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West Valley UU

Church Board

President Brian O'Laughlin

President Elect Darryl Bailey

Secretary Bill and Kathy Dugan

Treasurer Dan Poland

Members at Large:

Darnell Kirksey

Donnis Deever

Sierra Ancha

Wilderness UU Retreat Assn. Invites Women

For Oct. 13 -15

Week-end

Women! Experience the tranquility of S.A.W.U.U.R.A, our 100-Acre Wood in the Sierra Ancha Mountains of Arizona, Oct 13-15. Give yourself the time to relax, laugh, hike and share stories with other women in this place of transition just below the Mogollon Rim, South of Young, AZ. Women of all ages are welcome including those who have finished their Coming of Age program.

Ten to twenty women from Arizona UU Congregations (and friends) are expected. Our theme for the weekend is "transition".

Please join us!

Registration is required.

$40 for SAWUURA members --

$50 for non-members. Saturday and Sunday meals are included. Carpooling is encouraged.

For more information, visit www.sawuura.org, or

contact Karen Stucke at kStucke@earthlink.net

480-829-8059.

Women's Weekend - Registration Deadline Oct 6!

Engaging Our

Theological Diversity

If you think it's time to take our theology seriously as Unitarian Universalists -

If you believe that Unitarian Universalism is "a religious alternative" of real promise rather than "an alternative to religion" -

If you feel the need to make our progressive theology manifest in the larger world -

Then come join fellow Unitarian Universalists in lively dialogue to stretch your mind and nourish your spirit.

The workshop presenter will be the Rev. Tom Owen-Towle, parish minister since 1967, member of the UUA's Commission on Appraisal and

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the author of 18 books on liberal religious thought and practice.

These workshops on creating theologically welcoming and safe UU congregations will feature presentation, discussion, exercises, songs, even some magic tricks. Hand-outs will be available.

Our Barbara Kovach of WVUU paid the $25 congregation fee for us so that as many people as want to attend can go.

The workshop will be held at the Valley UU Church at 6400 W. Del Rio St., Chandler, AZ on Saturday, October 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It's a long way, so if you want to carpool, call Barbara Kovach, 623-933-4779, or see her at Church on Sundays. Please plan to attend.

The Monks will create a mandala sand painting and present a series of free public lectures and programs from October 17 - 22, 2006. The celebrated multiphonic singers of Tibet's Drepung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on October 20, 2006, at 8 p.m. as part of their international tour of The Mystical Arts of Tibet. Single tickets are available for $38 through the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787) or online at www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org. Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Mystical Arts of Tibet tour has three basic purposes: to make a contribution to world peace and healing; to generate a greater awareness of the endangered Tibetan civilization; and to raise support for the Tibetan refugee community in India.

FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS

At the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, AZ

October 17, 2006, Tuesday @ noon -- Ceremony marking the start of the mandala's creation.

Atrium, Free and open to the public.

October 18, 2006, Wednesday @ noon -"The Ancient Art of Healing: The Tibetan Buddhist Approach" - Lecture exploring the fundamental connection between body and mind and ancient approaches to healing through meditation, mantras and visualizations. Stage 2. Free and open to the public.

October 19, 2006, Thursday @ noon --"Meditation: A Tool for Conscious Living" - Lecture exploring how to quiet the mind and establish an inner basis of clarity and well-being through meditation. Stage 2. Free and open to the public.

October 22, 2006, Sunday @ 2 p.m.-- Closing ceremony to disperse the mandala. Atrium. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, October 14th 5-10 pm

On the campus of the West Valley Unitarian Church

59th Ave & Cholla in Glendale

! Speakers ! Live Music ! Information Booths !

! Activities for kids ! Games ! Video presentations !

! A moving presentation on hunger at 6pm !

! Panel Discussion on Solutions ! Food ! Prizes & More!

JOIN

WHEAT HEIFER INTERNATIONAL

INTERFAITH WORKER JUSTICE

HAND TO HAND PROJECT

(selling fair-trade items and gifts from around the world)

IRC (International Rescue Committee)

THE ONE CAMPAIGN

AND OTHERS

Bring your friends and family

Together We Really CAN Make A Difference!

Suggested Donation: $5

(Net proceeds benefit WHEAT & IRC)

For Further Information:

Contact World Hunger Education and Advocacy Training

(WHEAT): 602-955-5076 or wheat@hungerhurts.org

Also visit http://members.cox.net/http://www.WorldFoodDayUSA.org

or http://www.hungerhurts.org/

Now our Sunday school classes have begun. We've got three groups:

Fledgling Circle (age 3 - 5)

Eagle Club (grades 1 - 3)

Older Kids (grades 4 - 7)

We're still looking for a Pre-school teacher!!!

Please call me if you know someone who might be interested in this paid position.

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Coming October 28th:

Halloween Party

Activities for all - watch for details.

Info? Call Kathy 623-915-2678

Sunday, October 1, 2006, Speaker: Rev. Charles Gaines, "So You're Not Very Religious" is about the

ambiguous feelings some of us have about whether or not we're religious in a culture where others want to define what's religious for us.

Sunday, October 8, 2006, Speaker: Kathy Sheffield, "The Life Cycle of Religions" Everything has a life cycle: mountains arise and are worn down; new species evolve, flourish and disappear; people are born, live, and die. Do religions, too, have life cycles? If so, what moves them, and where are our current religions in their life cycles?

Sunday, October 15, 2006, Speaker: Gwendy Joysen, "Releasing Your Musical Spirit."This music filled and interactive service is a follow-up to Gwendy's previous service, Designed to tap into your

musical personality and develop your potential. Come to sing or just to listen!

Sunday, October 22, 2006, Speaker: George Williams, an emeritus historian of Asian religions and

member of WVUU. "Pete's Journey," A story of a mid-life crisis of a former student who had

become a political and religious radical who, in his moment of crisis, decided to re-convert to

Christian Fundamentalism. Why did he call me? Why did he hesitate in his return to reassurances of the most conservative kind? Does his journey have anything to say about the strengths of liberal faith?

Sunday, October 29, 2006, Speaker: Joel Foster, "Our latest myth of creation, 'The Big Bang'"

Our oldest myth of creation, 'The Aboriginal Dreamtime.'

West Valley Unitarian Universalist Church

PO Box 2505

5904 W Cholla Street

Glendale, AZ 85311

Phone: 623-846-6004

Newsletter E-mail: UniqueDorothy@cox.net

This Church provides a safe place to celebrate diversity, draw inspiration for our lives, foster

social and environmental justice, and compassionately support each other in our spiritual searches.

We currently have 81 members and many more friends.

Our Sunday Services begin at 10:30 AM followed by a coffee house style social hour and light lunch.