You, Me & A Summer Pause
I meant to do my work today-
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand
So what could I do but laugh and go?
Richard LeGallienne
An international wood collector recently gave me this advice:
Walk
a little - Look a lot.
He was giving me advice on tree identification, but his point was a simple one – take time to really observe the world around you. Are we rushing through life? To get where? Hurrying here and there? Demanding faster cars and wider highways. Flying halfway around this world in a few hours, complaining about a ten-minute delay. Needing faster computers, higher wattage microwaves, and a ten-minute oil change. We eat fast food and want faster-acting medicine for indigestion, along with drive-by education. But to identify an unknown tree takes a lot of looking, you must “drink it all in”. It requires an unhurried commune with ones surroundings. A slower pace to see what would have otherwise gone unnoticed. I know summer is over and the fall rush is on, but hang-on a minute, let the seasons change. Enjoy the colors. Walk a little. Look a lot.
Love, Larry
All in the Family
We
are saddened to hear of the recent deaths of long-time church member, Dora Woodbury and of Mary
Neale’s mother. Our sympathies
to both of their families. We are also
saddened to hear that Millie Jeffrey
has suffered another fall and is in the hospital. Best wishes to Dolly Rose Wagner, who is recuperating from quadruple heart bypass surgery at her son’s home in
Committee News
Choir
If you enjoy singing and want to have a good time, the
choir is the place for you. There is no need to audition, just show up at the
dates and time listed below. All rehearsals
begin at
September 21 – performance
September 28 – no rehearsal
October 5, 12, 19 rehearsal with performance on the 19th.
October 26 – no rehearsal
November 2, 9 16, 23 rehearsal with performance on the 23
November 30 – no rehearsal
Development Committee
Entertainment Books are for sale during coffee hour or call Margaret Beck at 313-882-7775. They are $30.00 with the church making $6.00 from the sale of each book. All profits will go to the furnace fund.
With thanks to my neighbors and my nieces as well as Mildred Robinson and Ruth Seifert, we made another $140.00 for the church from the last garage sale. This brings a total of over $2400.00 for our treasury this summer. We also made $90.00 from Entertainment Books already sold. Margaret Beck
Social Justice Committee
There has been a suggestion that we show documentaries – Bowling for
Columbine - and others – beginning in November. We would meet on the third or fourth Sunday
of the month from 1 – 3 P.M. We need at least 10 – 12 interested people in order to make a go of this. The cost will be $5.00 per person to cover
rentals, mailings and snacks. There will
be a discussion period after each documentary. For more information or if
you are interested call Barbara Stevenson at 313-863-6891 or her cell phone at
313-655-9302. This idea will be on the agenda for the community Ministry
Meeting in October.
Women’s Alliance
Gather your treasures, big and
small, for the Women’s Alliance Rummage Sale!
Anything and everything,
as long as it works and is CLEAN,
will be welcome. We will be collecting
your “booty” the week of September 15th and the sale will be held on
Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September 20.
Hope to see you there. A big chunk of change most definitely
will be welcomed, so lets all be generous supplying
and buying.
LET’S DO IT…Ann Harvey
About the
Women’s Alliance
Our
officers are:
Ann Harvey - President
JoAnn DeLor - Vice President
Dot Giessler - Recording Secretary
Eiko Takemoto - Treasurer
Helen True - Corresponding Secretary
We have
monthly meetings, which include a delicious lunch for $6.00. If you wish to
become a member, the charge is $15.00. We meet at
Just a Friendly Reminder:
The Women’s Alliance noon luncheon
meeting to open the fall season will be Wednesday, September 24, in Memorial
Hall. Please note this is the 4th
Wednesday of September – a special change of date. Detroit UU Church members will report on this
past summer’s sessions of the UU General Assembly. Make reservations for the
luncheon by phoning the church office at 313-833-9107 or Eiko Takemoto at
313-869-6389 by noon on Monday, the
23rd.
Worship Committee
Do you have suggestions for Sunday Worship Services? Do you have musical or artistic talents you
would like to share? Would you like to
help plan a special alternative service for a Sunday afternoon or Friday
evening? Please join us at the Worship Committee
meeting on Sunday, September 21 at
Tentatively there will be two First Fridays in October. The month has five Fridays so there will be the regular First Friday on the 3rd with a Fall Harvest Food Theme.
On
October 31 we will celebrate with a Day of the Dead dinner with a few
surprises thrown in. Costumes would be in order for this event. There will be NO First Friday in November.
Reservations must be made by Wednesday, October 1 by either calling the church office at 313-833-9107, calling Irene at 313-838-3348 or e-mailing Irene at the address on the front page of this Newsletter. For the October 31 event, reservations must be made by the 29th. Because we base the amount of food we purchase on the number of reservations, if you make a reservation and can’t come, please let Irene know before 9 P.M. on the Thursday before, in this case, the 2nd or 30th. If I don’t here from you, we will have to charge you. The cost for the dinner is $7.00 per person with children 10 years old and under $3.00. As always, children under the age of 4 eat for free. Please feel free to bring games (Trivial Pursuit, chess, checkers, cards, etc.) musical instruments or whatever suits your fancy. Also, when you make your reservation, please indicate if you prefer vegetarian. Thank you.
P.S. We had several people join us for dinner in September who did not have a reservation, so beginning in October, there will be a $2.00 charge above the cost of the dinner for those without reservations and wish to join us for dinner. PLEASE make reservations. It makes it a lot easier for the chefs.
Women's Book Club
All are welcome.
Our book for October will be The
Life of God as Told by Himself by
Franco Ferrucci. We will meet on October
3rd at
Happenings
*There will be a video showing of the Ware Lecture (2003
GA in
*Nancy Hutchison has been busily preparing for her opening
of
I94 west to Saline exit (12) go west on 12 to 52, turn South - go through Adrian to 34, take 34 west to 156, go north right into Clayton - less than one mile. See you there.
*There will be a church auction to be held on October 4th
from
UU Happenings
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- Murray Grove Homecoming - A Unitarian
Universalist Mid-Atlantic Celebration Saturday, September 27 from
- Midtown Recycles is planning an organizational meeting
on September 28th at
- Save the dates - Wednesday, October 8 at
Director of Religious
Education
HALF
WAY UP THE STAIRS
It was so great to see many of you at both First
Friday, and the Water Ceremony/Sundae Sunday.
Thank you youth for the yummy ice cream sundae toppings,
and for helping to serve the ice cream.
We’re off too a sweet start! It
was exciting to see how many young people were in church and getting
involved. In Second Story Church we have
been doing a lot to prepare for the new year. I would like to thank Grant and Celeste Headlee,
Douglas, Andrew, John and Charlene Evans, Aubrey Waller, Nora Holt, Jessica Gant,
Danny Kosmowski for all your help in cleaning of the religious education
wing. We look forward to sharing our
efforts with the rest of you.
I would also like to thank all of
you who took the youth on reading adventures this summer while their parents
and grandparents were in summer services.
I’ve received a lot of positive feedback. Thank You Sumarah Smith, I think you’ve
started a summer tradition.
The R.E. Committee has decided that
the youth will begin coming directly upstairs to their space on Sunday mornings.
Teachers will be in the classrooms at
If
parents or other adults are interested in volunteering in Second Story Church
please let me know. As you may know our
children’s programming is up to you.
There will be many opportunities for each of you to get involved this
year, as we are doing a lot of new things upstairs. If you have specific talents and are
interested in getting involved talk to me soon.
Thank you to those of you who already have. Families and friends please remember to check
your drawers and cabinets for extra art supplies and donate them to our R.E.
program by putting them in the basket on the chancel. If you have other items you think we may be
interested in please let me know.
In Peace,
Jennifer Teed
EDITORIAL
On
discussion on banned books.
This was our way of commemorating Banned Books Week, which is from