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First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit4605 Cass AvenueDetroit, MI 48201Phone 313-833-9107Fax 313-833-0127May 2, 2004 |
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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 |
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Newsletter Deadline The next deadline is Sunday, May 16, 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.Articles may also be emailed to me, by the deadline date and time, at ieschultz1945@yahoo.com 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. |
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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 is as follows:
May 23 & 30 - Off
June 6 & 13 - rehearsal
June 20 - rehearsal with performance
Membership & Growth
Women’s Alliance
The Women's Alliance invites you to noon luncheon Wednesday, May 19, in Memorial Hall. Reservations for the luncheon must be made before noon on Monday, May 17. You may phone the church office at 313-833-9107 or Eiko Takemoto at 313-869-6389. The charge for the luncheon is $6.00. Following the luncheon Alex Mercer will speak about his experiences as a long-time member of First UU Church.
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The book
for June 6th will be Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik. Our September selection will be Women
Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The July and
August choices will be announced at a later date. Please contact Maria
Majer at 313-899-1694 for more information.
Upcoming Events at First UU
May 21 - 3rd Fridays at the DIA. The First UU Young Adult group meets every third Friday of the month at the Detroit Institute of Arts. We meet inside the Woodward entrance at 6:30. Children are welcome
May 23 - Join 2nd Story Church at 8:00 A.M. at The Cathedral of Saint Paul (Woodward and Warren) to serve breakfast to those in need.
June 6 - Saturday - Are we going where you want to go? A discussion of the future of our church and the future of the UUA - a discussion with Larry - 10:00 A.M. in McCollester Hall.
June 20 from 2:00 P.M. -? for Larry and Nancy's send-off. Details will follow in later Newsletters. For more information contact Jonathan Schultz at 313-838-3348 or see him during coffee hour.
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UUSC 2004 Just Works Workcamps
Freedom Summer Workcamp: A Civil Rights Journey, July 6-11 UUSC's Freedom Summer Workcamp will honor the courage and sacrifice of those young people who worked in Mississippi to register voters as part of Freedom Summer in 1964. In 2004 youth and young adults from around the country will join us on a civil rights journey to Atlanta, Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham, where the stories told by those who were there will inspire a new generation. This Freedom Summer WorkCamp: A Civil Rights Journey will conclude with electoral-related skills training that will equip the participants to return to their communities and campuses as Defending Democracy activists.
Defending Democracy Workcamps, Boston, Mass., July 26-30, and New York City, Aug. 30-Sept. 3. These workcamps, planned to coincide with the Democratic and Republican national conventions, will train youth and young adults - in anticipation of following up in their hometowns - to organize, educate and register voters in neighborhoods of Boston and NewYork City.
Teen Workcamp on Native American Issues, Pacific Northwest - Muckleshoot Indians Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 16-20.UUSC is working with the Pacific Northwest District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, area UU congregations and the Muckleshoot Indian tribe to develop a weeklong workcamp in Tacoma, Wash. The workcamp will focus on human rights issues such as race, sovereignty and culture. A service component will be included.
Contact Kim McDonald, kmcdonald@uusc.org or (800)388-3920, for further information or to register for the workcamp of your choice.
Looking For a Few Good Women and Men
to try this Restaurant.
The proprietor of this wonderful Dearborn restaurant,
originally introduced to us by Lee and Lyle Thume, paid for an ad in the Voices
of Africa program. The ad was misplaced and was not run. Bigger businesses with
more cash flow turned us down, but this man came through for us. Now let's come
through for him. Try his fantastic cuisine and let me know how you like it. Let
him know you appreciate his ad and his food. Cindy Hill
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ONE Voice Chorus Concert
May 22
ONE Voice, Metro Detroit's LGBT Chorus, invites you to its concert, "Building Bridges," on Saturday, May 22, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church of Royal Oak, located at the corner of Washington and 7th Street, next to Prontos.
The concert culminates a season of meeting new people, sharing music, and building bridges. The performance will include music selected for community events hosted by Affirmations, Annual AIDs Service in Pontiac, Full Truth Fellowship, Birmingham Unitarian Church, MCC Detroit, and PFLAG.
Tickets are available at the door, or from a chorus member. Suggested donation on a sliding scale $8-15. For additional information about the concert, contact Todd at (734) 480-4480 or onevoicetodd@aol.com.
About ONE Voice Chorus
ONE Voice Chorus typically produces two concerts per year with several community performances. The chorus rehearses every Tuesday 7-9 pm at Affirmations LGBT community center at 195 W. Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. New members are welcomed to join us at the start of our next season, after Labor Day 2004. For more information about ONE Voice chorus, please contact Todd at (734) 480-4480 or email
Tickets are available from Todd Ballou, Cindy Hill and Jan Thompson.
Job Opening
Birmingham Unitarian Church is looking for a publications editor/secretary beginning July 1, 2004. The hours are 16 - 20 per week with the pay at $12.36 an hour. For information call Carol Lee at 248-647-2380.
Community Ministry
Attention 1st UU Activists & Friends
America Coming together (ACT), an organization working to take back our country in 2004 and beyond is sponsoring a Camp Wellstone training Friday, May 21, 2004 in Detroit. ACT was founded in 2003 to educate, register and mobilize voters. Citizen activists, candidates for office, campaign workers, volunteers and those interested in jobs in politics in 2004 are welcome. The Camp runs in three separate tracks: Citizen Activism, Advocacy and Organizing; Grassroots Campaigns and Elections: For Candidates, Workers & Volunteers; Campaign Organizing: Working with ACT to change America. The cost is $35
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Good Luck, Tech Support
It means so much to me that we have adults in our congregation who are dedicated to providing a rich, diverse, educational experience for our children.
Last week Mark Bendure joined the elementary children in 2nd Story Church to share fossilized shark teeth he discovered on his vacation. He brought the teeth up in a box of sand, so the children we're able to dig for them, the kids really enjoyed this and were especially excited that Mark let them each take home what they unearthed.
Lee Thume is another -congregational member the youth have gotten to know. She has been with us the last couple weeks teaching the children a song she wrote Love Is...- ". On May 9, at the Mother's Day service you'll have the chance to sing it as well.
I'm glad Cindy brought her video camera to church this past Sunday. Hopefully you'll all get a chance to see what a good time, teachers Dan and Stuart were having doing the maypole dance. Although Louis didn't seem quite ready to get involved., I think he enjoyed the show. While Grant made the music for the dance, we each grabbed a ribbon and weaved in and out, completing a colorful maypole in celebration freedom and peace.
RE Committee member, Sumarah Smith has also been part of the fun upstairs! This past Sunday she helped the high school students to plan their I" Coffee House, which they will host this Friday. The youth are excited about sharing their talents and bringing new talent to our sacred space.
Thank you to all the adults who are working so hard to help maintain an awesome program! In Peace, Jennifer A. Teed, DRE
Don't miss this one! We will be having Middle Eastern Cuisine and group folk dancing! The high school group will host their 1 st Coffeel-louse, arid ,Zr Celeste will lead a scrapbooking workshop and begin our RE scrapbook. With traditional favorites as well- they'll be something for everyone!
we will be serving breakfast at The Cathedral of St. Paul for those in need. We will meet there at 8:00 am and leave at 11:00. (Comer of Woodward and Warren).
Bring a friend and a flower to this special service.
I came across this booklet as I was sorting through a bookcase upstairs. The Council of Liberal Churches (Universalist- Unitarian) Inc published it at least 30 or 40 years ago. Most everything still applies so I thought I'd share a couple points to ponder...
For further thought, please ask Jennifer for a copy of this brochure. Thanks.
Thanks to Justine we have partnered with Activote. This group has brought us T-shirts, Frisbees, chapsticks and pens to entice people to our tables. Activote will also follow up with registered voters to remind them to vote.
Over the last 6 weeks we have made progress, however we still need your help. Can you commit to helping out for a few hours on a Saturday? It so, please contact Justine at (313) 832-7069.
Join us after -chirch-on-May 23 for a social justice movie and discussion. Stay tuned for details.
Look for the table in coffeehour. Faith action network will be here to 91VC us More Info about th15 conference at Eastern Michigan University Nay 21-22 People and communities of faith who support lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender rights are invited to participate.
Join us for out next Social Action Meeting on June 6th!
Are you interested in planning events here at 1st UU? If so please contact Jennifer Teed (313)-833-9107
The following comments by Susan MillerAnderson were shared on Sunday morning, April 1, 2003.
When Bob Teed called and asked me to say a few words about what it meant to be part of this community of faith, I agreed and thought nothing more of it. Until about 3:00 the next morning, when I woke with a start and said to myself, "I'm a member of a community of faith?!?" It's been a long time coming... I've been seeking a community where I can peel back the various masks that I wear and still be accepted; where I can meet equally naked individuals and be accepting of them. I've been seeking a community where I can express my emerging and amorphous beliefs and be heard, not necessarily agreed with, but encouraged, challenged; a community that individually and collectively pursues knowledge and seeks the truth. I've been seeking a community that not only talks the talk but walks the walk, and urges me to do the same; a community that interacts positively with the greater community, celebrates life in its myriad of forms, embraces diversity as well as familiarity, nurtures the body and the spirit, and, through it all, enjoys the ride -- a pretty tall order. I suspected I had found such a community when we came here 12 years ago to have Caitlin dedicated. I was certain when I returned 2 years ago and was accepted, listened to, challenged, encouraged, embraced and nurtured.
Leslie Huffman, Ayana Winston and Sophie Burris were the 1st Church who organized the Michigan Youth Choice Movement & March initiative. There were teams in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan who formed the largest contingency that converged with the Women's Rights Choice March in D.C. Leslie traveled with the young folk 30 years old and younger. Buses left early Saturday morning and returned early Monday. All Souls coordinated a sleep over for UUs. Detroit Summer partnered with us to promote the initiative. Leslie will be participating in a national phone debriefing this month and a national organizing conference in June.
This is one of the ways we can demonstrate, as Susan said in the previous article, that we "walk the walk" as well as "talk the talk".
Worship on Community Ministry Sunday, February 29 was held in McCollester Hall in the round. It was quite an experience to hear first hand accounts from Mary Lou Malone, Dave Robinson and Joe Samples about the Black Power movement in the Unitarian Universalist Association, 1967-1971 and to watch the UUA produced video about the movement featuring Joe Samples. Members sat with those they did not know, dialogued, made meaning on various topics. Jahra's stories were GREAT!
Every Sunday in March, members gathered in McCollester Hall to chat about our vision for the future. The chats, "Let's Talk". were inspired by members who seek to have our voices heard and listened to - to dispel the feelings expressed by some that their vision, desires, needs will be ignored by the Board. After only one chat, the Board in support of this lay initiative has asked members to give feedback about what we want an interim minister to help us accomplish over the next two years. Following is the feedback given to the Board
Other Comments
The Board was asked to dialogue and give feedback to members, therefore demonstrating that voices were heard, listening took place, and action will happen!
The Worship Committee has requested that the next Community Ministry Sunday (May 30) be also held in McCollister Hall, that members, are encouraged to sit with someone they do not know. The Social Justice Movie Series will continue. The guest performers will be SEMAJ and youth from The Spot (tentatively), a youth-oriented program sponsored by Vanguard Community Development Corporation.
Interested? Call the Church Office 313-833-9107 and-ask to be placed on the mailing list.
May 30- Community Ministry Sunday - Spirit of Life- Bring a flower and a friend to this special flower communion service, and celebration of community.
The American Friends Service Committee Faith Action Network presents a national, multiracial, multigenerational conference for people of all religions and spiritualities creating communities affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, identities and families.
There has never been a more pivotal time for LGBT and Ally people to engage their spirituality in the movement for equality and justice. Together in Faith will provide skillenhancing workshops led by nationally renowned activists and community-building activities with like-minded progressive People of Faith/Spirit/Conscience. Attendees will leave with new information, tools and networks to help them create LGBT-affirming cities and faith communities.
You never win freedom permanently. You
have to win it time after time ...whether it's
union rights, civil rights or equality for women.
We have to keep at it and at it."
Millie Jeffrey
1910-2004
4:00 pm, reception to follow
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
902 Hart Senate Office Building
Constitution Avenue, NE at Second Street
Washington-, DC
Use C Street or Second Street entrance
North Bank of elevators
Please join Millie's friends and colleagues for this special
celebration.
RSVP requested: email
A Celebration of Millie's Life is also planned for Detroit at Wayne State
University on
Saturday, June 26th, at 1:00 PM.
If you plan to attend the Detroit event or need more details,
please contact Jeffrey Block of Wayne State University.
Ruby Woods in concert for the first time, brings to the stage her gifts as a Ritual Performance Artist, Visionary and Mystic. Ruby's original songs speak of romantic, universal and unconditional Love. Her voice has a vibrational quality that lifts you up and out of the ordinary!
Julie Beutel is a vocalist, guitarist and plays Native American drum. Julie's soulful and rich voice brings harmony and spirit to this first time collaboration!
Jahra Michelle McKinney is a vocalist, percussionist, dancer and storyteller. With a flair for Afro/Cuban & Brazilian rhythms, Jahra brings spicey spontaneity and fiery excitement to this project!
Sumarah Karen Smith is a vocalist, songwriter, storyteller, ritualist, conjurer and more I Sumarah is a powerful Spirit, she brings openness and Love that will disarm and embrace you!
Monday, June 21, 2004 at
6 PM
First Unitarian Universalist Church
4605 Forest at Cass near the
campus of Wayne State University
$20/person
Tickets Available Directly From Ruby Woods
(248) 548-5078
Partial Proceeds to Benefit Religious Education at First Unitarian
Universalist Church
and Birmingham Unitarian Church
Congratulations, Ruby! Please reserve tickets for me @ $20/ticket*
Name___________________________________Phone_________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(Make checks payable to: Anita Jones
Ruby, I cannot attend but would like to support you. Please accept my
gift of $___________________________________
Mail your response to: Ruby Woods, 1637 W. Hazelhurst, Ferndale, MI 48220
*Tickets can be picked up at the door, Monday, June 21, 2004.
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