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October 8
Partner Church
Inauguration Ceremony
Sovata, Transylvania
October 9
Children's choir starts
October 14-16
UU Men's Retreat
December 5
Dr. William F. Schulz, Commonwealth Club
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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 10:30 service.
REFRESHMENT HOUR in the Courtyard or
Fireside Room follows the services.
There are 4 "Sunday First Time Visitor" parking spots at the top of the parking lot.
Come, join us!
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Staff Links
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Director of Religious Education: Linda Haumann dre@uumarin.org
Administrator: Janette Morrow
office@uumarin.org
President, Board of Trustees:
Mikey Songster
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.
10am to 3pm
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phone: 415-479-4131
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Rev. Chip: minister@uumarin.org |
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September 29, 2011
Issue #133 |
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Services start at 10:30 am.
October 2, 10:30 am: "Celebrating our Liberal Religion"
Rev. Peter Morales, Rev. Chris Bell, Rev. Bonnie Dlott, Rev. Chip Wright, Jan Ogren, Deborah Mason, Mariene Abel, the bands and choirs of the North Bay, and many more.
This is our 4th ANNUAL NORTH BAY UU REVIVAL! You won't want to miss a celebration of inspiration including our renowned President of the UUA, Rev. Peter Morales, as well as our Rev. Chip Wright, Rev. Chris Bell from Santa Rosa, and Rev. Bonnie Dlott from Napa. Hear the largess of the area choirs singing and join in with the music. Lunch from diverse food trucks and more fellowship will follow. Join with your neighboring UUs, some all the way from Lake County. Every year this combined service has grown and so this year we'll have the celebration at the Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School (4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa.) Don't forget to carpool if you can! Groups can meet at UUCM by 9:30 or arrange an alternate meeting place if they wish.
Directions:
101 north - past Santa Rosa:
1) Take Airport Blvd Exit (direction West over freeway)
2) Turn Right at Aviation Blvd. (First Stop Light)
3) Continue on Aviation Blvd. to Day School Place (which is the first right and is immediately before the railroad tracks approx. .4 mile)
4) Turn Right into Day School Place and watch for parking attendants to direct you.
If you don't go the revival, there will be an alternate service at UUCM. Joan Nelson will lead a meditation and informal discussion about religion, its purpose and function, and what we, individually, want to get from participating in a religious community
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Contemplative Service
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Our Lay led Contemplative Service is from 9:00-10:00 am on Sundays in the Fireside Room.
Readings introduce a silent period to reflect on a topic or idea, followed by an opportunity to share individual thoughts.
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Rev. Chip's Clips: | | |
Rev. Chip Wright
UUCM Minister
October 2011
This October I travel to Transylvania to participate in the dedication of our Partner church in Sovata on October 8th. Our Partner church, through their minister Levente, extended an invitation to any of us at UUCM who wished to attend.
Thanks to your and the board's gracious support, I am off on Oct 4th and will return Oct 17th. As the representative of UUCM, I will bring all of our greetings to this milestone celebration in their church life and offer our love and support. My wife, Lisa, will be joining me on Oct 6th representing her congregation, the UU Fellowship of Los Gatos. The plan is that I will also be preaching in their church on Sunday, October 9th, the day after the dedication. This should be interesting as I do not speak any Hungarian or associated language, so wish me luck. I do not know at this time if there are others from UUCM who will be able to make this journey, which will be a rich and wonderful experience and a true UU pilgrimage for any who can go. Certainly Rev. Levente will be there to make our visits memorable and welcoming.
While I am gone I will be available via email. I do not know the wireless situation in Transylvania or Budapest but I imagine it is not as good as it is here. Therefore, I may be a bit slow in responding, but messages will eventually get to me and I will connect as soon as I possibly can.
I return to the pulpit on Oct. 23rd and will be bringing all the news of my journey and points of interest I discover along the way.
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UUCM Children's Choir Startup | |  This is a shout out to all potential child singers that want to sing in our UU Children's Choir. We will have a small pizza party on Saturday October 1st at 6pm if enough sign up. To sign up please contact me at philhildreth@comcast.net
I hope to see all of you at the pizza party
and singing with us in October.
Phil Hildreth C.M.L.
Director of Music
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Work Parties
| |  Oct. 8: BUILDING REPAIR WORK PARTY at UUCM, 9AM to 1PM
Repair chairs. Clean out dirt around base of posts. Tighten existing bolts supporting the lower deck fence and add new bolts. Scrape paint off windows. Polish copper panels. Repair two faucets in the Men's Room and one in kitchen. Lift bricks in patios to avoid tripping hazards.
John Quinley, Facilities Chair
Oct. 8: LANDSCAPE AND KITCHEN WORK PARTY, 9AM to 1PM.
Remove garden debris to Wanda's Truck. In the kitchen, cleaning behind fridge, clean carts, etc. Probably other work.
Joanne Derby, Landscape
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| Did You Know? |
- The most recent Board Minutes can be found in the Robinson Community Work Room on the wall. Older minutes can be found in a binder titled "Board Minutes" on the bookshelf in the same room. Even older minutes are in one of the file cabinets, however, they are locked and you need to ask the Administrator for the key. The minutes are also available in the Members only UUCM Board of Trustees Documents.
- The budget that the Congregation approved in June can be found in the members only section of the web site.
- September and October Kirtan Meditation classes have been cancelled. They will resume in November.
- The Fireside Room upgrades will continue over the next few weeks. As always, please check with Janette before planning to use the room. We appreciate your patience as availability will be limited while renovations are being completed.
Janette Morrow
Administrator
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Interfaith Street Chaplain's Supper Oct. 10
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UUCM members and friends are invited to the Interfaith Street Chaplain's second annual Summer Supper Series.
This time the homeless people prepare dinner for us! They even provide live entertainment! The monthly dinners are held at the St. Vincent de Paul Free Dining Room in San Rafael. Contact Joan Nelson to make your reservation for the remaining dinner on Monday, October 10.
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Lisa Wiggins
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| Book Club - Adult Education | | |
Our UUCM Book Group meets the third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 to 9 PM. Our usual meeting place, Clara Barton Room, will be unavailable in October and November. We will meet at Judith Pomeroy's House. Address: 108 Holstrom Circle Novato. For those coming from the south (everybody!) take the DeLong exit from 101, over the freeway and keep straight through several intersections to right turn onto Novato Bldv. Continue about half a mile to the left; turn onto Wilson (light), then one block to stop sign at Center. Turn right and go to stop sign. Right on Holstrom.
Our book selection will be Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma to be discussed jointly with his new short book, Food Rules, An Eater's Manual. Norman will get the "Omnivore" book kit from the library and give copies out on Sunday at UUCM. The library has many copies of "Food Rules. New members are welcome to come and participate in our lively discussions! |
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Dr. William F. Schultz - Buy Tickets Now | | |
Do you remember hearing Dr. Schultz, president of UUSC at UUCM last May and what a dynamite speaker he was? You can hear him again at the Commonwealth Club but be sure to buy your tickets soon. UUCM members get a discount.
Dr. William F. Schultz: Do Human Rights Have a Future?
Commonwealth Club, SF
Dec. 5th, 2011
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UU Men's Retreat
| | The annual UU Men's Retreat for men in the Pacific Central District is being held the weekend of Oct 14-16 in its usual location at the Westminster Retreat Center in Alamo, CA. Now $200. If you're under 30, it's only $150.
To register, just go to this link: http://tinyurl.com/3zhhtkt
Questions? Contact Gordon Smith or call 408 393 6182.
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Elders & Families Class Postponed | | |
The class, scheduled for November 6, is postponed due to a Middle School Retreat for Bay Area youth, sponsored by UUCM. A new date will be posted soon. |
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Social Concerns News
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Social Concerns Information/Action Table
The Social Concerns Committee hosts a Social Concerns Information/Action Table during coffee hour after Sunday Services. To reserve a Sunday for your table, you may fill out a reservation form online or pick one up in the foyer and turn it into the Social Concerns box in the Robinson (Community) Room.
print form Suggested topics: human values, rights and responsibilities, economic, spiritual, race and gender, health and safety issues (housing, water, health care).
Social Concerns
Green Sanctuary
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