Upcoming Dates
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May 15
UUCM Congregational Budget Hearing
May 16
Cohousing Presentation
Event Flyer
May 18
UUCM Book Group
May 19
Kirtan
May 20
BAFS Thank you dinner
May 22
UUCM Annual Congregational Meeting
May 29
Travel to Transylvania Meeting
June 4th
Fundraiser
October 8
Partner Church
Inauguration Ceremony
Sovata, Transylvania
More Dates
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Visitor's Box
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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
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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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| Sunday Worship Service |
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May 8, 11 am: "Mother Earth"
with the UUCM Readers Theater
Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Karen Auroy
Come celebrate both Earth Day and Mother's Day!
View and Print May 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.
April 17, 2011:
AUDIO "The Prophetic Power of Play" by Jennifer Whitten, Starr King School for the Ministry seminarian.
Basket Share Calendar
May 8 - Basket Share Sunday On May 8, our basket share will support Autistry Studios, which helps teens and adults with Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and other social/communication/learning differences become successful independent adults by leveraging their interests and talents. Come to our 11 am service that day ready to financially support a great local nonprofit and our own UUCM!
Effective July 1, 2011 services will begin at 10:30 am, year round
(See letter from Board president)
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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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Minister's Column: Chip's Clips
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 Rev. Chip Wright Minister, UUCM
May, 2011
April with its warmer temperatures and sunny skies came in as it should at the end of March -- like the lamb, and not a lion. The phrase "In like a lion and out like a lamb" has its origins with astrological constellations. It refers to the stars that form Leo, the Lion, and Aries, the ram or lamb as constellations which during the month of March travel through the sky. Aries the ram moves to mid-sky while Leo, the lion, moves to the horizon and out of central view. April, not coincidentally is also lambing season which is likely why the constellation of Aries was given that animal as its totem.
This became very clear to me in mid-April as Lisa and I with another colleague were leaving our Unitarian Universalist Ministers spring retreat in San Juan Bautista. Right outside the gates of the St Francis Retreat Center gathered a large flock of goats which were dropping (birthing) their kids. We stopped and watched as the young ones struggled to stand for the first time and the mothers worked to clean them up and help them into this new life. And all the while the vigilant sheep dog watching us to be sure we were not a threat.
There is an uplifting that happens in my soul when I experience this kind of thing. New life beginning in all directions as it was in this flock of goats. As I sat there our Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin came to mind and all of the energy and high spirits that have joined together here to make this liberal religious center of ours seem like a new life itself, being nurtured into being. We are at a place of wonder and real potential to spring (pun intended) forward into the months and years to come, with joy, care and a real ability to help the forming of tomorrow. What a wonderful thing!
So as May unfolds, with its growing vitality, and whatever
constellations or weather it brings into the sky, let's all rejoice in the new life we are given here to nurture forward.
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Education Connection
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 Linda Haumann
Director of Religious Education
May, 2011
What a busy springtime this has been! I hope that the Easter bunny's visit was fun for all of you and your children. It was heartwarming to see that several children were being dedicated into our UU religion. It was also lovely to know that we were able to honor so many children and youth in our thriving religious education program.
This month is the last month of formal RE classes, so please make a special effort to have your children attend! June 5th is the YRUU worship service during which time the YRUU will lead the entire 11am Sunday service and June 12th is our teacher/volunteer recognition service and end of the year potluck. Teachers...please attend so we can recognize you and shower you with our thanks!
Volunteers truly make our RE program so successful and our children, the next UU generation, are the beneficiaries. Next church year there will be many ways for you to offer your special talents in both children and adult RE. Katie Mansergh's term as RE chair is up this year. She has graciously served as an outstanding chair who has been full of creative ideas and has shared her teaching knowledge with me and with the rest of the RE committee. If you have an interest in children's RE and would like to serve on the committee, please contact Katie at katie@mansergh.org or me at dre@uumarin.org.
RE also needs a few volunteer teachers/assistants especially for grades 1-3 and 4-6, so please contact me soon if you have a desire to teach or assist in next year's classes.
Nani Ranken, who has served so beautifully as the adult education chair, is also moving on. Adult education is a small but very important committee, since we provide a variety of adult classes and oversee programs such as Small Group Circles, Remarkable People, Reader's Theater, Book Club, Knitting/Crochet to serve and your next great idea! Please contact me if you'd like to join this committee. We need you!
Happy Spring!
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Retreat Report
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 About 80 folks attended the UUCM retreat ranging from 4 to 80 years old. People sang at a campfire, square danced in the barn, painted beautiful silk scarves, talked about ethics, the prison system, and attended more workshops. They enjoyed the beautiful scenery and weather and getting to know one another better.
Suzi Musgrove, and Dan VanWinkle on our web site.
Other Retreat photographers- if your photos were not collected at the retreat send them to the webmaster for display on our photogallery or facebook page. Please downsize them (under 300 kb each).
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BAFS Thank you Dinner May 20
| |  May 20th is the "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! BAFS Dinner" at Rev. Chip & Lisa's home.
The list of folks who brought friends has vanished so here is how it will work: If you brought a friend any time this year to a UUCM service you are invited! Don't be shy!
Because the weather promises to be great, Rev. Chip, the grill master par excellence, and Lisa are preparing for an exciting gourmet BBQ on their extended deck in their backyard. (address in your member directory) Bring a sun hat and your appetites around 5:00 PM and Rev. Chip will start serving hot off the grill about 6:00 PM.
Please RSVP to Janette at the UUCM office so we will be ready to feed everyone without testing our faith in a feeding miracle of biblical proportions! |
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Remarkable People
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Remarkable People is meeting Friday, May 13th at 7:30. Two of our newest members, William Jamieson and Elizabeth Vanek will tell us something about their lives.We meet informally in the Fireside Room. Refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there.
Marge Hollinger and Steve Webster, co-chairs.
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Partner Church Committee News:
Going to Transylvania?
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 The Sovata church (our Partner Church) is going to have its Dedication Ceremony this coming fall on Oct 8. They would very much like to have some of us there. Our minister Rev. Chip is going to attend. This is an opportunity for traveling in interesting areas you may not have visited before, to see sites connected with Unitarian history and also UNESCO World Heritage sites, and perhaps either Bucharest or Budapest. With 5 to 10 people we could enlist the help of John Dale who heads up the UUPCC Travel Services to make us a special "Pilgrimage" that will give us all several days in our partner church's town. Talk to Scott or Terry Merrick ASAP if you are interested. Rev. Chip is going to speak about this in his sermon on May 29 and Terry and Scott will have a meeting afterward for interested people.
Terry Merrick and the Partner Church Committee
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Pastoral Care News
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Cohousing Presentation
Monday, May 16th, 7-8:30 pm at UUCM
Cohousing offers new options for pro-active adults
Nevada City Architect Katie McCamant and members of Wolf Creek Lodge will host a presentation about cohousing in general and walkable, sustainably-built Wolf Creek Lodge specifically.
Wolf Creek Lodge in Grass Valley is the result of a group of pro-active adults creating their own caring and supportive cohousing neighborhood with a dynamic balance of private homes and community living.
For more detailed information on Wolf Creek Lodge, visit their website at wolfcreeklodge.org The May 16th event is free but space is limited, so call 530-478-1970 or email info@cohousingpartners.com to reserve a space.
Event Flyer
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Kirtan continues
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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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Social Concerns
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The Social Concerns Committee hosts information/action speaker luncheons several times a year. We also host a Social Concerns Information/Action Table during coffee hour after Sunday services. Make suggestions for Social or Environmental Justice issues and speakers or to reserve a Sunday for your table to: socialconcerns@uumarin.org. Web pages
Social Concerns
Green Sanctuary
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Social Concerns News
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Summer Sundays - new time (services will begin at 10:30 am.) New tradition.
Social Concerns Summer Videos
Your Social Concerns Committee is creating a new UUCM social justice education venue. You are invited to share your favorite Social Justice videos during post-service refreshment hours in the Fireside Room. To schedule a date contact socialconcerns@uumarin.org.
Suggested topics: human values, rights and responsibilities, economic, spiritual, race and gender, health and safety issues (housing, water, health care)
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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 seven 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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General Assembly 2011!
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June 22-26, Charlotte, North Carolina
General Assembly (GA) 2011 in Charlotte will mark the
50th anniversary of the merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. Experience wonderful and uplifting worship services. Participate in our democratic process. General Assembly is the way that our faith does business. Hear terrific speakers. There will be hundreds of dynamic, entertaining programs and informative workshops.
Registration
(Early Registration
March 1 - May 1)
General Information:
http://www.uua.org/ga/index.shtml
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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!
Please see the PCD DA2011 web page for all of the information!
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