RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Religious Education will meet at 9:00 at the new building. Please let Beth Williamson or John Pepper know whether your children will be present so that they can appropriately plan the lesson.
Feb 14: We Believe: Learning and Living our UU Principles
Feb 28: We Believe: Inherent Worth--What Does It Mean?
BUILDING UPDATE
The first servive in our new building will be held on Feb. 14.
As Lee Stringer, chair of the building committee, says, "It won't be 'pretty' for a while." We will see unpainted sheetrock, concrete floors, and insulation showing in the ceiling, but we will be comfortable and in our own building.
We do not yet have furniture.
Please bring your own chair.
The exterior of our own church building at 144 East Mosley, including exterior painting and trim and the installation and activation of motion lights, was completed by the third week in November. Water and electricity have been connected to the building. The insulation is in. The sound and electrical wiring (except for the kitchen and heavy AC wiring) is in. The sheetrock workers finished the front restroom, and a commode was installed on Dec.17. The installation of the heating and cooling system was completed on Jan. 14th. The remaining sheetrock was completed Feb. 2.
See pictures of the construction of the building under photos.
OTHER NEWS
Congregational Vote: A vote will be taken after the Feb 14th service on whether to accept Paul Culp's offer to pay for a wall to match the entrance wall to be placed above the sheetrock on the west wall of the sanctuary. Now that the entrance wall is completed and the sheetrock is in place, it will be easier to imagine the look that would be created. Also, we will need to decide, as a congregation, if and when to begin an every Sunday service.
Garage Sale Planned: Please collect and save items for our next garage sale now planned for March 6th at the church building. Plan now, think about pricing your own items, and take items to the church soon--but not yet. Direct questions to Pam Johnson.
Other Opportunities to be of service: If you would like to serve on the nominating committee or to be an officer for the 2010/2011 year, please contact nominating committee chair Ken Krock. The Chalice Lighter Review committee (Beth Williamson, Pam Johnson, and Joan Stringer) has openings for addtional members. Please contact Pam Johnson to help with the garage sale in March. Future committees to be formed will set policies for child care in our new building and to set rental policies for our new facility.
T-Shirt Design: The t-shirt design competition, headed by Sandy Stokes and Jennifer Yepez, has been postponed until a decision is reached about a possible name change.
2010 Southwest UU Women's Conference: The title of this year’s SWUUW Women’s conference is “In the Name of Love”. These words come from the song "Stand" by Amy Carol Webb. In the song she asks us to stand with her to “be the change that we hope to see.” So how can we stand with her to change the world? What do we hope to see in the future? Gini Courter will speak to us of justice issues. The Feb. 26-28 conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Select North in Dallas. Late registrations may still be made at
http://www.swuuw.org/conferences/registration