Northlake Adult Religious Education Workshops, Classes & Groups
Fall/Winter 2011
Covenenant Group — Daytime
| Dates: | 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Nov. 3 – Dec. 15 |
| Time: | 11:00am |
| Place: | Conference Room |
| Cost: | $10 suggested donation |
| Facilitator: | Rev. Marian Stewart |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
Covenenant Group — Evening
| Dates: | 1st & 3rd Thursdays, Nov. 3 – Dec. 15 |
| Time: | 7:00pm |
| Place: | Chapel Side Room |
| Cost: | $10 suggested donation |
| Facilitator: | Jim Mason |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
Covenant Groups are small groups that foster a deepening ofthe spirit and nurture a sense of community. They stimulate thinking. They make us examine our values. They help us share life experiences that shape who we are. Covenant Groups build trust, respect, and compassion.
For Your Family
| Dates: | Saturday, Jan. 14th; Saturday, Feb. 11th |
| Time: | 9:00am – 3:00pm |
| Place: | Chapel |
| Facilitators: | Carolyn Hayek and Rev. Marian Stewart |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
Planning for your older years is complicated. The first workshop will cover everything from power of attorneys, health care options, information gathering, to answering questions to help untangle the maze. The second workshop will cover end-of-life issues from what happens when you die to designing your own memorial service. These workshops are not only a gift to yourself and your family, they also make your wishes known, especially in times of stress.
Healthy Weight Management
| Dates: | Wednesday evenings. Oct. 26 – Dec. 14 |
| Time: | 7:00 – 8:00pm |
| Place: | Chapel Side Room |
| Cost: | $8 suggested donation |
| Facilitator: | Pat Tuton |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
After almost two years under the fabulous leadership of Pat Tuton, several members ofthe Weight Loss Support Group report amazing results. So we are reinventing ourselves and invite you to join us for support as you lose, gain, or maintain previous weight loss. Our new name more accurately reflects our new emphases: Healthy Weight Management. Our class will have a mix ofsharing ideas, issues and suggestions, and a weekly short lecture.
Life Stories Workshop
| Dates: | Monday evenings, Oct. 17 – Dec. 19 |
| Time: | 7:00 – 8:30pm |
| Place: | Chapel Side Room |
| Cost: | $10 suggested donation |
| Facilitator: | Jim Mason |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
What would you want your great-grandchildren to know about your life? The goal of the workshop will be to have each partipipant write down their own life story so that future generations of your family or friends will know more about you. We’ll work through some of life’s important milestones: childhood and family, education, career, relocation, relationships, love, death and illness. We’ll do some sharing of our work, but that will be completely voluntary. I think that listening to each others’ stories will be inspirational and may also trigger some memories ofour own. We’ll really be creating this workshop together as we go!
We’ll have homework assigned each week to try to keep the creative flow going. If you decide to attend this workshop, please bring with you to the first workshop a written description of your earliest childhood memory - the very first one you can clearly remember. It is very important that you take the time to write this down.
Book Discussion Group
| Dates: | 4th Tuesdays |
| Time: | 6:30 – 8:30pm |
| Place: | Minister’s Office or Conference Room |
| Facilitators: | Kat Morrell ( ) and Suzanne Grogan ( ) |
| Sign-up: | send e-mail to . Include class title, your name and phone number. |
Lively discussion of a different book each month. Books are selected by the Book Group members.
Lunch Bunch with the Minister
| Dates: | Tuesdays (almost every week, check calendar) |
| Time: | Noon – 1 :15pm |
| Place: | Conference Room |
Bring your lunch and get ready for conversation. Sometimes discussion is subject oriented, other times it is free-flowing. Hardly a lunch goes by without a laugh or two.
Men’s Group
| Dates: | 1st & 3rd Saturdays |
| Time: | 9:00am – 11:00am |
| Place: | Offsite |
| Coordinator: | Steve Rosen ( ) |
This is not your ordinary Men’s Group. Not many rules — just be your authentic self. Men of all ages are welcome! Breakfast included.
Open Meditation Group
| Dates: | 1st & 3rd Tuesdays |
| Time: | 7:00 – 8 :15pm |
| Place: | Minister’s Office |
All are invited, whether you’re an experienced meditator or just interested The group is intended to be flexible and accommodating to people’s needs. It will be a time to center ourselves, to take a breakfrom our busy lives, to look within in silence. There’s great power and support in a group of people meditating together, so you’re warmly invited to join in, and see if it works for you.
Seamsters Union
| Dates: | 3rd Mondays |
| Time: | 7:00 – 8:30pm |
| Place: | Adams Hall |
| Shop Steward: | Kathy Bean ( ) |
A very crafty group. Mostly quilters but all who work with fabric and thread are welcome. In addition to monthly meetings, occasional all-day Saturday workdays are held. Bi-annual retreats are a highlight.
Seniors & Friends Lunch Bunch
| Dates: | 2nd Wednesdays at Noon |
| Time: | Noon – 1:30pm |
| Place: | Adams Hall |
| Shop Steward: | Ann Rotermund ( ) |
Bring your lunch and enjoy good company. A program is planned each month, usually a slide presentation of members' excursions around the world.
Film Discussions
| Dates: | monthly TBD |
A big-name film will be shown either in its entirety or in excerpts. Discussion grounded in our UU values will follow. Attendance recommended. Popcorn optional.
Pysanky Egg Decorating
| Dates: | TBD |
| Facilitator: | Kat Morrell |
A hands-on workshop that teaches painting eggs in the beautiful Pysanky tradition. No previous skill necessary. All are welcome.
Rise Up and Call Her Name
| Dates: | TBD |
Another offering in our popular series of women’s spirituality classes. Details soon.