The Flame Join us for Sunday Services at 9:30 or 11:15am January 1—Where To? What Next?—one service at 10:30am Rev. Ron Knapp The title comes from the last chapter of Carl Sandburg’s epic poem, “The People Yes!” The sermon will be some reflections on the year that has passed—in our world, our country, our church, and our individual lives—and the year, and years, that are to come. Music: Patricia Will, piano. January 8—Parental Theology (or Lies We Tell Our Children) Megan Gustafson As a new parent, the recent holiday season has raised many questions about how we address sticky questions with our kids. Music: 9:30am: Donovan Johnson and the Early Morning Risers; 11:15am: Patricia Will, organ. January 15—We Have a Dream—Inspiring the Future We Want To Be A Part Of Ben Wallace This will be an inspirational service dealing with the topic of what we wish for our community, both locally and globally. The service will even include some
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crowd participation. Don’t miss it! Special music: Maria Wilson. 9:30am: Donovan Johnson and the Early Morning Risers; 11:15am: Patricia Will pianist; First Unitarian Choir led by Bob McMeen, accompanist Patricia Allender. January 22—Bonus Baby in a Basket Rev. Dr. Sarah Voss A new year, new challenges, new metaphors. In this sermon Rev. Dr. Sarah Voss will explore some new ways of thinking about our individual lives, the life of our church, and beyond. Music: 9:30am: Donovan Johnson and the Early Morning Risers; 11:15am: pianist, Patricia Will. January 29—Rebuilding Haiti, Rebuilding Hope Don Drowers and Mary Lopez, two volunteers from Omaha who traveled to Haiti with Habitat for Humanity, share their story of resilience and triumph over adversity. Ultimately, though, it is a story about how we are all connected as citizens of the world. Music: 9:30am: Donovan Johnson and the Early Morning Risers; 11:15am: pianist Patricia Will; First Unitarian Choir led by Bob McMeen, accompanist Patricia Allender.
Highlights Kate Godfrey’s Letter
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Chili Cook-Off January 21
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Preserve Our Building Fund Drive
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Ahead For more info on any of these events, contact admin@firstuuomaha.org call 402-345-3039, or visit our website at www.firstuuomaha.org Jan. 1, 10:30am Only One Service Jan. 8, 1pm Bridge Group Jan. 8, 7pm Witches’ Tea Jan. 8, 7pm Creative Art Group Jan. 10, 7pm Board Meeting Jan. 15, 1pm Board Talk Back
Pastoral Care At First Unitarian Church
Are you ill? Struggling with a seemingly insurmountable problem? Grieving a loss? You may have to walk this journey, but you don't have to walk it alone. The Board has made arrangements beginning January 2012, for Rev. Dr. Sarah Voss to help with the pastoral needs of members and friends at First Church for the immediate future. Sarah, a retired UU minister, is a contract chaplain for the Pastoral Department at Methodist hospital, an affiliate mediator with The Concord Center in Omaha, and a member of our church. Before she retired, she also served nine years as a chaplain for the Omaha Police Department. Let the church office know you'd like to visit with Sarah or, if you prefer, call her directly at 402-558-9311, (or both, to ensure against a message being lost to technology.) For less private discussions, please join Sarah in the Merritt Lounge on Wednesdays starting January 4 from 11:30am to 1pm. Bring your lunch!
Jan. 15, 2pm Transition Omaha Jan. 15, 12:30pm Soup & Bread Luncheon Jan. 15 YRUU Sleepover Jan. 16, MLK Day Church Office closed Jan. 17, 7pm Board Talk Back Jan. 21, 5pm Chili Cook Off
Our Share-the-Plate Recipient this month is our own Community Meals program! Get involved by signing up to help on a Saturday for only a couple of hours and make a difference in your city. See page 4 for more details or check out our website and click on the volunteer Community Meals button.
Jan. 22, 1pm Bridge Group 2
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President’s Letter: Sanctuary
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By Kate Godfrey
Jan. 22, 7pm Creative Art Group
I’ve got to confess, I’ve never quite understood the New Year’s hubbub. The resolutions, the auld lang syne, etc. It is, after all, an essentially random date to begin counting out our annual calendar. To me, every day is the start of a new year—we just don’t number it that way. I do find myself approaching January 1st differently this go around. We are at a crossroads, a hinge point. There is the sense we are holding our breath—we are filled with anticipation for this new time. What gifts will 2012 bring? It brings us! Part of the gift is the challenge we face as a congregation: feast or famine? Can we take ownership, keep our minds and hearts open, be the solution? We have concerns, we have hurt—and we have the opportunity to re-make this congregation, not by discarding our past, but by learning from it, by evolving together. In a way, I envy other religions their easy purpose. “We’re saving souls,” they tell us earnestly. If that were one’s belief, I can see how natural the desire to grow as a congregation would be. It would be a burning desire, born of deepest compassion, to involve and minister to others. That is PURPOSE. I was heavily involved with OCUUPs (our pagan group) several years ago. Aside from the wonderful spiritual experience, I found something that inspired me to help that group grow. These individuals needed a safe place to worship—a sanctuary free of predation or threat. And this lovely church opened its doors and welcomed a group of Others in. You have no idea how grateful those many individuals are for that. Sheepishly, now I see I missed the whole. I was pretty caught up in this little piece of the UU puzzle, but I begin to grasp it now. Pagans aren’t the only ones who have faced pressure, predation, and threat for believing as they do: we all have. From Atheists to UU Christians to Buddhists, somewhere in all of our lives it has not been OK to believe that people have value; that our paths are valid; that this Earth belongs not to humanity, but to itself. Somewhere along the line, whether in a small, uncomfortable manner or a greatly hurtful experience, we all have sought this place as our sanctuary. Our Sanctuary. Here’s my burning purpose: we aren’t saving souls; we’re saving something far more precious—we are preserving the sanctity of the Free Mind. We are the Sanctuary. So, how do we fulfill this potential completely? Right now, it is winter. In my tradition, it is a time for turning inward, reflecting, and supporting friends and family. It is a preparation for growth. So many of you have been reaching out, communicating, and being supportive. Yes! Please keep it up if you can. If each of us made a phone call to another member or guest we don’t know well, we would grow our sanctuary. If we offered to show someone the ropes of doing coffee hour or greeting, we would grow our sanctuary. If we admitted when we need a hand, we would grow our sanctuary. Let’s grow together.
Something is happening .
Save these dates: Withsomething love, Kate Godfrey (president@firstuuomaha.org) Be sure to do 3
Jan. 27 Young Adult Sleepover Jan. 29, 3pm Film for All Ages Jan. 30, 7pm Book Club Meeting
Please note: The Women’s Alliance does not meet in January. Join us in February for an interesting talk given by church member Janet West titled “My Four Week Adventure in Kenya.” Mark your Calendars for Monday, February 13.
Community Meals By Louise Jeffrey
First Unitarian Church participates in Community Meals as a member of Neighbors United, an interfaith group with the specific ministry of feeding the hungry by providing a hot meal every Saturday at lunch time. Local churches and faith groups participate in this project, although not all are members of Neighbors United. First Baptist Church (two blocks east of First U at Park Avenue and Harney) hosts the meal every week. Over 40 members of First U have supported Community Meals by donating desserts, shopping, cooking, serving, working in the dining room, setting up, cleaning up, picking up donated food from Trader Joe’s, and generally doing everything except fixing the kitchen sink—no, wait! One of our members did indeed fix the kitchen sink. Want to help out? Sign up online and make a difference. For 2012, First Unitarian Church is responsible for cooking the meal on these Saturdays: February 4, April 7, June 30, and December 22. Help your community and make new friends! Go to our webpage and click on the Community Meals button to sign up today!
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International Cowperson Chili Cook-Off Saturday, January 21 at 6pm
It’s time to find grandma’s chili recipe and make sure you’ve got all the fixin’s you need. You can’t wait till the last minute because all the really good critters hibernate in the winter. Plus, our cook-off has gone international this year so you may need to replace the possum with platypus. As usual, you can feed yourself, your significant other, and all of your young ones at this chuck wagon for only $12 bucks tops. Kids under 10 eat free. Cornbread and soda pop are free. Adult beverages available. The competition for best chili is fiercer that a deacon fighting sin. Diane Withem has been the top chili slinger for the last couple of years, so y’all will need to draw a bead on her. Ben Wallace was last year’s top cowperson in the veggie version. If you bring a pot of chili to share, you save the $6 adult entrée fee. There is also a cowperson dress up contest, so wax up your chaps and shine up your belt buckle. Since international cowboys (gauchos, vaqueros, and such folk)
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are invited this year, you can even wear that beret you thought looked so good on you. There are two categories for the contest. (1) cowperson, female and (2) cowperson, other. Note to complainers: against our better judgment, we are lifting the ban on spurs, but this year please try to remember not to squat while you are wearing them. Thanks to Ranger Skip (Ciulla) and the Habanero Rustlers, this hoedown is almost as well known for the music as it is for the Tums. You can join in with the Rustlers or just let them back you up in that popular goat rodeo known as CowPoke Karaoke (Kou-Pōkā ˌKä-rä-ō-kā). This is an all-church, family-friendly, event. If you have little wranglers 5 and under, you can turn them over to the sheriff during this shindig but we need advance notice so we can be sure to hire enough deputies. For youngsters 6 and over, bring your own hobble. For more information go to www.firstuuomaha.org
Travel to Our Partner Church An exciting adventure!
Pilgrimage to Transylvania - May 13, 2012 to June 4, 2012 Proposed Itinerary: May 13: Omaha travelers leave Omaha May 14: Travelers arrive in Bucharest and are met by a travel guide. We will stay in apartments in the center of Bucharest May 15-18: Travelers will tour Bucharest and surrounding area with a travel guide (if Omaha travelers wish, they can fly into Bucharest on May 17 or 18) May 19: Travelers will go to Firtosmartanos, Transylvania, 1st Unitarian Church's Partner Village May 20-25: Travelers will stay in Firtos and visit Unitarian sites in the area May 26: Travelers will travel to Kolasvar, stopping at Unitarian sites on the way May 26-28: Travelers will visit Kolasvar including the Unitarian bishop and the Unitarian churches in the area. May 29: Omaha travelers will take the train to Budapest May 29-June 3: Travelers will get to know Budapest and visit the 1st Unitarian Church of Budapest June 4: Travelers will leave Budapest (Omaha travelers could stay longer in Budapest or travel to other cities or countries) Estimated travel costs per person: $2800 for 21 days including airfare Airfare $1200 Hotel costs in Bucharest, Kolasvar, and Budapest (double occupancy): $40 per person: max $560 Travel guide in Bucharest: $25 per day for 5 days ($125) (this includes ground transportation and decreases with more people) Train from Kolasvar to Budapest: $65 Travel guide and translator in Transylvania: $25 per day for 8 days ($200) (this includes ground transportation and decreases with more people) Food and entrance fees: $500 For more information about the Pilgrimage, please contact: Janet West at jwest@unomaha.edu or call and leave a message at 402-553-3162.
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Church Events
Get involved in our Book Club, Creative Art Group and other programs! Book Club
Creative Art Group
Witches’ Tea
The Book Club will meet on Monday, January 30 at 7pm in the Merritt Lounge. The book selected is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By Rebecca Skloot.
Need a little quiet time to feed your creative impulse? Bring your passion—writing, painting, journaling, quilting, drawing, etc., and work without interruption.
A quiet monthly evening of fellowship is offered at our church for anyone interested in earth-centered or pagan spirituality. This month it will be on Sunday, January 8 at 7pm in the Merritt Lounge.
From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. This is a fascinating and moving story of medicine and family, of how life is sustained in laboratories and in memory.
Join us Sundays, January 8 and 22 at 7pm in the Whitney Young Room. For contact information for the group, please contact the church office.
All are welcome. If you need to contact the organizer, please email or call the church office.
Please contact Dave Richardson for more info at drichardson@westside66.org.
Know a graduating UU high schooler? See page 10 about the Merritt Scholarship application. Deadline to apply is Feb. 10, 2012, so have your student apply today!
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At Church This Month
Transition Omaha, Partner Church Lunch & a Lock-In Transition Omaha Meets January 15 This group will meet at 2pm in the Common Room on Sunday, January 15. Transition Omaha meets monthly, the third Sunday of the month, to engage the community and heighten awareness in moving from oil dependency to local resilience. Each month a related topic is presented followed by an opportunity to practice the open space concept.
Soup & Bread Lunch January 15 The Partner Church Team invites you to a soup luncheon at 12:30pm on Sunday, January 15. The team will serve Hungarian soup, bread, and a small salad. The price will be $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children with a maximum of $12.00 for a family. The moneys raised will not only support the First Unitarian Church's Partner Church in Firtosmartonos, Transylvania, Romania, but it will help fund a trip to Transylvania by the teenagers of 1st and 2nd Churches in the summer of 2013.
Lock-In The Young Adult Group is hosting a “Lock in” at the church on Friday, January 27 at 7pm! Are you between the ages of 19 and 35? Do you have the “winter blues?” Come join us for this “slumber party” at the church. We will have tasty treats, games, movies, and maybe even tell some ghost stories! We will end the event on Saturday morning at 9am with some rolls and coffee and simple breakfast items. Bring some warm, comfy pajamas, sleeping bags, and a tasty treat to share! If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP by calling the church office. We look forward to seeing you there!
Share the Plate Every month, half of the cash collected in the offering plate goes to a ministry of First Unitarian or to a cause that is aligned with our church values.
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Church Events Continued
Questions about these events? Contact the church office! Women’s Religious Study Group “Eyes look but cannot see it Ears listen but cannot hear it Hands grasp but cannot touch it Beyond the senses lies the great Unity invisible, inaudible, intangible.” Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - 6th Century B.C.E.
Please Give: Food Pantries are Low As a partner with First Lutheran Church, we at First Unitarian Church want to help keep their pantry stocked. There will be a container in the church foyer in which to place non-perishable food items. Please help support this very important program in our neighborhood by bringing items to church this Sunday!
This group meets every Thursday from 1 to 2:30pm in the Merritt Lounge. All selfidentified women are invited to attend.
Bridge Group The Bridge Group will be meeting each second and forth Sundays after the second coffee hour for about two hours. We will meet in the Whitney Young Room. The Bridge Group meets on Sundays, January 8 and 22. If you want to learn, teach or play bridge, you are welcome to attend. The more, the merrier! Contact the church office if you need more information.
Join us on Facebook and Twitter Search First Unitarian Church of Omaha on www.facebook.com and like us! On twitter go to @firstuuomaha and follow us!
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Notes Scholarship Application
Special Thank You
The Women’s Alliance Merritt Scholarship Committee is accepting applications until February 1, 2012. To be eligible to receive the scholarship, an applicant must be a member of either 1st or 2nd Unitarian Church or a dependent of a member. The applicant may be planning to attend a two-year college, a fouryear college, graduate school, or professional school in the Fall 2012. The application is available from the church office: admin@firstuuomaha.org
The church office would like to thank the women of the Thursday Religious Studies Group for purchasing gift cards, diapers and for helping provide suppport for the less fortunate who come to the church door. We appreciate your help! Want to learn more? Contact the church office by email admin@firstuuomaha.org.
Volunteer at Community Meals The Community Meal is served every Saturday at First Baptist Church just down the street from First U. Hours are 10:30am-1:30pm. Can you help just a few Saturdays in 2012? Go to this link to volunteer: http://www.firstuuomaha.org/ community/outreach-ministries/ communitymeals
First Unitarian Church of Omaha Attn: Merritt Scholarship Committee 3114 Harney Street Omaha, NE 68131
Looking for a way to help? Volunteer to serve at Community Meals in 2012. Only a few hours on a Saturday can make a BIG difference! See page 4.
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Children & Youth R.E. News At the 9:30am service: Nonnursery children will gather together in one group in the Whitney Young Room to participate in an activity, such as a children’s social action project or art activities led by an adult volunteer. Please contact Nicole Giron at ngiron1@gmail.com if you are able to assist in any way.
In the Nursery at 9:30am: Supervised care and structured community-building activities are offered for children from birth through kindergarten age in the lower level in the Sarah Joslyn Nursery—our colorful and spacious infant and preschool area. The Nursery is open for 20 minutes before church services begin until 20 minutes after services conclude.
Please note: On January 1 we will have one service at 10:30am. This service will NOT have Sunday school. The nursery will be open. Otherwise, children can sit with their parents during the service.
R.E. Classes for the 11:15am Service At the 11:15am service, children and youth attend the service and then go to their designated classrooms after The Story for All Ages. Kindergarten through 2nd Grades Curriculum: "Wonderful Welcome" from Tapestry of Faith Grades K-2 meet in the Robert Weston Room (the middle classroom of the upstairs R.E. Wing). 3rd through 5th Grades: Curriculum: "Windows & Mirrors" from Tapestry of Faith Grades 3-5 meet in the Whitney
Young Room (the west classroom on the lower level by the elevator). 6th and 7th Grades: Curriculum: "Heeding the Call: Qualities of a Justice Maker" from Tapestry of Faith Meeting Place: The Merritt Lounge 8th through 12th Grades: Curriculum: "Heeding the Call: Qualities of a Justice Maker" from Tapestry of Faith Meeting in the room at the back end of the hallway in the R.E. Wing (formerly the DRE’s office).
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In the Nursery at 11:15am: Curriculum: "We Are Many, We Are One"
R.E. Coordinator By the R.E. Team Applications for the part–time Religious Coordinator position were received and read by a team including Reverend Kate Rohde, Nicole Giron, Donna Neff and Joan Benziger. The first round of interviews were completed by December 1.
Religious Education Coordinator will be in place by January 1. From there the person will need guidance to discover all the wonderful people and aspects of the religious education program.
There are several good candidates and these will be interviewed in the second round adding a member from the Board of Trustees to the team. Hopefully a new
Preserve Our Building By Jaime Alexander Our seventh Preserve Our Building fund drive is now underway. For our newcomers and others who may not be familiar with the POB effort, a short review of POB history may be appropriate. Seven years ago in October 2004, I was in awe of the beauty of our freshly refurbished sanctuary made possible by the “Erickson bond” gift. Thinking that our ability to fulfill our future building preservation needs should not be completely dependent on hoping for a major gift, I wondered if we could build a fund to lead the way towards a future major refurbishment.
Thoughts of “Wells we did not dig” and leaving something for those yet to come led to the creation of the Preserve Our Building fund drive. The POB fund has grown with contributions and interest to nearly $28,000. Your generosity is wonderful! The concept of many of us giving what we can from year to year is proving to be successful. Approval from the congregation is necessary to spend from this account. As you may recall from last year, the POB fund drive is now held in January. Please join in this year’s effort.
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“We drink from a well we did not dig.”
Feb. 4th—Awakening the Dreamer Forum: Transforming the Dream of the Modern World Coming to our church’s Common Room on Saturday, February 4 (9am until noon) will be a forum sponsored by First Unitarian’s Green Sanctuary committee. A continental breakfast will be provided. Alan Vovolka and Elizabeth Erickson will be presenting this inspiring event, a program last presented two years ago and well attended. This workshop was designed to help us change the dream of the modern world and to shift cultures based on consumption and destruction to cultures of justice, sustainability and greater personal fulfillment. Much of its inspiration came from indigenous people of South America, particularly the Pachamama Alliance. Thought-provoking, challenging, and deeply moving, the symposium is a dynamic multimedia presentation from some of the most respected social and
scientific experts of our time, interwoven with wisdom and inspiration from indigenous peoples.
possible at this moment in history and discover your unique role in creating a new future.
With informative videos and guided personal reflection exercises, the symposium experience reaches deeply into both the heart and mind. Many of the symposium’s video segments are educational and informative, providing a sobering overview of current social injustices and environmental degradation. However, knowledge should empower us, and never leave us in frustration or despair. Group interaction exercises and guided personal reflection give participants the tools to move past anxiety or anguish, and into the empowering realization that we are capable of creating a better world for all. As a participant, you will “wake up” to both what is at stake and what is
Launching a Bed & Breakfast Registry At First UU Home Sweet Home! Would you be willing to share your home/ apartment/condo and hospitality with other UUs from all over the country who want to visit Omaha? Would you enjoy meeting interesting, compatible folks while aiding our church operating budget? Here’s the deal: You host people in your home (dates agreed to mutually with your guests) and part or all of the fee they pay (instead of going to a hotel) goes to our church. Our goal is to have this registry up and running by April, when people start their summer planning. Ask Eddith Buis to share her experiences and enthusiasm for this program of UUs sharing their homes around the country. The FIRST STEP is to find out who is interested in being part of our registry. If you are potentially interested or want to learn more, please contact Marie Sedlacek and Eddith Buis, who are heading this effort. Email: BedBreakfast@firstuuomaha.org or contact Marie or Eddith directly.
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Board Acting President Kate Godfrey
Board Members Joe Schaaf Kim Dunovan Barb Herring John Wagner Maria Wilson Ron Withem
Trustees of the Capital Trust Kenneth Deffenbacher (2014) Tim Duggan (2013) Jack Heidel (2012)
Nominating Committee Shelton Hendricks, Convener Georgia Barber (2012) Lynette Ryder (2012) Bob Hess (2013) Judith Wright (2013) Kerry Case (2014) Tony Host (2014) Board meetings are normally on the second Tuesday of the month and are open to members. Holland Lecture Series Committee Steve Hutchinson, Chair
Updated Privacy Practices on Website By Barb Herring
After extensive research and in close collaboration with ministry team leaders and the board, your communications team has updated First Unitarian Church of Omaha’s Communication & Privacy Practices, Guidelines and Procedures. The updated First Unitarian Church of Omaha’s Communication and Privacy Practices, Guidelines & Procedures encompass Privacy Issues, The Flame, Website, Email, Weekly eNews, Pulpit & Order of Service Announcements, Bulletin Boards, Social Media, Photographs, along with the proper and allowed use of the Membership Directory & List and the use of First Unitarian Church of Omaha’s name. The guidelines and procedures also give members the “how to” go about placing an item or announcement in any one of our internal & external communications. Go to www.firstuuofomaha.org and type in ‘Communication Practices’ in the search box and click on ‘PrivacyPolicy’. Written copies may also be requested from the office administrator.
Former Share the Plate Recipient Thanks the Church In October we collected $374.50 for Community Alliance, a mental health recovery organization. They wrote the church a thank you letter: “The motto at First Unitarian Church (Many Journeys, One Congregation) seems familiar to us as we often talk about the journey to recovery for those we serve. This journey for individuals with mental illness in our community is a unique and personal one, yet we are one ‘community’ at Community Alliance and indeed rely on the greater Omaha community for ongoing support. Thank you again for your financial gift. And please know that it will be used wisely to help those we serve.” In November we collected $302.60 for Omaha’s Siena Francis House. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Every time you place cash in the offering plate, half of your donation goes to the church and the other half goes to a church-based outreach program or to an outside nonprofit organization. For more information about Share the Plate, please visit this webpage: http://www.firstuuomaha.org/services/offering-plate.
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Ministry Team Leaders Adult R.E. Laurie Gift Archives Dave Richardson Building (short-term) Dave Rosser Caring Debbie Hunsberger Chalice Guild Kay Lynn Goldner Coffee Hour Roman Noriega & Charmayne Harper Community Meals Louise Jeffery Fellowship Nadine Keith & Judith Wright Finance Walt Jesteadt Fundraising Donna Neff Garden Sharon Conlon Green Sanctuary Ken Deffenbacher & Glenn Pollock Long-Term Maintenance Ellen Shurson Nursery Patricia Soto Membership Molly Wilson Partner Church Council Janet West R.E. Team Joan Benziger & Nicole Giron Religious Services Megan Gustafson Women’s Alliance Bev Fleckten YRUU Ben Wallace & Shawne Coonfare
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Staff Phone: (402) 345-3039 Fax: (402) 346-2662
Office Administrator Catharine Dixon admin@firstuuomaha.org
Custodian Bobby Medrano
Organist Patricia Will
Choir Director Bob McMeen
Choir Accompanist Patricia Allender
Early Service Musician/ Coordinator Donovan Johnson
Minister Emeritus Ronald Knapp
The Flame Editor Catharine Dixon
Proofreaders Scott Kemper, Cyndi Nather, Shawna Foster
The Flame Mailing Team Howard Bolton, Anne Massoud, Jeanette Ryan, Evelyn Whitehill
Submit items for publication to theflame@firstuuomaha.org Word limit is 200; deadline is the 15th of the month.
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The Flame
First Unitarian Church of Omaha 3114 Harney St. Omaha, NE 68131 January 2012
International Cowperson
Chili Cook-Off January 21 - 6pm
Food Friends Music Costumes