Upcoming Dates
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March 31 Turn in your pledge form
April 2
Transylvania Tea
Starr King School
April 3
UU World Salon
April 10
Class on Islam
Adult Ed. after service
12:30 - 3:00
April 16, 2 PM Memorial for Burr Cavan
April 20
Book Club April 21, May 19 Kirtan April 29-May 1 UUCM Congregational Retreat June 4th Fundraiser
October 8 Partner Church Inauguration Ceremony Sovata, Transylvania More Dates |
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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 Trustees:
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
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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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March 31st, 2011
Issue #111 |
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April 3, 11 am: "Leaving Prison Before You Are Released"
Pat M., Program Coordinator - Sexually Exploited Minors, Bay Area Women Against Rape with Worship Associate Judith Pomeroy
Basket Share - Young Imaginations
How one man who was spiritually, emotionally and physically incarcerated found out that "you're free wherever you are" if you understand who you are meant to be.
View and Print April Services
Past Sermons Online
All new sermons on the web sermons index are audio. Older sermons are text. If you want a text version of an Audio sermon please contact the minister.
March 27, 2011:
AUDIO "It Comes from the Heart" by the Rev. Chip Wright. (audio contains 2 songs sung by Chip)
March 20, 2011:
AUDIO "Turning of the Star Wheel" by the Rev. Chip Wright.
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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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| March Is Pledge Month! | On this last day of our Pledge Drive, here's a friendly reminder to return your pledge form to the office ASAP. Your support now helps us plan an amazing 2011-12 church year!
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Chip's Clips
| |  Spring is here and the gray whales are starting to move north from the warm waters of Mexico to their summer feeding grounds in the arctic. I love to see them spouting along the coast as they head north. When Lisa and I, avid abalone pickers, ply the Pacific coast of Northern California to gather these hidden mollusks, after the opening date of abalone season April 1st, we often spot their blows moving North in the distance as we appreciate living in such a rich and remarkable area.
So once again March has come in like a lion and gone out like a lamb, a wet one at that! It was a good month here at the UUCM. Not only did it welcome in spring but we welcomed in four new members as well! March was also our pledge month, the month we gather up all the pledges so we can build the budget for the next church year. It's very important to get those pledges in. We don't need the $ right away but we do need the pledges as soon as possible to budget our programs and be prepared for our congregation's own blossoming into our new year. So if you haven't made your pledge yet please get it to Susan Ingersoll or one of the canvas committee folks without delay. Thank you again for all your support to keep this congregation the wonderful happening place that it is and moving like the whales into our abundant summer grounds!
Rev. Chip
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april 3UUCM Congregational Retreat
Walker Creek Ranch April 29 - May 1, 2011 | |  Sign up now for the wonderful UUCM Congregational Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch, 1700 acres of beautiful rolling hills just 20 miles west of Novato. Besides the wonderful meals, worship services, and just the grand opportunity to spend quality time together, there are many outstanding programs for you and your children to enjoy at the Retreat. There are also many intergenerational programs including our traditional barn dance. Confirmed programs being offered so far are: Tie dye, UU parenting workshop, Nature walk for all ages - looking for all kinds of animals, a writing workshop, Dance/Movement workshop, Small Group Circle with the theme "Inspiration", The Spiritual Tool Box for Tension and Anxiety, Haiku on a String. Registration deadline is Sunday April 3 (after the service). Drop by the information/registration table in the foyer for more information. Nonmembers pay a $50 extra fee per family. If you are considering joining this would be a good time to do so.
Request for Proposals We still need more people to lead workshops at the retreat. Proposal forms are available on the Web and in the Retreat box on the wall of the Community (Robinson) Room. Visit our web page for general information and photos from 2009 retreat. |
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"UU World" Salon
| |  COME TO THE SALON!! 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: April 3rd: 12:30-1:30 pm in the Fireside room. TOPIC: This Salon's Topic comes from ongoing UUCM sermons: God Talk - Defining a common spiritual vocabulary. Bring your lunches, bright thoughts, open minds and curious hearts. Please bring brown bag lunch for your children too! Contact Tanya Webster (tanweb@gmail.com) or Linda Haumann (dre@uumarin.org) More info on flyer |
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Administrator's vacation
| | From the Administrator: Janette will be on vacation the week of April 11 and will return to the office on Tuesday, April 19.
Please submit announcements for the April 10 and 17 order of service by Wednesday, April 6. |
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April 3 - Basket Share Sunday
| |  On April 3, we'll share our offering basket with Young Imaginations, which brings multicultural music and dance classes to 5,000 - 7,000 children annually in the inner-city, suburban, and rural schools of northern California. YI strives to improve education by placing music and dance at the core of the educational process. Come to our 11 am service prepared to financially support 2 great local nonprofits: UUCM and Young Imaginations! |
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Social Concerns News
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The Social Concerns Committee hosts information/action speaker luncheons several times a year. Congregants are invited to bring suggestions for Social or Environmental Justice issues and speakers to: socialconcerns@uumarin.org.
----------- UUCM hosts a Social Concerns Information/Action Table during coffee hour after Sunday services.
We UUCM members and friends often put our spiritual values to work in the world in ways both large and small. If you care about, or are involved in, some kind of social justice endeavor that you want us to know about, contact socialconcerns@uumarin.org. to reserve a Sunday for your table. No candidate or individual party can be promoted or denigrated. Any political stand or position MUST be about issues not political figures, candidates or party affiliations.
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Click on the links below to learn more about how YOU can get involved with both of these great programs:
Social Concerns
Green Sanctuary
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| Balázs Transylvanian Tea April 2 | | |
Spring Transylvanian Tea
This Fundraiser to support the visiting scholar program will be held on: Saturday, April 2 at 3:30pm at
Starr King School
2441 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley
The suggested donation is $25.
RSVP to Arliss Ungar 925-283-3288.
Featured guests will be
Rev. Levente Lázár and Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake.
They will speak on "Prophetic Voices."
More info in Flyer.
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Memorial for Burr Cavan - April 16 | |  The memorial for Burr is scheduled for
Saturday, April 16 at 2 PM. Afterward there will be a catered reception in the Fireside room. |
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Final (for the season) Shelter Report
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 | | Shelter dawn at UUCM by Amy Likover |
Exiting the building for the last time this season, eighteen down-on-their-luck shelter guests expressed boundless appreciation for our UUCM hospitality. (One of them was prepared for a job interview, in a dress she had ironed with the UUCM iron. Bet you didn't know UUCM had an iron!)
Their lovely handmade thank you note is posted on the Social Concerns bulletin board.
This week, thanks go to Caroline Bopp, Katherine DaSilva-Jain, Marge Hollinger, Amy Likover and Sally Schroeder.
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Request for Remarkable People!
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You are Remarkable People!
The 2nd Friday of each month, UUCM members get together for a fun evening event called Remarkable People. Two of our members talk about their lives, sometimes show pictures, and have a brief Q&A. Snacks and beverages are offered. It's a great way to connect with our community and learn more about how we all got here -- always a remarkable story.
The next RP is Friday April 8th, 7:30 PM in the Fireside Room. Please call or email Steve Webster ( steve.webster@gmail.com 415-320-0145) if you'd like to be one of our two speakers. Whether you are young or old, think you're "remarkable" or not, we would love to hear from you!
If you like, we'll make an audio recording of your session you can share. If you are a member you can listen to past recordings in the members only web page.
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UUCM Book Club
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Adult Education: UUCM Book Group
Our UUCM Book Group meets the third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 to 9 PM, in the Clara Barton Boom. New members are welcome to come and participate in our lively discussions! Our April 20 meeting will be a break from the usual format: members will be reading some of their favorite Shakespeare sonnets. Contact Nani for more information.
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Kirtan continues
| | Kirtan, April 21, May 19, 7 to 8:30 PM (Approx.), Fireside Room
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.
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SAVE THE DATE!
| | Saturday June 4th 7-9pm fundraiser featuring the 6-8th graders doing skits and musical tributes to our 7 UU principles AND the UUCM Reader's Theatre with hilarious short plays and verses. Don't miss this fun evening for all ages. Keep watching for details. Please contact Linda Haumann at dre@uumarin.org or Ellen Thurmond at ellenthurmond@gmail.com if you'd like to help with the show. We need set builders!
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Pacific Central District Assembly 2011
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Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association's
District Assembly 2011
May 13-15, Newark Fremont Hilton Hotel,
The Transient and the Permanent
Click on the hotel link and make your room reservations now! The deadline for the Early Bird Special of $75 is April 12, 2011.
This is a $20 savings over previous year's registration fee!
Please see the PCD DA2011 web page for all of the information!
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Wine Country Holiday
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of North Bay
WINE COUNTRY HOLIDAY
The UU's of Napa, California proudly announce the sixth season of our Wine Country Excursions.
The program runs from April through October. Our fees are below market rate for comparable services and all proceeds go to our small fellowship. More info.
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| It's the Year of the BAFS! | |
 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 on May 20, 2011!
Here's how it works.
Please note the BAFS Sundays:
Second half: 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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UU Legislative Ministry CA Events
| |  We get many requests to list events from UULMCA. if you are interested in Legislative ministry visit their web site or subscribe to their newsletter. We will no longer list them in the weekly due to space limitations. |
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