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Online Oracle - September 2008 A new church year begins and Interim Minister Jay Deacon joins us in community.
For the renewal of life: The Days of Awe Sunday, Sept. 28 | This is the day of the world’s birth – Rev. Dr. F. Jay Deacon ************* From Your Interim Minister An interim is the time between what was, and what will be. Obvious enough. The new is always unfolding out of what was and what now is. The future will be what you make it. Ours is an evolutionary spirituality reaching for the highest human possibility — not simply turning to some imaginary past that we imagine to have been better. I didn’t write this — it’s the work of an acquaintance in London named Chris Parrish — but it expresses the potentiality that a year in spiritual community brings and it speaks for me. So here goes. I hope it resonates:
Which is to say, the real possibilities of spiritual community and congregational life have barely been imagined. A place where the development of our own possibility, and where the unfolding of a synergistic surge of creativity, take us where no one of us could go alone. A new culture, a new world, beginning here, if we aim high enough, if that’s what we want. We aren’t so much about healing a broken world — as though it had ever been perfect and then “fell” — as we are about creating a new world, creating the future that never was, but will be. It begins here. **************** New Member Series Please sign up at the Visitors Table during Coffee Hour or contact Cindy through This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it September 5th (Friday) 7:00 to 9:00pm
New Member Service: October 12th (Sunday) 10:15am Follow-up Potluck: October 17th (Friday) 6:30 to 8:00pm ************************* From the President Happy New Year! I know that feels wrong, with the temperatures in the upper 90s and the humidity right there with it. Of course it’s hot – it’s August in Florida! At least we have A/C in our Sanctuary. That’s an amenity that Frank Lloyd Wright did not include in the plans for the churches he designed in Madison or Oak Park. In Madison, they hand out fans with the order of service. Many churches in the Northeast don’t hold summer services – too uncomfortable. Our attendance has been lower, but steady, and we’ve had many visitors this summer. Happy New Year! No fireworks or sparklers, but water and soil from our summer journeys. Don’t forget to bring some to share when we come together on Sunday, September 7 for our congregation’s annual water service. Many UU churches use similar rituals to signify the return of members, a focus on the year’s activities, and the nurturing of fellowship and community. Our water service this year will be extra special, led by Rev. Dr. F. Jay Deacon, whom we are welcoming as our interim minister. Happy New Year! Time to start fresh, with a new year’s curriculum planned for children’s and adult religious education. Our hard-working committee chairs have been planning, training, recruiting, and preparing to make sure things are ready to go! Show your appreciation through your participation. Attend RE, join a covenant group, be part of a cinema group. Be an Alliance member, work to beautify our campus and community, meditate, or do yoga. Join the choir, or be a greeter or usher. Happy New Year! Resolutions are customary as a new year begins. I might suggest a few for your consideration: try to attend one more Sunday service than you usually get to; start a conversation with someone you haven’t talked to before in the pews or during coffee hour; agree to help with one project you’ve had your eye on; wear your name tag so Jay Deacon can get to know us by name. Happy New Year! Each year brings changes and transitions. Count on it this year! Expect conversation about how our congregation works, plays, and worships together. Bring your talents and passions to the discussion, as we work to nurture a healthy and vigorous community. Share in the dreaming, as we imagine what the years ahead might be like. Happy New Year! From Kathy Homblette, President
******************** Midlife Couples in September The UU Midlife Couples will gather in members’ homes in September for small group dinners. For additional information, contact Kathy Wandel at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . New couples are always welcome. This is a great opportunity to meet us in a small group setting. ~ Jo Ann Gatlin
********************** Coffee Hour in September Here is what’s coming up at the ongoing Sunday party!
Other “guests” at the ongoing party include the Alliance Continuing Bazaar and the Equal Exchange coffee every Sunday, and the Nora Staton Book Store (one or two Sundays each month). ******************** Adult RE Sunday Mornings from 9:30 to 10:30am in the Sharon Lee Hiett Library
“Drawing In the Spirit” course – September 4th to December 11th 6:30 to 8:30pm (excluding Oct 23rd) in Gore Hall Join Elizabeth Levensohn for this class — a creative approach to strengthening our spiritual connections. Class size is limited to 12, so sign up early! Contact Elizabeth at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Spiritual Cinema - September 24th from 6:30 to 9:00pm in the Sharon Lee Hiett Library “Eve and the Fire Horse” An incredibly spiritual journey into the heart and soul of what religion is and what religion does for each of us on our own individual journeys. Eve is a precocious 9-year-old girl with a wild imagination growing up in a traditional Chinese immigrant family in Vancouver where Confucian doctrines, superstitious obsessions, and divine visions abound. When Buddhism and Catholicism are thrown into the mix, life for Eve and her 11-year-old prim and authoritative sister, Karena, escalates into a fantasia of catastrophe, sainthood, and cultural confusion. The journey of a young girl and her sister striving to grow up in world where childhood is lonely and the world is full of wonder.
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********************** Alliance The much-anticipated Green Elephant Book Sale was a success, raising $1,700. The new season kicks off with a Potluck on September 9. Come on Tuesdays at 10:30am to help in the Continuing Bazaar or join us with your brown bag lunch at noon.
Sadly, we lost two long-time members of the Alliance in July. Wilmer and Eileen Aist, married for 62 years, died four days apart. They were very active members of FUCO and then UUUS, and many other educational and environmental organizations. Eileen, a home economist, planned and helped make Women’s Alliance meals for the Homeless Shelter, taught Sunday School and led Great Decisions. Wilmer worked in the USDA Soil Conservation Service and was a 4-H and Boys Scouts leader. Enthusiastic campers, the Aists logged 72,000 miles all over the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Belize, visiting natural wonders, archaeological sites, national parks, and historic monuments. Wilmer will be remembered for his low-key wisdom and understanding, Eileen for her unflagging enthusiasm and energy. ******************* Share the Plate on September 21: Nehrling Gardens At this time the Henry Nehrling Society is focused on acquiring the Nehrling Gardens property before it is lost to development. To this end they have a separate bank account for acquisition funds; honorary deed proceeds are designated for that fund. If the Henry Nehrling Society is unable to achieve its goal of purchasing Henry Nehrlings Palm Cottage Gardens, then the funds raised for that purpose will be dedicated to horticultural and environmental education and/or another project that will honor Dr. Nehrling’s achievements and vision. For more information, go to http://www.nehrlinggardens.org/ and/or attend Adult RE on September 21.
*********************** Green Team Update
Living the 7th: Green Team in September Good, green things a plenty as the new school years begins! Green Team offerings include…
All Year: The new collection bin area in the foyer to the Gore Hall men’s bathroom is done! (Special thanks to Jean and Cat!) Bins are managed by different folks. Here is what you can donate or recycle:
Sept 21: Share-the-Plate: Nehrling Gardens
Sept 27: Eco-Living Support Potluck & Earth Cinema Once a month in Gore Hall and the Hiett Library, the Green Team brings you the meet, then eat, and the take a seat! Come for it all or the bits you like best:
Michael Reynolds is a creative architect with an out-of-the-box style who makes buildings literally of garbage, from discarded beer cans to car tires and more. His construction does not sit well with the authorities, but can you imagine the impact to our planet if more and more buildings were constructed from used materials? Please see http://tinyurl.com/63g5au for the full fall movie schedule.
Sept 28: In Adult RE: “Menu for the Future” by Cat Rigby (Hiett Library) We begin to address the current CSAI of “ethical eating” with this discussion course. Students will:
For more on “Ethical Eating” please see http://tinyurl.com/6hpmkc
Coming Soon – Saturday, Oct 11 “Ancestor’s Feast!” Green Team (with the aid of Mystic Grove) is hosting an Ancestor’s Feast! Bring a photo or memento of your beloved ancestor and bring them out to dine Samhain style as we explore eco-spirituality and ethical eating in a feast setting! Tickets available in Gore Hall during coffee hours in September. Please let us know if you’d like to help decorate or cook for the feast!
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******************************** “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”: Potluck & Movie on Sept. 13th! Everyone is invited to come to the “30 and Friends” screening of the classic 1979 “Monty Python’s Life of Brian!” In the movie, Brian is born in a stable on Christmas right next to You Know Who. The wise men appear and begin to distribute gifts. The star moves further, so they take it all back and move on to the next stable. Even from infancy poor Brian finds himself constantly struggling with a chronic case of mistaken identity that just won’t let up! The film’s combination of comedy and religious themes was controversial, particularly on its initial release. However, it has regularly been cited as possibly the greatest comedy film of all time! Find out what else happens to Brian on Sept 13th! Potluck at 6:00pm in Gore Hall and movie in the Hiett Library at 7:00pm. (Parents, please note that it is rated R for some language and nudity. Older children welcome, but with a parent.) ~30 and Friends This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
******************************* Morning of Meditation and Yoga On Saturday, September 20, 2008, from 9:00am to noon, there will be a morning of meditation and yoga in Gore Hall. It will feature sitting and walking meditation, gentle yoga, as well as some discussion. This is a great opportunity to get a small taste of sustained meditation practice, and to take part enjoy some quiet time with like-minded others. This program is offered on a donation basis. For additional information or to reserve a space (advance registration required), please email Michelle Langrock at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
****************** Vote with Pride! Say “No 2!” “Come Out with Pride,” a celebration of love and freedom, and a reminder to the larger community of Central Florida of the need of equal rights for all people happens on Sunday afternoon, October 12th! Our community, and particularly our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed and questioning men, women, and young people need to know that we are a community that believes in their inherent worth and dignity and their right to be treated with justice, equity, and compassion. We are planning to make banners and march in the parade. Want to help? Need more information? See Mary Ellen Mayo after church in coffee hour in Gore Hall! *********************** September 7th Blood Drive
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