This week and nest week’s Thanksgiving offering will be in support of the Newton Food Pantry.
There will be a meeting of the Zambia Task Force on Sunday, November 11, at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday will be the Children’s Choir final rehearsal for those who will be singing on Thanksgiving Sunday.
Lunch Bunch will meet this Tuesday, November 13, at noon.
Deacons will meet on Tuesday evening, November 13, at 6:00 p.m.
There will be a Mission Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13.
Prayer Group will meet on Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m.
Our visit to Waban Health has been re-scheduled to Thursday, November 15 at 10:30 a.m.
The Teaching Parish Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 15.
Java Gents, Union Church’s men’s group will meet Friday morning, November 16 at 7:00 a.m. for a cooked breakfast and time of discussion.
Friday Fun for Fourth and Fifth Graders will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16.
Bible Study meets each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. in Stacy’s office. All are welcome, and newcomers are especially encouraged to attend. Our next meeting is November 18.
The weekly meditation workshop continues with the following sessions. You may come to as many as you would like — they are stand-alone sessions, and there’s no need to have been at the first one. Any degree of experience — from none to decades — is great. If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn Henderson at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!
Sunday, November 18, we will meet after church in the Reception Room. Following a brief introduction to walking a labyrinth, we will go to Boston College to walk their outdoor labyrinth.
Saturday, December 1, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. forms of chanting, including praying the Psalms and Taize chant.
“Finding the Sacred in Our Own Life Experiences”
Beginning Monday evening, January 7 and running every Monday evening for the next six weeks, Tom Vawter and Stacy Swain will be leading a course in spiritual autobiography in which we will look for the sacred in our own life experiences. Through group exercises and opportunities for sharing our unique stories, we will have a chance to explore how we encounter ourselves and the world around us in light of our relationship with God. It is our intent that by the end of this six week course, each participant will have written a part of their life story.
The dates for the course are January, 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4 and 11th. We will meet in the Reception Room at church from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Understanding that unexpected complications do arise, we are asking that participants make every effort to attend all six sessions since each will build upon the other. If you are interested in participating, please speak with either Tom or Stacy.
Local Mission Project Russell School Initiative
Will you help keep a child warm this winter in Boston? We are collecting brand new winter coats for the children of the Russell School, our partnership school in Dorchester. City Mission is sponsoring this drive. Please bring in one new coat for a child, grades kindergarten through 5th. These children are largely from immigrant families with very limited means; let’s keep them warm this winter. Please bring to church by November 11th.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner 2012
The Mission Committee is looking forward to hosting another terrific Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 17th at 2:00 p.m. in the Vestry. Union Church members gather and serve a delicious Thanksgiving meal to local folks who might not otherwise get to enjoy a holiday meal. We organize cookie decorating and other activities for the kids, including a trip to the Angier playground if the weather is nice. We sit down, socialize, and eat with our guests once they have been served. It is a warm and wonderful event, and there are lots of ways you can pitch in. If you know of anyone who might enjoy the dinner, please invite him or her. There are no set criteria –if someone could use a good meal and friendly conversation, then invite him or her! (See Alicia Collins for invitations.) If you would like to help with decorations or shopping, please contact Alicia at 617.965.1696 or [email protected]. If you would like to volunteer to help that weekend, then go to this link and sign up. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090B4BA8A72F4-community1 Thanks so much for your help and support!