APRIL 2012 ST. JOHN UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST NUUS
May the Easter Spirit fill you with joy and renewal!
Our Sunday Services are held in the Great Room of the Gifft Hill School, Elementary Campus, promptly at 10:00 AM (we are really going to try this year so please help by being on time or entering quietly). Children are invited to attend the service. Services are held October through June. Meet and greets at 9:45 AM each Sunday.
Ride from the Cruz Bay Ferry Dock: If you would like a ride, please call Anna Tuttle at 776-6332 (a day in advance if possible).
Lunch after Sunday service: Members and friends regularly meet for lunch after Sunday service. We welcome visitors to join us.
Child care is available every Sunday --really!
Service Topics:
April 1st: Trish Roddis; Unconditional Love- Mastering our thoughts, from "Impossible ' to "I'm possible"
Meditation
April 8; Jean Buchalter: My Time in Rhyme
April 15: Suki Buchalter: We are the 100%
NOTE SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE: 8:30 AM on our land, bring something for shade protection
April 22: Karen Vahling: “Building a Greener St. John” About Island Green Building Association’s nonprofit work and programs, including the new ReSource Depot for recycled construction materials.
April 29; Charlie Deyalsingh; A Walk in Charlie's Garden (we will need to organize car pools and parking)
SPEAKERS:
Trish Roddis: Trish was born in Yorkshire England, she emigrated to the US in 1999 to Orlando Fl. Trish became more and more involved in meditation and spiritual growth which gave rise to her being asked to speak and offer information on spiritual enlightenment; the importance of the practice of meditation, inner contemplation and prayer. Trish's involvement then grew into the Knowledge for Spiritual Living Wholeness Center, now known as the commUnity center 729. Trish was invited to India to replicate a center there. Her teachings and workshops have been to learn to weave together religious beliefs, acceptance and acknowledgment of individual equality so that all people can live life to their fullest potential.
Jean Buchalter: New York City and St. Johnian resident, Real Estate Professional, Screen Actors Guild Member, Matriarch of the Suki & Bucky Buchalter Clan
Karen Vahling is an entrepreneur who follows her heart, with a passion for the planet, and turning good ideas into reality. She was the first to develop Home Pet Care Services in Peoria, Illinois; a business which grew to have over 600 clients and 10 employees. She sold the business in 1998 and moved to St. John, where she was Dive Master and chef on term charter yachts in the USVI and BVI.
Charlie Deyalsingh is a 43 year St John resident and 30+ year gardener; maker of Trinidad Charlie's Finest Hot Sauces which utilize his locally grown fruits and creator of an arboretum that includes fruitful, ornamental, sacred, medicinal and rare and exotic species of tropical plants
Phone number for Guest Apartment and Visiting Speakers: 693-8392
EVENTS:
April 15th: 11 am to 5 pm, Special Island wide Potluck at Hawksnest Beach honoring Dorothy and Peter Muilenburg; shuttles will run from the Gravel parking lot in town to and from the beach and Silver Cloud will be sailing over from Coral Bay.
April 22: Executive Meeting after service
April 29: Potluck after our tour of Charlie's Garden. Please bring a dish to share. If you can, bring your own utensils as well (plate, fork, knife, cup, bowl, napkin). If you can't cook come anyway- there's always plenty to be shared.
Pledges: We are actively seeking pledges from our membership.
Our pledges and offerings pay for: our guest speakers (both local and visiting), upkeep and insurance for the car they use, rent, utilities and cleaning of the apartment for them, rent of the school room, liability insurance for the school (a new expense), child care/education, and our dues to the National and Distinct UU.
Please pledge as much as you possibly can so that we can sustain our current programs and begin to move towards growing our fellowship.
Our continued prayers to Colleen Mader (and any of our fellowship who we may not even know about).
Minutes of the Annual Meeting are available should anyone like. Your 2012 officers are:
President - Lisa Durgin Members without Portfolio:
V. Pres. -Cheryl Magdaleno Kathy Guidi
Secretary - Anna Tuttle Marvin Hart
Treasurer - Lina Guild Colleen Mader
Program Chair - Suki Buchalter
Green Sanctuary - Suki Buchalter
NUUsletter - Lisa Durgin
Hospitality - Anna Tuttle
Transportation - Gerry Londergan
NUUSLETTER: If you have anything you'd like in the May newsletter please forward to me by 4/20 for inclusion. I'm happy to do a separate email with photos for those who can download, or committee reports and updates. If I left anything out that should have been included please let me know and I can add in.
Copies of our Guide to Island Housekeeping are available at Connections, Friends of the Park store and Connections. Suki succeeded in applying for a grant to reprint the guides-
UUF Slide Show: If you would like to add to our UUF slide show please submit your photos to Craig. We now have a slide show of over 600 photos that document our history and the camaraderie we've shared over the years.
UUF Library: Please note that we have many interesting titles in our UU cabinet including some DVD's and audio tapes. If you would like to check out some books please do so. You may also donate any books, DVD's, videos or audios that you think members may enjoy.
Who We Are: The UUF of St. John serves all people who are in sympathy with the Unitarian Universalist Association Principles and Purposes. In brief, we gather to support each other in the search for truth and meaning in life. We strive for a world of peace, freedom and justice where all individuals are respected and their diversity is celebrated. Join us for open-minded fellowship. For more information, call Anna at 776-6332. Our address is P.O. Box 751, St. John, VI 00831.
For a wealth of information on the Unitarian Universalist Association Worldwide go to http://uua.org/
Our website, still under construction is: http://www.uufstjohn