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Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship our mission... The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is an inclusive religious community. our vision ... The Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (KUUF) is a Welcoming Congregation of people of diverse religious and spiritual beliefs. We foster the free exchange and exploration of ideas in a supportive atmosphere of mutual acceptance and friendship. We believe in encouraging justice, equality, compassion, and growth for all humankind, and responsible stewardship of our environment. KUUF RISES R Religious education                             I Internal community                                        S Sundays/services                                                   E External service                                                             S  Stewardship KUUF pursues our mission and vision through a set of ministries described in the acronym RISES. If this is your first visit to the KUUF Website, welcome.  We would be delighted to answer any questions or provide information not found here.  And it would be our pleasure to meet you at one of our Sunday services.    ------  Bill Leder, President WHEN: we meet every Sunday at 10:30am WHERE: the Head Start Building , 700 Park Avenue , Houghton (immediately north of Econo Foods) - - view Map - - Entrance to the Meeting Room is from Water Works Drive MORE information call 906-482-5586, 906-370-3927 or 906-523-4748 or  info@kuuf.net See the latest KUUF Newsletter 1. View online here or 2. Download & Print Word DOC File or Acrobat PDF File This Month's Services:   Sunday Mornings at 10:30 May 4: Liberation Theology It's caused quite a stir recently, but it has been an integral part of my theological education for the past 27 years.  What is this religious endeavor anyway and what's it got to do with us? Team Birch. May 11: Forum - Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Nathaniel Hawthorne were all interested in the philosophy called Transcendentalism. Jeni and Jack Jobst will explain the key points of this concept and how it influenced the lives and thought of these key UU forbearers. Team Oak. May 18: Religious Education Sunday A celebration of our commitment to lifelong growth and learning, with kids, teacher appreciation and welcoming of new members. Potluck, one member from each hospitality team. Remember plates, etc. Book sale. May 25: Happiness Is happiness a goal, or a byproduct, a deity or an irrelevancy? It's in the Declaration of Independence, so let's claim our rights and...pursue? demand? cajole? conjure? consider? "Come, come, whoever you are/Wanderer, worshipper, lover of journeying..."(Rumi). Team Cedar. Children RE Classes are on May 4, 18 and 25. Childcare is available every Sunday. Invite a friend to come to Fellowship. See the Newsletter for additional information and activities this month! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ADULT RE: COVENANT GROUPS RE-GROUPING Covenant groups are small 6-member groups whose only task is to share with one another.  There are topics like gratitude, hope, grieving and so on; themes emerge over each 2-hour meeting.  The commitment is for one year, meeting once a month, and doing a social service project of the groups choosing. Please come to the KUUF Office on May 21, Wednesday, at 7PM to find out more and to get the groups going. Meditation: Every Friday at noon  we gather for meditation instruction and practice at the KUUF Office (the  E.L. Wright Building on 41 in Hancock adjacent to Pat's Foods mall). A short reading is followed by a period of simple silent meditation. Then we talk a bit, end by 12:50, and return to our day refreshed. All are welcome! CHILDREN'S RE for 2007-2008: The Children's Religious Education Coordinator is Elen Maurer, 524-6937, emaurer@up.net Children RE Classes are on May 4, 18 and 25.  Many thanks to all parents and teachers who worked to prepare this year's RE program.  You put together a great plan for the children and youth of our congregation! Child care: Child care will be available every Sunday under the thorough and caring direction of Laurie Bornhorst.  Kindergarten through 5th grade:  This varied group meets together and the older help the younger.   Sunday morning lessons will mostly come from two curricula: a peace and social justice program titled "In Our Hands"; and a resource from the UU Ministry for Earth called "Nurturing the Spirit-Nature Connection".  Finally, sometimes we'll enjoy the celebrations from "Holidays and Holy Days".  Teachers are needed to work with this great group of kids.  6th and 7th grades:  This group has an alternating three part program.  On pot-luck Sundays they'll meet at Fellowship with Bill and Barry Fink for "GAMES".  The Finks are experienced facilitators of team building, consensus, connection making, insight creating activities.  Another week will be Movie week and the group will meet at member's homes to view and discuss relevant films.  Finally on the third week Vickie Bergvall and Harriet King  will present "Heroes and Heretics".  This program has been adapted from the Meadville District Summer Institute Youth Program curriculum "Heresy Apparent" and will feature congregation members representing various heroes, heretics and personalities from UU Heritage.  Youth Group: The KUUF YUUTH will meet on March 2nd at the KUUF office at 7PM to plan the winter campout and share stories.  The campout will go from Friday noon March 21st to Saturday noon March 22nd, on Dave and Linda Rulison's land. The Moral Issues curriculum taught by Dan Wisti will meet April 6th at 7PM at the KUUF office. Youth group - Grade 8 and up:  Youth group has the 3M plan:  Morals, Movies and Music.  Dan Wisiti leads the Morals sessions, bringing his fine mind and voluminous resources and research to illuminate aspects of hard moral questions.  This group will also view movies on topics to generate thought and discussion.  During the Music meeting members bring music they've been listening to and talk about what relevance current music has in their lives. More information?  Call Elen Maurer, 524-6937,  if you need more information, would like to volunteer to teach the K-5th graders, or be a hero or heretic for the 6th and 7th graders.   ONGOING… On Potluck Sundays, if possible, bring your own eating utensils to avoid using disposable ones. Wash them at home with your next meal’s dishes. If you choose to use the reusable plastic dishes provided by the Fellowship, please wash them yourself in the kitchen to reduce the dish washing chore of the hospitality team. Special Announcements: Covenant Groups Re-Grouping Covenant groups are small 6-member groups whose only task is to share with one another.  There are topics like gratitude, hope, grieving and so on; themes emerge over each 2-hour meeting.  The commitment is for one year, meeting once a month, and doing a social service project of the groups choosing. Please come to the KUUF Office on May 21, Wednesday, at 7PM to find out more and to get the groups going. Pledge info: Anyone wishing to have an updated total of the amount they have contributed during this pledge year, June 2007- the present, should contact Barry Fink 482-4632, barryfink@chartermi.net The Keweenaw Free Thinkers: discussion group will meet TUESDAY, May 6at 2 - 4 pm in the Portage Lake Library Community Room. Anyone interested is invited. Photo Galleries of KUUF Activities: KUUF 2005 - 2006, 2007 Click here for the earlier gallery: Click Here for a list of the names, phone numbers (all in the 906 area code), and email addresses of the minister, the children's religious education coordinators, and the officers and trustees of our Fellowship: Location: Head Start Center, 700 Park Avenue, Houghton, Michigan (near Econofoods) or view Map. We meet in the Conference room of the Child Development Center. We use the entrance and parking lot on the north side of the building off of Waterworks Drive.  Our minister is The Reverend Sydney A. Morris, 906-370-3927, samorris@uuma.org.