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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.

August 2010 ~ First Harvest time

Sunday Service, August 2, 2010

10am - The adult forum theme will be "Reading; why we read what we read" downstairs Free coffee.
11am - CUUP's service, "Lammas or Lughnasa", First Harvest, Festival of Light/ Special Music by Kelly Anquoe, Barb Daily, Farren Mayfield

Monday, August 2 - Tai Chi class, 5:30p main sanctuary

The Sunday breakfast fundraisers have been suspended for the summer months. Adult forum commences promptly at 10:00am. Fresh coffee and free friends await you.

Minister’s Office Hours: UUCT is pleased to share Rev. Doug Inhofe’s office hours: Beginning the first of March, he will be at the church every Wednesday from 10 AM to Noon, and from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, should anyone want to speak with him during the week. On the Sundays that he fills the pulpit -- about twice during the month -- he will stay after the service and be available for individual discussions. On those Sundays he would invite any interested church member to meet him at the coffee cart and ask for an impromptu visit. He would then stay for as long as necessary to see those who wanted to talk with him.

Hot Weather tips

Love of air conditioning and caring

As some residents may not have air conditioning, or may choose not to have air conditioning, as caring citizens we make sure to take a little time to check on those who may be in need, especially the elderly or those with small children. Taking fans, bottled water, hoses, water toys or making sure refrigerators are working well can be of great assistance.

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.

"That beautiful season the Summer!
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light;
and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Creating Peace from the Inside Out ~ Sunday August 15, 2010

Gary Robertson

Following the Sunday Gary Robertson will provide a free demonstration of a method he's created called "Pfy-Energenics". Peace creation from the inside outside out, and to be the change you want to see in the world. He and Joyce Wright are the founders of the Spring Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering unique tools and programs for enhancing your life. To have peace outside we must first create peace inside. We want to make sense but the question is how to do it. Attendees will be asked to participate during the process. Mr. Robertson has ten years experience in the mental health field with emphasis on Gestalt and transactual analysis. He has also taught psychology at the college level. Joyce is a registered nurse who has studied with Gary and been program's coordinator for the Spring Foundation. Both currently reside at the Sparrowhawk community near Tahlequah. Please make plans to attend

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

September 05, 2010

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Reflections from the Well

Rev. Doug Inhofe

Most contemporary Unitarians—particularly in Oklahoma (more so than in New England, for example)—are people who grew up in other religious traditions. Many of them chose to leave the religions of their childhood, for various reasons, including theological ones, and many of them simply drifted away from their childhood religions because of other claims on their time and attention, including the ever-present pressures of daily life. These two groups of people come to Unitarianism by choices made when they are older and more mature, when they can assess for themselves the need for religion in their lives and the values that they seek from it. But there is at least one other group of Unitarians, one whose special attributes are worth focusing on, if only so that we can be reminded of the mindset of many of the visitors who come to our services and who are considering whether Unitarianism—and our congregation—is for them. This group includes people who, if asked, would of course agree with the goals of our seven principles. Take a look at those principles (they are printed on the unnumbered page that is two pages before hymn #1, in our hymnal); clearly, most people would have no difficulty in subscribing to them. Still, they might ask, what makes it a religion? The question is a good one, for the very idea of the supernatural—of a God!—seems to presuppose something that exists independently of people, something that is outside us. The people are natural, and thus God is supernatural. This group, then, is comprised of people whose perspective on religion generally reflects the typical, “I-thou” relationship of most Judaeo-Christian worship: we are here, worshipping God out (up) there; we receive truths from God, out there, who sends them to us, down here, by revelation.
(Please view the rest of Doug's "Reflection" by contacting us)

Film, Literature & The Red Road

Book Group Tues., Aug. 17, 7:00pm & Movie Group, Aug. 27 at 6:30pm

"Between the Covers" book night - August 17 at 7pm downstairs
Book: "Twyborn Affair," by Patrick White
Call Corry at 478-4802

Movie Night - August 27 at Lynn's house
Movie: "You Kill Me" starring Be Kingsley
Ben Kingsley is remarkable in You Kill Me, a comedy-drama with an absurdist touch. The Oscar-winning British actor plays Frank Falenczyk, an alcoholic hitman from New York sent by his boss, Roman (Philip Baker Hall), to dry out in San Francisco just when a new crime lord (Dennis Farina) is moving in on Roman's turf. Frank reluctantly follows instructions and takes a Bay Area apartment, finds a part-time job as a mortician, and attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Acquiring a thoughtful sponsor and friend (Luke Wilson) through AA, Frank begins reflecting seriously about his life and responsibilities, and even becomes romantically involved with a delightfully acerbic woman (Téa Leoni). Feeling respected and loved in the early days of his sobriety, Frank does what a lot of people do in similar situations: take stock of past mistakes and be completely honest with everyone. From there, the sky's the limit for a hired gun with a boost in self-esteem.
Call Cory at 478-4802

*CUUP's Full Moon Drum Circle, 8pm, Saturday, August 21 at downtown Norris Park gazebo. In case of rain move to main sanctuary.

Ready for the Kids!

Get involved with education & clean up

Plans for an elementary level R. E. program are coming together. I need some help, however. Is there anyone who is interested in working with children in grades l through 6? I need a co-worker to share this responsibility. Please contact me, Marnie Cope, at 458-0225 or at marniecope@yahoo.com. Also we need to cozy up the R. E. room and make it inviting for kids. We could use donations of a rug and some floor pillows or bean bag chairs. If you have anything that would help me to put this room together, I appreciate it very much. Thank you!

MORE R.E. News…..Sunday, August 22, after service, WE NEED YOUR HELP for a WORK DAY. We are excited to get the new season off to a good start. In order to accomplish this, we will clean up and out and re-organize our supplies, spruce up the classroom, and any other chores associated. We welcome your company and thank you for your support.

Help-In-Crisis ~ Angela Sinclair
Humane Society of Tahlequah ~ Gloria Brewster
C.A.R.E. Food Pantry ~ Rose Reasoner
Kelly Anquoe - web page, grounds, adult forum, art garden (open)
Traci Clark - newsletter
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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