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Covenant and Congregational Vision

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tahlequah

Covenant: Love is the spirit of this congregation, and service to the universal family is its law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, reason and understanding, and to help one another.

Child Care provided on Sundays from 10am to noon.

April 2013 ~ Changing Now

Upcoming services for this month

April 7 - Barbara Prose
April 14 - David Linebarger
April 21 - Seth Carrier
April 28 - TBD

Every Sunday at 10am - The adult forum downstairs Free coffee and friends.

Every Monday - Tai Chi class, 5:30p main sanctuary

The C.A.R.E. Food Pantry continues to be a stable food source for Cherokee County residents. The $5,000 grant received from Wal-Mart is providing funds necessary to purchase the food items not furnished by the Tulsa Regional Food Bank. Individual people as well as businesses in our community are very generous with food donations as well as monetary support. Please call 458-5338 if you would like to donate.

Bargain Bonanzita 2013

April 27, 2013 ~ Main Sanctuary

UUCT friends -- The Bargain Bonzonita is right around the corner! This sale will be at UUCT, so it's not a full scale sale. Thus, the Bargain Bonanzita. We would like to break our record from 2008! Please be a part of this vital effort of the UUCT. The UUCT REDFERN BARGAIN BONANZITA will be held Saturday, April 27th at 8a.m. in the UUCT sanctuary. Set up will be the evening of April 26 (Friday).
We will be selling garage sale items collected from members of the congregation and bake sale foods prepared by members (confidential to Grace Fites: my favorite food is RANGER COOKIES). This will be one of the largest fundraising events for UUCT this year, so help us by donating usable items from your home, attic, or garage.

Efforts for a Gran Musicale Service, with UUCT’s own musicians and the All Souls Young Adult Ensemble Choir; and an Interfaith Service, with Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft and Rev. Doug
Planning is moving forward to make these services happen. Some of the contingencies lie in others’ hands, but it seems likely that they will happen this Fall. More to come, stay tuned!!!

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Update for Tahlequah Early Learning Academy, by Marnie Cope

Tahlequah Early Learning Academy is going strong with 35 children, ages six weeks to three years. The Academy has expanded to five classrooms and a common area that includes an indoor play area and a sitting area for parents and teachers. It is more than a day care. It is a preschool program that is funded by Cherokee Nation Head Start. They take pride in providing quality learning experiences for babies and toddlers of high school students who are completing their education at Tahlequah High School. We, as a congregation, have adopted this program as one of our community service projects.
We help provide for the needs of these young parents, many of whom do not always have the means to pay for all of their necessities. So far this year we have helped to pay for KATS transportation for young mothers and their children to get to school. It is considered a liability for these students to ride the school bus. We have also paid for the replacement of a lens of a three-year-old girl's glasses. She fell and seriously scratched it.
Many of you have donated diapers and more diapers. This is a huge need. Also needed are supplies such as diaper rash ointment, bathing supplies, lotion, powder, etc. Some mothers run out of formula before it is time to stock up with WIC. Donations of formula and cash donations to buy special needs formula are needed. Gift certificates are also a good way to help these young parents to meet their needs. Think about these children when you see clothing on sale in stores or at garage sales and thrift shops. Young parents don't always think to send extra clothes to school for emergencies and accidents.
Keep up the good work! Every thing we have done has been greatly appreciated, and the school year is only half over. If you have any questions, contact Marnie Cope at marniecope@yahoo.com of 918-458-o225.

Film Showing in Main Sanctuary

April 5, 2013 - Friday "The Flouride Deception Documentary"

"The Flouride Deception Documentary" film will be shown at the UUCT main sanctuary friday, April 5, 2013 at 6:30pm. All are invited to attend.
Information and discussion on the practice of adding Flouride to our drinking water (Yes, it's added in Tahlequah) Please attend even if you feel you know about this issue, it will be an opportunity to discuss our plan of action with TPWA. This community event is presented by the Tahlequah Flouride Removal Alliance.

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Community Outreach:

Please remember, too, that Tom Lewis’ men’s shelter, O Si Yo, needs bedding and men’s clothes.

Bible Study for Liberals meets every other Thursday at 7pm at Iris Tate's house. Call 456-4222 for more information.

Meditation Group ~ meets every Wednesday at 12:15pm in the Sanctuary

May 26, 2013

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Full Moon Drum Circle & Bible Group for April 2013

All are Welcome & Encouraged

Full Moon ' Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8:00pm

FULL MOON Drum Circle Saturday, Saturday, Apr. 27 at Norris Park weather permitting, or in case of of inclement weather at UU Sanctuqary, corner of College & Delaware, enter through the glass doors at parking lot - We gather in celebration of the Full Moon! ALL unplugged instruments welcome. Water/ Lemondae or Chai Tae provided by CUUPs: bring bottle/ cup to refill. For more info, go to MySpace “CUUPS of Tahlequah”

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Group Renamed - The Bible for Liberals Group has change the name to the Early Christian History Group as this name more appropriately reflects what we are currently studying. The group meets every other Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at either Iris Tate's or Rose Reasoner's home. The group just started reading and discussing a new book so this is an ideal time to join the group if you are interested. For more information, please contact Iris Tate at 456-4222 or Rose Reasoner at 458-0886.
(FYI: Rev. Ron Robinson says “FYI - former UUA President John Buehrens author of Understanding the Bible For Liberals, and Jesus Seminar fellow and Tulsan and prof and author Brandon Scott and the president of the national Buddhist Christian Studies Ruben Habito will be among many presenters at this years UUCF Revival/Retreat in Dallas at Horizon UU church in October. Love to see some (UUCT-ers) there.

Film, Literature & Conversation for This Month

Book Group Tues., Apr. 16, 7:00pm & Movie Group April 19 @6:30pm

"Between the Covers" book night - April 16, 2013 at 7pm downstairs

April Book: "Man and Superman", by George Bernard Shaw - Man pursues truth and woman pursues man in one of G.B. Shawas greatest plays

Movie Night, April 19, 2013, 6:30pm:
April Movie: Searching for Sugarman
Award-winning documentary about the talent and acheivement of a Detroit folk musician who gains adulation in South Africa.

New Groups Forming

The Vegheads are here!!

We are forming a new group called the “Vegheads.” It’s for anyone who is already a vegetarian or vegan, or who is interested in moving in the direction of a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. We welcome UUCT members, friends, and anyone you know in the community who might be interested in the group. The group will meet once a month for a vegetarian/vegan potluck dinner. We’ll bring our recipes to share, and discuss our successes and challenges of living a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle here in Tahlequah. We might also discuss ways to increase community awareness of vegetarian/vegan benefits, and restaurant awareness of how they can become more vegetarian/vegan friendly.
If you are interested, please email me at linebarg@ipa.net. I’ll contact everyone who is interested and set up our first potluck/meeting. We can rotate hosts each month after that.

Jacque Linebarger

We would like to thank Rev. Doug Inhofe for his years of service to our community.

Help-In-Crisis ~ Judith Anderson
Humane Society of Tahlequah ~ Gloria Brewster
C.A.R.E. Food Pantry ~ Rose Reasoner
Kelly Anquoe - web page, grounds, adult forum, art garden (open)
Susan & Tom Starr - newsletter
Traci Clark - calendar & Shopper Extraordinaire
Linebarger family - services, child care
Farren Mayfield - music
Please call us at 456-7900 to vounteer and make a difference in our own back yard.

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