Huntsville Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship
Huntsville, Texas
Newsletter - March 2006
Huntsville UU Services
Sun. March 12: Our guest speaker will be deForest Ralph, a
long-time Unitarian who has been active at the Emerson Unitarian Church in Houston for many years.
He and his wife serve as the Co-chairs for Emerson's Partner Church Committee, working with a church
in Transylvania. Although semi-retired, he is a Chemical Engineering graduate of Rice University whose
professional career has been in the energy industry.
In his talk "Giants Upon Whose Shoulders We Stand," Mr. Ralph will look
at the lives, words, and deeds of four men who are of great importance to the development of the
basic tenets of Unitarianism. They are Jesus of Nazareth, John Huss, Martin Luther, and Frances David.
Sun. March 26: Our guest speaker will be Gwendolyn Thompson from the Bay
Area UU Church in Houston. In her talk "Waiting Develops Faith," Ms Thompson will explore how
waiting is an opportunity to develop self and a greater sense of faith.
Huntsville UU Women
The free study guide can be downloaded on the internet
from http://www.whatthebleep.com/guide/
Tues. March 7: The UU Women will join the Red Hat Society for lunch
at 11:30 at Martha's Bloomers in Navasota.
Meet Our Newest Member
Simone describes herself as a high-energy person who has tried a lot of different things. Besides raising two children, she and her husband owned a ranch and raised cattle and hay for l2 years. An RN with a specialty in geriatric nursing, she has worked in both hospital and nursing home settings. Simone has been widowed for three years, and her present interests are her three grandchildren (of course), travel, and reading.
Huntsville UU Newsletter Deadline: To submit news to the UU newsletter, e-mail Gail Phillips. Please have any news or announcements that you would like to have in this newsletter to the editor by the 20th of each month.
Annual Meeting
Officers
President: Carla McAdams Co-Vice Pres./ Program Chairs: Scott and Anita Plummer Treasurer: Lee Stringer Secretary/Membership Chair: Joan Stringer Immediate Past President: Karl Mahaffey Appointed Positions
Organist: Dixon Lichtenauer
Keyboardist: Sylvia DeVoss Co-Song Leaders: Melissa Templeton-Mahaffey, Beth Williamson, Dixon Lichtenauer Co-Reading Leaders: Ann Staples, Richard Lane Newsletter Editor: Gail Phillips Order of Service Editor: Roberta Krock Publicist: Stuart Williamson Hospitality Coordinator: Pam Johnson |