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October 25, 2018
OUUF Weekly UpdateAn Inclusive Community
1033 N. Barr RoadP.O. Box 1264
Port Angeles, WA 98362360-417-2665
Upcoming October ServicesCalendarOct 25 – Nov 4
Oc 21OctoberOctOUUF BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
President:Dianne Whitaker
[email protected] President:Elaine Webber
Secretary:Dave LargeTreasurer:
Sylvia [email protected]
Trustees-at-Large:Susan Kowitz
Rose PrestipinoGreg SensibaNick Dante
OUUF STAFF
Elinor Tennyson
Administrative Coordinator
Pattie Miles
Social Media [email protected]
Newsletter Creation & Distribution
Children's Religious Education Staff
[email protected] Green
Sandy Goodwick
Julia Buggy
Thursday, October 25Reflections, Women’s Group
1:00 P.M. (scent free)Contact: Serena Mylchreest at [email protected]
Sunday, October 28Please join us for coffee and
treats after the service.
Tuesday, October 30Choir Practice, 3:00pmContact: Joel Yelland at [email protected]
Wednesday, October 31All Things Considered, Women's Evening Group,
7: 00pm, Member's Home
Contact: Jean Stratton (360) 452-6719,
mailto:[email protected]
Men's Evening Group, 7:00pm
Member's HomeContact: George Stratton
(360) 452-6719
Sunday, November 4After service
Rev. Amanda Aikman Offers Drop-in Support Group for
Being Human, 12pm
To see the entire OUUF Calendar go to this link:
OUUF Calendar
ANNOUNCEMENTS are due Tuesdays by 12noon.Please send announcements in Word or in the body of the email and photos in jpg.
No PDFs, please.All congregational photos welcome!
If you would like your congregational event or meeting announced in the Weekly, Order of Service, or listed on the OUUF website calendar, please send the details to Social Media Editor, Pattie Miles at
If you missed the Pledge
Potluck, you missed a good time and a great meal. Because of the leftovers from Nick's 95th birthday party we had a fest. Thanks to everyone who has taken their pledge envelope. A huge thanks to all who have returned their pledges already and a special thanks to those who dug deeper and contributed to the well fund. The pledge envelopes will be available at the side table next Sunday. After next Sunday, we will mail those envelopes that have not been picked up. Feel free to make any comments on the activity sheet about the budget or other issues. We also welcome suggestions. Submitted by Dianne Whitaker, [email protected].
*************************************************************************SUNDAY! OUUF Orientation MeetingOUUF will hold an orientation for new Members and Friends following the regular service today Oct. 28. We will gather in the Sanctuary after the coffee hour. The session will start with an audio-visual presentation about Unitarian Universalism, its history, and the development of Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The presentation, drawn largely from Vivian Mulligan’s sermon of last summer, will last about 30 minutes. Jim Casey, Outreach/Membership Manager, will lead the meeting and answer
questions after the presentation. Other key Members of the Fellowship may join him. Contact James Casey, Membership Coordinator at [email protected] with questions. The session is open to everyone but is aimed at those who recently have joined OUUF or have become regular attenders. Pledge forms will be available.
Herding Cats Event - Ghoulish Gathering
October 30, Tuesday at 11 AM
3rd Annual Frightful Forest Picnic
Sequim Bay State Park (Please form carpools and bring Discovery Pass)
What hides behind those mossy trees? What lies buried in the undergrowth? What unearthly faces does fog expose? Caldrons of blood and guts will be served. Bring camp chair and cozy blanket to hide under.Kitty can pick up a few ghouls in the QFC parking lot at 10:30. Be there or be dead...
Tee Hee Hee, Kitty 206-755-2832 ([email protected])
The next Contemplative Service will be held on Tuesday, November 6th at 6:00 pm. Come and relax before the midterm results come in. The theme is Peace. For information contact Joel Yelland at [email protected] or Diane Hill-Dwyer at [email protected]
Earlier this month, a man was seen on OUUF property destroying and damaging trees and shrubs and pulling up our new ground cloth. Our neighbor, John, notified a, member who came first to the scene. The man left. Our administrator contacted the Sheriff's office to discuss the incident and file a report. If anyone sees a suspicious person on the grounds, please contact Elinor Tennyson, OUUF Administrator, at 360.417-2665. Thanks. Rose Prestipino, Board of Trustees.
Longtime OUUF stalwart member Ellen Patrie of Sequim passed Wednesday morning in Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OUUF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President:Dianne Whitaker
[email protected] President:Elaine Webber
Secretary:Dave LargeTreasurer:
Sylvia [email protected]
Trustees-at-Large:Susan Kowitz
Rose PrestipinoGreg SensibaNick Dante
OUUF STAFF
Elinor Tennyson
Administrative Coordinator
Pattie Miles
Social Media [email protected]
Newsletter Creation & Distribution
Children's Religious Education Staff
[email protected] Green
Sandy Goodwick
Julia Buggy
IN OUR COMMUNITY
Her son, Kip, was with her.Ellen had been in a coma since suffering a cerebral hemorrhage Monday morning.Jean Stratton, Ellen’s close friend, said most of her active, conscious brain functions were absent,
and her condition continued to worsen.Ellen’s respirator had been removed Tuesday, and she was taken out of critical care, although her
medical team continued to keep her free of pain.George Stratton has stayed with Ellen’s husband, Milton, since she was taken to OMC.Kip, of Santa Cruz; Ellen’s daughter Stephanie; her granddaughter Melanie, of Portland; Melanie’s
husband Peter; and Kip’s wife Claire all stood by at OMC at times during the ordeal.About Ellen, Jean Stratton wrote in an email:“She has left such a legacy of caring.”“It’s too soon for those of us who have loved her so and were pleased to call her Mama or dear sister
or dear friend.” Submitted by James Casey, [email protected].
Chalice Lighters Fall 2018-2019
Call: Help put a new roof on the UUCCWC parish house! Members of the flourishing Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Washington County (UUCCWC) in Hillsboro, Oregon raised funds to make needed improvements to
their 1910 sanctuary. Those funds had to be diverted to cover flood damage and replace a failed sewer line. Now the roof on their multipurpose parish building is leaking.
The amount PNWDCL asks individuals to pledge is $20, but they are grateful for any amount you can contribute. Your gifts will be accepted for this call through November 19. To make your payment online to PNWD Chalice Lighters. You are encouraged to sign up for emailed call letters and to use electronic payments to lower our administrative costs.
Note: For your convenience you can donate to all three of this year’s calls at the same time if you choose to do so online. You will not receive call letters for calls to which you have already donated.
If mailed, please send your check, payable to PNWD Chalice Lighters to: PNWD Chalice Lighters, 7511 Greenwood Avenue North, #414, Seattle, WA 98103-4627. Please include the PNWD-CL designation on both your check and payment envelope.
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Come Dance with Us A dance exercise class for those with Parkinson’s Disease or other neurologic conditions (e.g. MS, stroke)Monday and Wednesday 11 am-12noon. Classes begin November 5, 2018. At the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church (in Agnew). For more information call: Marsha Melnick at 360-683-4712 or Peggy Scheideler at 760-518-4181. Classes free for those over 60 thanks to funding from the Olympic Area Agency on Aging. Pre-registration required.
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From your Social Justice Taskforce:The Trump Administration published proposed changes to Dept. of Homeland Security's immigration rules about "public charge"; the changes would greatly undercut efforts to fight hunger and poverty by making it harder for immigrant families to access a range of nutrition, health, and housing benefits that are essential to our nation's health and well-being. The proposed sweeping new rule redefines long-standing policy that determines "public charge" for immigrants, fundamentally changing who would be able to enter and stay in the U.S. When nearly 1 in 4 children in our country have at least one immigrant parent, this issue touches tens of millions of people. Under the proposed rule, immigrant families would be forced to
make impossible choices between accessing vital programs that safeguard their health, nutrition, housing, and economic security and keeping their family together in the U.S. The time for public comment is now. The comment period closes December 10. The Faith Action Network to which we belong has a unique faith portal to use http://bit.ly/FANopposesPublicChargeRule Please add your voice as we are supporting our brothers and sisters.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
ONGOING GROUPS
Reading for the fun of it!Short Story Book Group
First & Third Tuesdays at 10 amTo learn more contact:
Kitty Hawks206-755-2832 or
Tuesday BrunchSecond and Fourth Tuesdays
11 am at the Mariner Restaurant in the JCPenney mall in SequimFor more information contact:
Vivian [email protected]
Ted Talk tUUesday
Second Tuesday at 1:00 PMAt OUU Fellowship Hall
For more information contact:Vivian Mulligan
Breakfast Men's GroupFirst & third Wednesdays
8 AM at OUU Fellowship HallParticipants bring food to
prepare. Congenial conversation and support.
For More information contact:Bob Nuffer
OUUF Men’s GroupWednesdays, 7-9 pmAt members’ homes.
For More information contact:George Stratton(360) 452-6719
OUUF Women’s GroupsAll Things Considered
Evening GroupWednesdays, 7-9 PM. At
members’ homesFor More information contact:
Jean Stratton360-452-6719 or
ReflectionsSecond and fourth Thursday 1-3
PM at the Fellowship HallFor More information contact:
Serena [email protected]
Choir
OUUF Sundays at 9:30 am and Tuesdays at 3:00 pm.Newcomers welcome!
For More information contact:Choir DirectorJoel Yelland
509-322-5328 [email protected]
For details on how to join or start an OUUF Affinity
Group:OUUF Affinity Groups
SAVE THE DATE: Ted Talk tUUesday
Ted Talk tUUesday - November 13, 2018 - OUUF - 1:00 pm Topic: Near Death Experiences
Past Ted Talk topics, based on participants' requests, have included Words, Architecture, Spring, Humor, The Brain, Time, How Things Spread, Truth and Lies, Guns, Maps, and Neil deGrasse Tyson among others.
In November, as suggested by Cynthia Green, we'll be considering Near Death Experiences.Not all videos have been selected, but these two will definitely be included:
Biophysicist Joyce Hawkes at TEDxBellevueFollowing a near-death experience, Joyce changed careers (from effects of environmental pollutants on fish cells) and embarked on an extensive exploration of indigenous spiritual and healing traditions which she incorporated in her books: Cell-Level Healing and Resonance,Emergency Physician, Thomas Fleischmann.Dr. Fleischmann sees dead people. In fact, he has seen over 2,000 humans die but brought back to life, several hundreds of them. In his talk, he shares the near-death experiences ("Nahtoderfahrungen") he witnessed as an emergency physician and tells us about one of the most drilling questions of the human kind: how it is to die.Contact: Vivian Mulligan, mailto:[email protected]
BUILDING SECURITY. Effective October 1st codes to the key lock boxes will be changed. The Board felt this is necessary due to facility buildings being left unsecured too often and the need to control who has access. Group leaders who meet on a scheduled basis will be contacted with instructions and the new access code for entry. If you need access and are not part of a group, contact Elinor Tennyson at [email protected] or 360-417-2665.
Olympic Climate Action: Citizens addressing the threat of climate change on the Olympic Peninsula,
Washington State, U.S.A.
Friday, October 26, noon, Soroptimist Noon Club, Joshua’s Restaurant. Candidates for Clallam County Department of Community Development Mary Ellen Winborn and Julie Gardiner.
How you can help 1631 NOWFrom 350.org: (click links)
1. Sign up for a shift to knock doors or make phone calls near you with other Yes on 1631 volunteers — find the next event here. (If you can sign up for a volunteer shift, this is where the campaign needs you most!)
2. Sign up here to call voters from the comfort of your home. 3. Join us in texting voters. Sign up for a texting shift here. 4. Spread the word by emailing your friends using Voter Circle, a simple tool that lets
you send personalized messages to friends who are registered to vote in Washington.