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Sunday Worship Service
UUCM Summer Service Hours
Gather Water or Stones
Classical Chamber Music Concert
Prestigious Positions Available
Marin Pride 2010 at UUCM Aug 14th
July Coffee Servers Thanked Please Volunteer for August
Century Plant
Partner Church Committee News
Office Equipment Available
Staff Vacations
RE Schedule Update
4 outside opportunities
Upcoming Dates
Aug 7:
Classical Chamber Music Concert

Aug. 14:
Marin Pride Celebration 2010

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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people of all races,
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abilities, sexual
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orientations, and
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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
Courtyard follows the services.
Come, join us!

Staff Links
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
Partial Resource List
Minister's Schedule
See Staff Vacations.
Aug 5th, 2010
Issue #76

chaliceSunday Worship Service    

Sunday, August 8, 10:00 AM
"Participation Service" 
Dick Park with Worship Associate Rodney Gothelf

The Participation Service has its roots in the Quaker Meeting. There is quiet music and introductory words at the beginning, and quiet music at the end, but in between, the silence is broken only by individuals sharing thoughts and feelings that are significant to them.


View and Print August Services

Read Past Sermons Online


Recent sermons available online:
August 1, 2010: "Dancing at Lughnasadh" with Sharon Wylie, Seminarian from Starr King School for the Ministry.

July 25, 2010: "Wrestling with Privilege" with Sharon Wylie, Seminarian from Starr King School for the Ministry.

July 18, 2010: "Putting Down Roots" with Sharon Wylie, Seminarian from Starr King School for the Ministry.

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 update


Final invitation, you don't want to miss this:

Aug. 7, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Romantic Era chamber music concert, Fellowship Hall

General admission: $10 ($5 youth) Tickets at the door

Refreshments & beverages for sale.

Doors open at 7:00.       More info about the music

milton wong
Milton Wong, Frank Lahorgue, and
 Hans Brightbill leading ensembles. 

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 
Strauss Piano Quartet in C minor Opus 13 
Thuille Sextet in B flat major, Op. 6 

Flyer
for distribution.


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!

Marin Pride 2010

UUCM is one of the sponsors of Marin Pride 2010 and it is being held at UUCM.

August 14: Marin Pride 2010, 7:30pm - 12:00am
  • DJ Dave & DJ Linda spinning contemporary & Latin Hits
  • Partial benefit for MAP and Spectrum
  • Lights hors d'oeuvres
  • No Host Bar
  • Meet LGBT women and men from the North Bay
  • Cohosted by Spectrum Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, Entre Hombres and Marin Life. For more information contact Andy at 415-457-2487, ext. 102 or [email protected]
  • Sponsored by UUCM and CAPP Records
  • $10 Suggested Donation 
  • Ages 18+

    Flyer
marinpride 2010

Thank you Volunteer Coffee Servers

Many thanks to our coffee service volunteers for July. Those who volunteered were Edna Trimm, Mikey Songster, Marge Hollinger and Joanne Derby.

We are looking for volunteers for August. If you are willing to set up or take down please call Joanne or Marge
Century Plant
century plantThe Century Plant (Agave americana) at the edge of the hill in our parking lot, is blooming! Over the last few months it has sent up a huge stalk, about 25' tall, which is now covered with flower buds. The Century Plant only blooms once and then dies, because the production of the stalk and flowers takes so much out of the plant. So don't miss this rare and spectacular botanical event!
century plant happy bees

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 we have received approximately  $600.

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 "Balazs Scholar" on the memo line or donate on the UUCM website.

The Partner Church Committee
Used Office Equipment Available
UUCM has the following used, but usable, items available: a Dell CRT monitor, a desktop Cannon copier,  and a color scanner. A small donation would be appreciated.

Please call the office 479-4131 by August 15 if you are interested. After that date the items will be donated to the Goodwill. (Submitted by Mary Bicknell.)

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 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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