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Located at the corner of Norwalk and Spring St Hot Springs, AR 71914-3095 501-625-3095 WWW.uuchurchhotsprings.org

The UU church of Hot Springs is a certified Welcoming Congregation. We welcome you, whoever you are, or whatever the birthplace of your ancestors. We welcome you whether you are young or old, man or woman. We welcome you no matter what your spiritual beliefs or physical needs. We welcome you, whomever you love. May you find the warmth and connection you seek.

November 1st Bud Hearn on Truth November 8th our retreat administrator at Mountain Harbor Resort. November 15th John Nino with a Veteran’s Day program. November 22nd Father Rick Ward-Harder comes to us again. November 29th Congregational Meeting. Important Planning Session for our Church +-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ December 6th Barbara Thexton will speak to us about “Growing Up an Enemy Alien.” December 13th. Bud Hearn will be back with us December 20th Claire Beam will present our Christmas service. Christmas Eve Joe will lead our annual service and carol singing. December 27th Jesse Davis and Carol Stanfill will have a program for placing the memorial marker, honoring those members that have passed away.

November begins the holiday season that I always love. We will have a busy November at our church. The first ever church retreat is at Mountain Harbor Resort from November 6-8. If you are staying overnight the two nights, you already have received room information. Many will attend just for the days. We will have our first session at 10:00 on Saturday and our church service at the regular time, 10:30 on Sunday. The church will be closed that day, and we hope everyone will attend at the resort. Our guest speaker, Shirley Mathey, will present four sessions, and there will also be lots of free time to relax with your friends. Of course, we'll have some great meals, games, music, and fun. Our annual rummage sale will be November 20-21. Jane and Geary Hufstedler will organize us, but it takes lots of participation from everyone. You may want to start bringing items and storing them in the room upstairs and in the back of the kitchen downstairs. The church does get quite cluttered temporarily, so you can also bring items on the day we set up. If you have some big items, let Geary and Jane know, so they can find help for you. Charlotte and Allen Gold have invited all of us to Thanksgiving at their home on November 26. It will surely be a fun way to spend Thanksgiving with all your UU family. November 29th we will have an important congregational meeting to make plans for our future. You won't want to miss this chance to help guide our direction. 10:30, fifth Sunday meeting. Watch your email for all the latest information about Sundays, UU Wednesdays at 10:00, Movie Night(s), Thanksgiving Dinner, Rummage Sale, Retreat, choir practices, and many other events. You certainly won't be bored in November! Change your clocks back when you go to bed on Halloween night, when we end Daylight Saving Time. Enjoy Autumn! Carol Stanfill, president 501-538-5816 [email protected]

Guest at Your Table

The grand tradition of celebrating "Guest at Your Table" is returning for its 41st year. This annual intergenerational human rights education and fundraising program supports the work of UUSC and our grassroots partners around the world. It is UUSC's commitment to stand with vulnerable and displaced peoples in today's world. There will be a special plate collection for "Guest at Your Table" on Sunday, November 22nd. Please make checks payable to UUCHS noting in the memo; Guest at Your Table. http://www.uusc.org/welcome-to-guest-at-your-table Dorothy Clark

Annual Gently Used Goods Sale November 20th and 21st

We will hold our Annual (Rummage) Gently Used Goods Sale on Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st While doing your Fall cleaning, house, yard and garage, please think of others who may desire and also benefits from your saved treasures and donate them, to the church sale. . Good sellers in the past have been: - Basic linens: towels, sheets, blankets and pillows - Tools, sports gear, lawn care items

- Electronic items - TV's, radios, appliances - Furniture- chairs, small tables, bookshelves, futons - House wares, dinnerware, small appliances - Children's toys and games - Jewelry, Books, Clothing, mirrors and Christmas items. You may bring smaller items to the church and put them in the storeroom across from the Library. Larger items such as furniture

and TV's, please hold on to them for now. We will arrange for a time to bring them to church or have someone pick them up nearer to the sale date. Organizers – Geary 501-687-3440

and Jane 501-658-8680

Dearest Congregation, Autumn is here with wild abandon, pumpkins, gourds, foliage and all. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We have a great line-up for programs in November. This month we have Bud Hearn on November 1st. November 8th our retreat administrator will speak to the congregation gathered at Mountain Harbor Resort. November 15th brings John Nino with a Veteran’s Day program. Rick Ward-Harder comes to us again November 22nd. The 29th we are scheduled for a Congregational Meeting as it is the 5th Sunday. December 6th Barbara Thexton will speak to us about “Growing Up an Enemy Alien.” Bud Hearn will be back with us December 13th. Claire Beam will present our Christmas service on December 20th. Christmas Eve I will celebrate with a carol singing. December 27, Jesse Davis and Carol Stanfill will have a program for placing the memorial marker, honoring those members that have passed away. Should you have an idea for a service please do not hesitate to let me know. I am always looking for new ideas. Happy fall and Thanksgiving, Joe

Editors Notes: Carol’s Mother passes away in October so please keep her in your thoughts and meditations. Our Friend The Rev Ana Wilson was hired as Assistant Chaplin at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN. We have enjoyed having she and her son Leo as our Friends and wish them all the best in their new life.

You can pencil in your calendar now. Carol will send more details as they become available. All activities are at the church unless otherwise noted. Everyone is welcome. Dee  taught  a  class  on  drumming  at  our  regular  UU  Wednesday  session  on  October  21.  Join  us  in  November  for  more  exciting  events.  10:00  each  Wednesday. Nov. 4, Sara will teach us a fun card game for a group Nov. 11, Hazel will teach soap making Nov. 18 Linda and Dian, spirituality workshop Nov. 25, no sessions, Happy Thanksgiving Day Dec.2, Sara, group card game Dec. 9, UU Women Christmas party, Carol's house Dec. 16, Sheri will show a favorite Christmas movie Dec. 23, no sessions, Happy Holidays Dec. 30 Spirituality session, Linda and Dian If you'd like to lead a class or plan an activity in 2016, let Carol know.

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First Ever UUCHS Retreat - November 6 - 8,

2015 Mountain Harbor Resort, Mt. Ida, AR

** MEETINGS AND RETREAT “ANYTIME” COMMON

AREA IN COTTAGE 22. ** Your retreat planners have tried to create a schedule with plenty of space for group “work” sessions, “play” sessions, meals and free time. Folks are encouraged to bring a board game or group activity to offer during play sessions and free time.

Free time activities will be planned on site and posted on the marker board in Cottage 22. MEALS

** DINNER ON FRIDAY AND LUNCH ON SATURDAY IN COTTAGE 24. ** Both supper on Friday and lunch on Saturday are provided by church. Friday supper will be soup and bread, and Saturday lunch will be sandwiches and salad. Sheri is the go-to person coordinating food, and yes, of course “what can I do to help” will be welcomed to serve and clean-up. Breakfasts and Saturday dinner are not planned. Each cottage has a full kitchen. For breakfast you may want to coordinate with your cottage group, or eat in the MH restaurant. Folks in Lodge rooms are most welcome to join Cottage dwellers, just let us know. You will be able to choose where you want to eat dinner on Saturday. There are some local restaurants and there is delivery to Mountain Harbor for those who want to stay in the cottages. There will be coffee, tea, cocoa, and snacks will be provided by the church for the group sessions in C22. CHECK OUT Check out time is normally at 11:00 a.m. We have arranged a late check out, however we may need to put our belongings in one cabin before the Sunday morning service Cottage 22: Geary, Jane, Pai, Linda, Carol, Sheri Cottage 23: Dan Marion, Dee, Dorothy Cottage 24: Alan, Joe, Rob, Jason, Trevor, Bryan Lodge: Charlotte, Ann, Oliver, Sara, Shirley and Court (facilitator and spouse) SUGGESTED RESTAURANTS FOR SATURDAY EVENING: 1.Mountain Harbor Resort, 1 mile $$; 2.Shangri La, 13 miles $; 3.Jenn’s, 12 miles, $$

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SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT TO BRING: • casual, comfortable clothes for all weather • practical walking shoes • flashlight • folding chair, lawn chair • your own breakfast foods • your personal beverages, snacks, spices (cottages only have salt&pepper), etc. • personal coffee cup, wine glass, if you'd like • swim suit and towel for hot tub, there are three • a DVD we'd enjoy • notebook, pen, pencil • phone, charger, laptop (wi fi in Lodge) • guitar, keyboard, drum, etc. for fun • board games, art supplies, book to read, etc DIRECTIONS TO MOUNTAIN HARBOR RESORT: From the McDonald’s at the Mt. Pine junction, drive 20 miles west on Albert Pike (Hwy 270) to the Valero Station and Joplin Store at Hwy 949-4. Turn right. There is a Mt. Harbor sign there. Continue approx 1.4 miles to the signs for the lodge and the UUCHS cottages

SCHEDULE Friday

3:00 Check in anytime after 3:00 6:00 Soup for Dinner in Cottage 24 7:00 Planned activities

Saturday

10:00 Session 1, “May I Have Your Attention?”, Shirley Mathey, Cottage 22 12:00 Lunch, Cottage 24 3:00 Session 2, “Listening Practices, Learn to See the Problem” 5:00 Dinner, at a local restaurant, if you wish 7:00 Session 3, “Sending the Right Messages” 8:30 Campfire

Sunday

10:30, Church service in pavilion, weather permitting

The following is a report by Ann Hair on the “UU Social Justice Clusters” seminar that she and Carol went to in Jonesboro in October.  

Wisdom Seekers Book Group Meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays

From 9 to 10

Our next book will be “The Shack” by William Paul Young. You should be able to find at the local library, or it is available on Kindle for $6.99 or less. “Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.” +-----------------+--------------+--------------------+---------------+----------------+

Religious Exploration The Religious Exploration Classes / Discussion Group

1st and 3rd Sundays at 9:00

This book views world history not from London, Paris and Rome but from Bagdad, Damascus and Cairo. “Destiny Disrupted, A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes” takes, as its point of departure, the following question: “What are the key events of world history and the shape of the overall story if one assumes that the center of the world is not Europe but the Islamic heartland?”

We expect to finish Destiny Disrupted in the next few sessions so that in January we will begin “A Chosen Faith.” By John Buehrens and Forrest Church. “For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes a revealing, entertaining foreword by best-selling author Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in

Kindergarten.) The authors, John Buehrens and Forrest Church, explore the many sources of the living tradition of their chosen faith.” We strongly encourage all especially our new Friends and Members to read and/or join the discussion. Jane will be the facilitator of this book.

Notice: The Hot Springs Gay Pride Group meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hot Springs on 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 5pm. All are welcome.

Movie nights in November get tricky with the Retreat and Thanksgiving, so here is what we’re going to do. We’re going to have a Family Movie, an LGBT Movie, a Classic Movie and a New Release Movie and show one a week. For November, we will all be at the Retreat, so Friday night, after games, for the night owls, I'll show either a Thriller called "The Gift" or a family/comedy movie called "Pixels" or both, as we will have 2 cabins for movie viewing. Second week, Saturday, Nov 14, I'd like to give the movie "Pride" another go. It is such an inspiring story, and worth another watch, even if you have seen it. It's a great opportunity for us to invite folks from the LGBT community. Eat dinner beforehand, and bring muchies like popcorn etc.to share. Movie at 7. Third week, we’ll be in the middle of our RUMMAGE SALE Fourth week; It’s suggest we do not schedule a movie for the night after Thanksgiving. "Home for the Holidays” starring Holly Hunter and Robert Downey Jr. Let's do a Thanksgiving themed potluck. If 10 people show up with pumpkin pie, I'd be OK with that. Leftovers at 6, movie at 7. We'll leave it as an open option.. If no one is in town for the 4th Friday movie, we will show it the following month. Sheri

Sunday Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Bud Hearn and Rebecca Ricks RE: Destiny Disrupted

2 3 4 UU Wednesdays 10:00 Sara – Card Games

5 “BIRDS” Practice 5:15

6 Retreat at Mountain Harbor

7 Retreat at Mountain Harbor

8 Retreat at Mountain Harbor

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10 “Dealing with Change” w/ Michelle. 2-3:00 Moved to 311 Ramble St.

11 UU Wednesdays 10:00 Hazel – Soap Making

12 “BIRDS” Practice 5:15

13 Movie(s) Night "Pride” Popcorn only Movie at 7:00

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15 John Nino Veterans Day Program. and Rebecca Ricks RE: Destiny Disrupted

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18 UU Wednesdays 10:00 Linda & Dian – Spirituality

19 “BIRDS” Practice 5:15

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22 Father Rick Ward-Harder and Rebecca Ricks WS: The Shack

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24 25 UU Wednesdays 10:00 No Session

26 No Practice Happy Thanksgiving

27 Movie(s) Night (Tentative) Home for the Holidays Leftovers 6:00 Movie at 7:00

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29 Congregational Meeting

30 31 UUCHS board meetings, 3:00

RE = Religious Exploration. 1st and 3rd Sundays 9:00 to 10:00AM WS = Wisdom Seekers. 2ed and 4th Sundays 9:00 to 10:00AM