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January 2019

 
CUUC's phone number is:

(386) 308-8080
A Month of Sundays
 
January 6th

Laura Chilkott

"Fannie Farmer: Nineteenth Century Unitarian Kitchen Revolutionary"
Fanny Farmer had a unique vision to provide women of the Victorian Era with not just a plethora of recipes but with new approaches to cooking that would build their confidence in the kitchen and give them easier ways to express their hospitality  through cooking.

Although probably best known for her  cookbooks whose many incarnations persist through this day, she was not only an author of cookbooks but also an educator and businesswoman who had the strength and determination to make her vision a reality.

Following the service we'll celebrate the New Year with a potluck lunch.  Bring any dish you like, but feel free to use a Fanny Farmer recipe and share any memories you have of Fanny Farmer in your kitchen.
 
Service Leader: Nancy McCormick


January 13th

The New Smyrna Beach High School Theatre Department presents
a short play about bullying, "Because of You, I......."
A discussion follows.

January 20th

Audrey Barcelo
retells "We've Got a Great Story to Tell"
a timely, inspiring sermon by Rev. Lloyd Dunham, which
pertains to our Unitarian Universalist heritage.

Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting to follow.

January 27th

Joe Wolfarth
speaks on "Holocaust Remembrance Day"
 
 
 
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Services Sundays @ 10:30
Community Unitarian Universalist Church
403 West Street

New Smyrna Beach, FL  32168

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Looking Ahead to January 2019

February 3rd
Gail Radley
 "And Unity and Justice for All"

February 10th 
Joe Wolfarth
  Martin Luther King
February 17th
Cliff Jackson.
"Living in the Simplest Terms"

February 24th
  Gaia and Kurtland Davies
"How to Be of Service Without Killing Ourselves"
 

Upcoming Events
January 9th
Board of Trustees Meeting
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Church Sanctuary
403 West Street NSB 


January 12th
Book Club
Discussing the book "The Girl Who Wrote on Silk
6 p.m. 

Location: Church Sanctuary
403 West Street NSB 


January 12th
Labyrinth Walk
7 p.m.

Location: Church Sanctuary
403 West Street NSB 


January 20th
Semi Annual Congregational Meeting
12:00-1:00
Location: Church Sanctuary
403 West Street NSB


January 23rd
David Roth Concert
Plan to come to CUUC on Wednesday, January 23 at 7 pm to enjoy the music of David Roth. David strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions.  His performance will delight you!

Reserve tickets by emailing Connie at 
conniejaz1@gmail.com: $15 for one, $25 for two. ALL proceeds go to CUUC, since the Barcelo family, long time fans, is bringing this concert to us
 





***For the most up to date information on events, please check the calendar on our webpage- www.nsbcuuc.org or www.dbcuuc.org

The Board, at the October meeting, accepted the initiative of the Events Committee to establish a master calendar for all church activity.  Therefore, when any activity is considered, check the calendar at church or email djchris.kaplan@yahoo.com.

Upcoming Birthdays
January
January 8 Nicholas Zakrewsky
January 11 Carmen Rivera
January 17 Loretta Clemente
January 18 Joe Wolfarth
January 28 John Hildebrandt

February
February 10 Laura Chilkott
February 12 Nancy McCormick
February 15 David Lang
February 21 Al Fregin



 

CO-PRESIDENT’S ARTICLES

Holiday Greetings to you and yours!  When you get this newsletter, you will have been through most of the seasonal celebrations, whether they be Hannukah, Kwanza, Christmas, Yule or something else.  I sincerely hope that they have been wonderful times with family and friends, and not too stressful! Of course, the one remaining celebration is New Year's Eve and Day.  This will be my first year missing the televised festivities from Times Square, since I have to get up so early the next day to catch a plane home.  I'll be in PA with my sister from December 25 to January 1, and am eagerly anticipating weather that will be like Christmas always was – cold and snowy!
 
In the spirit of this giving season, I'd like to share some statistics with you.  CUUC is an exceedingly generous congregation, especially considering our size!  In addition to regular food and cash collection for HUM, we've started to collect clothing and small packets of toiletries for the homeless – details to be announced.  We fund a small scholarship each year – the Dru Synal Memorial Scholarship – for a CUDAS Unhooked student and are exploring more ways to support this terrific group.  WE collected $175 in table rentals at our Art and Music Festival, which went to them.  And, now, the stats.  Special cash collections were as follows:
 
Chalice Lighter Call - Community Garden, Houston TX         75.00
Chalice Lighter Call - UU Church in the Pines                      163.00
UUA Hurricane relief - Panhandle of FL                                140.00
James Reeb UU Church, Madison WS – Refuge for Immigrants   65.00
 
That is something to be truly proud of!  Thank You!
 
As we move into our second year in our new church, I look forward to a growing membership and increasing our visibility in SE Volusia.  We are seeing more and more visitors who return and will hopefully become members.  That means that there will be more hands, energy and good ideas, as we go forward.
 
Other than my hopes just expressed, I'll add that I'd love to see more volunteers in all our Committees and recurring activities.  It was so nice to see new member Lu as greeter recently!  There are plenty of little tasks like that that need more help.  We still need a coordinator for the memorial/honoring Bricks campaign!  Who out there has experience that could translate to this job?  It involves having the brochure printed, mounting publicity through the newsletter, following up with those who've signed to buy a brick, etc.  Not hard!
 
We also need help with Fundraising, in general (the bricks are part of that).  That could entail an event which nets cash for us, large or small.  You will always have help, in whatever you do!
 
As I close, I'm thinking of all the blessings I've had this year, and hope you have experienced many blessings, too.  A big part of my joy this year has been being part of CUUC and watching it grow.  I hope you feel that way, too.
Connie



Thanks to YOU, the SILENT AUCTION was a HUGH SUCCESS
A big thank you to those who made a donation(s) to the Silent Auction:  Loretta Clemente, Nancy McCormick, Judy Rosko, Sharon Herr, Anna and Dale Grainger, Pat Gadbaw, Charlie Poplees, and Kathi Smith.  We also thank the people who bid, but did not win.  But especially to those of you who bid high enough to be winners:  Anna Grainger, Connie Baker, Dana Jacobson, Pat and Bud Cullison, Rosa Lake, and Kathi Smith.  If I have not listed your name, shame on me.  Please attribute it to either my poor record keeping or faulty memory or both.  But know you are important and all are appreciated greatly for helping us make this auction a huge success.  We raised over $500.00!  And we have stuff left over, but not that much stuff.  Remember we are having a year-end clearance sale.  Make an offer and it will be considered.
We’ve done so well, let’s continue the Silent Auction into 2019 by replenishing our stock.  Remember when you donate auction items, it’s a great way to do two things -- get rid of new or slightly used usable things you do not want and to raise money for the church.  So please include our church among those worthy charities you donate items to.  Unwanted Christmas gifts make great auction items; so don’t re-gift - give it to the church.  The New Year is the right time to make resolutions.  If yours include getting rid of stuff you no longer use or need - give it to the church.  If your resolutions include to scale back, and reorganize - give it to the church.  If resolution is to be less materialistic and more charitable - give it to the church.  
It was discussed at the last Board Meeting, that the funds raised through the Silent Auction could be used for small needed recognizable church improvements; i.e. the window in our children’s room needs replacement, for shelves or another bookcase for our office, painting to lighten the foyer, or other things you might suggest.  If we use the Silent Auction proceeds in that way it will do two things – get the improvements done and stimulate pride in taking part in the Silent Auction.  Remember – all of us working together can accomplish great things. 
Thank you for your participation in the Silent Auction.  
Kathi

 
Attention all Members:

This is your second official notice that the Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting will be held following the service on January 20, 2019. You will receive an agenda shortly.  Please save the date to plan and attend.

Also, we now have a dedicated office in the church building.  If anyone is interested in reading the Board Minutes, we  have a binder containing copies of those minutes, located in that office.  


Plan to come to CUUC on Wednesday, January 23 at 7 pm to enjoy the music of David Roth.  David strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions. His songs have been heard around the world – and over the world: “Rising in Love”, “Earth”, “Manuel Garcia”, “May the Light of Love”, “Nine Gold Medals”, “Spacesuits”, “Rocket Science”, “I Stand for Love”, “That Kind of Grace”, and many more have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, the Kennedy Center, Peter, Paul, & Mary’s “Discovered” (Warner Brothers), the Kingston Trio’s “Born at the Right Time”, NASA’s Goddard Space Center (“Rocket Science” went up on the Space Shuttle Atlantis’s May 2009 mission to repair the Hubble Telescope), the classic folk song books “Rise Up Singing” and “Rise Again” (sequel), and 14 CDs. His performance will delight you! Reserve tickets by emailing Connie at conniejaz1@gmail.com: $15 for one, $25 for two. ALL proceeds go to CUUC, since the Barcelo family, long time fans, is bringing this concert to us!


Native American Women’s Spirituality Group Starting

Mid-January, 2019 we hope to start a Women’s group discussing and studying Native American Spirituality.  The monthly meetings will be based on readings from Jamie Sams, “The 13 Original Clan Mothers” – Your Sacred Path to discovering the gifts, talents and abilities of the Feminine through the Ancient teaching of the Sisterhood.
Participants are encouraged to purchase the book, which can be found in paperback.  (Often times used versions are sold on e-bay, etc.)  The meetings will take place once a month on an agreed upon weeknight.  If interested, please contact Chris Kaplan 813-469-0765 and let me know your availability. 
 
Spotlight On A Member

Chris Kaplan Spotlight
Chris originally joined CUUC back in 2001 when it was located in Daytona.  She became interested in Native American Spirituality and joined “The Orenda Seekers”, started by Connie Baker.  After the first year of meetings the “Orenda Seekers”, comprised partly of Connie Baker, Nancy McCormick, Debbie Zill, Joan Estrada, Suzanne Ronneau, Dru Synal, Chris Kaplan and Jean Skinner (former member) had their Vision Quest.  Chris returned to the area and CUUC this past March.  She will be facilitating the new “Orenda Seekers” group starting in mid-January.  Women who are interested in joining the group should contact her.
Chris has been an activist most of her life and is the CUUC Social Justice Chair as well as the Events Chair.  Active in LGBTQ Community, she was the speaker for our Gay Pride Service.  She has also joined the Cudas-Unhooked Mentor program and has started with a new student.  When she’s not out stirring up trouble (good trouble) you can find her spinning tunes as DJ Chris Kaplan.
 
Lama Rinpoche Talk
December 2018

Caring and Sharing

       I very much believe in the power of books and other publications to change the world. We sell books in my workplace; I tell our customers that my bosses understand that "there's knowledge and power in books" - the ability to read and learn about the world has changed the lives of millions. Authors untold give kudos to public education systems and public libraries for opening doors to a future that otherwise wouldn't have existed. I have loved public libraries since childhood, and I still support their mission. Recently my brother Ned and I started a kind of "movie exchange program" - if I have checked out an inspiring film I pass it to him and vice versa. This past week I shared a movie entitled,  "Noble" - filmed in 2014, it's the story (based on reality) of a woman named Christina Noble - born in Ireland to extremely poor parents, she fought adversity to find success until in the 1989, inspired by a dream, she went to Vietnam to try to create programs to aid street kids there. Vietnamese authorities were suspicious of her motives and asked her why she would want to help orphans and guttersnipes in their country instead of back in London or Dublin. She answered,  "Vietnamese gutters are the same as Irish gutters." The inspirational part is that the woman who is the subject of this film was successful in creating a network of public health clinics and other service programs throughout Asia, and ended up being given an OBE (Order of the British Empire) award in recognition for her public service by Queen Elizabeth II (despite being born in Ireland, Ms. Noble had lived in the U.K. for many years prior to her work in Asia). Critics only chastised the filmmakers for painting a "mythically heroic" picture of its human subject. In modern times we have come to expect a view of actual heroic figures that is "warts and all" - still I am glad to see any movie that depicts people's triumph over adversity,  and this one moved me greatly.

      Ned passed on to me the 2016 film, "Hidden Figures" - starring the always wonderful Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner (who also starred together in the 2014 film, "Black or White" as the grandparents of a bi-racial child embroiled in a custody battle)... "Hidden Figures" tells a story about African-American women overcoming racism in our nation's fledgling Space Program, profiling 3 women who were hired as "colored computers" when mathematical calculations were done by hand rather than by machines. The movie's success at shining a light on some previously unsung heroes of our country's history made it popular with educators touting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Programs in our public schools. Critics complained that the movie was a "feel-good movie about overcoming racism" (?!) - which led me to read all about it on Wikipedia, where I learned that some of its content is quite different from the actual history. Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the non-fiction book on which this movie is based, says, "For better or for worse, there is history,  there is the book, and then there's the movie." She defends the filmmakers' decisions to alter timelines and create composite characters in their efforts to create a more compelling storyline for the film, and adds that the 3 women profiled in it are not the only African-American women who gave their best for our space program (which reallly makes me want to read her book so I can keep cheering for the accomplishments of these brilliant people!) Ironically one aspect of the historical inaccuracy of the film was that desegregation actually happened sooner and more easily at NASA and its predecessor, the NACA, than depicted in the movie. The women profiled actually struggled less to be recognized for their intellectual capabilities than one would believe after seeing this movie (though American culture as a whole - especially in the South - and the treatment of females as 2nd-class citizens - still reflected today in discrepancies in salary and benefits packages - truly deserves to be scrutinized!)  

      The movie emphasizes the success of its truly heroic protagonists, but is perhaps at best a way to open a window into a reality that may be even more compelling, though less "black and white!" I cannot help but be glad to know that human beings can actually be kinder and more ready to make positive changes in our surroundings than we sometimes fear. 

> Human beings, ourselves, are "Everyday Miracles."
>
> - Joe Wolfarth


 

Different Religious Observances for the Month of January

January 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, commonly used for civil dating purposes.

January 5 GURU GOBIND SINGH JI’S BIRTHDAY • Sikh Guru Gobindh Singh was the 10th Sikh guru of Nanak and founder of the Khalsa.

January 6 EPIPHANY • Christian Known as Theophany in Eastern Christianity, it celebrates the manifestation of Jesus as Christ. In addition, the Western Church associates Epiphany with the journey of the Magi to the infant Jesus, and the Eastern Church with the baptism of Jesus by John.

January 6 CHRISTMAS • Armenian Orthodox Christian Armenian Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Epiphany, except for Armenians living in Israel, who celebrate Christmas on January 19th.

January 7 CHRISTMAS • Eastern Christian- Most Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches based on their use of the Julian rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar.

January 15 MAKAR SANKRANTI • Hindu Seasonal celebration marking turning of the sun toward the north.

January 20 WORLD RELIGION DAY • Bahá’í Observance to proclaim the oneness of religion and the belief that world religion will unify the peoples of the earth.

January 21–23 MAHAYANA NEW YEAR • Buddhist In Mahayana countries the New Year starts on the first full moon day in January.

January 21 – January 25 NO NAME-CALLING WEEK Annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling and bullying of all kinds.

January 21 TU B’SHVAT • Jewish New Year's Day for Trees, and traditionally the first of the year for tithing fruit of trees. Now a day for environmental awareness and action, such as tree planting.

 

UU Justice Florida updates
  1. Please see the video of the new Faithify campaign on “Climate Impact & Environmental Inequity” here: https://faithify.org/projects/climate-impact-environmental-inequity-towards-justice-for-all/   We have only 30 days to meet this goal!  Please plan to attend the 5th Annual Interfaith Climate Action Network Assembly February 1-2 in Orlando if you can. It’s now or never to address climate change seriously!! Details forthcoming on the UU Justice Florida website:  www.uujusticefl.org
  2. January 10th:  all are invited to join the webinar discussion of the Statement of Conscience of the 2016-2020 Congregational Study Action Issue “Democracy Uncorrupted”.  Deadline for comments: February 1, 2019. See link to the January 10th webinar here: http://uujec.com/webinars
  3. Registrations are now open for the UU Justice Florida 2019 Legislative Days here:  http://www.uujusticefl.org/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=127797
Sign up, bring friends, and see you in Tallahassee!
Together we can make a difference!!
 

Kindra Muntz

Unitarian Universalist Justice Florida

uujusticefl.org

facebook.com/uujfactionnetwork

facebook.com/groups/uujusticeflorida/

@uujusticefl

 
Famous Individuals with Unitarian Universalist Connections

Beatrix Potter
1866-1943
Author, Illustrator, Naturalist, Conservationist

Helen Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Though Potter was typical of women of her generation in having limited opportunities for higher education, her study and watercolors of fungi led to her being widely respected in the field of mycology. In her thirties, Potter self-published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Following this, Potter began writing and illustrating children's books full-time. In all, Potter wrote thirty books; the best known being her twenty three children's books.

Potter's family on both sides were from the Manchester area.They were English Unitarians,[ associated with dissenting Protestant congregations, influential in 19th century England, that affirmed the oneness of God and that rejected the doctrine of the Trinity.

*this information was taken from Wikipedia.  For the full article please click on the link below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter

Book Club Meets January 12th at 6pm in the church Sanctuary

We'll be discussing our next selection "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk" by Kelli Estes. 
In brief: Inara Erickson is exploring her deceased aunt's island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara's life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before ... www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481335-the-girl-who-wrote-in-silk


We will meet  January 12th  to discuss this book.  Look forward to seeing you then.
This is a picture of the refrigerator magnet of our 7 Principles of Unitarian Universalist.  They are available for purchase for $5.00, every Sunday.  Please see Victor or the greeter to purchase one.

Are you a potential Youth camp JC or Adult volunteer?
Summer youth camp planning is already underway!  Our dates are set and now I am hoping to find summer staff who enjoy being with kids, enjoy being outside and sharing their joy for living out our UU Principles.  Being a Junior Counselor (a youth who is in high school) or an Adult Counselor is not for everyone, but if you want to share your gifts with UBarU youth and other adults for a week this summer, please go to our website for more information and contact me at director@ubaru.org.  

http://ubaru.org/home/SummerCamp

Camp registration will open Dec. 1, 2018 including for Scholarships.  

Camp dates are 9-11 year olds   June 9-15

                   12-14 year olds    June 16-22

                   15 year olds to 2019 High School graduates   June 23-29

We are also planning a Middle School Science week from July 28-Aug 3.  If you are interested in being an adult counselor for Science week, please submit an application and indicate it is for Science week.  

Thank you for your commitment to the future!  

Robyn Stout

Executive Director

830-460-6002

Dana Jacobsen is our Newsletter Editor.  Please send articles to her at sguard@bellsouth.net with the subject lin "for Cuuc newsletter".

We are now on Ebay


We have sold over $1,400.00 in donated items.  Share our items for sale with friends.  New items added daily.

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We are still accepting donations.  
Bring them to church or drop off at Sharon's home.


Items should not be too large.  See Sharon for details.
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New Smyrna Beach, 32168

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