The Program for Nov. 10, 2024 that provided a response to the General Election is available here.

Here is what’s happening at Westside during the next week:

• Carole Eagleheart’s 80th Birthday Party is on Saturday at 5pm.
• This Sunday is our Town Hall Meeting and Potluck!  Please bring a potluck dish to our shared lunch after the service, labelled with an ingredient list so people can follow their health plans.
• The LEFT shed is scheduled for a major clean-out as part of putting our holiday decorations away. If you have ANY concerns about material stored in that shed, please email Karen Schafer or Rev. Nancy. We will be streamlining what we store and welcome your input.

Here are some guidelines for bringing food to our Potluck:

• Please arrive a few minutes early to drop your dish off at the kitchen door.  Try really hard NOT to go in the kitchen or congregate in the Social Hall! The Kitchen team will keep hot food hot and cold food cold and set it all out on the tables after the service. If you decide to bring soup, you must also bring paper bowls; we do not have enough bowls for everyone otherwise. Please do not bring plastic or Styrofoam. We will not be able to use them b/c they violate our commitment to Green Sanctuary practices.
• Please plan to take your dish home. If there is leftover food in it, you may throw it out or bring it home or offer it to someone else to take home. We have take-out containers for this purpose. We cannot keep food for the week ahead. We will NOT be washing serving containers. We need to minimize the time our kitchen crew spends cleaning up. It takes a LOT of time and effort to set up and clean up for our Potluck, so please help minimize that for our kitchen volunteers.
• There will be a “cleaning station” consisting of a garbage can to scrape your plate into, a bin for dirty silverware and another bin for mugs and plates. Please clear your own space before leaving if you are able to. Again, try to stay out of the kitchen.
• ALL of the tables and chairs must be broken down and put away before we leave; we have tenants who rent our Social Hall on Monday morning and it needs to be ready for them. If you are able to help with this, we thank you. Please do not overextend yourself physically in an effort to help!

We are in need of people to help set up and clean up for both regular Coffee Hour and our monthly Potlucks. If you would be willing to help we’d like to pencil you in! Please let either Rev. Nancy or Karen Schafer know when you’re available. We will work with whatever works best for you, whether that’s monthly, quarterly, annually or only on days ending in “Y”.

Thank you all for all of your contributions!
Rev. Nancy

Border Group 12/21/2024 10-12 Movie Borderland: The Line Within

This documentary focuses on the intricacies and complications of immigrants and the immigration issue in the United States. The filmmaker presents the film as a critique of current immigration policies. At the same time, the film examines the existence of what seems to be a border industrial complex targeting immigrants landing in America in modern times.

Labyrinth: 12/21/24 Always welcome but is cancelled to view Border movie.

Anti-racist Bookclub: 12/20/24 Finish book discussion of “Biased” by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD.

Feed Rio Rancho Kids will be putting together week-end snack packs on Tuesday, the 17th at 9:00 in the Green Room.

State Representative Kathleen Cates will be here on December 29th 1t 12:30 in the Green Room to give a presentation on how to keep track of what is going on during the Legislative Session which opens January 21.  She will also demonstrate online how to find out information about all the elected officials and all the bills.  Finally, she will give some tips on visits to the Legislature and what she can do if we decide to do a group tour to Santa Fe during the session.  There will be time for Q & A.

 

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