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We cherish
diversity and
welcome among us
people of all races,
cultures, ages,
abilities, sexual
identities/
orientations, and
faith perspectives.
GUESTS are always welcome.
Sunday worship is a time for
inspiration, renewal, and connection.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Join adults during the first part of the
service, and then attend Religious
Education classes. Nursery and
toddler care is provided during the
11:00 service.
REFRESHMENT HOUR in the
Fireside Room follows the services.
Come, join us!
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Staff Links
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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 25, 2010
Issue #53 |
 Sunday Worship Service
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Sunday, February 28th, 11:00 AM
"Purim, or How Not to Take Things So Seriously!"
Rev. Chip Wright with Judith Pomeroy, Worship Associate
When we can laugh at ourselves, the weightiness of a troubled world can
be transformed and lifted if just for awhile.
View and Print March Services
Read Past Sermons Online
Most recent sermon available online:
Jan 31st: Groundhog Day, "Or Just a Taste of Spring"
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Contemplative Service
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February 28th, 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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Our Green Sanctuary is Smoke-Free
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In keeping with our efforts for a cleaner, greener place up on the
hill, UUCM is going to be smoke-free on Sundays beginning March 7. Smoking will
not be permitted on Sundays anywhere on the grounds or parking lot.
If you have any concerns, please contact Rev. Chip Wright.
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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. Meets monthly on 4 Thursday evenings from 7-8:30.
Please register with Linda Haumann
flyer
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Family Fun Night with Rev. Chip Sat. Feb. 27th
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Dinner & Fun with REV. CHIP!!!
The
UUCM Religious Education Committee, along with Director of Religious Education
Linda Haumann and our minister Rev. Chip Wright, invite you and your family 'Up
the Hill' to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin on
Saturday, February 27, 2010,
5:30-7:30 pm for a socializing potluck in Fellowship Hall!
more information
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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.
More info
Please register with Linda Haumann (There is no fee.)
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A Night to Celebrate!
Featuring
Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President
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Benefiting the UU Legislative Ministry of California
Friday, March 5th, 7 PM
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco
Speakers, dinner, music, meet UU's - see Flyer for details.
Tickets are available for $40 by credit
card through the UULMCA website or by calling 916-441-0018. Be
sure to get your tickets early. Questions? Call Sharon Stone of the UULMCA at 916-441-0018
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New to Unitarian Universalism Gathering
March 7th
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New to Unitarian Universalism Gathering,
Facilitated by Rev. Chip
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
If
you are considering UUCM membership or want to learn more about our
Marin congregation, Unitarian Universalism, its history and traditions,
and how it may enliven your own religious and spiritual journey,
consider this meeting.
First Session: 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM Mar 07, 2010
Next session: 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM May 9, 2010
You
are invited to one or both of these sessions to learn more about
becoming a member of UUCM, and to get any answers to your questions.
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Plan to Come to Pledge Drive Dinner
March 13
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Dear Members and Friends,
Don't forget
to mark your calendars for Saturday
evening, March 13. That is when your
Stewardship committee will be hosting a complimentary dinner to which you are
all cordially invited. We will be celebrating
our 60th anniversary as a congregation and the 46th
anniversary of the breaking of ground for the construction of our building. On this joyous occasion, we will also be
launching the pledge drive for the 2010-2011 church year.
In
addition to a scrumptious meal, there
will be entertainment presented for your pleasure and child care will be
provided. Most
importantly you will have an opportunity to make your pledge of financial
support that is vital for maintaining the viability of our UU community. More
details will be forthcoming.
Your Stewardship Committee
- Sher Sheldon and Don Beck - Co-Chairs
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Choral Reading Group Forming
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Want
to read poems and short prose pieces out loud with others? A UUCM choral
reading group is starting up. This is a performance-based activity, not really a
chanting or meditative exercise. In college classes they used to call it Oral
Interpretation, but we will "interpret" short literary works as
a group. Some pieces can be read in unison, others with cumulative
speakers, others in call-and-response form, for example. The goals are: 1)
fun; 2) appreciation of the bits we read. We hope to be able to perform at
Sunday services sporadically. Jan Seagrave, storyteller, readers' theatre
leader, children's librarian, and UUCM frequenter since 1989, will
facilitate the gatherings.
Please email Jan if you are interested in
knowing more by March
5.
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Intergenerational Collage Workshop
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ALERTING
ALL ARTISTS. COME AND HAVE FUN AT AN INTERGENERATIONAL COLLAGE
WORKSHOP LED BY CAROLYN PLANAKIS AND SPONSORED BY THE R.E. AND ART
COMMITTEES.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. MATERIALS PROVIDED OR BRING YOUR OWN.
SUNDAY, MARCH 14 AFTER THE SERVICE. BRING BROWN BAG LUNCH, DRINKS PROVIDED. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.
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AcoUUstic Café continues...
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Mark your calendars for
the next AcoUUstic Café:
Mar. 20:
7:30-9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Singer-songwriter Sandy Geller
and
vocal duo
Elaine & Mike
$15 ($5 youth)
refreshments and beverages for sale
Fellowship Hall, UUCM
If you can bring a baked good, fruit or
cheese for the refreshments table, please email Jennifer
Print and Post flyer
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Register Early for General Assembly
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| UUA General Assembly information There are several ways to reduce the cost of attending GA, and early planning is the key to most of them. It starts on March 1, one week away, when the Housing Office opens at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at five hotels, the rates vary widely.
A limited number of extra low cost rooms have been reserved at the University of Minnesota, for a fixed-price five-night stay - $260 for a single, $400 for a double.
Share a room with one or more other UUs - there's a UUA mailing list
you can subscribe to that functions as a roommate matching vehicle. The list
will also announce home hospitality offers. Subscribe by entering your email address and choosing a password for your subscription.
This year, we're also going to put PCD Currents to work in matching up roomies. If you've got a room to share or are looking for one, let Cilla Raughley know, and she'll post the opportunity in a future issues. |
Balazs Scholar Rev. Bálint to Speak at UUCM
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Notes from the Partner Church Committee
Some of you may wonder what a Balazs Scholar is and what business is it of the Partner Church Committee anyway. This scholarship is for a Transylvanian minister to study for a year at the Starr King School for Ministry in Berkeley . Although the minister is not the one from our own Partner Church, it gives us an opportunity to communicate directly with Transylvanians. We hope that our Sovata minister, Levente Lazar will be a Balazs scholar sometime. The name "Balazs" is after Francis Balazs, a minister in the Transylvanian town of Meszko (also called the Alabaster Village) who sought to bring social and economic development to the area. His wife wrote a book about their difficult but inspiring years in Meszko some years after World War I. Marilyn Nelson will lend you the book it you wish --just ask her. An added interest to the visit of Robert Balint is that he is the present minister of Meszko. Keep Mar. 28 open for a pot-luck lunch and to meet and talk with Rev. Balint.
Terry Merrick and Marilyn Nelson, co-chairs Partner Church Committee
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Something New: Kirtan at UUCM!
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in April, Rev. Chip Wright will be offering Thursday evening Kirtan
Chanting and Meditation services twice a month to lift the spirit and
enrich and open the heart. If you have been hoping for a new worship
experience or refreshing reentry into the heart-centered world of
meditation please join us. Looking forward to seeing you there!
April 8th & 22nd May 13th & 27th 7:00PM - 8:00PM, UUCM
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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.
This position reports to and is supervised by the administrator. Please contact Janette for a description of
duties.
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| Walker Creek Ranch Retreat Postponed |
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Unfortunately, lack of leadership means this
event will be postponed until 2011. Questions? Contact Jennifer Gennari.
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Balázs Scholars Program Fund-raiser
Annual Spring Transylvanian Tea
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Save the date for the Balázs Scholars Program Fund-raiser Saturday, April 10
Starr King School for the Ministry cordially invites you and your friends to the Balázs Scholars Program Annual Spring Transylvanian Tea which this year features
Balázs Scholar Rev. Róbert Bálint,
Transylvanian Unitarian Minister studying at Starr King
and
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Ann Parker,
President and Professor of Theology, Starr King School
talking on
"From the Oneness of God to the Wholeness of Life: A dialogue between Transylvanian Unitarianism and North American Unitarian Universalism considering history, theology, sociology, politics, differences and shared values."
Saturday, April 10, 3:30pm
$25 donation
Starr King School for the Ministry
2441 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley
RSVP to Arliss Ungar, 925-283-3288
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Shelter Update
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Emergency Shelter Update 2/21/10
Womens' Shelter
thanks this week go to:
Carolyn Bopp, Linda
and Dave Haumann, and Linda Stoneall.
Also to: Andreas
GiGiorgio-Haag: A non-UU teen who came for the second
time!
And, as usual 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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