Critical Mass Newsletter
News and events for UU's and Friends 18-35
February, March, April 1997
Newcomers welcome at all events
RSVP's & RIDES
It is a good idea to call the host of an event to verify the
meeting place and time. It also gives the host a better idea
of how many people will show up.
If you need a ride to an event, please call the event host in
advance to see if he/she can find someone in your area who is
driving.
ON-GOING (Arlington)
OUT TO LUNCH -- A bunch of us at the Arlington church informally
gather in the Fellowship Hall following the second Sunday Service
and go out to eat -- please join us!
ON-GOING (Arlington)
UUCA-YAG has a semi-regular ongoing DISCUSSION GROUP that
meets on alternate Tuesdays. For exact dates and topics, Call
Mark Guttag (703)549-5960.
JANUARY
Fri, Jan 31 (Arlington)
20th Anniversary showing of "STARS WARS" at the
Uptown Theater. Mark Guttag, (703)549-5960, will order the tickets
so please RSVP.
FEBRUARY
Sat, Feb 1 (Arlington)
ICE SKATING ON THE MALL. Call James Chang (703)671-7739.
Mon, Feb 3, 7pm (Reston)
WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP. This group is for any type of writing
(poetry, fiction, non-fiction, children's, etc.). If you like,
please bring copies of your work to pass around. This will be
the first meeting. We plan to meet monthly. Newcomers are always
welcome.
Heidi Foster will be hosting the gathering at Eric Carlson's place
in Reston. Call Heidi/Eric (703) 834-0356 or ecarlson@InvisibleRobot.com.
Fri, Feb 7 (Arlington)
WINE TASTING and wine appreciation lessons. Must RSVP
so the wine can be bought. Cost TBD. Call Emma Davis (703)924-9077
or Rebecca McNeil (703)892-7793.
Sat eve., Feb 8 (Arlington)
FAREWELL PARTY for MELISSA REA at Geoff Chisolm's house
in Arlington. This will be a pot-luck party with an African theme,
so think up some African dishes.
Come help us say good-bye to Melissa as she leaves for her six
months in the wilds of Africa. Call Eddie Powers (703)379-2745
or Geoff Chisholm (703)527-1425.
Fri-Mon, Feb 14-17 (CritMass)
4th annual SKI TRIP at Deep Creek Lake, MD. See registration
form. We've almost filled 3 houses!!!
If we get enough registrations we may rent a 4th house -- but
we can't promise it. Sign up now if you want to go. Call Peter
Dahlstrom (703)620-0055 or dahlstrom_peter@prc.com.
Wed eve., Feb 19 (Arlington)
VOLUNTEER at SULLIVAN HOUSE. Help look after kids while
their parents attend class at Sullivan House for a few hours --
come let your inner child out to play!! -- Third Wednesday of
every month -- We need 6 to 8 people each month to volunteer.
We usually meet before going to Sullivan House at a near-by restaurant
or bar between 6-6:45pm then make the short walk to Sullivan house.
Call Matt Connors (703)522-4236.
Sat, Feb 22 TENTATIVE (Arlington)
COMEDY SPORTS on Route 1, Alexandria. Call Eddie Powers
(703)379-2745.
Sun, Feb 23, 6pm (Fairfax)
Monthly BOOK DISCUSSION/POT LUCK. The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood, 1986, p.311. Call Dave Tripp (703)834-3151
or trippdb@aol.com.
MARCH
Sat, Mar 1 (Arlington)
DANCE at UUCA sponsored by UUCA dancers (a FUN time !!)
Call UUCA Church Office or Linda Acorn (703)527-6808.
Mon, Mar 3, 7:30pm (CritMass)
ALL IS TRUE: a new adaptation of Henry VIII and
Sir Thomas More by Greg Doran at the Shakespeare theater [box
office (202)-393-2700]. Free, but reservations are required. Call
Al Colvill (703)690-6823.
Sat, Mar 8 or 15 (Arlington)
ST. PATTIES AND/OR IRISH PARTY. Call Ginger Withee (703)527-4422.
Sun, Mar 9, 6pm (CritMass)
Group Discussion/Pot Luck "Rationalization as a human
need." Call Dave Cohen (703)256-4130, or dcohen@compuserve.com.
Mon, Mar 10, 7pm (Reston)
WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP.
(see Feb 3)
Sun, Mar 16, 6pm (Fairfax)
Monthly BOOK DISCUSSION/POT LUCK. Adult Children...The
Secrets of Dysfunctional Families by John & Linda Friel,
1988, p.193. Call Eric Carlson (703)834-0356 or ecarlson@InvisibleRobot.com.
Sat, Mar 22 (Arlington)
Hike at Antietam Battlefield. Call Jason Ford (703)276-8127.
Fri-Sun, Mar 28-30 (Richmond)
SPECTRUUM Young Adult Conference hosted by the Richmond
Young Adult group. Call Mark Wilde (804) 261-7924 or Sandy Macon
(540) 872-2555.
[ed. note: This is always one of my favorite conferences.]
Fri or Sat, Mar 28 or 29 (Arlington)
Glen Echo Park for either CONTRA OR SWING DANCING (depends
on which night we go). Call James Chang (703)671-7739.
APRIL
Sometime in April (Arlington)
IN-LINE SKATING AND LESSONS. Call Denise Raybon (703)204-9194.
Mon, April 7, 7pm (Reston)
WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP.
(see Feb 3)
Sun, April 20, 6pm (Fairfax)
Monthly BOOK DISCUSSION/POT LUCK. The Dilbert Principle
by Scott Adams, 1996, p.336. Call Al Colvill (703)690-6823.
Late-April (Arlington)
UUCA YAG spring HIKE AT SHANANDOAH PARK. Call Emma Davis
(703)924-9077 or Wahid Hermina (703)522-2574.
MAY
Early May (CritMass)
PLANNING MEETING for the JPD Young Adult Spring Retreat.
Call (after April 27) Karl (301)891-1667 or karlz@erols.com.
Sometime in May (Arlington)
CANOE TRIP. Call Greg McFarland (703)671-2717.
Mon, May 5, 7pm (Reston)
WRITER'S SUPPORT GROUP.
(see Feb 3)
Fri-Sun, May 16-18 (JPD/CritMass)
JPD Young Adult SPRING RETREAT. Look for the registration
form in the next issue of Critical Mass. Karl Zielinski (301)
891-1667 or karlz@erols.com, or Peter Dahlstrom (703)620-0055
or dahlstrom_peter@prc.com.
PLAY: "ARCADIA" BY TOM STOPPARD
Karl will be appearing in a play called "Arcadia" by
Tom Stoppard, at the Greenbelt Arts Center, from February 21'st
until March 15'th.
Performances are 8pm Fri & Sat Feb 21, 22, 28, Mar 1, 7, 8,
14, 15, and 2pm Sun Mar 2, 9. Tickets are $8 ($6 for students).
For directions and information, call Karl Zielinski (301) 891-1667
or karlz@erols.com.
SONGWRITERS/MUSIC APPRECIATION GROUP
Announcing the formation of a songwriters/music appreciation group...come
out once a month and share your musical ideas and directions with
other UU Young Adult musicians and music enthusiasts...all are
welcome, talent not required...just a love of music.
Ideas for the group include group songwriting/recording as well
as organized outings to live musical performances of local/national
talent. Interested??? If so then call Michael Garofalo, (410)799-0124
or mgarofal@umabnet.ab.umd.edu, for more information. Come join
in the fun!!!
UUMAC
Now that we are into the new year, it's time to start thinking
about our summer vacation plans. The only place to be the week
of August 3rd will be UUMAC.
UUMAC is an intergenerational conference at Allentown College
in Pennsylvania. The theme this year is "Theological Diversity:
Doing the Puzzle in Pencil."
We will have activities that focus on the needs of Young Adults
(18-35), and we will participate in workshops and activities involving
everyone in the community.
If you have any questions about this conference call Erin Eichelberger
(703)385-7282, UUMAC Young Adult Coordinator. Look for more information
later this year.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Are you in college now? Did you have spiritual guidance while
you were in college? JPD has formed a Campus Ministry Pilot Committee
of which I am a member.
Thanks to the Giving to Grow program and other fund raising programs,
money has been raised to create a pilot program for campus ministry
at some local colleges. We are still in the planning stages.
If you have any interest, ideas, or are willing to support in
any way (money, knowledge, contacts, etc.) the forming UU groups
on college campuses, call Erin Eichelberger (703)385-7282.
CAMPUS MINISTRIES DATABASE FORM
The Young Adult Ministries Office is trying to create a database
on UU alumni. On the back of this page is a flyer for you to fill
out and mail back to the specified address. Please feel free to
photocopy the form for yourself and to share with others.
Letter to the Editor:
I am writing in response to the issue of lowering the young
adult age limit at UU conferences.
[ed. note: this refers to SUSSI & SWIM intergenerational
conferences.]
I was thirty years old when I first entered a Unitarian Universalist
church. In the time since April 1990, it has been primarily young
adult activities (ages 18-35), that have kept my interest in coming
to church. If the age range was 18-25 then, as some conferences
have now or are considering changing to, I would have been excluded
and quite possibly would have left the denomination. I would
have missed out on OPUS (went three times), the JPD conferences,
SPECTRUUM, and other YAN events.
This process of exclusion of the upper portion of the current
young adult population is, in short, a mistake. I made many friends
at these conferences, with people who are now beyond thirty years
of age, who, I am sure, feel as I do, in so far that the age bracket
should remain intact. Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Karl J. Zielinski
ARCHIVIST UPDATE
If you have any pictures or flyers from your events (ancient,
past, recent), please send me copies so I can include them in
our scrapbooks. Call Erin Eichelberger (703)385-7282.
THE EMISSARY
"Emissary" is really an overblown title, meaning general
point of contact. If you have any questions about YA activity
in the area, contact the Critical Mass Emissary, Peter Dahlstrom
(see group listing).
THE EDITOR
If you have any questions, suggestions, addresses, or events,
contact the editor, Eric Carlson (see group listing)
Also, my e-mail address has changed to
ecarlson@InvisibleRobot.com
GETTING YOUR EVENTS LISTED
All you have to do to get your events listed is give the editor
(Eric) write-ups of them. Please include time, cost, and contact
information.
If you would like to be notified when we are collecting events
for the next Critical Mass, please contact the Emissary (Peter).
DONATIONS
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a donation, please make a check out to GWA-UUYAN and send it to
the editor. Donations are appreciated, but not required.