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THE REPORTER Newsletter of St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church of Cincinnati, OH December 3, 2006 |
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Thought of the Week “Once I began going to church, the age-old religious rituals marking the turning of the year deepened and gave a fuller meaning to the cycle of the seasons and my own relation to them. The year was not only divided into winter, spring, summer and fall, but was marked by the expectation of Advent, leading up to the fulfillment of Christmas, followed by Lent, the solemn prelude to the dark anguish of Good Friday that is transformed in the glory of Easter. Birth and death and resurrection, beginning and ending and renewals, were observed and celebrated in ceremonies whose experience made me feel I belonged— not just to a neighborhood and a place, but to a larger order of things, a universal sequence of life and death and rebirth…. Going to church, even belonging to it, did not solve life’s problems. But it gave me a sense of living in a larger context, of being part of something greater than what I could see through the tunnel vision of my personal concerns. I now looked forward to Sunday because it meant going to church; what once was strange now felt not only natural but essential.”
–DAN WAKEFIELD
in Returning |
Upcoming Sunday Services Sunday services and
Children’s Religious Exploration classes at St. John’s begin at
11am. Child care is available. “Holiday Choral Service”the St. John’s Choir
with special guests A beautiful set of Carols
and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest)
will be performed by the choir, accompanied by harp, guitar, and marimba.
Solos by Tom Darner, Ed Jones, and Manuel Sussaret
from the choir will spice up the music, and favorite guests John Wright and
Lee Hoffman will also join us. (for
all the details, please see Cathy Roma’s column on page 7) Rev. Frank Carpenter will offer some reflections on the inner ecology of generosity. Don’t forget, it’s “Bring a Friend to Church” Sunday! an informal morning service to help get you in the sprit at 11am “Family Candlelight Service”our traditional Christmas Eve service for the entire family at 7pm |
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Minister The Rev. Dr. Frank Carpenter Affiliated
Minister The Rev. Bonnie Meyer Minister Emerita The Rev. L. Annie Foerster Minister of Music Dr. Catherine Roma Assoc. Director of Music Rachel Kramer Directors of Religious Exploration for Children Mary M. Darner Barbara Hadden Office Administrator Mary Jo (Josie) Arens Caretaker J. Michael Skaggs Newsletter Editor Bruce Beisner Church Office 513-961-1938 FAX 513-961-4008 Church Office Hours Monday thru Friday. 7:30am-2:30pm Church Website Next Reporter
Deadline will be Thursday Dec. 14 at 5pm. Send articles to Bruce Beisner via email. |
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Frankly
Speaking…..
by the Rev. Dr. Frank Carpenter “Politics” isn’t a four letter word. To hear some people use it you would think it is. Members of Congress are accused of being “political!” Doh! I gather what may be meant is that they are partisan. How did they ever get to Congress? Any why were they sent? Politics in Washington is the messy business of representing the people’s interests. Sometimes the definition of ‘the people’ gets pretty narrow, but ‘politics’ is the way it’s all sorted out: the assessment of the power of different congressperson, the amount of influence different groups can bring to bear. It does not seem unusual to hear someone speak of ‘church politics.’ It’s usually derogatory. There’s that four letter word attitude again. While the vision of a loving community draws us to religious fellowship, we are no more above it all; we have not become holier by just coming to church. If anything, we come to church to be reminded that there is a different way besides the dog eat dog approach growing in our culture. But however much we wish we were above it all, we remain human. Nothing proves this quite so much as a desire, perhaps even our fantasy that we are above it all. But people are people, and relationships are relationships. One of my favorite 1960’s authors was the English psychotherapist R. D. Laing. He wrote a book entitled THE POLITICS OF THE FAMILY. You don’t have to go to Washington, or even to church to get the basic lessons in politics. For me, politics is about the messiness of our relationships. We are inextricably tangled with one another. At are best and at our worse, we gather together. I take a positive attitude to the word, though I don’t use it too much. It implies a commitment to be engaged with one another. We go to church to be reminded of what can be. We would have our relationships based in the pure transparency of love. It isn’t always so, so at this time of the year as days grow shorter, as we consider the eternal yearnings of the human heart at this time of year, it’s good to be reminded both of how things are and how they might be. -Peace,
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Our Mission: St. John’s is committed to creating a
safe and caring community,
working for social
justice and celebrating beliefs that respect freedom of thought.
We are
pleased to be designated a “Welcoming
Congregation” by the Unitarian Universalist
Association, and as such
we honor and value the racial, cultural, economic, religious, physical
ability,
sexual orientation and gender diversity of our members and
visitors, young and old.
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Church
Calendar
Monday December 4 7pm- RE
Advisory Committee Tuesday December 5 9am- Staff Meeting 10am- Meditation 10am- Yoga 8pm- Adult RE: World Religious Traditions Wednesday December 6 7pm- Friends of the Collaborative 7pm- Membership Committee Thursday December 7 7:15pm- Choir Rehearsal Friday December 8 7pm- Games Night 7pm- Interweave Christmas Party Saturday December 9 9am- Choir Dress Rehearsal 11am- Chalice Group 3pm- Holiday Open House at home of Karen Miller and
Frank Meyer 5pm- Gingerbread House Making Party Sunday December 10 11am- Sunday Worship Service: Choral
Concert 1pm- Interweave Luncheon 4pm- Breaking Free 7pm- A Course in Miracles Monday December 11 7pm-
Worship Opportunities Planning Team
Tuesday December 12 10am- Meditation 10am- Yoga 7pm- Adult RE Class: World Religious
Traditions 7pm- Chalice Group (J. Cirillo) Wednesday December 13 5:30pm- Executive Board Meeting 6pm- Board of Trustees Meeting 7pm- Chalice Group (Luerssen) Thursday December 14 5pm- Deadline for The Reporter 7:15pm- Choir Rehearsal Saturday December 16 9:30am- Dream Group Sunday December 17 9am- Chalice Group 11am- Sunday Worship Service 7pm- A Course in Miracles |
Tuesday December 19 9am- Staff Meeting 10am- Meditation 10am- Yoga 7pm- Adult RE Class: World Religious
Traditions Thursday December 21 7:15pm- Choir Rehearsal Friday December 22- Winter Begins! Church Office Closed- (Josie Vacation
Day) Sunday December 24 11am- Sunday Worship Service 7pm- Christmas Eve Family Candlelight
Service Monday December 25- Christmas Day Church Office Closed News in the
Office by Josie Arens St. John’s Office
Administrator I am still in need of
some office coverage to check the phones for December 22, 27,28,29 for a
couple of hours (preferably in the morning) If you can help please call me
and let me know. If you need instructions on the phone system I will be glad
to show you how it works. If no one can help out I will check the phones from
home once each day in late afternoon. Thanks to Emily Hodges, Carolyn Banfield and Ethel Ingalls for
their help for recent phone coverage. If you would like to purchase a
poinsettia to decorate the sanctuary for Christmas Eve please fill out the
insert in this issue of The Reporter and return it to the office by December
8th. My good intentions are to publish a new "People Book" by the
first part of February. Please email me or leave me a note (in my office box)
of any updates that you have for your listing. The next two deadlines for the
Reporter will be December 14 and January 3 at 5pm. (We are skipping a week
for the Christmas holiday). As we are now in the holiday season I would like
to wish everyone peaceful days, good health, a blessed and safe holiday with
the hope of ending the war and returning our troops home soon and safe to
their loved ones. The
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RE Joys by Barbara Hadden and Mary Darner Directors of Religious
Exploration Thank you to our
Voices of Variety children's choir for bringing us such a joyous holiday
musical program, “December in Our Town,” on December 3. Thanks also to Rachel
Kramer, choir director, and to Kathy Rentz for
their leadership of the choir. The children had a very special Saturday final
rehearsal and lunch on Saturday thanks to RE Associates Gina Marsh, Cynthia Villacis, Jill Lampe and Melinda Smith. On December 10 when
the adult choir presents their Spanish holiday concert, children are invited
to sit with their parents to enjoy this delightful program. The smallest
children will have child care. Any elementary age children not interested in
the program will be able to watch a movie in the Rosa Parks room downstairs.
Some of our junior high and high schoolers went
Trick or Treating for UNICEF and collected $54.28. UNICEF spends 91% of
donations directly on programs for children around the world. Thank you,
youth, for your efforts to help others! Support Our Youth Service
Projects Here is a list of
service projects underway by our youth. Your
purchase or donations and commitment of time are important to the success of
these efforts. Please pick one or more projects listed here and offer your
time and resources: The 5-6th grade class
is selling polar fleece scarves for $5 and fancy scarves for $15 after church
in December to benefit the Bethany House shelter for women and children. The Hat and Mitten
Tree in the lobby needs your donations of hats, mittens, scarves, and socks
between now and Christmas to keep Cincinnati elementary school children warm
this winter. PAGE
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The 7-8th grade class is collecting donations to help a family in Northside for the next two months. Your canned goods and
household supply donations by December 10 will be greatly appreciated. YRUU News Starting December 31,
the YRUU (high-school youth) will begin serving lunch the last Sunday of each
month at the Drop In center in Over-the-Rhine. We will be asking YRUU
families to join us the first few times and then open to the invitation to
others in the congregation. If you are interested in sharing in this service
experience with the youth, please let one of the YRUU advisors know. They are
Alicia Rosselot, Kathleen Smythe,
and John Fanselow For Everything There Is a Season At the end of June, I
will be leaving my job as Co-Director of
Religious Exploration. I made this decision five years ago, but as each
spring rolled around I found that I just couldn't let go of the work I find
so rewarding. Now however, my brain and my body are giving me a different
message and I know it’s the right thing to do for the church as well as for
me. Two flights of stairs several times on a busy Sunday morning are
increasingly difficult and my energy level is slowing down- not surprising
since I will be eighty years
old in a couple of years. I will not be leaving
St. John’s but will find ways of staying involved in other activities as a
new person comes in to work with Mary. June is six months away and I will be
on the job, having a great time with our wonderful children, parents, teachers and all of you who have given us such great
support for the past ten years. Love,
Barbara Hadden |
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Opportunities
&
Invitations Games
Night is THIS Friday! The Final Friday Game Group will be meeting THIS Friday (December 8) to
avoid holiday conflicts as much as possible. This month we will be giving
away games! Yep, you read that right, one of our members has some games he
would like to give away, so please join us for some holiday cheer and game
playing beginning at 7 pm. Our meeting in January will move back to the
normal date-- January 26. Please contact Karen Miller for details.
–Karen Miller Coffee Hour Sign Up We will be
signing up 2007 coffee hour hosts in Krolfifer after services on December 10
and 17. We’re in the process of modifying the procedures for coffee hour
hosting, and would like to sign up volunteers for 2007 as soon as possible.
We are working to simplify the procedures (which will require both setup and
cleanup duties, but will only need to be done once per year for each St. Johner. For those who don’t sign up during the dates
listed, hosting dates will be assigned. If you’d like to host for a specific
date or with a specific group of people, please make sure to sign up after
one of these services. We’ll soon be distributing additional information
about our new, simplified procedures.
-Greg Terhune Women’s
Book Group The women’s book group
won't meet in December. Our next meeting will
be on January 19 at 7:30pm at the church. We'll discuss the nonfiction book Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An
African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller. The book is about Fuller’s
childhood during the Rhodesian civil war. All women are welcome. For
newcomers, this is a great way to meet others in an informal, relaxed
setting. Call Debbie Combs for more information.
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“Bring a Friend to Church” Sunday Rev. Frank Carpenter
and the Membership Com-mittee invite you to
"Bring a Friend to Church" on December 17. This special Sunday has
been set aside for you to introduce friends to St. John's. Your friends may
already know we are committed to the practice of free religion. We worship,
sing, play, study, teach and work for social justice together as a congregation-- all
the while remaining strong in our individual convictions. On December
17, Rev. Carpenter will speak on the
meaning of the holi-days. To prepare for a friend's
visit you may want to browse the
membership table in the foyer. Of particular interest might be the small red
folder entitled, ‘What do Unitarian Universalists Believe?” Another good
brochure is “We Are Unitarian Universalists” which gives in-formation on
looking for a religious home. A warm welcome will await all those you bring
with you -the Membership Committee Holiday
Open House All are invited to our
annual Holiday Open House to be held on Saturday December 9 from 3 to 5pm at
The Belvedere. In addition to your holiday cheer, you are asked to bring an
appetizer or finger food to share. Your hosts will be Richard and Barbara Hadden, Eddie Langdon, and Karen Miller and Frank Meyer.
Contact any one of us with questions. Gingerbread Houses & Pizza
Party Gingerbread
House decorating by our families occurs on Saturday December 9 at 6pm. Make
your reservation to create your sweet fantasy home by sending a note to st.john.dre@fuse.net
and letting us know who will be attending. We ask that each family
unit contribute $10 towards pizza and a gingerbread house. We will be
displaying the com-pleted houses on Sunday morning
Dec. 10 with a model of our Unitarian partner church in Romania.
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Among
Ourselves Board Nominations for 2007-2008 The Nominating
Committee is presently accepting nominations for three Board positions
(Administrative Council, Religious Development Council and Vice President)
and three Nomina-ting Committee members. If you are
interested in being nominated for one of these positions, or if you wish to
suggest someone else, please contact any member of the Nominating Committee.
They are Mary Ball, Dick Fencl, Richard Hadden, Monica Pellman and
Cliff Shisler. -Cliff Shisler Our
Successful Energy Plan All of the efforts to
reduce St. John's utility bill has paid off in a refund check just received
from Duke Energy for $4832.16 and a reduction in our bills for next year by
$520 a month. A year and a half ago a painful budget was worked out that
reduced funding in many areas. Much of the need to do this was driven by huge
rate increases for gas and electricity and the resulting increase in our
monthly bill from Duke Energy. In an attempt to improve the situation the
property committee put in new thermostats and installed them so they could be
better controlled; programmed the thermostats to keep from heating and
cooling unoccupied spaces; urged groups like the choir to use more easily
heated/cooled spaces, increased the use of compact flourescent
lights and other measures. The check was received at the end of the annual
budget billing period and the new rate set lower. Congratulations to Bill Luerssen, Jim McDonough, Sam Cauffield,
Dick Rieman, the Green Sanctuary Partners and to
all of the members of St. Johns for cooperating to make these savings happen.
–Barbara Casson
Property Council Chair PAGE 4 The Reporter December 3, 2006 |
Changes to the Sunday Order of Service of the congregation
regarding the structure of our Sunday services. Many of the comments
indicated that there needed to be some changes made in the format. Last
month, Rev. Carpenter, Cathy Roma, Rachel Kramer, Barbara Hadden,
Mary Darner, Bruce Beisner, George Dersheimer and Nina Tolley met
to discuss these and look at how the services could be changed. In the coming
months you will note that there will be changes and not each Sunday will look
exactly the same. Some elements may not happen every week and others may be
shortened or presented in a new way. We are hoping that this will make the
services more interesting and look forward to hearing the congregation’s
thoughts on these changes. Interested in helping
with our website? Or raising funds? Or planning Sunday morning services? Or
matching members with volunteer opportunities? Or governing the church? Come to a meeting on Sunday
January 14 immediately after church in the Chapel to explore these
opportunities and others. We’ll have people there to answer your questions
and get you started in working with our various Committees and the Board.
Childcare for this short meeting will be provided.
-Cliff Shisler The Finance Corner How much can it cost to run a church? For 2006-07 we have budgeted $294,000. Some costs involved with the keeping of our
church are not always obvious. For
example, we spend $4000 per year on insurance, $2000 per month for utilities
(including phone), $2000 per year on postage (including bulk mailing), $2000
per year on cleaning/maintenance supplies, $70 per month for trash
collection, and $500 per quarter on copier maintenance contract…just to name
a few. So, pledges can have many uses. If you’d like to participate in
the Finance Council, contact Jonena Jones.
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Frequent Flyer Miles? The Program Planning
Team for our Contemporary Service would like to send two people to the San
Diego UUA Young Adult Contemporary Service Conference in February. If anyone
is able to donate a round trip with
frequent flyer miles between CVG and San Diego,
please contact Ruth Anne Wolfe.
-Carol Fencl Save the Heartland on District Board The Nominating
Committee of the Heartland UU District is searching for committed and
talented lay leaders to serve as members of the Heartland Board of Trustees.
The Board is focused on carrying the vision of the District and setting
policies that are designed to achieve our desired impact in the world. To
guide their work, members of this leadership team utilize the Carver Model of
Policy Governance, a comprehensive theoretical foundation for the governing
board's role in business, nonprofit, and governmental organizations. Board
members are elected to two year terms at the HUUD Annual Meeting each spring,
with terms commencing July 1. In addition to the Annual Meeting, members are
responsible for attending quarterly weekend board meetings in a central location,
which includes a transition retreat in June. Additional phone or email
communication is required throughout the year. Members are
compensated for travel, lodging and other approved expenses. Board members
must be voting members of member societies of the District or of the
Unitarian Universalist Church of the Larger Fellowship residing within the
geographical area of the District. To be considered as a candidate for the
HUUD Board, or for more information, please contact
Kyle Bagnall, Nominating Committee member, at wildshore@charter.net or at
989.513.0961. Candidates are required to submit a letter of interest and a
vitae detailing their professional and lay leadership experience. Please
include two references that are familiar with your service as a UU leader.
Send materials to Kyle via email (preferred) or by mail to 2809 Dawn Drive,
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Music Vivace By Dr.Catherine
Roma, St. John’s Minister of Music Treat yourself to the
St. John's Choir Choral Sunday Service on December 10 at 11am. We're aiming
to end at 12:15! A
beautiful set of Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest) will be per-formed by the
choir, accompanied by harp, guitar, and marimba. Solos by Tom Darner, Ed
Jones, and Manuel Sussaret from the choir will
spice up the music, and favorite guests John Wright and Lee Hoffman will join
us. We are excited to perform all of the works in Spanish to celebrate our
connections to Spain, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina and more. We will have
translations for full enjoyment. The final portion of the program will be Terra Azul, a terrific ensemble that will perform Brazilian
music. It will be an all-music Sunday. Please join us as we sing this
magnificent music and then get a special treat with Brazilian dance music on
December 10. Thank you to all those who supported the second Music Series
concert with MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir. We had three sold out perform-ances. Every concert so far has filled the sanctuary.
More to come about it. Just
a reminder that the third concert in our illustrious series is the Mad Cap
Puppet Theatre doing “Monkey See, Monkey Do”
on Saturday January 20 at 10am. This is a concert expressly for children and
families, and all who declare themselves young at heart. Join us. Summer Camp at The Mountain Summer Camp 2007
registrations have begun for our UU camp in Highlands, NC. Sessions are
available for elementary, middle school and high school young people, as well
as two sessions of Intergenerational Elderhostel programs. To see a complete schedule and/or obtain the registration
form, please visit www.mountaincenters.org A number of people
from St. John's have gone over the past few years. Please contact Carol or
Dick Fencl for more information. The
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New
Year’s Day Soups On Party Time to mark your new
2007 calendars for the first day of the New Year! Come be a part of a St.
John’s tradition of a mid-day “Soup's On” Party
in Madeira at the home of Carol and Dick Fencl.
We’ll gather from noon to 3pm on Monday January 1. Children
are welcome. Guests should bring something to go with soup (salads, snacks,
desserts, etc.) For more information, contact the Fencls
-Carol and Dick Fencl Audio Visual Operators Needed The Program Planning Team of the contemporary service, scheduled to begin in March, needs four to six volunteers to operate the audio visual and sound systems. Two will be on duty for each service. The contemporary service, called “Celebrate Life Together!,” will begin as a once a month service and later change to weekly. Training will be provided on the equipment. This is a good opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in AV operation. For more informa-tion, contact George Dershimer
-George Dershimer UU Summer Programs in Alaska Five Alaskan UU fellowships invite
you to eco-cultural programs in June
right after the Portland General Assembly or in July, 2007. See the REAL Alaska ! With UU homestays in -Rev.
Dick Weston-Jones PAGE 6 The
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More Adult RE
Programs Starting
in January We will have registration
for new classes on the first three Sundays in January. Some of the classes
will be based on books that can be purchased from Beacon Press at group rate
if desired. (Please see the display at church on Sunday December 17). Waist High in the World: A Live Among the Nondisabled
- This discussion group
will be based on the book by Nancy Mairs. The
program encourages the reflections and contributions of all people, whatever
their experience with disability. Three session class on Mondays from February
5 to 19. Living with Racism: The Black Middle-Class
Experience by Joe R. Feagin and Melvin P. Sikes. On Sundays February 4
& 11 before church. Emerson as Spiritual Guide- As a follow-up to last year’s Thoreau class,
this will be a discussion of Emerson’s Essays, based on Barry Andrews’
discussion guide. The Spiritual Emerson published by Beacon Press may be
purchased or use another collection of his writings. This five session group
will be offered twice: Monday evenings from March 5-April 2 and Wednesday
afternoons March 7-April 4. What is Marriage For? The Strange Social
History of Our Most Intimate Institution. by E. J. Graff. “Participants investigate
past and current marriage laws and customs and develop personal definitions
of marriage.” To be on two Sunday evenings in April.
-Carol Fencl Entertainment Books Still
Available A few Entertainment
Books are left and will be available for the last time on December 9th. This
small book is filled with coupons and offers that will be a perfect gift for
an officemate, a babysitter, a teacher, or a favorite friend. Dining out at casual or formal restaurants,
entertainment, shopping, travel and many more money-saving coupons make this
gift one that keeps on giving throughout the year. The books are $35.00-proceeds go to the Flower
Fund for use on special occasions. See Rick Prairie or Barbara Hadden or call the church office to reserve a book at
513-961-1938. Absolute deadline is December 9th. -Barbara Hadden |
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You Already Have So Many Gifts! This time of year much
energy is put into thinking about what to give others. Well, while you’re at
it why not take a moment to think of the gifts you already have. What I am
talking about are your talents, your skills, and your interests. With St.
John’s numerous committees and activities, there is always a need for people
to share their talents with dering how they can help. One of the tools com-mittees use in helping match members gifts with church
needs is the Shared Ministry committee. To do this, Shared Ministry maintains
a database of members along with their interests, talents and possible
availability for service. When a committee needs new members, one way to look
for them is to search that database. If you have not updated your Gifts
Survey recently, please take a moment to do so. Perhaps, your work life has
changed and now you have more time or less. Perhaps you’ve found a new
interest or passion. Or perhaps you’re ready for a new challenge. Whatever
the case, updating your
-John Fanselow St. John to Host Youth Sexuality Education Program The “Our Whole Lives”
(OWL) comprehensive sexuality education program for 7-9th grades UU youth in
the Cincinnati area is underway. Five UU churches are
working together to provide this program which continues through March. St. John's
will host OWL events January 5 & 6 and
Sunday afternoon Jan. 21. We will need lots of volunteers to provide
meals and to chaperone youth in their free time at the Jan. 5-6 overnight. Please be generous with your time; volunteer to help with
these St. John’s events. If you can help, contact Mary Darner -Mary Darner |
The Wheel of Life Congratulations to Cassandra Burns on the
birth of her new grandson and to Christopher Douglas on his recent marriage.
In November, Dani Powley’s brother graduated from
seminary. June Anderson is now at Maple Knoll
Village and Bobbie Mystrom is confined to her home. Both June and Bobbie would
appreciate your phone calls. Please keep the following people in your
thoughts: Mira Rodwan’s mother passed away at age
95 after a long illness. Edie Holder’s children’s grandfather passed away in
mid November. Sherry Tippey’s sister-in-law is
facing surgery for breast cancer. Frances May Brooks’ nephew is recovering
from a gunshot wound. Friends of Szentlaszlo
News January 14th will be
the date for the next Friends of Szentlaszlo
luncheon. This luncheon of homemade soups and breads will begin immediately
after the Sunday morning church service. The proceeds from the luncheon will
go to our Bread for the Elderly Program at our partner church in Nyaradszentlaszlo, Romania. Under this program, each
elderly Unitarian in Szentlaszlo is given a loaf of
bread each week. Let Jim McDonough know if you’d like to make a soup for this
event. We have received from our partner congregation a signed copy the
covenant approved in June by the St. John's congregation. After framing, the
covenant will hang on the Friends of Szentlaszlo
wall in Krolfifer Hall. Discussions are
underway on a possible 2007 St. John's trip to
Transylvania and to our partner congregation. If
you would like to learn more about this possible trip, please contact Tom
Darner This year's Transylvania
dinner is scheduled for March 10th. Mark you calendars now and plan on
attending this festive affair. The next Friends of Szentlaszlo
meeting will be Monday January 15 at 7pm at the church.
-Tom Darner The Reporter _December 3,, 2006 __ PAGE 5 |