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 Vernal Equinox Service
Saturday, March 20, 7:00pm
Pot-Luck Dinner at 5:30 in Westwood Hall
Reception to follow in The Gathering Place
Children, youth, and adults of all ages are invited to this event that will touch your heart and spirit. With music and readings by Emerson members and friends, this seasonal service celebrates the balance between the light and the dark on our planet. Join us as we embrace the coming of spring, the season of hope, renewal and fresh energy. If you would like to bring a dish for the pot-luck dinner our theme is “Eco-conscious” food, i.e., locally grown or produced or raw or organic or vegetarian.
If you need nursery care please call the church office, (713) 782-8250, by Thursday, March 18 .
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 Building Tolerance in America’s Youth During a Time of Crisis
Wednesday, March 24, 2010,
7:30pm
The Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance announces a special lecture, During a Time of Crisis, by Hind Makki, an Outreach Education and Training Associate with The Interfaith Youth Core,
at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
Hind Makki specializes in Youth Leadership Development, traveling to college campuses, congregations and conferences throughout the U.S. and Western Europe to offer presentations and training on promoting religious pluralism, effective interfaith service-learning and meaningful interfaith dialogues.
For more information:
www.boniuk.rice.edu.
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 Carnival de Emerson
Service Auction
Saturday, April 24, 5:30 – 9pm
Join us for fabulous food, awesome auction items and some pretty nice people! It will all take place in Delaney Hall and Westwood Hall and the cost is just $20 per person ($25 per person at the door). You’ll enjoy:
– Delectable hors d’oeuvre and dessert trays
– Fantastic live entertainment
– Free on-site childcare by certified caregivers, along with age-appropriate activities
– Live Auction, Silent Auction, Buy It Now! and Someone’s Treasure events
– A chance to share a fun evening with your Emerson friends
– An enjoyable way to support our church and help us grow
For more information visit our auction web page.
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50th Anniversary Celebration
2010 is the fiftieth anniversary of
Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church.
The committee planning the celebration has a great many
events (and some surprises) in store for you throughout
the year. The celebration will begin Valentine's Day
weekend (the date of the groundbreaking) and events will
continue throughout the year, culminating in a
church-wide banquet on the date of the first
service in Westwood Hall, October 16.
The Emerson Players kicked off the Fiftieth
Anniversary Celebration for Emerson UU Church on
February 13, 2010,to celebrate Emerson’s original
groundbreaking on Valentine’s Day, 1960.
Emerson Players presented an evening of one-act
plays including a cast of fifteen actors that took part
in five plays headed by three directors.
There will be concerts, we will begin making
appointments to record your memories of Emerson, we’ll hold a church bazaar early in October
(just in time for Christmas shopping!). Make sure to keep October 16 clear for that banquet!
Contact: Golden Anniversary Committee |
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Visit the Emerson Bookstore You’ll Be Surprised—we add new merchandise all of the time. Look for new bumper stickers, coffee, chocolate, evolve fish, new bracelets: Wage Peace and Not in Our Name, new books and jewelry—you never know what you’ll discover! Contact: Bookstore Committee. |
The Magazine Swap is a new feature within the used book space. Please bring in your gently read issues, and feel free to pick up another. Swapping is FREE! But it relies on you to make it work. And we’re always looking for volunteers. The commitment is small and the help is appreciated. Stop by and let us know you’re interested.
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| Like Coffee? Do you like the idea of some of the profits actually reaching the farmers themselves? Well, you’re in luck. The Emerson will be selling Fair Trade Coffee in the Bookstore, just off The Gathering Place (i.e. the foyer of Delaney Hall), on Sundays after the service. Help support the coffee growers and the Young Adult Group (YA) by buying into this program. Starbucks offers one generic Fair Trade Blend; our YA offers several—at slightly better prices. Fair trade means farmers selling to a wholesaler at prices that actually allow them to make a profit. Check it out: $7.00 for 12 oz, whole bean or ground. |
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The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) continue relief efforts to bring aid to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation January 12.
