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Join adults during the first part of the
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toddler care is provided during the
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REFRESHMENT HOUR in the
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Minister:
Rev. Chip Wright
minister@uumarin.org
415-479-4131
Director of Religious Education:
Linda Haumann
dre@uumarin.org
Administrator:
Janette Morrow
office@uumarin.org
Director of Music:
Philip Hildreth
music@uumarin.org
Pianist:
Milton Wong
milton_wong@csaa.com
Pastoral Care:
Chairs: Carol Littrell 883-9676
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Minister's Schedule
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Tues., Wed., Thurs.
10:00am to 3:00 pm.
Or available by appt.:
office@uumarin.org
or
phone (415)479-4131
Email Rev Chip at: minister@uumarin.org
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February 11, 2010
Issue #51 |
Sunday Worship Service 
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Sunday, February 14th, 11:00 AM
"Will the Real St. Valentine Please Stand Up?"
Rev. Chip Wright with Carol Rosvold, Worship Associate
Lots of things I bet you never knew about this Hallmark holiday, and how it came to be.
There will be a basket share this Sunday benefiting Young Imaginations. This organization is active in the Marin Schools making
the arts a core part of children's education. Learn more on Sunday from
sponsor Scott Merrick, and please be part of the support provided by
UUCM for this agency's work!
View and Print February Services
Read Past Sermons Online
Most recent sermon available online:
Jan 17th: "The Content of Their Character"
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Contemplative Service
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February 14th, 9:00 AM Service
Our Lay led Contemplative Service is from 9:00-9:50 am on Sundays (not available in summer), Readings introduce a silent period to reflect on a topic or idea, followed by an opportunity to share individual thoughts.
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A Turn at the Helm
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 Jennifer Gennari
UUCM Board President
February is full of fun-we've got the Sock Hop, the Crab
Feed, and another AcoUUstic Café (more of a hootenanny!). I hope you'll join us
and think of these events as much more than fundraisers. Every gathering of
dance, song, and food is a way of building love.
Have you seen how UUs across the nation are Standing on the Side of Love this Valentine's Day? The movement's goal is to harness love's power to
stop oppression, and they're reimagining the traditional sweetheart holiday.
Let's think about the ways we stand for love at UUCM.
· We're sheltering homeless women this winter.
· We're donating socks and dancing for joy!
· We're hosting musicians and listening with new
friends.
· We're gathering and feasting together, with open
hearts.
Let's share that love and welcome everyone who comes to our
door.
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Minister's Musings
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Reverend Chip Wright February 2010
Well it's 2010 and UUCM is heading into its sixtieth year as
a liberal religious community in Marin. That is a true milestone to have weathered
these many years on our journey which has landed us on top of this hill
overlooking the North Bay
area!
I can remember when this community met in a little shed just
off the road in Larkspur just across and down the road from the theater and up
from the creek. It was there where we and the boy scouts met and I first heard
Mr. Rose play Christmas carols on wine bottles. Recycling before most of us
know the concept, he would collect them from different dumpsters and garbage
cans and then fill them to various heights to make pitch. He would strike the bottles with sticks with
rubber bands all wrapped around the ends. He would set the bottles on a table
right outside the front doors and play his Christmas songs as folks walked into
the service. Great memories!
And then we moved to the women's club right across from what
is the Marin JC now. I remember carrying in the wooden chalice there, the first
one this congregation had which Spence Prang had made. And I remember RE at the old three R school
across the freeway from the Civic
Center, just a few blocks
up from where the Italian restaurant and the dive shop are now. It was there I first saw a map of the Far East and all the places I would eventually travel and
live. These are more good memories.
I would charge us all to hold to the good memories I know we
all have of this place as we celebrate our rich UUCM history and what we have
become. And may our next 60 years be
filled with as much excitement as we step into a future pregnant with
possibility and the impending joy of dynamic and energized liberal religion
still standing proud in the North Bay!
Rev. Chip
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Meet the Remarkable People of UUCM
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Remarkable People is on February 12, at 7:30
p.m. Come and hear Burr Cavan and Edna Lingenfelter talk about their
lives. This is a great opportunity to get to know our members more
deeply.
Carolyn Bopp and Carole Rosvold host and provide light snacks
between the speakers.
Hope to see you up on the hill!
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Human Race Kickoff Breakfast at UUCM
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Committee will support
Marin's annual "Human Race." The event will be
on May 8.
The Kickoff breakfast will be at UUCM on Friday 2/12
beginining at 9 a m.
For more
information, or to make a breakfast reservation,
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Crab Feed Feb. 13th -
Reservation Extended to Feb. 11th!
Come Early, Help Sher Decorate
Music Compiler Wanted
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Feb. 13, Crab Feed, 6:30 pm, @ UUCM
All You Can Eat: San Francisco Dungeness Crab, Sher's Boston Clam Chowder, Caesar Salad, and Sourdough Bread. $30.00
No Host Beer and Wine
Corkage fee $15 Reservations Deadline Extended to Thurs. Feb. 11 office@uumarin.org
Childcare available by request Pasta alternative $10.00 Adult, $7.00 Child Flyer for your friends. 
Call for Help:Come early to help decorate, bring Valentines Day themed decorations! They will be returned after the dinner. We also need a volunteer to put together a CD of romantic songs. Please Contact Sher Sheldon if you can help. |
Learn How to Keep UUCM Humming
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 The UUCM office needs a volunteer who can come in and assist
the administrator on a weekly basis.
In the past this has been a
Thursday, but Wednesday or Friday could also work. The hours are flexible
- in general we are looking for someone who can come in once a week for
about 4 hours (or more if you want!). I need to fill this position by the
beginning of February.
Skills Required:
PC computer skills including Microsoft Office, Windows and
Internet. Basic office skills such as filing and answering phones. Good attention to detail. Ability to lift up to 20 lbs (for example a box of printer
paper) is desirable but not required. Prior database experience desirable but not required. Basic knowledge of UUCM Committee structure is desirable. Confidentiality is of utmost importance.
This position reports to and is supervised by the administrator. Please contact Janette for a description of
duties.
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UU Minister Stan Stefancic to Speak at UUCM
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The Marin Philosophical
Society
hosts
Stan Stefancic: "yearning to be significant"
in the
Fireside Room
Monday Feb. 15th
Stan Stefancic: UU minister, and frequent visitor to UUCM. (He
participated in Chip's installation).
Lunch is catered.
Cost is $17.
Reservations: Joan Nelson 453-6221.
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Still Seeking!
Walker Creek Ranch Retreat Co-Chair
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 The annual UUCM retreat at Walker Creek Ranch is scheduled for April 23 - 25.
Sher Sheldon has agreed to co-chair and is looking for a partner. We need that special someone who can co-lead a coordinated effort, providing our congregation with the best retreat possible.
If you are interested in chairing this year's retreat please contact Henry Kingdon (last year's co-chair with Debra).
cell: 415-572-9458
email: h_kingdon@yahoo.com
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Thanks to all who came out for the Sock Hop!
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We had a great time doing
"The Stroll" , the "Twist" and some other more individual dance steps.
(Check out the photos on our website.) 
Special thanks to Ray White for
compiling the music; Walt Littrell for being the DJ; Art Rosvold for an
enhanced speaker set up and managing the sound system at the event;
Karen Auroy for teaching everyone to "Stroll"; and Carol Littrell and
Nikki Gothelf for refreshment support. The event raised some cash for
our budget and lots of socks for the Marin Street Chaplaincy to
distribute.
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Gentlemen at the Sock Hop! Jacket Switch.
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If you attended the Sock Hop Saturday February 6th, check your
sports jacket. It may not be yours! Someone inadvertently left their
Oscar de la Renta, black sports jacket and took another. I have the
phone number, etc. of the person holding your sports jacket. An
exchange can be arranged. Call Carol Littrell 883-9676 or, email
cjwlittrell@aol.com. There is no i.d. in either jacket, so take a look
in your closet. Thank you.
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Don't Miss the Next "AcoUUstic Café"
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Hootenanny night
Saturday, Feb. 20
7:30-9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
with
Walt Littrell & Libby Silvestri
Listen to songs of hope, freedom, and heartbreak at
AcoUUstic Café
Performers will be Walt Littrell, best
known as the founder of Walden House in 1969, and Libby Silvestri,
former lead vocalist of Swing Society. Also leading a few songs and emceeing is
folksinger and songwriter Chip Wright, who worked as a studio musician in the
1960s.
$15 ($5 youth)
refreshments and beverages for sale
Fellowship Hall, UUCM
Mark your calendars for
the next AcoUUstic Café:
Mar. 20: Singer-songwriter Sandy Geller, and vocal duo
Elaine & Mike
Print and Post flyer
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Social Concerns Luncheon Hosts Lindi Ramsden on Water Justice Principles
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Water Justice: A Values Based Approach
February 21, 12:30 to 2 PM
Fireside Room
The speaker for our Third Sunday Social Concerns Luncheon this month is Lindi Ramsden, Executive Director of the UU Legislative Ministry of California and member of the CA Water Summit. She will present the Water Justice Principles and give us an overview of Water Justice issues as we confront climate change. With an $11 billion general obligation bond being proposed to address some of California's water issues, there is a lot to learn. A short DVD will be shown to illustrate the concrete reality of water shortage in the lives of people.
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New Adult Education Class Forming:
"Exploring Spirituality"
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"Exploring Spirituality"
New adult education class starts on Thursday Feb. 25th.
Explore spiritual practices and rituals from a variety of faith traditions such as Buddhism and I-Ching.
Includes meditation, altar-making, music, discussion, writing, sharing.
Co-facilitated by Judith Pomeroy and Linda Haumann.
Meets monthly on Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 at UUCM
Feb. 25
March 25
April 29
May 27
Please register with Linda Haumann
flyer
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New Adult Education Class Forming:
"Articulating Your UU Faith"
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ARTICULATING YOUR UU FAITH
A four-session Adult Education Class
Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, and April 1
7:30 to 9 PM,
Clara Barton Room.
What do we tell our family, friends, and Sunday visitors when they ask us about our religion?
We will engage in serious exploration with each other to deepen our own beliefs and find the language that articulates our faith. This is an actively participatory class, using role-playing and short assignments based on handouts.
Facilitators: Nani Ranken and Tanya Webster.
Please register with Linda Haumann (There is no fee.)
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Save the Dates: Passover Seder and Auction
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In case you have been wondering there will be a Passover Seder,
Wednesday March 31. Linda Haumann, DRE coordinates and Paul Steinman leads the seder
service.
The Goods and Services Auction will be Saturday May 22, chaired by Lori and Phil Smith.
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Shelter Update
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Emergency Shelter Update 2/7/10
This week's
Homeless Shelter shared the kitchen and building with a big group of Chi-Gong
spiritual practitioners. The spirit of co-operation and good will was a delight!
Appreciation from the women in our Sunday night Emergency Shelter this
week goes to:
Thanks this week go
to food (and good will) providers Anne Baele, Kristina Gale, Lorraine Killpack,
Willow
Thorsen and Edna Trimm. And, John and Peter
Blickensderfer.
Future Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers
who deliver food for future Sunday sleep-overs may leave the
dish (clearly labeled "Shelter") in the kitchen before 5:30. Volunteers
who stay to break bread with our guests should read the following
Shelter Guidelines. There will be at least one professional shelter staff person with us at all times. Safety and privacy are paramount. On Sunday nights, UUCM is a true "sanctuary:" A "Safe House."
View the OFFICIAL SIGN-UP SHEET with complete details for each job.
After viewing the sign-up sheet tell Joan - 453-6221 or email Joan which Sunday nights (12/20 - 3/28) you
will be available, and for what shifts.
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