USH-Enews August 19, 2010 Print Only Edition

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Sunday - 22 August: Fourth Summer Dyad - Relationship with Self - This week in the second part of the current dyad, we have a bit of discussion on the sermon by Melissa Zieme read by Jennifer Hunt last week. You may read it now here.

This dyad has been put together by Jennifer Hunt, Liz Garmise, and Sue Smolski, Worship Associates.

Summer Program - This Sunday, August 22nd, our Green Crafting: Protect the Environment while Having Fun! program will continue with Paper Crafting. Children ages three and up are invited to classroom D downstairs for this creative project!

Nursery Care is available downstairs as well.

Fatigued at Trying to be Perfect - Last week Jennifer Hunt read a sermon, On Not Throwing Anything Away, by Melissa Ziemer. One of the major points of the sermon is captured easily in this quote from it:

If you did not hear it, go ahead and have a good read. The text is available with a single click.

Cool Music on a Summer Night Presents Eclectic Evening of Entertainment 8/29 - 7:30 PM Cool Music Flyer

USH loves John and Katie! They were valued and beloved music-makers at our Sunday worship services for four years. Now they are married, living in New York City, pursuing their dreams of creating music, and…

They’re coming back! – at least for one evening, to share their incredible talents with us in a benefit for the USH music program.

Sunday, August 29th is the date; 7:30 PM is the time; our Meeting House is the place. Tickets $20, $15 for USH members, seniors and students . Please come, bring your friends, support John and Katie, benefit our worship program, and have a glorious cool evening of music and fun together with our USH community.

Program details – Master vocalist and keyboard artist John Jesensky (formerly appearing in the guise of our mild-mannered Music Associate) will bring his sizzling song stylings to the music of Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds and The Beatles! Hear him tear down the place with classic covers of hot tunes, and soothe the crowd with ballads that pluck the heart strings. John, formerly appearing in the guise of our mild-mannered Music Associate, was our brilliant pianist, organist, Associate Music Director and erstwhile tenor for four years. He’s now an active composer of film scores!

Virtuoso Katie LaPorta Jesensky will sing some of the most spectacular gems of the soprano repertoire. She’ll also sing duets with her twin sister Megan, and you won’t believe the magic created by these two identical voices! Katie was our beautiful soprano, leading our choir and favoring us with her beautiful, pure solo voice. Little did we know she also has an impish side, nailing such jazzy favorites as “Glitter and Be Gay” by Leonard Bernstein.

All Cool Music singers are donating their time and talent for this event, which is a major fundraiser for the Unitarian Society of Hartford music program. Tickets $20, $15 for USH members, seniors and students Email ticket requests to music@ushartford.com or call (860) 233-9897 x107.

Please come hear them, bring your friends and fill the place while supporting the music of our worship services. - Mattie Banzhaf

Building and Grounds Schedules Workday - Mark you calendars for Saturday, September 4th ( if serious rain, reschedule date 9/11)

Small Dinner Parties - Fall dates: Oct. 16, Nov. 13, and Dec. 11.

The purpose of these Dinner Parties is social camaraderie among new and old members of USH. Six to ten adults are randomly assigned in different groupings for each dinner. The host furnishes the entrée, beverage and bread. Guests are assigned to bring appetizers, salad, side dish or dessert.

With advance notice, a substitute can be found if the registrant must miss a date. Also, we will try to accommodate anyone who is handicapped.

Not everyone can host, but we do need hosts, so participants whose homes can seat six may be asked to host one dinner.

Registrations will be taken in Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour on September 12th , 19th , and 26th .

Dates: Oct.16th, Nov. 13th, and Dec. 11th
Fee: $2.00 per household for paper/mailing expenses.
Registration Deadline: September 26!

Adult Programs - Fall is fast approaching! There is still time to submit your program proposal to be included in the 2010 Fall Programs for Adults and Families Notebooks. The notebooks are beginning to be assembled and we'd like to include your program.

To obtain a Program Proposal Form, you may go to the website home page. Then, from the Spiritual Life pull down menu (on the left side of the home page), click on Adult Programs. In the first paragraph, click on download the form in Microsoft Word. The form is also available at the USH office. Please attach a detailed paragraph in Microsoft Word (if possible) about the program to the completed Proposal Form that can be used for promotion. Please email the completed Proposal to Janice Newton no later than Monday, August 23 so that your proposed program can be reviewed and included with the other 2010 Fall Programs for Adults and Families.

Aug. 29, 2010 Songs of the Spirit. - Not our typical Sunday service, this will be a sacred song circle. It is an opportunity to share inspirational and empowering songs from all spiritual backgrounds. One song typically follows another organically, with limited facilitation and no introductions or spoken words between songs. It is a time for sharing music that lifts our spirits, touches our hearts, heals our souls, feels our "oneness."

Don't worry about your voice! You will not be judged. The service will be convened downstairs in Fellowship Hall (a cooler space) rather than in the Sanctuary.

This is an Inter-generational service and we guarantee you'll leave smiling. The service will be facilitated by Maggie Greene with help from Fred Louis. Maggie has been regularly attending the Meeting House for 13 years. She has participated in the Social Responsibility Committee, small group ministry, the Artist's Way classes, the Chancel Arts, the Caring Network and has facilitated poetry events.

Maggie is a registered nurse working at a Bristol elementary school. She is also an accomplished poet, devoted mother to daughters Nora and Brigid, loving wife of Fred Louis, lover of all the arts and nature, and, of course, an enthusiastic singer.

Caring Network -The simple solution for common depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do something. Anything. Act. Get going - The Portable Life 101. If you know of any member experiencing some difficulty, please contact Diana Heymann, Chair of the Caring Network heydiana(at symbol) comcast.net 860.461.0908 or call the office so we can provide some assistance.- before 10:30 on Sunday. A wide range of community services is also available to those in need by calling InfoLine at 211. Please contact Diana if you are able to volunteer your services.

Green Topics - Did You Know? - Please don't take a vacation from doing what's right for mother earth.

Women's Alliance Fall Retreat October 22- 24 Reading one Book Together - The Unitarian Alliance Ministry to Women is happy to announce its R & R weekend on October 22 - 24, returning to the Victorian retreat house called Senexet in northeastern CT. More

On the Calendar - Please notify Brian Mullen of all additions or changes to the calendar. Follow this link to all our scheduled events

A Matter of Opinion

Share your pancakes with an exchange student! - My name is Kellie Iacovella and I am the Director of Terra Lingua USA, a CT-based, non-profit exchange student organization. We match high school students from all over the world with CT host families. Being small, we pride ourselves on a personalized approach.

While we are not affiliated with any specific religion, we do have several Catholic, Christian, Muslim and Non-denominational students still looking for families for the upcoming school year. Since most of our money goes back in to support our programs we don't have the funding to pay to advertise. It is through people such as yourself helping us spread the word that we are able to make our student's dreams of coming to the U.S. come true.

We are a U.S. Department of State sponsored program as well as CSIET (Council on Standards for International Exchange Travel www.CSIET.org <http://www.CSIET.org> ) accredited.

Thanks so much for your help.

Blessings,
Kellie

Kellie Iacovella
Executive Director
Terra Lingua USA
3 Helen Road
Terryville, CT 06786
203.525.1231
www.TerraLinguaUSA.org <http://www.TerraLinguaUSA.org>

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