The Chalice and Chimes Newsletter

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1 120 Park Street Bangor, ME Tel The Chalice and Chimes Newsletter November 2018 S S 10:00.. Inside this issue: Worship Minister s Views Social Jus ce Council News Holiday Ac vi es Announcements Calendar About Us Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Minister: Rev. Andrew Moeller drewuu2@gmail.com Minister Emerita: Rev. Becky Gunn Music Director: Molly P. Webster uusbmusic@gmail.com Music Accompanist: Jessica Mehre Director of Religious Education: Karen Childs uubangorre@gmail.com Office Admin: Susan Vernal uubangor@gmail.com Council Chair: Eric Olson olsonea@gmail.com November 4 - Honoring Our Ancestors This multi-faceted inter-generational service will create a sacred space for honoring our ancestors through the lens of the Latino/Latina holiday of "Dia de Muertos." Our service will include a visit from our ancestors, Gen. Samuel F. Hersey and Dorothy Smith Dean (aka "Dot"). Attendees are encouraged to bring a photo or memento of a deceased loved one they wish to remember, which can be placed on our altar of remembrance. (This service is a collaboration between Rev. Drew, Karen Childs, Nero Fyler, Susan Vernal, Chris Packard, and Emma Paterson-Dennis.) November 11 - The Wisdom of Sankofa Sankofa is a metaphoric symbol to the Akan people of Ghana which is generally depicted as a bird with its head turned backward taking an egg from its back. The meaning of the word is usually translated as "going back to the past, and bring forward that which is useful." Using this metaphor and our monthly theme of "Memory", this Sunday's service will look at the power of memories and how they shape and inform our future. (Rev. Drew, Laurie Cartier, and the UUSB Choir) November 18 - New Member Sunday This Sunday, we will hold our annual Fall ingathering to welcome new members into our Beloved Community. Come as we gather to meet our new members and we reflect on the meaning of membership and memories of belonging. (Rev. Drew, John Arimond, and the UUSB Choir) November 25 - Service led by UUSB Worship Team.

2 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 2 Drew s Views The Akan people of Ghana have a symbol -- the Sankofa -- the image of a bird with its feet facing forward and its neck twisted looking backward while simultaneously holding an egg in its mouth. It is a powerful symbol. Roughly translated, the word Sankofa means "looking to the past to move forward into the future." During November, as part of our theme-based ministry, we will be looking at the theme of "Memory." For most of us, the past comes to us in the form of memories. Memories are that faculty of the mind which stores and recalls vital information from our past to help us make decisions in the present, so we can move into the future. In our Unitarian Universalist tradition, we draw on many sources for wisdom, including direct experience. How do we remember our direct experiences? We do so by telling stories. This is how, as a species, we communicate our memories to one another. This is how we try to influence one another's thinking as we look to move together into the future. The formula is simple: What we remember informs what we will become. This month, many events help us remember. There is Samhain, Día de los Muertos, All Souls Day, Veterans Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Thanksgiving. Each of these events is meant to evoke a memory of a people, individuals, events, and values that hold a deep and abiding truth that we wish to carry with us into the future. These events are useful and meaningful ways of remembering people and stories that are valuable to us. It is also important to be mindful that while memories are often handy guides to our individual understandings, they can also be very individualized and can even be misleading, false and downright destructive. Memories can be essential teachers, and like other means of discovering truth, require scrutiny to be sufficiently useful. The Sankofa does not bring all experience into the future; it carries only the egg or the seed of truth, of growth and positive transformation. Too often in history, we bring with us memories that are unexamined or that are only interpreted by our emotions. The danger is that we are either sappy and dismissive of other people's perspectives, or we bring with us into the future the seeds of oppression and destruction. A great example of that is the revisionist history of the "traditional" American Thanksgiving. The values that this holiday espouses is a history of indigenous peoples and early European settlers sitting down and sharing a meal of gratitude as a symbol of cooperation and collaboration a reality that has been disproven. Accepting that notion denies the reality of the genocide that was committed and continues to be committed against the indigenous peoples of Turtle Island, the name for North America used by many native tribes. When we remember the story, we should share the memory of this event through the experience of the Turtle Island peoples if it's to be a story that is worth bringing into the future. As we prepare for this month of memories, commemorative events and meaningful observances, let us be open to seeing them with questioning minds and open hearts. Let us be intentional about plucking from our memories those that are useful and kindly let go of those elements that distort or deny truth. This way we can own the truth of our experiences and move into the future without the seeds of destruction already being planted. Instead, let us be intentional to move into a future with the memories of love, compassion and interconnection. I wish you meaningful remembrances. May we carry our many examined remembrances into the future.

3 November 2018 he Chalice and Chimes Page 3 Rev. Drew's Schedule for November Monday Minister's Sabbath Day (day off) Tuesday 10 AM to 1 PM - Office hours 2 to 4 PM - By appointment Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM - Office hours 2 to 4 PM - By appointment Thursday Sermon writing/workshop planning day (not in office, not checking ) Friday 10 AM to 1 PM - Office hours 2 to 4 PM - By appointment Saturday By appointment Sunday Afternoon/evening by appointment If you wish to meet with Rev. Drew, please contact via (drewuu2@gmail.com) or cell phone ( ), to set up an appointment. Note: Rev. Drew will be off the weekend of November Next in our New Workshop Series: Preparing for the Journey Home Join Rev. Drew and special guests as we explore preparing for end. This workshop series is designed to look at the practical and spiritual aspects of preparing for end of life. The program will include sessions on aging, care planning, legal and estate planning, and preparing for funerals, final wishes, talking to families and loved ones. The information covered is useful and relevant to adults of all ages. Tentative schedule mark your calendars now, so you won't have to miss. October 21 - Overview and exploration of the importance of preparing for end of life. November 11 - Lifestyle and Care Preparations December 9 - Legal Planning January 6 - Funerals & Final Wishes New to UU Classes: If you are interested in becoming a member of UUSB or simply in learning more about our history and thinking, we will have both Fall and Spring New to UU classes. The Fall class will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Spring class will be spread over two evenings: Wednesday, April 3, and Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. There will be sign-up sheets, but you can also let LyAnn Grogan know if you might want to a end. Sunday, November 4, a er the morning worship service On September 23rd, we began our year-long process towards creating a congregational covenant. We will continue that process together on November 4th, after church, by addressing more questions about our shared congregational journey. The congregational covenant is the foundation of how UU congregations, both past and present, have organized themselves in a free yet committed relationship to each other in mutual respect. On Nov. 4, after the service, UUSB will engage in an all-society meeting called a "World Cafe." We will work around the room in small groups, addressing and debating the following questions about who we are and why we are here together: #1. Do I love, if I love only my own? #2. Why are you here (at UUSB)? Why are we here (at UUSB)? #3. Who do we want to be as individuals, as a community, or both? #4. What promises do we make to each other? What promises do we make to the world? #5. How do we become the people others can count on to stand on the side of love? Please plan to stay after the service this Sunday, to participate in the conversation. We are making arrangements for child care so all can attend. If possible, please alert Karen Childs in advance if your child will need child care. If you have any questions or comments, contact Robin Wood, Renee Montillo, or Laura Santilli.

4 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 4 Social Justice November is Ride the Bus Month. This year we have pledge cards for congregants, which can be made out and dropped into a special "Bus Box" on the Social Justice table in the Dorothy Hall. Transportation for All (TFA) is requesting that folks pledge to ride one percent more than they usually do during the month of November (and beyond, if possible). For non-riders, this could simply mean one ride in support of the bus. It could even be Election Day, when riding is FREE! TFA will have hot cocoa and information available at Pickering Square on ELECTION DAY, so stop by. Another ride the bus opportunity: ride with some of us to help at Solidarity Harvest on Friday, Nov. 16th; we'll meet at the Bus Depot on Pickering Square, 11:40 AM for the 12-3 PM shift. Sign up to bake mini pumpkin loaves on Nov. 7th at UUSB with the AUW Guild ladies, from 10 AM to 1 PM. We are also asking for donations of boxed pumpkin breads and mini loaf pans to add to the Thanksgiving meals on Nov at Solidarity Center in Brewer. UUs (esp. UUSB youth) participates every year by helping put together Thanksgiving meals for families who need them. WHY NOT RIDE THE BUS TO HELP WITH A GROUP OF UUSB BUS RIDERS WHO RIDE AND HELP EACH YEAR?!Check out the Social Justice table in the Dorothy Hall for more information. Get Out the Vote - Get informed: pick up a League of Women Voters information newspaper on the Social Justice table in the Dorothy Hall. Take someone to the polls on Election Day Take the Bus for Free on Election Day and GO VOTE. Peace and Jus ce Center s Annual Harvest Supper & 2018 Hands of Peace Awards! Saturday, November 10, 6 to 8pm, at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Bangor, 120 Park St. Vegetarian potluck followed by Hands of Peace Awards; bring a dish to share! Suggested donation: $10, $15 for a family, $5 for students Call the Center ( ) for more information. Change: The UUSB Social Justice Committee has decided to take part in the UU Common Read program and Discussion Group, beginning in January. The book selection, however, has been changed to White Fragility (Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism) by Robin DiAngelo. New York Times Bestseller: groundbreaking book exploring the counterproductive reactions people have when discussing racism that serve to protect their positions and maintain racial inequality. Rev. Drew will facilitate the group discussion, and we would like to be reading it during January, so that the discussion coincides with Marti Luther King Day. It is a Beacon Press book, available through the UUA Bookstore for $16. If we order 10 or more copies, there would be a 20% discount. You can sign up at the Social Justice Table in the Dorothy Hall and/or contact Suzanne Kelly.

5 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 5 Council crier notes Nov Speaking of covenants Your UUSB council continues to address a dizzying docket of organizational details rental policies, fundraising initiatives, staff benefit packages, our annual budget process, safe congregation policies, liaising with all our committees, and the ever-growing complexities of our busy church calendar. However, this month we ll skip the details of those usual suspects (though we re happy to discuss with anyone who s interested!). Instead, we d like to share with you our council covenant. Our congregation is engaging in the important, yearlong process of crafting a congregational covenant. We strongly endorse this process for our UUSB community. As a council, we recently went through a similar, though more abbreviated process. We thought about how we want to be together and work together, so that we can be efficient and effective without losing our focus on the deeper reasons why we gather together every month to share this work. It was a useful exercise that united us in renewed dedication to a shared vision. Maybe that is what the covenanting process is all about. Here is our current council covenant, which we call our promises. We read it together every time we meet: We will actively listen to each other. We will hold each other accountable. We will assume good intentions. We will be respectful. We will be guided by loving kindness. We will be positive and open to new ideas on how to reach goals. We will work towards a united congregation. We will bring humor and joy to our work. May your November bring good food, good friends, and warm shelter Your church council, Becky Anderson Tom Bickford Catherine Foxson Eric Olson Rosemary Parsons Will Seavey Robin Wood Gayle Zydlewski Our YoUUth The Maine Midcoast Youth Group will have an informational meeting on November 11th at 3:00 PM in Belfast, ME. This initial meeting is designed to bring both youth, parent(s) / guardian(s), and leaders together to discuss the outline of this year s program including the details of the service learning trip in Maine The Program is open to youth years of age. If you are a youth, or if you have a youth who is interested in being a part of this group, please attend the November 11th meeting where applications for the program will be available. Meeting dates for this year s Maine Midcoast Youth Group are: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, and April 14. Mark your calendars and save these dates. This year s program is focused on a trip in Maine. Participants in this year s program will be given priority for joining next year s anticipated trip to Guatemala. For more information, come to the information meeting or contact Rev. Drew at: drewuu2@gmail.com. The Mid-Coast Religious Education Directors will be hosting a Regional Workshop entitled The Future of Faith Formation. It will be held at UUSB on Nov. 17th, 10 AM 3 PM. During this informational workshop they will explore the future of faith formation in our congregations. While our RE programs may be in great shape today, let s consider what they might look like in 5-10 years. How can we gracefully grow our programs while keeping them relevant for the times and, at the same time, be able to provide flexible faith formation opportunities for our community? Let s start the conversation! Kim Sweeny, the workshop presenter, is a credentialed religious educator and independent consultant who worked for 7 years as the Lead for Faith Formation and Safe Congregations on th euua s New England Regional staff team. She is the author of The Death of Sunday School and the Future of Faith Formation. If you would like to read the article, you ll find it at: For more info, see UUSB DRE, Karen Childs.

6 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 6 Holiday Activities...for your participation! For the UU Holiday Gi Basket Challenge Do you have any basket-worthy items, including baskets that you can put aside for our very lucrative UUSB Holiday Gift Basket Silent Auction?? On Saturday, December 1st from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, we will be making gift baskets to raise money along side of the UUSB Wreath Makers. This is not a call for yard sale items -we need new or like-new items that would work in a gift basket (e.g., anything from cookbooks to teapots to tools to scarves, etc.). It isn t too soon to start thinking about this important church fundraising event. If you don t have a place to store them, please contact Suzanne Kelly. Suzanne would REALLY appreciate volunteers to help her on the Friday before the wreath/basket making (i.e., Nov. 30th) for organizing items and materials. ALSO, a reminder to all UUSB committees, a holiday gift-basket creation from your team would be most welcome! We are also searching for a great RAFFLE ITEM (nice quilt, painting, etc.), as this often brings in much money. Contact Suzanne, if you come up with something. Thank you! Annual UUSB Holiday Wreath Making Saturday, December 1st This is an important, fun fundraiser for UUSB. The wreaths you help put together will be sold for $20 and they usually go fast! (Elves get first choice!) See Sue McKay for details. Help Send Seasons Greetings to Incarcerated UUs For several years, I have participated a pen-pal program with The UU Church of the Larger Fellowship's (CLF) Prison Ministry Program. This year CLF is trying to recruit UU's from all over the country in sending 890 holiday cards to CLF members experiencing incarceration, and they need our help. As a free-world pen pal, you will surely understand the loneliness many of our members behind bars experience. CLF wants to send mail to all of our incarcerated members, not just those with pen pals. Here is how you can help: You can either go into Rev. Drew's mail box and get a card, or provide your own (card must be a simple flat, non-glitter card with a white envelope); Using a pen only, write a seasonal message; Sign your first name only, and place your card unaddressed, back into Rev. Drew's mailbox downstairs by his office. Rev. Drew will gather the cards and mail them to the Church of the Larger Fellowship in time for the winter holidays. Deadline for cards is November 22 (Thanksgiving Day). CLF will mail the cards from their headquarters in Boston. Invite your friends to join you! Pass around a few cards at your next committee meeting, take a card home and send one from your family, or fill out a couple during coffee hour. In 2016, we sent over 30 cards to the CLF ministry program. I am hoping we can send even more this year.

7 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 7 Fundraisers & Financial Notes The UUSB RE 4th-5th Grade class is doing a book drive to benefit Literacy Volunteers of Bangor. Please bring any gently used (or new books welcome, too) to church on Sundays Nov. 4th and Nov. 11th. There will be a collection bin in the Dorothy Hall. Thanks! Hannaford Grocery Cards, Church Fundraiser. Sold every Sunday during fellowship time in the Dorothy. Convenient to carry! No fees! Every card purchase helps UUSB!! Cards are available in increments of $25, $50 or $100. Cash, or checks made out to UUSB are accepted. Buy cards for your own grocery shopping, or buy cards for gifts, or even donate a card to a local food bank. Looking for Reading Material?? Check out the UUSB Book Cart in the Dorothy Memorial Hall. We offer gently used books at a bargain price. Just put your money in the box and take your new reading material home. You can also donate gently used books of your own. Leave them in the container provided beside the sale shelves. BTW, do you have a CLYNK Bag?? Be sure to have one handy, so you can easily be collecting bottles and cans to help raise money for our UU Youths Social Justice Service Trip. The bags are in the Dorothy Memorial Room. Please see Laura Santilli for details. Thank you for your support!! Open Mic CoffeeHouse Every Tuesday Night!! Fun for the whole family, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in the Vestry. We enjoy a variety of acoustic music and poetry, and we welcome whatever family-friendly acts you might come up with. Come join the fun! UUSB s Annual Holiday Wreathmaking. See page 6 of this newsletter for more info, then plan to participate! It puts the fun in fundraising! See Sue McKay if you have questions. UUSB s Annual Gift Basket Creations for This Holiday Season s Silent Auction. More details on page 6 of this newsletter, along with things you can do to help out our efforts on this one of our biggest fundraiser events of the year. Come on get creative and have some fun with this holiday activity! See Suzanne Kelly for more info. During November, half of the undesignated funds in our plate collection will go to Eastern Area Agency on Aging (EAAA) Fuel Assistance Program. Special Collections Reminders: The second Sunday of the month is Food Cupboard Collection Sunday. Donations of non-perishables may be placed in the plastic tub by the entrance to the sanctuary. Cash/check donations are also gratefully accepted in the collection. On the third Sunday, of the month we have a Personal Items Collection for the area needy taken during the service. Please give what you can paper products, soaps and hygiene products, or money donations gratefully accepted! Any Sunday, please consider donating to the Bangor Homeless Shelter Laundry Fund. The current status of laundry funds at the shelter allows guests with no income to be able to wash their clothing on average once a month. Imagine only washing your clothing once a month! Please help and contribute any change (bills work too!) in the jug as you are leaving the Sanctuary on Sundays. Collection Plate Reminders: 1) If you use a check for anything other than your pledge, please indicate on the check's memo line for what your donation is intended. 2) If you pay your pledge with cash, it is important that we know it came from you! You can use your own envelope and write your name on the outside; or, you can pick up envelopes from the table to your left as you enter the sanctuary; or, you are welcome to take several or a whole box of 50 envelopes. If you can't find them, or have questions, please speak with Cathy Elliott. Thank you. The Financial Stewardship Committee has set the schedule for meetings the rest of this year. Please mark your calendar to meet, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in RE Room 3, on these Sunday dates: Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, and Dec. 16. New team members welcome.

8 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 8 Fellowship & Fun The Humanist Group meets on the fourth Tuesday, at 7p.m., at a Bangor member s home. For more information, please call Karl Norton at and leave a message if you get the answering machine. The UUSB Annual Solstice Concert is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15 th. Stay tuned for more info. Souper Sundays!! Right after the worship service on: Nov. 25, Jan. 27, and Feb. 24. We typically need 7 10 pots of soup plus breads, fruit, desserts and other complementary items. Please bring a Open Mic CoffeeHouse Every Tuesday Night!! Fun for the whole family, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in the Vestry. We enjoy a variety of acoustic music and poetry, and we welcome whatever family-friendly acts you might come up with. Come join the fun! Coming in 2019 Game Night a UUSB! Saturday, Feb. 9. Stay tuned for details Keep Calm and Use the Naloxone UUSB first aid kits (located in the Dorothy Memorial Kitchen and in the Vestry Kitchen) are now equipped with Naloxone / Narcan kits that are use to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Instructions for the use of this important medicine is included within the box with each kit. If you need to use this life saving drug, it is imperative that you also immediately call 911 and inform a member of UUSB as soon as possible afterwards so we can be aware of the situation and know to replenish the kits. We also highly recommend that people take seven quick minutes to watch the following video on how to use this life saving drug ( v=tgdufmrcrh4). Being prepared to treat an overdose is another way that we can care for all those who come through our doors!

9 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 10am - Worship 11am - Fellowship RE BOOK DRIVE Book donations welcome 11:15 am - Sr. OWL RE 11:45am - Congregation Covenant Mtg. 11 Food Cupboard Collection Sunday 10am - Worship 11:am - Fellowship RE BOOK DRIVE Book donations welcome 11:15 am - Sr. OWL RE 11:45am - Pastoral Care Team mtg. 11:45am - Preparing for the Journey Home 18 Personal Care Items Collection Sunday 10am - Worship 11am - Fellowship 11:15 am - Sr. OWL RE 11:30am - Financial Stewardship Cmte 11:30am -Building Tour 11:45am - Soc. Justice Cmte 25 10am - Worship 11am - Fellowship & SOUPER SUNDAY 11:15 am - Sr. OWL RE 11:30am - Financial Stewardship Cmte 5 Office Closed 9am - Soup Kitchen Cook n Serve (off-site) 12 Office Closed 19 Office Closed 6pm - Spirit of Drumming 26 Office Closed NOVEMBER :45pm - Meditation Grp 7pm - Open Mic / Coffee- House 13 10:30am - Staff Meeting 6pm - Cmte on Shared Ministry 7pm - Open Mic / Coffee- House 20 5:45pm - Meditation Grp 7pm - Open Mic / Coffee- House December Newsletter Deadline 27 7pm - Humanist Affinity Group 7pm - Open Mic / Coffee- House 7 10am - Solidarity Bread Bake 6pm - Women w/ Wings mtg. 6:30pm - Shawl Ministry 14 6pm - Building & Grounds Cmte mtg. 6:30pm - Membership- Fellowship Cmte mtg :30am - AUW Guild Meeting 28 6:30pm - Council Mtg. 1 5:15pm - Choir Rehearsal 7pm - New Renaissance Singers 7pm - Women with Wings 8 5:15pm - Choir Rehearsal 7pm - New Renaissance Singers 7pm - Women with Wings 7:15pm - Exec. Cmte. Mtg. 15 5:15pm - Choir Rehearsal 7pm - New Renaissance Singers 7pm - Women with Wings 2 3 9am - New to UU Class 9 10am - Budget & Finance Cmte. 12:30pm -Knitting Circle :30pm -Knitting Circle 29 5:15pm - Choir Rehearsal 7pm - New Renaissance Singers 7pm - Women with Wings 4pm - Stephen Jordan Memorial Service 10 9:30am - MUUSAN August UU Church 2:30am - P&J Ctr. Annual Meeting 6pm - Annual Harvest Supper 6pm - Bangor Contradance am - Future of Faith Formation Workshop 24 10am - Bag Lunch Prep 3pm - Bean Supper Prep 4pm - Bean Supper Served 30 DEC. 1 8:30am - Annual Wreath-making Fundraiser 8:30am - Annual Gift Basket Making Event

10 November 2018 The Chalice and Chimes Page 10 ABOUT US Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Our Mission Statement The Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor is an historically liberal religious community, celebrating diversity and supporting spiritual growth and social responsibility in each child and adult. A Welcoming Congregation We welcome individuals and families of all religious upbringings, racial and ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations. We, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. A Green Sanctuary The UU Society of Bangor, recognized as a Green Sanctuary by the Unitarian Universalist Association, endeavors to incorporate care for the Earth into its worship and religious education while working to promote environmental justice and sustainable living. We covenant to affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part. Church Council: Eric Olson, Chair Will Seavey, Vice Chair Rosemary Parsons, Treasurer Robin Wood, Clerk Rebecca Anderson Tom Bickford Catherine Foxson Gayle Zydlewski Council meets at 6:30 PM on the third Wednesday of each month. UUSB Church Cancellation Guidelines In the case of bad weather, the most important thing is for everyone to be safe. Please do not travel to the UUSB for morning worship if you feel that doing so would be unsafe. UUSB may need to be cancelled due to no lights, no heat, no water, disasters, and other unforeseen circumstances. The decision to cancel worship and religious education will be made by Sue McKay, Rev. Drew Moeller and Laurie Cartier who will make such decision by 7:00 Sunday morning. An announcement will be put on the outgoing phone message of the church office ( ); announcements will also go out to the local network television and radio stations; if possible (power permitting), one will be sent out via , on the UUSB Facebook page, and posted on the UUSB website ( About Our Newsletter The Chalice and Chimes is published ten times a year (Sept-June). The deadline for submissions is the 20th day of each month. Contributions are solicited and should be sent to the Administrator/Editor at the church office. An reminder is sent out to all member and friends on the church s database mailing list when the newsletter has been posted to the church website, where it may be viewed or down-loaded. It is also available in paper format on the table by the sanctuary entrance and by US mail (request from the Church Office). Editorial Policy Articles submitted for publication in the Chalice & Chimes must strive to include, in an unbiased way, only that information that is consistent with the UU faith. Articles should deal with issues of a spiritual nature meant to inspire, encourage, educate, or inform. Although every effort will be made to be inclusive, the Editor reserves the right to determine which articles are accepted for publication. The Editor has the right to edit for space, availability, libelous remarks, or unwarranted personal attacks. The Editor also reserves the right to refuse any item that may affect our Tax Exempt Status. Newsletter Submittals Next Newsletter Deadline: November 20, 2018 at Noon Next issue is December We value your contributions and very much appreciate submittals. When sending contributions to The Chalice and Chimes: uubangor@gmail.com