for some energeticindividuals to help us do on-site coordinating during the week of therummage sale and brat fry and on the actual days of the sale. We'll bedividing the coordination of the rummage sale into furniture, clothes, plants,general household goods and the brat fry, so each coordinator or small team

of coordinators will manage one area. If you, a civic group you're involved inor a friend are interested in and simply have a knack for planning andcoordinating rummage sales we'd love to have you on our team! Ifinterested, please email Heather Lawhonat [email protected].

Next Volunteer Training: Our next volunteer training is scheduled for Monday, April 1stfrom 6:00 to 8:00 pm.The training will be held inside of Hope House.If you have new volunteers that you would like to have attend thetraining please contact Heather Lawhon at: 920-686-1436.

HOPE HOUSE WISH LISTGas card Feminine productsStore gift cards (Walmart, Shopko, etc) Bath towelsToddler beds Dinner platesPillowsGently used clothing racks or closet organizers, for 3rd floor clean up

That time of year is again fast approachingIts time for the Great GospelGathering! There have been some new and exciting changes to the face ofthe Event and this year we will be presenting Eternityat the Capitol CivicCentre on Sunday, April 14that 7:00 pm.Wed like to thank RoncalliHigh School for hosting the Event in past years as well as all the talented

singers and choirs that came to perform.

Tickets will be sold for $15 and they can be purchased at the Capitol CivicCentre prior to or on the day of the event. Following the concert there will bea cupcake and coffee social! All proceeds from the event will benefit HopeHouse.

SAVE THE DATE -- HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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RUTH (Responding with Understanding, Truth, and Hope)

RUTH is a justice organization in Manitowoc county composed of representatives of FirstLutheran Church, St. James Episcopal Church, Lakeshore Methodist Church, the friends of FoxValley (Quakers), and Pax Christi.

We seek to bring together people and communities of faith to work through peaceful means andcompassionate hearts, to bring about justice in our society.

We work in collaboration with community partners and public officials to identify and act onissues of poverty, oppression, injustice, and stewardship of the earth.

We are affiliated with , a state network of seventeen other faith-based justiceorganizations. Along with these state wide organizations, we are currently focused on the11X15 project. http://prayforjusticeinwi.org/ This is an effort to reduce the prisonpopulation to 11,000 by 2015. Research shows that 40% of our people in prison are non-violentoffenders and there because of mental health or drug related issues. The goal of the 11X15project is to establish treatment for these people rather than incarceration.Other local areas we are working on at this time are immigration, environment, anddevelopment of a clergy caucus.

In Wisconsin, we know we have too many people in our prisons and we know the solution. We know that

Treatment Alternatives and Diversions (TAD) work. They are cheaper and more effective, than jail and

prison time for low-risk offenders. NEXT STEPS include testimony at the Joint Committee on Finance

public hearings. The hearing schedule is as follows (all hearings begin at 10:00 am):

April 4 at Greendale High School

April 8 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay

April 10 at the Chrystal Grand Music Theater, Lake Delton

April 18 at Baldwin-Woodville High School, St. Croix County

For more information please contact Bev at [email protected] call 920-693-8941
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Manitowoc County Earth Day 2013

April 20, 2013

10am - 2pmLincoln High School JFK

1600 Block South 9th StreetManitowoc WI

Earth Day Beach Cleanup!9:00 am.

Help keep our lakeshore healthy!

Contact the Maritime Museum for

Manitowoc beaches and Woodland Dunes

Nature Center for Two Rivers beaches

Other Activities!

Conservancy Presentation

Coffee Certified by the Rainforest Alliance

Earth Friendly CollectionsMedications

Mercury Thermometers

Cell Phones

(donated to Cell Phones for Soldiers)

Eye Glasses and Hearing Aids

(donated to the Lions Club)

Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist FellowshipMembers and Friends will be involved in

Manitowoc County's Earth Day 2013

in many exciting and interesting ways!

LUUF membership committee is promotingorganic gardening and is seeking two

volunteers to take a shift staffing the booth.11:00 to 1:00

If you're interested in helping the fellowshipparticipate in this event, please contactKari-Alice at 794-6163 or cell 242-6719

or, Ron Kossik at 645-5777.

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GLOBE will maintain an LUUF presence at EarthDay, which will include music by our own BevRawlin.

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J ill Iverson and Kim Everett, LUUF membersand steering committee members of the

Manitowoc and Lakeshore area, future foodcooperative, will maintain a table withinformation about grocery cooperatives, talkabout recent activities of the steeringcommittees activities in starting a grocerycooperative in Manitowoc County and will begathering friends interested in a groverycooperative opportunity in Manitowoc County.

STOP BY AND SEE ALL OUR LUUF MEMBERS ANDFRIENDS AT MANITOWOC COUNTY EARTH DAY

Gently used shoesBring your gently used shoes to the Look ahead Lakers

booth, for rescue in the"Think Kindness Shoe Drive"

For more information on Earth Day or the Drug Disposal Programvisit www.manitowocrecycles.orgor call 920-683-4333Coordination by: Manitowoc Sustainability Committee

and Lincoln High School
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Lake Shore Unitarian

Universalist Fellowship

620 Park Street

Manitowoc, WI 54220www.lakeshoreuu.org

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, and

serves 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 person

Justice, equality and compassion in human relationshipsAcceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations

A free and responsible search for truth and meaning

The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process

The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all

Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

PEACE TO ALL
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