Please make plans to attend the mid-year congregational meeting on
January 25th after the second service.

Sunday Services 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Morning Songs 8:50 and 10:50 a.m.

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Wisdom Seasoned by Thousands of Years
The Rev. Gail Seavey
The "Reading Sacred Texts" series this month features the I Ching and The Analects of Confucius. Adult religious education facilitator Cathy Chang and worship associate Alan Leiserson join the Rev. Seavey in sharing the relevance of these ancient nature-centered, humanistic Chinese texts to us today.

Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Sympathy of Souls
The Rev. Gail Seavey
We all know that Martin Luther King, Jr., was influenced by the radical 19th Century Unitarian Theodore Parker. One of Parker’s colleagues and fellow abolitionists, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, influenced an earlier civil rights activist, W.E. B. Du Bois. The story of that influence raises questions about the strengths and the limits of alliances built on human sympathy.

Sunday, January 18, 3 p.m., 2009
MLK Service at Corinthian Baptist Church
Allies for Justice
The Rev. Gail Seavey and Corinthian/FUUN Choir

The Latest From the Sermon Blog
	Praying With Our Hands. Making presents for others can be a loving prayer - one of many wordless prayers of the hands. In this sermon, Rev. Seavey talked of several traditions of prayer that center on actions rather than words, relating them to our holiday preparations.
News from Our Events Blog
	Mid-year Congregational Meeting January 25 Please make plans to attend the mid-year congregational meeting on Sunday, January 25, after the second service. We will be voting on any mid-year budget adjustments and will hear presentations from the Stewardship Committee, the FUUN Trust, and the Strategic Planning Team. Child care will be available.
	2009 Stewardship Survey Please take a minute and fill out the online 2009 Stewardship Survey. With your input, the Stewardship Committee hopes to provide the information you want as you consider your annual pledge and provide a way to make your pledge that best meets your needs.
	Wednesday Night Dinner, January 7, 6 p.m. in the FUUN Social Area All are welcome. No reservations needed. $7 per person; $15 family maximum. Menu: barbecued beef brisket, roasted potatoes, green beans, vegetarian side dish, bread, dessert.
	MLK Service January 18, 3 p.m., at Corinthian Baptist Church Join us at Corinthian Baptist Church, located 819 33rd Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37209 for our annual MLK service. The Rev. Gail Seavey will speak about “Allies for Justice” and a joint Corinthian/FUUN choir will sing.
	FUUN Holiday Office Hours The FUUN Office will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6.
	Adult Religious Education Classes for Wednesday, January 7, at 7 p.m. Introduction to Earth Centered Spirituality; October 29-January 14; Palmer Hall (Morgan House). Come join us in discovering earth-based spiritualities and personal beliefs. The course will feature a mix of lecture, discussion, journaling, guided meditations, and other activities and will explore connections between Paganism and UUism. It will be taught by Mat Culpepper and will use the [...]
	Spiritual Movie Series Schedule - Wednesdays at 7 p.m. January 7: 2012 the Odyssey by Gregg Braden. Join Sharron Rose as she travels across the USA speaking to respected researchers about this fast approaching “end date.” Importantly this film … 2012 The Odyssey … shows us that the coming world is ours to reshape and to remake in any way that we deem possible. It [...]
	Adult RE: Reading Sacred Texts UPDATED We seek meaning and purpose. We crave knowledge and comfort. We strive for wisdom and fulfillment. And we are not alone. All the questions we ask of ourselves and of our world have been asked before. Woven through the sacred texts of the world’s religions, we find ways that others have asked and answered these [...]
	January Offertory Recipient - Campus for Human Development January’s offertory recipient is the Campus for Human Development. This organization provides educational programs, respite care, alcohol and drug treatment case management, and such simple services as showers and mailboxes that everyone needs in order to exist in the world, rather than on the fringes. Some churches keep a charity fund, but FUUN refers requests [...]
	Read the Strategic Planning First Phase Analysis The Strategic Planning Committee has recently ended the first phase of their planning process. To see the six page document covering this phase, our charge and more, please see the Strategic Planning Web page.
	Correction to The Spirit of the Enneagram class listing The listing for The Spirit of the Enneagram class in the current newsletter says it will meet January 7 - 28. Some of you may have noted that this is not six weeks. This is because the classes will actually run through February 18. More information at http://enneagramagency.blogspot.com.
	The Library Gets a New Look We have been working hard to come up with a plan for better utilization of the Women’s Library, and with the help of some very creative folks, we will be proceeding with these changes in the very near future. Some of the changes will include new(er) furniture, updated storage, and general modernization to repurpose the room [...]
	If We Are Here, They Will Come: Room In The Inn With the beginning of cooler weather comes Room In The Inn (RITI). RITI allows FUUN volunteers to bring in 8 homeless men for hot food, a safe bed and the sharing of fellowship. We open our campus the first and third Friday of each month from November - March. If you have any questions or [...]
	Introduction to Earth-Centered Spirituality Class Begins October 29; Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Join us in discovering earth-based spiritualities and personal beliefs in an eight-week adult education course to be taught by Mat Culpepper. The book Paganism: an Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions, by River and Joyce Higginbotham, will be used as a text with the course. With its focus on personal responsibility, the freedom of all to search for [...]