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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
Courtyard follows the services.
Come, join us!
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Staff Links
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Rev. Chip Wright
minister@uumarin.org
415-479-4131
Director of Religious Education:
Linda Haumann
dre@uumarin.org
Administrator:
Janette Morrow
office@uumarin.org
President, Board of Directors:
Jennifer Gennari
board@uumarin.org
Director of Music:
Philip Hildreth
music@uumarin.org
Pianist:
Milton Wong
milton.wong@goaaa.com
Pastoral Care:
Chair: Carol Littrell 883-9676
Partial Resource List
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Minister's Schedule
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Rev. Chip Wright
Office Hours
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
10:00am to 3:00 pm.
Or available by appt.:
or
phone (415)479-4131
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 Sunday Worship Service
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|  Nov. 7, 11 am:
"Fairy Tales and Great Myths?"
Daylight Savings Time ends: Fall Back
Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associates Judith Pomeroy and Beverly Munyon
We draw what often seem like arbitrary lines between fairy tale, myth, parable and scripture. Many of the most powerful stories which guide us in our human journey cross these lines. In some cases erase them.
View and Print November Services
Read Past Sermons Online
Oct. 17, 2010, Rev. Thomas W. Traylor:
"Come to the Table, The Spirituality of Eating"
Next Basket Share:
November 14: Environmental Traveling Companions
ETC hosts outdoor adventures that help "people with special needs overcome perceived limitations, attain greater personal freedom and confidence, and better understand themselves in relation to others and the environment." Come to our service prepared to support 2 great local nonprofits: UUCM and ETC!
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Contemplative Service
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Contemplative Service, November 7, 9 am
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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Minister's Musings
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 Reverend Chip Wright
November, 2010
Off we go into the fall! The leaves on our backyard grapevines are starting to turn. I suspect that by the time this note gets out to you all they will have gone to many colors, as the deadline for my newsletter copy is 15th of the previous month.
And so we just had our third annual North Bay Revival in Santa Rosa last weekend and if you did not manage to get there, know that you were thought of and in our hearts. A great time was had by all. Lots of music and laughter filled the sanctuary. We had our own banner parade with Marin, Sonoma, Lake County and Petaluma participating. Our Board President Jennifer Gennari, along with her fellow presidents from the other congregations lit our chalice. A handful of brave souls stepped up and gave testimonials to their commitment to our UU values and almost every one of the 360 folks there witnessed (out loud!) at some point along the way. And never a word of the gospel or scripture was uttered! It was truly a UU revival!
If you haven't seen the announcement or heard me make it from the pulpit, this year is a BAFS year: 'Bring a Friend Sundays' year. One of my Sundays each month through May will be a BAFS. The first one was on Oct. 24th. So if you didn't bring a friend then you should bring two on Nov. 21st. Why? Well, first because this is a great place and a very special gift you can give to a friend! And second, not to be forgotten: there are Prizes! A gourmet meal at my and Lisa's home will be served for the people who bring the most visitors for the first half of the year; and then again for the second half of the year! And if everyone brings a friend every Sunday (wouldn't that be something!) even on the ones not designated as BAFS (Just let me know and I will mark them up!)--well, Lisa and I will just have to cook all day and host all evening! See the NL article on BAFS in the NL, running through May to get all the details.
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End of Life Class Nov. 7th Reminder
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A heads' up on Sunday's class at 12:30pm in the Fireside Room. We will be eating lunch at that time. We will not be changing seats. So you may remain where you choose. The speaker from Hospice will be speaking at 2:00 pm.
Pastoral Care
Call Carol 883-9676 if needed.
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Partner Church Committee Report:
Rev. Levente Lazar & Rev. Erika Demeter Host Podcast Nov. 8th
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 Rev.Levente Lázár and his wife, Rev. Erika Demeter will be hosting a webcast on Monday, Nov. 8, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, called "Reflections from our Balázs Scholar". Levente and Erika will give their perspectives on life in California and will comment on current economic and social conditions in Transylvania and on the recent 20th anniversary celebration of the Partner Church movement.
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Remarkable People
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Friday November 12 the speakers for Remarkable People will be Sean and Eileen Prendiville. Join us for an interesting evening of the story of their lives. The starting hour is 7:30 - in the Fireside Room. Steve Webster and Marge Hollinger are your hosts.
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Come to the "UU World" Salon!
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The UUCM "UU World" Salon is a quarterly brown-bag lunch discussion. It's an opportunity for UUCM members and guests (families welcome) to gather and lunch together while the adults discuss an announced topic culled from "UU World" material.
WHEN: November 14th 12:30-1:30 pm in the Fireside room. Mark your calendars for future Salons: Feb. 6 and April 3, 2011.
TOPIC: from the current "UU World": "Religions' common ground? Does interfaith work depend on finding a shared kernel in the different religions, or can we find common ground in other ways? Does Unitarian Universalism depend on the idea that all religions are fundamentally the same?"
SUGGESTED READING: "UU World", Fall 2010, p.57-60.
FLYER
Reading is recommended, but not required, and copies will be at the Salon as well. Please feel free to bring other articles and books on this topic that you'd like to reference during the discussion.
Bring your lunches, bright thoughts, open minds and curious hearts. If you would like childcare, RSVP no later than Nov 9th to Linda Haumann . Please bring brown bag lunch for your children too!
Hope to see you there! Questions? Contact Tanya Webster or Linda Haumann.
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Adult Education: Book Club
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 Our UUCM Book Club meets third Wednesdays at 7:30 PM in the Clara Barton Room. On November 17 we will discuss Albert Camus' The Plague, a book that lends itself to a good discussion of life's meaning. Our group is open and welcomes new members.
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Kirtan is Returning!
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Nov 18, Dec 16, Jan 13, Feb 17 - 7:00 To 8:30 PM (Approx.)
Starting on November 18th at 7:00 PM in the fireside room, Kirtan, chanting & meditation services will return.
 These services offer a refreshing reentry into the heart-centered world of meditation and deep joy. If you haven't come to one of these services before and wish to deepen your spiritual life or find a space to just relax into, please come. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Rev. Chip
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AcoUUstic Cafe: Chamber Music Concert
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Would you like an alternative to Christmas music or the Nutcracker? Then save the date for the Chamber Music Concert. If you attended our concert last August you know what you can look forward to. There will be 3 groups of music:
- Frank Lahorgue and Lea Casini and Thea Davison in an octet performing Reinecke and Dvorak.
- Hans Brightbill, Cello with the The Rainbow String Quartet playing Haydn.
- Hans Brightbill, Cello and Karen Heather, Piano playing Shostakovich.
Saturday, Dec. 11 @ 7:30 pm (doors open at 7)
$10 adult, $5 youth.
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UUCM Hosting Homeless Women on Winter Sundays
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UUCM will be hosting homeless women guests on Sunday nights again this year. Details will be available soon. But first...
Overnight Host position available (Unpaid)
This UUCM member would sleep overnight and lock up our building on Monday mornings before 7 a.m.
2 Paid Staff positions available. $14/hr. (Training required)
- One person to serve as the responsible point person until midnight.
- Another person to come to the church at midnight and serve as responsible point person who will awaken the ladies at 6 a.m. on Monday and make sure they're in the van for coffee at St. Vincent's Dining Room by 7. Lock up building. This could be a 20 - 30 hour/week job for someone who wants to go to the other churches in the rotation. It's preferable for the staff person at UUCM to be female.
Contact Joan Nelson. figleafjoan@comcast.net -
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UU Service Committee Introduction
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It has been a while since we have talked about the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) in our weekly newsletter. There will be several events connected to UUSC in the coming months:
Guest at your Table, Holiday Cards, renewal of UUCM-UUSC memberships and a change in your official UUCM Local Representative.
Most of you are familiar with UUSC, but for those of you who are new or who need a reminder, let's begin with an introduction. The UU Service Committee is an independent organization that works for justice in the U.S. and around the world in the name of Unitarian Universalism. The organization began in the early years of WW II when a young Service Committee helped people escape Nazi Germany.
Nowadays, the Service Committee works in the area of civil, economic and environmental rights, and help in times of disaster (in conjunction with the UUA). Due to the large number of emergencies in the last ten years, from 9/11 to the floods in Pakistan, this work has been of necessity a major focus. In all it does, UUSC works with "partners", organizations that are already "on the ground", and offers funds, technical services and other resources, and as I like to think, hope. Often they try to help those most overlooked by the larger service agencies, e.g., working with 9th Ward neighborhood groups in New Orleans, Untouchables in India and migrant workers in the U.S.
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It's the Year of the BAFS!
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 And you are invited! BAFS? Well, that is 'Bring a Friend Sundays.' Bring a friend(s) to service at LEAST once a month--or have them bring you! And you can anticipate a reward beyond heaven, on earth: Gourmet dinner at the home of Rev's Chip and Lisa!
Here's how it works.
Please note the BAFS Sundays:
First half: Nov. 21 (Stone Soup), Dec 19 & Jan 16
Second half: Feb. 13, Mar. 13, Apr. 10 & May 15
All BAFS will offer an opportunity for any new folks to meet with the Minister, the RE Director, our Board President and other leaders of UUCM after the service.
So start calling your friends and telling them what a great place the UUCM is and inviting these special people to our special Sundays on top of the hill. A fun time will be had by all!
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