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320 North Barfield Drive
Marco Island, FL  34145
Phone: (239) 394-6572
Fax: (239) 394-8008
E-mail:
ucmarco@comcast.net

To contact Betty Pursley in the music suite, dial our main number (239-394-6572) and hit ext 11.

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HEALTH AND FAITH SYMPOSIUM

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2010

8:30am:  Social time

9am:  Program begins in Disseler Hall

 

Program

 

A Healthy mind, body, and spirit with the aid of these disciplines:

 

Pilates and Exercise

Meditation

Nutrition and Supplements

Reiki and Spiritual Healing

 

We have gathered people from different paths toward one common goal, a healthier and more productive life style.

 

We invite you to be a part of this unique experiment to take scientific and homeopathic backgrounds and merge them in a way that will lead to a better, healthier quality of life. 

 

The symposium will consist of ½ hour presentations by each of our speakers, ending sometime around 12pm.

TROPICAL CARROT CAKE WITH COCONUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING - From Kris Gaffney

CAKE

2 1/3   Cup  Sifted all purpose flour
1 Cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 Cup dry roasted macadamia nuts
3/4 Cup chopped crystalized ginger (you can find that at whole foods stores)
3 ½ tsp. Ground cinnamon
2 ½ tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Baking soda
2 Cups sugar
1 Cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla extract
2 Cups finely grated peeled carrots
2-8 oz. Cans crushed pineapple in it’s own juice, well drained

FROSTING

3-8 oz. Pkg. Cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 Cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 Cups powdered sugar
3/4 Cup canned sweetened cream of coconut (Coco Lo`pez can be found in the drink mix section of the supermarket)
14 whole dry roasted macadamia nuts
1/4 Cup chopped crystallized ginger 

Cake: Preheat oven to 350.  Butter three 9-inch pans.  Line the bottom with wax paper.  Combine 1/3 C. Flour and the next 3 ingredients in a food processor.  Process until nuts are finely chopped.  Whisk remaining 2 C. Flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl to blend.

Using electric, beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.  Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in vanilla then flour-spice mixture.  Stir in coconut-macadamia mixture, then carrots and crushed pineapple.

Divide batter among 3 prepared pans.  Bake until tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes.  Cool in pans for 1 hour.  Run a knife around edge of pans to loosen cake.  Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely.

Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth.  Beat in powdered sugar, then cream of coconut and both extracts.  Chill until firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.

Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter.  Spread 3/4 C. Frosting over top of cake.  Top with second layer, flat side up.  Spread with 3/4 C. Frosting.  Top with third layer, rounded side up, pressing slightly to adhere.  Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake.  Chill cake and remaining frosting for 30 minutes.  Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.  Arrange whole nuts and ginger around top edge of cake.  Chill for 1 hour.  Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.

MEETINGS & EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, February 8th
     Hand bell Choir, 5pm, Music Suite
    Tuesday, February 9th
UCMI Bookclub, 10:00am library
     Bible Study  6:30pm, Chapel
Wednesday, February 10th
Bible study, 10am, Chapel
     Chancel Choir, 7pm, Music Suite
Thursday, February 11th
Chapel Chimers, 10am, Music Suite
Friday, February 12th
Sunday, February 14th
Habitat Sunday
Women's Fellowship Bake Sale
    
SPECIAL OFFERING:  HAITI RELIEF FUND
we will continue to collect funds for Haiti disaster relief.   We will make sure that all donations go through a source that will assure us 100% of our gifts will go to direct personal relief.  Special envelopes will be provided in your Sunday bulletin or you may send checks to the office earmarked for
Haiti relief.  Make checks payable to UCMI.  Thank you for your generosity!
 
 
UCMI CONCERT SERIES:  Save the date!  The next concert will be Friday, February 19, 2010, at 7pm, featuring The Barbary Coast Dixieland Band.
 
UCMI HEALTH AND WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM:  Another February event to mark on your calendars.  Saturday, February 20th.  8:30am social, program begins promptly at 9am, in Disseler Hall.  Watch for details in your February Carillon.
This is one event you do not want to miss!

Women's Fellowship Potluck Luncheon: Monday, February 22, 11:30 a.m.  The program will be: Dr. William Beckwith; Managing Your Memory".  Women's Fellowship hopes to have a full audience for Dr. Beckwith's very popular presentation.  It seems to be a subject that concerns everyone.  The more we learn to "manage our memories", the more comfortable we are in growing older.  Bring your friends.  Men as always, we welcome you.

Habitat For Humanity:  February is UCMI's Habitat for Humanity month.  If we make our goal of $50,000, it will be UCMI's 13th Habitat for Humanity house that we have provided funds for to build a complete house.  The dates for the fundraiser this year are Feb. 14, 21, and 28.  We will be in the Narthex to answer your questions and accept your contributions.  You may place your contribution in the plate or mail it to the office.  Make sure check is made out to UCMI and marked for Habitat.  We will also accept stock (see Jack regarding stock transactions).  We need everyone's donation to help us reach our goal.  "Give a Hand Up Not a Hand Out".

PARTICIPATING IN THIS SUNDAY’S SERVICE
(January 24th)
Greeters Murrell & Kathy Hollis, Barbara Day
Ushers Margo Pictor, Faye McKinnon
Deacons Pat Miller and Carolyn Ginther
Hospitality

TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE:
  
Thanks to the generosity of those who signed up to provide transportation, we can now offer this service to anyone that needs a ride on Sunday mornings to and from church.  Call the church office, (394-6572) if you need assistance.

Everyone is Welcome!

United Church of Marco Island is a member of both the United Church of Christ and The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches. 

A Stephen Minister Church.

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