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Pathways Weekly
May 14, 2008
So many exciting opportunities and events are always happening
at PathwaysChurch!
Please take a moment to look through this edition and see what's in store
for you at Pathways. For more information about us and to see our full
calendar, visit www.pathwaysUU.org.
This Week's Sermon
Standing on the Side of Love
Rev. Kathy Schmitz
Serving in Massachusett s, Rev. Kathy was active in the struggle for
equal marriage rights in the years leading up to the legal recognition of
same-sex marriage. Since that recognition, 4 years ago this weekend, she
has had the honor of officiating at 20 legal weddings for same-sex
couples. This morning she shares her reflections on that journey and on
why full marriage equality is a matter of importance for spiritual
communities.
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News and Announcements
Ministerial Search Committee News
Our year long search for a new settled minister is rapidly
coming to an end. PathwaysChurch
has been delighted this year to have Kathy Schmitz as our advocate,
cheerleader, teacher, mentor, and interim minister. She will continue
serving as our interim minister through late July. After that time, she
will move on to her next interim minister position.
The Ministerial Search Committee announced last week that it had
found a wonderful candidate to be put forward to be the next settled
minister of PathwaysChurch.
His name is Rev. Tony Lorenzen. You can learn more about Tony at his
website www.revtonylorenzen.com.
Tony, wife Tina, and son Zach will be with us the week of June 1
- 8 for candidating week. Tony will be in the pulpit on both of those
Sundays and will be attending Pathways functions scheduled throughout
that week. Mark your calendar now and plan on attending one or more of
the events so that you get the opportunity to get to know Tony and his
family. The schedule for candidating week will be posted soon.
After the service on June 8th the congregation members will meet
to vote on calling Tony Lorenzen to be our settled minister. If called,
Tony would begin his work with PathwaysChurch
on September 15th.
During the month of August and early September our wonderful
Worship Network Team will see that our pulpit is filled each Sunday.
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Assistance Needed This Sunday for Lunch Clean Up
Fun & Fellowship needs assistance with cleaning up after the
Congregational Meeting this Sunday. It takes about 30 minutes for 5-7
people to assist with stowing tables and chairs, taking out trash and
putting away serving items. Find Bridget Rodewald if you have time after
the meeting to assist with the necessary tasks.
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Notice of Congregation Meeting
THIS Sunday, May 18, 11:45 a.m.
Pathways Spring Congregation Meeting will be held on May 18,
2008. Lunch will be served following our service with the meeting to
begin at 11:45 and end at 1:30. Business to be conducted will include:
- Election of new members to the Pathways
Board of Trustees
- Financial report from the Board of
Trustees
- Other business and discussion
The slate of nominees for Pathways Board of Trustees was
previously announced. The names and full report can be found at:
www.pathwaysuu.org/pdf_files/BoardSlate2008.pdf.
All other reports are available on the member section of the
Pathways website for individual review in advance of the meeting with an
opportunity to raise questions at the meeting. We look forward to seeing
all members and friends at our Spring meeting. All members in good
standing are eligible to vote. A current list of voting members can be
found posted in our lobby and on the Members section of the Pathways Web
site. All members planning to vote are asked to check the list to make
sure your name is included. If you have been accidentally left off,
please notify Stefanie Newton, Pathways Office Administrator, or any
Board Member so that we can correct the situation.
If you cannot be present for the meeting, you may fill out a
proxy form to have another voting member vote on your behalf. Forms are
available in the Pathways office, after worship, or you may create one by
including the following text:
I, __________, a member in good standing of Pathways Church,
assign ____________________, also a member in good standing, to act as my
proxy at the spring 2008 Congregational Meeting to be held on May 18,
2008. We have discussed my interests and concerns and s/he is prepared to
represent me.
Signed, (be sure to include your signature and the date)
Forms must be turned in to Board Secretary Stan Roskoski prior
to the meeting. Please note that an individual may only act as a proxy
for one other person.
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Tax Rebates and Pathways
Members and friends of PathwaysChurch,
we have experienced tremendous generosity during this year's pledge drive
and our heartfelt thanks to all! In spite of our generous giving, we have
fallen short of our pledge goal and we remain in a non-sustainable
deficit spending mode. With our federal government preparing to send out
rebates, please consider donating your rebate to Pathways. The following
link provides excellent information on this issue.
www.pgdc.com/pgdc/special-report-potential-giving-tax-rebates-charity
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Pathways Happenings
Welcoming Congregation Movie Night
For The Bible Tells Me So
THIS Saturday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the
chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is
the Bible an excuse to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal,
very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House
Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson -- we
discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having
a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu,
Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy
Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and
understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual
identity.
Please join Pathways Welcoming Congregation on Saturday, May 17
at 7:00 pm for this Movie Night of the multiple award-winning For The
Bible Tells Me So from Producer/Director/Writer Daniel Karslake.
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Community Outreach Project
Saturday, May 17, Canceled
The Mid-Cities Care Corp. scheduled for this month has been
canceled due to a lack of volunteers. There will be an attempt to revive
the project in July. For more information speak with Stan Roskoski at
(817) 741-8283
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Lifespan Enrichment
Wednesday Evening Salon
Wednesdays, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Wednesday Evening Salon
happens each week, with a rotating list of events. Something exciting
happens every week! Childcare reservations must be made before noon on
Tuesday.
2nd Wednesday Schedule (this week):
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6:00 p.m.
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Sit N'Knit
Join us in our love of making
things with sticks and string. Come as you are, everyone is welcome. If
you already knit, bring your project. If you want to learn, we have
extra needles, practice yarn, and easy patterns to get you started.
Share patterns, stitches, techniques, stories, and celebrate the
finished objects.
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6:30 p.m
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Brown Bag Supper
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7:00 p.m.
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Meditation for Children - CANCELED 5/14/08
Meditation is a wonderful tool
for physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. It improves
concentration and memory, enhances self-understanding and spiritual
development, and helps our ability to handle stress. Parents may attend
with their child(ren) so that the family can practice these simple
meditation techniques together.
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7:00 p.m.
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Buddhist Reflections
Sessions begin and end with
meditation and include background material as well an opportunity for
discussion of practical applications of Buddhist teachings. Sessions
will evolve and be balanced to meet the needs to the group. Beginners
to both meditation and Buddhism are welcome. Drop-ins are welcome. Open
to adults and high school students.
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7:00 p.m.
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Mah Jongg
If you like to play cards, this
is a lot more fun, and a bit more challenging - about as challenging as
Sudoku (not as challenging as bridge). There is no betting or score
keeping. There will, however, be fun and good people! Beginners are
welcome, as are adults and teens.
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3rd
Wednesday
Schedule (next week):
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6:30 p.m.
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Brown Bag Supper
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7:00 p.m.
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Meditation for Children
Meditation is a wonderful tool
for physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. It improves
concentration and memory, enhances self-understanding and spiritual
development, and helps our ability to handle stress. Parents may attend
with their child(ren) so that the family can practice these simple
meditation techniques together.
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7:00 p.m.
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Buddhist Reflections
Sessions begin and end with
meditation and include background material as well an opportunity for
discussion of practical applications of Buddhist teachings. Sessions
will evolve and be balanced to meet the needs to the group. Beginners
to both meditation and Buddhism are welcome. Drop-ins are welcome. Open
to adults and high school students.
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7:00 p.m.
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Mah Jongg
If you like to play cards, this
is a lot more fun, and a bit more challenging - about as challenging as
Sudoku (not as challenging as bridge). There is no betting or score
keeping. There will, however, be fun and good people! Beginners are
welcome, as are adults and teens.
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7:00 p.m.
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Women's Book Group
The next book is Mountains Beyond
Mountains by Pulitzer-winning author Tracy Kidder. This book
follows the work of Dr. Paul Farmer, physician, Harvard professor,
anthropologist, renowned infectious-disease specialist, whose life
calling is to bring life-saving modern medicine to the poorest of the
poor in rural Haiti. We will discuss this book on May 21 and June 4.
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NO Religious Education Classes
this Sunday
There will be no Religious Education for children and youth on
Sunday, May 18 due to the Congregational Meeting. The last RE classes of
the year will be Sunday, May 25 before summer activities begin on June
15th.
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New Family Accommodations During Common Ground
A space with chairs and child-friendly diversions is available
outside the Sanctuary window next to the DRE's office during Common
Ground. If your child needs a break, please feel free to use this space.
We're working toward making sound available to this area so you can hear
the service clearly, and hope to have this done in the next few weeks.
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Can You Help?
Two more teachers are needed for the littlest members of our
Pathways family for June, July, and August. You need not be available for
the entire summer, vacation schedules are happily accommodated, and no
experience necessary -- we'll train you! Contact Julie Lambert at lifespanre@pathwaysUU.org.
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Community News
Roy Zimmerman in Concert
What's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry,
neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust, and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman.
He's been writing satirical songs for twenty years. He founded and wrote
all the material for the satirical folk quartet The Foremen, who recorded
for Warner/Reprise throughout the Nineties. Tom Lehrer says, "I
congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And
the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just rhyne." Joni Mitchell
says, "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection." He's
currently touring a one-man show called Faulty Intelligence. It's a
ninety-minute theatrical presentation of Zimmerman's original songs and
comic commentary.
Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 p.m. Hailey's, 122 Mulberry, Denton, TX, www.haileysclub.com More at www.royzimmerman.com.
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This Week at
Pathways
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TONIGHT
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May 14
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6:00
p.m.
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Sit
N.Knit
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TONIGHT
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May 14
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6:30 p.m.
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Brown Bag Supper
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TONIGHT
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May 14
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7:00
p.m.
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Buddhist
Reflections
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TONIGHT
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May 14
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CANCELED
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Meditation
for Children
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TONIGHT
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May 14
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7:00
p.m.
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Mah
Jongg
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Thursday
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May 15
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7:00
p.m.
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Men's
Journey
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Saturday
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May 17
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CANCELED
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Mid-Cites
Work Day
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Saturday
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May 17
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7:00 p.m.
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Film: For
the Bible Tells Me So
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Sunday
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May 18
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10:00
a.m.
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Common
Ground Service
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Sunday
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May 18
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CANCELED
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No
Classes for Children & Youth
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Sunday
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May 18
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CANCELED
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No
Adult Enrichment Groups
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Sunday
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May 18
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11:20
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Lunch
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Sunday
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May 18
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11:45
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Spring
Congregational Meeting
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Sunday
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May 18
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1:00
p.m.
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Equipping
Ministry
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Sunday
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May 18
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7:00
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Life
With God
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For additional details about these and other
classes and groups, please pick up a schedule on the visitor information
table in our lobby or see the full Pathways calendar at www.pathwaysuu.org/googlecal.htm.
The deadline for submissions to Pathways
Weekly is end of the day on Tuesdays.
A Unitarian
Universalist Community
525 S. Nolen Drive,
Suite 300
Southlake, TX 76092
phone 817.251.5555 | fax 817.251.5554
Office hours: M-TH 9:00-2:00
www.pathwaysUU.org
Building a spiritual community that changes lives
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