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November All Ages Book Club Selection

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

becoming naomi leon

Our first ever All Ages Book Club meeting was quite fun – a mixing of perspectives and ideas from several ages.  The November meeting will be Friday, November 20th at 7pm, and we will be discussing Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan.  This story of family finds the children living happily with their grandmother, until their mother reappears after many years and wants to split the kids apart.  To stay together, the family must journey to Mexico and ensure the support of their father for their living arrangements.  Family and identity are explored as Naomi searches for both her father and her own racial and personal identity.

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Upcoming dates for RE

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Mark Your Calendars:

October 3rd      7-9pm Game Night and Dessert Potluck (All Ages)

October 4th      OWL for grades 7-9 begins

October 10th    Youth Group volunteering for Nature Conservancy

October 11th    NO RE classes – Standing on the Side of Love Capitol campus 11:00

October 11th    Annual Dinner – we are working on having fun stuff there for kids

October 23rd    7pm All Ages Book Club, The Giver by Lois Lowry

October 24th    10am 350 Bike/Walk to Bush Park in Lacey

October 25th    Children’s Chapel – children start in RE rather than going into service

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All Ages Book Club Selection

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

the giver

I’m very excited to begin a new All Ages Bookclub, open to any age and specializing in all the fabulous literature that spans age categories and generations.  There are so many books that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age – think of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Winnie the Pooh.  At our first meeting in October we can brainstorm a list of future book selections.

The October selection is The Giver by Lois Lowry.  This Newberry Award winner explores a dystopian world and asks the question of how much you would be willing to give up in order to always feel “happy”.

The All Ages BookClub will meet Friday, October 23rd at 7pm.

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The Adult Education Committee

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

adult ed committee

The Adult Education Committee is dedicated to bringing OUUC a variety of interesting and transformative classes.  The folks on this committee love learning, and we love the work of creating this buffet of learning opportunities that are offered in two sessions: Fall and Winter/Spring.  We are currently working on an exciting line-up of classes for next Fall.

Still to come this year: Photography for the Not-Quite Beginner (full), The Wisdom of Poetry (starting April 23rd), and Homelessness is Not for Sissies (starting April 27).

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Journeying with Serious Illness Group continues

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

A monthly meeting for people journeying with serious illness and/or their care-givers, is offered at OUUC.  This is an open group and welcome to anyone facing serious illness.  The group will be using the material and healing meditations in Stephen Levine’s book, “Healing Into Life and Death”.  We will meet on the first Sunday of each month beginning April 5th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 approximately.   There will be a period of reading highlights from the chapters read during the previous month, followed by a time of introductions and sharing if desired how our journey is going, followed by a 20 minute guided healing meditation. The book is readily available used online.  For the guided healing meditation it is suggested bringing a yoga mat, pillow and blanket.  For more information, please call:  Tom or Samara Joldersma.

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