The North Unitarian Universalist Congregation Newsletter January 2008

January Events




Yoga Classes at NUUC
Certified Yoga instructor Holly Jones will offer another 8-week session of yoga classes on Tuesday evenings beginning on January 8 through February 26 from 7:00-8:15pm in Fellowship Hall. The class is geared for those with little to no yoga experience and suitable for all ages and levels of fitness. Emphasis will be on safe, gentle stretching with the goals of increasing flexibility, strength, balance and range of motion. No previous attendance is required; pay $40 no later than the first night's session, or you can pay $8.00 at the door for individual sessions.  Pick up a registration form from the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.  For more information or to confirm your planned attendance, contact Jeri Dill at the church office at 740-657-8081, ext. 1 or nuucjdill@aol.com.

January Calendar Preview
(N) = Nielsen House (F) = Fellowship Hall (S) = Sanctuary

Jan. 3
          7:00pm – Spirituality Group (in-home)

Jan. 5
          10:30am – Covenant Group (N)

Jan. 6
          11:45am – Social Action Committee

Jan. 8
          7:00pm – Yoga (F)
          7:00pm - Worship Committee

Jan. 9
          7:00pm – Creative Fellowship – “Java Central” in Westerville

Jan. 13
          9:15am – Children’s RE Committee (N)
          11:45am – Adult RE & Enrichment Committee
          11:45am - Fair Trade Sales
          11:45am – After-Worship Discussion –“God Wars” (N)
          Noon – Bldg. Exploratory Committee (S)
          6:00pm – Covenant Group (N)

Jan. 15
          7:00pm – Yoga (F)

Jan. 16
          12:30pm – Brown Bag Books (F)

Jan. 17
          7:00pm – Spirituality Group (in-home)

Jan. 19
          9:00am – Board Meeting

Jan. 20
          11:45am – Membership Committee

Jan. 22
          February 2008 newsletter deadline
          7:00pm – Yoga (F)

Jan. 29
          7:00pm – Yoga (F)

Creative Fellowship will start off the new year with a new meeting location—“Java Central,” a coffee house located at 20 So. State Street in Westerville. Please join us on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 7:00pm for coffee or hot chocolate, fellowship, and of course, the project you are currently working on. For questions about future meetings of this craft and fellowship group, contact Teri Cornell at 614-891-5935 or imuuteri@yahoo.com

After-Worship Discussions with Rev. Ritchie!
The Adult Religious Education Committee is sponsoring a new discussion format. Join Rev. Susan Ritchie in the parlor of Nielsen House after service on selected Sundays to converse further about the day’s worship topic. No need to sign up—just be at Nielsen House at 11:45am. Next discussions scheduled are for Jan. 13 (“God Wars”) and Feb. 10 (“The Half-Life of Sin”).

The Social Action Committee will continue to offer monthly Fair Trade sales on the second Sunday of every month. Please support this project by considering a purchase of delicious coffees, teas and chocolates after the service on Sunday, January 13. See Chris Jones-Leavy for more info.
Join Brown Bag Books group on Wednesday, January 16 at 12:30 pm in Fellowship Hall to discuss The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson.  From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, it is a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s.  Click here to read the review on Amazon.com.  (Sneak Peek for February: The Road by Cormac McCarthy)

Interested in Membership?
If you or someone you know is interested in membership, please contact Rev. Ritchie at 740-657-8081 to discuss the membership process or to learn about upcoming “New to UU” Orientation sessions being planned in 2008.

The Fall 2007 NUUC Directory of Members and Friends is now available! Please help us conserve postage costs by planning to pick up your reserved copy from the distribution box on the Greeter’s Desk in the sanctuary (filed alphabetically by last name).  There may be a limited supply of extra directories available; to request a copy or to have your reserved copy mailed to you, please contact Jeri Dill at the church at 740-657-8081, ext. 1 or nuucjdill@aol.com .

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