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This Weekend
10:00 am Sunday Service
Re-Centering Hospitality
Preacher: Rev. Eva Cameron
Celebration Associate: Karen Impola
Music Coordination: Bill Brown
Greeters: Priscilla Nieman, Juanita Williams
Hospitality: Team Lorenz
How do others welcome the stranger? Do we seem welcoming, or unwelcoming? Are there other ways to think about hospitality? To conceive of who is "us" and who a "stranger"? Whose are we?
Adult Forum
Mica Lorenz will lead a discussion of the book, Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochuk. This brief introduction can be a lead-in to a more extended book discussion group, if there is sufficient interest.
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Sunday
10:00 am Service
11:00 am Fellowship
11:30 am Adult Forum: Book Discussion on Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochuk.
2:00 pm Sunday Afternoon Small Group
4:00 pm Sunday Small Group
Monday
7:00 am “a.m. UU” at Caribou Coffee
Tuesday
5:30 pm Food Values small group
Wednesday – Calendar Deadline
5:30 pm Dinner
6:00 pm Childcare
6:30 pm New Member Class
6:30 pm Choir Practice
7:30 pm Band Practice
Thursday
7:00 pm Buddhist Path
Friday – Newsletter Deadline
Saturday
6:00 – 8:00 pm 2016 Treats and Talents Auction OctoberFest
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Touchstones
Hospitality
~~~~Click here for
October Journal - Hospitality~~~~
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Our Music Director, Jessica Lieb, was hospitalized a week ago with dizziness and chest pains. Currently she is home, but they still haven't figured out what is wrong. Sadly, her dizziness is severe enough she will need company to help her go about the basic functions of home life. If you can visit and help out, please reach out 563-580-3422. She is really grateful for all the help you have offered in the past week.
Please don't forget our members who can't make it on Sundays: Keep them in your thoughts and prayers,
or call, or visit!
Karen Kitchen continues to live at the Martin Center, in a new room-- #16. She welcomes visitors in the afternoon. Her number is 319-961-1940.
Marilyn Desmond Mallard Point Retirement 2603 Orchard Drive, #309 Cedar Falls, IA 319-859-5590, email desmma15@gmail.com
At Friendship Village: Lewis Lynch
At Rosewood: Earl Van Fleet
The Caring Connections Team will have a different contact person each month.
Please send them your needs and concerns.
The contact person for the last 2 weeks of October is
Pam Hays pamelagene@hotmail.com 266-8406
Sending love and hope to anyone who is hurting. Please reach out and let us know. Please send your pastoral updates to me in the office. People want to know, and send you love, prayers or bring you a pot of soup!
Please ask if you need contact information too. ~ Janet and Eva
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a.m. UU
a.m. UU will meet next Monday October 16. A cool fall day is great
for enjoying a morning coffee, tea and conversation. We meet at Caribou Coffee on University Avenue at 7:00 - 8:30 am on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Hope to see you next Monday. This Small Group is open to all who want to join us.
Bill Brown
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Pollinator Garden Volunteers
Please join us Sunday afternoon, Oct 15, at 2 pm, to continue preparing the Pollinator Garden for winter. We'll be thinning, transplanting, and sharing plants for you to take home for your own garden.
Sally Browne
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Would you like to become a member of CVUU?
Do you have questions about membership?
Please join Rev. Eva Cameron and me for a new-member meeting at the CVUU on October 18th from 6:30-7:30 pm. This meeting is an opportunity to get to know one-another, learn more about the history of Unitarian Universalism in the Cedar Valley, ask questions about the CVUU, and become a member if you would like to do so. Please let me know if you have questions! I hope you can join us!
Michaela Rich
michaelarich1@gmail.com
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MOVING FORWARD WITH CVUU
All of us who have committed our time and energy to the Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalist congregation share the desire that it be a healthy, thriving religious community that has a clear vision of its potential contribution to the community and the world. However, in recent months there have been developments that cause us concern about the health of the congregation, including: declining financial contributions, increasing difficulty in recruiting people for leadership positions, and the disengagement or loss of members who have the potential to contribute, to the congregation.
Nevertheless, we share a faith that our congregation can thrive and grow, that it can meet a variety of needs for members, and that it can have a positive impact on the community. OUR RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT IS IMPORTANT IN THIS TROUBLED WORLD!
Therefore, the Board has authorized a series of focus groups during the fall of 2017 to explore potential strengths and weaknesses of our congregation and to gather information that will contribute to efforts to strengthen our group.
If you have participated in a focus group, you know that they are small groups of 6-8 persons who engage in a dialog on important issues, guided by a set of carefully designed questions. The purpose of these groups is not to come to shared conclusions or to make decisions but simply to gather information about the diverse perspectives of our congregation.
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE YOUR THOUGHTS AND DREAMS TO THIS IMPORTANT DIALOG ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR CONGREGATION.
SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT DATES AND TIMES SHOWN ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL!
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Attention YoUUth!
Save the Date
CON at the First Unitarian Church in Des Moines
November 3rd-5th
More details to come, but contact Angie if your son or daughter is interested in attending. An adult will need to attend as well with the group of YoUUth. You can contact Angie at dcre@cedarvalleyuu.org
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Free Food Pantry
Thank you for your donations. Please consider regular donations to the Food Pantry so we can continue to help supplement the diet and needs of our neighbors in need.
If you would rather make a monetary donation please make a check out to the CVUU with Food Pantry in the memo line. I buy many bulk items at Sam's Club and the dollar store and this would help make those purchases.
Please do not donate tomato products, sauces or pasta. These items are not taken. Items that are taken are canned meals such as ravioli and spagettios etc, pork and beans, small micro meals ( non refrigerated of course) peanut butter, pudding packs, various treats, toilet paper, toothpaste, deodorant, toothbrushes, baby food. Also children and teen books and craft supplies ( colors, pencils, coloring books, etc)
A personal note. I just want to thank you for your generosity. One of the little kids asked me why we did this. I said because we like to be generous. Do you know what that means? He said No. I told him we liked to share what we have with others who might need it. He says Oh. He is one of many kids I see a lot. They stop by to see whats in the box when they get off the school bus. Most all of the people who use the pantry are kids. This summer I saw a lot of them and I got the idea that most where looking for something to eat during the day and were fixing their own lunch and snacks. Most of them are friendly and appreciative. We do have a few who have dumped food or littered or cause some problems but most are good kids looking for something to eat.
- Mica Lorenz
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The October 2017 newsletter is available
for pick up at the church or it can be downloaded at
newsletter calendar
**Stay Informed/Keep Us Informed:
Please send information for the Weekly Update
to administrator@CedarValleyUU.org
or call 319-266-5640
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Unitarian Universalist Society Open House
Come Celebrate the Opening of our New Green Church
Sunday, Oct 29th - 2 to 5 pm
2355 Oakdale Road
Coralville, IA 52241
319-337-3443
uusic.org
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A PASTORAL MESSAGE FROM THE REV. SUSAN FREDERICK-GRAY
Click here
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Prophetic Sisterhood
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The U Turn by Luis Argueta
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"Taking the Leap: Caring for the Earth and one another”
Thursday, October 19, 2017
7:00 - 8:30 PM
At UNI:
Curris Business Building, Room 109
On Thursday, October 19, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM, UNI will be hosting a speaking event called “Taking the Leap: Caring for the earth and one another” in the Curris Business Building, Room 109. Our guest speakers, Anthony Rogers-Wright (in person) and Avi Lewis (via livestream), will speak about their work fighting for environmental justice and the growing movement to create a better, more sustainable world for us all to live in by addressing the climate crisis. Anthony Rogers-Wright is a long time organizer and currently works as the U.S. Coordinator for <https://theleap.org/> The Leap, an organization co-founded by author Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis, a journalist and filmmaker known for his documentaries <https://thefilm.thischangeseverything.org/> This Changes Everything and The Take. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us!
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Masjid-Al Noor Islamic Center Open House
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What does it mean to be a Syrian refugee?
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Series on Aging and Healthcare
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Cedar Valley 
Unitarian Universalists
3912 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Staff Contact Information
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