Prairie UU Society, 2010 Whenona Drive, Madison WI 53711–4843 (608) 271-8218 admin@uuprairie.com Located off the south frontage road (West Beltline Hwy Rd.) near the Seminole Hwy exit. PRAIRIE FIRE BULLETIN "As the prairie stretches out until it becomes one with the sky, let us reach out to touch and be one with the natural world and with one another." November 6, 2008 In this issue: -calendar -programs The Prairie Fire Bulletin is a calendar- only newsletter that is published by Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society on the 6th of every month. The full featured Prairie Fire is published on the 21st of every month. View past issues at www.uuprairie.org Contact Us: Minister Rev. Ralph Tyksinski minister@uuprairie.org 873-6041 Youth Coordinator Rebecca Malke-Eliganti youthcoordinator@uuprairie.org 695-3435 Editor/Administrator Kate Liu admin@uuprairie.org 271-8218 President Rachel Long 608-328-4899 PRAIRIE CALENDAR Saturday, November 8, 2008 9:00 am - WOW meets for a breakfast potluck at Prairie. Sunday, November 9, 2008 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal. 10:00 am service - "Mending Fences, Building Bridges," presented by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski. 10:00 am - RE Service Sunday. Kids will be raking leaves. Please bring rakes! 11:45 am - Fall Parish Meeting and potluck lunch. 7:00 pm - Meditation. Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:00 pm - Final Choices workshop series, last session. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Green Committee meets at 6:30 pm at Prairie. Remember to take your online personal "green" assessment at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2fhbmT2Kd06dnP_2bJTbN4rUg_3d_3d Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:30 am - Prairie's "Pretty Good Pancake Breakfast" fund raiser. Sunday, November 16, 2008 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal. 9:00 am - RE Committee meets in Gr. 1-3 classroom. 10:00 am service - "Facing Death," presented by Jean Feraca. 12:00 noon - Prairie Book Club meets to discuss Defying Hitler: A Memoir. 7:00 pm - Meditation. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:00 - Program Committee meets at Prairie. Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:00 pm - Movie Group meets to view "In a Lonely Place." Bring snacks to share. Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:00 am - noon: UU Blood drive at First Unitarian Society. Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal. 10:00 am service - Intergenerational Thanksgiving Service, presented by the Religious Education committee. 7:00 pm - Meditation. Upcoming Programs Sunday, November 9 “Mending Fences, Building Bridges,” presented by Ralph Tyksinski, Consulting Minister. Following the results of the November 4 election for President, it will be my task to address how we can begin "binding up the wounds" of the country inflicted from the political battles that have been waged in the past eighteen months. We explore how people with differing political beliefs and people with different religious faiths and beliefs can live together in a free society. Sunday, November 16 “Facing Death,” presented by Jean Feraca. All of us face death, both the death of loved ones and of ourselves. It’s a universal. Facing death is usually difficult, but it is also often life-changing in a very positive way. In her recent book I Hear Voices: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Radio, author and Wisconsin Public Radio host Jean Feraca shares her experiences in facing the death of two close family members - her brother and her mother. They are moving essays. Jean will speak about some of these experiences and read excerpts from those essays during our November 16 service called “Facing Death.” We can look forward to a service that will contain both humor and insight. One might even be able to take away some pointers. As always, there will be time at the end of the service to ask questions and share experiences. Sunday, November 23 Intergenerational Thanksgiving Service: A Global Banquet; presented by the Religious Education Committee. This service will include a potluck brunch. Think about dishes you may wish to share, from your own ethnic heritage or another that you appreciate. Input Deadlines: Calendar items and program descriptions are due on the 1st and 15th of each month. Feature articles for the full Prairie Fire are due on the 15th of each month. Please send to Kate Liu at admin@uuprairie.org or call 271-8218. Prairie Web Sites: Society Home Page www.uuprairie.org News Group http://groups.yahoo. com/group/prairie news/ Views http://groups.yahoo. com/group/prairie views/ Social Action http://socialaction. madisonwi.us Humanist Union http://humanist. madisonwi.us