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SSS12 (Summer Study Session 2012)

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 18:29 — tallen

 

SUMMER STUDY SESSION 2012 

Progressive Planetary Civilization

The Education Committee of The Urantia Book Fellowship invites you to come and join us for the Fellowship Summer Study Session,

August 1-5, 2012, at beautiful Techny Towers, a conference and retreat center located in

Chicago’s North Shore. Plans for the conference include a pre-conference retreat from Wednesday

evening, August 1st through Friday morning, August 3rd, and a pre-conference guided City Tour

of Chicago’s lakefront architecture is also available. We really want to make this a family event.

Prices have been kept as they were in 2010. There will be no registration fees for children under 18, and we have

scholarships available especially for families in order to bring costs down and allow attendees to bring children or grandchildren. 

A special children’s program will be provided.


If you would like to conduct a workshop, a Workshop Proposal Form should be filled out and returned to Peter Laurence, Program Chair, by March 1st, 2012. After that date the Education Committee will review the proposals and select the ones that will provide a balanced and informative program. We invite proposals from both those who are experienced workshop presenters and those who may be presenting for the first time.

The committee is encouraging people who’ve never created a workshop to do so. We will partner with people one on one and give as much or as little assistance as someone may need or want. Workshops may be focused on the broader aspects of the topic or on any subset such as ‘education’ or ‘religion.’

The primary focus of the Summer Study Session is an in-depth study of The Urantia Book, but proposals that link Urantia Book concepts to contemporary thought and practice are welcome. There are numerous parts of the book that speak to progressive planetary evolution and not just those that are labeled as such. Workshops should examine the broad implications of the theme so we that we have an interestingly diverse scope of programs. Study of the book can be greatly enriched by relating it to its present context.


Space is limited, so hurry before it's too late.

For more information and details go to:

http://www.urantia-education.org/index.php


To register online go to:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1030571#

Christmas Party 12/17/2011

Mon, 12/19/2011 - 09:10 — tallen

Friends,

Veldon and Charlene well hosted our annual Christmas party by opening their home and welcoming 28 happy Urantians to enjoy our mutual love of God and respect for the Urantia Book.  Of course the pot luck food was so delicious.  It seems that every one goes out of their way to create amazing dishes.  It is hard to contain oneself in the presence of such deliciosos.  The Dirty Santa brought out a tremendous amount of humor.  The gifts ranged from sublime to silly, but noone came away with anything but good will and feelings of material and spiritual happiness.

Tom

2012 LONE STAR ROUND-UP CONFERENCE SURVEY

Sun, 11/27/2011 - 16:03 — tallen
2012 LONE STAR ROUND-UP CONFERENCE SURVEY
 
 
Greetings Brothers and Sisters of the Family of Urantia Book Readers,
 
We take great joy in announcing the 2012 Lone Star Round-Up Conference Association Conference which will take place March 30-April 1st.  We have just received our proposed Contract from Briarwood Retreat Center in Argyle, Texas, informing us of the details concerning the proposed conference.
 
Please IMMEDIATELY look over the following information and send us (me:  David Glass    dglass63@aol.com    )  an email stating (or confirming) your intention to attend the conference (or declining).  I need your confirmation or statement declining to attend NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 10, 2011.  We have to make a decision on the conference right away so that we will know whether to render a $250 deposit for the conference--some or all of which would be non-refundable.  Therefore, you can see the importance of a prompt and punctual response.   THANK YOU!   THANK YOU!       You will be sent a registration form later--this is just a preliminary, but very important, survey.
 
While there is manifest a terrific show of enthusiasm for scheduling the conference, seeing that we already have our quota of 5 speakers and owing to the overwhelming positive response to our initial limited survey last spring/summer, we need definite numbers of committed attendees in order to complete our contract.  If we cannot submit the contract on time, by mid-December, we will lose our dates of reservation at the retreat center and another group will sign up with a contract for the proposed weekend.  We need to hear from everyone by December 10th in order to review the responses and make a decision!
 
 
BRIARWOOD RETREAT CENTER                    (about in the center of a triangle connecting
670 COPPER CANYON ROAD                          Fort Worth, Dallas, and Denton, TX)
ARGYLE, TX  76226
940-241-2099
1-800-441-0016
 
3 PM, MARCH 30 -- 2 PM, APRIL 1, 2012
 
CONTACT PERSON:      DAVID GLASS     972-989-1958     for Lone Star Round-Up
 
(no smoking; no pets)
 
 
Here are the details you need in order to make your decision(s):
 
 
REGISTRATION:       $25 per person
 
 
ACCOMMODATIONS:
 
We have reserved 11 motel-style rooms
                            2 cabins
                            1 meeting lodge
 
Each motel-style room features 2 double beds and a private bath.
Each cabin is furnished with 8 single beds and 2 baths.
The Lodge features a meeting room which will accommodate 35 guests.
 
Motel rooms are:     $70        single occupancy
                              $90       double occupancy
                             $110      triple or quadruple occupancy
per person, per 24-hour period.  (We will need reservations for two 24-hour periods for each attendee.)
 
For example:            A double occupancy would be:        Fri-Sat      $45  per person
                                                                                   Sat-Sun    $45  per person
                                                                                   total          $90 per person for the weekend conference
 
                                A quadruple would be:                   Fri-Sat       $27.50   per person
                                                                                   Sat-Sun     $27.50
                                                                                   total           $55.00  per person for the conference
 
                                 A single occupancy would be:       total          $140.00 for the weekend
 
(We can accommodate from 11 to 44 persons in the 11 motel rooms---up to 8 in each cabin)
 
 
Cabins are:              $270.00 per night total
                               $540.00 for the entire conference
 
 
We would need 6-8 persons per cabin in order to make the reservation:
 
Rates would be as follows:         8 person occupancy            Fri-Sun    $33.75    per person, per day = $67.50 total
                                               6  person occupancy            Fri-Sun   $45.00     per person, per day = $90.00 total
 
(Note:  $45 per person, per day would reserve either a cabin bed or a double occupancy motel-style room for one person.  See above.)
 
All motel rooms and cabins are supplied with linens (2 sheets, bath towel, hand towel, wash cloth, soap).
 
 
MEALS:
 
Meals would include dinner Friday, 3 meals Saturday, Breakfast and Lunch Sunday.
 
Adults:                        $56  total for the entire conference
Children 4-11:              $44   "
 
Special food requests will be honored for:     vegetarian and diabetic dietary needs
                                                                allergies
                                                                (these must be specified in your registration form)
 
 
FINALLY:    In responding to this email, you are not definitely committing yourself to attend.  However, please--please--be as painstakingly careful as you can in making your estimate as to whether you will plan to attend so that we can get as accurate a number as possible.  After December 10th, I will inform all of you concerning the outcome of this survey.
 
                                                 T H A N K      Y O U      S O      M U C H       ! ! ! ! ! !    
 
WE WANT TO AND WILL MAKE THIS CONFERENCE A MOST SATISFYING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL ATTENDEES!  EXCELLENT SPEAKERS ARE LINED UP, TOGETHER WITH REVERSIONARY ENTERTAINMENT, WORSHIP,
AND FELLOWSHIP.  THIS IS A NON-AFFILIATED CONFERENCE:  ALL URANTIA BOOK READERS AND INTERESTED PERSONS ARE EAGERLY AND EARNESTLY INVITED TO ATTEND!
 
 
IN BROTHER-SISTER-HOOD WITH ALL OF YOU,
 
DAVID GLASS
CONFERENCE CO-ORDINATOR AND CONTACT PERSON      
1436 SUSSEX DRIVE
PLANO, TX  75075
972-989-1958

TDA is Coming up Next Summer

Mon, 08/29/2011 - 09:32 — tallen
Sun, August 28, 2011 4:05:17 PM
17th Triennial Delegate Assembly
From:
Lenny Cowles <lighting@wispertel.net>
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To:"Fellowship Society Administration mail list (for list help contact elists@fefadmin.org)"<socadmin@discussthis.com> 
  

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Next Summer, is the 17th Triennial Delegate Assembly

This Assembly will Convene, prior to the Summer Study Session

 

TDA Representatives', please plan on traveling Wednesday morning, 08/01/2012,

and schedule a early arrival in Chicago. Plan on a early Dinner, before the TDA meeting,

currently scheduled to start promptly at 6:00 pm, Wednesday evening.

 

Tentative Schedule:

 

Wednesday

Morning TDA Travel & Work

 

Afternoon Check-in & Early Dinner

 

Evening TDA 1st Session

6p - 10p 4 hr TDA Meet & Greet, Review Procedures,

Elect TDA chair, Review the slate

Thursday

Morning TDA Resumes

8a - 9a 1 hr Breakfast

9a - Noon 3 hr Session - deliberate candidates & vote.

Afternoon

12 - 1p 1 hr Lunch

1p - 5p 4 hr Session - resume till end.

2p - SSS Registration Begins

Evening

5p - 7p 2 hr Dinner

7p - 10p 3 hr TDA resumes as needed

7p - 10p 4 hr Evening Social, Meet & Great New Councilors.

 

Friday All Day Summer Study

Evening

6p - EC as required, prep elections slate

 

Saturday All Day Summer Study

 

Sunday

Morning Study ends at Noon.

Afternoon

Noon 2 hr Lunch

2p - 5p 3 hr Session - General Council

Evening

5p - 6p 1 hr Dinner

6p - 10p 4 hr Session - resume till end

 

Monday

Morning

8a - 9a 1 hr Breakfast

9a - 1p 4 hr Session - resume till end.

1p - end 1 hr EC follows till ...

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Save The Date!

Mon, 06/27/2011 - 13:07 — tallen

From David Glass:

Yesterday was our 2011 USNT business meeting where we decided on a conference for the weekend of March 30--April 1.  Not into formal formative stages yet, but wanted to let you know ASAP so that you, the Challises, Barbara H., Shirley Warren, Charlene and Veldon Morrow and any other interested parties might be able to SAVE THE DATE, attend, even lead a presentation or workshop if you wish, or provide music or other art(s).  Just to let you know.  It'll be at the Briarwood Retreat Center in Argyle, TX, near NW Dallas about in the center of an imaginary triangle with Denton, Fort Worth, and Dallas as the defining points.  We already have about 7-8 volunteers, more to respond once the word gets out to Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Houston, etc., but the more the merrier and we do not have ample musicians.  As I say, just want you to be aware.  You might spread the word at study group or if you have a Society gathering, say, at Jesus' birthday.

More from David:
 
Hello Everyone,
 
Perhaps I should begin by immediately defining LSRUA, the Lone Star Round-Up Association.  Although this loosely structured association is unaffiliated with U Fellowship, U Foundation, UAI or any other U organization, including the Urantia Society of North Texas (USNT), it will share much of the same leadership as the USNT.  Thus, we who are already enthusiastic about the 2012 LSRU Conference next March 30th-April 1st, wish to welcome everyone from all U backgrounds to attend and participate in the volunteer worker's pool and in the presentational and workshop leadership opportunities which this occasion provides. 
 
But first, the main purpose of this (e)mailing is to distribute our secretary's minutes of the June 26, 2011, USNT Business meeting.  Rod Holland took assiduous notes during the meeting and arranged them into their present form which you will find as an attachment to this email.  You may read these minutes over and direct questions or comments to me 972-989-1958, dglass63@aol.com, and I shall do my best to find your answer. 
 
I have become the "contact person" between the LSRUA and Briarwood Conference and Retreat Center in Argyle, TX, in the center of a triangle with points in Denton, Fort Worth, and Dallas, where the conference will be held.  Here is the information we have so far:
 
1.  Several have committed to attend and we have a few volunteers already.
2.  Two presenters have already volunteered.
3.  Dates are 3 PM, available, 5 PM beginning, of the retreat on March 30th, Friday--departure, 2 PM, Sunday afternoon.
4.  Meals included will be dinner Friday; 3 meals, Saturday; breakfast and lunch, Sunday.
           We will need to know of any dietary needs such as:  special diets, vegetarianism, or allergies.
5.  I will be receiving an emailed form from Gene Oswald, Briarwood representative, to fill out and send back with our 
              deposit of $250 from our account.
6.  We are reserving 11 motel rooms each of which has 2 double beds and a lodge for any overflow.  We will not have enough motel
              rooms for everyone as another group will be using Briarwood along with us Friday and until Saturday afternoon.
7.  There will be a $25 charge for the meeting room with whiteboard, mike and amplifier.
8.  We will need a final count of commitments 2 weeks ahead of the conference week.  Of course, we will need an informal headcount
               again soon.
9.  The contract will outline fees and I will pass along all the additional information I will be receiving shortly.  I just want you to have
                this info now.
10.  We now have reservations for 25-30 persons with the option for the lodge for overflow from the motel and another lodge if needed.

Holistic Health Fair May 28-29

Tue, 05/03/2011 - 09:13 — tallen
Friends,
There will be a Holistic Health Fair on May 28-29. Charlene Morrow has registered our Urantia Group to have a booth. It is an interesting place to meet new people and present the Urantia Book. It is free and welcome to all. Anyone who wants to help with the booth let Charlen know - cmorrow2001@aol.com
A flier is attached in .pdf format. (If I did it right) Hope to see you all there!
Tom & Karen Allen

General Council Meeting in Dallas TX 02-11-11

Sat, 01/29/2011 - 19:48 — tallen

Dear TX and OK Society Friends,

The General Council of The Urantia Book Fellowship will be meeting in the Dallas/Ft Worth area on the weekend of February 11-13, 2011. If you are in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area we would love to see you.

On Saturday night at 7:00 PM we will be hosting a reception and party to meet and greet area readers at a Marriott near DFW. 

Here is the hotel's address:

DFW Airport Marriott South , 4151 Centreport Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA

In addition, if you are interested or curious about how the General Council deliberates, we invite you to sit in on our meeting as a spectator. The Council meeting will begin on Friday night at 7:00 PM and last until about 10:30 PM and then again on Saturday from 9:00 AM to about 5:30 PM. We will also meet again for a few hours on Sunday morning at 8:30 AM. We will likely have to close the meeting briefly at some point to elect a new General Councilor but the meeting will be open to the public most of the time.

If you live too far away to join us in Dallas/Ft. Worth, we hope you will make it to Salt Lake City this summer for the Fellowship's 13th triennial International Conference of Urantia Book readers.  For more information on IC11, visit: www.IC11.org    

Every blessing......Paula
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