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December 2014
The Messenger
The Messenger
December 2014
Volume 14 Issue 11
Keene Unitarian Universalist Church, 69 Washington Street , Keene, NH 03431
http://www.kuuc.org/
[email protected]
603-352 -1719
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CONTENTS
1 Worship
Calendar
2 Rev. Michael’s
December Hymn of the Month:
Moment
#112 “Do You Hear?”
3 Special news
about Office
Administrator
December 7: “Redemption Song” with guest minister,
4 President’s
Corner
Rev. Jeanne Nieuwejaar
5 Religious
Education
The word redemption may have an archaic ring to it, but it is, in fact, a principle that
News
is central to our liberal religious faith. Our affirmation of the worth and dignity of
7 Music Notes
every individual is hollow unless we also affirm our commitment to help reclaim the
8 Greens Sale
value of individual lives that have become lost or broken. This is the work of
9 Events, etc.
redemption. In this service we will look in particular at the challenge of reclaiming
10 Month of
the value of the lives of those who are serving time in prison, reflecting through the
Sundays
lens of our faith on this very troubling issue. We will celebrate our Joys & Concerns
Follow up
today and the choir will sing. Rev. Nieuwejaar will also lead a workshop after coffee
11 Fund-raising
hour (see article below).
12 KUUC Outdoors
DECEMBER WORSHIP CALENDAR
13 What’s
Cooking?
14 Rev. Michael’s
Office Hours
Please join us:
10:00 a.m.
Worship Services
and Coffee Hour
following the
service.
Childcare is
available for
children ages 5
and under.
Children’s RE
and/or Worship
activities are
offered every
Sunday.
Greening of the Sanctuary:
Anyone interested in greening of the sanctuary please stay immediately after the
service on December 7th to contribute to making our sanctuary beautiful.
December 14: “Prepare Yourself”
Although there are some things in life that come naturally to us, most require a high
degree of groundwork to help us get body, mind and spirit coordinated, focused and
strong. This is just as true of the various works of faith formation as it is any other
aspect of life. Today we look at the importance of preparation necessary for creating
authentic religious ceremonies and ritual, building spiritual practice and for living
day-to-day. The service will feature a Time for All Ages based in our theme and a
New Member Recognition Ceremony.
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December 21: “On This Short Day”
Unitarian Universalism draws its strength from several sources known as “the Living Tradition.”
In this way we are unique, acknowledging the simple truth that the diversity of our people, the
complexity of our needs and the depth of our collective curiosity requires us to embrace multiple
sources of truth. Today we celebrate the Winter Solstice and the earth-based traditions that reveal
to us our connection to the interconnected web of life, the sacredness of nature and the world of
wonder. The adults will share their Joys & Concerns within the service while the children meet in
the Undercroft for their own chapel.
December 24: “Light Shines in the Darkness”
It will be another joyful and beautiful Christmas Eve at KUUC. The choir will share their ministry
with us and once again young and old will participate in “The No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant.”
Rev. Michael’s message will uphold the dual nature of our church as both a beacon and haven for
people in this community. See page 6 for opportunities to assist with the Christmas Eve
service.
December 28: Lay-Led, Theme To Be Announced
REV. MICHAEL’S MOMENT
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
---Buddha
Good People:
The holiday season is upon us, we hear it over and over, in the
insipid patter of the radio jingles, through the pasted on smiles of newscasters on
TV. With this season comes a lot of work that we are trying to squeeze in between
our ordinary work: light stringing, gift shopping, card writing, house cleaning and
present wrapping. Some of us make lists to remind us of the lists we have already
made. The holiday season can be both exhausting and crazy making, it’s true, a
kaleidoscopic perpetual motion machine of sights and sounds and songs and
busyness. Then, before you know it, Rite Aid is installing its’ Valentines display and
the only reminder of Christmas is the ornament hook you don’t notice had hidden
itself in the carpet until an emergency room doctor is trying to fish it out of your
foot!
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It can be very hard to counterbalance the many stressors in our lives no matter the
season; but at no time are we more vulnerable to the weariness, strain and sadness
that can drain our days. I think I am going to paper my house with a thousand
golden sticky notes reminding me to set aside more time for service, exercise,
spiritual practice and play rather than restricting access to the benefits of those gifts
I can give myself. No “to-do” list is complete that doesn’t prioritize happiness.
Otherwise we will only end up ignoring our real needs, the wellsprings of our joy and
no visions of sugarplums will inhabit our dreams, whether we are naughty or nice.
My hope this year is not to have the holiday season set upon me, like I am being
ambushed but to rise and embrace them in the fullness of my presence. All I have to
do is remember that I am quite good enough all year round and that I have all I that
need to build the life I want.
I only wish my life had come with directions in English. Does anyone among you
speak Cantonese?
With Heart and in Hope,
Rev. Michael
GREAT JOY & GOOD NEWS
It’s official, we have a new Office Administrator!
Susan MacNeil, who many of us have gotten to know over the years in her capacity as Executive
Director of AIDS Services of the Monadnock Region, has joyfully accepted the vacant OA position and
is looking forward to getting started. Susan begins her tenure at KUUC on Monday, December 8th.
Susan’s hours will be Monday-Friday, 9 A.M. - 1 P.M, except on weeks that the Board of
Trustees meet.
Susan brings a wealth of administrative and technological experience to this work, including having
managed the office of another UU church several years ago. Susan has an extensive background in
resource management, budgeting, publicity, donor development and meeting deadlines while keeping
long-term goals in mind. Susan’s experience working with vulnerable people in difficult
circumstances meshes with the special circumstances of congregational life and a mission-based
church setting. She is excited to take on this new role with this church, an institution she has long
admired and a community of people she has always enjoyed working alongside.
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
When you read this we will have moved beyond Thanksgiving and into the
active Christmas Season. I don’t know about anyone else, but this is that time of
year when there are so many conflicting issues for me. On the one hand, I am so
very grateful for so many gifts that come my way in life. On the other hand, in
the past, I would get so distressed about the frenzy of the season, I would get
caught up in that and forget the purpose of it all.
When I was a child, I focused on what I was going to get for gifts. As I grew, the dilemma of what to
give added to my stress level. Today, I am making a choice not to get caught up in the craziness of
consumerism. I am making a choice to let go of the anxiety and stress and focus on the deeper
meaning of the rituals. As I was raised Protestant Christian, I know the celebration is to honor the
birth of Jesus. The gifts we give are a carry-over from the tradition began by the Magi who brought
precious gifts to the babe, believed to be the future savior of the Jewish people.
When I give a gift today, I try to remember the holiness of the offering of the Magi, but I do not
always succeed. I am, however, reminded on a weekly basis of the deep love that is the root of
generosity that I see all around me. It is not holiday gifts I speak of, but rather the everyday
generosity of others. Like those who silently pick up, clean up and tidy the sanctuary after the
service every Sunday. Like those who supply our office with items needed to do the work or those
who selflessly purchase kitchen needs or who build items to make life easier for others- such as the
wheels on the bulletin board in the Undercroft or the railing on the steps in the Sanctuary. Our
Keene UU’s are a generous people and there is not enough room to thank each one of you here, but I
do want to thank all of you.
I would also like you to do one more thing for us, however. Whether you are shouldering the cost as
an offering or just fronting the cost of something, I would ask that you submit a receipt or a
statement of some sort to the office. What? Why? We have begun to look at our finances and we are
endeavoring to begin the process of determining next year’s budget. In the next two months, every
committee should identify its ongoing, yearly costs, and go through a process of identifying all of its
possible funding needs, and then submit its budget requests.
It is important that we plan ahead and know that any and all needs are submitted and discussed
prior to Annual Meeting. This will help us create a realistic projection for coffee and sugar/sugar
substitute, for instance, or sticky notes for the office, or any other of a number of things that folks
tend to just “pick up”. It is not that we don’t appreciate these kinds of offerings, we do! We just
cannot depend on those offerings as we look to the future, so we need to understand the real
numbers of what it takes to operate our church. We need to know what we are purchasing and how
much it costs. We want to be responsible in our stewardship of your pledges, your endowments and
your “bequests”.
In the coming weeks we will be engaging in a more formal audit of our finances. We will strive to be
communicative and transparent with you. The Board is, after all, stewards of your generous gifts
and we want to be fiscally responsible. If there is anyone who is gifted with fiscal understanding - in
other words, knowledge of financial issues - we encourage you to join us in this endeavor as we look
at reinvigorating our Finance Committee.
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Remember, gift-giving and gift-receiving both form the foundation of stewardship. I don’t know if it
really is better to give than receive, but I do know that in giving we experience the joy of receiving as
well…. May this holiday season bring you the deepest of joys.
In peace and abundance,
Leslie Erdoben-Evans, President, Board of Trustees
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Guest at Your Table is an annual fundraising and education
program that supports the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s
human rights work. This month we will be conducting our annual
collection for the UU Service Committee's Guest at Your Table
program. All funds will support the UUSC's global human rights work.
Look for information about this year's representative guests on the RE
bulletin board. KUUC will accept donations on behalf of the UUSC
through January 11, 2015.
The RE Committee is hosting our annual Winter Crafts Party on Sunday, December 21,
starting at 11:30 AM in the Undercroft, right after Coffee Hour. All are welcome to join us in
making creative decorations to adorn your homes!
– Jill M. Hall, Acting Director of Religious Education
[email protected] 508-821-8935
Coming of Age News
You may have noticed youth participating in activities such as assisting with worship service and
outside clean-up. We are looking for ways to get the coming of age youth and their mentors more
involved and woven into the fabric of KUUC and its programming. If you have any ideas, please
don’t hesitate to contact Carin Torp at 357-7645 or [email protected] or Scott Ansevin-Allen
at 358-3701 or [email protected] . You may also approach them directly if you like. Also, the
youth are working on their credos, so if you are so inclined to engage them in conversation about
your beliefs and their beliefs, anything that makes you excited about being a member of KUUC and
what they have been doing in our coming of age time together.
The youth are Lauren and Pierce Emineth, Moira Anderson, Chloe York, Jonah Hall, Peter
Walter, Jack Streeter, Owen Lowry, Liza Parshall and Jaime Therrien. Their mentors are Susan
Lowry, Jim Peale, Barbara Bryce, Michelle Thevenin, Mark Meess, Rev. Michael, Murray
McClellan, Scott Ansevin-Allen, Carin Torp and Tom Haynes respectively. Thank you for
supporting our youth!
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RE Calendar for December
December 7:
10AM: Children begin in the sanctuary and are sung out to classes.
4:30-6:30PM: Youth Group meeting in the Parish Hall and Alliance Room. All Coming of
Age students and junior high/senior high youth are encouraged to attend. (You don't have
to be doing CoA to come and have a good time with your people.) We will have snacks and
games this time.
December 14:
10AM: Children begin in the sanctuary and are sung out to classes.
Grade 4-5 class (Explorers) will be going on their second Field Trip to Goose Pond. The
children will be observing and experiencing changes in the land and water through the
shifting seasons. (Drivers and chaperones needed, please contact Jill if available:
[email protected].) Field trip will leave after the children are sung out and return by
11:30.
11:45AM< RE Committee meeting in the classroom
December 21:
10AM: Children begin in the Undercroft for Children's Chapel, then go to classes.
Please bring warm outerwear to Children's Chapel. We'll be going outdoors for
a Winter Spiral walk.
11:30AM: Holiday Crafts Party in the Undercroft
4:30-6:30PM: Coming of Age group meets in the Parish Hall.
December 28:
10AM: No RE classes; children are welcome to stay in the sanctuary for the service.
Nursery care available for under-5 years old.
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Poinsettias: If you are interested in purchasing a poinsettia to be displayed on Christmas Eve,
please contact Talu Robertson at 352-7006 or [email protected]. You can let her know if
you have a special remembrance for it as well. Talu will collect your money and make sure the
poinsettia is in the church for the Christmas Eve service and then you may take it home
afterwards.
Pageant: Anyone interested in being part of the preparations for the No Rehearsal Christmas
Pageant, please contact Carin Torp, 357-7645 or [email protected] or Jill Hall 352-1719 ext.
2 or [email protected]. We can use help creating/preparing more costumes and props as
well as organizing the same. We will also need a stage manager and stage hands and costumers
during the Christmas Eve service.
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MUSIC NOTES
Happy December! One announcement first!
There is still time to join the choir for rehearsals this winter to prepare for
the Christmas Eve service. Anyone of any age or ability is invited to
rehearse and sing a wonderful selection of choral music with the other
members of the choir. This short-term commitment would end after the
Christmas Eve service, but we won't turn anyone away come January!
Rehearsals are every Thursday in December, and from 7:30 - 9:00pm, and before the service on
December 24th.
This December will be filled with wonderful music from all sides. On December 7th, the choir has
the opportunity to prepare for the service with our Guest Minister, Jeanne Nieuwejaar. They will
be singing one piece within her theme of “Redemption Song,” and leading the congregation in the
musical interlude. The Interlude will be a call-and-response style song where the choir will sing
one line, and then everyone in the congregation will sing that same line together.
On December 21st, the choir will be singing a beautiful solstice celebration song called “The
Promise of Light” featuring a complex piano accompaniment which sounds like icy snow.
Although this is the darkest time of year, the choir’s hopeful song will sooth the heart and lift your
spirits.
Christmas Eve will be filled with wonderful music! In addition to the service’s Multigenerational
Christmas Pageant, we will sing several choral arrangements. Most notably the choir will sing an
arrangement by John Rutter of “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind” whose text is borrowed from
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” Although it is set in a contemplative minor key, the mysterious
ending allows the opportunity for some listeners to experience further contemplative and
thoughtful emotions, while others may feel hopeful and even joyful as the song closes. Listen
closely for Vladimir’s musical snow falling in the accompaniment throughout the whole song.
See you in church!
Esther Rhoades
[email protected]
603-499-3505
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2014 GREENS SALE
The KUUC Annual Holiday/Christmas Greens Sale is Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, 5:00-8:00 p.m. &
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, 9:00-1:00 p.m. This should be a fun holiday event to support
KUUC’s operating budget. We’ll also have wreaths and other greens for sale, berry bowls, a soup
luncheon, a book nook and maybe even a few holiday carols…. Saturday will also be the day when
the quilt raffle comes to a dramatic close (drum roll, please!). Please donate as you are able
(baked goods, craft items or books), purchase quilt raffle tickets, or volunteer to staff a table. And
bring your friends, family and neighbors!
Greens Sale Donations Still Needed:
- Gently used books for the Book Nook
- Baked goods and cookies for the Baked Goods Table
- Handmade crafts for the Craft Table
- Pine cones any size for wreath decorating
Get involved in the Greens Sale:
Baked goods or crafts can be dropped off after 4 pm on Friday the 5th (or Saturday morning, if
Friday afternoon is not possible). Please contact Mark Meess ([email protected]) with
questions about baked goods or Eleanor Smart ([email protected]) with questions about
handcrafted items.
Check your shelves for gently used books, CDs, tapes, videos, etc. that you no longer need. Thanks
to your donations, each December the BOOK NOOK tables are filled with fantastic buys during the
Greens Sale. Please leave all items in the undercroft area opposite the furnace room door. If you
need help getting things to the church, please contact Nancy Brigham as soon as possible so
arrangements can be made to pick them up.
Work Sessions: (no experience required)
Berry Bowls
(contact Darcy Doyle 355-8220)
Sunday, November 30, 2014, 11:30 a.m., Berry Bowl covering in the KUUC kitchen
Wreath decorating, kissing balls & swags
(contact Carol McIntyre-Peale, [email protected], 357-7875)
Monday, December 1, 2014, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. KUUC Parish Hall
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. KUUC Parish Hall
Book Nook
(contact Nancy Brigham, 357-2626)
Sorting books - Wed., December 3, 2014 and Thurs., December 4, 2014
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EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, UPDATES & OTHER NEWS
“Calling for Prison Reform”: A Workshop and Discussion
with the Rev. Jeanne Nieuwejaar
December 7, 2014: 11:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. (Sanctuary)
This extended discussion time will be an opportunity to delve more deeply into some of the
political, social and economic complexities surrounding the challenge of prison reform. More and
more voices are currently being raised in alarm at how broken our prison system is. Through this
workshop we will draw on our shared wisdom to guide us toward constructive action.
SLICE OF FELLOWSHIP
Our festive December Slice of Fellowship will be held in the parish hall on Friday, December 12 at
5:30 pm. By popular demand we will celebrate the season with hearty hors d’oeuvres,
wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Contact Betty Forrest (357-1534) or Anne Piper (352-0005) if
you have questions or would like more information.
DECEMBER LUNCH BUNCH
Our Senior Lunch Bunch will meet on Wednesday, December 17 at noon in the Parish Hall. Hosts
for this month are Betty and Mike Forrest. If you have questions, please call Betty at 603-357-1534
or send a message to [email protected]. If school is cancelled due to weather
issues, there will be no lunch bunch that day.
Note: Current callers for lunch bunch are:
Martha Bauman (for Betty Robinson)
Nancy Brigham (for Susan Segal)
TIME FOR KUUC DIRECTORY UPDATES!
It has been a while since we have printed an updated KUUC Members & Friends Directory. We
have begun the process and need your help.
There will be a printed directory in the Parish Hall with our status of addresses as of November
2014. Please check for your name in the directory.
 If all information is correct, initial the entry
 If there are corrections to be made, enter those into the printed directory
 If your name is not in the directory, add it to the sheet that is with the current copy
 If you will not be in church to check the list, please email your information to Elizabeth
Williams at [email protected]. Include your name, spouse/partner name, children’s
names, mailing address, phone number, and email addresses.
The Membership Committee will be working on this project with help from others. Please speak
with Chip Southgate, Suzanne Butcher, or Elizabeth Williams if you have questions. Thank you so
much for your help.
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INTERFAITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
FOLLOW UP MEETING, DEC 7, 2PM
What a great turnout we had for the November 16 Month of
Sundays Faith-based Community Organizing event. It was
wonderful to have folks of varying faiths together. Already,
the energy and inspiration that can come with interfaith
work was present and evident in the group.
Looking to the future, we very much want to meet in other faith congregation locations. For now we
will be meeting to follow up on Sunday December 7, 2pm, again at Keene Unitarian
Universalist Church. We will debrief the November 16 event and discuss future plans.
In the meantime, if you are interested in knowing more about the two existing New Hampshire
community organizing groups you can visit their websites:
United Valley Interfaith Project: www.unitedvalleyinterfaith.org
Granite State Organizing Project: http://granitestateorganizing.org
ARTS IN ACTION UPDATE
You may have noticed the wire sign stands up near the wayside pulpit. If all goes as planned, by
Sunday November 30th, these will be supporting some wooden Chalices which will serve to
commemorate those people who had been homeless and who have died in this past year. We hope
to have their names at least by the 21st of December and will also perhaps join in with them during
the service held by the Hundred Nights Shelter at Central Square on the 21st. Thank you for the
manual labor of Mark Meess, Dave Wilbur and Tom Haynes for making the wooden chalices and
for the creative energy of Barbara Bryce, Hazel Erdoben-Evans, Eleanore Smart, Carole Mills,
Dave Wilbur, Susan Chamberlain, Mark Meess, Carrie and Erin Williams, Bridge Noone, D’Vorah
Kelley and Carin Torp for the idea and further creation of them.
We have several other longer term project ideas in the works including a large statue of liberty, a
temporary transformation of the war memorial on central square and a flash mob. . . we are happy
to have more people involved in all of these even if you don’t want to be part of the planning
sessions, so just contact one of us.
Our next meeting time is December 7, 2014 at 11:30am. Peace, Carin Torp
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KUUC FUNDRAISERS: WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Last May we approved a budget that included $18,000 in fundraising events. In order to meet
that goal we need the entire congregation’s help in leading and staffing these events. Here’s the
line-up:
Greens Sale and Holiday Fair (December 5-6)
One of KUUC’s most significant fundraisers is right around the corner and we need you! The
KUUC Greens Sale and Holiday Fair are scheduled for Friday December 5th from 5 - 8 pm, and
Saturday December 6th from 9 am - 1 pm. See page 8 for more information on how you can help.
Valentine’s Day Concert (on, you guessed, February 14)
Valentine’s Day Concert ($300): Zach Benton & Rebecca Souci are interested in hosting a benefit
concert at the church on Saturday February 14. They regularly host open mike nights at Fritz’s
and Zach sings and plays as well. The event would be a “coffee house” atmosphere.
Dinner Theatre: Irish Love & Laughter with Italian Food (March 13 & 14)
Reverend Michael will be leading the theatre elements of this evening – now we just need a lead
for the food elements and lots of volunteer acting corps, cooks and serving staff. See more
information and announcement on p. 13.
Pie Day (March 14)
We’ll be looking for pies to sell and volunteers to staff the sales table.
Online Service Auction (April)
We’ll be looking for someone to lead this effort, which will be limited to an online auction of
services (how about a ‘Cookies of the Month Club’, a Greek dinner for 8, lakefront cottage rental in
August….etc.).
As everyone knows – activities like these take a lot of time and energy to lead and staff. We’re
depending on the KUUC community coming together to plan, staff and attend these events so we
can meet our budget goals for this fiscal year. And if you have an idea for a fundraising event (b/c
we’ll need more to reach our $18,000 budget goal) that you would like to lead, contact Michelle
Thevenin at [email protected] and we can discuss your proposal and take it to the Board for
approval.
CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATION: WHO AND WHAT ARE WE?
The Congregational Conversation announced last month has been postponed until the new year.
Watch the January 2015 Messenger for more information.
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KUUC OUTDOORS IN KEENE’S WOODLAND CEMETERY!
What beautiful late fall day we had
for the Woodland Cemetery Walk!
We had another great
intergenerational group, even
interspecies this time.
Here's a photo of us in front of the
Sumner Knight Chapel.
Check out other snaps at our KUUC
Shutterfly site! Click on Pictures
and Videos to see a slide show.
Enjoy!
KUUC OUTDOORS WINTER ACTIVITY IN JANUARY
Sunday, January 25 Skating and Sledding
Join us at Robin Hood Park for winter fun at 1:00pm. Great excursion for families and winter
enthusiasts of all ages!
Robin Hood Park is located on 366 Reservoir Street off of Roxbury Street in Keene
Anyone with questions or suggestions for KUUC Outdoors, contact:
Tom Julius (603) 357-4521 [email protected]
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WHAT’S COOKING?
In an effort to make it easier to use the kitchen, I have created a photo tutorial on how to use the
coffee urns. Not everyone has experience using commercial coffee pots, and not everyone even
drinks coffee. The tutorial is 6 pages long and full of pictures to guide you through using these
huge pots. It is currently posted on the bulletin board between the deep sink and the refrigerator.
If someone has a small 3-ring-binder and/or some plastic sheet protectors to donate, please bring
it to church as this will make it last a lot longer.
We are also revisiting the labels in the kitchen to make sure they are all accurate before the
Community Breakfast starts up in December. Please strive to return items to their ‘proper place’ so
others will be able to find them.
In order to keep things well stocked in the kitchen, please let me know when something gets used
up. If you notice the dish soap is getting low, or the stevia (sugar substitute) is all gone, please tell
me so I can order more. Also, to get a good idea of how much it costs to run the kitchen for
budgeting purposes, please submit any receipts for things that you purchase for coffee hour or any
of the other regular church kitchen functions. There is a drop box on the office door, and if you
wish to make it be a donation, please just write that on the receipt, and we thank you very much. If
you need to be reimbursed for it, please write your name on the receipt and we also thank you very
much. No receipt is too small to go unnoticed. The largest costs overall can often be the repeated
little ones.
If you have any questions or if there is something I can help you with, please don’t hesitate to call
me at 835-2360.
-- Judy Saunders, Kitchen Coordinator, [email protected]
DINNER THEATRE ANYONE?
Are you interested in producing a first rate theatre show to help raise money for KUUC?
Perhaps you would rather be a stage manager?
Maybe you are more interested in figuring out how to creatively cater the event seamlessly with
the show?
Well, there is a show waiting for you and your talents. We have the director and star Rev. Michael
already in hand, the show weekend is “Pi weekend” in March. . . so step right up as it is time to
start production meetings and auditions and. . . . this will be a whole lotta fun and hopefully bring
in a whole lotta funds!
Contact Carin Torp or Rev. Michael for more information.
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During this interim time, please check the calendar outside the church office for regularly scheduled
events. Calendar items for Worship, RE, and special events are included in the text of this edition of
The Messenger.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Beginning Monday, December 8, 2014, the church office hours will be Monday-Friday, 9 A.M. - 1
P.M, except on weeks that the Board of Trustees meet. Please stop by and welcome our new Office
Administrator, Susan MacNeil. See p. 3 for more information.
EARLY DEADLINE FOR THE JANUARY MESSENGER
Due to the extra work prior to the holidays and the late December vacation that many of us take the
Deadline for the January Messenger will be moved up to Monday, December 15th at 5
P.M. Please take note and send in your things early. For the time being all articles should be sent
directly to Rev. Michael at [email protected]
REV. MICHAEL’S OFFICE HOURS
In December Rev. Michael’s Office Hours are as follows:
Mondays: (12/1, 12/8, 12/15 & 12/22), 9 A.M.-1 P.M.
Tuesdays: (12/2, 12/9 & 12/16), 1 P.M.- 5 P.M.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!