Adult Religious Education & Enrichment
Brown Bag Books
The book selected for June is A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel.
Publication Date: September 3, 2002
This description from amazon: “When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed “Zippy” for the way she would bolt around the house, this small girl was possessed of big eyes and even bigger ears. In this witty and lovingly told memoir, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period–people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.
Laced with fine storytelling, sharp wit, dead-on observations, and moments of sheer joy, Haven Kimmel’s straight-shooting portrait of her childhood gives us a heroine who is wonderfully sweet and sly as she navigates the quirky adult world that surrounds Zippy.”
The book for July will be Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden
So reserve your books. Come join us as you can in June and July. We meet the third Tuesday of each month at 12:00 at the Highbanks Nature Center. The book discussion is followed by a hike at beautiful Highbanks Metro Park for those who want some exercise. Come for either or both Talking and Walking!
Good Reading,
Ruth
Immigration as a Moral Issue–Adult and Youth Educational Opportunity
Sunday, April 1, 15, 22, & 29, 7:00 – 9:00PM, NUUC
NUUC is offering an education class for teens and adults using parts of the curriculum developed by UUA. The class will meet for 4 weeks in April on Sunday nights from 7-9 (no class on April 8 due to Easter). Each week will be facilitated by NUUC members:
Week 1(Tracy Steinbrenner) – Why people immigrate and U.S. immigration policies;
Week 2 (John Rodeheffer) – Economic forces that drive immigration and the impact of low wage labor on working conditions
Week 3 (Pam Patsch) – Security, enforcement, and human rights; and
Week 4 (Rachel Baker) – Who benefits from a broken system?
We will also be inviting guest speakers from the community to provide personal stories related to the issues covered in the curriculum each week. Look for the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Readings and handouts for the curriculum can be accessed on the UUA website (www.uua.org). For questions, or to register for the class via email, contact Pam Patsch at pgp723@aol.com