UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF MIAMI 9/22/11

Weekly Update
This Issue:
- This Sunday - Congregational Dinner - Drolma Buddhist - Movie - New Beginnings Pledge - A Look Ahead - 8 Day Schedule
UU JAZZ Our rst concert of the series begins on Sunday, September 25th, 4pm in the Sanctuary. The Debbie Orta Quintet will grace our stage with veteran musicians. Tickets at the door- $15 adults, $10 minors. (Cash only) For more info click HERE.

This Sunday September 25th

Hope- Raquel Reyes Amongst the barrage of bad news, how do we keep Hope in our daily lives? Come lift your spirit with us as we nd hope.

TEEN GROUP Teens will meet after the service for hospitality. Newcomers welcome.

Our New Beginnings Congregational Dinner Saturday night October 8 we gather to celebrate! There will be tasty food prepared by wonderful volunteers, music, comedy, and most importantly fellowship. Cost is $10 per adult, $5 for children under 16, pay at the door. Childcare will be available. Please RSVP, by October 2nd, to our Oce Administrator Susan Green-Mateu with your dinner selection of Roasted Herb Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Basil, Caribbean Grilled Ahi Tuna Steak, or Grilled Salmon in a White Wine Sauce, uucongmia@bellsouth.net, 305-667-3697.

Join Foundation Program in Miami- Any Wednesday in September! Foundation Program (FP) is a structured study program designed to support you in taking your practice of Buddha's teachings to a deeper level. It was designed by Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso as one of the three study programs in the New Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism. We are currently studying the book Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving-Kindness, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, and are still quite close to the beginning ~ a perfect time to join! Classes focus on meditation, study, and discussion of the topics in the book.

Every Wednesday, 7-9:30pm, on an ongoing basis, at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Miami, 7701 SW 76th Ave, Miami, FL 33143 Visit our website HERE for more information, or e-mail our Education Program Coordinator if you have any questions.

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UUCM MOVIE Thanks to The Reiters we now have a fabulous movie about who we are and what we as a community stand for. Check it out HERE. paper copies will be available in the Sanctuary over the next few Sundays, or can be mailed. If you have questions about accessing the minutes electronically, please contact the oce administrator; for paper copies, Karen Paul. If NEW BEGINNINGS PLEDGE you have questions about DRIVE accessing the minutes As of last weekend $3,500 has electronically, please contact the been pledged by members, Oce Administrator ,Susan matched dollar for dollar by A LOOK AHEAD Green-Mateu; for paper copies, members of your Board of - Association Sunday: October 2, Board of Trustees Clerk, Karen Trustees, Reverend Wendy, and 5 2011 Paul. The bylaws have no anonymous benefactors, bringing eligibility requirements tied to the total to $7,000. -On Sunday, October 2nd at 1pm minimum pledge amounts or proUnfortunately, our budget is still all are welcome to meet in the rated contributions. For now, the over $57,000 in the hole. But Sanctuary. The purpose of the Board has determined that if you remember, your leadership is meeting is to approve the minutes have completed any pledge card working very hard on long term from previous Congregational for this congregational year by solutions through investing in Meetings & to review the budget 2pm on Thursday September 29, quality sta, creating exciting for this scal year and announce 2011, you will be eligible to vote in programs, and taking solid steps the Board's nancial plans. Octobers congregational meeting. to encourage future planned Members who have pledged for A further policy is being giving. We still need your help. If this scal year are eligible to vote. developed. you have yet to pledge, please take (There is no longer a xed this opportunity to begin your minimum pledge; give as much as -Path to Membership, October 15, 2011-2012 commitment now. If you can). Minutes are available 10am, ER. Would you like to youve already pledged but have HERE. There are 7 sets of know more about membership at yet to participate in this special minutes to be read. For those who the UUCM? Come join us. All are pledge drive, wont you please look do not have access to a computer, welcome.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 22 7:30pmChoir Rehearsal, S Friday 23 7pm- Social Justice Meeting, ER 24 10am- Gentle Yoga, R3 Saturday

deep in your hearts and wallets and consider increasing your pledge? Our New Beginnings Matching Pledge Cards are available right now on the tables in the back of the sanctuary and in the oce. Your response and participation so far is VERY much appreciated and we look forward to even more.

25 9:30am- Spiritual Reality, ER 11am- Worship Service, S 12:45- RE Committee Meeting, R3 4pm- UU Jazz Series, S

26 10am- Gentle Yoga, S

27 6:30pmBuddhist Reections, ER

28 10am- Gentle Yoga, R3 12pm- Lunch Bunch, ER 6:30pm*Drolma Buddhist Meditation, R3 *See article above 7pmCommittee on Ministry, Off Campus

29 7:30pmChoir Rehearsal, S

Legend: ER = Emerson Room S = Sanctuary NE= No Events

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