http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/ UUCFW Chat Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:51:45 GMT Debrah Roemisch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/143 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/143 Hi, I don't attend regularly as I am often teaching on the weekends but I have to say I agree with Pamela. When I do attend I find the Joys and Concerns an Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12:39 GMT pamelaraesteinbach http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/142 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/142 "I appreciate this congregation as a community..." That post is from me, Pamela Steinbach. Sorry I forgot to sign it. Pamela Steinbach Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:04:49 GMT pamela@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/141 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/141 I appreciate this congregation as a community. I didn't choose the members any more than I chose my family (though some would say I chose them both). It's a Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:44 GMT Kathryn Farnsworth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/140 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/140 I am putting my vote in to leave joys and concern pretty much the way they have been. I love to have the 5 year old come up and tell us it is their birthday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:16 GMT Elder Hawk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/139 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/139 I agree John. This subject has awakened the group.   Don Betz Trustee Love is the spirit of this church and service is our law. To dwell together in peace, To Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:38:24 GMT JOHN MOORE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/138 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/138 Kees, You raise some fine points, and I largely agree. My view all along has been that we need a "soft" approach, focusing on consciousness raising. I Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:52 GMT Kees http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/137 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/137 Dick, Thanks for your response. I would like to respond to some of concerns that the committee has received. "political speeches," - as I wrote in my response Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:39:59 GMT Kees http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/136 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/136 We should find a diligent cautious way to limit what is being perceived as "all-too frequent" abuse. I also think that we would have a hard time defining what Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:35 GMT ruthdewit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/135 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/135 I can not remember a time when the service has run long as a result of too much time being spent on joys and concerns. Lighting your own candle and speaking Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:30:13 GMT Elder Hawk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/134 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/134 Well Dick I can tell you as for me I don't like the idea of changing the format. As the saying goes "If it ain't broke don't try to fix it." Now I know that I Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:49:48 GMT carolanddickschwartz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/133 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/133 Hi, folks. This is Dick Schwartz. I'm a member of the Worship Committee. This is the kind of discussion and comment we were hoping to see, that is, involved, Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:12:09 GMT gregk2125 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/132 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/132 Although it's been awhile since Scott and I have been able to make it to church, I've always liked the way Joys & Concerns were shared. I know that, when I've Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:58:58 GMT Jessica Roland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/131 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/131 Thanks John for sharing this information. Since I have not been coming to UUCFW for very long I was unaware that there are issues with this particular format. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:12 GMT Kirsten Eckert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/130 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/130 Hello all. I sent a note to the Worship Committee suggesting they join in on the discussion. Thanks for everyone's thoughts. Peacefully, Kirsten Our website: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:35:44 GMT JOHN MOORE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/129 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UUCFWchat/message/129 I agree with you. I'm one of those who've heard concerns about this matter, and I've relayed them to the committee myself. I've always felt that the joys and