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In this Issue: Final Summer Forum Schedule, Upcoming Sermons (worship services resume Aug. 27th!), camping photos and more!
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August 7, 2017                                           Volume 60, Issue 2


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Latest Summer Forum Schedule

Sundays at 10:00 am through August 20th; Childcare provided for young children. Please note that there have been a couple of changes in the Summer Forum schedule since The Torch was last published.

August 6 – Elliot Francis and William McMahon, M.D. -  “Adults on the Autism Spectrum: Accepting Neurodiversity”
An autist and a UofU psychiatrist discuss self-help and support strategies for adults on the spectrum.

August 13 – Rep. Patrice Arent and Rep. Dan McCay -- “Ideology and Lawmaking: How Policymaking Gets Done”
A dialogue between elected members of the Utah State Legislature with contrasting views.

August 20 – Pat Shea – “Religious Liberty”
First Amendment Attorney, past candidate for U.S. Congress and Governor in Utah
 

Upcoming Services


Worship Services Resume!
Sunday, August 27, 2017
One 10:00 am service only
"Hope is Just the Beginning"
-Rev. Tom Goldsmith with Rev. Monica Dobbins

Sunday, September 3, 2017
One 10:00 am service only
"Seeking Justice"
-Rev. Tom Goldsmith with Rev. Monica Dobbins

We will return to our regular 2 service schedule on September 10, 2017. Services beginning that date will be at 9:00 and 11:00 am with Religious Education classes happening during the 11:00 am services only.

Latest Service Videos

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Summer Forum: The Neuroscience of Meditation
Summer Forum: July 2, 2017
"The Neuroscience of Meditation"
-Michael Johnson, PhD
Summer Forum: July 9, 2017
"Hijabs and Halal: Dialogue with a Devout Utah Muslim"
-Maysa Kergaye
Summer Forum - Attempting the Impossible: Changing Minds on Climate Change
Summer Forum: July 16, 2017
"Attempting the Impossible: Changing Minds on Climate Change "
-Thomas Moyer
Click here to see more videos on our YouTube Channel

Congrats Rev. Monica!

The Unitarian Universalist History and Heritage Society is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2017 UUHHS Seminarian Essay Prize is Monica Dobbins of Meadville Lombard Theological School, for her essay, "Rogers, Shinn, and Garner: A History of Universalism in Alabama in Three Vignettes."  This essay reveals the rich history of Universalism in Alabama from the antebellum period to the eve of consolidation, with careful attention to matters of racial inclusion, theological diversity, and the ways in which Alabama Universalism both mirrored and disrupted the surrounding culture.

Our judges were impressed with the entire set of entries, which explore important issues in Unitarian, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism from the founding decades through the end of the twentieth century. We are thrilled that so many of our future leaders are taking the time, during their academic studies, to develop the skills needed to tell our history with honesty, clarity, and grace. We thank everyone who participated in this contest for their dedication to our movement and its history.

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The Torch is published approximately 23 times per year, roughly every other week during the regular church year (September through May) and once per month during the summer.

Editor:
Jennifer Killpack-Knutsen
torch@slcuu.org

Next Torch Publication Date:
September 4,  2017

Submission Deadline:
Monday, August 28, 2017 by 9 am to torch@slcuu.org

Events to be listed should occur after September 4th to ensure timeliness. Submitted articles should directly relate to our congregation and committee work.
Camping trip photo by Rick Gregory. More photos from our church's camping trip can be found on our Facebook page by clicking here.
Assistant
Minister's Corner

Rev. Monica Dobbins
Last Friday morning, I awoke to the news that the US Senate had failed to pass the “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, with a decisive and unexpected vote from Arizona Senator John McCain. Although I rarely find myself politically aligned with McCain, I took to Facebook to thank him for casting that no vote. Soon after, I realized that many of my friends were posting outrage that the male senator was getting all the credit, while the two women who’ve been siding with Democrats for months (Senators Murkowski and Collins) were being ignored. Was I not also outraged about this blatant display of sexism?

There’s definitely truth to that. I am only one of millions of women who has had the experience of seeing a man get all the credit for something I’ve been doing for months. I’ve had my great ideas stolen by men, right before my eyes. I’ve felt the humiliation of not realizing what was happening until it was too late to advocate for myself. Sexism is real – it is not behind us, not by a long shot – and it hurts.

(Read more here)

Announcements and Congregational Briefs

  • UU Lunch Bunch through August 27th
  • Mindfulness Group
  • The Pedal Project (Refugee Resettlement Committee)

(Read more here)

Environmental Ministry Highlights

  • The Uninhabitable Earth
  • An Inconvenient Sequel
  • Roof Top Solar Public Hearing
  • Last Chance Tour & Rocking Chair Blockade

(Read more here)

Looking Ahead

  • Summer Forum continues each Sunday at 10 am through August 20, 2017. Meditation group meets 15 minutes after the service in the parlor.
  • August 27th: Worship services resume with one service only at 10 am. Childcare will be provided.
  • September 3rd: Worship service; one service only at 10 am.
  • September 10th: Ingathering Sunday; regular worship service schedule resumes with services at 9:00 and 11:00 am; Religious Education classes for children and youth resume at the 11:00 am service only.
  • September 17th: Our annual Activities Fair happens after each service - a great way to find out how to be more involved and connected at First Unitarian Church.

Torch Publication Dates
  • September 4, 2017 issue Submission deadline Monday, August 28th by 9 am
  • October 2, 2017 issue - Submission deadline Monday, September 25th at 9:00 am

    Order of Service and Torch Online Supplemental submission deadlines will be each Thursday (with some exceptions) beginning August 24th at 9 am. For more information regarding publication submission deadlines, please click here. You may also pick up a publication schedule in the office or request a pdf of the publication schedule via email by emailing your request to: torch@slcuu.org.
Church Calendar
First Unitarian Church
of Salt Lake City


Rev. Tom Goldsmith
Minister
minister@slcuu.org


Rev. Monica Dobbins
Assistant Minister
Coming Soon


Julie Miller
Director of Religious Education
dre@slcuu.org


David Owens
Director of Music
music@slcuu.org


Hal Gonzales
Church Administrator
administrator@slcuu.org



More info about staff can be found here: First Unitarian Church Staff

 

Board of Trustees

Sue Geary
Board President
board@slcuu.org


Tim Chambless
Jan Crane
Teresa Dieringer
Peter Esko
Rebecca Heal
Don Walton

More info about our Board of Trustees can be found here: First UU Board of Trustees

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