The North Unitarian Universalist Congregation Newsletter November 2010 |
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Call
to Action!
Holiday
Family Project It's the
holidays and some families are finding it hard to make ends meet. Without our
help, children will go without presents this season. Your Social Action Committee decided
to act locally this year, and we are excited to be giving our Holiday
Families donations to People In Need in For
a list of gift suggestions, visit the Refreshment
Help Requested One NUUC tradition that carries on
week to week is coffee, cookies, and conversation after services. In an
effort to share in the set up and clean up of
this after-service treat, a monthly sign-up schedule has been
designed. A very special thank you to
all of you who have taken a turn at this task this year. If you have not already done so,
could you spare a bit of time some Sunday to help? The process is
easy--all you have to do is follow instructions that are already posted in
the kitchen on where everything is and how to make coffee (if you don't know
how). And then clean up after and put things back. Everything is provided for you. (But,
of course, if you want to try a new cookie recipe or have dessert left from a
meeting or family function, you are more than welcome to share it!) This is the perfect opportunity
to work as a couple, or grab a friend to help. If everyone took a turn,
no one would have to do it every week. And it's fun! We are
currently scheduling through February—see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin
board for available dates, or please contact Teri Cornell at tericornell@ymail.com or 614-891-5935.
Remember
the “Share” Project Colder weather is upon us…so please
remember this project the next time you clean out your linen closet… If you have used (but stain-free)
towels and washcloths that you would like to get rid of, please consider
donating them to "Share” for their use in making sleeping bags for the
homeless. (Other items that are needed are fabric, blankets, and men's
ties.) Donation is
easy—just give to Lynn Foreman at service any Sunday morning. (If you can’t find her, you may leave the
items on Jeri’s desk in the center office off Fellowship Hall with a note
marked “for Share project.”) Right now
there is an urgent need to make more sleeping bags—see the website below for
info about how to help with the assembly. “Share” has
also sent out an appeal for help with toiletry and personal care items. Especially needed are: new or gently used washcloths/towels; toothpaste/brushes;
*men’s deodorant; disposable razors; *men’s socks; safety pins; sewing kits
(Dollar Tree has great name brand health items!) Place items in labeled box on desk in
Fellowship Hall. See bulletin board
for complete list of items. (* women will use men's items but men
won't use women's). For more information about either of
the above projects, www.Shareyourbest.us or contact NUUC Coordinator Lynn Foreman sbgmacb@hotmail.com or 740-513-4876. NUUC
Bumper Stickers The Communications Committee still
has some of the new NUUC bumper stickers.
Our “Many beliefs. One faith”
stickers are an eye-catching bright yellow with black print and are available
for purchase for just $4.00. See the
bulletin board in Fellowship Hall to get yours. For more information, contact Kristin Grimshaw at 614-840-1950 or grimshaw@wowway.com. “Loose
Change” Project Update Your
Social Action Committee will continue its “Loose Change” project in 2010 by
collecting your loose coins during the worship service on Sunday, December
12, as it has on the second Sunday of each month throughout the past year. The Loose
Change collections for November and December will benefit our Holiday Family
Project through the Delaware Co. agency People In Need ( Additional deserving recipients of
our monthly Loose Change collections are always under discussion. For questions regarding the “Loose Change”
project or to suggest a recipient, contact Chair Tracy Steinbrenner at tracystein@att.net or any member of your Social Action Committee. |
Open
Invitation from Social Action Committee The NUUC Social Action Committee
typically meets the first Sunday of the month, after service, in Nielsen
House. For more information please
feel free to attend a committee meeting or talk to any member of your Social
Action Committee. The next meeting
will be Sunday, December 5 after service.
Contact Chair Tracy Steinbrenner at tracystein@att.net for questions. Won’t you join us? “Empty
Bowls” fundraiser a success! A big thank-you to all who prepared
soup, helped with set-up, serving and clean-up, and stayed after service to
purchase and eat the delicious homemade soups made by members of our
congregation during our “Empty Bowls” fundraiser held on Sunday, Nov. 7. Our efforts raised $565.00 for the
Mid-Ohio Food Bank – well done! This
is one of our most satisfying and meaningful annual events of the year, where
we get to make and eat great soups, support our local Food Banks, and spend
time talking with our friends. As in
years past, our NUUC youth joined with others in the community and made bowls
for the event. Thank you for your support. Tracy Steinbrenner Social Action Chair Red Last August many of you may remember
our guest speaker Donna Hrabcakova who spoke of her
work on the Red Lake Nation Reservation.
Donna told the story of life on the reservation and her work with The
International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers www.grandmotherscouncil.com. Donna is one of 30 students from around the
world doing Doctoral work in Donna is a registered art therapist
who applied to the reservation after the fatal shooting where in 2005, ten
youth and adults where killed by a student on Red
Lake Reservation. This shooting was
the second worst in the Like me, I know that many of those in
the congregation that day were extremely moved by Donna’s story. After the service I asked Donna what we
might be able to do as individuals and as a congregation to help. Donna and I have been corresponding since
then and I have presented this project to the Social Action Committee. Through the church and the SAC we will
start on a journey to help those on the reservation. As Donna says “there are so many needs on
the reservation so numerous, so encompassing it is hard to fine tune
it.” So, we are going to start with
two projects:
As far as the journals and gift cards
go, there will be a box in fellowship hall marked Red Lake Nation Project
where you can place your items starting in Diane Mattox (dimattox@gmail.com) and I will be the contacts for this project so if
you have any questions we are available to help. I will end this article as Donna ends her
e-mails: Remember:
We are all representatives of our families and our beliefs. Let your life shine. Yvonne Clippinger Go to: |