Plan to join us for this “official” start of the fall congregation program. We gather at the end of summer to celebrate our life together and welcome momentums, rocks, water, etc. from your travels or time in the city to share together and place on the center worship table. We look forward to another active and busy year and look forward to our worship, fellowship, religious education for all ages, shared work for justice, and the myriad ways we care for one another. And it’s great to start the season with our Guest Speaker – AJ Levine. BE WITH US BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE PART OF OUR CELEBRATION!!!

Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Graduate Department of Religion, and Program in Jewish Studies. A self-described “Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches in a predominantly Christian divinity school in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” Professor Levine combines historical- critical rigor, literary-critical sensitivity, and a frequent dash of humor with a commitment to eliminating anti-Jewish, sexist, and homophobic theologies.

Service Coordinator: Thena Berry
Greeters: Marion Bogen, Bob Niemi, Denise O’Briant
Food Table Volunteers: Lenore & David Vanderkooi

Dan will hold open office hours from 11:00am to 12:30pm on Tuesday, September 14, OR by appointment.

Mark your calendars and please begin collecting your donations for the annual church yard sale to be held on Saturday, October 23. We don’t have a great deal of storage room, so it will be best if you can hold onto them until closer to the date. Mike Morgan will come pick up things from your house if you ask him. In this year of tight budget, fundraisers like this take on an especial importance for the church, so please plan on participating!

Meet between 6:00 and 6:15 at the Centennial Park Bandshell. We usually set up blankets and then walk to Calypso to pick up dinner. You are also welcome to bring a picnic dinner or to choose from onsite street vendors. Pre-show entertainment begins at 6:30, the show starts at 7:30 and usually ends by 9:30.

High school youth can attend without parents if the parents sign the permission slip provided by Kristin Reveal. Younger children require parent supervision. All ages welcome!

Bring large blankets, water bottles, and money for dinner/snacks. A $5 donation is also suggested to support Shakespeare in the Park. T-shirts are also for sale. Contact Kristin Reveal with questions.

Please join us for a Wednesday night Adult Religious Education presentation on Wednesday, September 15, beginning at 7:00pm when Michael Rose will discuss his book Audible Signs: Essays from a Musical Ground with us. Whether it’s a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful signs, hidden in plain hearing. To enjoy the interplay of musical signs, it helps to recognize them in the first place. The various iconographic strategies of “Audible Signs”—including commentary on graphic works, books, poems, and film—yield new appreciations and critiques of composers of vastly divergent styles and technical materials. Mr. Rose, Associate Professor of Composition at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, composes a variety of chamber and symphonic music for many distinguished performers and venues.

The GNUUC Book Group will discuss Sena Jeter Naslund’s Ahab’s Wife on Thursday September 16, at 7 p.m. at Lenore and David Vanderkooi’s house, 1412 Graybar Ln, phone 383-1515. Everyone welcome!

This shelter for parents and children relies every day of the year on meals provided by volunteers. Our next date to serve dinner is Tuesday, September 21. Please contact Mary Hinton at 673-7699 if you can help.

The Hike for the Homeless to benefit Safe Haven Family Shelter will take place on Saturday, October 16 at Edwin Warner Park. Registration is at 8:00 a.m. Visit www.safehaven.org for more information.

November
28 – OPEN
21 – OPEN
14 – OPEN
7 – Judy & Jack Goetz

October
31 – OPEN
24 – Stephanie & Caroline Colvin
17 – Sarajane Powell & Maryellen Aurelius
10 – Tracy Primich
3 – the Spencer-Smith family

September
25 – Saung Kim & Bob Niemi
19 – Sandy Blanz & Lenore Rankin
12 – Lenore & David Vanderkooi
5 – Judy & Jack Goetz

August
29 – Dan Ramey & Echoe Harris
22 – Barbara Belfiglio
15 – Susan & Manfred Menking
8 -  Patricia Green & Lara Bryson
1 – Jeff & Cintra Bristol

July
25 – Alan & Twilla McClellan
18 – Stephanie & Caroline Colvin
11 – Saung Kim & Bob Niemi
4 – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans

June
27 – Kathy Morante & Bob Watkins
20 – Cintra & Jeff Bristol
13 – Helen Hyatt & Sandy Blanz
6 – Carol Jankura

May
30 – Twilla & Alan McClellan
23 – Tracy Primich
16 – Sheri Fitzsimmons & Holly Miles
9 – Judy & Jack Goetz
2 – Barbara Belfiglio

April
25 – Lenore & David Vanderkooi
18 – Twilla & Alan McClellan
11 – Susan DeRiemer
4 – Bob Watkins & Kathy Morante & Sybil

March
28 – Jeff & Cintra Bristol
21 – Margaret Wright
14 – Twilla McClellan & Holly Miles
7 – Saung Kim & Bob Niemi

February
28 – Lela Gregory & Jeff Harris
21 – Susan & Manfred Menking
14 – Tracy Primich
7 – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans

January
31 – Nancy Colowick & Ninez Giles
24 – Lenore & David Vanderkooi
17 – Sarajane Powell & Mary Ellen Aurelius
10 – Saung Kim & Bob Niemi
3 – Kathy Morante & Bob Watkins

(updated 16 August 2010)

October
3 – Rev. Kalen Fristad

September
26 – Rev. Gary White
19 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy & Imam Sheikh Osama Bahloul
12 – Prof. AJ Levine
5 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy & Mr. Lindsay “Jerry” Lee

August
29 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy & GNUUC Youth
22 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
15 – Prof. AJ Levine
8 – Rev. Bill Barnes
1 – Rev. Mark Forrester

July
25 – Tom Neilson
18 – Rev. Gary White
10 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
4 – Bill Peach

June
27 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
20 – Rabbi Rami Shapiro
13 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
6 – Rev. Gary White

May
31 – Prof. A.J. Levine
23 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
16 – Rabbi Laurie Rice
9 – Rev. Ben Berry and Rev. Dan Rosemergy
2 – Rev. Gary White (service cancelled due to flooding)

Apri
25 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
18 – Rev. Ben Berry @ GNUUC and another youth-led worship service @ the retreat site
11 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
4 – Rev. Ben Berry

March
28 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
21 – Prof. A.J. Levine
14 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
7 – Ken Sizemore “The Old Folkie”

February
28 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
21 – A.J. Levine
14 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
7 – Special Service

January
31 – A.J. Levine
24 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
17 – Rev. Ben Berry (MLK Jr. Day)
10 – Rev. Dan Rosemergy
3 – Rev. Mark Forrester

(Revised 06/07/2010)

July 2010 – Twilla McClellan
August 2010 – Kathy Morante
September 2010 – Lenore Rankin
October 2010 – David Frese
November 2010 – Sandy Blanz
December 2010 – Mike Morgan
January 2011 – Lyn Wahnsiedler
February 2011 – Johanna Sulser
March 2011 – Barbara Belfiglio
April 2011 – Twilla McClellan
May 2011 – OPEN
June 2011 – Marion Bogen
July 2011 – Helen Hyatt
August 2011 – Sheri Fitzsimmons

(updated 09 August 2010)