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Pathways Weekly
May 7, 2008
So many exciting opportunities and events are always happening at Pathways Church! Please take a moment to look through this edition and see what's in store for you at Pathways. For more information about us and to see our full calendar, visit www.pathwaysUU.org.
This Week's Sermon
Rev. Kathy Schmitz
Roots and Wings
On this Mother's Day, we look at the human need for nurture. We'll explore the various, often creative, ways that people find it, and also the opportunities for nurture that can be created in our spiritual communities.
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News and Announcements
Notice of Congregation Meeting
Sunday, May 18, 11:45 a.m.
Pathways Spring Congregation Meeting will be held on May 18, 2008. Lunch will be served following our service with the meeting to begin at 11:45 and end at 1:30. Business to be conducted will include:
- Election of new members to the Pathways Board of Trustees
- Financial report from the Board of Trustees
- Other business and discussion
The slate of nominees for Pathways Board of Trustees was previously announced. The names and full report can be found at: www.pathwaysuu.org/pdf_files/BoardSlate2008.pdf.
All other reports will be made available in advance of the meeting for individual review with an opportunity to raise questions at the meeting. We look forward to seeing all members and friends at our Spring meeting.
All members in good standing are eligible to vote. A current list of voting members can be found posted in our lobby and on the Members section of the Pathways Web site. All members planning to vote are asked to check the list to make sure your name is included. If you have been accidentally left off, please notify Stefanie Newton, Pathways Office Administrator, or any Board Member so that we can correct the situation.
If you cannot be present for the meeting, you may fill out a proxy form to have another voting member vote on your behalf. Forms will be available in the Pathways office for the next few weeks or you may create one by including the following text:
I, __________, a member in good standing of Pathways Church, assign ____________________, also a member in good standing, to act as my proxy at the spring 2008 Congregational Meeting to be held on May 18, 2008. We have discussed my interests and concerns and s/he is prepared to represent me.
Signed, (be sure to include your signature and the date)
Forms must be turned in to Board Secretary Stan Roskoski prior to the meeting. Please note than an individual may only act as a proxy for one other person.
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NTAUUS News
At its last meeting, the Pathways Board of Trustees appointed John Kent to fill one of the two seats Pathways holds on the Board of Trustees for NTAUUS, the North Texas Association of Unitarian Universalist Societies. John will fill the unexpired term held by Rob Leeper, as Rob steps up to his new position as Co-President of the Pathways Board of Trustees. John joins Eric Terrell as our NTAUUS Board members.
So what is NTAUUS? Those who have been with Pathways for some time will recognize NTAUUS as the organization that lent the money for Pathways' organizers to purchase land in Keller to build a campus. It was the sale of that land that provided Pathways with an endowment that has allowed us to expand programming and services as we grow our way out of a deficit spending model. NTAUUS' mission is to proclaim and promote our Unitarian Universalist covenant of liberal religion by supporting and serving our member congregations. (draft, 2008) Its vision is to be an expanding UU presence in the North Texas area to help member societies become active, healthy, growing congregations. (draft, 2008)
Thanks to Eric, Rob, and John for their willingness to reach outside Pathways to help grow Unitarian Universalism in our communities.
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Tax Rebates and Pathways
Members and friends of Pathways Church, we have experienced tremendous generosity during this year's pledge drive and our heartfelt thanks to all! In spite of our generous giving, we have fallen short of our pledge goal and we remain in a non-sustainable deficit spending mode. With our federal government preparing to send out rebates, please consider donating your rebate to Pathways. The following link provides excellent information on this issue.
www.pgdc.com/pgdc/special-report-potential-giving-tax-rebates-charity
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Pathways Happenings
Mom's Night Out
THIS Thursday, May 8, 6:30 p.m.
Are you a mom of a child who is teenage or younger? Then you're invited to a social evening for Pathways moms at Rio Mambo Restaurant in Colleyville (between Hall-Johnson and Glade) tomorrow, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Lisa Efthymiou TODAY by 2:00 p.m. (817) 913-3458 or lisa.efthymiou@verizon.net
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Pathways to Host Pangea Day Broadcast
THIS Saturday, May 10, 1:00- 5:00 p.m.
In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that -- to help people see themselves in others -- through the power of film.
Starting at 18:00 GMT THIS Saturday, May 10, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked via satellite for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. The entire program will be broadcast -- in seven languages -- to millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile phones.
The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over 100 countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire, transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes.
The program will also include a number of exceptional speakers and musical performers. Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN's Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenomenon Hypernova are among those taking part.
Contact Charlie Behrens at charlie.behrens@gmail.com or Rev. Kathy Schmitz at pastor@pathwaysUU.org if you can help.
For more information, see the event Web site at: www.pangeaday.org.
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Community Outreach Project
Saturday, May 17, 8:30-12:00 Noon
Do you share the commitment to service to our community proclaimed in Pathways' DNA? Last February, 6 members of our congregation spent around 3 hours helping 2 women, including a 90+ year old, wheel chair-bound woman who needed her windows cleaned so that she could see outside. While there, we also removed some weeds and fallen tree limbs. And, almost as important as the work we did, we provided a few hours of companionship and conversation.
Mid-Cities Care Corp. has many more clients who could use our assistance, and the number of people we can serve is limited only by the number of volunteers who wish to help. If you have 3-4 hours you can spare on Saturday, May 17, please add your name to the list posted on the bulletin board this Sunday or call Stan Roskoski at (817) 741-8283.
We will meet in the Pathways parking lot at 8:30 a.m., Saturday the 17th, and go on to our assigned locations from there.
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Welcoming Congregation Movie Night - For The Bible Tells Me So
Saturday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.
Can the love between two people ever be an abomination? Is the chasm separating gays and lesbians and Christianity too wide to cross? Is the Bible an excuse to hate? Through the experiences of five very normal, very Christian, very American families -- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, For The Bible Tells Me So offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity.
Please join Pathways' Welcoming Congregation on Saturday, May 17, at 7:00 p.m. for this movie night of the multiple award-winning For The Bible Tells Me So from Producer/Director/Writer Daniel Karslake.
Child care available with reservation by Tuesday, May 13. RSVP to (817) 685-2542.
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Lifespan Enrichment
Wednesday Evening Salon
Wednesdays, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Wednesday Evening Salon happens each week, with a rotating list of events. Something exciting happens every week! Childcare reservations must be made before noon on Tuesday.
1st Wednesday Schedule (this week):
| 6:30
p.m. |
Brown Bag Supper |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Meditation for
Children
Meditation is a wonderful tool for physical, mental, and emotional
relaxation. It improves concentration and memory, enhances self-understanding and spiritual
development, and helps our ability to handle stress. Parents may attend with their
child(ren) so that the family can practice these simple meditation techniques
together. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Buddhist
Reflections
Sessions begin and end with meditation and include background material
as well an opportunity for discussion of practical applications of Buddhist teachings.
Sessions will evolve and be balanced to meet the needs to the group. Beginners to both
meditation and Buddhism are welcome. Drop-ins are welcome. Open to adults and high school
students. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Mah
Jongg
If you like to play cards, this is a lot more fun, and a bit more challenging - about as challenging as Sudoku (not as challenging as bridge). There is no betting or
score keeping. There will, however, be fun and good people! Beginners are welcome, as are
adults and teens. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Women's Book
Group
The book selection for May is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by
Lisa See. Set in the nineteenth century in Hunan Province in China, two young girls are paired in a traditional bonding, an emotional match that will last a lifetime. Entertainment Weekly called it, "A marvelous narrative...a timeless portrait of a contentious, full-blooded female friendship." |
2nd Wednesday Schedule (next week):
| 6:00
p.m. |
Sit 'N Knit
Join us in our love of making things with sticks and string. Come as you are, everyone is welcome. If you already knit, bring your project. If you want to learn, we have extra needles, practice yarn, and easy patterns to get you started. Share patterns, stitches, techniques, stories, and celebrate the finished objects. |
| 6:30
p.m. |
Brown Bag Supper |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Meditation for
Children
Meditation is a wonderful tool for physical, mental, and emotional
relaxation. It improves concentration and memory, enhances self-understanding and spiritual
development, and helps our ability to handle stress. Parents may attend with their
child(ren) so that the family can practice these simple meditation techniques
together. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Buddhist
Reflections
Sessions begin and end with meditation and include background material
as well an opportunity for discussion of practical applications of Buddhist teachings.
Sessions will evolve and be balanced to meet the needs to the group. Beginners to both
meditation and Buddhism are welcome. Drop-ins are welcome. Open to adults and high school
students. |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Mah
Jongg
If you like to play cards, this is a lot more fun, and a bit more challenging - about as challenging as Sudoku (not as challenging as bridge). There is no betting or
score keeping. There will, however, be fun and good people! Beginners are welcome, as are
adults and teens. |
Contact Julie Lambert at lifespanre@pathwaysUU.org.
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No Classes for Children and Youth
There will be no religious education classes for children and youth THIS Sunday, May 11 (Mother's Day), or NEXT Sunday, May 18 (Congregational Meeting). The last religious education classes of the year for children and youth will be Sunday, May 25.
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New Family Accommodations During Common Ground
A space with chairs and child-friendly diversions is available outside the Sanctuary window next to the DRE's office during Common Ground. If your child needs a break, please feel free to use this space. We're working toward making sound available to this area so you can hear the service clearly, and hope to have this done in the next few weeks.
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Can You Help?
Two more teachers are needed for the littlest members of our Pathways family for June, July, and August. You need not be available for the entire summer, vacation schedules are happily accommodated, and no experience necessary -- we'll train you! Contact Julie Lambert at lifespanre@pathwaysUU.org.
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Community News
Roy Zimmerman in Concert
Tuesday, May 13, 8:00 p.m., Arlington
Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 p.m., Denton
What's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust, and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman. He's been writing satirical songs for twenty years. He founded and wrote all the material for the satirical folk quartet The Foremen, who recorded for Warner/Reprise throughout the Nineties.
Tom Lehrer says, "I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just rhyne."
Joni Mitchell says, "Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection."
He's currently touring a one-man show called Faulty Intelligence. It's a ninety-minute theatrical presentation of Zimmerman's original songs and comic commentary.
Tuesday, May 13, 8:00 p.m.
Draft House at J Gilligan's, 400 E. Abram, Arlington, TX www.jgilligans.com
Wednesday, May 14, 9:00 p.m.
Hailey's, 122 Mulberry, Denton, TX, www.haileysclub.com
More at www.royzimmerman.com.
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This Week at Pathways
| TONIGHT |
May 7 |
6:30 p.m. |
Brown Bag Supper |
| TONIGHT |
May 7 |
7:00 p.m. |
Buddhist Reflections |
| TONIGHT |
May 7 |
7:00 p.m. |
Meditation for Children |
| TONIGHT |
May 7 |
7:00 p.m. |
Mah Jongg |
| TONIGHT |
May 7 |
7:00 p.m. |
Women's Book Group |
| Thursday |
May 8 |
6:30 p.m. |
Mom's Night Out |
| Saturday |
May 10 |
1:00 p.m. |
Pangea Day Broadcast |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
10:00 a.m. |
Common Ground Service |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
11:20 a.m. |
NO Classes for Children & Youth |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
11:20 a.m. |
The Harried Reasoners |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
11:20 a.m. |
Metaphysical Mystics |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
11:20 a.m. |
The Artist's Way |
| Sunday |
May 11 |
7:00 p.m. |
Life With God |
| Tuesday |
May 13 |
6:00 p.m. |
Board of Trustees |
For additional details about these and other classes and groups, please pick up a schedule on the visitor information table in our lobby or see the full Pathways calendar at www.pathwaysuu.org/googlecal.htm.
The deadline for submissions to Pathways Weekly is end of the day on Tuesdays.
A Unitarian Universalist Community
525 S. Nolen Drive, Suite 300
Southlake, TX 76092
phone 817.251.5555 | fax 817.251.5554
Office hours: M-TH 9:00-2:00
www.pathwaysUU.org
Building a spiritual community that changes lives
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