ARTS & MISCELLANEOUS
 

Carry Me
by Tim Lowly

Brian Volck in the on-line blog “Image: Art, Faith, Mystery” writes: “Lately, I’ve been reading some works at the intersection of theology and the impaired body. As a physician trying to live as a Christian, thatís where I spend much of my professional time. While I treasure idealized portrayals of the human figure in classical and Italian Renaissance art, I, like you, perhaps, am an imperfect body in a suffering world. In my life and work, I experience pain and suffering less as a brutal shattering of perfection than a familiar, often ironic companion - Here’s where I find the work of (21st century) visual artist Tim Lowly so compelling. His daughter, Temma, who appears frequently in his paintings, has a constellation of impairments Lowly never disguises. - Lowly lovingly places his daughter in contexts which neither idealize nor demean her.
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Faith-Related Links & Blogs

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Philocrates (commentary on liberal religion and politics)
Image:Art, Faith, Mystery
BuildingBridges
Faith Stories
thecampbell chronicles
Killing the Buddha
Emerging Church Blog
Soul Gardeners
Ragamuffin Minister
Blog.Culture and Faith.com

UCCTruths
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Wednesday Night Live

We will be starting our Wednesday night dinners and Real Buddies will also be starting on September 3, 2008.

We will have a sign-up sheet on the bulletin boards on the north wall in Plymouth Hall. Please sign up for the nights you will attend for dinner.If you plan to be there most weeks, it might be easier to sign
up across the board, and just cross out if your plans are changing for just one week.

-Thanks,Bobbie Hulson

NOTE:

PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR COSTS LOW FOR WEDNESDAY NITE DINNERS!
It is VERY important that everyone signs up each week to assure that we
have enough food for everyone who attends. We try not to make extra
each week in order to keep our costs low. (Currently $4 for adults, $2 for a child)
There are 3 ways to sign up:

  • Find your last name on the easel in the northwest corner of
    Plymouth Hall. Place the number that will be attending under the
    appropriate Wednesday date. If your name is not on the list, just write
    in in one of the blank spaces.
  • Sign up on a blue slip found in each pew and drop it into the offering plate.
  • Call the office (until 3 p.m. on Wednesday) and give Hilari your reservations or cancellations.

If you are vegetarian, or have special dietary needs, please note that wherever you sign up.

Bobbie Hulson:871-9270; Keslinn Kohfeld-Stout: 588-9571;
Brenda Hoschele:324-5853; Peghi Webb: 397-4677.