From: "Bonna Graham-Hall" To: ; "Second newsletter list" ; Subject: Weekly update February 8 Date: Friday, February 08, 2008 12:35 PM Hi Everyone-- ~~This week's service will be lead by Bill Flanery with the morning talk entitled "Vision of the Future." ~~The Program Committee will meet with Wanda *next Saturday* morning, February 16 at 9:30 to plan for future services. ~~Also *next Saturday*, February 16 from 11-1:30 pm our consulting minister, Wanda Daniel, will be leading a discussion on the book "Living Buddha, Living Christ" by Thich N'hat Hanh. There is one more copy of the book, new, in paperback, at the Fellowship for $13.50. ~~The *schedule of services* for the remainder of the year is on the long shelf in the entryway. There are some open dates. If you have an idea for a topic, talk to a member of the Progarm Committee: Carol Gordon, Dave Beck, Ethel MacDonald, Marleen Ochs, Bill Flanery, Barbara Berens, or Bonna Graham-Hall. The date for the *spring "Words and Music"* *service* is April 26. ~~The *spring retreat and meeting* April 5 - 6 for the Montana Area UU Association (MAUUA) is at Boulder Hot Springs. There are 2 person rooms for $80 and 3 person rooms for $100, with meals extra.(The food is excellent.) If you want to share a room, please RSVP so that we can coordinate reservations. The hotel wants us to call directly. The website is http://www.boulderhotsprings.com and more MAUUA information is at http://www.glacieruu.org/mauua/2008%20spring/ ~~The *Eclectic Readers book club* will meet at the home of Barbara Cragg, 123 E. Foss Ct. at 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 21, to discuss *The Janissary Tree* by Jason Goodwin. For information, call Barbara Cragg, 251-5016, *btcgeog@msn.*com You are welcome to attend even if you can only come to one discussion. ~~ *Scrabble Night* is held Tuesday's at 6:45 pm at the Fellowship. ~~ Monthly *Movie Night *is back. The next movie, "The Butterfly Effect," will be shown at 6:30 PM, Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the Fellowship. There is a sign-up list on the counter in the entryway to indicate whether you prefer Friday or Saturday. The list of movie suggestions, including some from "Popcorn Theology," is with the sign-up sheet. If you have other movie recommendations, add them to the list. Questions? contact Bonna: bgrahamhall@gmail.com or Mary: mnordhagen@alpsnet.com ~~The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is *asking for our help* because of the mounting violence precipitated by the electoral crisis in Kenya which is causing a growing humanitarian crisis. Almost 300,000 people do not have adequate food, water, medicine and supplies. In order to donate, go on-line to UUSC-UUA Kenya Crisis Fund or mail checks payable to Kenya Crisis Fund to: UUSC-UUA Kenya Crisis Fund UUSC PO Box 845259 Boston, MA 02284-5259 ~~If you are not receiving the *newsletter and weekly updates* and would like to, there are cards to fill out with contact information on the counter at the end of the entryway or email Bonna at bgrahamhall@gmail.com Both the newsletter and weekly updates can be sent via the internet. The newsletter can be sent by snail mail if you prefer: Let Bonna or Dove know. Hope to see you soon. Take care, do good work, and keep the faith, Bonna