Future Special Events and Current News

For more news, check out our newsletter, Steepletalk. The Rev. Cooley also maintains a blog at http://revdawn.wordpress.com/ where she posts many of her sermons and occasional random thoughts.

Food Donations - The youth groups continue the collection of food for the HELP food pantry (run by our neighbor Calvary Episcopal Church). The February focus is on soups. To celebrate Super Bowl Sunday, on Feb 5 both Calvary and First U will promote Souper Sunday to collect as many cans of soup as possible. Your donations directly fight hunger in our neighborhood and are much appreciated. However, any and all nonperishable food is needed and gratefully accepted. Your donations of personal care items, including toilet paper, razors, toothbrush/paste, deodorant and soap, are also appreciated.

Save the Date For a Fund-Day For The 1st Unitarian Church “Coming of Age” Youth Group Monday, February 6th. At BoomBozz Taphouse in the Highlands. Click here so you can turn in the flyer or mention it with your order.

POTLUCK/GAMES NIGHT - The Activities Team has scheduled a Potluck/Games Night on the second Saturday (February 11) from 6-9 PM, every other month. (Put these upcoming dates on your calendar: April 14, June 9, August 11.) Members, friends, and community are welcome! Bring a dish to share and your favorite games. If you don't have favorite games, don't worry because we have plenty to share. Please also bring a non-expired food donation to be given to the HELP food pantry which is run by our neighbor Calvary Episcopal Church. If you are interested in helping the Activities Team host the April, June or August games night, please contact Rick Hogue at info@propertybyrick.com or call 502-649-3431.

Brownbaggers Reflect On Remodeling - On Monday, February 13 the Brownbaggers will welcome our own Claudia Runge who will discuss First Church's rebuilding after the tragic fire in 1985. Claudia was a leader in making decisions about how our church home should look after that event. Come join us - bring your lunch to the church library at 11:40 am or so and stay for the program at noon.

The First U Book Club gathered Monday, Jan 9th to discuss our reading selections. Twentyseven titles were suggested as candidates to be read in the next six months, six were chosen. Following is a list of those books and the date when they will be discussed.
February 13th Abide with me by Elizabeth Strout
March 12th Buffalo Creek Disaster: How The Survivors Of One Of The Worst Disasters In Coal- Mining History Brought Suit Against The Coal Company—And Won by Gerald M Stern
April 9th Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein
May 14th Tender At The Bone: Growing Up At The Table by Ruth Reichl
June 11th Hungry Ghost by Keith Kachtick
July 9th Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story Of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Thanks to all for the wonderful suggestions. We meet in the Parlor on the second Monday of each month at 6:00p.m. Please join us.

UU CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - Gospel of Thomas. Sunday, February 19, 12:30 – 2:30pm, parlor. The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of Jesus’ sayings. Jasmine Walston, who attended a Jesus Seminar workshop on Thomas, will lead the conversation. UUCF meetings are open to anyone who is interested of any gender identity or sexual orientation: seekers, doubters, skeptics, critical thinkers, former Christians, current Christians, questioning Christians, Christian-curious, believers, agnostics, atheists, and followers of other faith traditions. For more information, contact co-chairs Wynona Schaad at 502-432-7453 (cell) or Peggy Muller at 502-689-0909.

NEW UU CLASS The Member Ministry is having a New UU Class on Saturday, February 25th, from 9am to 2pm. If you’d like to know more about First Unitarian Church and a history of Unitarian Universalism and have some fun, please join us. We ask that you RSVP to memberministry@firstulou.org because the class includes lunch. If you have questions ask Bev Daly, Rita Sasse or Holly Hogue. Please call the office if you’d prefer to RSVP by phone (585-5110).

WOMEN'S ALLIANCE - Save these dates: April 13 (evening) and April 14 (day) for the Women's Retreat which will take place here at First Unitarian. All women are invited to attend. Registration will begin in March. Shelly Graf will come down from Cincinnati to do music with us, and there will be two or three other workshops. There will be lots of time for sistership, which scientists have figured out is very important to women's health.... now didn't we already know that!!! The Retreat Committee, under the leadership of Nancy MacPherson, is busy working to make this Women's Retreat the best ever.

Ongoing Circle Suppers Sign ups: Instead of signing up for 4 months, you sign up to be in groups of 8 or 6 people. Further, there are two choices for groups of 6 people: having meals in each other’s homes or going to 3 restaurants. Once your group is formed, you decide together where and when you'll have dinner (or maybe even brunch/lunch). Your group can decide to have 2 meals together in one month, or skip a month due to holidays or weather. The planning will take place by your Circle Supper group. Groups of 6 people will share 3 meals together, taking turns hosting in each other’s homes. Restaurant groups will go to 3 different restaurants. Dates and places are decided by the group. Restaurant suppers will always be Dutch treat, and the majority will rule where and when your meals will take place. Groups of 8 will have 4 meals together, rotating hosting in each of the homes. Hosts supply the main dish and the drinks and let the others know what to bring. If your group has more 3 or 4 houses/hosts, use a fair method to determine which homes will be used for hosting, etc. Also, if you later find that you are unable to attend an agreed-upon supper, it will be your responsibility to find someone to take your place and let the hosts know. After you’ve participated in the 3 or 4 meals with your Circle Supper group, you can sign up for another group. How to Sign Up See the Member Ministry box in the volunteer area. Sign-ups will be on a first-come, first-placed basis. You will be notified by the Member Ministry when your Circle Supper group is ready to begin. You may also sign up via email: send your name(s), phone number; and preferred group size—8, or 6 (home), or 6 (restaurant)—to memberministry@firstulou.org.

For more news, check out our newsletter, Steepletalk.

2008 News to be Remembered!
Concert for Appalachian mountaintops - The Sr. High Youth Group is getting some well-deserved national attention – see the article here.

Excerpts from A HISTORY OF THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 1830-2005* (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader):
Chapter 1: Beginnings in Boston and Louisville and Chapter 9: Fire, Rebirth, and New Challenges, 1985-2006
* To purchase a copy of the book, please call Betty Vernon at First Unitarian Church, phone 502-585-5110.