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Editors Suggestion:
The souls of animals
By Gary Kowalski,
From Amazon.com-Why do elephants bury their dead? What makes birds sing and cranes
dance? Do animals appreciate art? Do they know the difference between
right and wrong? Do they experience awe and wonder? In this revised
second edition of his celebrated book, Reverend Gary Kowalski combines
heartwarming stories with solid science to show that other creatures
are not insensitive objects devoid of feeling and intellect but
thinking, sentient beings with an inward, spiritual life.
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UU Visalia
Quick Links
Home Page:
uuvisalia.org
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Want a fun and attractive
reminder of our UU Principles for your wall?
You are sure to
enjoy CLF's
Principles
and Purposes Poetry Poster.
The Church of
the Larger Fellowship offers
a poster featuring the
Seven
Principles in
limerick form!
Bright, colorful, and clever
11" x 18"
poster.
All plants, beasts and people
belong
To a web that is silent but
strong.
Every choice that you make
Leaves a trail in its wake,
So
remember you're part of the throng
$8.00
plus postage
To purchase a poster or learn
more about the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF),
contact us:
www.clfuu.org
CLFUU clickable link
The poster can be purchased online by clicking on CLF
Shop;
or
call 617-948-6150.
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Please Use your Save-Mart S.H.A.R.E.S. Card
When you present your SHARES card to the check-out clerk, our Fellowship receives 3% of your grocery purchases. Contact Jolene to get cards and more information about the program.QUARTERLY SAVE-MART SHARES RAFFLE - July 12, 2009 We will hold our quarterly raffle for our Save-Mart SHARES fundraiser! The Prize is a $20 gift certificate to the Visalia Farmer's Market - that's 10 $2 coupons to use at all the vendors! Your raffle ticket is your Save-Mart Receipt - bring them to worship service and deposit in the raffle box with your name on them.
-Jolene
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Worship
Service Calendar
Sunday, June 7, 2009 Drumming service with Buddy Jones. The drum is found among cultures around the globe. It's mesmerizing rthyms and sounds are an essential part of a ceremony, and always it communicates emotions, or messages. Come to hear what Buddy Jones has to say about this vital instrument, and bring your drum (or other percussive instrument) to share in this exciting service. Sunday, June 14, 2009 "Crown Thy Good" a sermon for Flag Day presented by Harold Wood, assisted by April Hill. Our choir will sing. Sunday, June 21, 2009 Guest- Singing Bowl Meditation with Lili Hillis 5:00pm: Lili Hillis has been playing the music of her heart since 1962. Now called on her own meditative path, she travels the country and comes by invitation to share her musical and spiritual path with our congregation.
Sunday, June 28, 2009 - "To Pray or Not to Pray" a sermon of Jane Rzepka, Senior Minister, Church of the Larger fellowship, presented by April Hill. Our choir will sing.
Please Note - Service topics are subject to change
The 5PM Worship Service is followed by a potluck supper at 6 PM to which all are welcome! Please do not hesitate to come to church and join us for dinner potluck. Even if you forget to bring a dish, we always have enough and your company is most welcome.
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UU Visalia Fellowship News
GREAT SUCCESS WITH SAVEMART S.H.A.R.E.S. FUNDRAISER!
From January through April, the UU Fellowship of Visalia has raised $276. For the month of April alone we made $95 due to members and friends using the Savemart S.H.A.R.E.S. card when shopping for groceries! Each month is getting better!
We send 25% of proceeds to Food Link, while 75% of he proceeds go to UU Visalia Ethical Eating projects. Special thanks to Jolene for organizing this program! If you need another card, please contact Jolene!
See the sidebar below for news on the upcoming raffle and prizes.
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Unitarian Universalist
Events & News
June 24-28, 2009 - UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Salt Lake City
Join others from UU Visalia for the annual national conference for UUs!
Registration is now open:The 2009 General Assembly will feature an entirely new schedule of programming for attendees. The highly successful lay leadership education program, UU University , will be offered during the GA schedule. Registration for lodging began on March 2, 2009 - register early - nearby hotels fill up early!  Unitarian Universalism: Nurture Your Spirit. Help Heal Our World |
Out of the Box
Neither or these two articles is here for advocation of any religious viewpoint, just a very interesting look at how things change over time, and not that much time either...
Where were you last Sunday?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/192583
Less, more, new or different?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-03-09-american-religion-ARIS_N.htm
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Community Events for Social Justice and/or Personal Spiritual Development
The Human Right to Water Bill - AB 1242
AB-1242
(Ruskin-Jones) the Human Right to Water Act, has been passed by both
the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and Appropriations
Committee and will soon be heard on the Assembly Floor California teachers and nurses are joining with a
wide range of environmental justice groups in showing their support.
The
UU Legislative Ministry Action Network is pleased to be an active
co-sponsor of this bill, along with our national partner, the UU Service
Committee, as well as the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water,
Urban Semillas, Alliance for Democracy, and Food and Water Watch.
AB 1242 establishes a right to water for basic human needs, as a policy of the state of California. "It
is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every
human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water on
an equitable basis, that is adequate for the health and well-being of
the individual and family."
HealthCareForAll - Join National Effort for Single Payer! March on Mooney for Public Healthcare. Saturday, June 6th. Meet at Hometown Buffett, 8:00 a.m. for breakfast (mention "single payer" to cashier for discount). From 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., we will march on Mooney Blvd. Wear comfortable shoes. Please park in far rear of parking lot closest to Central Ave, so we can group there, after breakfast, for final instructions. Be creative and make your own sign! We will have some available, if needed. More Info: 559, 303-1134
Cynthia Koval, Co-Chair HealthCareForAll, Tulare-Kings Counties
LGBTQ On-line info and discussion:
The Tulare County Chapter of Marriage Equality USA(MEUSA and
Porterville LGBTQ invites LGBTQ organizations and supporters in
Tulare County and surrounding areas to share ideas, announce event info, and discuss LGBTQ issues. I have started a new yahoo group to
keep MEUSA and Porterville LGBTQ members connected with other groups
such as PFLAG, Gay Visalia, COS Pride Club etc. Please join this group
by going to MEUSA-TulareCounty-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Jamie Garza
Chair Porterville LGBTQ, Tulare County Chapter Leader Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA)
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10AM - Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade - starts at corner of Palm & Olive. More information at www.pflag-tulare-kings.org.
Audubon Society Field Trips - meet at the Sears parkign lot in Visalia at 6:15AM to carpool. Bring a lunch, water, a hat, sunscreen & insect repellent.
June 27, 2009 - South Fork Valley of the Kern and Chimney Creek. Also explore Kennedy Meadows & Troy Meadows.
July 25, 2009 - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. Time to catch late nesting birds of the Sierra.
Visalia Farmer's Market - Saturdays - 8-11:30 AM at Sequoia Mall Parking Lot (near Sears) and Thursday evenings in downtown Visalia.
November 6-8, Quaker Center, The Sacred Depths of Nature - Exploring the religious potential of our scientific understandings of nature with Ursula Goodenough.
Lawn Mower
Exchange Program: Registration began 4/23/09 for So Cal Edison's Lawn Mower
Exchange Program. Pay just $100 or $160 for a brand new electric
cordless mower valued at $400 or $500 when you exchange your gas mower.
Find quick registration instructions and program details online at
ww.sce.com/lawnmower or call 888-425-6247 once registration opens.
Please give or send any anouncements you have to Bryce Lane, joandbryce@sbcglobal.net, we need more.
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Online UU Classes
Humanism Today: Issues and Origins
The heritage of humanism is a central strand in Unitarian
Universalism. We will explore the history of this idea in classical
philosophy, western intellectual development, and American religious
development. We will also examine the variety of institutional forms
of contemporary humanism, the issues it confronts, and the unique
spiritual resources that it offers in the context of our UU movement.
Taught by the Rev. Drs. Kendyl Gibbons and Bill Murray, two of the
most noted humanist scholars in our UU movement.
This class begins June 15 and runs for eight weeks.
You can sign up for these and other classes at our Online Learning
Center -- see www.clfuu.org/learn for more information about how
classes work and how to sign up. These classes carry a $40
registration fee.
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ONGOING FELLOWSHIP EVENTS
Invite Your Friends to the Fellowship!
We
have a convenient way for you to invite your friends and acquaintances
to our Fellowship. Many people are turned off by "organized religion" but
they have no clue that there is such a wonderful religious alternative
like Unitarian Universalism that that is guided by a quest for
truth and meaning, not by a set creed or dogma. So we've created
handy "pocket
coupons" to help you share the good news! The "coupon" entitles
your friend to a FREE potluck dinner, "A Message to Celebrate Life," "Lively
Discussion" and Free e-mail Newsletter. A brief summary of the seven principles
and time and place with directions to our Sunday services are
included. You
can download our "Pocket coupon" from our website, and print your own
with text back-to-back, then cut the page to provide yourself
with four handy pocket coupons to carry with you. The
pocket coupon is available on our website, on our "Welcome to Visitors:
page, here: follow
link or http://www.uuvisalia.org/visitors/
That's a good page to refer your friends to so they can learn more about our Fellowship, and learn the good news of the liberal religious alternative!
Ongoing Meditation Sessions
Each Wednesday, 6:30-8PM at
Friends Meeting House. An opportunity to practice this universal
spiritual discipline and discuss mindfulness.
Caring as a Fellowship
If you
know of any Fellowship member or friend experiencing a life challenge
(including yourself!), please tell a board member so we can offer
support. E-mail your request to: info@uuvisalia.org or mention during "Joys and Concerns."
Please Use your S.H.A.R.E.S. Card at Save-Mart
Our Fellowship is participating in the Save-Mart S.H.A.R.E.S program. If you take one of our S.H.A.R.E.S. cards and give it to the clerk at the check-out counter, our Fellowship will receive 3% of your grocery purchases from Save-Mart, at no extra cost to you. Please get your own S.H.A.R.E.S. card from Jolene. And... bring your receipts for the Raffle!
UU Visalia Online Bookstore
Our online bookstore allows you
to purchase anything available from Amazon.com (even electronics, clothing, cameras and auto
parts, etc.) at www.uuvisalia.org/bookstore/ We have a number of new
books in our Featured This Month section - including Everyday Spiritual Practice by Scott Alexander and other books on home-made spirituality, and this months editor's suggestion 'The Souls of Animals' by Gary Kowalski. Also, we've added a new section on Ethical Eating. We also have a large number of
relevant CDs available in our new Music section. Our bookstore is a
valuable resource for spiritual growth, learning and just plain
fun. Please support our Fellowship fund-raising when buying ANYTHING online!
Before going to Amazon, just visit: follow link or www.uuvisalia.org/bookstore
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
An
increasing number of our members and friends are networking with each
other and our Fellowship on the social networking website,
Facebook.com. Please join our UU Visalia Facebook group
and have some fun with online interaction and sharing! It's a good way
to learn more about each other, and to keep in touch between Sundays!
Friday UU Visalia Social Lunch Group
Join us every Friday at 12:15 p.m.for lunch - we'll be visiting different locations each week! If you'd like to attend, contact Harold at 739-8527 or email harold@uuvisalia.org to be added to our weekly notification list.
Join Our Choir
The Choir practices at 4 PM for rehearsal
on several designated Sundays each month. If you are interested in joining the choir, contact Ken Elias at kelias@prodigy.net or phone: (559) 561-0610.
Carpooling
Save money, gas, and the planet! Sign up to commute to Fellowship Worship
Services from Hanford, Three Rivers, Tulare, or Visalia. Look for sign up sheets at
the Meeting House or e-mail info@uuvisalia.org if you're interested.
Reminder to GoodSearch!
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the World Wide Web and support our Fellowship at the same time!
Use GoodSearch to support our Fellowship! Identify "Unitarian
Visalia" as "who you search for" and earn monetary points for the Fellowship.
Bring Your Used Printer Cartridges!
Recycle your cartridges and earn cash for the Visalia Fellowship. Please place in the Empties4Cash box in the entry.
Share Your UU Magazines
After you have read the UU World, Interconnections and/or CLF Quest publications, please contribute them to the library.
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