Building the Oshkosh Community

Fellowship Dinners starting September 16

Third Wednesday of the month

5:30-7:30 p.m.

B'nai Israel Congregation Social Hall - 1121 Algoma Blvd. (NOTE - new location!)

Catered Dinner by Piloras (half a wrap, salad, chips, dessert)

Childcare will also be offered

The cost will be $7 for adults, and $4 for children

Sign up in the lobby of the Fellowship or email Fellowship Secretary, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

If you have any questions or comments about this event, please contact Kristin Bock at < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >.

Wednesday, March 17

Our program, "Dancing Away Demons," will investigate the spiritual aspects of belly-dancing and drumming. 
 
If you would like to attend, you can sign-up at the Appleton fellowship, or you can respond by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .   The sign-up deadline is March 14.  If you are interested in attending but are financially unable, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for discreet financial assistance.
 
If you have any questions or comments about this event, please contact Kristin Bock at < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >.
As always, we need volunteers for the "Sweet Service" crew.  If you would like to help make these events a success, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mark your calendars for upcoming events!
-  April 21  "Out of the Fiery Furnace: Jewish Americans, African Americans, and Representations of Suffering in Children's Literature" by Jodi Eichler-Levine of the UW Oshkosh Religious Studies department.  Summary:  Jewish Americans and African Americans-- including Jewish African Americans, since these two categories are not mutually exclusive-- have histories of suffering in America and abroad. How are these histories narrated in works for children and young adults? How are issues of memory and representations of suffering intertwined? How does suffering actually contribute to how minorities portray themselves as patriotic Americans?This talk focuses on depictions of Jews and African Americans in several contemporary works, with some nods to the history of children's literature and an emphasis on themes of suffering, memory, and the construction of American ethno-religious identities. Authors to be discussed include Julius Lester, Maurice Sendak, Sydney Taylor, and others.
 will give a talk on African American and Jewish Children's Literature

-  May 19  "Black Thursday Remembered: Race, Politics, and Campus Unrest in Northeast Wisconsin During the Late 1960s" by Stephen Kercher of the UW Oshkosh History department.  Summary: "Black Thursday Remembered" examines the little-known history of race relations in Northeast Wisconsin by recounting the events surrounding the November 1968 black student demonstrations at Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh.

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The Fellowship has over 70 members and friends who live in the Oshkosh area!  Over the years, members have expressed an interest in getting together in Oshkosh and to eventually offer a service in Oshkosh.  This process started in the spring of 2009, but we realize that it will take some time to fulfill our vision.   Building community is essential to success, so our first step is to offer a regular time for the Oshkosh folks to get together. 

This initiative is being led by four volunteers (the Oshkosh Leadership Team) and most of the work will be done by volunteers...so if you would like to get involved or have questions, please contact one of the Team members:

        Byran Bartow          This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 920-235-6748

        Jonathan Beuthin    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it      920-205-5475

        Michelle Kuhl           This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it          920-230-3858

        Jean Kwaterski        This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it        920-426-4125   
       
To be added to our Oshkosh e-mail list, please contact the FVUUF secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by calling 920-731-0849

You can also become a fan of the Oshkosh Satellite on Facebook here.

NOTE:  Upcoming Oshkosh events will be promoted on the Oshkosh e-mail list, on this website, in the Directions newsletter, on Facebook and in the weekly Orders of Service. 

For more information on the history and recommendations for the Oshkosh Satellite, see the May 8-9 sermon called “A Satellite?  In Oshkosh?  Now?” by the Rev. Roger Bertschausen that can be found here and read the more in depth Oshkosh Satellite Strategic Planning Recommendations.

For more information or to be added to the Oshkosh Satellite email list, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Check out the Oshkosh Carpool link. To log in type in Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Type in password: carpools. Click “sign in.” On the next screen, click on “UU Oshkosh Carpool.” Add your name to someone willing to drive or, if no one offered, as a new rider.

The Oshkosh Satellite was also featured in the April Directions newsletter here.