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1 Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano OUR VISION: We will become a dynamic and nurturing religious community that celebrates our human diversity, supports lifelong spiritual growth, and acts for compassion and justice in the larger community. December East Parker Road Plano, TX Fax: cuuc-office@ Website: CommunityUU Church.org Editor: Ian Rule webguru@ Typical Sunday 9:15 a.m. Inquirer s Class (1st Sunday of each month) 10:30-11:45 a.m. Worship Religious Education for Children and Youth; Nursery Childcare 11:45 a.m. Coffee and Conversation Inside this issue: Patrick s Ponderings 2 President s Corner 3 Women s Alliance 5 REactions Religious Education at CUUC 6 December Sunday Services Saturday, December 3rd, 11:00 am. Worship Service in Memory of Nancy Murphey. Come share in celebrating the life of one of our founding members. Reception following. December 4: Occupy Christmas Before It Occupies You, Rev. Patrick Price. December 11: "The Nativity - a Retelling", DRE Kathy Smith. Our annual holiday pageant will be a retelling of the Christmas story from a Unitarian Universalist perspective. Join us to weave angels, animals, shepherds and babies into a joyous celebration of the metaphorical (rather than the literal) story of the baby Jesus. December 18: Annual Yuletide Service. This multigenerational, interactive service uses ritual, stories, and song to weave together Yule, Hanukah and Christmas holidays from three of our six UU sources, Rev. Patrick Price. December 24: 3:00 PM - Christmas Eve Service for Families is a lively, participatory service of familiar carols and rounds, beautiful descants and bells, readings and stories of the season. Adults, youth, families, children of all ages all are welcome. Please bring mittens, gloves, hats and scarves to go to the Samaritan Inn shelter. Brief refreshments following the service. 6:00 PM - Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols Candlelight Service led by the Rev. Patrick Price. Please bring canned goods for local food pantries. December 25: Rev. Patrick Price and DRE Kathy Smith. You won't want to miss this witty version of A (Modern) Christmas Carol, a two-person readers' theatre (albeit with 6 roles) that will bring a light-hearted yet meaningful message for all ages during this Christmas Day service. Sunday, January 1st, :30 AM New Year s Day A Question Box Sermon and Hymn Sing Rev. Patrick Price. Children s Game Day. Social Action News 8 Literary Ladies Book Club 9 Service Auction 10 Finance 11

2 Page 2 December 2011 Staff Patrick s Ponderings The Reason for the Season Minister Rev. Patrick Price Office: revpprice@ Director of Religious Education Kathy Smith dre@ Director of Music Christopher Wolff cuucmusic@att.net Church Secretary Connie Meints Office: cuuc-office@ Church Bookkeeper Brandy Nabors Special Addresses Board of Trustees board@ Strategic Planning Committee planning@ Years ago, a church near my home had a sign which said, "Hope is the reason for the season." Over the years, in the lead up to Christmas and the holiday season my attitude has shifted from amusement, to "Bah! Humbug!" to appreciation. At first it struck me as sentimentally quaint. Then as I yearly encounter the difficulties that seem to multiply or just be more stark in affecting the lives of church folks, family and friends, Death, difficulty and darkness also come for the holidays. With our ongoing economic uncertainties and global concerns there is plenty of darkness to go around. As one Occupy Wall Street protester commented, we feel that the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off. Darkness and struggle and death are important parts of our human reality. They have much to teach us and they cannot be denied or avoided for very long, but, we all have limits as to how much we can deal with. Sometimes I find myself muttering resentfully, "Great! Another growth opportunity. Just what I needed." Unfortunately we cannot exchange these "gifts" from the Universe for a better size or color. So are we left with our pain, and faith, and hope. For Unitarian Universalists our hope is not naive wish fulfillment, but an honest optimism based on a deep faith that we are inherently unique and worthy beings, that we are not alone and that the universe ultimately has meaning. Faith is not based on proof, but on those things we know to be true in the absence of proof. Therefore, I cannot give you proof for having hope, only that we do, and must have it. We need light most when we are in the dark, and faith is the certainty that we have a candle and matches and, if we can only lay our hands on them, we have hope of not being lost in the dark. However it is we who individually understand and symbolize our sources of hope. Whether it is the Christ child, or God's grace though the Hanukah miracle, or the death and return of the Solar year, we all experience our hope through the particular and concrete: a card, a gift, an embrace, a song, a candle in the window. This is the reason for the importance for both human connection and traditions. This is why I am continually thankful for the kindness and support I have gotten and continue to receive in my life, and for that which I see shared generously in our congregations and in our larger community. So this season is not about parties or mindless frivolity and good times, and we should not feel additionally burdened by guilt because we are not "in the holiday spirit." This season is, in fact, a reminder that we have life in the midst of death, and light in the midst of darkness. It is about the possibility of joy in the midst of sorrow and pain. It is a reminder to us as Unitarian Universalists, that all people, including ourselves, are inherently worthy expressions of the Holy and not alone. And in turn we are obligated to share this message of hope in many real ways with others. As great as our own desire is to withdraw and protect our tiny spark, we are, to each other, the bearers of this light and hope. We are the Magi, we are the flask of oil, we are the ones who sing the light back into being for each other. Together we blow bright the embers (continued on page 4)

3 December 2011 Page 3 The President s Corner Tom Reid What Is Our Mission? (And Why Should We Care, Anyway?) You may remember in last month s column, I was talking about not being alone in the UU World, that we are part of a larger set of networks including the North Texas Association of UU Societies (NTAUUS) and the Southwest UU Conference (SWUUC). Last weekend the Community Church Board of Trustees, Minister and DRE attended a SWUUC conference in Glen Rose, TX. We chose to attend the same workshop track entitled, Examining Your Mission Field: Demographic and Cultural Study Tools. So what does that mean? Here s a bit about what it was and what it wasn t. First, I discovered that there are lots of mission statements out there among UU Churches! As a leader in our workshop stated they often begin with something like We are a welcoming and diverse group of loving people dedicated to make the world a better place.yada yada. Here s ours Community Unitarian Universalist Church is a congregation of welcoming, diverse, caring, and committed people. We provide an atmosphere and framework for examining spiritual questions individually and communally; serve by enriching the spirit through words, music, and fellowship; and educate all ages by promoting ethics, a sense of morality and the pursuit of personal and shared truths. We work together to make our world a more compassionate, just, and respectful place. Not bad, but thank goodness this workshop was not about rewriting Mission Statements. We examined whether our church is serving who we want to serve. Are we being who we want to be? Further, are the ways we re doing the service the most effective use of our resources? Sometimes I wonder if we know who we are -- do we understand the basic demographics about the people in our congregation and the surrounding neighborhood? Do we know how to reach people who are most likely to become members? How can we provide the services needed by our neighbors? Here comes the good part the new 2010 census data is available and has already been crunched for church use, at least in a preliminary way. When the BOT went to this most recent workshop, partly because we were the largest group in attendance, the illustrations chosen were from zip codes around our church! How about that for a fortuitous event? Well, we need to refine our investigation and do some digesting of the available data ourselves. Who better, I ask, than the many data analysts in our own midst? Elected Officers President Tom Reid (13) president@ Past President Sarah Reiling (12) Vice President Programs Cyn Blanco (12) Treasurer Janice Hildenbrand (13) Secretary Gail Battista (12) Facilities Dick Hildenbrand (13) Communications Ian Rule (12) Personnel Sandy Farlow (12) entire Board board@ Trustees meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Founders Hall. Members, friends and visitors are always welcome. Therefore I m asking for a couple of volunteers to participate with our minister and a few Board Members to do some preliminary data analysis about our church neighborhood and a few of the census tracts where congregants live and where we are delivering community service. me at president@communitychurch.org or call me up. (Continued on page 4)

4 Page 4 December 2011 Worship Programs worship@ Joan Mortensen (13) Sunday Services Elena Westbrook Ushers Coordinator Anita Van Ouwerkerk Interior Arts Lexie McGrane Caring Committee Cyn Blanco North Texas Association of Unitarian Universalist Societies (NTAUUS) CUUC Representatives NTAUUS@communityuuc hurch.org, Celeste Kennedy Grace Morrison (Continued from page 3) The President s Corner After we get a better sense of demographics about our church catchment area, then we revisit our Mission.no, not that one. In fact, I want us to look at the issue of Church Mission in a whole new way. Our existing Mission Statement is just wonderful and it took a lot of time to craft and refine. But there may be a new way to look at what we are doing and reconsider if it is what we want to do. For example, how much of our resources should we devote to our existing members, to prospective members and how much to community service? Are the services we are delivering both inside and outside the church effective, efficient, and the ones we say we want to deliver? Not enough worship? More adult and children s RE programs? Different community service projects? These are the questions! Listening to representatives from other congregations and from regional leadership is always so stimulating as it leads me to realize how well we are doing in our community but also how much more creative we could be in the process of serving people more efficiently. The Board is having a great time doing this work and we want you to catch some of the energy. By the time you read this you will already have heard more about it at the Fall Congregational Meeting and from the buzz in the hallways. So what s next after some data analysis? No long arduous planning process is needed because we already know what our values are; review the Seven Principles if you ve forgotten! The refocused issues are: Who are we serving? Whom do we want to serve? Are we doing things right and doing the right things? So in closing, here s a twist on an old favorite children s poem: Here is the church, There is no steeple, There are no doors. The Church is the people. See you in Church! TR (Continued from page 2) Patrick s Holiday Ponderings of our souls, and cup the flames of each other's hearts against the winds of despair. We are the ones who spark the light at the end of another s tunnel. Together on this road of struggle and hope let us kindle and carry our festival lights through the shadows of the valley of death, remembering that the reason for the season is indeed hope. Bright blessings be upon you and all people of good will, through this season and the coming New Year. Peace, Patrick.

5 December 2011 Page 5 HO-HO-HO WOMEN'S ALLIANCE HOLIDAY PARTY Ho-Ho-Ho! It s that time of year again. Get out your festive holiday togs and join the Women s Alliance on December 10 th at 2:00 pm at the home of Angela Gentz for our annual seasonal get-together. The address for the festivities is 5419 Castleview Lane, Garland, Scour through your hoard of items suitable for re-gifting. (You know all those presents you haven t used but liked too much to get rid of?) or bring a $10.00 wrapped gift for our annual gift exchange. Bring goodies to share and some seasonal attitude! Call or angelaolivergentz@yahoo.com for more information. Simple Living Chalice Circle Meeting time and place The next meeting will be Saturday morning December 10, at 11:00, at Ona Tannehill s home. Theme/topic Learning together to live deliberately. We are currently reading Voices of Insight, edited by Sharon Salzberg. Service Project We presented the Sunday service and the hospitality hour on November 27. Facilitator Ona Tannehill. simpleliving@. Social Action Programs UUsInAction@ communityuuchurch.org Community Harvest Garden Samaritan Inn (Monthly dinner) Plano Make a Difference Day Plano Food Pantries Love Where You Live MLK Celebration Dallas Area Interfaith CityHouse New Orleans Rebirth Program Annual Holiday Sing Friday, December 2 nd The First Friday Folksingers invite everyone to join them for their 22 st Annual Holiday Sing on Friday, December 2nd at 8 PM at the home of Gail and Charlie Battista, 600 Homewood Drive, Plano, TX Come gather round the fireplace to welcome the holiday season by playing and singing the songs of the holiday. All voices, instruments and listeners are welcome. A piano is available. Bring a festive snack to share. Seasonal beverages both adult and soft will be provided. Chalice Circle Simple Living simpleliving@ Ona Tannehill Please call Gail and Charlie Battista at for more informa- tion and to RSVP to let them know you ll be coming. Childcare is not available.

6 Page 6 December 2011 Religious Education Director of Religious Education Kathy Smith dre@ REactions!! Updates - Announcements - News What s Going On For Children & Youth Quotes to Live By: It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Unitarian and Transcendentalist~ Religious Education Board reboard@ Chairperson Amanda Miller (13) Greg Hoare Dawn Graham Bill Branch Laura Eckert Young Religious Unitarian Universalists yruu@ Coordinator Robin Coulonge Happy Holidays! I hope that your Thanksgiving was wonderful and you are looking forward to the winter holidays. I often hear from busy parents that December would be wonderful, except for all the things that demand their attention, time and money. But the busy-ness that *is* December for so many families is a yearly reminder. Do your rituals and traditions reflect your deepest values? Do you use weekends in December to run from store to store, place to place? Or do you have a plan to build memories and values in your children that will sustain them emotionally and spiritually throughout their lives? Does the heart of the holidays center on what really matters to you? I hope so. My wish for all of you is for a rich, loving, meaningful, and blessedly peaceful holiday season. My hope is that the December programs at Community UU Church add to the richness, meaning and depth of the season. May it be so, amen, and blessed be. In faith, Kathy This Year Our Sanctuary Tree will feature the highlights of 2011 as reflected in our lives. NEW this year Once the tree is up, the RE Board invites church families to add one beautiful, special ornament to our tree that symbolizes something special about this year in your family s life birth, graduation, travel, hobby or passion. Families can be any size or shape. All families are welcome. You need not have young children to be counted as a family and yes, those of us who live by ourselves are families in our own right. Tags will be available to identify your ornament so that you can reclaim it in January. Time will be provided during each worship service in December to add your ornament to our tree. We hope that this will bring additional joy and meaning to our tree this season. (continued on page 7)

7 December 2011 Page 7 REactions! (continued from page 6) Holiday Pageant Worship Service This year s pageant and worship service will be centered around the Christmas Nativity story we will have Mary and Joseph, wise men and innkeepers, shepherds and angels and animals and stars, woven through the elements of our weekly Unitarian Universalist worship service. Most parts are just a few lines long and there are also many non-speaking parts available. Please let me know if your child is interested in participating. Parts will be assigned the first week of December and our first rehearsal will be Sunday, December 4, after the worship service. There will be two opportunities to rehearse during the week before the pageant (Wednesday evening and Saturday morning) speaking parts should plan to be at one or both. There will be a final dress rehearsal on Sunday, December 11, at 9 a.m. For many children (and families), a part in the annual church holiday pageant is one of the rituals that adds depth and meaning to the holiday, while providing many wonderful memories over the years. I hope that your children will participate and whether they participate or not, I hope that your family will enjoy this multi-generational holiday service. Vespers (family-friendly) and RE Props Night Wednesday, December 7, will be a night with several activities for families: a family-friendly vespers service of music and reflection, a rehearsal for the pageant, and an RE Props night devoted to finishing costumes and props for the pageant. Vespers is 6:45-7 p.m., rehearsal 7-8, and RE Props Night 7-9 (come for all or part of it!). Children s Playgroup is taking the month of December off, but will return the first Friday in January. In faith, Kathy Family Events at Community Church in November Sun. 12/4 Worship/Religious Education classes, 10:30 a.m., Pageant Rehearsal 12-1 Wed. 12/7 Vespers (family-friendly!) at 6:45, followed by RE Props Night and Pageant Rehearsal at 7 p.m. Sat. 12/10 Pageant Rehearsal 10-11:30 a.m., Room F Sun. 12/11 Guest at Your Table ends, Holiday Pageant Multi-Generational Service (dress rehearsal 9 a.m., pageant 10:30 a.m.) Sun. 12/18 Yuletide Multi-Generational Service Sat. 12/24 Family Christmas Eve Service 3 p.m., Candlelight Service 6 p.m. Sun. 12/25 A Christmas Carol Multi-Generational Service Sun. 1/1 RE Games Day (no regular classes) Where in the UU World is our DRE? I can be reached by or cell phone ( ) from Wednesday to Sunday. I take my Sabbath time from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon. Non-emergency messages received during that time will be answered Wednesday morning. I am in the office on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, or by appointment during other times. From December 26 to January 1, I will be at the Southeast Winter Institute in Miami (SWIM). I will return phone and messages during that time but responses may take longer than usual. Fellowship Group Bridge Group bridge@ Clint Burleson Circle Suppers circlesuppers@ Diana Behannesey Friday Flicks flicks@ Alice Mayo First Friday Folksingers folksingers@ Charlie Battista Outdoor Adventure outdooradventure@ Dick Hildenbrand Hospitality Committee Cheri Remily Women s Alliance women@ Barb Salvo Celeste Kennedy

8 Page 8 December 2011 Program Board programs@ Vice President Programs Cyn Blanco (12) Religious Education Amanda Miller (13) Membership Jay Hall (13) Worship Joan Mortensen (13) Social Action Nelah McComsey (12) Fellowship Lexie McGrane (12) Adult Enrichment Clifton Rule (12) Adult Enrichment Adult Education adultre@ Celeste Kennedy EarthSpirit earthspirit@ Janie McDermott Men s Fellowship men@ John Elder Social Action News World AIDS Day Observance Community UU will be hosting a special World AIDS Day candlelight vigil and ceremony on Thursday, December 1 st at 7:00 pm followed with a reception. This year the world has reflected on the past 30 years and how AIDS has impacted the world we live in. This year, C.U.R.E. will present the AIDS Memorial Quilt with a ceremony of healing and hope in the tradition of years past with a community gathering to remember the people lost to AIDS and to enhance respect and dignity for the HIV/AIDS community. Our ceremony will include the dedication of new panels created by family and friends of a loved one lost to AIDS. The new panels will be presented to The Names Project Foundation to be included as part of the nationally acclaimed AIDS Memorial Quilt. December Toy Drive for Children s We will conduct our toy drive for Children s Medical Center again this year. Please bring a small stuffed animal and place it in the white mesh container in the church foyer. For health reasons, the stuffed animals must be brand new (no gently used, please) and they would like to have some with embroidered features (eyes, nose, mouth) since those can go to kids who are younger than 3 years. These toys are given to children who are about to undergo surgery at Children s. Care Packages for Family Promise We are continuing our drive for Family Promise supplies. Please bring personal items such as shower gel, shampoo & conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, tissues, and laundry soap these will be placed into Care packages for homeless and transitioning families. (Family Promise is an agency that works with local churches to support families experiencing homelessness.) Covenant Group sign up continues until December 18th following Sunday Worship and on line. Groups begin meeting in January Welcoming a Guest at Your Table! We re finishing up our Guest at Your Table program! Bring in your Guest at Your Table box with your check inside on December 11! Checks should be made payable to the UUSC. Don t forget: if you contribute $100 or more, the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock will again double your donation! If you have any questions, please contact Janet Beldin, our in-house UUSC representative.

9 December 2011 Page 9 Literary Ladies Book Club. Literary Ladies Book Club hosts a book swap, Sunday, December 4 during coffee hour. Bring books you re ready to share and take some new selections home with you. The Dec. 13th discussion is Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure by Michael Chabon. It is a "swashbuckling adventure" set in the kaganate of Khazaria (now southwest Russia) around AD 950. It follows two Jewish bandits who become embroiled in a rebellion and a plot to restore a displaced Khazar prince to the throne. Wikipedia We ll meet at Lexie McGrane s home. Contact Lexie at lexiemcgrane@gmail.com by Friday, Dec. 9 if you plan to attend. This group meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7 9 p.m. and welcomes women members and friends of Community UU Church. January s discussion will be on short stories and poems we have found over the year and enjoyed. Committee on Ministry Ona Tannehill, Chair Bev Fleming Gary Sharpsteen Leadership Development Committee nomcom@ ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The Mission of the Adult Religious Education Program is to nurture and stimulate the religious and personal growth of the adult church community. We offer a varied and cohesive program within the context of the living Unitarian Universalist tradition and principles. We provide a range of classes with video and discussions. These classes can be of interest to persons age 12 and up and are held on weekday evenings throughout the year. Check our website for flyers and more information on the Adult Religious Education classes and instructors. All Classes Begin at 7 pm. Childcare is available Seana Saxon (13) Stephanie James (13) Andra Garcia (14) Alice Mayo (14) Lolisa Laenger John Elder Gary Sharpsteen December 2011 Vespers Service, Wednesday Evenings, 6:45-7:00 PM, December 7th and 14th only Meditation December 5 and 12 Capital Improvement Committee Bill Daffinee, Chair Faith Development December 1 and 8 Adventures in Religion December 1 and 8 Coming in January: Pragmatism from Jay Dowling Diabetes Education from Lexie McGrane And the return of Meditation Faith Development Adventures in Religion

10 Page 10 December 2011 UU Website Links Community Unitarian Universalist Church CommunityUU- Church.org UUA Unitarian Universalist Association UUSC Unitarian Universalist Service Committee SWUUC Southwest District NTAUUS Community Website Links Collin County Interfaith Outreach/pai.htm Habitat for Humanity South Collin County TX (Habitat for Humanity SCCTX) Habitat ReStore of SCCTX Third Annual NTAUUS Recognition Awards! Let us celebrate and honor our leaders! Call for Nominations for the NTAUUS Recognition Awards deadline is Dec. 9th, Details and Nomination forms: January 21, 2012 NTAUUS Awards Luncheon; Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff; 3839 W. Kiest Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75233; (214) * The Marty Robinson Award for Volunteers * * Ruth Clark Award for Staff Members * * Robert Raible Award for Ministers * We need your nominations of the heros from our congregation. We have many good potential candidates who volunteer/work for Community UU Church. They need someone to Nominate them. Go to the church website, Member's Portal, NTAUUS, scroll to bottom of the material. The Call for Nominations Letter with the judging criteria and the Award Nomination Form will be found there - or on the NTAUUS website. Nominations are due by Friday, Dec. 9! Check with Celeste Kennedy, NTAUUS Rep, or Grace Morrison, NTAUUS Alt. Rep., if you need more information. Service Auction Save the date January 28 Our theme this year is Fabulous Fifties. Come prepared to relive those exciting days of yesteryear. Okay, Okay, for some of you this will be the first time! We will have prizes for the best table decoration and best costume, too. Of course, the most exciting part of the evening is the Auction. Back again this year is the Jerry Fleming Super Bowl party, hosted by Tom Reid. Since the Super Bowl is the week after the Auction, why not put them both on your calendar now. What could be better than watching the game with your buddies and munching on snacks someone else made? You don t want to miss out on all the fun. Come to the auction prepared to bid on Tom s party! Everyone will want to donate something to make this the best Service Auction ever. If you want to donate the same item or service as in previous years, just note it on the form. The information about your donation is stored and can be easily accessed. You don t have to fill out the entire form. The Service Auction Donation Form and the Reserve Your Place form are on the What s going on page of our website along with a list of the donations for the live and silent auctions. There will also be a table in Founder s Hall each Sunday with paper forms and real live people to answer your questions. Look for the balloons! As you go about your routine in the coming weeks, please ask the business you frequent to make a donation to the Service Auction. We need coupons from Restaurants, hair dressers, nail salons, and other local businesses. This is a great way for them to get exposure to new customers and create goodwill in the community. Forms for soliciting donations are available at the Service Auction table in Founder s Hall. We are looking forward to the best party of the year be there or be square!

11 The financial information below is from our Profit and Loss Statement for October Offering Income Actual Budgeted December 2011 Page 11 Finance Finance Committee Janice Hildenbrand - Chair Pledged Offering $12, $16, Loose Offerings/Basket $1, $1, New Pledges $ $ Total Offering Income $14, $17, Janie McDermott Clifton Rule Gail Battista Finance Committee. October showed a total income under budget of $5,093 primarily due to pledges falling behind budgeted amounts. Expenses in total were under budget by $2,762, resulting in a net income of $2,331 under budget. Net income for the first five months is still in deficit by $6,093. Statements will be sent out this month so members can review their pledges for accuracy. Please check if you are behind in your pledge. We are also looking at opportunities to bring in income from other sources. One way is to check if your company matches donated funds or offers cash incentives to employees who are active in community service such as church activities. We have got to work together to make this a successful year. Janice Hildenbrand, Treasurer Income & Expense Report October, 2011 Income YTD 2011/2012 BUDGET o/o Total BUDGET Offering Income $14, $ 88, $229, Fund Raisers , , Building Usage 1, , , Misc. Income 1, , , Total Income $17, $111, $300, Expense Administration $ 3, $ 17, $ 40, Program/Worship 2, , , Religious Education 4, , , Facilities 5, , , Income generating , , Stewardship Committee $$@ Ian Rule Chair Rebecca Timmons Ty Hall Judith Boyle Janie McDermott Judith Boyle Investment Committee investment@ Carol Wise ( 10) Grace Morrison ( 11) Nelah McComsey Ministry 6, , , Denomination , Payroll Expenses Total Expenses $22, $118, $311, Net Income/(Loss) $ (3,972.72) $ (6,115.95) $ (11,601.84) We received a check from the Albertsons Community program for $20.04 for the months of May thru July, Thanks to all of you that use this program.

12 Page 12 December 2011 Staff Office Hours Minister - The Rev. Patrick Price Monday is the Minister s Sabbath (renewal time) available for emergencies only Tuesday - Thursday 12:00 Noon - 4:00 pm Friday is for reflection, study and writing. Other times by appointment. Please contact Rev. Price for appointments and scheduling information. Director of Religious Education - Kathy Smith Wednesday and Thursday 1:00-5:00 PM, other times by appointment. Music Director - Kelley Poché Rodriguez Church Secretary - Connie Meints [Church office closed on Monday] Tuesday 9am - 3pm Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm Thursday 9am - 2:30pm Friday 9am - Noon The church office will be closed Tuesday, December 27th thru Tuesday, January 3rd. The Community News The Community News is distributed to Members and Friends of this church. Visitors who complete a visitor card receive issues for three months. To continue receiving issues, sign the Welcome Back book on each visit. Others may subscribe for an annual donation of $ The editor encourages and appreciates submissions and ontime submissions are especially delightful. The Community News is published once a month. articles to newsletter@ Please include your name on any news item submitted for The Community News. Deadline for the January newsletter submissions: December 9th, Submit to newsletter@. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano 2875 E. Parker Rd. Plano, TX Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Plano, TX Permit No. 701 Address service requested.