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First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit

4605 Cass Avenue

Detroit, MI 48201

Phone 313-833-9107

Fax 313-833-0127


February 15, 2004
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Organizational Chart 2003 - 2004
Officers
Moderator
Colleen Dolan-Greene
Vice Moderator & Strategic Planning
Jim Harvey
Immediate Past Moderator
Lynda Smith
Board Secretary
Kathe Stevens
Treasurer
Bob Lauer

Staff
Minister
Rev. Larry Hutchison
Director of Religious Education
Jennifer Teed
Music Director
Todd Ballou
Choir Director
Lyle Brown
Church Secretary
Wendi Winston
Building and Grounds
Joe Brimmer

Trustees
Administration and Human Resources
Mark Bendure
Building and Grounds
Janet Thompson
Canvass & Finance
Dan Secrest
Development
Gwen Winston
Growth and Membership
Joe White
Religious Education
Carolyn Ludwig
Social Justice
Linda Darga
Worship
Kathleen Rock

Newsletter
Irene Schultz

Upcoming Services
March 7, 2004 'The Civil Rights Challenge of the 21st Century'
This is my response to Dr. John Powell, Executive
Director of the Institute on Race and Poverty, who
will be the keynote speaker at the UU Urban
Church Conference in Boston, March 19-21.
I need feedback!!!
Rev. Larry Hutchison
March 14, 2004 "The Religious Challenge"
Developing a sense of ourselves that will properly balance history & nature and space & time is the religious challenge of our generation.
Rev. Larry Hutchison

Newsletter Deadline
The next deadline is Sunday, March 7, 2004, no later than 12:30 P.M.

Newsletter Articles
Please leave legible contributions in the Newsletter box located outside the church office. Please include your name and a contact number should there be any questions.
Please do not write articles on little pieces of paper or contribution envelopes, the ones that don't get lost are very hard to read.














Editorial

Deadline - Definition according to Webster's Dictionary...A time limit before which something must be finished.

The Newsletter deadlines are the first and third Sunday of each month, no later than 12:30 P.M.  This includes ALL items for the Newsletter - flyers, full page inserts - EVERYTHING!  A deadline is not a suggestion, it is a deadline.  When I pick up the items for the Newsletter on the first and third Sunday, usually well after 12:30, EVERYTHING that is to be included in that Newsletter needs to be in the Newsletter box by that time.  Of course that does not include e-mailed items although the deadlines are the same for those.  The only exceptions to this are emergencies, such as deaths - not missed deadlines.

Thank you for your cooperation.  Irene

 

All in the Family

Ernest Wilde, an old friend of First UU died in January, at the age of 101. His wife was a member of our church many years ago.  Kathe Stevens has a new phone number.  It is 313-675-1563. Former First UU caretaker Jerry Burris says hello to those who remember him.  Jerry was at the church in the early 70's and is now living in Oklahoma.

 

Committee News

Choir

If you enjoy singing and want to have a good time, the choir is the place for you. There is no need to audition, just show up at the dates and time listed below.  All rehearsals begin at 9:30 A.M. and are usually held in Memorial Hall.  The rehearsal and performance schedule for the next three months is as follows:

February 29 no rehearsal

March 7, 14, 21 rehearsal with performance on the 21

March 28 - prepare for Easter

April 4, 11 - rehearsal with performance on the 11th

April 18 & 25 - no rehearsal

 

Development

I have tickets to the Detroit Repertory Theatre production of Drawer Boy which Time magazine named one of the top 10 plays of 2001.  Tickets are for Saturday, April 24th at 3:00 P.M.  Doors open at 2:00 P.M.  Tickets are $15.00 with profits going to the church budget.  Margaret Beck - 313-882-7775

 

Membership

Mr.C's Deli gives us a wonderful discount on the pizza we have for potlucks. They were voted 3rd best pizza in the metro area a few years ago and it still is the same.

 

Women's Book Club

The next meeting of the Women's Book Club will be on Sunday March 7, 2004 1:00 PM in Memorial Hall.  

 

March First Friday

Everybody is Irish in March so this month we will be featuring an Irish menu.  Come and join the fun.  The Detroit Amateur Musicians Network will be meeting along with games and a movie and the knitting circle will be getting together.  There may be more so come on...Please make your reservations by March 3rd by calling Peggy Wilkie at 313-255-5048, the church office at 313-833-9107 or Irene Schultz at 313-838-3348 or email Irene at the address on the front of the Newsletter.  Also, when making your reservation please indicate if you would prefer a vegetarian meal.

 

Heartland District Annual Meeting

Save the dates - April 2 - 4, 2004 for the Heartland District Annual meeting at the Westin Hotel in Southfield.  We need volunteers: greeters, workshop monitors, office volunteers, childcare volunteers, ticket takers.  Two events will be held at First UU on Saturday evening.  If you can help call Mary Lou Malone at 313-837-7952.

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

On February 15, local Unitarian Universalist Service Committee rep Cindy Hill presented the James Luther Adams award for the gift our church made to the UUSC in 2003.  We are only one of two churches in Michigan to receive this award.  It is given to churches that make a corporate donation of at least $1.00 per member to the UUSC.  This is over and above our memberships and contributions to Guest at Your Table.

 

We thank the following people for contributing to our James Luther Adams gift:

Al & Lencha Acker

Allison Parks

Barbara & Carter Stevenson

Bob & Mary Neale

Bonnie Wright

Dave Robinson

Gretchen Rensi

Howard Malzburg

Jonathan & Irene Schultz

Lee Thume

Mary Lou Malone

Mildred Jeffrey

Persis Whitney

Ruth Seifert  

Sally Borden

We also thank those who joined or renewed their memberships in UUSC and those who collected and gave to the Guest at Your Table program.  Their names will be posted on the bulletin board. We are proud of them and of our church.

 

Adult Religious Education

A discussion of the book, What is Marriage For? (253pgs, $15) will be held at First UU on consecutive Wednesdays, March 24 & 31 in Memorial Hall from 7-9 PM. Contact the office or Dan Wiest for information on purchasing a book.

"A lively personal examination of what it means to choose a life partner (regardless of race or age or sex)" - Marilyn Murray Willison, The Washington Post Book World

 

Items from the Internet

What is Love?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4-8 year olds.  The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined.  See what you think:

“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore so my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.  That’s love.” Rebecca – age 8

 

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy –age 6

 

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri – age 4

 

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend you hate.” Nikka – age 6

 

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.” Noelle – age 7

 

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” Karen – age 7

 

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” Jessica – age 8

 

March Birthdays

1. Maria Majer

3. Larry Hutchison

5. Julia Meyer

6. Karl Gordon

7. Gene Perrin, Janet Thompson

8. Don Dickason

13. Rose Wagner

19. Linda Darga

26. Juanita Fowler

28. James Harvey

29. Lencha Acker

31. Janice Berry