UU Fellowship of Plattsburgh

May RE Update

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:10:00 -0600

Hi all,
Just a few reminders:

1. Pyramids Sunday, May 4 @ 10:00. Bring bathing suits and towels for the water room. Also bring snacks to share (no nuts or peanut butter please.)Directions: Take Rt. 3 toward Morrisonville. When you come to the Rt.3/22B fork go left on 22B. The Pyramids school and parking lot is less than a mile from there on the right.

2. RE Pizza and a Movie, May 3 @ 6:00pm. We'll be showing Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were Rabbit, Rated G. Please RSVP. Hope to see you there!

3. Ice Cream Social and Farm visit, May 11 and 18. This is an afternoon activity that starts at 1:30. Sign-up sheets and directions are located on bookshelf. Many thanks to Margaret Schwartz for hosting and organizing this wonderful event.

4. Remainder of the RE year, May 11-June 22. We are looking for 3 teachers and 3 assistant each week from May 11-June15. The focus throughout these 6 weeks will be our Principles. The age groups are the usual, 5-7yrs, 7-10yrs and 10-13yrs. I have lesson plans for each group but if you are inspired to teach an activity that is connected to the Principles we'd love to have you. If you haven't taught much this year this is a great opportunity to contribute to our program and get to know the new children who have recently started attending. Let me know as soon as you can. Thanks.

5. Flower Communion, June 22. Save the date for this beautiful UU tradition that closes the RE year.

6. Painting day. We are changing the date to June 21. This is another weekend that the kids won't be downstairs because of Flower Communion.

That's it for now. Hope you all have a great day!
Danielle

The Chalice - May 2008

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:40:00 -0600

Please submit content for the June issue by 06/20. All questions, comments and submissions should be directed to: thechalice@charter.net

RE After HONK

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:50:00 -0600

Hi all,
Everyone has been working hard to make HONK a bit hit - and it is. Bravo.

Just wanted to give you a view of what RE life will be like after the show:

RE MEETING!!! April 8: 7-8pm at Palmer Street. There is the urgent business of this summer's RE training at Ferry Beach to discuss -

The Chalice - April 2008

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:40:00 -0600

The Chalice is the UUFP's monthly newsletter. Submissions for the May issue are due April 22.
Submissions, comments, and questions may be sent to: thechalice@charter.net
Click on the lonk below to download the e-Chalice.

The Chalice - March 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:30:00 -0700

This month's Chalice includes highlights and minutes from our many business meetings over the past month, information on compassionate cooks and MOVIES!!!

Deadline for submission for the April Chalice is: March 25th

The Chalice - February 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:20:00 -0700

As with the UUFP, the Chalice is bursting at the seams with goodness and information. This month you will see birthday listings, birthday party pictures, Honk! information, Town Meeting (Caucus!), UU B&Bs and a whole lot more.

Submissions for the March Chalice are due by February 19th - keep that information flowing to thechalice@charter.net

Thank you!

Picking up life's pieces

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:00:00 -0700

I am writing on the 11-month anniversary of Lindas death. February 18 will bring the one year anniversary. Louis and I are still figuring out how we will mark that day when our lives were shattered. We have spent the intervening months putting our lives back together, knowing that our family will never be the same. I walked out of the hospital room where Linda died as a widowera new and painful identity. I became a single parent, a single man, and I had to change my work schedule to fit this new reality. I am grateful to all of the people who cooperated by adapting to these necessary changesparticularly, my congregations. Most of all, I am grateful to Louis, my younger son, who has been alone with the dog (as well as a few of his friends) while I have been away, enabling me to continue working as an itinerant minister. John was able to accept an amazing offer for an internship last summer because he wasnt feeling that he had to be home for what could be Lindas last summer. (Even though we had nearly six years of wondering whether each holiday, birthday or anniversary would be the last, we were still devastated when she died.) So, the house where four of us lived together the previous summer housed only two of us for most of this past year. There is no denying that it was lonely, at times. Simultaneously, it was rewarding to see John launched on the trajectory of his career. Within a couple of months, we will know where Louis will attend college, and a few more pieces of the Sears Family Puzzle will begin fitting together.

Sinkford issues pastoral letter on violence in Pakistan and Kenya

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:40:00 -0700

Unitarian Universalist Association President William G. Sinkford has
issued a pastoral letter on recent violence in Kenya and Pakistan.

The Chalice - January 2008

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:50:00 -0700

This month's Chalice includes a special birthday announcement, a call-to-action from Soulforce and HONK! information. Download below.

Submissions for February Chalice must be submitted by Jan 18th to thechalice@charter.net.

Happy New Year!!!

Planning... it's more than a committee

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0700

My week with you in December was an eye-opening experience. It was the only time this church year when I was able to operate on my normal schedule of arriving on a Saturday, preaching Sunday, staying through the week, and then driving back to Ithaca following the second Sundays service. By the time that I walked into Palmer Street for my second service, it was apparent to me, just how much weve both missed out on with this years abbreviated schedule. It was necessary this year because I have been single parenting. If things go according to my own personal plan, I will be far more accessible next year. Once Louis goes off to college, it is highly likely that the bulk of my commuting will be from Montreal rather than Ithaca.