the_week@horizonuu a publication of horizon unitarian universalist church * June 15, 2014.
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VOLUME 14, ISSUE V.6.13.14.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to UU Circle this Sunday! If you are interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism and Horizon, please join our Director of Lay Ministry, Marianna Seaton and members of the Membership Committee, right after service this Sunday. They will be holding an informal welcome circle by the choir section, and they look forward to meeting you and answering any questions you may have.
Horizon LineDancing! Come join us this Saturday night, June 14 in the Fellowship Hall from 7:30 p.m until whenever we drop! All genders, ages, and abilities are welcome. Come have fun with us!
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CELEBRATING OUR FATHERS: JUNE 15, 2014
A Sharing Service – Sunday, June 15, 2014
On Father's Day we look to our members to share by Eileen Terrell their memories and stories about their own faWorship Arts thers. Those stories and other sharings take the place of the sermon, and enrich our communal memory. A large part of what helps us to persevere, and even to thrive, during challenging time is the influence our parents had on us as we were growing up – and still have on us today. We have spent much of this past year meandering down Horizon's own Collective Memory Lane. Now, let us veer away from that lane and instead each explore our individual Memory Trail for something to share with each other on Sunday, June 15, about
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how our fathers helped to shape each of us. Maybe the discovery will be a story, a song, an item for the altar, a poem. Perhaps it will be about a foster father, a mentor, a teacher, an adoptive father, a birth father, an uncle, a cousin, a brother, or a friend. Perhaps it will be an old insight or a new memory. Whatever it is that each of us finds in our individual explorations, our varied contributions will combine to create a wonderful worship service when we gather together on Father's Day. And yes, Fathers Day, is June 15! So, please, when you know what it is that you want to share on Father's Day, e-mail: worshiparts@horizonuu.org Of course, as always, spurof-the-moment sharing will be welcome also on that Sunday. It does however help the Worship Arts Committee to prepare for the service if there is some advance notice as well. Photos: 123RF
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LAY MINISTRY NEWS by Marianna Seaton dlm@horizonuu.org Director of Lay Ministry
2014/15 Board of Trustees
From left to right: Eddie Meaders, Kim Bolin, David Cassard, Eric Freeman, Betty Andrade, Elizabeth Gustwick, Jan McDowell, Bruce McClung and John Gill. Photo by David Cassard
Meet the 2014/15 Horizon Board of Trustees, and welcome our new trustees Eddie Meaders, Kim Bolin, and Board secretary, Eric Freeman. They met at Briarwood Retreat Center last weekend for the kickoff of a new and exciting year with interim minister Rev. Helen Carroll. Many thanks for their dedication as stewards of spiritual health at Horizon!
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Rev. Helen Carroll
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Horizon UU Board of Trustees
Photos: Lauren Daniell
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NEW CLASSES by JuLane julane@judithlane.com
What We Choose:
Ethics for Unitarian Universalists An Adult Religious Education Class From the course preface: Unitarian Universalism is a faith of deeds, not creeds. We believe the measure of our religion is the way we live our faith in our day-to-day lives. But how do we decide what course of action to follow when a situation is complex and the moral course is unclear? Where do we turn for guidance that will help us fulfill our own wish to live a moral life? This program invites participants to focus attention on the moral and ethical questions that arise or have arisen in their lives, including challenges not yet perceived or acknowledged, and to explore the ethical frameworks that can help in sorting through a dilemma. Join other Horizon members and visitors for 8 sessions that will aid in our personal development, clarification, refinement and expansion of our ethical thinking. The class offers an intentional process of en-
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NEW CLASSES gagement with other seekers in examining ethical concepts, dilemmas and questions. The material covered is designed to deepen and expand participant’s knowledge and skills for a process of ethical reflection that is central to living our Unitarian Universalist faith. The class is co-led by Peter Hendee and JuLane, both members of Horizon for over 10 years, both having served on our Board of Trustees, Peter as Treasurer and JuLane as Vice-
President and President. Peter has been in multiple positions as a youth advisor with Coming of Age and our YRUU high school program and JuLane has led a class most recently on Building Your Own Theology. We ask that you commit to attending every session when you sign up for the course. All materials will be provided. There will be some reading and preparation assigned for each session. The class is limited to 12 participants so sign up early!
What: What We Choose: Ethics for UU’s When: Mondays, 7:00 PM, August 4th through September 29th, No class on Sept. 1st, Labor Day Where: The Portable Room How: Email julane@judithlane.com or sign up at the Welcome Center
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LIFESPAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS by Lauren Daniell dlre@horizonuu.org blog: www.horizonuu.org/dre/ Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/horizonuu/
Summer Classes begin Sunday Children in grades preschool-8th grade will begin summer courses this Sunday Preschool-rising Kindergartners: Picture Book UU (room S3) On Sunday, the class will celebrate Father’s Day by learning about “All Kinds of Dads.” Rising Grades 1-4: OUUr Story (room S4) “Celebrating Families”: The elementary class will talk about all the different varieties of families during their celebration of Father’s Day. Rising Grades 5-8: You, the Creator (Portable #8) Middle school students will learn that “You Are Creative” by doing several creative exercises and a Seven Principles collage. High School: The Pursuit of Happiness (Portable #9) Our high school class continues to examine the link between your spiritual life and happiness, and will also discuss the Portable walkway restoration project.
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LIFESPAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
Adults and chlidren can join in on Horizon’s summer social action project. Read this summer to support literacy in Asia and Africa, and education for young women. Details can be found by the diplay (pictured) or by visiting the DLRE blog.
DLRE gone in June Lauren will be gone June 17-22nd when she accompanies the COA class to Boston, and again June 2730th for a family reunion. She can be contacted via email during this time.
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CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Calendar of Events for Children and Youth June 15: Summer RE begins /Begin Read-a-thon for Room to Read June 27: Parenting Seminar with Elaine Commins Parenting with Love and Logic. 9 am in the Horizon Library August 24: Fall RE Open House August 31: Splash Day for water fun
UU Camps for Children and Youth Camps are coming up soon! Check them out: Camp-U-Bar-U Details: http://swuuc.org/pages/services/camps.php Kerrville, Texas -Primary Camp: June 29-July 5, 2014 for rising 3-6 graders -Junior Camp, July 6-12, 2014 for rising 7th-9th graders -Senior Camp, July 13-19, 2014 for 9th12th graders and those just graduated from high school SWUUSI: Southwest UU Summer Institute Family Camp for all ages Western Hills Guest Ranch in Oklahoma July 20-25, 2014 http://www.swuuc.org/
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SHARE THE PLATE: JUNE 15, 2014 FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, newsroom.redcross.org
dreds of people being rescued from rooftops.
“Although the water has receded in some areas, the worst floods in more than a century continue to create havoc in large parts of both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A vast number of landslides have worsened the situation and relief efforts, and there are reports that landmines buried during the conflict and not yet removed are in some instances being shifted with the landslides adding the dangers of residents and rescuers.
Tens of thousands have been evacuated and are staying with families, in sports centers or in schools. In Serbia an estimated 300,000 are without safe water or electricity. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the figure is 50,000. Many are living in unsafe and insanitary conditions created by the floods. Almost one third of Bosnia is affected by floods with houses, roads and railway lines being submerged in the north eastern part of the country. A state of emergency has been declared in 14 municipalities, while cities like Maglaj and Doboj were almost completely submerged, with hun-
SHARE THE PLATE June 15, 2014 The collection will be contributed to a relief fund established for the victims of last month’s flooding in the Balkans.
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HORIZON UU CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Men's Support Group - E3 - Library 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Rental - Isha Institute 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Volunteer at Metrocrest Social Services Food Pantry - Offsite 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Paint 'n' Play - P1 - Lg 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Line Dancing - FH - Fellowship Hall
SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Father's Day 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Adult Religious Explorations - E3 Library 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CAYRE - Child Care - S1 - Nursery 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM Library Ministry - Open for Browsing - Library 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Main Worship - SH - Sanctuary 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM After Church Lunch Bunch -- All Are Welcome! - Other - Offsite 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GALA Youth - S6 - Class
MONDAY, JUNE 16 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Candlelighters - Art - FH - Fellowship Hall 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM SMART Recovery - FH - Fellowship Hall
TUESDAY, JUNE 17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Buddhist Sangha - P1 - Lg, P2 - Couch 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Tuesday Wisdom Circle - E3 - Library
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Library Ministry - E3 - Library
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THURSDAY, JUNE 19 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Worship Arts Committee Meeting - Min. Office
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Candlelighters - FH - Fellowship Hall 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Games Night at Horizon!!! - FH - Fellowship Hall
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Men's Support Group - E3 - Library 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Horizon Dinners - Other - Offsite Visit: calendar.horizonuu.org for updates and events information.
Adult Religious Explorations contact: are@horizonuu.org
Sunday Mornings, 9:00 – 10:10 am Horizon Library
June 15, 2014: JOHN MYERS GONE! Using the Chalice Circle model for interactive learning, John will lead a discussion with this compelling title. “Gone” can have a variety of spokes in its wheel when considering all aspects of the word.
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AFTER CHURCH LUNCH LOCATIONS Visitors and members welcome! Directions are available at the Welcome Center. When we go to a restaurant, we meet there approximately 20 minutes after the service ends. First ones there please get a table for 10+ under the name “Horizon”.
June 15th: Baan Thai Restaurant: 297 W. Round Grove Rd., Lewisville, TX 75067. Good food, friendly servers, reasonable prices. $ https://plus.google.com/112820732160386062326/about? gl=us&hl=en
June 22nd: Quaker Steak & Lube: 4109 Hwy 21 (at Hebron), Carrollton, TX 75010. Casual motor-sports themed restaurant. Private room reserved for Horizon. Sunday brunch $16.99. Less expensive items available from menu. Kids 8 and under eat free. $-$$ http://thelube.com/locations/texas/carrollton
June 29th: Cristina’s Fine Mexican Restaurant. 360 E. Round Grove Road, Lewisville, Texas 75067. Good Tex-Mex food plus authentic and traditional dishes from Mexico. $$ http://www.cristinasmex.com
General Assembly 2014 — Also Online! General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. General Assembly 2014 (June 25-29) will help our association live into a future where our “Love Reaches Out” to share our faith both within and beyond our congregations’ walls. Visit UUA.org for more info!
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FATHER’S DAY by Mira DeShazer administrator@horizonuu.org
Our Fathers and Our Father Figures Why my Dad was not my only Father This week, we share our love and gifts with our dads, and we share memories and stories about our fathers and father figures who are no longer in our lives. Beautiful stories, inspirational, intense, and some emotional ones. Happy Father’s day! My grandfather Joseph Kristich and my two uncles Stephen and Dragan were my closest father figures. All three were gentle, kind and eloquent men, strong, reliable; and all three were gifted with fascinating music talents. Grandfather was a great singer. He was one of those talents that radio stations invited to sing live in studio, before recording devices were invented. His sons followed his love for music. They were never good as soldiers and even when they had been drafted into Yugoslavian Army in the 70s, they passionately disliked guns and muddy battlefields. In my family, firstborn sons were named either Stephen or Joseph. This was a hundreds of years old tradition. One would wonder, why? My great-grandfather Stephen was a soldier in World War One, not by his choice. He was drafted and taken away from his family, so that he could fight on the side of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. Young Stephen wore his uniform and left his family and children in September of 1914. They sent him to Spain and trained
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FATHER’S DAY him to fight in trenches, to hold a riffle and to shoot. You shoot or you get shot, there was no other choice. He learned quickly.
my biological father, Grga. I met him once, when I was six years old, when he arrived in Sarajevo from Munich in Germany. He Joseph returned home after an was a singer and a guitar player, and he worked as a choir injury to his left leg. He was quite happy that he did not have teacher. My mother met him at one of the choir nights. They fell to stay in the army any longer. in love but soon after, but they Even though the surgery was realized they were too young to not successful and his leg became weak, slow and a little bit start a family. shorter, Stephen celebrated his return. He took his wife to the lo- They both lived in Germany cal photographer and asked him while I learned guitar chords to take a celebration portrait of from my grandpa and how to ride a bike and solve crossword the two of them. puzzles from my uncles in Sarajevo. The photographer did a great job with the photo and he perThe year my dad came to visit sonally framed it in a mahogany me, he brought me a brand new wooden frame. The black and bike and spent a short amount white picture of Stephen and of time with me. I wish I could Anna was still on the wall at my remember his words. grandfather's house during my teenage years. GreatA few months after we met, he grandfather Stephen, still in his passed away; he had a heart atuniform, and Anna wearing her tack while he was singing on best white dress, were joyfully stage. He was 34 years old. smiling at all of us. I remember only one image of
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FATHER’S DAY Grandpa Joseph died soon after, and then my older uncle. Most of my father figures were gone, but my fatherland was there to offer me some comfort. Bosnia, a small country in the central, mountainous area of the Balkans peninsula, is eleven times smaller than Texas, but it endured at least two big wars in recent history. WWI started in Sarajevo in 1914, when an AustrioHungarian prince named Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian rebel. People probably remember Bosnia by the recent wars that took place between 1992 and 1996. Bosnian history lists more battles than this page can hold, even though Bosnians never had a great passion for guns. The area is on the crossroads of Western Europe and the Middle East. There is always a threat of being conquered by someone: Romans, Germans, Austrians, Serbs or Turks.
Searching through historical documents last week, I found out that many wars between local kings had been lost in Bosnia because of the lack of guns and gun powder. One of those kings who probably enjoyed good old folk songs much rather than holding a gun, was King Stephen Ostoja Kristich. He ruled in the late 1300s and early 1400s. "During 1463, he showed a lot of courage in defense of the Bosnian kingdom, defending Kresevo" this is the Bosnian city where my grandfather Joseph was born. Two years later, his father Stephen moved the family to Sarajevo. When Joseph was 21, he met his soon to be wife, my grandmother, with whom he later had three children. Then, at the age of 50, when his fathering days should have been over, he lovingly accepted me as his own daughter, which I am so grateful for. Photo: Pocitelj, Bosnia. MD.
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SPECIAL GROUPS If you are considering attending one of these groups for the first time, it is a good idea to contact them via email for more information and to get an orientation of what to expect in your first visit! CURIOUS ABOUT SCHEDULE? You can check the calendar at http://calendar.horizonuu.org/ Horizon Book Group: 4th Tuesdays 12p. (bookclub@horizonuu.org ) The Horizon Book Group meets at 12 Noon on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the church Library. Every June and November the group decides on the books for the following six months. Bring a brown bag lunch and join in this fun group that is open to women and men. You’ll be able to share in an invigorating conversation on the session’s book. Current selections are found in the Library information niche in the lobby/narthex. For more info, you may contact bookclub@horizonuu.org Buddhist Sangha: Tuesdays 7 PM - 9:00 PM. (buddhists@horizonuu.org ) Buddhist Sangha ("Sangha" is equivalent to a covenant group) is a weekly gathering that studies the Dharma (the teachings of Buddhism.) This is an ongoing exploration of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path, the essential teachings of Buddhism. It is participatory and although consistency is encouraged, sessions can be attended on a drop in basis. We welcome anyone interested in a meditation practice. If you wish to come for an orientation, please arrive by 6:30. If you wish to view materials, e-mail Dennis Hamilton at srminister@horizonuu.org or call 972-529-8187. buddhists@horizonuu.org The UU Christian Chalice Circle (uuchristians@horizonuu.org ) The UU Christian Chalice Circle provides a forum for enriching our spiritual lives through personal discovery of the heart, meaning, and tradition of Christianity. We gather monthly on the 1st Sunday at 9AM in the library for discussion, fellowship, and exploration. All those seeking to connect (or re-connect) to the beauty and wisdom of Christianity are welcome to attend. uuchristians@horizonuu.org
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The CineMat Group (cinemat@horizonuu.org ) The CineMat group will be meeting on the 4th Saturday every month. And it’s now a Chalice Circle!. This Chalice Circle gets together to see a movie and then goes to a coffee shop or restaurant to discuss and comment on it in a friendly circle over a cup of coffee or drink. People should call Meg Reed or Marga Gordon for more info, or email cinemat@horizonuu.org. GAMERS: 3rd FRIDAY FUN AT HORZON! (3rdfridaygames@horizonuu.org ) Come join us for adult level games on the 3rd Friday of every month. We meet in the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. Bring a snack or drink to share! Healthy Women Chalice Circle (healthywomen@horizonuu.org ) A woman’s support group to help achieve their goals of health and fitness. Sharing of ideas and experiences in nutrition, weight loss, exercise and stress management.
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SPECIAL GROUPS Men’s Saturday Support Group (mensgroup@horizonuu.org ) A men’s support group that includes a check-in and informal discussion of men’s issues regarding family, health, workplace, and relationships. Starts at 8AM The 2nd Tuesday Potluck Chalice Circle (secondtuesday@horizonuu.org ) This group meets for food, fellowship, and deepening friendships. They meet in the library 2nd Tuesday of most months at 12 noon. Occasionally we take a field trip instead of having a potluck lunch. Tuesday Wisdom Circle (tuesdaywisdom@horizonuu.org ) A chalice circle that offers a check-in and discussion of a weekly life issue topic selected by a group member. Parents – WE’LL give you Wings! (every other Mon, 9a) (mondaywings@horizonuu.org ) WINGS Chalice Circle is a fun and friendly group whose purpose is to support the person within each parent by creating friendships and nurturing our intellect and creativity. The Women’s Friendship in Growth (WFIG) Chalice Circle (wfig@horizonuu.org) Meets on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wednesdays of each month from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. We welcome women of all ages to join us for fun, connection, and growth. We share stories from our lives and discuss topics that help us get to know one another better. Recent programs have included How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day, a night of Board Games, and TED talks on the Power of Vulnerability, Connected but Alone, and Body Language. We’d love to have you in our group! To find out more, contact Nancy Foreman or Sarah Roye at wfig@horizonuu.org. Young Adults Chalice Circle
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JUNE SELECTION HORIZON BOOK GROUP Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize; Fiction Finalist, 2013 National Book Award
From an interview following the National Book Award nomination: Edan Lapucki: “When I think of your work, I think of your precise, measured and graceful prose, as well as your attention to the everyday and inner lives of your characters. You’re basically the Queen of Realism. (You can’t deny it—there’s a crown on your head!) Do you think of yourself as working in a realist tradition? If so, can you discuss? If not, what tradition—if any—do you see yourself participating in?” Jhumpa Lahiri: “Everyday life and ordinary characters interest me. I believe that the mystery of life lies there. Many of the writers who have guided me over the years—Joyce, Chekhov, Cather, Hardy—depict the world in a way that feels transcendent. On the other hand, writers like Kafka or Borges render surreal situations in ways that are intensely realistic. The thing to remember is that, as three-dimensional as characters may seem, they are made of words, not flesh and blood. In the end all fiction is a dream.” http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2013_f_lahiri_interv.html Why not join the discussion at noon on Tuesday, June 24, in the Horizon library? You are welcome even if you haven’t read the book. Bring a sack lunch, something to drink, and your thoughts and impressions of this highly praised book. (The author’s first book, Interpreter of Maladies, a collection of stories, won the Pulitzer for fiction in 2000.)