Worship
9:15 am & 11:00 am
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Graced by Age
Rev. Carie Johnsen
Does there come a time when we welcome the accumulated treasures of a well-lived life?
What gifts arrive on the wings of maturity?.
This Week at UUCC
Sunday Events:
Elder Luncheon, 12 noon
Peace Jam, 3:00 pm
Monday, October 13
Board Mtg, 6:00 pm, FH
Sangha,6:30 pm, Sanctuary
Tuesday, October 14
Alanon, 12 noon, FH.
Wednesday, October 15
COM, 7:45 AM
Seasoned Souls, 10:30 am, FH
SGM, (P. Lamb), 6:30 PM, DH, Downstairs
Just Guys, 6:30 pm, FH
Thursday, October 16
SGM, 10 am, Helen Z.
Choir Practice,6 pm, Sanctuary
Saturday, October 17
Ethical Wills, 10:00 am, FH
UUCCOO 10:30 am, Sanctuary.
View information about the calendar on the UUCC website at Church Life ( and the calendar itself ( Additional information will be added. The calendar will be as helpful as the information received. More information will be in the Newsletter. Comments are welcome to Carie or to Helen Zidowecki ()
Announcements(This section includes happenings this week at UUCC. Announcements further out on the calendar will be found in the weekly Order of Service insert.)
Sign up now for the following Adult Enrichment Programs:
Unitarian Universalists PrayingSundays October 19th, November 2nd, 16th, December 7th, 21stTime: 12:30 – 2:30 in the Drew House. We will have a six session long exploration and conversation about prayer – tis role in our lives, our relationship with it, our hopes for it – and we will pray. Prayer is complicated for Unitarian Universalists, being private, public, universal, personal, and intimate – and also so traditional. Help me sort this out on Sunday afternoons this fall. Participants will read Anne Lamott’s,Help. Thanks. Wow: the Three Essential PrayersandSimply Pray by Eric Walker Wikstrom.This program is designed for members and friends of UUCC with a distinct Unitarian Universalist identity or curiosity about prayer in our faith. Leader: Gary Chapin 458-1726
Writing Your Sacred Journey –has been cancelled..The winter session will begin in January.
On the ThresholdRather than have a specific Adult Enrichment courses, some sessions from On the Threshold (Cakes for the Queen of Heaven, Vol.2)
will be part of Goddess/Earth Circle meetings,
Fourth Sundays, 12:30 - 2:00PM, Fellowship Hall. Topics will be announced in advance. Leader: Helen Zidowecki, 582-5308 or
Ethical Wills: What are They and Should I have One?
Saturday, October 18, 2014 ~~ 10 a.m. -- 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.. What do YOU want people tobest remember you by? What values have you cherished most that you hope to have passed on? Has your life exemplified what you had hoped to teach the world? If you want to be very clear, why not write an ethical will? Ethical Wills have a long history in the Hebrew religious tradition, and Rabbi Erica Ash will be here to guide us as we learn to write our own ethical wills. We'll also have a pot luck lunch together. Leaders: Nancee Campbell and Rabbi Erica Asch. For more information please contact Nancee .
OFFICE HOURS
UUCC Office Hours Week of October 12th
Monday10:00 – 2:00 Nancy Fritz, Volunteer
Wednesday 12:00 – 5:00Maggie Ricker, Volunteer
Thursday12:00 – 5:00 Maggie Ricker, Volunteer
Rev. Carie’s Office Hours Week of October 12th
MondayOff
TuesdayWriting Day
Wednesday 2:00 – 6:00
Thursday2:00 – 6:00
FridaySabbath. DayOff. Rev. Johnsen will be taking extra days off over the next month to balance out the heavy demands of September. She will be available by phone or email the extra days off. On Friday, she will continue her Sabbath day protocol of not attending to emails or phone calls or meetings on that day.
You're invited to a Community Conversationabout the real causes of poverty, and the real solutionsthat will build opportunity for all Mainers.|
Tuesday, October 21st from 5:30 -- 7:00 p.m.
Buker Community Center (Room 11) 22 Armory St., AugustaHosted by Maine Equal Justice Partners
LOOKING TO SEE A GOOD FILM?
UUCC is a proud sponsor of UMA’S PRIDE FILM FESTIVALE.
Thursday, October 16th at 7 p.m. the movie will be:
“Orlando (1992)
Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography comes to life in this 1992 Oscar nominated film starring Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane. “It is not about a story or a plot, but about a vision of human existence. What does it mean to be born as a woman, or a man? To be born at one time instead of another? To be born into wealth, or into poverty, or into the traditions of a particular nation? Most of us will never know.” – Roger Ebert. Rated PG-13. Running time 94 minutes.
Thursday, October 23rd at 7 p.m.
“Tongues Untied (1989)
This unique 1989 documentary stirred a community. “Marlon Riggs’s Tongues Untied rises above the ‘deeply personal’ — far above it — in exploring what it means to be black and gay. Angry, funny, erotic and poetic by turns (and sometimes all at once), it jumps from interview to confession, music video to documentary to poem.” — San Francisco Examiner. A quarter of a century after its release, director Marlon T. Riggs’ documentary is as relevant as ever.”
Rated R. Running time 55 minutes
Thursday, October 30th at 7 p.m.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Just in time for Halloween! Come on and dress up and rock out! The New York Post calls this 2001 Sundance Festival Audience Award winner “A gender-bending rock musical that really delivers.” Hedwig started as an Off-Broadway cult smash and is now enjoying an acclaimed Broadway revival, and won the 2014 Tony Award for the best Revival of a Musical. The film version was adapted, directed by and stars the show’s creator, John Cameron Mitchell.
Since this showing is so close to Halloween, come dressed in your most outrageous costume and we’ll have a party after the film. Rated R. Running time 91 minutes.
The HHRC will provide light snacks and beverages, for more information: , call 207-621-3531, or visit
Multi-faith event forDomestic Violence Awareness month. As religious leaders, clergy and people of faith we are all to familiar with the impact and effects of domestic violence as social problem in our congregations and communities. This year the newly formed Capital Area Multi-faith Association is bringing together faith communities to help raise awareness, educate and take action to make social change.As such we are being invited to join other religious organizations in a collaborative efforts to support the work of Family Violence Project in Kennebec County. To this end we are asking members of UUCC of Augusta to:
1.Collect items to donate to Family Violence Project for victims of domestic violence. You will find a wish list of items needed inserted in the bulletin and posted on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall. All donations will be gathered at the Multi-faith potluck and worship service on October 25th. Donations may be dropped off in the church office or vestibule on Sundays in October.
2.Attend the community wide worship service and potluck supper from 4:30– 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Eastern Avenue in Augusta.All donations will be gratefully received at this time. Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share for the potluck. We suggest that people whose last names begin A - F bring appetizers and finger food; G - R bring main course food; S - Z bring desserts.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Rev. Carie Johnsen r Nan Bell207-623-8637
Display Case: Theme for October is Aging. Bring items for Display of"Through Our Ages" for the Hall Display Case. Leave in the Committee Room
Display Basket, or attn. Helen Zidowecki.
HELP NEEDED AT FREE COMMUNITY DINNER AT ST. MARK’s
OnNovember 1st,our church will leadthe supper, not just help out and support. You will really be needed then, because we need to do it ALL and especially because the Augusta Food Bank's auction is that same night.If you've never volunteeredat a supper before, please make a point to come to this one; talk over some coffee with the members of the community
Two weeks beforehand -During the service ON SUNDAY Oct. 19th, Reverend Carie Johnsen and I will speak about this situation andwe will try A NEW approach Please give me a call,Jenny Mckendry 480-0980
Your Pastoral Ministry Teamis here to provide confidential, caring and compassionate presence during times of grief, loss, life changes and stress.
To request support for yourself, family member or friend or share pastoral concerns, please contact your minister Rev. Carie Johnsen at508-221-5295or
For Caring Communitysupport such as rides, meals, errands, get well and condolence cards as well as companion visits, contact Cheryl Abruzsesi at . If you do not have email you may reach Cheryl at 293-2123.
Please send your events and announcements to the office by Wednesday midday.