Luuf Newsletter Feb 2014.Pub

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Becky Abler Jim Sustman

Ginny Finnel Mary Jo Urban

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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

FEBUARY 2014

NEWSLETTER

FEBUARY 2“Balance the Spirit”

Steve Erlemeier

“For the spirit, one must embrace a pos-ture of readiness. For the state of readi-ness, one must embrace one’s sacredvessel. To respect, honor and revereone’s sacred vessel, nourish daily bal-ance. Come share the nourishment.”

FEBUARY 9“Food, Love, and Justice”

Amy Reddingeru

Associate Professor of English andWomen's Studies, UW-Marinette

Amy will speak about cookbooks andtheir reflection of social change in theU.S. in the 20th century. She will alsoreflect on her own journey with food,identity, and social and cultural aware-ness.

FEBUARY 1 6“The Love of Power and the

Power of Love”Judy Miller, CSJ

To be alive is to have power. How do weview power? Our answer to that questionhas a great impact on our lives.

FEBUARY 23Rootedness

“Finally Finding My Seat”Be Alford

Be shares through story song and poemhow sitting zazen, a Soto Zen Buddhiststyle of meditation, has helped her growher roots even stronger right in AppletonWI at the FVUUF.

Be Alford has been a member of theFox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellow-ship since 1997. Se began teachingyoga in 1998 after an eighteen year-long interest in yoga and meditation.Her focus now is mainly therapeutic yo-ga. She is a singer-songwriter andlover of dogs and nature.

Soup Sunday

February Coll ect ion for

Painting PathwaysJanuary collection for

Hope House

$291

Thank you!

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LUUF NEWSLETTER FEBUARY 2014

LAKESHORE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST (LUUF) LAY MINISTRY

Theologically, LUUF Lay Ministers are as diverse as Unitarian Universalist – among our Lay Ministry you willfind a variety of spiritual perspectives and beliefs about the sacred.

LUUF Lay Minsters are committed to serving all Fellowship members and friends, with the utmost of compas-sion and discretion. If you’re in need of a good listener, connection, support and/or resources inside, or out-side our Fellowship, in times of illness, or another of life’s challenges, or to officiate at dedications, weddings,or funerals, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the following LUUF Lay Ministers:

Dan Fischer (920) 323-3475 Linda Hunter (920) 684-5590 Jim Sustman (950) 755-3317

FinancesTreasurerJoelMarquardtreport-edthatour2013-areontrack.Hesuggestedthatwerepaythe$9,000remainingonourconstructionloanfromBankFirstNationalinordertoreducetheinterestwearepay-ing.Hewillcheckwiththebanktomakesurewecanborrowthisamountagainifweshouldneeditforacapitalprojectinthefu-ture.Withthispaymentourbuildingpurchaseloanwillbeapproximately$32,000.OurInsuranceCompany–ErieInsurance–performedathor-oughassessmentofthehaildam-agefollowingthestormthissum-mer.

Theroofsurvivedthestormverywellbuttherewassomedamagetothewindowscreens,gutters,anddownspoutsforwhichtheygaveusapproximately$900afterourdeductible.Wewillrepairthedamagesinthespring.f Theboardrecommendedthatwedesignate/restrictsomeofthecategoriessuchasMemorialGifts,CapitalImprovements,etc.tore-spectthewishesofdonors.f

FacilitiesItwasreportedthatthebuildingthermostatsareworkingwellasevidencedbythetemperaturecomfortweareallexperiencingduringourSundayServicesandFellowshipmeetingsdespitetheverycoldweatheroutside.

WearecontinuingtopursueoptionstoreducetheamountofnoiseinthekitchenareaduringthefellowshiphourfollowingtheSundayser-vices.Wewillinstallsmokedetec-tors/COmonitorsoneachofsafetyandcompliancewithThereissomechippedpaintontheceilingofthesanctu-ary–probablyduetoageandtheverydryconditionsinthebuilding–whichwillneedtoberepairedoncetheweatherimprovesduringthespring.

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AttendanceOurweeklyattendanceatSundayservicescontinuestobegooddespitethecoldweather.SincerethankstothewonderfulpresentationsplannedbytheServicePlan-ningcommittee.Andaspe-cialthankstoEvie,Max,andJillfortheirworkwithourchildren.

January 22nd, 2014

NextBoardMeeting-Willbeat7:00pmonWednesday,February26th.Pleaseletamemberoftheboardknowifthereis/areanyissue(s)youwouldlikeustoconsiderandknowthatyouarewelcometoattendanyofthemeetings.

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The day-to-day life of our fellowship is the glue that holds our spiritual community together.Unitarian Universalism approaches the more "secular" aspects of fellowship life with thesame religious intent as it's worship. Our religious education classes, adult activitiesgroups, community volunteerism and building facilities committeesare essential aspects of our spiritual work. We believe it is ourdeeds, not our creeds, which are most important.

Every day we have people helping the Fellowship in ways thatallow our community to thrive. Whether you are a board member,on a committee, you make coffee, do dishes, vacuum, shovelsnow, rack leaves, plan a garden, help coordinate a service or you

do one of the other countless tasks, the time and talents you share is incredibly important forour Fellowship community. Please know you are immensely appreciated.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED IN JANUARYSTILL IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS FOR FEBRUARY

Evie Sustman, Chr.Max AlexanderZoe AlexanderDan FischerCarol WerginSandy Bast

CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sunday, January 12, 2014 and run through May 4th, 2014.

This Winter/Spring sessions will use the UUA’s program“Love Surrounds Us” which “explores the seven principlesin the context of Beloved Community of family/home, school,and neighborhood. All children from the ages of 4/5 through

A special thanks goes out to Evie Sustman and her assistant,Max Alexander for once again leading the children’s religious

preciated.***********************************

gram offered on Easter Sunday ( April 20, 2014.)

FA CILI TIE SC OM MITT EE

Ron Kossik (Chair)

Tom Clark

Kathy Fishback

Jim Rabata

Dick Urban

LUUF’S ADULT DISCUSSION GROUP

Based on the UUA “Building Your Own Theology” format, with Volume 3 “Ethics”We as UU's say we choose our own values but what are they? Is there a connec-tion between our religion and our character and morality and how we make deci-sions? The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. There aretwo sessions to choose from—3:00pm, or 6:30pm and continues twice a month intoMay. All Members and Friends are very welcomeg

Contact Judy Rollins. : [email protected]


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Green Living On Behalf of theEarth

GLOBE

GREEN TIP’SFebruary is a good month to consider decreasing the

amount of packaging you buy. Use your own shoppingbags. Buy bulk products and put them in your own glassjars, bottles, and tins. Diffusers holding fragrant oilsneed to be in glass, as plastic changes the scent. Reallyscrutinize the amount of packaging that a product usesbefore purchasing and try to opt for those withless. Restaurant doggie bags could sometimes be givento you in a simple napkin, and paper sack. Ask for aproduct to be other than styrofoam; molded pulp is awonderful product, as is thin cardboard. From, GlobeCommittee.


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

Jim SustmanJanuary Service Leader

January Service Leader &Service Presenter’s

Dan Fischer

Elizabeth Sinclair

Catherine Leone

Jim Hollahan

Linda Hunter Jim Sustman

LUUF LAY MINISTERS

New Member Recognition service will be on March 30,th . It gives us anopportunity to formally welcome new members to the Fellowship.

In preparation for the New Member Recognition service, Lakeshore UUsprovide an orientation for new members. This orientation covers suchthings as our UU history, UU symbols, organization, special services, andother pertinent parts of who we are. This year’s orientation will takeplace in early March after Sunday services (date TBA).

We would like to expand our orientation to include not just new mem-bers, but also our friends who aren’t quite ready to sign our MembershipBook. If you want to learn more about the UUs, both locally and globally,then attending an orientation should be on your list of things to do.Please contact Kim or Jim Everett or Dan Fischer and let them know youwould like to join us at the orientation. Also, if you are considering be-coming a member of the Lakeshore UU Fellowship, this would be a goodtime to take that step.

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Come play with us!2nd Wednesday of each month

February 12, 6:30pm

A D U LT A C T I V I T I E SC O M M I T T E E

Jean Biegun, (Chair)

Beth Barfield

Kathy Edwards

Judy Rollin

Talent is like electricity. We don't understand electricity. We use it. ~ Maya Angelou

Consider electrifying others with your gifts and talents,by volunteering to teach members and friends of our fellowship,

your creative art, project, or a presentation of your special gifts and talents .

Hide not your talents, they for use were made.What's a sundial in the shade? ~ Benjamin Franklin

A community can use all the skills of its people ~ Maori proverb

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LUUF NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2014

JAN. MEETING CANCELLED: I have receivedseveral regrets for this Monday’s book groupmeeting so and I am canceling Monday’s meet-ing. We will NOT be having a meeting on Mon-day, Jan 27th.

FEBRUARY MEETING: I would like the Febru-ary meeting to be an organizational meeting asplanned. We have the opportunity to:

Revisit the time and place of the meeting.

Determine if we want refreshments.

And, importantly, how we want to go forwardwith selecting books. It has been pretty casu-al up to now

Discuss any other ideas, issues memberswould like to bring up

In addition to the organizational meeting, we willhave a discussion of our Jan. book, Stitches… byAnne Lamott.

PLEASE NOTE: Prior to the February meeting,please send to me your book recommendations tocreate a book list. for our Feb. organization meet-ing. All UU members are invited to submit bookrecommendations, whether you attend the bookgroup or not. Give us your favorite reads or long-to-reads! I have two or three submissions alreadyand look forward to hearing from more of you.

FEBRUARY BOOK GROUP MEETING:

Date: Monday, February 17, 2014 (This is Wash-ington’s Birthday. Would this be a problem?)

Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm

Place: At the UU Fellowship

This is an open book group.All are welcome.

Hope to see you there!Thanks, Jennifer Hollahan

Consider participating in one of the Fellowship's 4CIRCLE SUPPERS this Winter! Three dinners will beheld on Saturday evenings . Dinners are simple andfun - a potluck at a host's home, or a gathering at arestaurant - and they are a great way to get to knowFellowship friends. A Circle Dinner has a maximumgroup size to contribute to good conversation over ashared meal.

The three Circle Dinners scheduled in Februaryand March include:

SATURDAY February 8th -- 6:00 PMHosted by Judy Rollin and Tom Clark@ Judy & Tom's home in ManitowocWelcoming 6 participants

SATURDAY March 1st -- 6:00 PMHosted by Cathy Edwards@ Cathy's home in Manitowoc (1 dog in home)Welcoming 7 participantsu

dDate TBAHosted by Joel & Marion Marquardt@ Joel & Marion’s home in Valders (2 dogs in home)Welcoming 4 guestsf

SATURDAY April 12 -- 6:00 PMHosted by Jim & Kim Everett@ Jim & Kim’s home in Mishicot (1 dog in home)Welcoming 6 participants

For each potluck dinner. please coordinate with yourhost what to bring.

To Sign Up: Write your name and contact infor-mation on the sign-up sheet in the vestibule at theFellowship.

Friendly Fellowship around Good Food!

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Check out Hope House’s NEW Amazon.com wish list!!!! Just go to Amazon.com,login to your account and 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!

New Volunteer training ~ Saturday, Feb. 8 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish Office, 601 N 8th St. 9:30 to 11:30


Next Hope House Week

Sun Feb 16 thru Sat Feb 22, 2014

Volunteers needed—Contact

Evie Sustman920-755-3317 [email protected]

Thank you to LUUF volunteers for theHope House

January volunteer week!

Carolyn, Jim, Cecilia, Kim, Jim, Sandie, Joan,Kathy, Evie, Jim.

With calls to Kitty, Kari, Sue and Mary Jane

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES People to take clients around for food on Monday mornings from 8:00—Noon & Wednesday afternoons from 12:30—4:45

A person to come in and clean (dust, vacuum, clean bathroom etc.) once a week.

SPAGHETTI DINNER FUND RAISER FOR TREPAt the Two Rivers Family Restaurant , 3015 Tannery Road TR. on Monday February 10,from 4 to 7 pm.

Dinner includes Spaghetti , garlic bread, drink and dessert. Cost is $8.

Our fellowship has 25 tickets to sale. ~ See Jim Sustman for tickets ~ Let’s show our support for TREP!

1902 22nd Street , Two Rivers, WI 54241Lynn Skarvan, Coordinator (920) 793-5364 [email protected]

Pantry Hours: Mondays and Fridays 8:30 – noon Wednesdays 1:00- 4:45 p.m.

Two Rivers Mishicot Ecumenical PantryCelebrating 27 years of service to the Mishicot and Two Rivers area

OUT RE AC H & SOC IAL JUS TIC E C OM MITT EE

Jim Sustman (Chair), Nancy Horvath, Jennifer Hollahan, Patty Marquardt, John Thompson

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Thirty Days of Love: A Spiritual Journey for Social Justice

Standing on the Side of Love is a community of people compelled to speakout against oppression, united in the common belief that love is the ultimateguiding force of our world. The Thirty Days of Love is a period of intentional

action, service, education, and reflection to focus on this essential work.

Will you commit to join us on this spiritual journey for social justice?

Sunday, February 16, 2014 Will mark the end of our thirty days of social jus-tice action and demonstrations of courageous love. We invite you to cele-

brate this journey with your congregation by holding a special worship ser-vice. Give a sermon about what standing on the side of love means to you.

In Celebration of “Courageous Love”

LUUF February 16 Service Presentation

“The Love of Power and The Power of Love”

For additional information visit:www.standingonthesideoflove.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

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How do you lead a horse to water?With lots of carrots.

Why do melons have fancy weddings?Because they cantaloupe

What do you call a stolen yam?A hot potato.

What vegetable can tie your stomach in knots?String beans.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skillexcept for learning how to grow in nice even rows in the veggie patch.

1/21/14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUPPORT THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT! Join the Farm to School coalition ofHealthiest Manitowoc County (HMC) Tuesday February 11 at 6pm at WoodlandDunes 3000 Hawthorne Two Rivers (HWY 310) for the forth in a series of six 90-minute community awareness discussions specific to improving health by increas-ing access to fresh, local food.

This month, Healthiest Manitowoc County Farm to School volunteers offers thescreening of Dirt, The Movie. The expression "common as dirt" wouldn't exist ifthere weren't an awful lot of dirt in this world. But is there as much as we think -- oreven as much as we need? And what's been happening to it? Dirt is the outer layerof the Earth and the place where nearly all the world's vegetation comes to life, butthe 20th Century was a bad time for dirt -- the rise of corporate farming practiceshave led to reliance of fertilizers with negative long-term effects on the soil, whileclear-cutting of rainforests and global warming are making it harder to grow thefood the world needs, making workable soil an increasingly scarce commodity.Filmmakers Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow offer a witty but incisive look at dirt,what's in it, how it's used and how we must protect it in the documentary Dirt! TheMovie. Adapted in part from the book Dirt! The Ecstatic Skin of Earth by WilliamBryant Logan, Dirt! The Movie received its world premiere at the 2009 SundanceFilm Festival.

Working to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in Manitowoc County, theFarm to School workgroup strives to connect farms and schools together and en-courage partnerships in procurement of fresh, local foods. Learn what we can doas a community to ensure positive changes continue at the local level.

The event is free and open to the public. Locally sourced popcorn from Garden ofWeedin will be provided. Award winning Apple Juice from Heritage Orchards willalso be served.

The six session series titled From the Ground Up! A Sustaining Life Perspectiveexplores the topic of local food, and the small changes we can make to have a bigimpact on childhood obesity. Book discussions, guest speakers and videos arescheduled the second Tuesday of each month through April at Woodland Dunes.All discussions begin at 6pm and promptly end at 7:30pm. For more informationplease contact Cath Pape, co-chair Manitowoc Farm to School at 920.652.0238.

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5-Week Course Beginning Wednesday, February 5 6:00-7:30 PM Are you tired of the frantic pace of do-it-all, have-it-all living?

Do you ever ask yourself is this all there is?

Does it seem that there is never enough time or money to do what really matters?

Does the American Dream look more like a nightmare of debt and a burden ofbusyness?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are invited to join a 5 week discussion group todiscover new ways to live an enriched life through the practice of Voluntary Simplicity. This coursecreated by the Northwest Earth Institute, offers participants a chance to look at alternatives to the fastpace of mainstream culture. In each class, participants will share without debate or argument, as theytake part in a simple and well-designed process led by a mentor. Thought provoking questions providefor lively personal responses. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend each class.

There is a $26.00 fee to cover the cost of the course workbook. Class size is limited so please register by January30, 2013 in order to ensure that books will arrive in timefor participants to complete their first reading assignmentprior to the February 5 start date. Couples areencouraged and welcome to share a book. Participantswho would like to purchase their own book may do so atwww.nwei.org.

Lester Public LibraryRead. Discover. Connect. Enrich. www.lesterlibrary.org (920)793-8888 1001 Adams St. Two Rivers, WI 54241

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Over 100 vendors including local meats, cheeses, bakery, vegeta-bles, canned items, coffee and various local restaurants.

Date: Saturday, Feb 1st

Time: 8am — Noon

KI Convention Center 333 Main St., Greenbay in Exhibit Hall C.

Music by Galynne Goodwill, Cooking demo &

New Leaf Market Cooperative member gathering at 10 a.m

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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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