Upcoming Dates
| Jan. 27
Readers' Theatre
Jan. 29
Sock Hop
Flyer
Jan. 16 - Feb 24
Non-Juried Art Show
Feb. 2
UU Voices for Health Care Reform
Feb. 5
Crab Dinner
Feb. 6
UU Salon
Feb. 10
Readers' Theatre
Feb. 12
AcoUUstic Cafe
C*JAM Jazz Quartet
Feb. 17
Kirtan
Feb. 24
Readers' Theatre
Feb. 29
Rev. Lazar
March 4-6
Women & Religion UUA Retreat
March 27 & April 10
Class on Islam
Adult ed. after service
12:30 - 3:00
More Dates
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Visitor's Box
| Planning a Visit to UUCM
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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 Courtyard or
Fireside Room follows the services.
Come, join us!
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Staff Links
| 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
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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Jan. 20th, 2011
Issue #101
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 Sunday Worship Service
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Jan. 23, 11 am:
"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about God and Never Thought to Ask"
Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Judith PomeroyWhat can I say? Don't miss this one! View and Print January Services Read Past Sermons Online Basket Share Calendar |
Contemplative Service
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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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Sign Up to Volunteer Online!
| | All events need helpers.
To sign up online click on the appropriate address:
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UUCM's Second Annual
Sock Hop
| UUCM's Second Annual Sock Hop
benefitting UUCM
and the
Marin Interfaith Street Chaplaincy
on Saturday, January 29, 7-10pm.
Admission to the fun evening is a little cash and a package (or more) of men's white athletic socks.
All the family can join in the fun of dancing or listening to "That Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" music of the 50's and 60's! Professional ballroom dance teacher Michelle Parodi will teach us some basic steps. Last year we learned "The Stroll" from our own musical artist Karen Auroy and collected over 100 pairs of socks for the Street Chaplaincy. Let's make this year's Sock Hop even bigger and better!
Please click on the link to volunteer with setup, serving or cleanup:
*Sign-up to help online form*
Bring your friends too!!
Please distribute:
FLYER
Thank you!
Judith Pomeroy, Event Coordinator |
UU Voices for Health Care Reform
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Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry presents:
"UU Voices for Health Care Reform"
February 2nd
7-8:30 pm in Fellowship Hall
Flyer
Five follow-up sessions
co-facilitated by Joan Nelson and Linda Haumann, DRE
Weds., Feb. 9 & 16, March 2, 9 & 16.
Register with dre@uumarin.org
Topics include history of health care reform, health equity,
access to mental health care,
how to make a difference both locally and globally.
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UUCM 4th Annual Crab Dinner!
| February 5th at 6:30. All you can eat Dungeness crab! Cleaned and cracked by
Reverend Chip &
Bill Pryor (crab piece breaker and cracker extraordinaire!). Dinner Host and Menu Designer Sher will prepare her
Boston clam chowder.
Caesar salad & sourdough bread for all!
No host wine and beer.
Crab is a bargain at $30.00.
Kid's price for crab is $20.00 and
vegetarian/vegan pasta is $10.00. Corkage $15.00.
Reservations required.
Childcare provided by request.
Please make reservations as soon as possible but deadline will be February 2nd.
Volunteer to help:
Online Job Form
Job Descriptions
Invite your Friends:
FLYER
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UU Salon
| February 6 from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Fireside room:
The UU Salon, a quarterly Brown-Bag lunch discussion: UUCM members and guests to gather (families welcome) to share their lunches while the adults discuss an announced topic.
TOPIC:
This Salon's Topic comes from ongoing UUCM sermons
God Talk - Defining a common spiritual vocabulary
SUGGESTED READING:
Rev. Chip's sermons:This week's sermon (Jan. 23, 2011 - coming soon...) & "To Believe Or..."
&
Sharon Wylie's sermon: "Tiptoeing Into God Talk"
Bring your lunches, bright thoughts, open minds and curious hearts. 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.
For childcare RSVP by Jan 30 to dre@uumarin.org.
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Got an Eye for Future Leaders?
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The leadership development committee is looking for volunteers to help identify our future board and other leaders for UUCM. The time commitment is February to April with the goal of presenting a slate of leaders to be elected by the board at the April 25 meeting.
Please email jengennari@earthlink.net if you are interested!
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AcoUUstic Cafe -
something for everyone | |
February 12 7:30-9:30 (doors open at 7 pm)
C*JAM Jazz Quartet
Special guest Vocalist Shelby Anguiano
substituting for Connie.
You may not like to dance or eat crab but that doesn't mean there is nothing to do in February.
We will have a fabulous quartet
performing unusual jazz and pop tunes with
innovative arrangements and an edgy but gentle feel.
Jay Stapleton
Andy Dudnick
Mike MacKenzie
Shelby Anguiano
Remember all events need helpers. To volunteer please fill out the job form online.
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Partner Church Committee Notes:Travel Letter from Rev. Levente Lazar
| | Rev. Levente Lázár, our Partner Church minister and present Balázs scholar sent the following note after the family just arrived back in Berkeley from a month long winter trip: "On 18 of December we arrived to Bedford, to Cathy Cordes house. After a few days we moved for one night to Ann Garies house. Then we went to Boston - we visited the UUA Headquarters, then the Kings Chapel. There we met our contact person from Sharon UC, Beth Gregor, and she took us to Sharon, partner church of Gyulakuta one of Erika's churches. Erika had 2 services, one at Christmas Eve and the other on Sunday. In the end of December, on 29 we flew to Washington DC, our host were members from Fairfax UUC. On 2nd of January I had 2 services in the church Fairfax UUC. On 9th of January we visited and I also had 2 services at the partners of my former church Szentharomsag, at the UC of Mt Vernon. The same day in the evening we flew to Chicago, where Erika attended a one week course at the Meadville Lombard TS. On 16 of January I had 2 services at Champagne, Urbana UUC. The same day we fly back to Berkeley. This is our trip, briefly. Levente "
This same busy person will be with us on Feb 29 to give the sermon. We all will host the family at a potluck luncheon after the service. Please put it on your calendar. Partnership Committee |
Flowers for Sunday Visitors
| | | Every Sunday we provide flowers for
 people visiting the church for the first time. Do you have a garden or access to flowers? Would you be willing to bring flowers on Sunday? On a regular Sunday we need up to a dozen blooms; on the "Bring a Friend" Sundays we need two dozen. Please contact Valerie (v-taylor@pacbell.net, 415-827-0800 ) if you can help with this simple but rewarding contribution to Sunday's service.
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Save the Dates!
Walker Creek Ranch Retreat
April 29 - May 1, 2011
| |  Save the dates for the wonderful UUCM Congregational Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch.
Details will be coming but visit our web page for general information and photos from previous years. |
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Weekly Shelter Report
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Shelter volunteer or not, you are invited to join Joan Nelson
at a St. Vincent's 14- church shelter process meeting,
Sun., Jan. 23, 1:30 - 3:30.
Shelter volunteers for our church that night include
Thomas Ervin, Ellen & Samantha and Jay Thurmond,
Caroline Bopp, and Judith Pomeroy, and Peter Berridge.
All are invited to dine at our Sunday evening tables. Food preparers and servers should arrive by 5:30. There is no food offering required in order to dine with our guests at 6:00.
There are fewer homeless women than expected. This is good news for those who have found housing. But the number of homeless men is rising. The Chaplain has put out requests for sleeping bags and ponchos for them.These can be left in the community room at any time.
To participate in UUCM's Sunday Shelter...contact Joan Nelson 415-453-6221
(cell: 415-595-6221)
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Women & Religion - Upcoming UUA Retreat
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WOMEN & RELIGION - UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION
"BUILDING THE WORLD
WE DREAM ABOUT"
MARCH 4-6, 2011
RETREAT @ ENCHANTED HILLS, NAPA
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DUE FEBRUARY 1ST
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Readers' Theatre
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UU Readers Theatre always meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month, 7:30 to 9 pm, Fellowship Hall.
The next meetings are January 27 & February 10 and 24.
New members are welcome. Contact Jan Seagrave for more information.
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Kirtan!
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Feb 17 - 7:00 To 8:30 PM (Approx.)
On February 17th at 7:00 PM in the Fireside room, Kirtan, chanting & meditation services continue.
 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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| Pastoral Care Corner |
If you need help, a ride, food, a caring listener, the following members of the Pastoral Care committee are available during the absence of the chair, Carol Littrell (until Jan. 21st): Art Rosvold, Don Beck, Anne Baele, Babs Turrentine and Phil Hildreth.
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Cooks Needed for Mill Street Shelter
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Volunteers needed for our first-Sunday-of-the Month dinner for Mill Street. You cook it and it will be delivered. Aluminum pans are available. Contact Junemfesler@gmail.com for details and to schedule.
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Non Juried Art Show Jan. 16
Fireside Room
| | Artist Members and Associates. sponsored by Georgia Annwell
PEOPLE AND PLACES January 16 - Feb 24, 2011
Georgia Annwell
This is a wonderful show. Make sure you take a look. All work should be picked up Thursday, February 24, between 12:30 - 2.
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| 10 Year Anniversary Gala | | UU Legislative Ministry, California
JANUARY 22, 2011 - SAVE THE DATE!
10 Year Anniversary Gala
Come celebrate what we've made together
Help jump start the next decade
Featuring the Haberdashery Ensemble
Food, Fun and Fabulous People
Saturday, January 22
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Costa Mesa Country Club
Costa Mesa, CA
Buy Tickets!
Tickets are $50 each, $25 for young adults ages 18-35.
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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:
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 informally 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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