October 2019 Gail Larkin, Editor The Unicorn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton Newsletter Free in Faith Diverse in Thought United in Caring Committed to Action Page 2 October Sermons Halloween Party Page 3 From the DRE First Friday Fellowship Flea Market Page 4 Board of Trustees Corner Scott’s Corner Page 5 The Peace & Wellness Institute Page 6 Saturday Film Series Page 7 Forum Fellowship Cares Mystics and Metaphysics Book Club Page 8 Boca Helping Hands Thanksgiving Box Brigade Page 9 Climate Crisis - Monthly Meetings Page 10 Healing Justice November Newsletter Deadline Page 11 Family Promise Update Page 12 What’s Happening Page 13 Calendar
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October 2019 Gail Larkin, Editor The Unicorn
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton Newsletter
Free in Faith Diverse in Thought United in Caring Committed to Action
Page 2 October Sermons Halloween Party
Page 3 From the DRE
First Friday Fellowship Flea Market
Page 4 Board of Trustees Corner
Scott’s Corner
Page 5 The Peace & Wellness Institute
Page 6 Saturday Film Series
Page 7 Forum
Fellowship Cares Mystics and Metaphysics
Book Club
Page 8 Boca Helping Hands Thanksgiving
Box Brigade
Page 9 Climate Crisis - Monthly Meetings
Page 10 Healing Justice
November Newsletter Deadline
Page 11 Family Promise Update
Page 12 What’s Happening
Page 13 Calendar
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October Sermons Sundays, 10:30am
October 6 High Holy Days Service
Big fish and whispered invitations. ~ Reverend Harris Riordan preaching
October 13 The Paths We Walk
Why? What made you choose this path and not that one? (And no, it wasn't the free coffee.) What new paths will you choose?
~ Ron Roth Jr.
October 20 The Spirit of Belonging, The Fire of Commitment
~ Dr. Scott Mulder
October 27 Hospice and Hope
Chaim Joseph Wender, Hospice Chaplain and Rabbi of Kol Ami, the congregation that shares our sanctuary will bring his colleagues and co-
authors, Bella Gabas, MAN, RN, a supervisor of three hospice units and Dr. Faustino Gonzalez, MD, hospice Chief Medical Officer for a panel
discussion based on their recently published book. The Hospice Team: Who We Are and How We Care.
October 27 Halloween Party
In the playground after Worship. Wear your Costume to UUFBR or Bring Your Costume and change later.
But come and enjoy our Halloween extravaganza!
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From the DRE By Amy Wright Glenn Director of Religious Education [email protected]
Friday, October 4 A time to decompress from the week, to meet and enjoy each other. Adults share a potluck dinner at the Van Camps house (BYOB). Kids (of any age) have pizza and a movie with The Rev at her house ($5 donation). Directions available at the Welcome Table on Sundays or call Rev. Harris at 561-715-9593.
Dear UUFBR,I’m excited for this year as Director of Religious Education (DRE). Not only do we have new energy with our Intern Minister Dr. Scott Mulder, but we also have a DRE with one year under her belt ~ that’s me!
I’m grateful for your patience and kindness as I learned the proverbial ropes last year. I’m hoping that I can strengthen my weaknesses and build upon my successes for the 2019-2020 fellowship year.
There is one thing that is of importance to note: Hannah Mansour, our long time Nursery RE support staff is moving on. She is served UUFBR for five years now and new horizons await. Here is a picture of Hannah, Kiera, and me at Whole Foods. We had a staff lunch before summer. I’ll miss Hannah and her bright energy/light. She’s been a really positive presence for the children. I look forward to the new energy that awaits us as well.
As I look forward to the fall, I am excited to implement an idea that Harris offered up wherein each month we focus as a community on one of our UU principles and then I build upon that principle in RE and in my Not for Children Only talks on Sunday. I’m excited for this! May this next fellowship year be wonderful. And please let me know if you have any questions/concerns for RE. Peace,Amy
At this time, please DO NOT drop off your FLEA MARKET donations at UUFBR.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CORNER Your Board invites you to attend a congregational meeting and luncheon on Sunday, October 6, starting at noon. There is much your Board wants to tell you, and we want to hear from you as well. Both members and non-members are urged to come to this informal gathering. It is a priority of your Board to engage more in conversations with you. On the following Sunday, October 13, your Board requests the able and willing to come help spruce up the playground and labyrinth. The new trees Norma Goodall gave UUFBR have beautified its frontage and tidying up these areas will continue this effort. Sign up sheets will be posted. All helpers will be rewarded with tasty food and drink.”
~ Sandy Troiano, UUFBR Board of Trustees
The Board meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the Smith Room. All are welcome. Minutes are posted in Osias Hall on the bulletin board at the front entrance or can be read at [email protected]. You can access the group on the web
at https://groups.google.com or click the apps chooser (grid icon) on the top of any Google page.
You can also contact the UUFBR Board of Trustees by email at [email protected].
Scott’s Corner From the Front Lines of Compassion and Justice A word from Intern Minister, Dr. Scott Theodore Mulder
Hello my friends,Earlier this month members of our fellowship attended the Call To Action meeting on immigration justice at St. Gregory’s.In response to this meeting, I saw an immediate need at the immigration
processing facility at Miramar. Charlie Cormier and I went down there together to share water with folks who were waiting for hearings under the Florida sun.More important than the sharing of water was the sharing of a message: yes, indeed, we welcome you here. It is my hope to make the sharing of water with folks here a part of my ongoing commitment to compassion and care; if you’d like to join me in this work, you are welcome to stop by the office or email me at [email protected], and we will discern a time when we can go down together.Additional formal channels for support can be engaged through Friends of Miami-Dade Detainees, Friends of Broward Detainees, and several other organizations. If you want to learn more about what you can do, feel free to reach out to any member of our Healing Justice Team.
Open Door Acupuncture, Community Acupuncture Clinic, Rockberger Room (back building) Erica Siegel, A.P. Acupuncture Physician and Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Clinic HoursSunday: 8:30am-10:30am and 12:00pm-3:00pm
Monday: 10:00am-2:00pmWednesday: 9:00am-2:00pm and 5:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am-2:00pmSaturday: 9:00am-3:00pm
In this professional clinic treatments are given in a community setting, meaning that a handful of patients will relax and receive acupuncture in the same room at the same time. This community method allows cost to stay low for both practitioner and patient. After a private consultation with Erica, patients move to a massage table or comfortable recliner where they can receive a treatment and then relax and heal in a quiet, serene environment. Fees are on a sliding scale of $25-$50 per treatment, with each patient deciding what he or she can afford for each treatment. Contact Erica at [email protected] or cell 718-541-4931. to answer any questions or to book an appointment.
The Peace & Wellness Institute
Chair Yoga for Everyone, Sundays, Sanctuary, 12:15pm-1:00pm Instructor: Andrea Kline, RN, MA, RYT and Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certification No need to be fit, flexible or to have prior yoga experience. Wear comfortable clothes that will allow for stretching and moving without revealing more than you want to share with others. For unity of mind, body and spirit - Improves joint flexibility, strength, balance, breathing and muscle tone - Promotes relaxation, decreases pain, helps create a sense of peacefulness and it’s FUN! Each class includes breathing exercises, yoga postures, both seated and standing, and a short relaxation. All practices can be adapted to individual abilities. Chair yoga is wonderful for those who sit at a desk to increase energy levels and de-stress during the work day. Donation-based class, suggested $3 to $12, all donations are to UUFBR. No one will be turned away based on inability to donate.
Tai Chi and Qigong, Classrooms 1 & 2 (back building) Jennifer Wenhong Yu is an international best-selling author, a happiness-wellness activist, mentor and a 6th generation Tai Chi Master of China's Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Lineage. She holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. candidacy in Healtheology. Certified Tai Chi Instructor, Gabrielle Siman offers instruction in the art of Yang Style Tai Chi long form and Qigong.
Tai Chi - Beginners & Advanced Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:30pm
Beginners Tai Chi or Qigong classes: $35 Advanced Tai Chi classes: $45
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UUFBR Saturday Film Series 2019 Saturday, October 12, 2019
Doors Open: 6:30pm Film Begins: 7:00pm Not recommended for children.
The original Black and White movie premiered in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1968. If you remember one of the sequel films, you heard that this was a true story based on events following the release of a special gas in the morgue of a VA hospital. (Return of the Living Dead, 1985). This is NOT a true story but inspired a host of retellings and variations by Director George Romero and many others.None of those matched impact of “Night of the Living Dead” for the revolutionary changes it brought to “horror film’ genre. The film was controversial in its day, and the graphic nature of the content outraged many critics and shocked many young viewers. A review by Roger Ebert in 2004 said “I don't think the younger kids really knew what hit them. They were used to going to movies, sure, and they'd seen some horror movies before, sure, but this was something else.” The new Code of Self-Regulation, recently adopted by the Motion Picture Assn. of American, would presumably restrict a film like this one to mature audiences. But Night of the Living Dead was produced before the MPAA code went into effect.”
Tickets available here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2358703354382344/
Join us for an evening of ghoulish horror to really get in the mood for the Halloween Season.
If you lived through the original or missed it completely, this is your chance to get this bit of movie history.
Mystics and Metaphysics This adult group meets at 6:30pm on Sunday, October 13th at The Rev’s House for conversation on our spiritual lives. Bring something to share for dinner. All are welcome. The topic is ~ Anger. Directions available on Sundays at the Welcome Desk.
Fellowship Cares, Sunday October 13 Gather after the service to weed and prune the playground and the labyrinth, and share lunch with those who work.
What is the UUFBR Forum? We are glad you asked! And our invitation to you is to join a lively group discussion Sunday mornings at 9:00am in the Living Room with other members and friends of UUFBR for an hour.
We each enjoy listening and sharing information and opinions in a respectful manner. Topics are chosen by the group and are published in the weekly emailed Chalice Notes. The Forum presents a great way to get to know each other and make new or deeper connections. All ages welcome. Questions? Click here to email Patricia.
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30pm in Osias Hall - Lite refreshments Book: Educated, Author: Tara Westover
Sunday October 13 and Sunday October 20 Sign up and get your box.
Sunday October 27 and Sunday November 3 Bring in filled and sealed boxes.
Shop and be joyous. Fill by list and optionally add extras like candy, paper plates, and Thanksgiving decorations. Don’t have a box? Bring a reusable shopping bag with the
UUFBR Climate Action Group Tuesday, October 15, 7:00pm
Osias Hall
The Climate Reality Project Boca Chapter
Thursday, October 24, 6:30pm Smith Room
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My joy in the work of racial justice is ongoing. At our September UUFBR Healing Justice meeting, the first of this 2019-2020 Fellowship year, we started by checking in with one another. We shared what kept us working for racial justice. My joy emerged as I realized the healing justice group is a WE that keeps on coming back. Healing Justice work unites us in the spirit of the work.
Here is what I think I know. Our name holds it all. HEALING Justice. Justice that heals. As individuals we help one another to see how our justice work heals our spirits while we make a difference in the many ills of our worlds. As a group, we represent many links to the wider community as we support efforts to help heal the environment, enact voter's rights, care for the needs of undocumented immigrants some of whom are seeking asylum, quell gun violence. We also helping with local issues like support for homeless families (Family Promise), feeding the hungry (Boca Helping Hands), working with our Pearl City neighbors (DISC), PEACE (People Engaged in Active Community Efforts), etc. etc. etc. After our meeting, where we began by checking in with one another, I recognized the power of each of our experiences. As we described what kept us at our work, the common thread seemed to be the meaning of each of our individual stories, how we learned from and supported one another in our racial justice work. At the end of the meeting we shared what we planned to do to support this ongoing work. The roots of racial justice work call us to go deeper within ourselves and to reach out to others. This we do as we sustain one another with our healing energies; energies powered by "we".
We Are the Ones We’re Waiting For, Kenneth Sutton Fall 2019, 9/1/2019 UU World page 2. "The hard work of becoming an inclusive “we” is worth it. There is power, possibility, struggle, and joy in the work to become we. And that’s nothing compared to the power, possibility, struggle, and joy that will open before us when we arrive.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for."
So let's stop waiting. Watch for more information about how our justice work is moving forward. Come join us as we continue our work, as we sustain one another with our loving energy.
Next meeting: October 17, 7 PM, in the Living Room of UUFBR.
Carolyn Brown, Healing Justice
Submissions for the November Unicorn Newsletter must be received in the office no later than October 20, 12:00 noon. Please respect the staff ’s time and schedule. Be sure to send your submission before the deadline. Otherwise, chances are that it won’t be published. Email to [email protected].
Over fifteen years ago our congregation decided to support Family Promise, a non-profit program that provides shelter, meals, counseling and guidance to homeless families until they can save enough money to pay a security deposit and rent on their own apartment. This is usually for two to three months. In the early days of our participation, cots and air beds were set up in in our buildings. UUFBR members and friends cooked meals and served them to the families at the Fellowship. The job of providing this support is shared by a group of religious organizations that each host families for one week once each quarter. About six years ago, our congregation decided to take advantage of an opportunity to host the families at the “260 House”. This is a home owned by one of the other hosting congregations. Hosting the families there provides them with a room, beds and shower facilities for their family. Where are we now? UUFBR’s commitment is to host four (4) times a year. We pay $300 for the use of the “260 House” and $125 to clean the house after each week we host. We also spend about $100 for grocery staples for the house (milk, eggs, paper goods, breakfast items). We also rely on your generosity to host these families – 1 volunteer to cook dinner, 1 volunteer to assist with dinner (make a salad and bring a dessert}, and 2 volunteers to sleep at the house with the families each evening. That means we have 28 volunteer slots to fill for each hosting week.So, to summarize, our annual cost is about $2,100 ($300 + $125 +$100 = $525 X 4) and 112 volunteer slots (4 people X 7 days = 28 X 4 Weeks). We have been very blessed and able to cover these costs through Share a Plate and more recently, through very generous Grants from the Endowment Fund. Each hosting week, we struggle to find 28 volunteers to fill our commitment, but at the last minute, some of you do come to the rescue.Please mark your calendars. Our last hosting for 2019 is the week of November 3rd.
To sign up, follow the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4fafac2fabf58-family8
Do we want to continue participating in this program? Let us know what you think. UUFBR Family Promise Service Team
Sundays Forum Discussion Group: 9:00am in the Living Room. Discussions of social and political issues. Grocery collection for Boca Helping Hands in Osias Hall. Chair Yoga - See page 5. Open Door Acupuncture Clinic - See Page 5.Mystics and Metaphysics: 2nd Sunday of the month, 6:30pm at the Rev’s. This is an adult-centered group to explore individual spiritual quests. Potluck meal and discussion. Sign the Membership Book Sunday: 3rd Sunday of the month at 11:30am. Feel at home at UUFBR? Ready to become a voting member? Right after service, a member of the Board of Trustees will be on the chancel with the Membership Book. Come Forward. Sign the book!
Daytime Open Door Acupuncture Clinic. See Page 5.Writers Circle: Wednesdays from 12:30pm - 3:30pm in the Smith Room. For all who seek supportive peers. Size is limited. Interested writers must contact Carolyn before showing up. Click here to send her an email. Non-Violent Communication: 2nd Thursday of the month at 12:30pm in the Living Room. A communication process that focuses on three aspects of communication: self-empathy, empathy, and honest self-expression. Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL): See Page 9. Meeting of the Boca Chapter of the international grassroots environmental group.Tai Chi, Qigong & Group Healing. See Page 5.
Evening Choir Rehearsal: Thursdays at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary. New voices are always welcome to join in. Healing Justice Group: All are welcome to become a part of this group as we work for justice in our communities. See Page 10. Book Club. 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm in Osias Hall. Questions? Click here to email Betty.
Ukulele Workshop & Jam (Free): 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Beginner Lessons 5:00pm-6:00pm, Big Group Jam 6:00pm - 7:30pm. Bring Your own instrument. First Friday Fellowship: 1st Friday of the month. At 6:00pm the children can be dropped off at Harris’s house for the kind of fun and food only Harris can offer. The adults will make their way to the VanCamp household which is less than two miles away. Bring $5 to donate to Harris for child care, food and beverages and bring a dish to share with the adults. This is a BYOB event for the adults, feel free to bring whatever beverage you want for yourself or to share. And if you get off work and just can’t bring anything, don’t stress about it, just show up. There will always be plenty to share. Need directions? Contact Dave by email or phone 561-309-2944. Drumming Workshop: 4th Saturday of the month at 7:00pm inside or outside depending on the weather. Come join drummer Michael Teller for a drum workshop prior to the drum circle. All new drummers wanting to learn more about drumming and more seasoned drummers wanting to learn a new rhythm are invited. The Drum Circle will follow.Fire of Life Drum Circle at 7:30 (see above). Meet up with fellow drummers. Bring drums if you have them, come even if you don’t. New to drumming? Come anyway! There will be extra drums on site to use. Contact Dave if you have any questions.
Ongoing P.E.A.C.E. People Engaged in Active Community Efforts. A congregation-based community organization charged with the mission to effectively fight injustices in the communities of Palm Beach County. Upcoming events will be published.Family Promise. A network of area congregations who open their doors to families in need. Families receive hospitality from congregations for a week, with each family sleeping in a private area. The program is to bring temporary shelter, meals, and support to these families. Upcoming events will be published.Share the Plate. 20% of each Sunday's offering is shared with an organization outside of UUFBR, suggested by our Members/Friends. The other 80% helps pay our bills.
15 6:00pm-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 7:00pm-UUFBR Climate Action Meeting
16 9:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 12:30pm-Writers Circle 5:00pm-Acupuncture Clinic 7:00pm-Finance Committee Meeting 7:30-Book Club
17 8:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 10:00am-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 7:00pm-Healing Justice Meeting 7:30- Choir Rehearsal
18 19 9:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 11:00am-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 12:45pm-Qigong 2:30pm-Citizen’s Climate Lobby
20 FLEA MARKET SET UP 8:00am-Internship Committee Meeting 8:30am-Acupuncture Clinic 9:00am-Forum 10:30am-Service 11:30-Sign the Book 12:00pm-Acupuncture Clinic 12:15pm-Chair Yoga
21 FLEA MARKET SET UP 10:00am-Acupuncture Clinic
22 FLEA MARKET SET UP 5:00pm-Ukulele Beginner 6:00pm-Ukulele Group Jam 6:00pm-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 7:00pm-Chalice Circle
23 FLEA MARKET SET UP 9:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 12:30pm-Writers Circle 5:00pm-Acupuncture Clinic
24 FLEA MARKET SET UP 8:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 10:00am-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 6:30pm-Climate Reality Project 7:30- Choir Rehearsal
25 FLEA MARKET SET UP
26 FLEA MARKET SALE DAY 9:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 11:00am-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 12:45pm-Qigong 7:00pm-Drum Workshop 7:30-Drum Circle
27 8:00am-Internship Committee Meeting 8:30am-Acupuncture Clinic 9:00am-Forum 10:30am-Service 12:00pm-Acupuncture Clinic 12:15pm-Chair Yoga 3:00pm-Chalice Circle 5:30pm-Chalice Circle
28 10:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 7:00pm-Board of Trustees Meeting
29 6:00pm-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi
30 9:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 12:30pm-Writers Circle 5:00pm-Acupuncture Clinic
31 8:00am-Acupuncture Clinic 10:00am-Beginners & Advanced Tai Chi 7:30- Choir Rehearsal
