November Services

Nov 3 - How We Teach - Rev. Walter LeFlore

Nov 10 - My Spiritual Path - panel lead by Joe Cosentino

Nov 17 - What is Big History - Phil Passintino

Nov 24 - Light of The Chalice - Rev. Walter LeFlore

Multi-generational and Thanksgiving Breakfast

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The Rev. Walter LeFlore, Minister

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie is a community that values diversity, peace, democracy and the interdependent web of all existence. The Fellowship nurtures and challenges its

members in their religious journeys, and advocates for social justice in the larger community. We are engaged in worship, study, public service, fellowship and social action. We invite your

attendance and participation.

Our nursery is available during all regular services. Please feel free to bring your young one there. Information is available from the minister, any member of the board, the Greeter at the Welcome desk in the lobby and the usher at the door to the main room.

Volume 61 Number 3 Founded 1952 November 2013

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November Highlights November 2&3: Fair Trade Bazaar, Vassar College, The Aula November 4: Speaking of Books. Discussing Viktor Frankl’s "Man's Search for Meaning" 7PM November 6: Paganism 101 6:30PM November 9th: Building and Grounds Work Day 9 to Noon November 10: Path to membership (and renewal) following Sunday Service November 11: Bead together 6:30PM November 17: Third Sunday Lunch Noon November 18: Spiritual Movie Night film “Sukhavati with Joseph Campbell” 7PM November 21: Board of Trustees meeting 7PM November 24: Thanksgiving Breakfast Sunday Hike after Breakfast

Thanksgiving Breakfast is November 24th!

Breakfast is pot luck. Please use your last name as a guide of what to bring:

Last Names A-D: bring juice Last Names E-L: bring bagels and spreads Last Names M-Z: bring a dozen+ hardboiled eggs

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The Prez Sez

Hello, fellow travelers!

Since last month I talked some about what your Board of Trustees does, it seemed to me that I should answer

some burning questions that you must have. Such as, “Why on earth would anyone want to serve on the

BOT?” Or, “Why on earth would anyone want to be President?” After years of intense therapy, I feel I can

now answer these questions. But first, a warning: the column now turns serious.

I can’t say I ever “wanted” to be on the BOT, or be President, which I feel is an important qualification for any

elected office. But when asked, I accepted. The main reason is that I feel we have a very special place here,

with, as I have mentioned, an eclectic group of thoughtful, talented, and creative people. You know who you

are. But this place does not run itself. And prior to serving on the BOT the first time, I had realized that the

more I got involved, the more I wanted to be involved. I wanted to contribute to making the UUFP the best it

could be. In return, the UUFP provided me with many outlets to explore what interested me and, most

importantly, provided me with the opportunity to grow in many ways. And being President the first time was

the biggest growth opportunity of all. Prior to that, I had avoided any position that smelled of “leader”. In my

professional career, I never wanted to be a manager – I wanted to be left alone to do what I wanted. But then I

became President of the UUFP. After I had served for a couple of months, I went to a UUA Metro President’s

Roundtable. One of the UUA people I knew, Doug Zelinski, asked me how I was doing. I unloaded on him,

bitching and moaning about the amount of time, dealing with people, all the things I hated. Being Doug, he

listened patiently, then quietly asked me, “But what are you getting out of it, Bryan?” I looked at him like he

was nuts. I said, “High blood pressure!” He just laughed. But I kept thinking about what he said. And I finally

realized that I had been given a golden opportunity to do something I had never done before. To stretch myself

and to learn that I could do this. Without agreeing to be President, I would never have learned this about

myself – what a shame that would have been.

And that’s one of the wonderful things about this place. There are so many opportunities to stretch yourself. To

learn new skills, including life skills, as in my case, becoming better at dealing with people. And the learning

never stops. So, yeah, being on the BOT, being President is a lot of work. And so is being on a committee, and,

especially, chairing a committee. But I guarantee that you will get more out of it than you put into it.

So that’s why you become a Trustee, or President, or join a committee, or chair a committee. It is purely

selfish. You will grow and become a better person, form stronger connections with more people, and feel the

satisfaction of knowing you are helping the UUFP become the best it can be.

And that's all I have to say about that.

In Fellowship,

Bryan Cook

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Thank you to the Social Justice Committee for arranging and hosting the forum “To Jail or Not to Jail” at the

Fellowship. It was a well-attended and informative forum. Well done!

Thank you to Pat Holtz, Jim Wood and Beatrix Clark for the Carrie Newcomer concert. The concert was great

music for the ear as well as raising money for the Rural Migrant Ministry!

Thank you to everyone who worked the Tag Sale and donated baked goods.

Addendum. I knew I would miss someone in October since the list of helpers was long! For which we were

very grateful.

Judith Knauss.

From the Minister November 2013

I once read that Cicero is quoted as saying gratitude is not only the greatest virtue, it is the parent of all

virtues. What an interesting thought to contemplate. Especially during this month of November when we

have a full day set aside in honor of giving thanks.

Gratitude has long been a concept to receive special attention. Many of the world’s great religions speak of

the importance of gratitude, thankfulness and/or giving thanks. The concept can be found in Christianity,

Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Gratitude then can reasonably be argued to be universally held

up as a

religious sentiment. Recent studies have indicated that spirituality and those who regularly attend religious

services have a greater tendency to experience a sense of gratitude.

Psychological studies indicate that an internalized sense of gratitude has a positive impact on one’s overall

wellbeing; people worry less, have a more positive attitude and feel greater control over life’s

machinations. One study, conducted within the emerging field of positive psychology found that people

who were simply asked to think about someone for whom they felt thankful, or grateful, experienced a

positive increase in their own emotional state. That seems to epitomize a self-help practice.

During the month of November, try it. Try it often and see what if any affect it may have on your own well-

being. You may even discover there is a positive impact on others as well. Wouldn’t that be a wonder gift

to you both!

In Faith,

Walter

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Steward of the Month

Pat Lamanna

Hmmm. Pat Lamanna. It’s hard to figure out what to say about Pat. It’s not like she’s been really involved

here or anything. She joined in 1987, when gas was $.87, right around the time the stock market crashed,

dropping 22% in one day. And ever since, she found it hard to dive in and get involved. I mean, besides being

on the Social Justice Committee for like ever, chairing and serving on the Program Committee, serving on the

BOT a couple times, including the cushy job of Corporate Clerk, what has she done? Really, that’s it. Oh

yeah, except for chairing the Nominating (now Leadership Development) Committee, and serving on the

Endowment Committee (at present). But other than that? Nada. Unless you want to count when she helped

start the “Unisons and Daughters” (the forerunner to the Helen Baldwin Singers). And I suppose we have to

mention she’s part of “The Raggedy Crew” (along with Tom Walker and Amy Strom), which reluctantly plays

for just about every Fellowship event, like Uniplayers , Comedy Night, and so on and so forth. And her lack of

involvement carries over to outside the Fellowship also, as long as we don’t count the Fair Trade Bazaar and

the Dutchess Peace Coalition.

Anyway, in spite of her rather short resume, Pat has been selected as our Steward of the Month.

Congratulations, Pat!

Social Justice Committee News Thanks to all who helped and who attended the extremely successful forum on jails that the Social Justice

Committee sponsored on Oct. 9. Let's hope it bears some just fruits!

Please everyone come out to the Fair Trade Bazaar to be held at Vassar College on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 11-5

and Sunday, Nov. 3 from 11-3. Come to shop, mingle with your neighbors, enjoy the delicious, organic and

local food and the live music provided by Lost in the Woods (with our own Beatrix Clarke, Cathy Augello, and

Georgette Weir), Pat Lamanna, and other fine musicians. If you can donate baked goods or help in any way,

please contact Pat Lamanna, Judith Knauss or Nina Lynch.

The Committee will hold its regular second Wednesday meeting on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. All are welcome.

Pat Lamanna

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Lifespan Faith Developments Religious Education: Discovery and Community

Jeanne Nametz, DRE

The “New Math” and Religious Education

Nearly 50 years ago I sat at the kitchen table with my dad trying to figure out my math

homework. I should say he was trying to figure it out. He knew what the answer was

but didn’t know how to do it the new way. The “new math” drove many parents crazy

as they struggled to help with homework. It would have been helpful to have some

guidelines on how to approach the new math with its different ways of reaching the

same answer.

As UUers we know what the 7 principles are but how we express them, how we

challenge ourselves to live by them may look very different. We use religious

education to map out the “how” for our children and adult education and services to

“map” it out for ourselves. We are fortunate to have the wonderful curriculum

Tapestry of Faith that creates developmentally-appropriate ways that illustrate the

“how” for our children. How do we live the principles? How do we become them?

Here is the curriculum for grades 2-7 for the 2013-2014 year. We do not have enough

students in preK-1 registered at this time to hold a class.

Faithful Journeys Grades 2-3

This program invites students on a pilgrimage of learning, a journey to explore how

we each can translate being a UU into actions, choices and behaviors for positive

change. Faithful Journeys’ path is created and displayed to make participants’ faith

journeys concrete and visual. Participants begin to envision themselves moving

forward on this path as they place their own footprints on the road of faith. At the

close of session a signpost (2 or 3-word phrase) is added that directs students to continue the journey with

actions that express one of the seven UU principles.

Toolbox of Faith Grades 4-6

Toolbox of Faith invites students to reflect on the qualities of our UU faith, such as integrity, courage, and love

as tools they can use in living their lives and building their own faith. Each of the 16 sessions uses a tool as a

metaphor for an important quality of our faith such as reflection (symbolized by a mirror), flexibility (duct

tape) and justice (a flashlight).

Families Grade 7

What is a family? What does a family do? Who defines a family? The 12-session program provides avenues

for in-depth exploration of the diversity, commonality and the meaning of families. The program contains a

photo- documentary project with sessions that engage students in deconstructing and reconstructing their

notion of family.

Next month I will focus on our programs for our older students (grades 7-12), including OWL and the

Uniteens Youth Program.

As my dad and I limped through the math homework all those years ago it is interesting to note that my dad

Warren used math every day in his job at Grumman. He was privileged to work on the moon module

(nicknamed the spider) that landed on the moon!

- Jeanne Nametz DRE

RESPECT

all beings

OFFER

fair and kind

treatment to all

YEARN

to learn

GROW

by exploring

BELIEVE

in your ideas and act

on them

INSIST

on peace, freedom,

and justice for all

VALUE

your environment and nature

Our UU Principles

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Path to Membership (and renewal)

The membership committee and Rev. Walter have decided to experiment with a new path to membership (and

renewal for long standing members). The path to membership consists of two sessions, one focused on

Unitarian Universalism and one on the UUFP and what it means to be a member. Sessions will be held on 2nd

Sundays, following the morning service. Starting November 10, we will hold a session on Unitarian

Universalism. The next 2nd Sunday session (12/8) will focus on UUFP and what it means to be a member. We

expect to alternate sessions each month. Current members and friends are welcome to participate.

GROWING STRONGER

Over the last two years, many of you may have read or heard references to the “Growing Stronger Program,”

and the “Growing Stronger Team.” Some of you may be wondering exactly what Growing Stronger is, and

what it means for us here at the UUFP.

Growing Stronger is a workshop series, sponsored by the Central East Regional Group (CERG) of the UUA.

The program is specifically designed for small congregations (up to 150 members) who have the commitment

and motivation to grow in strength, influence and numbers. The program was announced in December of

2011, with an application deadline of January 25.

After reviewing the requirements for participation, as well as considering the potential benefits to our

congregation, the Board of Trustees decided to “go for it.” We made the application and were one of only eight

congregations chosen, in what was reportedly a very competitive field.

One of the requirements was to put together a “Growing Stronger Team” that would meet every six months for

three years for an overnight retreat with the program facilitator, Mark Bernstein, as well as the GS Teams from

the other chosen congregations. At those retreats, we set goals, check in on our progress and generally learn

from each other, while experiencing the joy of connecting with other UUs. The GS Team would then meet

between the retreats to review, revise and strategize our goals, and also have a “virtual” check with Mark

Bernstein.

In next month’s newsletter, we’ll give you a synopsis of some of our goals and how we try to work within

existing structures to bring these goals to fruition. In the meantime, please feel free to ask questions of the GS

Team, which is currently comprised of Reverend Walter, Jeff Asher, Anne Lancellotti, Judith Knauss, Paul

Silverstein and Georgette Weir.

TEAM SUNDAY A Project of the Board of Trustees and the Growing Stronger Team

What is Team Sunday?

Team Sunday is an idea whose time has come! The concept is simple: Create teams of people to perform vital

functions on Sunday morning. Each team takes responsibility for one month (the proverbial month of

Sundays!), building camaraderie while being good stewards of Fellowship.

What are the vital functions teams will perform?

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Teams will take responsibility for many of the ministries required to make Sunday services a success, such as:

Setting up the chairs in the Main Meeting Room, and placing hymnals

Serving as greeters (making sure that visitors are welcomed, sign the book and get a temporary name

tag)

Serving as ushers (handing out programs, making sure people find seats, taking the collection and

counting the number of attendees)

Preparing coffee and food for hospitality hour

Serving coffee and food during hospitality hour

Cleaning up after hospitality hour, which includes the kitchen and Main Meeting Room

Team members who aren’t needed in the kitchen during hospitality hour can seek out and chat with

visitors, making new friends.

Why are we being asked to form or join Teams?

It’s always a challenge to sign up individuals for all the Sunday morning tasks that need doing, with different

committees recruiting from the same pool of people every Sunday.

Then the Growing Stronger Team and the Board of Trustees heard about the Hospitality Team approach to

Sunday mornings through a youtube presentation by the UU Fellowship of Centre County in Pennsylvania,

who has used the Team Method with great success, invigorating not just hospitality but their congregational

life. In their presentation, they encourage plagiarism, so we took them at their word.

The GST and BOT believe the Team Sunday approach can serve two important functions: solve the dilemma

of staffing Sunday services while deepening ties among members of the congregation.

Who can be on a team? If you can serve as an usher or greeter, you can be on a team. If you can prepare coffee and food in the kitchen,

or participate in the clean-up, you can be on a team. If you can help arrange chairs before the service, or

welcome visitors afterwards, you can be on a team. In short, YOU can be on a team!

Can I choose my own team?

Absolutely! Are there members or friends you’d like to know better? Invite them to be on a team with you.

Members or friends you know well and think would make a great team? Go ahead! Or combine the two and

help friendships form!

You can also create a team around a common interest. Perhaps you are an artist, a poet or a crafter: gather

similarly talented people. Or maybe you have nostalgia for the small group ministry family you came to know

so well. Call them together as a team!

How big should a team be? Team size can vary. At the UUFCC, there are five teams with 25 or more members, meaning that each team

covers two months a year, but not every member of each team does every Sunday in those two months.

Our goal is to start with more and smaller teams, with 6 to 8 members, and work from there, but if you can put

together a bigger team, go for it!

Is someone on the team in charge? Each team should have a coordinator who makes sure enough team members will be present on a given Sunday

to fulfill the necessary functions, and that each function is covered. Each team will probably develop its own

method for deciding who does what.

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What kind of food should teams bring for hospitality hour?

We encourage teams to set a simple, yet nutritious, table: crackers and cheese, fruit, bagels, breads and spreads,

cream and milk for the coffee (which is provided by the Fellowship). Certainly, if a team member wishes to

bake goodies, or prepare a special plate, that’s fine. Who could deny that person the pleasure? Don’t feel

obliged, however. The goal is a welcoming table, setting the tone for easy conversation and fellowship.

Someone (the coordinator, or another team member) should keep a “running account” of the supplies in the

kitchen, and solicit contributions during the week for needed items. We recommend that the entire team be

involved in taking care of food for the month. That way, no two or three team members (those on kitchen duty)

will bear this responsibility alone. But, again, each team will likely develop its own process!

I do have an idea for a team. How do I proceed?

If you have a team in mind, please speak to Anne Lancellotti, Paul Silverstein or Judith Knauss. On Sundays,

Anne will be sitting near the Welcome Table, wielding her Team Sunday notebook. We’re looking forward to

meeting your Dream Team!

Stewardship Committee

At someone's suggestion we thought to address the subject of generosity. I googled "generosity stories"

thinking I would site some tales of inspirational giving. What I found were stories of impulsive, opportunistic

giving such as "paying it forward" or roadside assistance, or gifts to the homeless. Some of these were

emotional to read and could make your eyes misty.

What I did not find were stories of long term generosity where the giver made a long term commitment to a

charity or organization that they cared deeply about. This is the generosity we enjoy at our fellowship. The

quiet caring generosity that comes from wanting to do "real and permanent good"

So we, as a committee, would like to say thank you for your contributions toward our fellowship and its many

programs.

Paul Osgood

Buildings & Grounds

“The space within becomes the reality of the building.”

Frank Lloyd Wright

Hello, FellowShip Mates!

The B&G Committee would like to thank all those who came out for our October work day to do gardening,

yard work, cleaning and organizing in the nursery, fixing doors and so much more. We were a small but happy

crew.

The next regular B&G Fun Day is Saturday, November 9th

from 9am to noon. Our primary tasks on that day

will probably be leaf-raking and winterizing the gardens, but, as always, there are inside jobs as well, if that’s

your preference or if the weather is too uninviting. One indoor project that is in the works is prepping the Main

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Meeting Room for painting. We haven’t selected colors yet, but since there’s work to be done no matter what

colors are chosen, it would be good to move forward with that.

We would like to repeat our invitation from October, and urge you all to consider giving some of your time

and energy to Buildings & Grounds at least once during the course of the Fellowship year. It’s really true that

we rely on you to help keep the Fellowship up and running. The operating budget is not one that can currently

support hiring people to do routine maintenance, like gardening, mowing, raking, painting and “deep”

cleaning: there are jobs of all shapes and sizes.

Our building needs our love and attention so that the space within it remains a beautiful reality.

In faith,

Judith Knauss & Dale Sutton

Spiral Web

What is Spiral Web? Spiral Web is a group of Fellowship members and friends who want to explore earth-

centered spirituality in a nurturing community. Organized in 1998, Spiral Web became an official CUUPS

Chapter in 2000.

What is CUUPS? CUUPS is the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans. It is an affiliate of the Unitarian

Universalist Association (UUA) and a not-for-profit organization. Part of CUUPS’ purpose is to promote the

practice and understanding of Pagan and Earth-Centered Spirituality and create for opportunities Pagan-

identified Unitarian Universalists to network. For more information on CUUPS, visit their website at

cuups.org.

What is Paganism? The origin of the word pagan is Latin, from the time of Rome’s occupation of England.

Meaning “of the country,” it was used to infer that rural populations were ignorant and unsophisticated. Over

time, pagan has acquired more negative connotations. Its use can evoke strongly prejudicial associations.

Despite this, a growing spiritual movement seeks to reclaim the word and redefine our relationship with the

earth.

What is Neo-Paganism? This spiritual movement is sometimes referred to as “neo-paganism.” Within neo-

paganism, there are many paths, as varied as the individual spiritual paths found in any UU congregation. So,

defining paganism is as challenging as defining Unitarian Universalism. However, we could generalize the

basic pagan path as one which leads to a greater understanding of and feeling of connection to the natural

world.

How do Unitarian Universalism and Paganism fit together?

Unitarian Universalism and Paganism are a good fit. The seven principles and the sources of Unitarian

Universalism underscore basic pagan tenets. For example:

The inherent worth and dignity of every person: Many pagans believe in the immanence of the sacred.

Therefore, every person is sacred.

Respect for the interdependent web of all existence, or which we are a part: Our very name, Spiral Web, is a reflection of the importance of this principle. Indeed, it is the very heart of most pagan belief

systems.

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Direct experience of that transcending mystery & wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a

renewal of the spirit & an openness to the forces which create and uphold life.

Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us

to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

More About Spiral Web . . . One of Spiral Web’s purposes is to promote greater understanding of earth centered spirituality. To that end,

we have decided to offer a series of “Paganism 101” workshops at the Fellowship. On the first and third

Wednesday of every month, November through June (except New Year’s Day), from 7 to 9pm, we hope you

will join us on what promises to be a very interesting journey of exploration. Some of the workshops will be

more lecture-style, while others will be more experiential, although the lecture-style evenings will be highly

interactive. Here is the schedule, which is somewhat subject to change:

November 6: Who & What are the Pagans?

November 20: Meditation and Visualization

December 4: The God(s) and Goddess(es)

December 18: The Wheel of the Year

January 15: Protection Charms & Spells

February 5: Druidism

February 19: The Shamanic Journey

March 5: The Green Man and The God

March 19: Herbs & Oils

April 2: The Goddess

April 16: Candle Magick

May 5: Bewitched: Exploring Wicca

May 21: Altars and Tools

June 4: Other Pantheons & Systems

June 18: Chakras, Crystals & Gems

Please note that it is possible that there will be a small materials fee for some of the sessions.

Please contact Jim Wood at raveninthewood@aol.com or Judith Knauss at judith.knauss@gmail.com for more

information.

Fourth Sunday Nature Walks/Hike: Nov. 24

Roosevelt Woods Trail

Join us as we explore the “interdependent web of life” in our area.

Sunday, Nov. 24, after coffee hour (meet at 12:30pm at the UUFP parking lot)

This is a 3-4 mile moderate walk on dirt-surfaced woods roads with some steep hills. The trail descends

from behind the FDR home on Rt. 9 in Hyde Park to the woods below. Open to all. Bring suitable footwear,

water, and snacks/lunch. Leader: Georgette Weir, 845-462-0142.

Paul Silverstein and Georgette Weir are organizing the UUFP’s Walk in Nature series, and invite all to

participate. Bring your family and friends. Additional walk/hike leaders are welcome. Please contact Paul (

845-471-5893 ) or Georgette (845-462-0142). Walks/Hikes will vary in length and difficulty.

Spiritual Movie Night The Small Group Ministry program is hosting Spiritual Movie Night every 3rd Monday. Each movie presents

a different Spiritual theme and is followed by an informal discussion. Snacks and eats are provided! Please join us Monday, November 18th at 7PM as we show the movie ..........

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Sukhavati with Joseph Campbell.

Travel with mythology expert Joseph Campbell as he explores shared iconic imagery that marks the human

experience and influences our ability to dream and find our spiritual center. Campbell suggests that all

religions share the same path to enlightenment, but it's up to us to make the actual journey. Evidence of the

commonality of mythological symbols is investigated in the ruins of Ajanta in India, Delphi in Greece and

Stonehenge in England.

Jane Bartik

Artists Wanted

We need more artists for the coming season January to June 2014. Contact me if you are interested.

Karl Volk

You might be interested. Events in the wider community.

► Pat Lamanna sightings in November. See Pat for more details.

Saturday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. , The Theatre at West Shore Station, 27 South Water Street, Newburgh: A concert

to benefit the Folk Music Hall of Fame, entitled “The Greatest Songs of Freedom and Peace.” I’ll be singing

some of those, along with Marc Black, Bill Buttner, Ed Romanoff, Frank Annunziata, and others. Admission:

$10. For more information, go to www.folkmusichalloffame.org or call 845-803-1965.

Sunday, November 17 at 3 p.m., location TBA: Annual Heritage Folk Music Hootenanny. This will be a

concert to benefit Sing Out! Magazine. Check the Heritage Folk Music Facebook page for information, or

email me at patla42@gmail.com.

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30, Hyde Park Free Library Annex, 2 Main Street, Hyde Park: Benefit concert for

Summersongs, the amazing songwriting camp at the Ashokan Center (www.summersongs.org). Mitch Katz,

Steven Prasinos and I will swap songs. There may be a couple of surprise guests! Suggested donation: $15.

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November 4th

7PM at the Fellowship a new book

group will discuss Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for

Meaning”

If asked what books have most influenced their lives,

many people will put this book near the top of their list.

Would it occur to you that being imprisoned in a

concentration camp could inspire you? That's exactly

what happened to Viktor Frankl. Read (or reread) and

find out.

Contacts: Meg Hesher (mhesher@yahoo.com) or Jane

Bartik (aubreysprite@yahoo.com) An RSVP is

appreciated but not absolutely required.

Spiritual Movie Night November 18th 7PM

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie

Showing:

Sukhavati with Joseph Campbell

Come join us for food, company and conversation

Deadline for December newsletter is November 25th. Please send submissions to uupoknewsletter@yahoo.com

Fair Trade Bazaar November 2

nd 11AM-5PM and

3rd

11AM-3PM Vassar College

The Aula Cosponsored by the Dutchess County Interfaith Council

and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, offers local shoppers “fair trade items just

in time for the holiday gift giving season,”

Second Sundays Following Service

Path to Membership (and renewal)

November 10: Unitarian Universalism

December 8: Our Fellowship and what it means to be a member