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Landscaping Proposal
The Grounds Committee is pleased to present a proposal for a Welcoming Entrance Garden. In keeping with the design of the church building and the values of the congregation, it is to be installed during Summer 2008 in time for our Fifty Years celebration in April 2009. The plan opens up the front entrance, includes a gathering place with seating for small group meetings, and more! Read or download the full report here.

Use New Search Engine to Help Centro Mayo
Jeanne Nakamura has registered our church at http://www.goodsearch.com. For every search by a user who selects our church, we will receive about a penny at the end of the year. To use Good Search, go to http://www.goodsearch.com, type “Unitarian” in the “Who do you search for” box, and click “verify”. Scroll down the drop-down list and select our Davenport church. This will be now be saved for each time you come back to the site and every search you do here will be counted towards our church’s account. Thanks for your support!

Social Justice Happenings

Join us once a month Fridays, 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary for a social justice movie, popcorn, and lemonade.

Watch the website and the mailing lists for announcement of the feature.

Commemorating the War

Progressive Action for the Common Good and Pax Christi is in the planning stage for several events to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. The main message this year is to honor the war dead and to educate the community about the economic consequences of the war. <More>

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Volunteers of the Month

Kudos to two of our Lay Ministers of the Month, Kathryn Allen and Kristen Bergen, for their efforts in putting together the 3rd Annual Environmental Film Festival. Three hundred gathered for a day of movies. We also recognize Diane Kinser for taking the recycling to the center, delivering donated bread to shelters, and helping with RE. Thanks to all three!

How to Know What’s Happening at the Unitarian Church

· Read the Quad City Unitarian, our biweekly newsletter. Visitors who sign the guest book are sent a few issues. Longer term visitors who aren’t ready to join the church can continue to receive the newsletter by subscribing.

· Visit our website www.qcuu.org to check the calendar, see who will be speaking at Forum, learn about events of interest and much more.

· Join the listserv qcuu-all. The qcuu-forums which can contain postings which are not as directly related to our church community. Email webmaster@qcuu.org if you would like to join either or both of these listservs.

· Come often, read the silent announcements in the bulletin and talk to people!

What is a Welcoming Congregation?

The Unitarian Church is a Welcoming Congregation for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) persons. The congregation became a Welcoming Congregation in 1994 ( ? ) after a period of study and reflection by congregation members.

The Unitarian Church fulfills its role as a Welcoming Congregation by offering GLBT persons a religious home free of discrimination and supporting GLBT events in the community. Quad Citians Affirming Diversity was an early project of the church. To learn more about this community initiative, www....

Iowa Court to rule on same-sex marriages
Email Rev. Roger Butts to discuss how you can impact efforts to recognize same sex marriages in Iowa.

Read Our Minister's QC Times editorial on Same-sex marriages: God on Diversity: "It is good."

YOUNG FAMILIES NETWORK

The Young Families Network is a new group in our community. We are a community based, Unitarian Church sponsored organization. We are open to all throughout the Quad Cities who consider themselves to be progressive young families. The intent is to provide social opportunities for people to meet and network. Our activities are usually oriented toward the entire family, but we have also been enjoying adult activities, ladies night out, and guys night out events. If you or anyone you know would be interested in finding out more about upcoming events contact the church using the number below.

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Opportunities at the Church

Services - 11:00 A.M.

Extra Parking: We have permission to use the parking lots next door at the bank and at PerMar on Sunday mornings. There is a paved sidewalk between their lots and ours, and our custodian keeps the path clear during inclement weather.

May 11^th The Prophetic Sisterhood (or the Iowa Sisterhood) and New Member Sunday: Barb Robinson, Worship Associate
This morning: Breakfast at the church!
At our service today, we visit the story of the prophetic sisterhood, a group of 19th century Unitarian women ministers who lived life on their own terms and whose faith was determined to be free. Theirs is a remarkable story of courage in the face of daunting challenges. They were ignored by the more conservative establishment in Boston, a men's club. They changed the way we do ministry, and think about ministry. In fact, now more than half of our UU ministers are women. And they were pioneers whose vision helped set a course for Unitarian and Universalists. We'll celebrate their spirit. They teach us--in our current context--about the idea of chosen family and about the idea of following one's passion. Join us!

May 18^th Senior High Sunday
Join us this Sunday for a service led by the Senior High youth.

Forum - 10:00 a.m.

May 11^th Doug McCollum: The Psychology of Hearing Loss.

The presentation will include information on why hearing loss is one of the most under-treated of all health conditions, and how this contributes to anxiety, depression, under-achievement, as well as other negative effects. There will be a demonstration of how different levels of hearing loss "sound" to people with normal hearing.

May 18^th Paul Ingram: Summer Reading
We will end the year of forums with a favorite presenter: Paul from Prairie Lights. As usual, he will come with boxes of books for us to peruse and perhaps buy, and he will delight us with his captivating reviews of many of them. Since he was not able to make his usual December visit, he will be reviewing a year's worth of books.

Coffee Hour - 12:00 p.m.

Downstairs in the Social Hall after the service

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