Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. - Winston Churchill UUCA Weekly Email Blast OFFICE HOURS THIS COMING WEEK Office hours: Mea culpa, but I am in training at Disneyland next week to learn costuming for our face characters (i.e. Princesses) so office hours for next week will be just a little different than normal – Friday 2PM-5PM, Monday 2PM-6PM, Wednesday 10AM-1PM, Friday 7AM-10AM Official communication to the Office Administrator should be sent to [email protected] Program for Progressives November 8, 2014 @ UUCA 2PM Film: From the Side of the Road Former West Bank settler Lia Tarashansky (director of the film) looks at Israels collective amnesia of the fateful events of 1948 when the State of Israel was born and most Palestinians became refugees. She follows the transformation of Israeli veterans trying to uncover their denial of the war that changed the region forever. She then turns the camera on herself and travels back to her settlement where that historical erasure gave birth to a new generation, isolated from its surroundings, and tries to shed light on the countrys biggest taboo. The director will be present for the discussion after the film and to answer questions. Please join us! You may wish to bring a snack for refreshments. Save the Date! Sunday,November 23 -- Fall Congregational Meeting The meeting will be held after the Sunday service and lunch. The agenda will include: - Electing a new Nominating Committee, to prepare for board elections next spring. - Considering a change in the contract with our consulting minister to reduce expenses. Congregational approval of this change in the Ministerial Contract is required. - Approval of next years budget. The proposed reductions in 2015 expenses are difficult choices, but they are required to avoid completely exhausting our reserves within a few years. LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES An update on the date for going as a group to see “The Theory of Everything” about the life of Stephen Hawking: On Saturday, November 29 let’s gather for an early matinee and lunch afterwards. Exact location and time to follow as we get closer to that date. Mark your calendars now! CALLING ALL COOKIE BAKERS AND CANDY MAKERS! We’ve set the date for the December Holiday Celebration: Sunday afternoon, December 21, at 5pm. For the past few years we’ve had a cookie exchange and bake sale. We’d like to do it again this year, but we need someone to coordinate it. If you would be willing [you’d get first dibs on everything!], let Karen or Johnnie know! Sunday Service Wrestling With Tradition by Elizabeth Bukey Ever been asked, so, what does your church teach about the Bible? While Unitarian Universalism does draw upon Jewish and Christian teachings, our relationship with the Biblical tradition is often complicated. What might we glean from these complex and contradictory texts? Faire Trade Coffee and Tea is Back! And it Brings its Dear Friend – CHOCOLATE! Fair Trade is a voluntary program utilized by coffee, tea and cocoa importers and food companies to create an alternative market for traditionally disadvantaged producers in developing countries, usually small scale farmers. Organic Fair Trade coffee, teas and CHOCOLATES will be for sale every Sunday at UUCA – the display is placed near the storage cabinet for the hymnals. Please see Judy Brazell for purchase of these delicious items! MEETINGS (to mark your calendars – note: these come directly from the church calendar. If your meeting is not included please make sure you are added to the calendar) Tuesday November 11, 2014: Poverty Task Force 7PM-9PM (Sanctuary)
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