Mark Your Calendars
(events are located at the church, unless listed otherwise)
Choir practice--each Wed @ 6:45pm and Sun @ 9:45am
FOCUS mailing party--Wed, Feb 1 @ 1100
MDD Young Adult Ministry Conference--Sat, Feb 4 @ 9am at Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO
Great Decisions--Sat, Feb 4 @ 1pm
Family Promise Rotation-Sun, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 5
Harvest the Power Leadership Training--Thurs, Jan 26 @ 6pm
Harvest the Power Leadership Training--Thurs, Feb 9 @ 6pm
Mindful Monday Meditation--Mon, Feb 13 @ 6pm
Interfaith Speed Dating Potluck--Tues, Feb 14 @ 6pm
Great Decisions--Sat, Feb 18 @ 1pm
COMEA Shelter dinner--Sat, Feb 18 @ 5:30pm
Harvest the Power Leadership Training--Sat, Feb 25 @ 9am
Great Decisions--Sat, Feb 25 @ 1pm
Path to Membership Classs--Sat, Mar 3 @ 9am
Great Decisions--Sat, Mar 3 @ 1pm
Great Decisions--Sat, Mar 10 @ 1pm
UUCC Service Auction--Sat, Mar 10 @ 5pm
Great Decisions--Sat, Mar 17 @ 1pm
Great Decisions--Sat, Mar 24 @ 1pm
UUCC Stewardship Campaign/2nd International Food Festival/Talent Show--Sun, Mar 25
Family Promise Rotation-Sun, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 8
Earth Day Clean-up Pizza Party--Sun, Apr 22 @ 12 noon
May Day--Tues, May 1 @ 6pm
Our Wider UU World
General Assembly (GA) on your Computer
This year was a very special celebration with the 50th anniversary of the merger between the Unitarians and the Universalists. This year, for the first time, you are able to watch many of the events and festivities from your computer! What a great way to discover what our denomination is about. Check out the live streaming at: http:// www.uua.org/ga/2011/index.shtml. Reverend Dana is happy to stream any of these events at the church if anyone would like to watch on the big screen. Just give her a call or send a quick e-mail to let her know.
Chalice Lighter Program Helps Dreams Come True
The idea Rev. Alan Egly had in the early 1980s, that many UUs might be willing to contribute $10 occasionally to help a congregation that needed a boost, was a good one. Egly, former minister of the Unitarian Church of Davenport, IA , saw his idea implemented in 1984 in the Prairie Star District through the district's Extension Committee, of which Egly was a part. The program became known as Chalice Lighters, and has spread to other UUA districts. In the past five years it has raised more than $2 million nation wide. The idea is simple. Ask individual UUs if they'd be willing to contribute $10 or more up to four times a year to help congregations in their district complete a special project linked to growth. Egly, now the settled minister at the Unitarian Church, Davenport, Iowa, adapted the concept from another denomination. "It's not a completely original idea, but I'm proud to claim it."
In 2002, Mountain Desert District over 900 Chalice Lighters contributed about $24,100 to help congregations in the district. In 2008 the Chalice Lighters gave more than $35,000 to three individual congregations and to district projects that help small congregations such as the Small Congregation Conference: Zeal Appeal, and the small congregation grants program that helps small congregations with grants of $500 or less to "make something happen." We have over 6,000 Unitarian Universalists in MDD. Imagine what we could do if even half of them were contributing Chalice Lighters! Please join today! {docs}chalice-lighters-2010-information{/docs} (PDF) 2010 Call Recipients: - Columbine UU Church, Littleton, CO - UU Fellowship of Sheridan, Sheridan, WY - UU Church of Ogden, Ogden, UT To enroll as a Chalice Lighter send an email to: office@mdduua.org. Subject line: Chalice Lighter Enrollment. Please include your name, mailing address, phone, email, and congregation name.
Welcome to the NEW mdduua.org!
Welcome to the new version of the Mountain Desert District (MDD) website, now run by Joomla!, an open-source content management system.
This new technology will allow us to share information more easily, including by RSS feed. If you would like to subscribe to receive updates via an RSS reader such as Google Reader or Bloglines, use these links: Home Page: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MDDHome News Blog: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MDDNewsBlog Upcoming Events: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MDDEvents District Job Postings: http://feeds.feedburner.com/MDDJobs
If you encounter any problems with the new site, or can't find something, please contact the webmaster at webmaster@mdduua.org and let her know! Keep checking for new ideas and resources.
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If you are a supporter of human rights and social justice, JOIN NOW! The benefits of membership include extending your reach to critical needs around the world, keeping you informed on important issues, a copy of Rights Now, the publication of UUCC, and...if we get 25% or better of our own church membership to join, we will get a large banner that says Creating Justice, which we can use at events and rallies! To find out more, go to www.uusc.org; see the flyers at Clipboard Corner; or ask Terri Johansen terrijo7@hotmail.com or Sandi Gaulke stgaulke@openvistas.net. You can also talk to Mike Shonsey – he is a member of the Board of Directors of UUSC! JOIN NOW!
