Sunday, November 26th:
Our guest speaker will be Randall Todd. Many of you have met Randall and his wife Eve at previous UU services. His topic will be "An Examimation of Alcohol and Alcoholism." Randall is speaking to us with nine years of experience as a substance abuse counselor at TDCJ. He has an undergraduate degree from SHSU and a master's in substance abuse counseling from the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, Ohio. He is currently enrolled at SHSU, working on a teaching certificate for high school social studies.

We often go to lunch together after the service on the 4th Sunday. On November 26 we will eat at Vernon's Kuntry Katfish on I-45 on the north edge of town. This restaurant has a promotion offering a discount to those who bring a church bulletin with them when they eat there on Sundays.

Huntsville Community Theatre:
Glenn and Kathy Payne are acting in and directing Love Letters, at the Walker Education Center on the first two weekends of November. A number of our fellowship have planned on attending the November 4th performance. Additional performances will be on November 10 and 11 at 7:30. Tickets are $8 at the door, and reservations are not necessary.

UU Christmas Party:
Mark your calendars now for our annual covered dish dinner at 6:00 on Saturday evening, December 23. Thanks to Anne and Kelley Sigler for once again inviting us to their home at 1321 Green Briar in Elkins Lake. From past experience we can say that a pleasant evening with great food and fellowship are guaranteed.

Other news:
Our Sunday morning attendance is averaging around 25, but it is not the same 25 each week. We are grateful for your participation and we welcome your attendance, whether you are present each Sunday or attend only occasionally, but many of us sometimes have a difficult time remembering each other by name. Kelley and Anne Sigler have been working on making name tags to help us become better acquainted. Ann Staples has created the logo.

Friends of UUA Phonathon:
The national UU organization has notified us that we may be individually contacted by phone for a pledge. Our local fellowship will be contributing $42 per member to the UUA Annual Program Fund, but this contribution and contributions from other congregations make up only 38% of the Association's budget annually. Previous individual donors will be contacted in January and April to renew their support, and individuals who have not previously given will be called in October and November.

Guest at Your Table fundraiser for the UU Service Committee:
Our fellowship will take a separate offering on December 10th for the UUSC. The UUSC does not receive funds from the UUA; instead, the bulk of the UUSC's support comes from individual UUs with additional support from congregations and foundations. The UUSC works internationally for human rights. An example is that the UUSC has been working with partners in Cuba for three years to improve health care systems for women and children. In 1999, the UUSC distributed nearly $400,000 to partners in the Kosovo region for relief efforts to aid women and children refugees. One project provides education services for refugee children. In 1996, UUSC helped to rebuild firebombed black churches in the South with UU volunteers as part of its ongoing workcamp program.

District Events:
Southwest UU Fall Leadership Conference: Nov. 10-12, Dallas Small Church Conference: Jan. 19-20, 2001, Carrollton
Women's Conference: Feb. 9-1, 2001
Spring Conference and Annual Meeting: April 20-22, 2001, Baton Rouge, LA

October and November newsletter editor: Roberta Krock kkrock@totalzone.com

December, January, February newsletter editor: Anne Sigler kasigler@lcc.net Please send any information for the next newsletter to Anne before Thanksgiving.