THE FELLOWSHIPThe Fellowship FOCUS Focus The Fellowshipof the Focusof the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart Unitarian Universalistof the Fellowship of Elkhart “A safe community nurturing individual spiritual and ethical growth” Unitarian“A safe Universalistcommunity nurturing individualFellowship spiritual and of ethical Elkhart growth” “A safe community nurturing individual spiritual and ethical growthMay” 2019 January 2020 Curiosity Integrity Both Eve and Pandora were set up to fail and have carried too much misplaced blame. In the month of May let us Maysee curiosity for2019 what it is— a gift. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,Eve lived in Paradise the movie but was abouttold she Mistercould not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Many people misquote or misremember and think that the apple was from the tree Rogers, is not only doing wellof knowledge. becauseCuriosity Specifically, of Tom thatHanks apple beinghelped her (or cursed her) to know the difference a great actor, or Fred Rogersbetween having Good been and Evil, a greata concept guy, she butdid not have to know because Paradise only had Good. Bothbecause Eve and our Pandora country were needs set toup see to fail anybody and have model carried some too much misplaced blame. In Pandora, though, I think was given a worse deal. Distinctly given the Gift or Curse of the integritymonth of so May badly. let us So see many curiosityInsatiable national for Curiosity, what news itshe isstories —wasa gift.given make a box us and feel told she could not open it. Of course she ashamed, embarrassed, angry—weopened it because keep we watchinghumans can resistpeople anything except temptation. When she opened it, Everepresent lived in Paradise us on the but world was stageAlltold the sheBad who Things could do got notnot released haveeat frominto high the the worldmoral tree that hadof knowledgepreviously been of under good lock and key. and evil. Many people misquoteThe or onemisremember thing left in the boxand was think Hope. that Hope the had apple not been was in thefrom world the before tree because it was unnecessary in Paradise. of knowledge.integrity. Or Specifically, barely any atthat all. apple Mr. Rogers,helped herthe (orsoft-spoken cursed her) to know the difference betweenman whoGood famously and Evil, changes a conceptFriends, shoes she Paradise anddid nothassweaters alwayshave beento before know a hoax. hebecause The concept Paradise is used to keeponly us had in our place-- human, imperfect, lower than the gods. Curiosity is the hero of our story. Inside this issue: Good.talks to us, is a superhero. In our everyday human lives we will experience death and illness, grief, injury, and every Contacts & Enrichmment 2 Pandora,In my ownthough, life, I havethink beenwas other givenblessed human a worse toloss. have Curiosity deal. some isDistinctly usually morality the given thing that the leads Gift us orto healing,Curse orof at least to holding out for the Hope of healing. If scientists and doctors were not curious we would not Local Connections 3 Insatiablesuperheroes, Curiosity, people she waswho givenexhibitedhave cures a box and integrity—this immunizations.and told she Without month’s could Curiosity not weopen would it. not Of have course music orshe art. opened it because we humans can resist anything except temptation. When she opened it, Board News, Plus 4 theme. People who have integrityCuriosity, taught not onlyas the possess downfall of ahumankind, habit is really our strongest tool, but Curiosity All theof being Bad Things honest, got but released also amakes stableinto theit hard and world to controlhigh that moralhumans. had previouslycharacter, Holding onto been Hope makes under it hardlock to and control key. humans, too. New Event 5 Theand one they thing are left consistent in the box aboutwasAny Hope.child it. whoMy Hope goesfriend’s into had a situationmom, not been withJean, ain million thewas questionsworld like thisbefore and for the becauseme.hope of I gettingcould it them count all on her to be was unnecessary in Paradise. answered is going to change the world. They always do. Even if their names are Eve or Groups 6 Pandora. honest with me and help push toward the right thing. After I lost my mother, and my dad workedCalendar odd 7 Friends,hours, Paradise it was good has alwaysto have beenCuriosity Jean a downandhoax. Hope theThe forever street. concept and ever, I hadis amen! used pretty to keepgood us common in our place sense-- but I could always Service Topics 8 human,double imperfect, check withlower her. than theIn peacegods. with Curiosity love, is the hero of our story. Inside this issue: Rev. Amy In ourHigh everyday moral character human lives does we not will mean experience unapproachable, death and illness,or set apart;grief, injury, a person and withevery integrity Contacts gets & Enrichmmentthat way 2 other human loss. Curiosity is usually the thing that leads us to healing, or at least to Find us at: by having multiple challenges and learningSunday from Mornings them. 1732 Garden Street, Elkhart, IN 46514 holding out for the Hope of healing. If scientists9am Adult Forum and (Childrendoctors’s were House) not curious we would not Local Connections 3 haveHow cures interesting and immunizations. that our first Without theme Curiosity in10am the Service newwe would(Sanctuary)year is not integrity! have music How or fitting! art. Whatwww.uufe.org a great goal and focus /UUFElkhartBoard @UUFE News, Plus 4 Curiosity,for the taughtyear! Whoas the do downfall you think of 2nd ofhumankind, Hourwhose Enrichment best is quality really(varies, seeour is schedule) integrity?strongest Prtool,obably but Curiositysomebody you talk to often. makesOr maybe it hard youto control are the humans. one that Holding has great onto integrity,Hope makes who itis hard always to control the same humans, person too. wherever New they Event go—the 5 Anyone child who who can goes be into counted a situation on to with be honesta million and questions think of and the the morality hope ofof getting a situation. them allThat is somebody we answeredwant for is agoing neighbor! to change the world. They always do. Even if their names are Eve or Groups 6 Pandora. In 2020 may you have that guide or even be that guide. When everything else seems chaotic,Calendar find 7 Curiositygoodness and Hopeconsistently forever and ever,you will amen! be ok. I wish you Happiness and the Best of Health in the New Year! Service Topics 8 In peaceIn peace with with love, love, Rev.Rev. Amy Amy Sunday Mornings Find us at: 1732 Garden Street, Elkhart, IN 46514 9am Adult Forum (Children’s House) 10am Service (Sanctuary) www.uufe.org 2nd Hour Enrichment (varies, see schedule) /UUFElkhart @UUFE News & Events at UUFE Youth Group First SundayOffice from Hours3 - 5 PM UUFE is a Youth Group is held the first Sunday of the month at UUFE from Welcoming Congregation Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10am to noon at UUFE. 3 to 5pm. Also on potluck Sunday of the month, they gather for member of the Unitarian a mid-month check in from about noon to 1. Leaders are Oxana Universalist Association. and Zanzer, with Rev.Youth Amy dropping Group in on some of the meetings. _____________________________ Anyone in school or home school equivalent of 7-12th grade is Youthwelcome, Group is roughly held the 12-18 first Sunday years. of the month at UUFE from 5 to Love is the spirit of this church 7pm. Also on potluck Sundays, the third Sunday of the month, they and service is its law. To dwell together in peace, gatherWomen’s for a mid Poetry-month Groupcheck in at from Black about Crow noon Cafe to 1. Leaders are to seek the truth in love, Oxana10 AMand JanZanzer, 4 & with18 Rev. Amy dropping in on some of the and to help one another, meetings.Bring 2 Anyone poems in written school by or women.home school This equivalentgroup is open of 7- 12thto all This is our covenant. genders; we are focused on women poets that we read aloud grade is welcome, roughly 12-18 years. _____________________________ and discuss. The Fellowship Focus is published WomenMeditation’s GroupPoetry at 11:30 Group AM Sundays will meet inSaturdays, the Learning May 4Center and monthly. Members and friends are We will meet on three Sundays in January: the 5th, 12th and invited to submit news and photos. Send May26th. 18, from We generally10am to noon. have Bringa short 2 poems “guided to meditation”,read aloud, written a silent by per - text or attachments via email to editor yousonal or another meditation woman. and a short discussion of our individual practic- KatrinaJess Galicia Wilson monthly by the 15th es. Please plan to join us if you are interested. ([email protected]).([email protected]). SendSend address address changes and and subscription subscription Close the Camps - Sundays at 2 PM requests (email (email oror printprint edition) toto PreJoin-school Rev. Amy Sunday and others School as they hold Class signs will with meet sentiments Sundays, like DavidKatrina Stokely Wilson ([email protected]). ([email protected]). May“Close 5 and theMay Camps” 12. Our andteenage “Families youth Belonggroup and Together” designated on Elkhart’s Main Street. Look for us on the Civic Plaza and join our witness grandparent figures will lovingly guide our youngest children (under 5) UUFE throughagainst a program the inhumane called Chalice concentration Children camps toward alongthe end our of nation’s the (574) 264-6525 service,southern continuing border. into coffee hour. Our youngest learn about our [email protected] values through singing, chalice lighting, and making new friends. UUFE Calendar President of the Board Terry Mark is managing the UUFE Calendar.