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Vision: We will be a beacon of progressive religion in our region, inspiring positive change in the world.
Mission: Caring for one another, growing spiritually, and working for justice.
9:00 am Adult Enrichment Forums in the Social Hall
(Read more Forum details on page 9)
10:00 am Worship Service and Religious Education
11:00 am Social Time with Coffee and Tea
Nursery care is provided from 8:45 to 11:45am.
If we ever need to cancel services, the cancellation will be posted on our website
and on the outgoing phone message from the office.
Sunday, November 6 – Daylight Savings Time Ends – Change Clocks
Forum Topic: “Time Banking: A Global Movement Comes to Duluth” - Diane Emerson
Service Topic: “Why I Am a Unitarian Universalist” - Rev. Bruce Johnson. As we welcome
new members to our congregation this morning, it is fitting to explore the question of what keeps us
committed to this tradition, and this community.
Sunday, November 13
Forum Topic: “V-Day UMD/Until the Violence Stops” - Katie Robinson
Service Topic: “Who Cares?” - Rev. Bruce Johnson. With so many needs to address, how can we avoid
―compassion fatigue‖ and be truly effective caregivers? Who cares for the caregiver?
****Tuesday, November 15- Newsletter Submissions Due for December Issue****
Sunday, November 20
Forum Topic: “The Connection between Wild Food and Edible Landscaping” - Francois Medion
Service Topic: “Harvest of Gratitude” - Rev. Bruce Johnson. This is our traditional multi-generational
Thanksgiving celebration. Guest at Your Table boxes will be distributed and canned goods will be collected for the
CHUM food shelf.
Tuesday, November 22 Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
at Glen Avon Presbyterian Church, 2105 Woodland Avenue, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 27
Forum Topic: “Occupy Duluth/Superior” - Joel Kilgour
Service Topic: “If You Have Two Coats, Give One Away” - Ann Fryberger. A sermon on economic justice in
the land of opportunity. A brief look into the troubled spirit of the people that bought into the American Dream.
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Brunch will be served after the service on Nov 6 and 20. No reservation needed. Our
crystal ball shows some of our devoted and talented chefs creating yummy frittatas with cream cheese on Nov 6
and potato latkes with applesauce and sour cream and sausages on Nov 20. Watch for details in the weekly email
updates or on the orders of service announcements as we get closer and the image clears.
Vegetarian & Gluten Free options available.
November Congregational Dinner on Thursday, Nov 24 at 3:00pm – Do you have family members or friends
coming to town? Tired of cooking and entertaining? Are you alone on this holiday? Come join us at UUCD as we celebrate a
family-style Thanksgiving Day dinner at 3:00 p.m. The kitchen staff (Seitzes, Lakhans, et al) will prepare a couple of farm raised
turkeys, gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes, etc. A gluten-free vegetarian option will be available on request. Members and
friends are encouraged to share their bounties by bringing salads and desserts to add to the repast. There is going to be a
signup sheet in the narthex, or, if you prefer, you may also register by sending an email to fooduucd@gmail.com. Deadline for
registration is Monday, Nov. 21. We would welcome a $5.00 donation to cover some of the expenses.
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Minilogue
One of my most memorable Thanksgiving dinners took place in the Greyhound bus station in Portland, Oregon. I
was visiting my brother, Scott, when he lived in San Jose, California, and we were on our way to Astoria, Oregon,
where we were going to help a friend of his move into a new apartment. My brother‘s car had died of a blown
transmission on Russian Hill in San Francisco, so we had to transfer to a bus, which set our schedule back and
meant that we missed the meal that was waiting for us at our destination. Instead, we filed through the cafeteria
line in downtown Portland, sliding our molded plastic trays along the stainless steel counter, pausing at each
station to receive generous, sloppy servings of turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and cranberry
sauce. The atmosphere was less than homey, but under the circumstances, being there with my brother made it a
deeply memorable occasion.
My freshman year at Bowdoin College, far from home at Thanksgiving, I accepted the invitation from my roommate
to go with him to visit his twin brother, who was attending Princeton. We flew from Portland, Maine, to New York
with a couple of live lobsters in our luggage, and took the train out to Princeton Junction. The campus was
deserted, and there was a beautiful light dusting of snow covering everything. We found his brother in his empty
dormitory suite, and presented the lobsters, our contribution to the meal. He didn‘t have a pot large enough to
hold them, however, so we ended up using a (clean) wastebasket to boil our Thanksgiving dinner!
My childhood memories of Thanksgiving all seem to merge into one timeless holiday, with images and incidents
from different years now set alongside one another at the same table, like steaming savory dishes placed before
my mind‘s eye. My aunt and uncle – my father‘s sister and brother – alternated with our family in hosting the
dinner, so in any given year, two out of three families were traveling ―over the river and through the woods.‖ Some
memories are quite place-specific: I remember the boisterous ―children‘s table‖ in my aunt‘s basement, for
example, and the exact location on my parents‘ front porch where my cousin gave me a bloody nose, the frozen
pond on the golf course in Two Harbors where we skated, and the pine-paneled living room in my uncle‘s house
where we all assembled for a family photograph. Most of the memories are blended together, however, as if the
―moveable feast‖ that was our family tradition simply continued each year where it had left off in the past. Perhaps
that is the purpose of holidays – they lift us out of our day-to-day preoccupations, and give us a glimpse of life
lived ―under the aspect of eternity.‖ May your holiday traditions nourish you and your loved ones this year, and
may the feast of memories they create continue to nurture and sustain you for years to come.
Bruce
A Message from your President....
The word of the month is vibrancy. Can you feel it? I do. Every Sunday there is a tangible feeling of excitement
crackling in the air. There is vibrancy in the Social Hall and Gathering Space after services as people
enthusiastically come up to me to share their positive feedback: ―Really enjoying the new Minister,‖ ―Sermons are
thought-provoking,‖ ―Isn‘t the feeling of a full sanctuary great?!,‖ ―Love seeing the children‘s upturned faces enrapt
with Rev. Bruce‘s storytelling,‖ ―The music was exquisite!,‖ ―Who designed that lovely pulpit area!?‖ There is
vibrancy in RE as our new Director of Religious Education (DRE), Blair Powless, and the OWL (Our Whole Lives)
program gears up for action. Our amazing RE Chair, Deb Landon, has worked tirelessly to set up the Sunday
School schedule and recruit RE Teachers. We have a new Nursery Supervisor, Birch Cappetti, to help us meet our
goal to be more family friendly.
Our Food Program has generated a shared sense of community and fellowship thanks to our creative and
dedicated chefs with their delicious brunches and dinners. There is vibrancy and inspiration in our recently
resurrected Adult Enrichment Committee with leaders Carol Michealson and Sally Munger already turning out
quality, engaging Forums in our new time slot which is working out very well. Our Peace and Justice Committee‘s
topics and themes are strongly represented and woven throughout the education and arts. There is vibrancy in
our Arts Council and Chancel Arts, led by Linda Powless and Ann Fryberger that adds so much to the pleasing
aesthetic quality of our sacred space. And speaking of vibrancy, we can‘t forget Julie McDonnell and Joan Sutliff
with their high-energy, fun-inducing Fall Carnival which engages the young (and young-at-heart) among us.
This list is just a partial cross-section of the energy going on here at UUCD. There is much more and many other
vibrant volunteers unmentioned, but there is only so much column space in our already bursting newsletter.
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Talking about all these dynamic activities at UUCD is a perfect segue into reminding everyone that, in order to keep
this momentum of vibrancy going, we each need to pledge to support our beloved community in its Mission and
Vision from which all of our activities are grounded. Be sure to turn in your Pledge Forms with both your financial
and service contributions to Treasurer Jim Schulzetenberg or Kathy Stinnett at the UUCD office. Many thanks to
everyone for all of your contributions and special note of appreciation to our dedicated and resourceful Canvass
Committee and Co-Chairs, Koresh Lakhan and Tom Morgan!
Respectfully,
Gloria C. Walters, President, Board of Trustees
Please remember to look at the website for updated Board of Trustees minutes and the full list of
Board members with contact information, or call the UUCD office at 724-0308.
Sunday Attendance for September 130 per Sunday (averaged)
Woven Basket Donations for Sept Minnesota Citizens Federation 320.20
YTD Sept 2011 Budgeted Income $203,659 Budgeted Expense $209,687
YTD Sept 2011 Actual Income $190,747 Actual Expense $206,064
Let’s Make History
Our annual operating budget canvass is in full swing, seeking to fund our vision and mission. We are emerging
from a fifteen year transition period ready to make history as we continue to shine our beacon of progressive
religion throughout our region. Have you felt the ―buzz‖ around UUCD these days? Your treasurer and finance
council are right now crafting our 2012 operating budget, built primarily on the foundation of our pledges. Our
canvass budget reflects some pretty exciting things. On the income side we are noting a growing pledge base,
sizably increased revenue from the nursery school and building rentals, and a highly successful Food Program. We
are also seeing positive results from relationship building through the many and varied (and successful) fundraising
events made possible by your individual volunteer efforts. On the expense side we also are recognizing excitement
with our new settled minister, our new director of religious education, and a fully staffed Sunday nursery. Fulfilling
committee requests and rebuilding our Fair Share commitment to our supportive Unitarian Universalist Association
(UUA) and Prairie Star District (PSD) are additional goals. Yes, folks, UUCD is a happening place and you make it
happen.
If you have not turned in your pledge form, please do so as soon as possible (but please, no later than November
15th) and then mark your calendar to attend our budget hearing immediately following the Sunday service on
December 4th at 11:00 a.m. All will be revealed at this hearing as the treasurer and finance council bring together
our income and expense projections to see just how far we can go in 2012 toward making history in our region.
Brunch will be served following the hearing.
Jim Schulzetenberg, Treasurer, and UUCD Finance Council
THANK YOU M.J.
The Garden Club and the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce a substantial
gift from Mary Jane Owens. ―M.J.‖ as she is known to long time members of
UUCD made this wonderful gift in memory of her son Christopher and her
husband Robert, both long term dedicated Unitarian Universalists.
The Garden Club is responsible for the gift dedicated primarily to enhancing the entrance (the front berm) to our
new building and secondarily to the Memorial Garden currently in the planning stage. The Garden Club, in
planning for the gift in cooperation with other UUCD outdoor sanctuary committees, has finalized and distributed a
Request for Proposal (RFP) form to many regional landscape consultants and designers. The Garden Club is eager
to email our RFP to others interested in the project that we are not aware of—just have them request our RFP
document by sending an email to ann@thefrybergers.net, keeping in mind that the RFP submission deadline to
UUCD Garden Club is November 30, 2011.
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Membership Committee
IF YOU'RE THINKING OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF UUCD . . .
New members will be welcomed to our congregation during the worship service on Nov. 6. Those who join
will be recognized during a brief and joyful WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS CEREMONY which includes a symbolic
ritual--signing the membership book that's been in use since l887!
Of course, membership is much more than signing a book. It is about identification and signifies:
--taking a stand and making a decision about who you are and who you intend to become
--placing oneself in association with others with whom you have common values and life attitudes
--making a personal commitment to share one's talents, resources, and energy to support the work (and the
play!) of the congregation.
One tangible perk of membership is the privilege of voting at congregational meetings. Those who join on Nov. 6
will meet the bylaw eligibility requirements for voting at the next congregational meeting on Dec 18."
If you intend to become a member on Nov. 6 (or if you'd like to sign privately) let us know by contacting our
Minister, Bruce Johnson, 724-6084 or uurevbruce@aol.com, our Congregational Administrator Kathy
Stinnett, 724-0308 or uucduluth@gmail.com; or Membership Chair, Molly Benson, 724-2724 or
calbenmn@gmail.com. We respect the complexity of your decision should you choose to remain a friend. Our
activities and services (as well as our fundraising efforts!) are open to friends and members alike.
Religious Education – from Blair Powless, our new Director of Religious Education
Greetings all. It is my pleasure to be your new Director of Religious Education. Thank you for the warm welcome;
I don‘t think I have ever started a new job in such a good way.
The K-8 RE program is sound. We have a full, active staff of teachers and have two to three teachers in each
classroom. Each week‘s lessons are developed from a national UU curriculum that is available online (search
‗Tapestry of Faith‘). The lessons are designed to progressively define and explore UU principles and are age
appropriate. Thank you to our teachers for their time and effort on behalf of our children.
We have hired two new staff for the nursery, Supervisor Birch Cappetta and Assistant Olivia
Haidos. The nursery will now be consistently staffed by these individuals, plus we hope to have
a third assistant hired soon.
The first planned meeting of OWL is October 30th. The time of that meeting is to be announced.
We are planning to kick off the YRUU (youth 9-12 grade) program sometime in November. If you are interested in
mentoring in the YRUU program, please let me know. You could do one Sunday a month or more.
Finally, Reverend Johnson will be offering group discussions of the month‘s sermons to those who volunteer their
time with RE during the Sunday sermons. He has stated that these discussions may be as good as or better than
the sermons!
I would like to say a special thank you to Deb Landon for breaking me in and for offering so much of her time and
effort on behalf of the RE program. She has spent considerable time and effort keeping the program afloat in the
absence of a DRE and I would still be trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing if it were not for her
guidance.
Things are progressing well. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding any aspect of the RE
program please send me an email at dreuucd@gmail.com. Phone 724-4430 is the direct line to the DRE office.
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Caring Corner
Who Cares???? The Care Team Leaders are hosting a Who Cares Sunday on November 13.
Members of the Care Team are providing refreshments, helping with the service and will be
walking around with our sign-up sheets. This is your chance to show that you care—so please
sign up with the Care Team! We‘ll have a tin cup near the refreshments to collect donations to
defray Care Team expenses—cards, books, trainings, etc.
NEEDED: We have a request for a porta potty. Do you have one in your basement?
LENDING: For short-term use, we have wheel chairs, walkers and a toilet riser.
Caring Notes
Condolences go out to the family of Rachel Sandell. Rachel, age 18, died at home on October 16th. Rachel leaves
behind her mother and father, Katie and Dick, and sisters Charlotte and Ruby. Rachel was a recent graduate of
East High School, an honor student and member of the Dance Line. Rachel taught us all how to live during her
two-year odyssey with cancer.
Betsy Presley is home now and doing well after a spell at Chris Jenson where she was recuperating from a broken
hip. Cards and calls are still welcome!
Mary Melander is home now, also, after a stretch at Lakeshore Lutheran rehab for Lymes disease and other
ailments. She is doing well and happy to be home! Check in and see how she‘s doing!
Nov 5 UUCD Bonfire
Sponsored by the Green Sanctuary Committee (snow date Saturday Nov 12)
When: 4pm till the wood runs out
Where: at the top of the hill on the NE side of the church. Standing in front of the
garage entrance look up hill. That's where we'll be!
What to bring: something to roast on the fire (sausages, etc.), roasting forks or sticks,
and something to sit on.
We will have condiments, napkins and drinks.
The Beth Travis-Betts Dahlia tubers
(from Louise Levy)
How are those gorgeous red dahlia tubers you bought several years ago at the UUCD plant sale?
Have they been flowering well? Have you remembered to dig up the tubers each fall before the
ground freezes? Mine are still performing well 10 years after Beth gave them to me. Each year or two
I split them, and each year I remove the withered or damaged tubers before planting them in the spring. If there
is interest again, I will package more for the 2012 UUCD plant sale. It is a lovely way to remember Beth - and say
hi to Tom Betts, too.
CHUM NEWS!
The Family Shelter needs: bath towels, washcloths, and hair conditioner.
The Food Shelf is in desperate need of plastic grocery bags! It occasionally needs Egg Cartons but not this month!
The CHUM Nurse is looking for NEW white crew socks, toenail clippers, pedicure nail files, moisturizing lotion, anti
fungal cream, & antibiotic ointment.
CHUM Center is in need of combination padlocks and cell phones that work and have a battery and a charger for
clients needing to make 911 calls.
The Food Shelf is looking for donations of TURKEYS for the holiday season! Please deliver by Tuesday, November
22nd.
Donations may be placed in the CHUM box by the Care Team display in the Social Hall.
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P & J (Peace and Justice) on the Streets and in the House
Many members have been very active with social witness within the larger Twin Ports Community, holding signs,
being part of rallies, speaking out, showing up in the paper. Many of us have participated in the Duluth version of
Occupy Wall Street bringing attention to economic injustice. Please help support this effort that is working to bring
positive change to the world.
November is full of opportunity and social education here at UUCD. Check out the forum schedule to see all that is
happening before worship services. V-Day UMD will be presenting at the 9am Sunday forum on November 13.
Then on December 2 they will be having a V-Cafe‘ highlighting their local work with Girls Inc. and their global work
with raising awareness about the level of sexual abuse & violence against women and girls in the Republic of
Congo in Africa.
On Saturday, November 12th UUCD Peace & Justice will be hosting a conference for Northland UUers on ―Why
Social Justice Matters.‖ Reverend Bruce, along with leaders from CHUM, Citizens Federation, and MUUSJA will be
helping lead the conference. Later in the evening November 12th P&J will be hosting a benefit dance for MUUSJA
(MN Social Justice Alliance) Would you be interested in hosting a UU out of town guest? To find out more contact
Tom Starkey 624-4021.
Thank you to all the folks that helped with the Citizen Federation event this past month that featured the MN.
Healthcare Commissioner. Buddy Robinson, from Citizens Federation, felt the event was a success.
Brunches and Dinners; Coffee and Tea -- our Spirit of
Community
If you are new to our community this is especially for you – a brief summary of
how things work and an invitation welcoming you to events in our Social Hall.
Coffee and tea are available every Sunday. Brunch is offered 1st and 3rd
Sundays, around 11 AM, following the Service. No advance reservations for
brunch. Dinner is offered once per month, usually on the 3rd Wednesday. But
we are flexible to fit around holidays and congregational events. So pay attention
to notices and announcements! Notably in November dinner will be on Thanksgiving Day at 3 PM. We do ask for
dinner reservations no later than the Sunday prior to the monthly dinner, to allow time for shopping
and food preparation. Send an email to fooduucd@gmail.com or call 724-0308; say who‘s coming and mention
any dietary restrictions.
By popular request some dinners will likely be pot luck in 2012. The main point is this: Meals are meant to be well
prepared, nutritious, affordable to your wallet, relaxed opportunity for all ages to gather together for fellowship and
building relationship.
How do we sustain this Food and Beverage Program? With money and time! Pay as you are able. Donate
your time and skill to be ―on the team‖ for preparing, serving, cleaning up. You are encouraged to make a $
donation whenever you choose to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. We use a suggested price range for the chef-
prepared brunches and dinners. Some, who are able and willing, give at or above the high end of the range
recognizing the market value of their meal and practicing generosity to support our Food Program to include
anyone with low income. This makes at least three things possible. First, anyone with an empty, or almost
empty, wallet and hungry tummy is welcome to the meal and visitors are welcomed guests. Second, we
generate enough to pay a modest stipend for two key positions: Lead Cook to Plan/shop/prepare; and Lead Clean-
up to assure Kitchen and Social Hall are ―ready for the next user.‖ Third, we generate a modest surplus to
resupply staples, kitchen supplies and equipment, and to support building operating costs. This can happen only
because dozens of people volunteer: make coffee, assist cooks to prepare meals, assist with set up and
serving, scrub pots, run the dishwasher, mop kitchen floor, launder tablecloths. Benefits include enjoyment of
working with fellow UUs, eating good food, and just feeling good about making good things possible.
If you‘d like to share the adventure of being on the food and beverage teams it‘s easy. Contact Tina Welsh for
coffee/tea: 724-3228, tinawelsh32@aol.com. Contact Geiger Yount for brunch and dinner teams: 724-0652,
geigman@aol.com
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Music Notes ―Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music‖
Sergei Rachmaninov
We experienced a broad range of music over the past month at UUCD including
some truly life changing selections. James Taylor‘s Lonesome Road brought tears
to quite a few of us and of course the songs shared during the Celebrating
Immigration service are right up there too! Gifts of music freely shared with open
hearts and every good intention have ways of stirring the depths of the self. Many thanks go out to
givers of music in October - vocalists Joe Marty, Anne Tower, Molly Fletcher, Eric Hagman, Paula
Pedersen, singer/songwriter Sara Thomsen, poet Destri Irwin, the Chorale, the Flash Choir, our great
Song Leaders, pianist Marya Farrell, guitarist/song writer Dan Burrows , sound system helpers Bruce
Holmen, Dan Burrows and others.
Music in Religious Education!
Starting November 6th at 11:15 am Music Director Karen Bauman with copious assistance from
volunteers will begin providing a UU based music experience for all RE children! It has long been a
hope that regular, structured music as a tool for exploring our values be a part of our youngsters‘
Sunday morning. The children will be learning a selection that will be shared during the December
Wassail service Dec. 18th. Parents are invited to join in!
Wassail Sunday!
Sunday December 18th we will share a celebration of Winter during our worship time. This service is
based on readings and music about the magic of Winter provided by YOU! If you would like to
participate please contact Music Director Karen Bauman or Worship Associate Traci Eaton to learn more!
Have you gifts of music waiting to be shared with us? There are, oh, so many ways that you can add to
our Sunday mornings! Below is the Chorale/Flash Choir rehearsal schedule for singers who want to
make a joyful noise with others. Contact Music Director Karen Bauman for more musiking (yup, it is a
real word!) opportunities at 525–4119 prior to 8 pm or email kklgb4820@msn.com.
****TENORS: WHERE ARE YOU? WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU! COME AND SING WITH
US!****
Chorale and Flash Choir Rehearsal Schedule
Wed Nov 9
Chorale 7 pm – 8 pm Prelude/Walking
Flash Choir 8 pm – 8:30 pm
Wed Nov. 16
Chorale 7 pm – 8 pm Prelude/Walking
Flash 8 pm – 8:30 pm
Sun. Nov. 20
Chorale 9:30 warm up/10 am SING Prelude
Tues. Nov. 22 INTERFAITH
Chorale THANKSGIVING Prelude
Wed Nov. 23
Chorale OFF
Flash Choir OFF
Wed Nov. 30
Chorale 7 pm – 8 pm Walking
Flash Choir 8 pm – 8:30 pm
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First Friday Drum Circle
Did you know that national research has found that "drumming accelerates physical healing, boosts the immune
system and produces feelings of well-being." All of that, and it is FUN too!!!! This is a casual group where we
combine our sounds to create a spontaneous rhythm that is as unique as the individual participants there. We
meet at UUCD on the first Friday of every month from 7pm-9pm. Anyone is welcome, no experience is required.
(We do have a few extra percussion instruments for those that may need them). For more information call Tamra
@ 626-1771. Why not join us and find out what benefits you may get from drumming.
Memorial Garden Update
The chatter about establishing a Memorial Garden on our UUCD property continues. A group of interested
congregants led by Julie Morgan and David Yount met October 9th to move the project forward. Earlier this year
the site was chosen and approved by Green Sanctuary. It is Zone #1 of our property's Vegetation Management
Plan zone map ... the open field west of the pond and abutting College Street. Purposes previously identified by
solicited congregational input and group process have focused on providing an accessible, aesthetic outdoor space
for quiet personal reflection and for honoring our dead.
Our current task is to identify how the selected site can be developed to address these purposes. Bunter Knowles
has volunteered to write and submit this winter a site analysis, including discussion of possibilities, limitations, and
suggestions. Those design considerations and alternative ideas can then stimulate creative movement toward an
actual design and construction, perhaps next year sometime.
Anyone interested in this project is encouraged to contact Julie Morgan or David Yount.
UUCD Pretty Good Book Group
November Book Selection: The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 7:15 pm, Library at UUCD
Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angles liberals Delaney
and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop
community. Mexican illegals Candido and America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American dream
as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. From the moment a freak accident brings
Candido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what
becomes a tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding.
December Book Selection: The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 7:15 pm, Library at UUCD
We are in the center of Paris in an elegant apartment building inhabited by bourgeois families. The main
characters are Renee, the concierge and a twelve year old tenant, Paloma. They both hide their true talents and
their finest qualities from a world they suspect cannot or will not appreciate them. This is a moving, funny,
triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us.
January and February Book Selection: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7:15 p.m., Library at UUCD
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 7:15 p.m., Library at UUCD
Russian literature scholar, Tom Morgan, will join us to lead the discussion of this epic novel.
Dance Lessons at UUCD
Love to dance but don't know how? UUCD is offering free ballroom dance lessons every 4th
Saturday of the month. Join us on November 26th at 7:00 PM in the Social Hall with a dance to
follow to recorded music. Same sex couples are welcome. A donation would be appreciated and
accepted. Contact Doug at 218-260-0446
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Adult Enrichment Classes
The AE committee welcomes ideas and input from the congregation. Programs include Sunday forums, a future
daytime program, and in the winter a family night in conjunction with RE. Watch for updated information monthly
in the UUCD newsletter and web site. Committee members are Hal Bertilson, Scot Bol, Mary Lou Donovan, Bev
Harries, Teresa Hodek, Carol Michealson, Sally Munger, Will Munger, Tom Starkey, Carol Turner, David Yount, and
Geiger Yount.
SUNDAY MORNING FORUMS All forums will be held in the Social Hall at 9:00am. Child care is available from
8:45 to 11:45 in Religious Education area.
Nov. 6 Time Banking: A Global Movement Comes to Duluth, is presented by Diane Emerson, corporate executive
turned nomadic volunteer. She will share her story and the gift of Time Banking for the world.
Nov. 13 V-Day UMD/Until the Violence Stops presented by Katie Robinson, Community Liaison & Lexie
Generous, UMD Student Representative and friends. V-Day UMD is locally involved with Girls, Inc. and globally
involved with working to protect women in the Republic of Congo.
Nov. 20 The Connection between Wild Food & Edible Landscaping presented by Francois Medion. Francois
Medion works with Tom Hanson of the Duluth Grill and manages the 13 th St. Urban Farm. Francois grew up on a
farm in SW France and is working on a degree in Botanical Science at UWS.
Nov. 27 Occupy Duluth/Superior presented by Joel Kilgour. A discussion of economic justice by some of the
99%. UUCD member Scot Bol and others will update us on local efforts in the area of economic justice.
SKEPTICS AND BELIEVERS: RELIGIOUS DEBATE IN THE WESTERN INTELLECTUAL
TRADITION---A Great Course by the Teaching Company.
"This course will explore how leading Western philosophers and theologians ... have defined and debated,
defended and attacked religion. Some are pious and some are atheists. Some are philosophers who explain why
religion is essential for human life, and some are philosophers who just as rationally explain why religion is
irrational and illusory. Is religious faith blind submission? Or can it be part of an intellectually vital and realistic
view of the world? Or could it be both, that religion is complicated -- at times bound up with the worst, at other
times bound up with the best?"
It's not too late to join us. The course continues Thursdays November 3, 10, 17, December 1 and possibly
Dec. 8 in the Great Room and consists of two half-hour DVD lectures plus time for discussion each
session. Sessions will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The course will resume sometime (to be determined) in
January. If discussion is extended, we may decide to cover only one lecture for some sessions which will increase
the number of sessions. If desired, course guidebooks may be purchased from The Teaching Company for $12
each. The guidebooks consist of a summary of each lecture, an outline, suggested readings, and questions to
consider. Orders will be taken during the first session. The course will be led by Reverend Bruce Johnson and
David Yount, who purchased the course and thought that it would be good to do it again with a group of UU
members and other freethinkers about religion. For more information, go to the web site
www.thegreatcourses.com. Please join us even if you are unable to get to all sessions.
UU World Series 5:30 Social Hall
Sunday Nov. 13, Theme: Communications
Opening words & article from UU World. Effective Web Presence for Congregations.
CD from Charlotte 2011 GA, followed by 10 minute discussion.
Sunday Nov. 20, Theme: Lifelong Learning
Opening words & article from UU World. How to Offer Multi-Age Mission Projects.
CD from Charlotte 2011 GA, followed by 10 minute discussion.
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FALL YOGA
Drop-in, all-level class, held in the cozy corner of the Social Hall Monday mornings, 7:30 to 8:30 am,
through November 7. Come whenever you can. Bring a mat. Cell-phone free. $10 per class. Call
Caroline Woods for more info: 218 724 5371.
One Voice Mixed Chorus, Minnesota’s GLBTA chorus, will perform a benefit concert
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 at Pilgrim Church, 2310 East 4th Street.
Minnesotans United for All Families (Minnesotans United) is organizing the benefit to raise funds for the year-long
campaign to defeat the ballot referendum in November 2012 that would ban same-sex marriage. Tickets are $15
in advance and are available online at www.MnUnited.org -$20 at the door.
Entitled Brave Souls and Dreamers, the concert celebrates the lives of visionary leaders who have challenged
prejudice and violence. One Voice is the largest GLBT chorus in North America, known for its musical excellence,
diverse programming, and deep commitment to community outreach. Under the direction of Artistic Director Jane
Ramseyer Miller, the 90-member chorus has performed for thousands of people throughout the Twin Cities,
Greater Minnesota, and beyond.
For more information, contact Gary Anderson at 218-391-7404 or garyoga@cpinternet.com
Women’s Moon Group
What: The Women's Moon Group will celebrate the Nov. Full Moon with a Feast Celebration
When: Sunday, Nov. 13th at 5:00pm
Where: Susan's house (12 Bobalo Ave., Vintage Acres, Gary/New Duluth).
Call Susan if you need directions at 391-5314.
Why: We will give thanks for the blessings in our lives, celebrate with song and share a potluck meal together.
Call Tamra if you have any question at 626-1771.
Note- this celebration will take the place of our regularly scheduled gathering on Nov. 10th.
Enjoy the Convenience of Electronic Giving
Did you know that we offer electronic giving as a way to automate your regular monthly offering? Electronic giving
offers convenience for individual congregational donors and provides much-needed donation consistency for our
congregation.
As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving. Authorization forms and additional
information are available from the UUCD office.
Newsletter Submissions Deadline for the December
issue is Tuesday, November 15!!
Please send your articles by email to uucduluth@gmail.com.
If possible, send them in a .doc (Word) format. Or type them directly into your
email message. Please do not use any borders or textboxes. Use tables if needed.
Less formatting is better. If you can, use Tahoma font, 10 point.
There will be no extra time to allow for late submissions this month, sorry.
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Our Director of Religious Education is Blair Powless
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