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Spring Retreat March 6-7, 2009 Starts at 6:00 p.m. on March 6 and ends in the late afternoon on March 7 Facilitator: Rev. Roger Bertschausen Roger will lead our annual spring retreat. The retreat will take place off-site. Stay tuned for more information about the retreat, including its theme. Play with Clay Saturday, March 7; 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM Facilitator: Carolyn Hawk Participants: Min. 5 /Max. 10 Looking for an afternoon of pure fun and creative expression? This is the program for you! We will create clay vessels and sculptures. Carolyn will bring her potter’s wheel for experimentation and will fire complete works to be returned to participants later. No artistic talent or experience is necessary. Carolyn Hawk is a member of the Fellowship, has been doing pottery for several years, and has taught this class multiple times for Fellowship members and friends. She has expertly guided the novice and the more experienced potter in creating unique and personal pieces. Fellowship Connections Tuesday, March 17; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Facilitator: Marie Murton Participants: Min. 5 /Max. 15 This class is for all who wish to develop deeper connections to the Fellowship community. You will have an opportunity to have a Covenant Group experience and also learn about our Social Action Group, Small Groups and other Fellowship offerings. If you are not sure how to get involved, this is the class for you! Marie Murton is the Membership Coordinator at the Fellowship. Introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Understanding People and Paths Tuesdays, March 10, 17, 24 & 31; 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Facilitator: Mark Marnocha, PhD Participants: Min. 5 /Max. 20 Are you wondering how to understand different approaches within the family or the workplace? Do you have a child in the Coming of Age program? Are you going through personal changes and trying to understand yourself? If so, you might find more information about the Myers-Briggs typology to be useful. Complete the test before this course, then discover how people and values differ on the test. Engage in discussions, group exercises, guided imagery and creative activities in order to learn more about what the test measures and how it is useful for personal and relationship growth. Mark Marnocha is a long-time FVUUF member who has provided Myers-Briggs presentations for the Coming of Age program and for Lay Ministry training retreats since the mid-1990s. Mark has been using the test in counseling, physician education and organizational development for nearly 27 years. FELLOWSHIP WEDNESDAY PROGRAM AARP Fraud-Fighter Presentation Wednesday, March 11; 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Facilitator: Line't Lewerenz Participants: Min. 5 Thousands of scam artists throughout Wisconsin are looking to prey upon our citizens, and anyone can be a scam artist’s next target. This one-night course will help you learn to protect yourself. If you want to know how to spot a “con that's on”, how to check out that next great investment, or how to obtain your credit report, this AARP Fraud-Fighter Presentation will touch on these topics, and more! This course is for people of all ages. Line't Lewerenz was trained by the AARP in Madison and provides fraud information to groups throughout several areas in NE WI. She believes it is vital to equip oneself with all available knowledge to protect against financial, consumer and other types of fraud. Songs That Inspire Thursday, March 12, 19 & 26; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Facilitators: Amy Attenberger & Marty Arnold Participants: Min. 6 /Max. 20 “Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.” --E.Y. Harburg, American Lyricist and Songwriter If the above quote resonates with you, then this three-evening course may be for you! Join us for several evenings of sharing music/songs that are personally meaningful, structured loosely around a theme ( e.g. childhood, personal relationships, nature, songs that make me smile or laugh, "silent meditations", spirituality, etc.) and then participating in group discussion. Songs often have a way of generating amazingly deep and spiritual discussion, which may help listeners learn about themselves and others. We hope that you’ll come and hear for yourself! Co-facilitators Amy Attenberger & Marty Arnold are both members of the Fellowship. Amy and Marty decided to develop and offer this program for Adult Enrichment after Dottie Mathews’ “Work That is Real” FVUUF retreat last Spring, in which she used music as part of her program in a very powerful way. The Story of Stuff Saturday, March 14, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Facilitators: Veronica Flower & Marie Murton Participants: Min. 10 /Max. 25 Do you like STUFF? Want to know where STUFF comes from? Where STUFF goes when it turns to trash? And what it does along the way? If so, come and join us for a screening and discussion of The Story of Stuff. The Story of Stuff video, with Annie Leonard, is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled, humorous look at the underside of production and consumption. It explores the connections between a vast array of environmental and social issues, and points the way toward a more sustainable way of life. You’ll learn something, you’ll laugh, and you may never look at Stuff the same way again! Co-facilitators Veronica Flower and Marie Murton are both members of the Fellowship. Both are also current members of the Simplicity Covenant Group, and the Environmental Justice Social Action team. They are passionate about raising both personal and community awareness of environmental injustice, and are excited about sharing new information and ways to get involved (and have fun doing it!) with their ever-growing faith community. What’s Your Dosha, Baby? Thursday, March 19; 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Facilitator: Cyndi Graham Participants: Min. 4 /Max. 20 Ayurveda is India’s 5,000-year-old “Science of Life”, and it is the art of living in harmony with nature. Your Dosha is your Ayurveda mind-and-body type. There are three Doshas in Ayurveda: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. We each have all three of the Doshas in our physiology, just in different proportions, so your Dosha is unique and personal; it is like your fingerprint. In this class, we will determine your dominant Dosha and learn about the Ayurveda mind-and-body types to help us to get along better with others in our lives. Ayuveda helps us with diet, exercise and lifestyle recommendations, and it helps us live in harmony with nature, the seasons, the clock, and all of nature’s rhythms. Are you interested in finding out which Ayurvedic Dosha you are? This class will be fun and interactive. Come dressed comfortably and be prepared to have fun! Cyndi Graham is a member of the Fellowship and has been teaching a variety of courses in health and spiritual topics for eight years. Prior to that time, she did training in the insurance field. Her love of learning spilled over into a love of sharing with others through the teachings of long ago. Cyndi’s teaching style is relaxed and interactive. FELLOWSHIP WEDNESDAY PROGRAM Planning Ahead: Rituals and Messages After You’re Gone Wednesday, March 25; 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Facilitators: Rev. Roger Bertschausen & Rev. Dottie Mathews Participants: Min. 10 This one-session program, co-facilitated by both ministers will be similar to but expand on the well received program presented in October 2007. Roger and Dottie will share and discuss ideas for planning and designing your own memorial service (including considerations related to having a “Green” Burial) and will provide information as to “pre-planning” opportunities with regard to the sort of legacy and messages you may wish to leave for your loved ones and friends. The participants will also be reminded of the opportunity to maximize one’s autonomy while living (but incapacitated), by executing Health and Financial Powers of Attorney. Rev. Roger Bertschausen and Rev. Dottie Mathews are the ministers of the Fellowship. |
