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NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (Updated 1/30/12) |
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HOST/GREETERS NEEDED If you enjoy the time spent after Sunday Service, partaking of the delicious goodies and great conversation, please consider taking a Sunday Host/Greeter assignment. We need more people to share this responsibility. See Sally Bergquist if you are interested. We have written instructions of what needs to be done and people who will help walk you through it the first time around. Thanks much! |
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KUUF CHOIR The KUUF Choir is off to a very promising start. We are meeting at 12:15 PM on Sundays in the Stone Chapel basement. Anyone is welcome to join us. You can come and listen if you feel vocally shy. Martha Woodward, marthawoodward@gmail.com |
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CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS EVE KUUF celebrated Christmas Eve with a twilight service this year. Over 65 members, friends and families attended making this candlelight service a very special event. Special thanks to Bill Nelson, Martha Woodward, guest flutist Olivia Carle and our new KUUF choir for creating a warm and wonderful holiday service.
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GUEST AT YOUR TABLE Thank you Martha Woodward for suggesting and organizing KUUF’s participation in collecting funds for “Guest at Your Table”. As of 12-28-2012 we contributed $206.00 to help the UU Service Committee’s role in advancing human rights. Several people picked up envelopes so this may not be the final amount that UUSC will have received on behalf of KUUF. Thanks to all who helped make this possible. Liz Maloof |
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Elfin Success In November the Social Concerns Committee collected contributions so that K.U.U.F. could once again participate in the Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice “Kearsarge Community Christmas Project.” Each year the VNA collects Christmas Wish Lists from local families who are experiencing significant financial difficulties during the holiday season. Because you were all so generous, we raised an amazing total of $857! Thank you, thank you, thank you! This year we were able to buy these children everything they ask for, and more. In addition to the toys on their Wish Lists, we provided them with warm fleece jackets, pj's, and socks. We also gave gift cards of $100 for food and $50 for gas. When the shopping was all done, we actually had some money left over. So, we took what remained of your generous contributions and purchased toys for the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Upper Valley Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinator told us that what they really needed was gifts for boys ages 7-14, so that’s exactly what we gave them. Thank you again to everyone who donated money toward this project. It was an amazing accomplishment. Your contributions meant a great deal to these local families who may not have had a very Merry Christmas without our help.Amy Dressler |
KUUF Book Discussions Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
by Donald Kraybill et al. (2010) On October 2, 2006 a gunman entered a one-room Amish school in Nichel Mines, PA, shot 5 children and wounded many others. The Amish parent’s reaction to the senseless tragedy was to bring words of forgiveness to the family of the man who had slain the children. The authors who teach at small colleges with Anabaptist roots try to answer the questions of why and how did the Amish community forgive. Come explore the Amish belief of forgiveness as required by the New Testament. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (2010) Her name was Henrietta Lacks but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells – taken without her knowledge- became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to advances in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than 20 years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. This is her story.Both books are available in paperback and most libraries own these books or will borrow. Marion Allen, 526-6776 or mlallen@tds.net |
ADULT LECTURE SERIES Last year’s lecture series dealt with Emerson, Thoreau and Transcendentalism, ending with a wonderful field trip to Concord, MA. This year’s lectures will go much further back in time to consider the multitude of sects and the variety of beliefs and practices in the earliest days of Christianity, before it was decided what was theologically acceptable and what texts should be included in the Christian canon of scripture. It promises to be fascinating stuff (the kind of information that should be required reading for all Christians...but won’t be). Starting September 11, the lectures will begin promptly at 10:00 AM in the downstairs’ Sunday School room of the Stone Chapel. The lectures will continue at 10 AM every Sunday thereafter, except those Sundays when the Book Discussion Group meets. All are welcome! While it is certainly best to begin the course at the beginning and end at the end, each lecture will be rich with information and insight in its own right. So don’t hesitate to drop in when you can, if that is what works for you. Questions? Call Tom Maloof (526-9889) |
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Emily Burr Follow Emily Burr's Peace Corps Adventure at Emily's Blog: Rev. Emily Burr, Box 1317, Hoedspruit 1380, South Africa |
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KUUF DIRECTORY The KUUF Member/Friend Directory is easy to update but that can happen only if you let Liz Klingler know of an entry that needs to be changed or updated. Let her know either at church or by e-mail (dklingle2@comcast.net), and she thanks you. |
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EVERY SUNDAY IS COLLECTION SUNDAY Needs at the KLS Community Food Pantry--which serves the towns of Andover, Bradford, Danbury, New London, Newbury, Salisbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner, and Wilmot--continue to increase. In 2011 14% more people were fed than in 2010. Last year that meant 4,666 people were fed in 1,396 household visits! KUUF members' regular contribution of food and the participation of many church volunteers is much appreciated. We are grateful that First Baptist Church in New London continues to provide the space and organize the distribution of food. Requested as special high need items are Cereal and Canned Fruit, but all contributions are welcome. Checks to purchase perishable essentials such as milk are helpful also, and may be sent to KLS Community Food Pantry, Inc., Box 536, New London, NH 03257. Thank you! Susan Crickman
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KEARSARGE REGIONAL ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES (KREM) During the month of February there will be an envelope on the guest/membership table for donations to Kearsarge Regional Ecumenical Ministry, (K.R.E.M.) For people in need, K.R.E.M meets emergency needs when other resources are unavailable. The service area includes the towns of Andover, Bradford, Danbury, New London, Newbury, Salisbury, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner, and Wilmot. Because of the continuing effects of the economic recession, families in the towns we serve have been particularly hard-hit by escalating energy costs in the face of persistent unemployment and underemployment. Difficulties in meeting financial obligations have exacted a heavy toll on families, many with dependent children, and/or elderly or disabled members. Too often these conditions have been accompanied by family breakdown and by disruptive and costly relocations from one town to another. Sara Smith is a member of K.R.E.M’s board, and has represented KUUF with her time and service. Support for K.R.E.M comes almost entirely from local churches. We as a congregation have not been in a position to be a donating church. We’d like to change that, starting with this collection. Please be as generous as you can. If you make a donation by check, please make the check payable to KUUF and in the memo portion of your check indicate “K.R.E.M”. |
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CARING COMMITTE UPDATE Your Caring Committee has supported a number of members with food deliveries, notes of encouragement, and phone calls to remind members of the help available from the Caring Committee. Please call us when we can be of assistance. Marion Allen, Betsy Abbe, Eddi Mordecai, Lizzie Klingler, & Ken Preston |
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UU BED & BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Some of you know about the UU Bed and Breakfast program, many more probably do not. Cay Morrison and Betty Williamson have participated in the program of opening their homes for visiting UUs and Marcia and Dick Keller also have been involved. Money received through the B&B is donated to the Fellowship and it has been a successful program in the past. This year, it was too late to have the Fellowship's name entered in the list of participating churches but we should consider registering next year. Meanwhile, for anyone planning to travel in the US or some countries abroad, there are B&Bs available at reasonable prices and undoubtedly superior lodgings. I am sure Cay, Betty, or Marcia and Dick will tell you more about it if you are planning to travel or if you wish to open up your extra bedroom for a night or two.
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BE A VOICE! Let your state and federal representatives know that you are aware of what needs to be done, and of what they are doing. Also, let them know what you think is the right thing for them to be doing, and why. They get stacks of mail from organized groups that send prewritten letters. The letters that get the most attention, however, are the ones written by the individual constituent -- you! You?fll be hearing more about what we as KUUF might do, but in the meantime, get connected to your representatives. It?fs a duty and a privilege we shouldn?ft forget we have. Gov. John Lynch - http://www4.egov.nh.gov/governor/goveforms/comments.asp Rep. Charles Bass - http://bass.house.gov/contact-me/email-me Sen. Kelly Ayotte - http://ayotte.senate.gov/ Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen - http://shaheen.senate.gov/contact |
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FOR THE BODY, AND THE SOUL The Tuesday evening Women's Meditation Group is now meeting at the home of Sally Bergquist at 7:15 PM. If you are interested in attending, please call (763-4098) or e-mail (salbob2@comcast.net) for further information. |
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SUNDAY SCHOOL Erin Pickering, Donna Peirce?fs daughter, who attended KUUF Sunday school as a youngster, is our Sunday school teacher. A new feature of our religious education program this year, as we continue to grow and have more families with younger children, is a 2nd class for infants and toddlers. It truly takes a village to raise a child. Please consider volunteering to be care-taker for the infants and toddlers during one or two Sunday services this year. If you have any questions about the program, please call RE Director Donna Peirce at 763-2516. Extra Hands needed for Sunday School At times, depending on the number of children attending Sunday School, an extra pair of hands may be needed. If you are willing to make yourself available on such Sundays, please put your name on the sign up sheet, which will be on the welcome table beginning October10th. Choose a Sunday, sign up and if the children’s attendance on that Sunday is over the number that Erin and Donna can comfortably handle they will approach you to help them on that morning. Mostly you would be asked to help with the children under 4 years of age in the toy room that is set up for childcare. Holding a little one, chatting with them while they play, and reading books that are available is all that it takes to make these young ones “happy campers”. (If you would like to help with the older children just let Erin or Donna know your wishes.) We are so lucky to have Erin and Donna keeping things flowing each Sunday for our children. We know by the children’s happy faces that they are feeling very special and loved. Please sign up and be a part of this cooperative approach to our children’s Sunday morning experience. |
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