September 5 -- 12, 2010

Next Sunday: September 12, 2010
Two services (9:30 and 11:15)
"Where is Your Growth & Healing?"
Rev. Mark Gallagher
Featured Musicians: The UUCV Choir

THIS WEEK AT UUCV

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
7:00 - 8:30 Buddhist Fellowship/Insight Meditation

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
9:30 - 12:30 UU Homeschool Group
10:00 - 12:30 Tai Chi, Yoga & Lunch
5:30 - 6:45 Progressive Voices Toastmasters
7:00 - 9:00 Board of Trustees

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
10:00 - 12:00 Course in Miracles Study Group
1:00 - 2:30 Staff Meeting
5:00 - 7:00 Music Committee
7:00 - 9:00 Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
6:30 - 9:00 SISTERS Women's Group
8:00 - 11:30 Poker Group

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
5:30 - 9:00 Homecoming Potluck Picnic
5:30 - 9:00 YRUU Car Wash Fundraiser

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Return to two services (9:30 and 11:15)
9:00 - 10:45 A Course in Miracles Study Group
4:00 - 7:00 Ghandi Presentation (see details below)


THE ANNUAL VANCOUVER PEACE FAIR is Saturday, September 11 at Esther Short Park. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm. Our Peace & Justice team will have a table featuring our church, peace news, fair trade items and bumper stickers for sale. Come out to hear the all day music and visit our table, staffed by 2 of us. To serve a shift, contact Marilynn Hall.

CAR WASH FUNDRAISER Next Saturday, September 11 the UUCV YRUU group will be putting on a car wash fundraiser to raise money. The funds will be used to open up greater opportunities for activities and adventures that will help our group learn, grow, and explore together.We will also be making every effort possible to reduce the environmental impact of our car wash by using eco-friendly cleaning products, conserving and recycling water, and managing runoff to prevent pollution of our local resources. The event will be held during the homecoming potluck. Bring your vehicle by at any time after 5:00. We hope to see you there!

HOMECOMING CELEBRATION AND POTLUCK Saturday, September 11, 5:30 to 9:30 This is our traditional annual social event when we welcome the beginning of the new church year in casual style. With most people back from vacation, we will greet old friends and welcome those who are new into our warm community. Lots of fun is planned including an apple pie contest, badminton, horseshoes, zucchini carving, games for kids, music and other entertainments! Please bring a family-size potluck dish and your own eco-friendly dishes & utensils in a bag to take home afterwards. Questions? Want to help? Small but fun and important tasks are still available for eager participants! See Charlie Mitchell or Kitty Hibbs. For info about the apple pie contest, contact Tracy Reilly Kelly.

QUALITY PIE MAKERS COME ONE, COME ALL! The tradition of the Apple Pie Contest during our Homecoming Saturday Potluck is one of the most beloved at our church. Please enter our contest! Who will reign supreme at UUCV? See what our judges, crackerjack past winner Vickie Lindquist, top notch home pastry chef Christina Dodds, our own President Georgia Pinkel, and Kitchen wizard Robbin Goss think. Not a pie maker? Challenge yourself - maybe this time will be the one! Join the fun after dinner at the Homecomig Potluck.

LET'S MAKE OUR POTLUCK DINNERS SAFE FOR EVERYONE! We sometimes forget that some of us have food allergies or adhere to special diets. If you attend the Homecoming Celebration and Potluck on September 11th, please bring with your potluck contribution a list of the ingredients on a 3x5 card or folded paper. We don't need the recipe, just list what's inside! If it's from a store, the ingredients are on the container!

A COURSE IN MIRACLES will be offered on Sunday mornings beginning September 12th, in RE Room #5, from 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. Suggested Donation, $5.00 per quarter. Join us for meditation followed by study group. This course combines Christianity and Eastern philosophy, a blend of psychology and practical applications. Its uniqueness lies in teaching forgiveness and the remembrance of unconditional love as a road to inner peace. Facilitator: Cindy Stoddard (360-263-6282 or cstoddard9@yahoo.com).

COME HEAR GANDHI AT UUCV On Sunday, September 12 the Peace & Justice team, along with the Peace Fair, will present Mohandas Gandhi with Bernie Meyer, 4 pm. This is a free public event sponsored by the Inquiring Mind Speakers Bureau, a program of Humanities Washington and funded by the state legislature. Bernie has portrayed Gandhi since 2002. Sign-in required.

LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR DATA TO THE OFFICE! A new Directory of Members and Friends will be coming out at the end of September. The deadline to get your correct contact information to the office is Wednesday, September 15th! Take a look at the blue March 2010 Directory-if you see any mistakes or anything to add or delete, please let the office know. If you have a cell phone number you'd like listed, please let the office know. If you're using a different email address now, please let the office know. You can leave a note in Secretary Donna Aase's mailbox in the office, or send an email to secretary@UUCVan.org. If you are not currently listed and want to be, filling out a Friend Registration form is the first step (forms available in the foyer on the Visitor's Table).

AFFINITY CIRCLE SUPPERS STARTING SOON
If you are interested in participating in the Affinity Circle Suppers, here is a list of the upcoming suppers and their hosts. If you are interested in participating, contact the host or Susan O'Toole (shaynes021@aol.com).
   People who want to talk about books they have recently read: two groups--the first hosted by Marilyn Hill on September 28th at 6 p.m. and the second hosted by Karen Banks on September 19th at 6 p.m.
   People who live on the East Side: hosted by Donna Aase on September 16th at 6 p.m.
   Irreverent People who like to laugh--hosted by Nancy Bonner September 3 at 6:30 pm; for future dates contact Susan O'Toole.
   Music Lovers--hosted by Elisa Wells and Seth Moran on September 18th at 6 pm.
   Women Only: hosted by Chris Smith on a date to be determined.
   Gardeners: hosted by Bryna Sampey on September 14th at 6:30 pm.
   People who want to play Balderdash: hosted by Sally Cowler on September 10th at 6:30 pm.
   People who have children below Kindergarten Age: hosted by Lisa Lewison at a date to be determined.

TRANSCENDENTALIST DVD SERIES AND DISCUSSION GROUP will begin Sunday, September 19th, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., RE Room #1 Suggested Donation - $10.00 Transcendentalism is a religious, philosophical and literary movement that espouses the inherent wisdom in the human soul. It arose in New England in the nineteenth century. Come join us as we study its roots in Unitarian Universalism through the thought and works of Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Alcott, Channing, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickenson and others. Facilitated by John Fry (calicejfry@gmail.com or 360-609-8150) and Arlene Richter (arlener13@comcast.net or 503-327-8556).

FALL EQUINOX LABYRINTH WALK, Sunday, September 26, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Suggested Donation - $10.00 Come at 6:30 for the "warming of the labyrinth" or come anytime throughout the evening. Come together to walk in harmony, as co-creators of the warp and weft of All That Is, in this sacred space of the Chartres labyrinth design accompanied by soft music and candlelight. You are invited to bring musical instruments of your own. Facilitated by Christiana Brinton, MA, Veriditas certified labyrinth guide.

FILL THE FOOD BARREL! Make a note for Sundays to bring your Food Barrel contributions. Thank you for twenty-five pounds of food you sent to SHARE House last week. Hunger is an everyday problem for many as the recession continues to empty the cupboards of so many in our community. Thank you for your generosity.

FARMING THE WATERS: JAPANESE OYSTERERS IN WILLAPA HARBOR Tuesday, September 7, 12:00 pm at Washington State University Vancouver Multimedia Center 22. This free talk illuminates the lives of Japanese American oysterers, how they interacted with communities near Willapa Harbor, and their fate upon America's entrance into World War II. Presenter Katy Fry is a doctoral candidate in the History department at Washington State University in Pullman, where she also received her Master's degree in American Studies. Her work revolves around issues of immigration and labor in the American West. This talk presents a portion of her dissertation project, which explores the intersection of race/ethnicity, labor, and the environment in Washington State's oyster industry history.

COLUMBIA PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER PRESENTS AN AFTERNOON OF AWARD WINNING MUSIC BY LOCAL ARTISTS. Sunday, September 26th at 4:00 at Trinity Lutheran Church (309 W 39th Street). The program features Grammy Award winner Doug Smith, Judy Koch, pianist Thomas Rheingans and soloist Sandra Klemm. Tickets are $10.00. To purchase tickets, go to http://cpcc2.eventbrite.com or contact Columbia Pastoral Counseling Center (360-696-1615 or cpcc@comcast.net). Proceeds benefit Columbia Pastoral Counseling Center, a non-profit pastoral counseling center offering counseling to all people on a discounted fee scale. CPC Center also conducts state certified domestic violence programs.

GREEN TIPS FOR A SAFER WORLD:
SCREEN YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING FOR SAFEST ALTERNATIVES.
Go to HealthyStuff.org for lots of good information. Scan the 17-page booklet from the Center for Health, Environment and Justice pinned to the Social Action Bulletin Board or go to chej.org to read it or print it out for your home reference.

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Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver
4505 E 18th Street
Vancouver WA 98661-6220
On the Internet at: www.UUCVan.org
Main Office: 360-695-1891
Religious Education Office: 360-696-2031

Staff schedules and full contact information are listed inside the front cover of the blue Directory of Members and Friends, and in the Servetan newsletter in the Who's Who at UUCV column. Directories are available on the office counter.