Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast

As one of the UUFEC’s service projects, we provide dinner to Opportunity Place each month. In order to get more people to help with this very worthwhile project, for several months we will purchase the meal instead of taking food items. Golden Corral will provide and deliver dinner to Opportunity Place for the 30 people for a very reasonable fee of $77. You may participate by making a contribution to the Social Outreach fund specifically to help with the dinner purchase from Golden Corral. Please note on your check that the contribution is for Social Outreach.

Lunch on the Town is at 11:30 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Magnolia Grill On Brooks Street in FWB. Contact Inge at 609-0239 or Modestlady1@cox.net

Friday, 2/17/2012, 7:00 p.m. The Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Team will be returning to NWF State College Arena. All proceeds benefit Opportunity Place, a homeless shelter for women and families. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children, purchase your ticket from Judy Byrne Riley, 217-4003 or rileyjb@cox.net

In an attempt to inform everyone of all of the activities affiliated with the church, we would like to keep the Google calendar up to date.

If you are leading a group, circle, or activity that is affiliated with the church or if you are meeting in the church building (even if the activity has met at the same time in the same place for years), please notify Sandra Topp, the calendar coordinator. You can send your information (name of group, time and place the group is meeting, and contact information) to stopp1@cox.net, call 897-2352, or leave a note in the calendar coordinator mailbox located across from the church office. PLease send your information. Thank you for your cooperation.

Cold Night Shelter Update: We activated Wednesday night, however no guests came. Thank you to Richard & Deborah Rian, Rod Debs, Winky Sweet, Loren Boyer, Kathy Roniger, Chris Larson, and Fred Boyer for your help.

Dr. David Ott, local composer, conductor and musician will open the popular community classical music study series, Better Listening, on Tuesday February 7, 2012, at the Valpariaso Unitarian Church. His topic will be How Money, Weather and Sex Changed the History of Music with examples from CD selections. This is the first of eight programs to be held each Tuesday evening through March 27 from 7 to 9 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1295 Bayshore Drive, Valparaiso. Other scheduled topics in the series are 10 Must-Have Classical CD’s, The History of 88 Keys, Musical Mysticism , Music Composition, Classic Music in 3/4 Time, Haydn and his Famous Pupils and Can You Name the Composer? Guest speakers will include NFSO Director Jeffrey Rink and Dr. Jeremy Ribando, professor at NWF State College.

Now in its tenth year, the series combines commentaries by guest speakers on classical music with related CD selections. A map is available on website www.uufec.com. All sessions are free and open to the public. No reservations are required. Direct questions to Lou Johnson at musicstudy@uufec.com.

UU guitarist, singer-songwriter Jim Scott at UUFEC!

7:00 PM Friday, January 13, 2012 Jim Scott will perform at UUFEC, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and children with an intergenerational songfest.

Suggested donation, $7 to $20

Formerly a member of the Paul Winter Consort and co-composer of their Missa Gaia / Earth Mass, Jim has toured the world and recorded 7 CDs of original music including his latest CD, *Gather the Spirit.*

After helping to create the UU “Green Sanctuary” program, Jim compiled and arranged the “Earth and Spirit Songbook,” a collection of 110 songs of Earth by many contemporary composers.

Jim has a long UU history, and his song “Gather the Spirit” is a favorite in our UU hymnbook.

Learn more at www.JimScottMusic.com .

The UUFEC will be taking the evening meal to Opportunity Place on Thursday, January 19th, 2012.  We provide an entrée and salad/veggies for 30 adults.    It works best if each contributor can provide food for 15 people, but adjustments can be made  if you prefer to prepare for a smaller number. Please contact Jane Montgomery if you would like to help with this service project. Contact information for Jane is Email: jj9451m@cox.net,  Cell: 850-865-8213, Home phone: 850-678-8626.

Lunch on the Town is on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:30 am at Compass Rose in Valparaiso.  Contact Inge at 609-0239 or Modestlady1@cox.net

Each  TUESDAY in  February and March 2012           

Dr. David Ott, local composer and musician, will open our popular classical music study series on February 7, 2012 at the UUFEC.   Other returning guest speakers for the two months series include NFSO Director Jeffrey Rink and Dr. Jeremy Ribando from the NF State College. This is the tenth year of Better Listening  classic music commentaries.  Join us every Tuesday evening in February and March at 7 PM. All sessions are free and open to the public. For further information, contact Lou Johnson at  musicstudy@uufec.com.  

Feb 7, 2012  Dr. David Ott   

        How Money, Weather and Sex Changed the History of Music 

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Feb 14, 2012       Lou Johnson        

        Top Classic Favorites  from Ten Years of Better Listening 

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Feb 21, 2012      Dr. Robert Larson   

       Musical Mysticism 

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Feb 28, 2012    John Drury  

     The History of Eighty-Eight Keys