UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI

NOVEMBER 2010

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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami

11am- Sunday Services & Children’s Programs

November 7:
Creating Our Own Spiritual Journey-
INSIDE Young Adults
Our congregation has a healthy number of young adults
(20’s-30’s), who will share perspectives on the freedom Unitarian
PG. 1 Universalism offers us and how to take responsibility for our
SCHEDULE own individual spiritual journeys as well as contributing to the life
PG. 2 of our congregation.
DREW’S NEWS

PG. 3 November 14: Gratuitous Good- Rev. Drew Johnston

CONGREGATIONAL
LIFE Does this sound like goodness is unnecessary? It’s more likely we
are considering what it means when goodness is unexpected, but
PG. 4 happens anyway.
CHILDREN’S
RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION

PG. 5
GROUPS AND
PROGRAMS November 21: Bountiful Harvest-
Rev. Drew Johnston
PG. 6 Whoever said that there is not enough to go around just hadn’t
SOCIAL CONCERNS
figured out how to share. What happens when we forget what
PG. 7 Henry David Thoreau wrote, “Wealth is the ability to fully
GOVERNANCE & experience life.”
DENOMINATIONAL
NEWS

PG. 8
NOVEMBER November 28: Pause of Gratitude-
CALENDAR Rev. Drew Johnston
Have you thought of any new ways to be thankful this year?
PG. 9
FINAL THOUGHTS Perhaps the best outcome of November and Thanksgiving would
be a new practice of being thankful every day!

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 DREW’S NEWS
NOVEMBER 2010

It may be true that there are times when a particular token of appreciation is appropriate - birthdays,
anniversaries, graduations, and such are all fine times to note the importance of a friend or loved one and
we feel okay expressing some thanks at times like that.

Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas are landmarks that some of us use to navigate our way
through gratitudes and appreciations - if we haven’t shown thankfulness in awhile we can be reminded by
the calendar that it is due, or past due.

On my best days I awake with an appreciation for the day as the first thing on my mind - I may start
before I open my eyes as I think of a kindness, or a selfless gesture, or a thing of beauty I witnessed
recently. And I think that thinking about these things somehow makes the world a little better place. I
know it makes my day a little better.

Other days I may not notice such things. I may be focused on a task or goal that needs to be reached, or
my attention may be drawn toward my own or someone else’s problems and I may fail to be grateful for
much of anything. Those are the days that are endured through brute strength.

Thankfulness can improve the odds of passing days with elegance and joy and that’s a pretty good reason
to lean toward gratitude, without regard to the calendar. It may be easier to articulate our gratitude on
certain days, but my question is, “why wait?” We are now entering the so-called holiday season that for
some is the most festive time of year and for others is the most difficult. November features
Thanksgiving, and I suggest we consider it the beginning of a time of gratitude. If we are successful in
this task, there will be no end to this time of gratitude, and every day will have a moment, or many
moments!

I am glad you are here!

Bring Your Stories

Our first group of interviewers are ready to start listening

to every member, friend, and guest of the congregation. 
We will be trying very hard to include everyone, and you
can help by taking one of these opportunities.

Reverend Drew referred to this as “watching over the

love” and it is also called “appreciative inquiry.”  These
brief conversations will guide the congregation in
clarifying and defining our future, and every voice
matters!

Our current interviewers are Rey/Marvin Baumel, Maria

Bishop, June Harbett, Michael Malone, Margaret
McAlister, Derrick Mustellier, Rex Thompson, Reed
Olszack, and Lisa Shackelford.  You can ask any one of
them to conduct your interview.

If you have a certain time you are available, you could

also call the office to find out if interviewers are available
during that time.
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 CONGREGATIONAL LIFE
NOVEMBER 2010

Martha Harrison Congregation member with spent concentrated time and

2010-2011 Board of
We’d Love To the best handwriting is energy on the digital
When I asked Janice undoubtedly Carol Klopfer projection system. Selva Trustees Living
McArthur and Bob Jacober who took care of all the Joseph came early Saturday Covenant
if they would be interested childcare arrangements for morning and gracefully
in preparing lunch for the the workshop, including welcomed the many guests. We strive to demonstrate
NonViolent Communication making sure that the Zoltan Bakos was attentive accountability and
Workshop last month, they children provider Soraya to various ongoing needs. responsibility in order to serve
said “We’d love to”!!!!! And our congregation with integrity
Sosa had time for her own Dorothy Menadier
and build mutual trust.
even when it turned out that breaks and lunch. Susie shepherded the funding for
it was going to be for 80 Green in the office was the workshop through the We are mindful in
people they kept smiling! supportive and caring and Herrschaft Committee with communicating clearly and
The many visitors that came produced voluminous great poise and continued honestly and make every
to the workshop fell all over handouts for all the support. Andrea Mustilier attempt to keep communication
as open and accessible as
themselves telling us how participants. and Carol Reiter advised on
appropriate.
delicious and elegant and The homebaked publicity. We know that
gracefully served the desserts from the members service is our prayer and We commit to act in good intent
luncheon was. Two angels of the Women’s Alliance there were many beautiful and put forward our best effort
joining them in their were stunning. prayers going out at that with understanding, humility,
gargantuan kitchen efforts and compassion toward
Technological geniuses Jeff time.
ourselves and each other.
were Nannette Bartels and Reiter, Nannette Bartels and Many many thank yous
Kathy Pilafian. The Maria Poviones Bishop to all of you!

Alice Lingswiler Monica Rizzo Jesse Walters

Butterfly Garden Work Party New Member Corner
“Needed: A new caretaker for the This month our work party will be Welcome & thank you to our new
Butterfly Garden. The current volunteer dedicated to cleaning out the storage pledged members for 2010-2011:
has depleted her energy supply. Please room. We will meet on Saturday, Clara Halstead, Elizabeth Hayes, Ernie Lynk
help. Thank you.” November 20 at 9 am.  If you have things
122 Members and counting!
in the storage room, please come to the
work party to help identify items &
perhaps help create a useful storage
solution.  See you there!

Joan Lund programs and initiatives. New programs Multicultural Congregations, Lesbian/
UUA Trustee Tidbits are being designed to build UU Gay/Bi-sexual/Transgender Ministries,
congregations’ capacity to welcome, Witness Ministries, Congregational
Just as your congregation has “ministries”
include, lead, and minister effectively in a Advocacy and Witness, Standing on the
to which it is devoted there are ministries
multicultural world; engaging in a new Side of Love, Environmental Justice, and
found within our Unitarian Universalist
kind of advocacy using areas where Justice programs.
Association of Congregations. One that is
identity based exclusion and oppression
vitally important to all of us, formerly Hopefully your congregation takes
intersect, to support congregation-based,
known as Identity-Based Ministries, advantage of the many resources
issues-focused organizing at the local and
is now part of a group called available through Multicultural Growth
state level; continuing to harness the
Multicultural Growth and Witness and Witness. More information is
power of love to stop oppression,
(MGW). The MGW staff group is available on our UUA website, and
exclusion and violence through the
dedicated to partnering with linking to your particular multi-cultural
Standing on the Side of Love campaign;
congregations and leaders to promote interest or you can contact
and in collaboration with districts and
intentional multicultural growth and idbm@[Link] or Taquiena Boston,
clusters, offering justice-making
ministry, inclusion, and congregation- Director of Multicultural Growth and
consultancy and leadership training
based public witness and social action. Witness (tboston@[Link]). I can be
services to support member
reached at jlund@[Link] or
The vision of MGW includes supporting congregations’ anti-racism/anti-
813-931-9727. I wish each of your
congregations in their development of oppression/multicultural programs.
congregations and the individuals within,
comprehensive strategies for diversifying
The MGW Boston-based staff includes a blessed Thanksgiving. Take care and be
their ministry and membership through
consultants in Multicultural Growth, thankful for one another.
the Diversity of Ministry Initiative and

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 CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2010

An education isn't how

much you have committed
to memory, or even how
much you know. It's being
able to differentiate
between what you do
know and what you don't.

~Anatole France

Monica Rizzo- Director of RE Please pick your child up promptly after

November service.
In the month of November our
children will meet with their classes on RE Meeting
the 7th, 14th and 21st.  On November 28 The Religious Education committee
we will have an Intergenerational Service meeting will be Sunday, November 7 at
which means no classes will be held, but
12:45 in the Religious Education Office. 
nursery care will still be available. 
During an Intergenerational Service If you would like your voice to be heard,
children stay with their responsible adults please join us, all are welcome! 
in the sanctuary.  The service can also be
heard in the Emerson Room if you or
your child need to take a break from the New to the prog ram?
sanctuary.  If you are new to the program and
  would like more information about
Each Sunday the nursery is open at Religious Education, please feel free to
10:45 for infants-2 years old.  Children contact Monica Rizzo, the Director of
ages 3 and up will stay in the sanctuary Religious Education (DRE), at
with their responsible adults until after mrizzodre@[Link] to chat by email,
the Story for All Ages.  Classes meet their set up a phone call or schedule a face-to-
teachers in the breezeway and then go to face meeting.
their individual classrooms for a lesson. 

SWIM 2010 Hope & Action- Southeast Winter Institute

What: SWIM is an all-age Unitarian Universalist camp held near Miami,  Florida between Christmas and New Years Day.

Where: Camp Owaissa Bauer, 17001 SW 264 Street, Homestead, Florida 33031.

When: December 26, 2010 through January 1, 2011.

Cost: Adults - $445, Teens - $298, Children - $196. Prices include camp fees, meals and program fees.

New in 2010: Adults will get last year’s price of $425.00 if you prepay at $100.00 before registration opens in the fall

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 GROUPS AND PROGRAMS
NOVEMBER 2010

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Alice Lingswiler Dorham and the late Mel Torme. He is a former faculty /artist
Grief Support Group member of the Aspen Music Festival.
We hope you will decide this is a concert not to miss. What a
The holidays are around the corner. A joyful season for most
great way to end the Thanksgiving holiday and prepare for
of us- unless there’s an empty seat at the holiday table or a change
Christmas, Chanukah, Diwali, Kwanza, and the Winter Solstice.
in family ritual. Sharing our memories can alleviate some of the
pain of loss. The Grief support group is available. We meet on the
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month in the Emerson Room at Marilyn Rutgers
1:15pm. You are welcome to join us whether your loss is recent or Welcoming Cong regation
long ago. See Connie Bartels or Alice Lingswiler. The Lavender Salon for October 9th was a planning meeting
for Pridelines Explorer Post 123. The final opportunity for the
John Bost Pridelines youth to lean the Basic Water Safety Training for their
Humanist Group planned Biscayne Bay Sail and Snorkel Trip on October 16th.
November’s Lavender Salon will take place on the second
Meets Tuesday, November 9, 7:3-pm in the Emerson Room.
Saturday of the month at 6:30pm. The Pridelines Youth will be
Featuring The History Channels: “Ancient Aliens”. Is it possible
planning, as well as cooking, the food for this event. As part of this
that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago,
evening, there will be a Glee Club rehearsal. Please join us for a
brining with them technology that drastically affected the course
fun evening.
of history and man’s own development? Come join the discussion.
The next meeting for the Welcoming Congregation
Committee will be held on Sunday, November 7th at 1pm in
Lily Marlatt Room 4. Everyone is welcome. Please come and share your ideas.
The Alliance Ask for Dave Roelant or Marilyn Rutgers.
DO YOU KNOW WHO MARGARET FULLER WAS?
You probably know who Emerson and Thoreau was, but did you Tom Edwards
know that Margaret Fuller was a colleague of theirs and more PFLAG
than equal to them intellectually?
Little did we know when we started PFLAG Kendall almost 3
This year marks the 200th Anniversary of her birth. On
years ago that we would touch so many lives & be touched by so
Saturday, November 6, from 2pm-4pm, a traditional tea will be
many. October was a particularly busy month for PFLAG. We
held in her honor. There will be food, conversations and readings
were invited:
that will inform you about this remarkable Unitarian woman. She
-to participate as an agent of support in an all day workshop for
was born ahead of her time and was already promoting rights for
Sexual Minority Liaisons (Trust Counselors) by the office of
women. In her honor we will wear hats as was customary in her
Mental Health & Crisis Management of the Miami-Dade Public
lifetime. She died at age 40 in a shipwreck. Come and hear how
Schools at Carlos Arbizu University.
that happened and about her relationships with Emerson and
-to present at F.I.U.’s Diversity Day. Tyler Clementi’s life was
Thoreau. Tickets will be $5 for children, $8 for adults and a $20
celebrated (the victim of cyber-bullying that resulted in his
family cap.
suicide). Stats: Almost 75% of bullying is perpetrated against
Come join “Just for Fun” Saturday on November 13th,
youths who are not gay; almost 50% of bullying is perpetrated by
10am-2pm. Room TBD. Activity of the day will be collage.
closeted GLBTQ youth wanting to shine the spotlight on someone
Family snapshots are good or whatever strikes your fancy.
else & away from themselves.
For more info call Lily Marlatt at 305-247-1970 or Selva
Joseph at 305-254-8352.
If anyone you know has “coming out” issues, please contact us at
pflagkendall@[Link] or pflaghomestead@[Link] .
Jeff and Carol Reiter PFLAG Kendall meets at 12pm on the 2nd Saturday of each
Lotz Concert Series month at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami.
PFLAG Homestead meets at 11:00 AM the fourth Saturday of
The Dynamic Duo Return. The third jazz concert in our each month at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 145 NE 10 Street in
series brings the magical duo of Vince Maggio (piano) and Homestead. Thank you U.U. Miami, for your support!
Randall Dollahon (guitar) on Sunday afternoon, November 28 at
4pm. Admission is $15.00 (cash) for adults and $10.00 for minors. Connie Bartels
Both artists, on the Frost Music School Faculty of the
University of Miami have a rich performance background. Lunch Bunch
Dollahon has played concerts with such artists as Randy and Bring a bag lunch and join us as we enjoy a friendly
Michael Brecker, Eliane Elias, Bob James, Dave Liebman, Toots lunch and discuss a reading from an inspirational book each
Thielemans, Stanley Turrentine and Jaco Pastorious. He has also Wednesdays from 12pm-2pm in the Emerson Room. Every 3rd
played and recorded with Edgar Winter, The Dixie Dregs and the Wednesday is Poetry Day so bring your favorite poems to share.
Atlantean Driftwood Band. Currently Dollahon directs Jazz Hope to see you there.
Guitar Studies at the University of Miami.
Vince Maggio spent years as professor of piano jazz at the Iris Massey
Frost Music School. Recently called back out of retirement he is
teaching a new course in improvisation to classical musicians.
Spiritual Reality
His performance history is rich with the very backbone of jazz A sharing group who deeply listen to each other and
in America and includes work and tours with Cannonball welcome new people. Meets every Sunday at 9:30am in the
Adderly, Stan Getz, Ira Sullivan, Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker, Kenny Emerson Room. Come join us.

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 SOCIAL CONCERNS
NOVEMBER 2010

Tom Edwards
Educate Tomorrow:
Thanksgiving Dinner If they stay in school, finish high school a most memorable event with great food
at Miami Yacht Club and go on to college, the state will provide and beverage donated by generous
12pm-3pm Watson Isalnd them with a modest place to live, which corporate sponsors, not to mention
they must find on their own, pay their fellowship and new friendship. After a last
Educate Tomorrow is an agent of change college tuition, after they apply and gain minute call for help to provide
in the lives of young Miamians without admission, and give them a stipend for transportation for the kids and to share
families. Children growing up in the expenses, which they must learn to with them a most delicious dinner.
foster care system are expected quite budget and manage, from bank accounts Games, music and dancing followed. It
suddenly to become adults on their with which they are totally unfamiliar. I was a wonderful day!
eighteenth birthdays. Depending on the personally cannot imagine finding an
warmth of their foster families, they are apartment, setting up utility accounts, This year we are asking with greater
sometimes given a birthday cake. But bank accounts, applying to college, notice for more volunteers to pick the
they are also given all their worldly applying for financial aid without the kids up from all around the Metro Dade
possessions in a bag, sent packing to fend guidance of my folks. At eighteen and area, come and dine with them in the
for themselves, as the state will no longer without any parental support, that is a tall beautiful outdoors by the bay and to help
pay for their room and board: Unless order. Educate Tomorrow matches foster them get home. Food and beverage is
they stay in school. children getting ready to age out of the taken care of. All we need is
foster care system with adult mentors transportation to and from the event,
who are willing to help guide them into dinner conversation, game partners and
the next phase of their life’s journeys. A challengers, (please bring games and
little guidance can mean a big difference cards) and dance partners after dinner.
between education and self-reliance and
minimum-wage labor to pay all living Doesn’t that sound like a Thanksgiving to
expenses, and great likeliness of eventual make a body thankful? Isn’t Thanksgiving
homelessness. Dinner really less about the dinner, and
more about the sharing? Everyone wants
Educate Tomorrow is celebrating its to feel together with the world. No one
Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner wants to feel alone in it.
for Foster Care Youth without families at
the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island, Please call Tom Edwards for more details.
right by the Parrot Jungle. Last year it was 305-502-9010

SPECIAL EDITORIAL
NOVEMBER 2010
Susie Green childcare workers, making appointments sweet visit from the Lunch Bunch or a
A week in the life... etc. call from one of the Board members
The lush surroundings, the warm Then Monday comes and it’s time regarding an upcoming need. I mustn’t
breeze, the scent of green. The butterflies to assemble the financial reports & forget issuing checks & paying bills,
fluttering, the sweet “Hello” of someone deposits for your generous offerings from requesting signatures & a quick meeting
new over the phone line. A request Sunday. In addition to that- sort the 50 or with Rev. Drew to touch base on the
fulfilled, the question answered, the so emails that have come in over the weekend.
handshake or sometimes an embrace weekend. Pepper the day with phone calls Thursday and Friday are a
exchanged. The hustle and bustle of from vendors, renters, members, whirlwind of creativity: Imagining
multi-tasking and learning a new way. congregational friends and strangers informational pieces that are converted
These are just a few of the things that (whom you may meet on the following and posted on our website. The OOS &
can describe my time thus far at UUCM. Sunday). 2pm comes quickly after my Monthly Newsletter are born- which are
I came in a stranger and am feeling ever multi-tasking skills has been exercised. sometimes put together by our new
more like a friend. I thank you for that. Tuesday, 10am, begins a new Operations Team made up of amazing
Sundays- I get to share your worship varying set of responsibilities. Meetings, people like Lynn Montgomery, Paul
time and hear the amazing messages reports, proposals, research, web upkeep McCabe & John Asgeirson. We’d love to
from the platform, when you all sit down and additions. Yes, Tuesday is the day have you join us. Feel free to contact me
to share a meal or raise your held hands that I get to put my Organizational by phone 305-667- 3697 or email
as you sing just before it. If you can’t find Leadership Degree to use. I’ll even meet uucongmia@[Link]
me in the back of the Sanctuary I’ll most with a consultant or two. Thank you again for accepting me
likely be buzzing around the office On Wednesday I begin assembling into your lives and please remember that
helping a member with copies, a request the beginnings of the Order of Service no matter how busy I am, I am here for
for supplies or info or making sure the (OOS), announcements and the you.
checks are signed to pay our wonderful Thursday Update. If I’m lucky I’ll get a
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 GOVERNANCE & DENOMINATIONAL NEWS
NOVEMBER 2010

David Traupman- Board Chair from disparate cultural congregation is so willing to

Partnering for backgrounds and religious participate in exploring new
affiliations. ideas, redefining our purpose,
Growth: Inside and and dreaming new dreams.
Out From planning a film series
I have been thinking a lot exploring sexual identity and An important part of this
about the elusive religion with SAVE Dade’s ongoing congregational
congregational “growth” goal InterfaithOUT committee- to expansion is our commitment
we often speak of, and the need attending a benefit concert for to becoming more ARAOMC
to look beyond targeted Haiti at St. Mary’s Cathedral (anti-racist, anti-oppression,
numbers as well as the in Little Haiti- to participating and multicultural). In addition
importance of not limiting in a candlelight vigil to bring to our discernment process for
ourselves with how we define, awareness to GLBTQ teen our new settled minister, we
measure, and achieve it. suicide- to getting serious have also explored educational
about improving my programs to transform our
Over the past several months, I rudimentary Spanish- I am thinking and actions within a
have been seeking to grow both deepening my connections and more multicultural world.
individually as well as friendships amongst a wide While some options aren’t
exploring ways our variety of wonderful people feasible at this time, there is a
congregation can embrace throughout Miami. Even the prejudice reduction and
transformative growth. simple act of wearing my UU coalition-building program
t-shirt when I walk over to that Drew has brought to us
Personally, I am taking to heart Publix sparks conversations and the board has approved
Elizabeth Haye’s recent and provides opportunities for funds to train presenters and
newsletter article to see Miami connections. bring to our congregation.
with fresh eyes from a Drew, as well as member Art
multicultural perspective. Still From a congregational Friedrich, will be attending a
being relatively new to Miami, perspective, speaking mainly National Coalition Building
my task is made a bit easier by amongst ourselves is too easy Institute 5-day train-the-trainer
not having preconceived and limiting to our potential. program in early November,
notions about certain parts of We should all be bothered by with the intention of bringing
town or knowing the history of the jokingly stated comment workshops and continuing
conflicts within organizations. “we welcome diversity as long programs to our congregation
as you are exactly like us”. beginning in early 2011.
With so much of my volunteer
and social time centered I am grateful that we have Rev. By moving beyond individual
around our congregation, it is Drew as our transitional and institutional prejudices
taking intentional effort for me minister this year, because he is and learning tools to become
to get out there and participate gently yet effectively leading us more effective coalition
in sometimes challenging out of our comfort zone with builders, I am psyched that we
conversations and activities. new ideas and approaches. I will be able to accomplish
Within each setting, I am am excited about having larger goals and make a bigger
openly sharing my UU meaningful conversations to impact in the community. I
credentials and spiritual help us discern our mission. I can’t wait to learn more and
experiences in order to find am proud that our get started, can you?
common ground with people

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 NOVEMBER CONGREGATION CALENDAR
NOVEMBER 2010

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6
6:30pm- Buddhist 12pm- Lunch 7:30pm- Choir 7pm- Young Adult 11am- Alliance,
Reflections, ER Bunch, ER Practice, ER Group, ER ER2pm- Margaret
7:30pm- Fuller High Tea
Membership
Committee, ER

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
9am- Labyrinth 12pm- Caring 12pm- Lunch 7:30pm- Choir 10am- Just for Fun,
Walk, G Committee, ER Bunch, ER Practice, ER TBD 12pm-
9:30am- Spiritual 6:30pm- Buddhist 7:30pm- Board of PFLAG, ER
Reality, ER Reflections, S Trustees, ER 6:30pm- Lavender
11am Worship 7:30pm- Humanist Salon, ER
Service, S Group, ER
12:45- RE
committee, RE
Office
1pm- Grief
Support, ER

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
9:30am- Spiritual 6:30pm- Buddhist 12pm- Lunch 7:30pm- Choir 7pm- Social Justice 9am- Property
Reality, ER Reflections, ER Bunch, ER Practice, ER Committee, ER Work Party,
11am Worship Storage Room
Service, S
12:30pm- Young
Adult Group, ER
1pm- Welcoming
Congregation
Committee, R3

21 9:30am- 22 23 24 25 26 27
Spiritual Reality, 6:30pm- Buddhist 12pm- Lunch Thanksgiving
ER Reflections, ER Bunch, ER Day
11am Worship 7:30pm-
Service, S CoUUncil, ER
12:45- Worship
Committee, R6
1pm- Welcoming
Congregational
Meeting, S
1:15pm- Grief
Support, ER

28 29 30
9:30am- Spiritual 6:30pm- Buddhist
Reality, ER Reflections, ER
11am Worship
Service, S
4pm- Lotz
Concert, S

Legend:
ER= Emerson Room TBD= To Be Determined, See Calendar Online
S= Sanctuary for most recent information
R= Room

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 FINAL THOUGHTS NOVEMBER 2010

A thankful heart

is not only the

greatest virtue,

but the parent

of all other

virtues.

~Cicero

Reverend Drew Johnston

Giving Thanks
Why not make November an entire month of 18- a conversation that starts with two ideas, and
Thanksgiving? Here is a list to get you started, in leads to a third idea
case you are stuck on any particular day. It 19- the most luminous clouds anywhere are right
shouldn’t take long to make it a much longer (and here
more personal) list! 20- people who show up, eager to participate
Happy Thanksgiving! 21- people who follow through on what they said
they would do
1- sunrises 22- people who do so much more than tolerate
2- sunsets 23- one result of cows is cheese
3- rainbows 24- someone will be glad to see you
4- lizards 25- there is someone you will be glad to see
5- people who can’t help but smile 26- almost everything is optional
6- TED talks at [Link] 27- a few things are not optional
7- there is a mute button on the television 28- it is possible to love life and the people in
8- the world is so big your life
9- the internet makes it possible to connect all 29- it is possible to love yourself somebody loves
over the world you
10- air conditioning
11- hand written notes
12- people who always have a way to be grateful
13- miraculous advances in health care
14- people who take care of their health
15- puppies, because they are puppies
16- kittens, who will act invincible
17- places to stroll

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 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI
NOVEMBER 2010

Staff Schedule & Contact Info

Rev. Drew Johnston, Transitional Minister- 305- 667-3697, email:
miamirevdrew@[Link]

Susie Green, Office Administrator- M-F 10am-2pm & Sun

10:30am-12:30pm,
Ph: 305-6673697, Fx: 305-667-9585, Email: uucongmia@[Link]

Monica Rizzo, Director of Religious Education- mrizzodre@[Link]

Dr. Tim Buchholtz, Choir Director- timbuch@[Link]

Zoltan Bakos, Custodian- M- 8am-9:30am & 3pm-6:30pm, Tues- 8am-3pm,

Thurs- 10am-5pm, Fri-8am-9:30am & 3pm-6:30pm, Sat- 9am-2pm, Sun-
8am-2pm

Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Miami
7701 SW 76 Ave
Miami, Fl 33143

November 2010
Deadline for December Newsletter Articles: 11/15
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