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10 A.M. SERVICES
February 5 Trudy Northway: “History in the Making”: Shaping history to fit the needs of the present.
February 12: Wim Ruyten: “How to Deal Constructively with Guilt”: The speaker will reflect on the problem of how we deal with
guilt. When is it appropriate? When does it get in the way of living our life? How can it be overcome when we know that we have
hurt someone? If we have outgrown the idea that God can forgive us (because, well, you know…) then who can? Is it selfish to
forgive oneself? Is it possible? The speaker will suggest some approaches (but is really hoping to be further enlightened during
talk-back time). -- But please be compassionate; he was raised Catholic.
February 19: Doug Traversa: “Ecology as Religion: why we must incorporate ecological concerns into all aspects of our personal
faith.”
February 26: Stan Bumgarner: “To See or Not to See:” A reflection on how crucial other people are to our own understanding of
“self” and how we choose to experience the world. (Potluck lunch afterwards)
BOARD MEETING
There will be a board meeting after the service on February 12.
NEWS FROM YOUR TREASURER: Chuck Morgret
For the month of December, our operating income was $2,205.63 and our operating expenses were $5,665.73. For fiscal year
FY12 (which began July 1) to date, our operating income is $16,038.31 and our operating expenses are $17,607.45. Our
operating expenses included both our UUA and district dues for the full year. Most of our large expenses for the fiscal year are now
behind us. (Our planned operating budget for FY12 is $33,454.) Income outside the operating budget included a $500 designated
contribution for Pastoral Care, $125 in potluck donations designated for the UUSC Guest at Your Table program, and an
additional $25 contribution for the Guest at Your Table program. Designated expenses in November included $26 in Pastoral
Care expenses from designated contributions.
5LOAVES4KIDS
If you would like to help with 5Loaves4Kids on Thursday mornings (February 2 and 9) contact Barbara Snyder. This takes place at
the Adult Learning Center in the basement of the old West Middle School.
SHARING AND REFLECTION GROUP
Come to the church on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. to meet with others and share conversations with others.
STUDY GROUP CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, February 3, 2012
7:00 p.m. At the Church Discussion of Plato’s Dialogues-Apology
(Socrates “Speaking in defense of one’s beliefs”.)
Hal Werlein will be the leader.
FRIDAY, March 2, 2012 Movie Night Charlie Chaplin
7:00 pm At the Church “One of the greatest male screen legends of all time”
Do you have a favorite Chaplin film you would like to see?
FRIDAY, April 6, 2012 William Faulkner’s The Reivers
7:00 pm At the Church “Serious issues about conflicts in society – class, race,
religion and modernization – are balanced with outright
funny characters and situations”.
FRIDAY, May 4, 2012 Eugene Ionesco’s The Lesson
7:00 pm At the Church This play satirizes totalitarianism in education, politics,
language, psychology and sexuality,
FRIDAY, June 1, 2012 Movie Night Paper Clips
7:00 pm At the Church Story of Paper Clips, a project by middle school students
from Whitwell, TN, who created a monument for Holocaust victims that gained worldwide attention.
MID-SOUTH DISTRICT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 20-21, 2012 in Huntsville, AL. with WILLIAM F. SCHULZ as the Keynote Speaker, “SOME PASSIONS NEVER DIE”
William F. Schulz is the President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, a nonsectarian organization
that advances human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world. Previously, he served for 12 years as
executive director of Amnesty International USA, until spring of 2006. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Schulz is a
former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Contact Carleen Dowell, TEACH Trustee at carleen.dowell@comcast for further information.
NEEDS AT SHEPHERDS HOUSE AND GOOD SAMARITAN
Sunday, February 5 is the day to bring non perishable food items and cleaning or hygiene products to the church to be delivered by
Janet Hill to the GOOD SAMARITAN ORGANIZATION and by Dale Barrington to the SHEPHERD’S HOUSE. Some recent needs
listed for Shepherd’s House are: dishwashing liquid, bleach, dryer sheets, Spic & Span floor cleaner, cooking oil, bananas, milk,
butter, eggs, sausage patties, coffee/creamer, tea, sugar.
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Applebee’s is sponsoring a pancake breakfast for the Imagination Library on March 3, 2012 from 7:30-9:30. It is Dr. Seuss’s
birthday and numerous community leaders will be reading some of the Imagination Library books to the children at that time.
Tickets are $6 each and $5 of that goes to the Imagination Library fund. The cost of 2 tickets almost pays for one child to receive
books for a year. Barbara Snyder will be selling tickets, so even if you can’t come, please support the cause.
Second item: If anyone has a cause or charity you would like the Social Action Committee to consider, please complete a form.
There is an open calendar for 2012. So pick a cause and a date and give your request to Barb Craig, Barbara Snyder, Peter
Solies, Chuck Morgret, or Bob Webster. Our 4th Sunday potlucks will go to the causes you select, if approved by the committee.
Thank you for your support.
RECYCLING ALuuMINUM
A new year has arrived to earn money for the church by recycling aluminum. Aluminum cans are accepted, as well as anything
else aluminum; be sure to place items that are not cans (pie/cake/baking pans/foil) in a separate bag. Place them somewhere in
the church and Lucy Boss will take them to be recycled. For the month of January 2012, $35.13 was earned. YAY! Looking back,
we started collecting cans in 2007. Earned in (2007 & 2008) was $412.94, (2009) $141.50, (2010) $198.76, (2011) was $134.07.
Price per pound has ranged from approximately 30 cents to 70 cents with the current rate being 60 cents.
YARD SALE IN THE FORECAST
Saturday, April 28 is the date selected for the church yard sale. Start gathering your no longer wanted but still useful treasures,
clean them, box them, price them and store them at home until it is time to bring them to church in March and April. Wait until the
week of the sale to bring bulky or large items but let Lucy Boss know what they will be so they can be advertised.
A MARRIAGE
On January 6th, in the Coffee County Courthouse, Annie Boss-Flanigan and Noel Wayne Clements were married. Sarah Flanigan
and Zoe Clements (on winter break from college) and Bill and Lucy Boss were there to share in the love and to celebrate this
happy occasion.
LOCKS OF LOVE
Hooray to Larry Bowers who donated his hair to Locks of Love!
AN HONOR
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee awards the OUTSTANDING
SOPHOMORE to KARSTEN M. SOLIES for 2011-2012 in recognition of outstanding academic performance in Computer
Engineering. "WOW!
CHURCH OFFICERS
Take a moment to show your appreciation to the wonderful folks on the board who do so much to keep our church vibrant. Trudy
Northway is the president, K.C. Reddy, vice president/programs, Jim Northway, vice president/building and grounds, Linda
Werlein, secretary, Chuck Morgret, treasurer, Jancy Traversa, religious education coordinator and Peter Solies, continuing trustee.
Along the same lines we are honored to have Doug Traversa as our lay minister who just recently announced that he presented
his 100th sermon for us! Appreciated too are Hannah Morgan who does child care as well as ALL the congregation who
contribute in so many ways.
ERIC’S NEW BUSINESS
Eric Allen has opened a store, “Aquarium Fish”, located at 306 W. Lincoln Street in Tullahoma. If you need aquarium fish or
supplies, contact him at (931) 434-4938. The store is open from 1-6 p.m. and is closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Let your ‘fishy’
friends know about this.
LOST AND FOUND
A black cord strap for maybe a cell phone or camera and also a mauve colored shawl (in hall closet) are awaiting owners. Also
check the kitchen for dishes that might be yours.
GAELIC STORM
The Celtic band Gaelic Storm will return to the South Jackson Civic Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 2. Tickets are $25.
Call 455-5321 or visit www.southjackson.org for more information. The band’s line-up has remained unchanged for the past two
album releases and the chemistry is apparent both in their studio recordings and their high-energy live performances.
“SHOWTIME AT FIRST BAPTIST”
The Tullahoma Community Playhouse, Inc. presents “Showtime at First Baptist” on the stage of the South Jackson Civic Center.
Production dates are February 17, 18, 19, and 24, 25, 26, 2012 with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees
at 2 p.m. “Showtime” takes up where “Ivy Gap” left off. First Baptist of Ivy Gap’s 100th anniversary picnic was a smashing success,
except for one little thing; a bolt of lightning destroyed the sanctuary. Change is in the air as these diverse women challenge each
other on an inspiring journey filled with laughs, loss, and lots of love. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and
$8 for children 12 and under. They can be purchased online at www.communityplayhouse.org or you may reserve by calling the
playhouse phone number (931) 581-7767.
“CRIMES OF THE HEART”
The Teen Actors Guild (TAG) of the Millennium Repertory Company presents the production of “Crimes of the Heart” at the
Manchester Arts Center. Show dates are from February 10-19 with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Check out millenniumrep.org.
KINSEY BREWER HAS LEAD ROLE IN “CAMELOT”
Fran Gebuhr is the music director and her son, Kinsey Brewer has the role of Lancelot in the production of “Camelot” at the Arts
Center of Cannon County in Woodbury, TN. Show dates are March 9-24. Friday and Saturday night show times are at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For information call (615) 563-2787
February 5 Trudy Northway: “History in the Making”: Shaping history to fit the needs of the present.
February 12: Wim Ruyten: “How to Deal Constructively with Guilt”: The speaker will reflect on the problem of how we deal with
guilt. When is it appropriate? When does it get in the way of living our life? How can it be overcome when we know that we have
hurt someone? If we have outgrown the idea that God can forgive us (because, well, you know…) then who can? Is it selfish to
forgive oneself? Is it possible? The speaker will suggest some approaches (but is really hoping to be further enlightened during
talk-back time). -- But please be compassionate; he was raised Catholic.
February 19: Doug Traversa: “Ecology as Religion: why we must incorporate ecological concerns into all aspects of our personal
faith.”
February 26: Stan Bumgarner: “To See or Not to See:” A reflection on how crucial other people are to our own understanding of
“self” and how we choose to experience the world. (Potluck lunch afterwards)
BOARD MEETING
There will be a board meeting after the service on February 12.
NEWS FROM YOUR TREASURER: Chuck Morgret
For the month of December, our operating income was $2,205.63 and our operating expenses were $5,665.73. For fiscal year
FY12 (which began July 1) to date, our operating income is $16,038.31 and our operating expenses are $17,607.45. Our
operating expenses included both our UUA and district dues for the full year. Most of our large expenses for the fiscal year are now
behind us. (Our planned operating budget for FY12 is $33,454.) Income outside the operating budget included a $500 designated
contribution for Pastoral Care, $125 in potluck donations designated for the UUSC Guest at Your Table program, and an
additional $25 contribution for the Guest at Your Table program. Designated expenses in November included $26 in Pastoral
Care expenses from designated contributions.
5LOAVES4KIDS
If you would like to help with 5Loaves4Kids on Thursday mornings (February 2 and 9) contact Barbara Snyder. This takes place at
the Adult Learning Center in the basement of the old West Middle School.
SHARING AND REFLECTION GROUP
Come to the church on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. to meet with others and share conversations with others.
STUDY GROUP CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, February 3, 2012
7:00 p.m. At the Church Discussion of Plato’s Dialogues-Apology
(Socrates “Speaking in defense of one’s beliefs”.)
Hal Werlein will be the leader.
FRIDAY, March 2, 2012 Movie Night Charlie Chaplin
7:00 pm At the Church “One of the greatest male screen legends of all time”
Do you have a favorite Chaplin film you would like to see?
FRIDAY, April 6, 2012 William Faulkner’s The Reivers
7:00 pm At the Church “Serious issues about conflicts in society – class, race,
religion and modernization – are balanced with outright
funny characters and situations”.
FRIDAY, May 4, 2012 Eugene Ionesco’s The Lesson
7:00 pm At the Church This play satirizes totalitarianism in education, politics,
language, psychology and sexuality,
FRIDAY, June 1, 2012 Movie Night Paper Clips
7:00 pm At the Church Story of Paper Clips, a project by middle school students
from Whitwell, TN, who created a monument for Holocaust victims that gained worldwide attention.
MID-SOUTH DISTRICT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 20-21, 2012 in Huntsville, AL. with WILLIAM F. SCHULZ as the Keynote Speaker, “SOME PASSIONS NEVER DIE”
William F. Schulz is the President and CEO of UUSC, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, a nonsectarian organization
that advances human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world. Previously, he served for 12 years as
executive director of Amnesty International USA, until spring of 2006. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Schulz is a
former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Contact Carleen Dowell, TEACH Trustee at carleen.dowell@comcast for further information.
NEEDS AT SHEPHERDS HOUSE AND GOOD SAMARITAN
Sunday, February 5 is the day to bring non perishable food items and cleaning or hygiene products to the church to be delivered by
Janet Hill to the GOOD SAMARITAN ORGANIZATION and by Dale Barrington to the SHEPHERD’S HOUSE. Some recent needs
listed for Shepherd’s House are: dishwashing liquid, bleach, dryer sheets, Spic & Span floor cleaner, cooking oil, bananas, milk,
butter, eggs, sausage patties, coffee/creamer, tea, sugar.
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Applebee’s is sponsoring a pancake breakfast for the Imagination Library on March 3, 2012 from 7:30-9:30. It is Dr. Seuss’s
birthday and numerous community leaders will be reading some of the Imagination Library books to the children at that time.
Tickets are $6 each and $5 of that goes to the Imagination Library fund. The cost of 2 tickets almost pays for one child to receive
books for a year. Barbara Snyder will be selling tickets, so even if you can’t come, please support the cause.
Second item: If anyone has a cause or charity you would like the Social Action Committee to consider, please complete a form.
There is an open calendar for 2012. So pick a cause and a date and give your request to Barb Craig, Barbara Snyder, Peter
Solies, Chuck Morgret, or Bob Webster. Our 4th Sunday potlucks will go to the causes you select, if approved by the committee.
Thank you for your support.
RECYCLING ALuuMINUM
A new year has arrived to earn money for the church by recycling aluminum. Aluminum cans are accepted, as well as anything
else aluminum; be sure to place items that are not cans (pie/cake/baking pans/foil) in a separate bag. Place them somewhere in
the church and Lucy Boss will take them to be recycled. For the month of January 2012, $35.13 was earned. YAY! Looking back,
we started collecting cans in 2007. Earned in (2007 & 2008) was $412.94, (2009) $141.50, (2010) $198.76, (2011) was $134.07.
Price per pound has ranged from approximately 30 cents to 70 cents with the current rate being 60 cents.
YARD SALE IN THE FORECAST
Saturday, April 28 is the date selected for the church yard sale. Start gathering your no longer wanted but still useful treasures,
clean them, box them, price them and store them at home until it is time to bring them to church in March and April. Wait until the
week of the sale to bring bulky or large items but let Lucy Boss know what they will be so they can be advertised.
A MARRIAGE
On January 6th, in the Coffee County Courthouse, Annie Boss-Flanigan and Noel Wayne Clements were married. Sarah Flanigan
and Zoe Clements (on winter break from college) and Bill and Lucy Boss were there to share in the love and to celebrate this
happy occasion.
LOCKS OF LOVE
Hooray to Larry Bowers who donated his hair to Locks of Love!
AN HONOR
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee awards the OUTSTANDING
SOPHOMORE to KARSTEN M. SOLIES for 2011-2012 in recognition of outstanding academic performance in Computer
Engineering. "WOW!
CHURCH OFFICERS
Take a moment to show your appreciation to the wonderful folks on the board who do so much to keep our church vibrant. Trudy
Northway is the president, K.C. Reddy, vice president/programs, Jim Northway, vice president/building and grounds, Linda
Werlein, secretary, Chuck Morgret, treasurer, Jancy Traversa, religious education coordinator and Peter Solies, continuing trustee.
Along the same lines we are honored to have Doug Traversa as our lay minister who just recently announced that he presented
his 100th sermon for us! Appreciated too are Hannah Morgan who does child care as well as ALL the congregation who
contribute in so many ways.
ERIC’S NEW BUSINESS
Eric Allen has opened a store, “Aquarium Fish”, located at 306 W. Lincoln Street in Tullahoma. If you need aquarium fish or
supplies, contact him at (931) 434-4938. The store is open from 1-6 p.m. and is closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Let your ‘fishy’
friends know about this.
LOST AND FOUND
A black cord strap for maybe a cell phone or camera and also a mauve colored shawl (in hall closet) are awaiting owners. Also
check the kitchen for dishes that might be yours.
GAELIC STORM
The Celtic band Gaelic Storm will return to the South Jackson Civic Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 2. Tickets are $25.
Call 455-5321 or visit www.southjackson.org for more information. The band’s line-up has remained unchanged for the past two
album releases and the chemistry is apparent both in their studio recordings and their high-energy live performances.
“SHOWTIME AT FIRST BAPTIST”
The Tullahoma Community Playhouse, Inc. presents “Showtime at First Baptist” on the stage of the South Jackson Civic Center.
Production dates are February 17, 18, 19, and 24, 25, 26, 2012 with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees
at 2 p.m. “Showtime” takes up where “Ivy Gap” left off. First Baptist of Ivy Gap’s 100th anniversary picnic was a smashing success,
except for one little thing; a bolt of lightning destroyed the sanctuary. Change is in the air as these diverse women challenge each
other on an inspiring journey filled with laughs, loss, and lots of love. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and
$8 for children 12 and under. They can be purchased online at www.communityplayhouse.org or you may reserve by calling the
playhouse phone number (931) 581-7767.
“CRIMES OF THE HEART”
The Teen Actors Guild (TAG) of the Millennium Repertory Company presents the production of “Crimes of the Heart” at the
Manchester Arts Center. Show dates are from February 10-19 with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Check out millenniumrep.org.
KINSEY BREWER HAS LEAD ROLE IN “CAMELOT”
Fran Gebuhr is the music director and her son, Kinsey Brewer has the role of Lancelot in the production of “Camelot” at the Arts
Center of Cannon County in Woodbury, TN. Show dates are March 9-24. Friday and Saturday night show times are at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. For information call (615) 563-2787
| VANGUARD ~NEWSLETTER~ THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH 3536 New Manchester Highway (P.O. Box 331) Tullahoma, TN 37388 (931) 455-8626 President: Trudy Northway Lay Minister: Doug Traversa Editor: Lucy Boss ~ Feb 2012 ~ |