Luuf Newsletter Dec 2013

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Linda Hunter, (Chair)

Becky Abler Jim Sustman

Ginny Finnel Mary Jo Urban

Jessica Van Slooten

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President: Kathy Fishback

V. President: John Thompson

Treasurer: Joel Marquardt

Secretary: Sandy Bast

Members at Large:

Dick Urban

Steve Abler

Jim Everett

DECEMBER 2013

NEWSLETTER

December 1“Holding On to Hope"

Rev. Phil SweetPhil came once last year and he was so wellreceived that we asked him back! retiredHe came to Sturgeon Bay in 1970 as theminister of Hope United Church of Christ, aformer Congregational congregation, andstayed for more then 28 years, retiring in1998.

Victor Frankl, the Viennese psychiatrist,wrote a book entitled "From Death Camp toExistentialism", a reflection of his experi-ence in a Nazi Death camp. Frankl was amodern Job. Except for his sister and him-self, the entire family perished in the Holo-caust. He says: To live is to suffer. To sur-vive is to find meaning in the suffering. Thebook is a testament to hope, a religious af-firmation, an Advent theme.

December 8“The Poor Have Only Christmas”

The Bittersweet Christmas Band

A service on the obligation of thosewho have more to give freely to thosewho have less, especially during the holi-day season of hope and renewal. The goalof this service will not be to arouse guilt,but instead to concentrate on awarenessand compassion. The band has been withus for a year or two, and the service is al-ways inspiring.

December 14Holiday Pot Luck &

Carol Sing Along

5:30 At the Fellowship

December 15"Living in a Spirit of Wonder"

Rev. Scott Gerard Prinster

Before we have processed our impres-sions of the world and settled on our inter-pretations of what they mean, we beginfirst of all in wonder, in greeting the worldwith our eyes, mind, and heart wide open.Join us as we strive to recapture the elu-sive joy of wonder, just in time for the holi-days!

December 22Songs and Stories of Christmas

This our traditional service in which youcan participate! Bring your stories of pastChristmases, good and not so good!Come sing with us!

December 29Domestic Violence Center

The DVC is in the midst of a fund-raisingcampaign. Why is this campaign neces-sary? Is there really domestic violence inManitowoc? It is our fourth charitable or-ganization to which we contribute regular-ly. Come to find out why it is so important.

Collection forDomestic Violence Center

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LUUF NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013

Kathy Fishback, President

N OM IN ATI N G C OM MITT EE

Linda Hunter (Chair Ginny Finnel

Jim Sustman, Marion Marquardt

LUUF November specialcollection for victims ofTyphoon Hayian in thePhilippines.

$352.00As with other UU relieffunds, the money is meantto aid the most marginal-ized. “Our role has alwaysbeen in the work of long-term recovery and in tar-geting resources to thosewho are marginalized andoften left out of the reliefand recovery efforts,”UUA President PeterMorales wrote on hisFacebook page

The Rev. Terry Sweetser,the UUA’s vice presidentfor stewardship anddevelopment, offered ashort prayer of supportin the wake of thedisaster:

Love and compassion,guide us.

Help us to bespiritually present inthe recovery, evenwhen oceans are

between us.

Fill our prayers withsolace and hope.

Help us supportpartner relationships

with solidarity.

And, inspire withinus the true generosity

that all tragediesinvite, and which this

disaster requires.Amen

November TREP

Thanksgiving

Turkey Collection

$573.00

LUUF

THANK YOU!

$241 IN UUABOOK SALES

Next Board meetingWednesday

December 4

7:30pm

All are welcome!

Ginny FinnelNovember Service Leader

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The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the gluethat holds our spiritual community together. Uni-tarian Universalism approaches the more"secular" aspects of fellowship life with the samereligious intent as it's worship. Our religious edu-cation classes, adult activities groups, communityvolunteerism and building facilities committeesare essential aspects of our spiritual work. Webelieve it is our deeds, not our creeds, which aremost important.

Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways that allow ourcommunity to thrive. Whether you are a board member, on a committee, youmake coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovel snow, rack leaves, plan a garden,help coordinate a service or you do one of the other countless tasks, the timeand talents you share is incredibly important for our Fellowship community.Please know you are immensely appreciated.

Thank you to all those who volunteered in Novemberand throughout the year.


Evie Sustman, Chr.Max AlexanderZoe AlexanderDan FischerCarol WerginSandy Bast

CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The Children’s Religious Education Fall Session“Experiences With the Web of Life – Part 2” begins onSunday, September 8, 2013 and will run through Sunday,December 15, 2013. All children from the ages of 4/5through 10/11 are invited to participate in this fun andlively program.

The Children’s RE is preparing for a special program andpresentation on December 22nd. Mark your calendar,you won’t want to miss the performance. If it’s as goodas last year, it’s sure to be a full house.

A special thanks of appreciation goes out to EvieSustman and her assistant, Max Alexander, who havevolunteered to lead the children’s program for the2013/2014 session and Jill Finnel for childcare duringservice.

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Program on Thanksgiving Weekend (Sunday, December 1.

FA CILI TIE SC OM MITT EE

Ron Kossik (Chair)

Tom Clark

Kathy Fishback

Jim Rabata

Dick Urban

Dan Wergin

Zoe Alexander will provide shop and dropservices for LUUF members and friends atthe Fellowship on Saturday, Dec 14. Youmay drop off your children while you shop,wrap presents, or whatever. Zoe will providefun craft activities for your children, while youshop.

Please register at LUUF, or contact Zoe onLUUF Chalice share.

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GLOBE will not meet again until January but in the meantime, our “Green Tips” from November servicebulletins may remind everyone to think about how our individual actions and energy use effect climatechange in the world around us.

11/3/13: “The average person in the United States generates 4.7 pounds of trash each day and recy-cles 1.4 pounds of that trash per day.” (Wi DNR) Yaay for us on the recycling, but 4.7 pounds of trashper day? How, or better yet, why? Think: food, glass, plastic, paper, aluminum, iron, clothing, sportsequipment, tech devices, cars, our homes- everything we buy and everything we discard. If we wereto be totally aware for just one day of how we consume, could we generate less than 4.7 pounds oftrash? Really. Who wants to be that kind of average?!

11/10/13: Quick! Before it snows! Rake your leaves up out of the gutter and onto the grass edge sothey don’t wash down the sewer grate. Everything that goes down the sewer enters our beautiful LakeMichigan, and in the case of leaves and other organic debris, contributes to increased algae growth.(Who enjoys that smell?!) The City thanks you for complying with yard debris ordinances, and yourarm muscles thank you for giving them a head start on using the shovel. You know it will snow.

11/17/13: Winter’s on its way. The energy we use to warm our homes is directly connected to climatechange, which is directly connected to increasingly extreme weather events. Using less energy canalso benefit your wallet! Are your storm windows on and do they fit well? Have you caulked all thoselittle air leaks you found last February? Have you installed your programmable thermostat so you canturn down your heat at night when you’re cozy under a pile of blankets, or when you’re gone most ofthe day or over the weekend? Is that extra insulation you bought for your attic in place? Got a warmsweater handy to put on instead of turning up your thermostat? There’s still time. Stay warm but re-member all those little things add up.

11/24/13: After reading the Green Tip for this date you may be interested in the following informationfrom “Energy.gov.” You can save money on your heating and cooling bills by using a programmablethermostat, which you can manually override without affecting the rest of your daily or weekly pro-gram. Set the thermostat to 68°F while you're up and about at home and set it lower while you're asleepor away from home. By turning your thermostat back 10° to 15° for 8 hours, you can save 5% to 15% ayear on your heating bill -- a savings of as much as 1% for each degree if the setback period is eighthours long.

Green Living On Behalf of the Earth

GLOBE

LUUF NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2013

Environment committeeBev Rowling (chair), Judy Rollin, Jean Biegun, Kari Alice Lynn, Carol Wergin

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Jean Biegun, (Chair)

Beth Barfield

Kathy Edwards

Judy Rollin

LET’S GET CREATIVE DECEMBERJim Sustman will be teaching howto make German woven stars, wo-ven Swedish hearts, and a simplerstar design that will make wonderfulChristmas ornaments and hangingdecorations. The paper stars aredipped in wax with glitter applied.

Come on Dec. 7th, 10:00-12:00, ready to make yourown environmentally-friendly ornaments They makewonderful stocking-stuffers and hostess gifts, too, for theholidays. There's nothing like homemade to warm theheart.

Come play with us!2nd Wednesday of each month

December 11, 6:30pm

A Gigantic LUUF Thanks toKari Alice & Andrew

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The Valley of Amazement , by Amy Tan

Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement is a sweeping, evocative epic of two women’s intertwined fates and theirsearch for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanhai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a re-mote Chinese village.

Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history:from the collapse of China’s last imperial dynasty, tl the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative for-eign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign“shanghailanders” living in the International Settlement, both erased by WW II.

A deeply evocative narrative about the profound connections between mothers and daughters, The Valley of Amaze-ment returns readers to the compelling territory of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic insight andhumor, she conjures a story of inherited trauma, desire and deception, and the power and stubbornness of love.

An inviting couch read for the beginning of cold weather season. Can be purchased on Amazon for Paperback:$13.99 and Kindle: $11.93 on Amazon

Sorry, the Manitowoc library has a long waiting list for this book. Visit https://www.amytan.net/ for more info andreview.

This is an open book group. All are welcome.

LUUF BOOK GROUPDECEMBER SELECTION

DATE: Monday, December 16th, 2013

TIME: 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

LOCATION: Jennifer Hollahan’s home

302 5th Street, Manitowoc

(Yellow stucco duplex corner of 5th & Buffalo)

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Meets first Thurs of each month at 7:00.St. James Church 434 N. 8th St

Phone: (920)374-3524Email: [email protected]

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

UW Manitowoc

Email: [email protected]

Caio Menzer

(920)320-1141

We believe that schools can be truly safe only when every student is as-sured of access to an education without fear of harassment of violence.

http://www.gsafewi.org/


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Jim Sustman (Chair)

Nancy Horvath

Jennifer Hollahan

Patty Marquardt

John Thompson

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The coordinators of Lights in Lincoln Park are hosting a Volunteer Contest. The lights are open nightlyNovember 29th through December 28th; however the contest nights are only Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

and Thursday. The top three volunteer groups to generate the most traffic will earn cash!

Come check out Lights in Lincoln Park on Monday, December 16th between 5:45 and 8:45!! The costto tour Lights in Lincoln Park is $5 per car. The more traffic Hope House can generate on Decem-

ber 16th the better our odds are of winning up to $750!!!

Did you Know...There are Only 25 Days Until Christmas!!!! Have you Started Your Shopping?!?

Friday in December (6th)!! Well, maybe not for all of your Christmas shopping,but consider stopping in at A>Cute Angle on 8th Street in Manitowoc that night! A>Cute Angle will donate 10% of the profitsmade between 6pm & 8pm to Hope House that evening! What could be easier?!?! Cross items off your Christmas list, get some

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Check out our NEW Amazon.com wishlist!!!! Just go to Amazon.com, login to your accountand do a wish list search for “Hope House of Manitowoc County”

On the wish list you will find a list of items that Hope House can always use as well as those unique itemsthat pop up that we might need on a one-time basis. You can order the items from our wish list under

our account and they can be shipped directly to Hope House. An easy, no-fuss way to give!If you have any questions please feel free to let us know!

If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about Hope House, what we do for theCommunity and how they can help please let them know our next volunteer training will be on

Monday, December 2nd from 6pm-8pm.

The training will be held at Hope House. If you’re planning to attend as a refresher or if you’re ahost coordinator with new volunteers attending, please contact Heather at:

920-686-1436 or [email protected]


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Old Fashioned Christmas Sing AlongCome Join in the Fun

Help with ringing the bells, or just listen to Christmas Carol, with

"In Good Time"

December 7th1:00 ~ 3:00

"Mishicot Christmas In the Village"Mishicot Historical MuseumAt the corner of Rockway & Randolph St.

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Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Fellowship620 Park StreetManitowoc, Wisconsin 54220

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 M I S S I O N

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 relationships

Acceptance 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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