Interested in Social Justice? The Social Justice Committee is trying something new and we would like YOU to join us. Many in the UU faith believe that “Service is our Prayer.” If you are looking for ways to be a larger part of the ‘community within’ as well as the greater community we would like you to join us on Thursday October 2 at 7:00 p.m. when we will meet with a new format. We plan to begin meeting the first Thursday of each month to discuss how Social Justice ties into the themes of the month. Instead of it solely being a business meeting each time, we’d really like to switch the primary focus to how our Social Justice work as individuals, a team, a church, and a community, can help build and shape our spiritual growth and personal theology. Think chalice circle-ish. We will still devote a small portion of time to discuss the business of SJC initiatives, but this will be pretty small relatively speaking. Please come try it out and see what you think!
Interested in Social Justice?
From “A Prairie Home Companion” to UUCC –Half Step Sisters
If you’re a Prairie Home Companion listener, you may have heard them when they placed 3rd out of more than 1,000 contestants in the radio show’s annual duet contest. And on October 18th you’ll have the chance to hear them again in person right here at UUCC! Our next Keys, Strings & Other Things show features The Half Step Sisters. The show will be held on October 18 beginning at 7 p.m.
Katie Burk and Julia Conway perform Americana, country and acoustic roots music with Katie on fiddle, Julia on upright bass and accompanied by fellow musicians John and Drew Bellner and D. Mark Conway. But the highlight of their shows, and what undoubtedly captured the attention of Prairie Home Companion staff, are their beautiful vocal harmonies. Since their NPR performance, The Half Step Sisters have been performing throughout central Indiana, and recently released their first CD, “Been A Long Time”.
Julia is a classically trained vocalist and has performed professionally since age eight. She studied piano and trumpet in school, and currently plays the ukulele, mandolin, and upright bass. Katie studied piano and violin through high school, and studied painting in college. Katie is currently exploring various fiddle styles and enjoys studying contemporary interpretations of older roots music.
Admission for adults is $10, with children 16 and under admitted for $5. To hear a sample of The Half Step Sisters’ music and learn more about them, visit their web page: http://www.reverbnation.com/thehalfstepsisters
If you have questions about the show, contact Sam Carman at 317-892-4239 or email scarman@tds.net.
This Sunday, September 28, 2014
This Sunday, September 28, 2014
9:00 a.m. Credo Discussion – Current Event Roundtable
10:00 a.m. Rev. Jennifer Gray Theme: Growth
“A Beacon on the Hill”
New Member Recognition
There is power in a mission, in a goal, it gives us a focus through times of confusion. It provides clarity when we aren’t
sure what to do next. A church that lives its mission will grow.
A person who lives their mission will grow
11:00 a.m. Coffee and Conversation
Website Wednesday Updates
It’s a big week for UUCC! This weekend is the Annual Rummage Sale, as well as the Fair on the Square. Don’t miss your chance to see Dave Cravotta and Friends perform at 10am on Saturday, and Bed and Breakfast at 1pm! Other big updates this week include the newsletter, which is available online and in your inbox and this month’s packet on Growth(pdf), which you can download it from the website.
Have a lovely week, everyone!
Chris
So many updates!
Hello again everyone! Today was update day, so here’s what you can look forward to:
- The newsletter and events page have, of course, been updated. Make sure you check out the information about the Rummage Sale!
- Minister’s Corner has been updated with information about Rev. Jennifer Gray, as well as her letter to the congregation. Make sure you check it out so you can see the themes our congregation will be covering this year.
- There’s a couple of new sermons on the recorded sermon page, including Melissa Morgan Wagley’s sermon on “Healing Through the Art of Photography”. So, if you missed it, you can download it and listen to it when you get a chance. 🙂
- While poking around, I realized I hadn’t updated the Bios or Email Directory page in a while, so they’re now up to date. Did you know that we now have our own Pinterest page?
As always, if I forgot anything or you need anything updated, drop me an email at uuccweb@uucchc.org, or you can message me on Facebook.
Thanks!
Chris Brummett
I’m Finally Back
Well, after a couple of very busy weeks and a short, but awesome vacation, I’m finally back and better than ever! So, Sorry about the delays folks, but I have plenty of tasty new content for you today!
- Calendar updates galore! All the upcoming RE events to prepare for Fall, the pool party, and more!
- Yep, I finally got around to updating the newsletter.
- In the better late than never corner, a whole bunch of pictures of the Annual Service Auction have been posted to our Facebook Page. Thanks Faye and Jesi!
- I even managed to update the list of upcoming sermons! Rev. Jennifer Gray’s first sermons is this Sunday!
So, as always, if you need to add anything to the website, or you have questions/comments/suggestions/complaints, drop me an email at uuccweb@uucchc.org and I’ll get to it as soon as I can. Have a great week!
Website Wednesday
It’s been a long few weeks, and I got a bit behind on updates. So, there’s lots of new stuff for you this week!
- The newsletter has been updated, as has the upcoming events and calendar
- Information and a timeline for our church’s upcoming renovations are available at www.uucchc.org/facilities.html
- Click here to learn all about our new minister, Jenn Gray, who was unanimously called by our congregation on May 5
- Do you want to be in a parade? A group of Central Indiana UU Congregations are trying to expand our presence at Indy Pride. Click here to join the parade, the cheering section, or help out at the booth!
Thanks again for all your patience! See you next week!
Upcoming Credo Series
Upcoming Credo presentations by Alyson Ritter are derived from the Mental Fitness Challenge, which is a cutting edge program developed by world renowned leadership gurus and bestselling authors, to teach success thinking that will help enable anyone and everyone to make improvements in their lives. It consists of 13 topics, one discussed each week, taken from the book “Resolved” by Orrin Woodward. We are at present on Week 4.
Week 4: THE ANT AND THE ELEPHANT
Week 5: PLAN AND DO
Week 6: KEEP SCORE
Week 7: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FRIENDSHIP
Week 8: FINANCES
Week 9: LEADERSHIP
Week 10: CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Week 11: SYSTEMS THINKING
Week 12: ADVERSITY QUOTIENT
Week 13: LEGACY
We have had several interesting and introspective conversations so far. Please join us on April 13th, as we continue our journey with Week 4: The Ant and The Elephant.
Credo for March 2nd and 9th
In our ongoing series about organizing and destressing our lives, we have, the last two Sundays, talked about decreasing our possessions to decrease stress and practiced Yoga to learn about centering ourselves and find the peace within.
This coming Sunday (March 2nd) we will practice QiGong led by our own Mike Clement. QiGong is a practice with roots in Chinese medicine, martial arts and philosophy and is traditionally viewed as a practice to cultivate and balance qi which is the intrinsic life energy. It is believed to develop human potential, allow access to higher realms of awareness and awaken one’s ‘true nature’.
On March 9th we will learn about using meditation to declutter and clear our minds.
We hope you will join us Sunday mornings at 9:00 am in the Middle/High School RE room!
This Week on the Web
Wow! So many updates this week! Everyone’s been super busy. Besides the usual updates, we have major updates from both the Ministerial Search Committee and the Capital Campaign. Big news includes an invitation to the rescheduled Beyond Categorical Thinking Service and Workshop on March 23. Also, the Capital Campaign committee has been busy lately. They created a beautiful brochure, which is available on their page or which can be downloaded directly from here: UUCC Capital Campaign Brochure. Don’t forget about Committment Sunday on March 9!
Besides all that:
- The newsletter and events pages have both been updated, and a few tweaks were made to the calendar
- I’ve also added a couple more sermons to the recorded sermons page (Thanks Jim Ferrell for uploading them for us!)
- The upcoming services page is tentatively updated until mid-May.
Thanks again for your support and patience! As always, contact uuccweb@uucchc.org if there’s any problems, questions, or suggestions about the website!
Until next week!
Chris
