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The Edmonton Unitarian
Vol 47. No. 9
Published Monthly by the
Unitarian Church Of Edmonton
10804 119 Street
Edmonton AB T5H 3P2
Tel (780) 454-8073
Fax (780) 452-1641
Email chadmin@uce.ca
Web Site www.uce.ca
The deadline for the next newsletter is October 20.
October 1, 2006 — Rev. Brian
J. Kiely
“Honouring Our Diversity”
The task of religious community is to find ways to link each to
all, wrote Mark Morrison-Reed. In Unitarian circles, we speak of
honouring and welcoming diverse viewpoints and backgrounds. It can
be a real challenge at times, since many of us come to church to
find comfort. Different and comfortable don’t always mesh
so well together. Chorealis will sing this morning
October 8 — Rev. Brian J. Kiely
“Seven Principles”
Instead of a service on giving thanks, this morning I will muse
on something fo which I am grateful, the seven Principles that anchor
our faith. I will discuss them and their origins and how they might
be used in church and out.
The children will join the first part of the service for a lighting
of Thanksgiving candles.
October 15 — Rev. Brian J. Kiely
“Shared Ministry”
Ministry is what we do for and with each other. Its not just some
guy (or gal) standing up and declaiming on Sunday mornings. This
morning we will name some of the ways we minister to each other,
and to those outside our walls. We will also install Audrey Brooks
as Campus Minister (See Ministerial Musings).
October 22 — Denise Wenzel and Pam Willerton
“Touching Lives”
Pam and Denise are our Lay Chaplains. That means they are trained
to do ‘rites of passage’. Those include weddings, memorial
and child naming services. Most often they serve the needs of those
outside our congregation. This morning they will share some of their
experiences and reflect on how they have been touched by touching
lives.
October 29 — Religious Education Committee
and Rev. Brian J. Kiely
“Hallowe’en”
Our first intergenerational service of the year is devoted to everyone’s
favorite festival, Hallowe’en. Everyone is welcome to wear
a costume (especially children), We’ll explore the history
of the feast in a most enjoyable and spooky way! And, of course,
there will be treats.
Seven or eight years ago, as we were preparing for the Intern Ministry
of Frances Dearman, some members at Westwood Unitarian Congregation
wondered if she could help us establish a presence on the University
of Alberta Campus. It wasn’t possible then since an Intern
Minister has their own educational needs which must come first.
But since that time some interested Unitarians in this city have
been waiting for the day that might happen. We researched Campus
Ministry resources available through the continental Unitarian Universalist
Association and came to a conclusion: We needed one person with
the passion for this kind of work to take the lead. Until that person
was identified, progress would be very slow.
I am pleased to announce that after having her name put forward
by the UCE and Westwood Boards, Rev. Audrey Brooks was approved
to serve as our first Campus Minister by the University of Alberta
Interfaith Chaplains Association.
Rev. Brooks? Yes. Many of you will not know that Audrey is an
ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. She was trained at Bangor
Theological School in the 1980s and ordained by the congregation
where she served as Intern Minister. At the time, Audrey planned
to return to teaching in Edmonton and to use her new skills in the
community. Back then there was no denominational credential for
such work, and so, while appropriately ordained, Audrey does not
yet have the official blessing and credentials of the denomination.
This campus work may help to change that. Because she lacks that
credential, Audrey has been very careful with the use of the title
Reverend around the church, although I have always respected her
as much as a colleague as a church member. I am thrilled to support
this new endeavour.
Audrey will be embarking on this work in a volunteer capacity,
although the Board hopes to raise funds for at least a small honorarium.
In addition, the Board has approved a small expenditure to cover
cost of UAICA membership that will provide her with a campus office.
As part of the U of A, Audrey will be available to all people
in the University setting, students, staff and faculty alike and
will be part of a team of chaplains that represent a broad range
of faiths. I understand that she also has an interest of being in
contact with Unitarian students in other educational settings. A
joint committee from Westwood and UCE will supervise her work. I
will be part of that team and intend to invite her to our church
staff meetings as well. The bulk of Audrey’s time will be
spent on campus, but I hope you will agree that her efforts should
very much be a part of this church.
Historically, Unitarians have been terrible at staying in contact
with the young adults who leave our youth programs. Appointing Audrey
to this role is a hopeful first step. This congregation has committed
itself be growing to a program church size. The fact that we can
now offer support and services to the University community feels
like a great step down this road.
Congratulations, Audrey from me, the Board and I am sure, the
entire congregation. Lets work together to make this experiment
work. On Sunday, October 15, we will install Audrey as our Campus
Minister during the Sunday Service.
See you in church or around the campus Brian
P.S. If you have interest in serving on this Joint Supervisory
Committee, please let Audrey or me know. Rev. Brian Kiely
September has been very exciting for all involved in the RE program.
From rearranging and decorating classroom and storage space to welcoming
the children each Sunday, many hours have been spent on “kidstuff”.
We’re glad to connect with those we’ve met before and
to meet new friends each Sunday. Our theme this fall is “Roots
and Branches”. We are exploring some of the roots of our faith
and our church, including Pagan, Christian and Jewish celebrations
of the seasons.
Oct.14th – Harvest Celebration
Everyone is invited to a harvest celebration on October 14th from
1pm to about 7pm. We will craft, sing, play games and make supper
together. This will also be our practice for the October 29th (Halloween)
service, which the children will be helping to organize. Volunteers
continue to be needed for teaching each Sunday, helping during Sunday,
snack provision, special projects (music, drama, Mystery Buddies,
harvest and other celebrations), passion sharing…there are
many ways to be involved. Please consider giving the children an
hour or two of your time. Thank You to all who have already committed
themselves. We look forward to enjoying your many gifts.
Notices
There are lots of places to get information on Religious Education
(RE) activities. Please check the church calendar in your newsletter,
the RE calendar at the doorway to the large classroom and the “Newsflash”
newsletter there as well, and the Office Hours calendar on the RE
office door. And always ask! The RE committee members, including
Teilya Kiely, Michelle Van Der Molen, Marilyn Gaa, Ann Marie Harder,
Pam Willerton and Christina Keast would be more than happy to answer
questions.
Volunteers
Volunteers continue to be needed for teaching each Sunday, helping
during Sunday, snack provision, special projects (music, drama,
Mystery Buddies, harvest and other celebrations), passion sharing…there
are many ways to be involved. Please consider giving the children
an hour or two of your time. Thank you
to all who have already committed themselves. We look forward to
enjoying your many gifts.
Missing Treasure
Where are our youth? We really want to know where those aged 11+
are so that we can get our Youth Group going! Please contact Youth
Leader Pam Willerton or the RE contacts (Michelle Van Der Molen
and Teilya Kiely) if you are in this age group or are related to
someone in this age group who might be interested in having some
fun and doing some learning this year.
There were be a Special Meeting of the Unitarian Church of Edmonton
on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 11:45 A.M. in the Church Sanctuary.
There is one item of business: "Moved:
that the Unitarian Church of Edmonton approves participation in
a local casino tentatively scheduled for sometime in 2007."
All members are urged to attend. You must be a member for three
months before you are able to vote. Non-members are most welcome
to observe.
Once again the church has an opportunity to raise $60,000 over
two nights by providing volunteers for a casino. The proceeds would
go towards the costs of our as yet unfinished building. Current
estimates are that we will need $600,000 in order to pay off all
mortgages and complete the Social Hall.
It has been our practice to require the congregation to approve
involvement in each of the several casinos we have held. Why? It
has been a contentious issue. Circumstances change over time. We
need to debate both the need for a casino and the 'cost' to us and
the wider community.
Those opposing casino participation in the past have raised arguments
about the moral and ethical concerns associated with gambling and
with its addictive nature. They have asked if we really wanted to
raise the money in this way and have expressed concern about the
impact on the church's reputation.
Others, while acknowledging those concerns, have argued that our
refusal to participate would do nothing to halt legalized gambling.
They would rather have the money come to us rather than elsewhere.
They also argue that few alternative fund raising suggestions have
come forward that can ease our debt load significantly.
The November 5 meeting is an exercise in democracy and a recognition
that the human face of this living congregation is always changing.
All agree that this is a serious decision deserving our time. Please
come and exercise your vote.
Our phenomenal Autumn Auction is scheduled for Saturday, November
18th. We’re planning to have fun raising money… and
have fun spending it! NOW is the time to get involved. Our focus
is on obtaining all the goods and services to be sold at the auction
Here’s what you can do:
Make a donation!
If you have a business, donate goods or services and get free promotion.
If you have a hobby, donate one of your creations or lessons in
your avocation! If you have a concert or theatre subscription, donate
a pair of tickets. Some of you may be going away when you have a
ticket to the opera, the Citadel or the hockey game, so just donate
that ticket to the auction. If you have a cottage, donate a week
at a time you don’t use it. Last year, Roger and Katherine
Ball offered much coveted sailing trips! If you got a gift that
you never even opened, donate that. Everyone has something to offer!
AND / OR
Get a donation!
Think of all the businesses whose goods or services you use regularly…
No doubt there are one or two where you have an easy rapport with
the owner, who values your business. Probably they would be happy
to make a contribution to the auction. I find that banks and your
financial advisor are happy to donate something towards our auction.
It’s a good way to promote their business. So go ahead and
ask! We can give you a letter of request.
Bring in those items anytime and/or filled out donor sheets that
will be available early in October. Or email Blaise Szekely at wealth.creator@shaw.ca
with your contributions, and we will post them. We will start our
catalogue of items now.
Tickets for the event will go on sale soon at a mere $15 per person.
This year, Chef Fe Horne will be offering a very special ethnic
meal of Filipino food. We need several sous chefs on the day of
the auction to help with the food preparation. An opportunity to
attend a cooking class free of charge – recipes supplied!
There is a sign up sheet to help with auction set up, food preparation,
and clean up on the credenza in the lounge. Organizing this event
is lots of fun, and our main fund raiser that involves the whole
congregation.
Normally, the Social Justice Committee meets on the second Sunday
of the month after church, usually in classroom 1. However, for
the month of October only, we will be meeting on the third Sunday
of the month - that is Sunday, Oct. 15th. Please join us!
Why Fair Trade Coffee?
Under
the current system of coffee trade, very little of what consumers
pay for coffee, often less than 10%, reaches the farmer who grows
the beans.
Of the 25 million coffee producers, approximately 15 million are
small farmers. Unable to export directly they must sell their crops
to mid-level traders, or as they are commonly called in Central
America, coyotes. These traders often use their monopoly position
to force the farmer to sell low. As lenders, these coyotes demand
extremely high interest payments. This type of exploitation results
in a spiraling debt cycle that leaves farmers and families further
impoverished.
However, there is an alternative. Fairly traded coffee is bought
directly from farming cooperatives, which eliminates the role of
the midlevel trader and allows farmers to earn a fair living.
Your choice makes a difference. Please support Fair Trade. UCE
serves fair trade coffee on Sunday mornings. For further info on
fair trade coffee: http://www.oxfam.ca/campaigns/fairTrade.htm
Now that the chair refurbishment is well under way
it is time once again to do some more work with our other chairs!
So the Council of Chairs will meet on Saturday Oct 28 from 10am
-2pm. All Committee chairs are urged to attend or send an alternate
if you are unavailable. This session will concentrate on leadership
and planning for the upcoming year. If you would like more information
Please contact Mike Keast through the church office, 454-8073 chadmin@uce.ca .
These will go to the iHuman Youth Society and the Boyle Street
Co-op. Please put items in the white box on wheels stored at the
entrance of the social hall.
Thank you for your contributions. The Social Justice Committee
There are a core of people who have been busy dismantling, stripping
and refinishing 50 of our chairs. This is a big undertaking and
will require several months of sweat equity to refurbish all 140
chairs.
We have work bees every Tuesday and Saturday from 10 am til 2pm,
so join us for conversation as we work together. Bring a snack and
join us any time that you can. Coffee, tea and sometimes treats
are supplied. There is a sign up sheet on the credenza in the lounge,
although we would welcome you on a drop in basis. If you are interested
in taking home one chair to strip, please see Jan McMillan, Dorothy
Keeler or Stella Clarke for supplies and instructions.
We also welcome monetary contributions to pay for the project.
The supplies for each chair is about $30. And at least until the
spring, all the money from your empty bottles will go towards this
project. You can either bring in your bottles and leave them in
the designated area in the kitchen, or you can take your empties
directly to your local bottle recyclers and put the money in an
envelope into the collection plate designating it for the chair
project.
Would you like to learn to do something modestly technical? Would
you like to help out behind the scenes at a Sunday service once
every month or two? If you said "yes", however tentatively,
to either of these, the sound technician roster has a definite place
for you! We'll teach you everything you need to know about operating
the church's excellent sound system, and guide you gently through
the whole process until you feel completely comfortable with doing
it on your own. If you'd like to explore this further, please call
Bill Lee (the coordinator of the sound techs) through the church office, 454-8073 chadmin@uce.ca .
Are you interested in helping out, but you are not quite sure what
you would be required to do, or how you can help out? If so then
the answer is here!! On Oct 15 UCE will be hosting our first Committee
fair of the new millennium! Tables will be set up with information
and volunteers from a wide range of our committees, you will be
able to talk to people "in the know" and offer up your
services. Most committees are always looking for more volunteers,
some are looking for people that are occasionally available. No
matter what your skill level or availability, there is a place for
you within our community. If you would like more information Please
contact Mike Keast through the church office, 454-8073 chadmin@uce.ca .
NEW
UNITARIAN-UNIVERSALIST FRENCH-LANGUAGE WEB SITE
The Unitarian Universalist Francophone Fellowship is proud to announce
the launching of its web site.
The web site offers some information on the principles and the history
of Unitarian Universalism as well as our worship practices and the
numerous causes in which we are involved. The site will be an important
tool in addressing RFUU priorities around the promotion of Unitarian
Universalism among francophones.
You may visit the site at www.rfuu.net
or Maurice Cabana-Proulx cp4@videotron.ca.
Nouveau Site Web Unitarien Universaliste En Français
Le Regroupement francophone unitarien universaliste (RFUU) est
fier d’annoncer le lancement de son site web. Le site donne
des informations sur la pensée, l’histoire, le culte
et les initiatives du mouvement unitarien universaliste. Le site
sera un élément clé dans le travail de promotion
de l’UUisme que le RFUU fait auprès des francophones.
Vous pouvez visiter le site à l’adresse suivante: www.rfuu.net.
Pour des informations supplémentaires sur le RFUU et son
site, communiquez avec Maurice Cabana-Proulx au cp4@videotron.ca.
Sunday, October 29th, after the church service, is the perfect
opportunity to get a condensed, friendly, and informative overview
of planning for your estate: all those things that will help you
consider how you want to lay out your future estate arrangements.
This is so U*U — in line with our outlook of taking practical
and responsible approaches to all passages in life, honouring individual
conscience and informed choice, dignity in dying, and considering
our personal role in the inter-dependent web of on-going life and
social justice.
Our church is lucky to have the special talents of two members
Paul Burnell, a Certified Financial Planner, and Jean McBean, a
retired lawyer who specialized in the practice of Family Law.
Topics that Paul and Jean will address: the Estate Planning Process;
Wills; Living Wills and Health Care Directives; Powers of Attorney
and Enduring Powers of Attorney; the role of Insurance in Estate
Planning; treatment of stocks, bonds, GIC's and other property upon
death; the role of Charitable Giving in Estate Planning; and centralizing
your personal information.
So mark your calendars for Sunday, October 29th from 12 noon till
1:30 P.M. in the sanctuary. A light lunch and refreshments will
be provided; watch for the sign-up sheets in October.
This seminar is sponsored by the Endowment Trustees (there will
be no solicitation at the seminar). Any questions, please contact
Ruth Merriott through the church office, 454-8073 chadmin@uce.ca .
Did you know that in 1987 Mary Nimmons lived for
a time with a family in Guatemala in order to keep them from being
harmed by the enforcers of the extremely repressive regime in power
at that time? The presence of a North American gave the family protection
because the government was eager to be seen in a favorable light
in order to form trade relations with the United States.
Mary claims to have been in no personal danger at
that time. Oh?
Leaders: Rev. Brian Kiely and Intern Minister Marguerite
Robbins
Six Tuesday sessions, November 7 through December
12
1:00 – 3:15 p.m. or 7:15 – 9:30 p.m. Free
Unitarians and Universalist meet and worship in more
than 28 countries around the globe. Our history is nearly 500 years
old in some lands. In this course we will visit the histories, practices
and theologies of 6 different expressions of our faith from Europe
to Asia, from the UK to the US.
The Edmonton Joint Planning Committee on Housing is
asking for volunteers to help with a count of homeless persons on
Tuesday, October 17, 2006.
This will be the 7th homeless count conducted in
Edmonton. These counts serve two important functions: they provide
a current snapshot of our overall homeless population and enable
us to examine how this overall population changes over time. To
allow for comparability of findings, the methodology used in this
year’s count will mirror that used in previous counts. Information
on previous counts can be accessed through www.moresafehomes.net.
Approximately 200 volunteers were involved in each
of the previous counts and a similar volunteer commitment is needed
for this count. Volunteers will be asked to commit 2 to 3 hours
during the day or evening of Tuesday, October 17, 2006. People are
needed to work at drop-in centres, libraries, temporary employment
agencies and bottle depots while others are needed to participate
in the street count in various areas of the city. Volunteers will
work in teams at all times.
A Volunteer Orientation Session will be held from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2006; the downtown location
will be confirmed shortly. A light supper will be provided and volunteers
will receive all information necessary to complete their activities
on the day of the count. Each volunteer will be asked to sign a
waiver of liability form.
Anyone interested in volunteering for this important
initiative should contact Kathryn Horton at 496-7290 or by email
at Kathryn.horton@moresafehomes.net. Please provide your name, phone
number, e-mail address, the name of any other volunteer with whom
you’d like to work, and if you have one, the preferred time
of day and area of the City you would like to work. We would appreciate
hearing if you have experience in previous counts.
This month, half of our unidentified contributions
each Sunday will go to Kids in the Hall Bistro located in city hall.
Kids in the Hall Bistro provides the public with good food and excellent
service, while meeting the needs of at-risk youth for training in
life and employment skills. This program breaks the cycle of dependence
and poverty through an innovative partnership of business, community,
and the government. Program clients usually are inner city youth
(aged 16-24), many from unstable home environments. Often they have
faced multiple barriers to schooling and employment. Many have been
involved with the criminal justice or child welfare systems, have
been homeless, or depend on social assistance. The nine-month program
is geared to tackle the issues that have blocked young people from
success. This actual on the job experience in a viable restaurant
has led to a success rate of nearly 80 per cent. "Success"
means youth secure full-time employment or continue their education
after their program ends. The "word on the street" speaks
of an exciting program, and more and more youth are applying.
Our walking group has enjoyed several lunches there
over the years and would recommend it to anyone looking for an interesting
and delicious lunch place downtown. Even the Queen chose Kids in
the Hall to eat because of the innovative program that it offers.
So support these kids by giving generously this month and by going
for lunch often to their Bistro!
Habitat For Humanity builds homes for people on low
incomes who otherwise could not afford to own a home. There are
no restrictions as to race, religion, gender qualify for a home,
but the applicants must put in many hours of sweat equity, to gain
ownership. Volunteers participate in the house-raisings, doing everything
from making coffee, to office duties, to pounding nails and doing
other construction jobs.
If anyone at UCE would like to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
please contact Audrey Brooks through the church office, 454-8073 chadmin@uce.ca ,
as she is interested in volunteering for the first time, and would
like some company.
"Homefest 2006: A folk music celebration to end
homelessness" is coming on Sunday, November 12 to the Transalta
Arts Barns. It's an afternoon of music that's fun for the whole
family and supports low-cost housing initiatives in our city. For
more information, check out www.homefest.ca.
Tickets will be on sale from Brian Kiely starting
September 24. Admission is $10 ($5 for eniors/students/low income)
with children under 12 free.
On Monday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m. at UCE, Richard
Sanders, coordinator of the coalition to opposed the arms trade
(COAT) will be presenting “No Means Yes: Canadian Complicity
in the Missile Defense Weapons Program”. See the poster (click
here) – maybe you could post it at your work? The presentation
is sponsored by UCE Social Justice Committee and Ploughshares. http://coat.ncf.ca
International Human Rights Conference
Building World Peace: The Role of Religions and Human Rights
Edmonton, Alberta
October 20 to 22
In the five years that have followed the events of
September 11th 2001, the world has undergone a necessary reappraisal
of the roles played by religion and human rights in the construction
of an enduring and dynamic peace. In light of these two forces,
which have been at the root of dramatic re-definitions of the ways
human beings relate to each other, the John Humphrey Centre for
Peace and Human Rights presents a conference dedicated to the creation
of meaningful dialogues and conversations about our social condition.
We would like to invite you to participate in this
upcoming International Human Rights Conference entitled Building
World Peace: The Role of Religions and Human Rights, which will
be held in Edmonton, Alberta October 2 to 22, 2006. The conference
will provide a forum for people of diverse cultures, religions and
backgrounds to come together to listen, debate and learn with an
international gathering of world-renowned diplomats, intellectuals,
activists and religious leaders. In actively engaging questions
of faith, human rights and their contribution to the development
of world peace, delegates and presenters will not only confront
some of the most complex social issues affecting the contemporary
world, but will also contribute to the maintenance of a secure and
respectful public discourse based upon the inherent dignity of its
participants.
These very goals are embodied in the group of distinguished
men and women who will participate as presenters and panelists during
the Conference. This group includes such luminaries as Senators
Roméo Dallaire and Mobina Jaffer, Gen. John de Chastelain
(Ret.), former President of the World Council of Churches Rev. Lois
Wilson, former director general of UNESCO Federico Mayor and Chief
Ovide Mercredi. Their breadth of experience ranges from the great
disaster of the Rwandan Genocide to the historic decommissioning
of arms in Northern Ireland, from indigenous concerns to the cultivation
of a culture of peace, thus bringing qualities of experience, intellect
and drive unmatched across the country.
It's not too soon to make your commitment to yourselves
and your family to spend Dec. 28 - Jan. 1 (NEW YEAR'S) with your
UU extended family. Rev. Patrick O'Neill is a former Northwesterner
and a dynamic and powerful speaker. Eliot is a retreat from the
busyness of the holidays in a warm and cozy, friendly atmosphere.
Winter traditions include music and signing, letting go of "old"
stuff in a boat burning on the lagoon, and an intergenerational
dance followed by a Midnight Feast. Time for naps, quiet and rest
too. Seabeck Conference Center is located amid tall cedar and fir
trees on the shores of the Hood Canal, at the foot of the Olympic
Mountains. Meals are served family style. Come find out how good
life still is and how simple happiness can be. More information
and registration forms available at www.eliotinstitute.org
or 206-374-2497. Contact registrar@eliotinstitute.org.
Journey with Unitarians to Santa Fe,
New Mexico
March 10 -18, 2007
Pause, reflect, and meditate in the land famous for
the light, art, food, museums, galleries, crafts, and the Native
Indian and Spanish cultural heritage. Being in historic Santa Fe
is a surefire remedy for today's stressful lifestyle.
Visit the two most important Indian sites in New
Mexico: Anasazi cliff dwellers (1100s), Chaco Canyon, major center
of ancestral Puebloan culture (850 - 1250). See the landscape that
inspired artist Georgia O'Keeffe, and do an experiential art project.
Walk a labyrinth at Ghost Ranch. Experience a Native Sweat Lodge.
Soak in the waters at Ojo Caliente. Meditate at sunrise on a mesa
or at sunset in the desert. Led by Rev. Wayne Walder (leads and
teaches meditation) and Beverly Carr of Neighbourhood UU Congregation
in Toronto. See www.nuuc.ca for
details.
The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Interfaith
Centre for Education and Action invites you to the first event to
be held to honour the many religions which make Edmonton a City
of Faith. Such events are supported by the Mayor and City Council
and will be held for about 2 weeks for each faith group each year.
Displays of the history, beliefs and traditions of the 15 faith
groups represented in the Interfaith Centre will be presented in
the City Room( the main foyer)at City Hall. A committee composed
of representatives from the Mayor's office, City employees, members
of the Board of the Interfaith Centre have been working for months
to effect this program. As a consultant and advisor we have Dr.
David Goa of the Royal Alberta Museum. The first 2 faiths to be
presented are Hindu and Jain. As the year progresses other faith
groups will have their turn. If you are a committed UU please do
your best to attend! This first event occurs on Friday 20 October,
2006, at 10h00 at City Hall.
World Music Choir Workshop with Brian Tate
Saturday, October 14 Unitarian Church of Calgary
Info: www.unitarianscalgary.org/choirworkshop
CUC Regional Fall Gathering Western Region
Come Sing a Song with Us.
Friday, October 20 – Sunday 22. Saskatoon, SK
Info: Sara McEwan sara@cuc.ca
Unitarian Women’s Retreat - Vancouver Island
Friday, October 20 - Sunday 22. Nanaimo, BC
Info: Janice Hocking tjhocking@shaw.ca
BC Men’s Retreat
Friday October 20 – Sunday 22 Camp Sasamat, Belcarra, BC
Info: Brian Welwood (604) 987-1885
Lay Chaplaincy Workshop: Memorials Outreach
Friday, October 27, 2006 Kelowna, BC
Info: lcc-west@cuc.ca
CUC Regional Fall Gathering: BC Region
The Best Season of Your Life
Friday, October 27 – Sunday 29. Kelowna, BC
Info: Sara McEwan sara@cuc.ca
CUC Volunteer Position Vacant – BC Region:
SERVICE CONSULTANT – Congregational Wellness and Vitality
Info: sara@cuc.ca or http://cuc.ca/whos_who/volunteer_opportunities.htm
(Check your Entertainment Books for the Lunch component of these
walks)
We always meet at the church at 9:30 on Friday mornings and car
pool from there to the walk of the day. However, it is often possible
to meet us at the walking start. If you plan to do that please let
the leader know. Many, but not all, finish our walk with lunch at
a restaurant before returning to the church. Many of our walks are
dog friendly. If you are not sure contact the leader in advance.
Friday Oct 20 - The Hermitage (Some
will be away at the regional gathering in Saskatoon. Why not plan
to attend yourself. Look at the CUC website for information.);
leader - Sharon Ingraham
Friday Oct 27 - Clifford E Lee Sanctuary;
leader - Helen Ready
Friday Nov 3 - Church St. Historical
Tour; leader - Sylvia Krogh
Friday Nov 10 - Whitemud Ravine south
from Rainbow Valley Bridge; leader - Shirley Edgar
Friday Nov 17 - Archeological Tour;
leader - Marjay Russell
Friday Dec 1 - McKinnon Ravine (And
we’ll return to the Senior’s and Retired lunch at
UCE); leader - Lynn Lunde
Friday Dec 8 - Spruce Grove; leader
- Donna Hamar
Friday Dec 15 - 4:00 PM - NOTE THE
TIME CHANGE - St Albert and a visit to see the poinsettias at
Holes Greenhouses and then a Christmas Potluck Supper at Dorothy’s;
leader - Jolien Pauw
Please note - there will be no planned walks for Dec 22 or 29.
We’ll start again on Jan 5. Watch for the newsletter announcement.
Have a great Holiday.
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Under
the current system of coffee trade, very little of what consumers
pay for coffee, often less than 10%, reaches the farmer who grows
the beans.