“The Creative Spirit that Resides in All of Us” February 7th service

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There is a current need for cat food and dog food. Thanks for supporting The Ada Jenkins Center.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and conversation this Sunday February 7th at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St, Davidson, NC. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the service starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation. This will be a kid centric service with a story and kid friendly singing, plus art and music from some of the children in attendance.

“The Creative Spirit That Resides In All Of Us”

talk by Jeff Pender

It is said that all we know, artistically, scientifically and technologically comes being creative and using our imagination to try and understand our world, the mysteries of life, the unknown. The creative spirit is part of the very fabric of being human. We have used this creative energy source since the beginning when our ancestors began to walk upright. Yet today, some would say with conviction that they are not the least bit creative. I submit to you that in fact that this is emphatically not true. If you are willing, you can tap into the wellspring of the creative spirit that resides in all of us and make your world a better place.

Jeff Pender, MFA/ Ceramics, artist, teacher

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status

We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILDREN ARE WELCOME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-053

January 2010 Newsletter

First Monthly Newsletter January 2010

First I would like to thank everyone for coming to our last service on January 17th.  We had a beautiful service On “Yoga for Personal Transformation” led by Kaoverri Weber. We were 27 strong with a number of new faces. Maybe even more special about this service was the fact that we raised $425.00 for the Stop Hunger Now event coming up this Sunday January 31st. I want to thank everyone for their outpouring of generosity.

Volunteerism

If you are looking for ways to volunteer then this Sunday Jan. 31st would be an excellent opportunity not only for building community but to help with Haiti disaster relief.
Stop Hunger Now event will be held at the DCPD congregation house, 218 Concord Rd, Davidson, NC on Sunday Jan. 31st starting at 1:15. This will be followed by an interfaith dedication at 3:15 in the DCPC sanctuary. An offering will be taken during this service with the proceeds being split between Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross
The plan is package up to 30,000 nutrious meals during the Stop Hunger Now portion of the event. It is a community wide, city wide response to the devastation in Haiti. Please help out if you can. There will be music and snacks for those that are participating.
Times for the event are as follows: 1:15- Instructions from Stop Hunger Now staff, 1:30- packing begins, 3:00 completion of packaging, 3:15- start of dedication service, 4:00 conclusion of the event.

Upcoming services

February 7th- “The Creative Spirit that Resides in All of Us”- This will be a kid centric service so calling all children who want to participate, bring you art work what ever that might be; painting, poems, music, Lego constructions, science related.  Your children can participate in a number of ways so email me if you are interested in helping out. In addition, the steering committee will be previewing our strategic planning for the year and asking for your input.

February 21st- UU minister Rev. Melissa Mummert will be our guest speaker

March 7th – UU minister Rev. Dick Weston-Jones will be our guest speaker

March 21st- Annette Marquis, Director of the UUA’s Thomas Jefferson District

Final Note on the Future

The steering committee is currently actively involved in strategic planning for the year. We are looking to grow and strengthen our fellowship by expanding our programming and solidifying our liberal faith community. Please join us at our next service February 7th where will will preview our goals and our mission for the upcoming year. Thanks for your support.

Peace, Jeff Pender

Yoga for Personal Transformation January 17th

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and conversation this Sunday January 17th at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St, Davidson, NC. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the service starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation.

“Yoga for Personal Transformation”

talk by Kristine Kaoverii Weber

Many spiritual and self-help teachers talk about the need for personal change – for overcoming fear, anger, shame and jealousy, for gaining courage and strength to take risks and make changes, for tapping into creativity, for actualizing your life’s purpose. These kinds of directives flow freely from self-help gurus everywhere.

While this advice is helpful, the key to personal transformation lies not in understanding personal change, but in facilitating it. And this is done through practice – the time you take every day to connect personally to your Source – and what you do throughout your day to support your practice. Useful self-help books and DVDs teach some form of practice because without it, any attempt at personal transformation will fail.

For thousands of years yogis have honed practices for personal transformation and in the last 50 years or so, these practices have become widely available through a variety of different sources. They are practical, generally simple, accessible to everyone, and tremendously effective.

In this lecture Kaoverii Weber will discuss the foundational practices of yoga (beyond the commonly understood yoga postures) and how they can help you effect real, transformative change in your life. Yoga helps you become:

• Less stressed out, calmer and more peaceful
• Less depressed, tense and/or anxious
• More in touch with your inner Self – body, mind and spirit
• Better connected to your Spiritual Source
• More aware of your life’s purpose (and offers strategies to fulfill it)

Kristine Kaoverii Weber, MA, RYT500, LMBT took her first yoga course from her hippy social studies teacher in Pennsylvania when she was in sixth grade and has been hooked ever since. She began sharing yoga with others in 1995 and created a style she calls “Subtle Yoga.” Kaoverii began training yoga teachers in 2003 and teaches workshops internationally. She is committed to creating opportunities for each student to discover and pursue his or her path to self-realization.

For more information, visit her website at www.subtleyoga.com

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILDREN ARE WELCOME DURING THE SERVICE BUT CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

“Wheel of Life Service”

MPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Come and join us for our first service of the new year for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and conversation this Sunday January 3rd at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St, Davidson, NC. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the service starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation.

“WHEEL OF LIFE SERVICE”

led by Laurie Walker

The continuous cycle of the rhythm of life from birth to death to birth and all of the passages in between – growing, relationships, changes, loss – is common to all life .  Please join us in recognition and remembrance of life’s passages as we look forward to what the future holds. In honoring this sacred rhythm of life, we are renewed for the new year before us.
All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

MPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Winter Solstice Celebration

Come and join us for our special holiday service for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and conversation this Sunday December 20th at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St, Davidson, NC. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the service starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation.

“Let There Be Light”

A Celebration of Winter Solstice – “Let There Be Light” Service

Ever notice that religions the world over have a “light coming despite the darkness theme”?     Ever crave the warmth and light that a candle brings during winter? Come explore these ideas and learn more – celebrate with us on December 20th.

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

UUFLKN MEETING DECEMBER 6th

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and discussion at our next meeting Sunday December 6th. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the meeting starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation. Our featured speaker for our upcoming meeting will be Paul Gibbs. The title of his talk is:

The title of his talk is:

“Buddhist concepts, making sense out of suffering.”

Synopsis

The focus of the talk will concentrate on connecting Buddhists concepts.Exploring the relationships between seeking wisdom, developing concentration, and living ethically.Along with an explanation of the 8 fold path and how it relates to ethics, mental cultivation and generosity.

Don’t forget about

“Evensong” – 4th session Sunday evening Dec. 6th 7 – 9 pm

Led by Rev. Amy Brooks

Evensong is a combination of worship and sharing (emphasis on sharing) for small groups like ours, to deepen their personal, spiritual understanding and build community through active listening.  Donations will be accepted during the gatherings. Also please try and arrive slightly before 7 so the session can start promptly.

“Evensong: An Eight Week Series of Gatherings”

4th session – The Human: What Limits Do I Encounter?

1.   Beginning Together: Show and Tell (bring something to share)

2.   Religious and Spiritual Experiences

3.   The Divine: What Do I Really Want?

4.   The Human: What Limits Do I Encounter?

5.   The Messiah, the Christ, the Buddha, The Divine Made Manifest:  What Is Possible?  What Keeps Me Going?

6.   The Community: What Is Possible Together?

7.   Endings: How Do I Live with Loss and Death?

8.   Ministry: What Is My Ministry?  What Am I Called to Do in the World?

Please feel free to contact Jeff at uulakenorman@gmail.com or Rev. Brooks at amyakosua@roadrunner.com if youhave any questions about this new program.

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

Thanksgiving service November 15th

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman Thanksgiving Service

at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble Street, Davidson, NC

Come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and Potluck at our next meeting Sunday November 15th. Bring the whole family. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the meeting starting at 11:00 followed by lunch and conversation.

A Day of Thanksgiving

Let’s celebrate our Thanksgiving Service on November 15 with a simple service and potluck. Our service will be short and sweet, about 30 minutes, with singing and story time for the kids. Also, each family will get to express what they are thankful for. In addition, we would like each for everyone to bring a donation for the Ada Jenkins food pantry. We will ask everyone to make the donations during the service.

Following the service we will share in the time honored tradition of the potluck.  Bring your favorite dish, be it side, main, casserole, salad, bread or desert to share with the group.  If you are unable to bring food for any reason, don’t despair – just join us! There will be plenty for all who come.

Looking forward to visiting with everyone.

Don’t forget about

“Evensong” – 3rd session Sunday evening Nov. 15th 7 – 9 pm

Evensong is a combination of worship and sharing (emphasis on sharing) designed by UU minister Barbara Hamilton-Hollway as a way for small groups like ours, to deepen their personal, spiritual understanding and build community through active listening. Sharing is a big part of this program and The topics covered in the first 8 sessions are listed below. Donations will be accepted during the gatherings to help cover the cost of the 8 sessions. Also please try and arrive slightly before 7 so the session can start promptly.

“Evensong: An Eight Week Series of Gatherings”

3rd session – The Divine: What Do I Really Want?

Led by Rev. Amy Brooks

1.   Beginning Together: Show and Tell (bring something to share)

2.   Religious and Spiritual Experiences

3.   The Divine: What Do I Really Want?

4.   The Human: What Limits Do I Encounter?

5.   The Messiah, the Christ, the Buddha, The Divine Made Manifest:  What Is Possible?  What Keeps Me Going?

6.   The Community: What Is Possible Together?

7.   Endings: How Do I Live with Loss and Death?

8.   Ministry: What Is My Ministry?  What Am I Called to Do in the World?

Please feel free to contact Jeff at uulakenorman@gmail.com or Rev. Brooks at amyakosua@roadrunner.com if you

have any questions about this new program.

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

Nov. 1st meetings

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

Come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and discussion at our next meeting Sunday November 1st. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the meeting starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation. Our featured speaker for our upcoming meeting will be Rev. Elizabeth Kerman. The title of her talk is:

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

This sermon explores a centuries old practice of remembering dead ancestors which is observed in parts of Mexico and Guatemala.  I believe remembering the past can have benefits for people and cultures.  There will be an opportunity for you to speak the name of someone you would like to remember.

Bio – The Reverend Elizabeth Kerman has been a member of Unitarian Universalist congregations  since 1962.  She and her husband first joined First Unitarian Church in New Orleans, Louisiana and their four children were born in Louisiana.  While there they helped to begin the West Bank Fellowship. In 1973 they moved to Houston, Texas and attended First Unitarian there.  Following her husbands death, she worked as a social worker in Houston,  and helped begin the Northwoods UU Fellowship.  At age 50 she entered Harvard Divinity School to prepare for the ministry.  She served The Winston Salem Fellowship for six years and six congregations as an Interim Minister.  She is currently retired from active ministry and a member of the UU Church of Charlotte.

Don’t forget about

“Evensong” – 2nd session Sunday evening Nov. 1st 7 – 9 pm

Evensong is a combination of worship and sharing (emphasis on sharing) designed by UU minister Barbara Hamilton-Hollway as a way for small groups like ours, to deepen their personal, spiritual understanding and build community through active listening. Sharing is a big part of this program and The topics covered in the first 8 sessions are listed below. Donations will be accepted during the gatherings to help cover the cost of the 8 sessions. Also please try and arrive slightly before 7 so the session can start promptly.

“Evensong: An Eight Week Series of Gatherings”

2nd session – Religious and Spiritual Experiences

Led by Rev. Amy Brooks

1.   Beginning Together: Show and Tell (bring something to share)

2.   Religious and Spiritual Experiences

3.   The Divine: What Do I Really Want?

4.   The Human: What Limits Do I Encounter?

5.   The Messiah, the Christ, the Buddha, The Divine Made Manifest:  What Is Possible?  What Keeps Me Going?

6.   The Community: What Is Possible Together?

7.   Endings: How Do I Live with Loss and Death?

8.   Ministry: What Is My Ministry?  What Am I Called to Do in the World?

Please feel free to contact Jeff at uulakenorman@gmail.com or Rev. Brooks at amyakosua@roadrunner.com if you have any questions about this new program.

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

Field Trip Sunday Morning Oct. 18th

Sunday morning FIELD TRIP

Our regular Sunday morning meeting Oct. 18th at the Ada Jenkins Center has been canceled. Instead we will FIELD TRIP to Myers Park Baptist Church to hear Bishop Spong speak during the 11 am worship service. The title of his talk is “The Way Ahead- A New Reformation.”

We will meet at 9:30 am Oct. 18th at the Ada Jenkins Center to coordinate our carpools to Charlotte.

About Bishop Spong

John Shelby Spong, whose books have sold more than a million copies, was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2001. His admirers acclaim him as a teaching bishop who makes contemporary theology accessible to the ordinary layperson — he’s considered the champion of an inclusive faith by many, both inside and outside the Christian church. In one of his recent books, The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible’s Texts of Hate to Discover the God of Love (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2005), this visionary thinker seeks to introduce readers to a proper way to engage the holy book of the Judeo-Christian tradition.

A committed Christian who has spent a lifetime studying the Bible and whose life has been deeply shaped by it, Bishop Spong says he was not interested in Bible bashing. “I come to this interpretive task not as an enemy of Christianity,” he says. “I am not even a disillusioned former Christian, as some of my scholar-friends identify themselves. I am a believer who knows and loves the Bible deeply. But I also recognize that parts of it have been used to undergird prejudices and to mask violence.”

http://www.johnshelbyspong.com/

Don’t forget about

“Evensong” – beginning Sunday October 18^th 7 – 9 pm

Evensong is a combination of worship and sharing (emphasis on sharing) designed by UU minister Barbara Hamilton-Hollway as a way for small groups like ours, to deepen their personal, spiritual understanding and build community through active listening. Sharing is a big part of this program and The topics covered in the first 8 sessions are listed below. Donations will be accepted during the gatherings to help cover the cost of the 8 sessions.

“Evensong: An Eight Week Series of Gatherings”

Led by Rev. Amy Brooks

1.   Beginning Together: Show and Tell (bring something to share)

2.   Religious and Spiritual Experiences

3.   The Divine: What Do I Really Want?

4.   The Human: What Limits Do I Encounter?

5.   The Messiah, the Christ, the Buddha, The Divine Made Manifest:  What Is Possible?  What Keeps Me Going?

6.   The Community: What Is Possible Together?

7.   Endings: How Do I Live with Loss and Death?

8.   Ministry: What Is My Ministry?  What Am I Called to Do in the World?

EVENSONG sign up

Please let me if you are coming to we can get a sense of numbers.

Peace, Jeff

October 4th Meeting

IMPORTANT NOTE: We will continue to take donations for the Ada Jenkins food pantry at each meeting. There will be a buggy near our meeting room that you can drop your donations in. Some of things that they need the most are shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste.  Please check our web site www.uulakenorman.org under the Volunteer page for further info on what may be donated.

UU Fellowship of Lake Norman

A reminder to come and join us for spiritual nurturing, music, talk and discussion at our next meeting Sunday October 4th. Doors will open at 10:30 am with the meeting starting at 11:00 followed by refreshments and conversation. Our featured speaker for our upcoming meeting will be Rev. Amy Brooks. The title of her talk is:

“BUILDING COMMUNITY”

Congregational experts have done their research and discovered that building community requires the foundation of small groups who share a common interest, task, experience.  Amy Brooks, UU Community Minister, will be joining us to introduce the UU program called “Evensong” a small group opportunity she will be offering on Sunday nights for our fellowship beginning the evening of October 18th  from 7-9 pm.  Please join us to learn more about how we can grow together in community and to meet Amy.

The Rev. Amy E. Brooks

Affiliated Community Minister, UUCC

Amy is a fourth generation Unitarian Universalist from Western Pennsylvania where she grew up in the Meadville congregation.  She received her B.A. in Art History from Boston University and her M. Div. from Harvard Divinity School.  Amy continued her ministerial training with a parish internship at the Eno River Fellowship in Durham, NC followed by a 2 year chaplain residency at Carolinas Medical Center.

Since 1995 she has worked at the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network in Charlotte in a variety of positions.   Her work there has included supporting congregations to establish CareTeam ministries to people living with AIDS, pastoral visitation, and HIV/AIDS education and prevention.  In 2002 Amy and her colleagues were recognized by the Ford Foundation’s Leadership for a Changing World Program.   Currently she is on maternity leave.

As an Affiliated Community Minister with UUCC since 1997 Amy has served variously on the Memorial Endowment Committee, as Coming of Age Mentor, Senior High Boston Trip Advisor and Jr. High OWL Facilitator.  She has provided worship services and other duties as requested by the senior minister.  She has served the denomination on the executive board of the Southeast UU Minister Association and as a consulting minister with the Black Mountain Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley.  She is currently working with Mecklenburg Ministries on the Souls of White Folks Project as a co-facilitator.

Amy lives with her husband, daughter and 2 dogs in Huntersville, NC.

All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability or economic status
We are a liberal faith community.

Note: CHILD CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

Peace!

uulakenorman.org 704-779-0533

Peace, Jeff Pender