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Sunday Worship Service
UUCM Summer Service Hours
Gather Water or Stones
Classical Chamber Music Concert
Prestigious Positions Available
Partner Church Committee News
Pastoral Care Corner
Staff Vacations
RE Schedule Update
4 outside opportunities
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Classical Chamber Music Concert

Sept 3-6:
Adult Day Labor Camp
in Mendocino

Sept 12:
Intergenerational Ingathering

Sept 19:
RE resumes

Oct 15-17
PCD Men's Retreat

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Join adults during the first part of the
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Education classes. Nursery and
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11:00 service.


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Minister:
Rev. Chip Wright
[email protected]
415-479-4131


Director of Religious Education:
Linda Haumann
[email protected]


Administrator:
Janette Morrow
[email protected]

President, Board of Directors:
Jennifer Gennari
[email protected]

Director of Music:
Philip Hildreth
[email protected]

Pianist:

Milton Wong
[email protected]

Pastoral Care:
Chair: Carol Littrell 883-9676
Minister's Schedule
See Staff Vacations.
July 15, 2010
Issue #73

chaliceSunday Worship Service    

Sunday, July 18th, 10:00 AM
If you don't usually attend UUCM in the summer because you don't think the sermons are professional, think again. This summer Sharon Wylie, Starr King seminary student, is doing 6 services and she is excellent. Her content is good and her delivery is wonderful. Give yourself a treat and come to one of her remaining 4 services.

"Putting Down Roots"

Sharon Wylie, Seminarian from Starr King School for the Ministry with Worship Associate Sally Schroeder

Being in community sounds good but isn't easy. Being in church community can be especially challenging because we have high hopes and expectations of what our shared church life should be like. Let's reflect on the challenges and rewards of putting down roots together.

View and Print July Services

Read Past Sermons Online


Recent sermons available online:
July 11, 2010: "In Praise of the Goddess" with Sharon Wylie, Seminarian from Starr King School for the Ministry.

July 4, 2010:"Faith of the Free" with Sharon Wylie.
UUCM Summer Service Hours

 
Sunday services (beginning July 4 and ending August 29) start at 10 am. Services are lay led. There is no Contemplative Service. There are no refreshments after the services, just coffee. There is also no choir. Just a bare bones service with a chance to get to know one another better.
Gather Water or Stones

Classical Chamber Music Concert

Aug. 7, 7:30 - 9:30 pm,
Classical Chamber Music Concert, Fellowship Hall
General admission: $10 ($5 youth)
Refreshments & beverages for sale.
Doors open at 7:00.
milton wong
Milton Wong, Frank Lahorgue,
and Hans Brightbill.

Flyer for distribution.

There will be 3 1/2 hour pieces. 
Hans Brightbill will be leading the first, a String quartet playing Beethoven's Op. 18 No. 1

Hans Brightbill is a research scientist at 
Genentech developing therapeutics for immune disorders, such as asthma, allergy and autoimmune disease. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Bachelor of Music in cello performance from U.C. Irvine, and a Ph.D. degree and post-doctoral training in Immunology from UCLA and U.C. Berkeley. Hans is currently a cellist in the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony and String Quartet, and has played with the American Youth Symphony, the Debut Orchestra, and the UCI and UC Berkeley Symphonies.

More info about the music

Prestigious Positions Available

Join our UUCM AcoUUstic Cafe Team on August 7th:

  • Costco run: pop, wine, beer, snacks (you get reimbursed for purchase)
  • Setup
  • Bring goodies to sell
  • Ticket sellers at door
  • Refreshment salespeople
  • Cleanup
Please call John Blickensderfer at 415-847-8820, or email at [email protected]
Thanks!

Update from the Partner Church Committee

We wish to thank those who have already contributed to the fund to help  bring to Berkeley the whole family of next year's  Balazs scholar,  Rev. Levente Lazar, who is also the minister of our partner Church in Sovata So far the total amount we have received is $535.

To recap briefly,  When Levente applied for the scholarship, he was told that this year it could only fund the scholar, spouse and one child.  Levente and his wife Erika have two. They felt that they could not leave one behind. We empathize with that, and along with several other churches who are also partner churches of the Revs Levente and Erika, we are trying to raise enough money to bring along the second child.  The opportunity for Levente to attend the Starr King School for the Ministry  is a broadening  opportunity for him; we too will be able to meet him and learn more about his church and members.  To donate, please make your check out to UUCM and put "Belazs Scholar" on the memo line or donate on the UUCM website.

The Partner Church Committee
Pastoral Care Corner

Summer is here and many of us leave town for recreation and wanderlust.  I wish to address a question that does arise and then pass on some referral information that is good anytime, but maybe more helpful when loved ones are not available.  


We wish you to help us help each other by contacting committee members of those of us in need for whatever reason.  We try to pass on that information to the minister and congregation at services or other means, but due to confidentiality issues, we do not put this information out on the eblast. 

 

This might be a good time to pass on some resources available to families or elders.  You may wish to keep this for future reference. The following is a partial list of local agencies and their contact information.

 

Family Caregiver Alliance:  434-3388. They even offer respite tothe caregivers.

 

Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program:  800-434-0222

 

Jewish Family & Children's Services: 507-0564, or Seniors at Home. You do not have to be Jewish to receive services.

 

Legal Aid: 492-0230

 

Marin Housing: 491-2348

 

Marin Meals on Wheels: 507-4300

 

Spectrum LGBT Center: 457-1115

 

Whistlestop: 459-6700

 

Carol Littrell, Pastoral Care Chair

 


vacationsStaff Vacations
Rev.Chip will be out of the office until September 7th. He will be available for emergencies via the office during July and out of reach in Aug.

The Director of Religious Education, Linda Haumann, will be on summer hiatus from June 14th through August 15th.

The administrator, Janette Morrow, will be on vacation this summer July 20-23.

The President of the Board of Trustees, Jennifer Gennari,  will be on vacation from August 1 to 14.
 
RE Schedule Update

4 Outside Opportunities

UU Adult Labor Day Camp
at Camp 2 of the Mendocino Woodlands from September 3-6, 2010
A weekend for Adults age 18 and up.

Bass Lake UUCPA Mini-Vacation
September 16-19, 2010
Experience a wonderful long weekend at a beautiful mountain camp.

Invitation from Honolulu Congregation
The Honolulu congregation is organizing a very special fundraiser from September 22 to 29. 
Church members will provide B&B-style accommodation in their homes, a full seven nights stay, for just $840/couple (or only $490/single).          Details and reservations form.

Friday-Sunday, October 15-17, 2010 Annual Pacific Central District Men's Retreat
Come join UU men for a weekend of fun, kinship, workshops and more!
Location: Westminster Retreat Center, Alamo (near Walnut Creek).
Registration: www.pcd-uua.org/ and click on link under "PCD Men's Retreat".
Contact: Gordon Smith [email protected] or call 408-393-6182.
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