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the_week@horizonuu a publication of horizon unitarian universalist church horizon unitarian universalist church • 1641 w. hebron pkwy. • carrollton, tx • 75010 6334 t: 972 492 4940 • f: 972 394 05 • email: the_week@horizonuu.org
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Horizon’s Spring Auction is Here! Please plan to join us for FIASCO! Saturday, March 22 @ 7:00 PM - Doors open at 6:30 PM PASTA and FIASCO make it fun to raise funds that support our church. Actually, they are really just a great excuse for a party twice a year! Our annual spring fundraising auction is called FIASCO while PASTA is usually held in the fall and features a delicious Italian dinner (thus the name!) Members donate items, events, services, and classes that are then put into a silent auction. A few good examples include use of members’ vacation homes, a private dinner in a home or special restaurant, a bridge party, hand-made jewelry and even Spanish lessons. There is always entertainment, refreshments and lots of fun!
FIASCO IS THIS SATURDAY - FEATURING "A TASTE OF HERB"! Live Entertainment – Spectacular Auction – Great Food The Taste of Herb is the premier Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass tribute band in the North Texas - Metroplex area. It is dedicated to reviving the sounds and feel of the once popular style of music. In the 1960s, the music of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass could be heard on the top radio shows of the time, as well as television and the big screen. The music of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass is quirky, retro, hip, sometimes cheesy, but always groovy!
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FUTURE SUNDAYS Horizon encourages you to attend weekly worship here within your community, Sundays 10:30AM * Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church, 1641 W. Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton TX 75010
March 30, Planting Horizon - Lyssa Jenkens, Intern Minister Church start-ups have the same slim odds of survival as any non-profit or small business, maybe even less among UU churches. Yet, Horizon has prospered in the 27 years since it was planted to serve the northwestern suburbs of Dallas. What conditions conspired to make this so? And, what is the yield of this success?
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Come Explore Horizon with Us! For those who are visiting and want to know more about Unitarian Universalism and Horizon, or for members who want to learn more about how Horizon works, a series of classes may answer your questions.
On Sunday, March 23rd, Reverend Dennis Hamilton will lead “New to UU” from 12:30-2:30. Light lunch served. Learn about the history and structure and uniqueness of Unitarian Universalism. Hear about our Seven Principles that we strive to understand and integrate into our lives. This class will be in the Fellowship Hall after the Sunday service.
On Saturday, March 29th (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A NEW DATE), “How Do U Fit into UU?” will be presented by members of the Membership Committee and other Horizon leaders. It starts at 10:30 AM and runs until 2:30 PM. Hear about the history of Horizon, how our members participate in the life of the church and what activities and offerings we have. We’ll also cover the expectations of membership. A light lunch will be served during class, which will be held in the church library.
On Sunday, March 30th, Reverend Hamilton will conduct a New Member Sunday where anyone wanting to join Horizon may do so at that time. Contact him at srminister@horizonuu.org if you would like to join.
You can enroll in the Exploring Horizon classes by sending an email to membership @horizonuu.org. Or, look for a sign-up sheet at the Welcome Center in the church lobby. Please also feel free to send questions to the email address above—we sincerely hope you will join us!
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Thank You to These Families Who Turned in Pledge Cards as of March. 18th! If your name is not listed (50 of you left!), please turn your card in quickly. Cards are available in the church office or on our website. Thank you for your gift! We have raised $287,158 so far, which is 88% of our goal!
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Terri Allison Linda Alred Marc Amberson Betty Andrade Robin Anstead Gordon Aplin Judy and Don Aplin Judy Bailey Beth Bargar and Randy Lisbona 10.Katie Barnes 11.Erin Beach 12.Ted Belden 13.Ellen Bell and Dale Moon 14.Liz and Mark Bibeau 15.Mary Bittle 16.John Bloomer 17.Kim Bolin 18.Charles Boyd 19.Ellen Bratton and Floyd McGlothlin 20.Patti and Jerry Burns 21.Susan and Peter Campagna 22.Colleen Casey 23.Roxanne and David Cassard 24.Zeynep Celik-Butler and Don Butler
25.Lisa Casto and Joel Woiton 26.Sarah and Brian Chadderdon 27.Elaine Commins 28.Gay and Ron Cox 29.Betty and Dan Crane 30.Kristin and Eric Cummings 31.Lauren Daniell 32.Kay and Kent Darwin 33.Eileen Dashiell 34.Julie Davis 35.Andrea Dodds 36.Jocelyn and David Dunham 37.Kristin Eoff 38.Jolene Fee 39.Nancy and Grant Foreman 40.Carol Franzen and Steve Klarer 41.Deb and Eric Freeman 42.Dale Gaskill and Jack Tiller 43.Greg Gent 44.Peggy and John Gill 45.Beth and David Ginez 46.Rebecca Ginez 47.Tinker Goggans and Russ Sikes
48.Marga Gordon 49.Leonard Greer 50.Sonnie Greer 51.Elizabeth Gustwick and Diana Bracken 52.Marie Hansen 53.Courtney Harris and P.J. Blanco 54.Robin and Chad Hebert 55.Peter Hendee 56.Nikki Henderson 57.Lynn Hess 58.Kim Higgins 59.Neera and Steve Jackson 60.Suzanne and Dave Johnsen 61.Neysa Johnson and Steve Tryon 62.Kimberly and Charlie Jones 63.Marte and Ed Keller 64.Diane and Jon Kiser 65.Lisa Krishnan 66.Dawn LaGrone 67.Judith Lane 68.David Laubach 69.Alita and Glen Lichtenwalter 70.Lucy Lockwood 71.Lisa Lungren
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98.Marcia Raines 99.Sue Ridnour 100. Walter Riley 101. Marty Robinson 102. Patsy and Gordon Roe 103. Jane Roehl 104. Maria Rojas 105. Sarah and Dave Roye 106. Lynn and Scott Schulns 107. Pam Schuman 108. Beth and Walter Simmons 109. Shanna SimsBradish 110. Rachel Smith 111. Mackedie and Warren Spiker 112. Beth BlakeHedges Sproat and Alan Sproat 113. Sandy and Guy Steele 114. Rosie and Adam Stolfi 115. Holly and Todd Stout 116. Jim Sturdivant 117. Steven Sturdivant 118. Wendy Sue
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Bunny and Bob Summerlin Kent Taylor Aly Tharp Anita Thurmond Christy and Chris Thompson Jannae Tunnell Lindsay Tinnin and David Turner Cindy and Alan Treece Ruth and Steve Trudeau Peter Turla Gisele and Ron Turner Tina Ulakovic Debbi WagnerJohnson and Jeff Johnson Beth and John Webb Marty and Janna Wertheim Candance and Thomas Williams Nancy and Jim Yank
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Adult Religious Explorations Contact: are@horizonuu.org
Sunday mornings 9:00 – 10:10 am, Horizon Library
March 23, 2014
“Grief”, part two of presentation by David Martin, Hospice Chaplain. We’ll watch the last half of a video featuring Stephen Jenkinson, a Harvard trained theologian and David’s mentor. We will continue to discuss what it means to live deeply and die well as our death-phobic culture.
March 30, 2014
Forum. Facilitated by John Myers a class discussion on "Planting" What will you invest in this spring? Beans? Soy? Your family? Your Soul? What will you be planting in society? Justice? Health? Sanity? The Chalice Circle model for interactive learning will continue. The subject supports the Horizon theme for March.
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A Note from the DLRE * By Lauren Daniell * dlre@horizonuu.org
Horizon helpers in action! Last Sunday Horizon children from Kindergarten-8th grade spent their class period doing a social action project. They put together twenty-five Easter baskets for abused and neglected children served by the Community Partners of Dallas. A big thank you goes out to the parents who helped and to the Horizon Social Justice Committee for purchasing the supplies.
Thank you for supporting the Coming of Age Carwash! The Coming of Age class earned more than expected last Sunday even though the cold temperatures and the high winds kept them from completing their car wash. Thank you so much for supporting their efforts and helping them earn the money towards their heritage trip to Boston this summer.
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Announcements: Children’s and Youth Religious Education
Can you donate some candy, small toys, or plastic Easter eggs to Children’s Religious Education at Horizon? Horizon Children will be having an Easter Egg Hunt April 20th and many supplies are needed to make it a successful event. Would you be willing to bring a bag of individually wrapped candies (no chocolate, please) a bag of small toys or some plastic Easter eggs? Donations can be dropped off in the lobby. Thank you in advance for helping make the 2014 Horizon Easter Egg Hunt a success!
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North Texas Youth Rally Grades 9-12 Community UU in Plano April 11-13th
ThrUU the Looking Glass The first 100 registered and paid youth will get a spot! Registration closes April 4th. (Preregistration required, no drop-ins allowed) Registration Fee: $35 before March 15th, $40 after. Additional Rally Notes: No Queen or King air mattresses for youth – please bring smaller sleeping supplies. Bring closed-toe shoes and warm clothes for working outside. Bring $12 for breakfast on the morning of April 13th Rally Schedule: Doors open 9:00pm Friday night. Opening Circle at Midnight - Please, no arrivals after Midnight! Closing Circle 8:30am Sunday morning. Traditional Sunday morning group breakfast after Closing Circle (optional)
Follow this link to register: www.ntuuc.org/YouthRally
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Calendar of Events for Children and Youth
March 23rd: Classes resume for all children and youth, preschool-12th grade April 4-5th: (Friday pm-Saturday am) OWL lock in #2 April 5th: YRUU practices for Sunday service 10am-3pm (Sanctuary) April 6th: Annual YRUU Service - Youth conduct Sunday service April 11-13th: (Fri-Sun) North Texas Youth Rally, Community UU Church in Plano April 18th: (Friday) Passover Seder April 20th: Easter Egg Hunt, nursery – 5th grade April 27th: Bridging Ceremony for high school seniors during the service with reception following. May 4th: 9th Grade Coming of Age Credo service June 1st : TrUUth Ceremony recognizing new readers
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Announcements: Adult Religious Education A Long Strange Trip: The Complete Video Guide to Unitarian Universalist History with Lauren Daniell and guests
Part III – The Birth of Unitarianism (1620 - 1860) Becoming fully Unitarian, new frontiers forded by the Transcedentalists, and developing into a force for social justice Two showings: Sunday, April 13th 12:30-2:00 pm OR Horizon Library
Wednesday, April 16th 7:30-9:00pm Fellowship Hall
This segment is about the development of Unitarianism in America from 1620 through the death of Theodore Parker in 1860. The early fractures between religious liberals and Congregationalists in Colonial America will be discussed. It covers the effect of Joseph Priestley’s immigration and William Ellery Channing’s role in the formation of the American Unitarian movement. It tells the story of the final split between the Unitarians and the Trinitarian Congregationalists in the 1820s from both a theological and a legal perspective. This segment will cover the Arian/Socinian fracture and the Transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Theodore Parker. It will talk about the key role Fuller played in moving Transcendentalism out from a niche movement in Concord to becoming the driving force behind Unitarianism. Finally, the role Theodore Parker played in advancing Unitarianism beyond its traditional Bible-centered roots is covered, and highlights his role in some of the great social justice issues of the day, especially the abolition of slavery. The same segment will have two showings to accommodate members’ schedules. Close-captioned. Reserve childcare at childcare@ horizonuu.org
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CALENDAR: What’s Going On At Horizon? SATURDAY MARCH 22 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Men's Support Group - E3 - Library
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM FIASCO: Our Spring Service Auction - Fellowship Hall, Sanc. SUNDAY MARCH 23 2:30 AM - 2:30 AM New to UU - Exploring Horizon Class - FH - Fellowship Hall 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Journey Group - P2 - Couch 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Adult Religious Explorations - E3 - Library 10:15 AM - 12:30 PM Library Ministry - Open for Browsing - E3 - Library 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Main Worship - SH - Sanc. 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Social Justice - AD - Admin. Office 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM After Church Lunch Bunch -- All Are Welcome! - Other - Offsite
MONDAY MARCH 24 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Wings Chalice Circle - E3 - Library, KI - Kitch, S1 - Nursery 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM SMART Recovery - FH - Fellowship Hall 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Board of Trustees - Budget Meeting - AD - Admin. Office, KI - Kitch 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Membership Committee - E3 - Library
TUESDAY MARCH 25 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Horizon Book Club - E3 - Library 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Buddhist Sangha - P1 - Lg, P2 - Couch 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Tuesday Wisdom Circle - E3 - Library
WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Library Ministry - E3 - Library 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM WFIG (Women's Friendship in Growth) Chalice Circle - E3 - Library
THURSDAY MARCH 27 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Worship Arts Committee Meeting - MO - Minister's Office 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Choir Practice - FH - Fellowship Hall
FRIDAY MARCH 28 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Candlelighters - FH - Fellowship Hall 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM FREE MOVIE NIGHT!!! - SH - Sanc.
SATURDAY MARCH 29 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Men's Support Group - E3 - Library
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After Church Lunch Locations Visitors and members welcome!
Directions 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”. March 23rd: Grill 19: 1640 W Hebron Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010. Creative American Cuisine. Voted “Best Dining Facility/Food and Best Service in 2012" by Avid Golfer Magazine. Lovely back patio view, large portions, and reasonable prices. Across Hebron from Horizon. $$ http://www.coyoteridgegolfclub.com/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=584&page=30730 March 30th: Nico’s Cocina Mexican Grill: 3065 N Josey Ln, Carrollton, TX 75007. Delicious and plentiful Sunday buffet with many choices including Belgian waffles and omelets made to order. Fun atmosphere. Accommodating wait staff. $$ http://www.nicoscocinamexicana.com
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Saturday of each month
7:30 p.m. in the Horizon Fellowship Hall
men, women, children, those with no line dancing experience experienced line dancers great exercise no charge snacks & drinks optional
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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 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.
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GAMERS: 3rd FRIDAY FUN AT HORIZON! (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. 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 – Forget Red Bull, 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 Contact YoungAdults@horizonuu.org for more details.
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