Christianity: Value, History and Tradition Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Greenville Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
Christianity: Value, History and
Tradition
October 26, 2014
Reverend Pat Jobe
Minister
Rev. Michelle McClendon
Associate Minister
Christian Elser
Music Director
Kathleen Anderson
Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Maureen Nery
Director, Our UUWoC
Stephanie Green
Fellowship Administrator
Want to Contact Us?
Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
1135 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609
Phone 864-271-4883
www.greenvilleuu.org  [email protected]
Office Hours  Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm
Greenville Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
October 26, 2014
Order of Service
Welcome
Pat Jobe
Chalice Lighting
Barbara Gill
Prelude
Linda Mattern
Opening Words
Barbara Gill
*Opening Song
#52 In Sweet Fields of Autumn
Story for all Ages
All Sing
Mae Tromsness
Children's Benediction
#413 Go Now in Peace
Words for Reflection
Pat Jobe
Community Caring
Please share your joys and sorrows
in our Community Memory Book
before or after the Service
Anthem
All Creatures of Our God and King
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Offertory
Sermon
*Closing Song
Closing Words
Postlude
Benediction
All Sing
Choir
Linda Mattern
Christianity: Value, History
and Tradition
#262 Hosanna in the Highest
Pat Jobe
All Sing
Pat Jobe
Linda Mattern
Pat Jobe
*Please rise in body or in spirit as you are willing and able.
Please turn off cell phones before our service begins.
“Joys and Sorrows”
You may write your Joys or Sorrows in the Memory Book
on the table in the front of the sanctuary. These will be read during the
"Community Caring” segment of the service. If you are not inclined to write in the
book, you may simply light a candle in silence.
~ Thanks to Our Service Associates ~
Worship Associate
Barbara Gill
Luminary
Eve Garry
Accompanist
Linda Mattern
Music Director
Christian Elser
Ushers
Rita Lance & Annette Garver
Greeters
Joan Baker, Karen Parker & Liz McGrory
Sound Crew
Richard Fuller, Teresa Hall, Charles Fulks
Sound Crew Assistants
John & Dillard Robertson
Flower Ministry
Coffee Baristas
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Muriel Hill-Rowley
Steven Chapp & John West
Eve Garry is an 8th grader at Beck Academy. She loves animals, plays
lacrosse, and enjoys reading. She has a brother Jacob, sister Hannah
and dog Kaylo.
Barbara Gill has been a member of GUUF since 1987. She has served
on the Board and committees in various capacities. Presently, Barbara
is on the Sunday Services Committee, Worship Committee and is a cofacilitator of her covenant group.
Linda Mattern is the recently retired music therapist with St. Francis
Bon Secours. She is a long-time member of GUUF and a precious asset
to our music program.
Newcomers! To learn more about our Fellowship, please fill out the
yellow card and drop it into the offering basket.
Recordings of Sunday Services may be ordered and picked up opposite
the wooden entrance doors to the sanctuary where the Audio Stand is
located or by email to [email protected]
If you would like a hearing device, please ask an usher.
November 2, 2014
Day of the Dead, Fear of Dying
Pat Jobe
Why do we fear dying? What is the antidote to this fear? How do we
live so that we don't fear death? Our tradition is that we bring pictures
of those who have passed on, light candles in their memory and
celebrate whatever life may lie beyond the grave.
Congregational Care Items
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We extend our loving support to:
My 91 year old mother suffered a severe stroke yesterday and is in ICU
in hospital in NE Pa – Sandy Howard
We celebrate with:
A candle of joy and appreciation from the Upstate Pagan Pride Day
Council to the Greenville UU Fellowship for allowing us to use the
grounds to host the 4th Pagan Pride Day here on October 18. We had a
fantastic community outreach to more than 700 pagans or people
learning about our beliefs, spirituality and way of life with nature on
many different paths. Thank you to Selena Fax who came from
Wisconsin to do a great ritual! The biggest Earth Spirit has had, over
100!
We had a wonderfully successful Pagan Pride Day on October 18, here
at GUUF. Thank you to all that attended and helped to make it a great
day - Pink
JUST FOR INFO!
Annual Fellowship Fundraiser - Auction 2014
When: Saturday, November 8th at 6 pm
Where: GUUF, New Fellowship Hall
Please donate your creative gifts, gourmet dinners,
valuable services, tickets/gift certificates or special
theme baskets for the live or silent Auction. We
are lucky to have Marty Flynn as our auctioneer!
Small, tangible items will be accepted from November
2nd to November 8th. Please email at [email protected], or call Jan
Price (569-4429) or Judy Root (356-0144), if you have items available.
SURVEY RESULTS PRESENTATION
On November 9 the Committee on Ministry will be
presenting the survey results from earlier this year. This
will not be an exhaustive review of the entire survey, but
rather highlighting several examples to show you how best to
navigate it on your own. Online access to the full survey will be
given after the sermon and concert on that day and will be open for two
weeks thereafter.
GREEN COMMITTEE MEETING
The Green Committee will meet at 12:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 2
to plan a green worship service that will be held Nov. 30.
Pat Jobe will preach on the topic, "Five Things We Can Do
Better to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint."
DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION
This year’s celebration service for the Day of the Dead will
be November 2. Please bring your pictures and mementos
to be put on the table with the candles. Our own expert,
Betsy Smith, will be in charge of the decorations. She is still
walking with two canes, so she may need some help! We
will put out the decorations after the service on October 26 (one week prior
to the Day of the Dead service) and everyone can participate. More votive
candle holders are needed for the service. We have those in the Flower
Room and the ladies at Audrey’s have helped in more ways than just
candles. Please put any votives in the Flower Room so they can be used in
the celebration for the Day of the Dead. On the morning of the celebration,
we will meet again in the Sanctuary at 9.15 am to place the mums and get
any last minute pictures in place.
This year, we have a new element to the celebration. A banner is being
made for each of the departed members and close relatives of the
Fellowship. A family member will carry this banner down the aisle at the
beginning of the service.
We have an exceptional membership and this celebration
will be for all of us. If you wish to participate and purchase
a mum or carry a banner, please complete the form and put
it in the offering basket. (Ushers, please make sure the
completed applications get to the GUUF office – thank you),
or email/call the GUUF office. The cost per mum is $10 and the plant will be
labeled with the name of the person to be remembered. Please ensure we
have your requests by Oct. 29 at the latest.
YOUR NAME
CONTACT NUMBER
NUMBER OF MUMS REQUIRED
NAME TO BE REMEMBERED
NAME TO BE REMEMBERED
NAME TO BE REMEMBERED
NAME OF BANNER CARRIER
TOTAL ATTACHED ($10/MUM)
Highlights in Lifespan Religious Education
From Babies to Sages
October 26, 2014
Classes and Events Today
9:30: Childcare Opens
Choir Practice
9:45: Discussion Group—Founders Room
A Course in Miracles—New Conference Room
RE Classes for Children and Youth
11:00: Middle School and High School Youth begin IN CLASS
Middle School (6th-8th): Getting Ready for BOO! IN THE UU!
Coming of Age (9th-10th): Getting Ready for BOO! IN THE UU!
Senior High (11th-12th): Getting Ready for BOO! IN THE UU!
11:15: After the Story for All Ages
Spirit Play “Lite” (3-4 yrs): The Witch Next Door - about being kind
Children and Youth in all classes will enjoy
PUMPKIN DECORATING TODAY! Congregants
will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite
pumpkins with their spare change this week and
next. All money collected will benefit UNICEF.
Parents, please
remember to
monitor your
children closely
when they are
in your care.
Ongoing Adult Religious Education
DISCUSSION GROUP
Sunday mornings, 9:45-10:45, Founders Room
Our church started with this group—it is the oldest and longest running
class at the Fellowship. Lively discussions about timely topics. For
information, please contact Herb Reeves at [email protected]
A COURSE IN MIRACLES
Facilitator: Jean Blank
9:45-10:45, New Conference Room (off the front lobby)
Participants work with the spiritual practice of forgiveness. Contact Jean
Blank at [email protected] for information.
THE WISDOM PATH
Led by Suzy Boghani, Ed Proulx and Nancy Bender
Sundays, September 21-December 14, 12:30-2:30
The class continues, but registration for this session is now closed.
THERE WILL BE NO CLASS THIS WEEK
WOMEN’S BOOK GROUP
Meets 2nd Sunday each month
9:45-10:45: Women’s Room Downstairs
For information, contact Susan Cooper, [email protected]
YOGA
Monday evenings, 7:00
New Fellowship Hall (for now)
Through November 24
Join Bruce Cable, a certified Sivananda practitioner with over 20 years of
teaching experience, for gentle, invigorating yoga practice sessions that can
improve your overall health and well-being. All skill levels welcome.
Donations gratefully accepted. For more information,
email [email protected]
HOW JESUS BECAME GOD
Book Discussion Group
Led by Dr. Michelle McClendon
Mondays at 7 PM in the Sanctuary
How Jesus Became God tells the story of an idea that
shaped Christianity, and of the evolution of a belief that
looked very different in the 4th Century than it did in the
first.
We welcome Dr. Michelle McClendon as teacher and facilitator.
Participants in this class will need to purchase the book:
How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from
Galilee by Bart D. Ehrman, available online and at local bookstores.
Registration for this class is not required, but we will be collecting contact
information to help participants prepare for each session.
For more information, email [email protected] .
REMINDER! NO CLASS ON OCTOBER 27.
READ THROUGH CHAPTER 3
FOR THE NOVEMBER 3 SESSION.
DATES TO REMEMBER
SPIRIT PLAY TRAINING
November 2, 12:30-2:00, Spirit Play Room #2
Join MJ Simpson and Kirsten Robertson to learn about this wonderful
Montessori-based curriculum we use with our K5-3rd graders in their RE
classes. This training is for all who wish to become story tellers and
door keepers, and for anyone who would like to learn more about what’s
happening in RE. Light lunch and childcare provided.
REGISTRATION FOR YOUTH CONS
AT THE MOUNTAIN IS OPEN!
Middle School CON: November 21-23
Senior High CON: December 5-7
Register online at mountaincenters.org
IF YOU WILL BE USING TRAVEL CREDIT, please contact Laura
Christenbury at [email protected] PRIOR to registering.
Parents, please bring your little ones downstairs
after service today for a spooky event put
on by the youth! Costumes are a plus! We
love Halloween and
want to share some fun (or screams!)
with our favorite little folks.
The event should take no longer than 30
minutes following service.
Donations to UNICEF welcome.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP FORMING!
Calling all 18-35 year olds!
We want to develop a social and volunteer group
for our young adults. If you are interested in joining,
email Allison Miller at [email protected].