Middle School and High School Youth Announcements

"Red Tails" Movie Night for All Youth: On Saturday, January 28, 5:30-10pm, both Middle School and High School youth will see "Red Tails", a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen. Our beloved Art Saunders was an honored member of the Tuskegee Airmen. Seeing this movie is an opportunity to honor him and others who served the country in this way. Because the movie is rated PG-13 (for some sequences of war violence), any youth under the age of 13 must bring a signed permission slip in order to attend (see Pastor Sharon for permission slips). Those who are uncomfortable with the movie rating have the option to remain at the Garners' to view a different movie. Youth can be dropped off at the Garners' at 5:30 for pizza before we leave to view the movie at Crocker Park Cinema. After the movie there will be an opportunity for discussion before the youth are picked up from the Garners' at 10pm. Tickets are $10.50 per person. Please RSVP to Pastor Sharon or Dawn McElrath so that we can better plan for pizza and transportation.

Confirmation Update: If you are in 8th or 9th grade and are interested in being confirmed this May, please contact Pastor Sharon ASAP.

Middle School Youth Retreat: All 6th-8th Graders are encouraged to attend the winter retreat at Camp Aldersgate, February 24-26. Details are available from Pastor Sharon. Permission slip deadline is February 5.

Middle School Youth Calendar Updates:

Jan 28 - Red Tails Movie Night, 5:30-10pm, at the Garners' and Crocker Park Cinema

Jan 29 - Youth Group during worship, Neighborhood Lunch after worship

Feb 4 - Art Saunders' Memorial Service, 11am (all youth are encouraged to attend)

Feb 5 - Attend worship with your families; Deadline for retreat registration

Feb 12 - Youth Group during worship

Feb 19 - Youth Group during worship

Confirmand & Mentor Luncheon following worship

Feb 24-26 Confirmation Retreat at Camp Aldersgate

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UMCOR Up Close & Personal

At a potluck following our 11am worship on Sunday, February 5, learn about the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) – the global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide, including the United States, to alleviate human suffering—whether caused by war, conflict or natural disaster. During this potluck event sponsored by the United Methodist Women of our church, we'll also hear about Sager Brown in Louisiana, the headquarters for UMCOR's relief supply operations which ships more than $4 million in supplies annually throughout the world with the help of more than 2,000 volunteers.

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Top 3 Ways to Powerfully Improve Your Health

NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH AT 9:30am – COME IN EARLY

What are the "3 simple life changes" you can make that will give you more energy, improve your mood, lighten your heart, put some bounce in your step and a smile on your face? Jane Ehrman will tell us! Come and find out - in the Yoder Room.

Top 3 Ways to Powerfully Improve Your Health – Make 2012 the year you take action with 3 simple life changes. Whether you have challenging health issues or you want to avoid health issues for as long as possible, learn how simple, small changes can make all the difference in your life. Jane Ehrman, M.Ed, lead behavioral health specialist in the Lifestyle Medicine department at the Cleveland Clinic, looks forward to helping you understand how you can make this year even better than you expect.

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UCUMC's First Authentic New Orleans-Style Creole/Cajun Mardi Gras Dinner Party

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God is good, not vengeful: Messages of Faith | cleveland.com

The often glibly spoken thought is that "we all worship the same God." This is just not true. The God who would willingly send pain, suffering and death on his/her children as a test of our loyalty, a punishment for a lack of obedience, or some twisted notion to teach us a lesson or to stick with a divine plan for us is just the product of unfortunate human thinking. It is, among other things, an effort to secure power and authority for institutional religious systems.

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Arthur Saunders was an original Tuskegee Airman and a leading architect: news obituary | cleveland.com

At age 90, Saunders still walked a few blocks daily along Superior Ave. from his apartment to his office. He died Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the Stokes VA Medical Center, at 91.

In 2007, he told The Plain Dealer about his military career and could have been talking about his civilian one, too: "The hardest part was overcoming the prejudice. There was a great effort to make it difficult for us by creating unnecessary problems, with the intent of making us fail."

The slim six-footer said he was the first African-American architect with the state of Ohio as a client. He also designed the first home for an African-American family in Shaker Heights, starting the suburb toward national leadership in voluntary integration. He created more than 20 Cleveland churches, including Mt. Pleasant Church of Christ, and many multi-unit complexes, including Rockefeller Park Towers and the Eliza Bryant Home.

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Memorial service: 11 a.m. Feb. 4 at University Circle United Methodist Church, 1919 E. 107th St., Cleveland.

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America’s Prettiest Neighborhoods - University Circle - Forbes Magazine

University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio

With a symphony orchestra, an art museum, a natural history museum and planetarium, and a botanical garden, Cleveland’s University Circle offers a wide and exciting array of ways to pass the time, enjoy some high-end food, or consume world-class culture, all within a walkable area of town that features three notable colleges. “People from the neighborhood kick off summer with Parade the Circle, a cool mishmash of people wearing artfully made costumes and paper-mache masks,” says Williams. “It is beautiful any time of year, but I was there last October, and the fall color was astounding.”

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We couldn't agree more and UCUMC is happy to be a part of it.

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