Mid-Columbia Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
www.mcuuf.org
SUNDAY SERVICES
(10 a.m. at the Rockford Grange)
This month’s worship theme: “Healing”
Oct. 30: “Natural Death Care.” Holly Pruett joins us to speak to us about alternatives
to mainstream burial.
Religious Education: OWL-Youth, Kids-physical healing through First Aid.
Nov. 6: Jim Mason will speak to us about the differences and similarities between our generations.
Jim is the chief diversity officer for Providence Health Services in Oregon and former director of the
Office of Multicultural Health for the State of Oregon.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Family Fourth Friday. Join us Friday, October 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Rockford Grange for a
spooky Family Fourth Friday. The one and only Rheva Wren will prepare a dinner of chili and
cornbread and have a fun treat for us to prepare together. All members of our UU family are
encouraged to come in costume and bring a pumpkin to decorate. Come and share the needs of your
family this fall, provide support to others, and show off that amazing costume you have been working
on. See you there! Please contact Mandi Rae with questions or suggestions.
Join MCUUF's Volunteer Hood River Shelter (Warming and Cooling Shelter) Services
Team: Make a difference in the lives of others and our community by serving those who are without
a house or heat. Please join the UU shelter team this winter season that starts on November 13. For
new volunteers, orientation to the winter season is October 26, 6:30-9:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall at Hood River Valley Christian Church. To volunteer and for details, please contact Fran F.
Minister and Congregational Evaluation: We will be submitting an evaluation to the
Unitarian Universalist Association of our congregation and our minister, as we did last year. This is
required for all congregations with ministers in preliminary fellowship. If you would like to offer
comments, please contact Lori G. for a blank form. She will need your input by November 10.
The MCUUF religious education book group has openings for two more members. We read
and discuss a wide range of books on religion, spirituality, and related themes. Our current book
is The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning by Marcelo Gleiser.
We meet every other Wednesday from 10 a.m. till noon downstairs at the Grange. If you might enjoy
joining us, call Dennis C.
Volunteer needed for Set-Up on Fifth Sundays. Our fellowship needs a volunteer to do set-up
and take-down on the fifth Sundays of the month (about 4 times per year). David K. is presently doing
his own set-up one Sunday a month, plus the fifth Sunday set-up. This is not fair to David. We need a
volunteer to take over the fifth Sunday set-up. Please contact David. He will be very happy to show
you what’s involved.
Path to Membership. Becoming a member is a mutual expression of commitment between you
and the fellowship. We welcome you among us and commit to support you and your religious and
spiritual growth. You commit to active participation in the life of our group and to supporting the
ministries of the fellowship. Several times a year we officially welcome new members who have been
participating regularly with us. The path to membership this fall will include a get-acquainted potluck
at Debbie O’s home on November 5, then a membership ceremony Sunday, November 20.
Persons interested in joining the fellowship this fall may contact Debbie for further information.
International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women and People of
Progressive Faiths. You are invited to attend the Third International Convocation of Unitarian
Universalist Women and People of Progressive Faiths, February 16-19, in Asilomar, Pacific Grove,
California. The theme of the convocation is “Weaving Global Partnerships . . . Forging a Just Future
Together.” The convocation will offer community and connection, information and inspiration, and
motivation and momentum that lead to action and change. We are expecting more than 500 UU
women. For more information, go to:
http://www.intlwomensconvo.org/third-international-womens-convocation/
Feed the wagon; feed our neighbors.
Food donations for Washington Gorge Action Programs and FISH Food Bank are received every
Sunday Service. Don’t forget your donation.
MCUUF
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