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October 27
Readers' Theatre
October 29
Immigration Reform: A Moral Imperative
October 30, 10:30 am
Halloween and a Host of Dia de Los Muertos Spirits! Wear Costumes
November 4-6
MUUGs Retreat
November 6
New to UU
November 10
Slide Show and presentation of Rev. Chip's Transylvania Trip
November 16
UUCM Book Club
December 3
.Judson Tyler Duo
December 5
Dr. William F. Schulz, Commonwealth Club
December 11
Deck the Halls
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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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Director of Religious Education: Linda Haumann dre@uumarin.org
Administrator: Janette Morrow
office@uumarin.org
President, Board of Trustees:
Mikey Songster
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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
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October 27, 2011
Issue #137
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| Sunday Worship Service | | |
Services start at 10:30 am.
October 30, 10:30 am: Halloween and a Host of Dia de Los Muertos Spirits! (Intergenerational Service) Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Bev Munyon
Come celebrate rituals of recognition and remembrances of ghosts and spirits all! Wear the style of dress your loved ones wore or don your favorite Halloween costume, but dress for the day! Bring photos and symbols of loved ones who have cast off their mortal shells to build our Dia De los Muertos Altar! We will dance; we will laugh and celebrate. And -- there will be costume parades and all kinds of prizes! October Sunday Service Flyer November Sunday Service Flyer Most 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. October 23, 2011: AUDIO Our European Roots with the Rev. Chip Wright. October 16, 2011:
AUDIO Imagination by Christy Baker.
October 9 ,2011: TEXT The Integrity of the Soul October 16, 2011: View future service information online. Past Sermons Online
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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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| Come in costume on October 30 | |  Don't forget to put together a Halloween costume for Sunday Oct. 30 for children and adults alike or wear the style of dress your loved ones wore. Also bring photos and symbols of loved ones who have passed.
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| Rev. Chip's Clips | | |
 Reverend Chip Wright
Nov. 2011
I write this from my hotel room in Budapest, Hungry. Tomorrow Lisa and I hope to worship with another 1,000 Unitarians in the largest Unitarian church in the city, the First Hungarian Unitarian Church of Budapest, or perhaps attend the Bela Bartok Unitarian Church, another large church in Budapest. What options we have in this land where Unitarianism is still a significant religion.
The weather during the last couple of days has been cool and overcast for the most part, lending a post-soviet feel to the old city and the Danube River that runs through it. Budapest is a very beautiful city. It has such rich architecture and both art deco and art nouveau influences overlain with the eastern flavors left from when the Turkish ruled these lands. Romania and Hungary both have deep historical ties to the Roman Empire, new and old as well.
The majority of our time here has been spent in the villages of Romania and Transylvania, quite different experience than this old city. We have a whole lot of pictures of the Inauguration of the first Unitarian Church in Szovata, Romania and of our time visiting the surrounding villages and Unitarian sights in Transylvania with Levente and his family.
We will be hosting a showing and a conversation at the church to which everyone who wishes can come and see and ask questions and gain a greater understanding of the roots of our religious tradition and how it has played out into our modern times. Hope to see you all there.
Rev. Chip
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Pastoral Care News:
Thanksgiving at Whistlestop
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Consider Turkey Day, Nov. 24th, at Whistlestop from 12 noon to 1:30pm! You can feast with family or friends as well. Seniors can enjoy this celebratory feast for $10. The charge for others is $15. Don't spend the day alone, or host your feast at Whistlestop and let them do the cooking! To make reservations call 456-9062. You will need to reserve & prepay by check or credit card by Nov. 21. For a ride please call 454-0964 at least 24hrs. in advance. Attendance is limited to 100 so be sure to call as soon as possible. Questions? Call Carol Littrell at 883-9676 or email her at cjwlittrell@aol.com
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| READERS' THEATRE WANTS HAMS! | | | No, not pork. We want anyone at UUCM who likes to read dramatically out loud with a group. Readers' Theatre is now an established UUCM institution (this being our second year). We invite you to join us every second and fourth Thursday of the month in Fellowship Hall, from 7:30 to 9 pm. Our main goal is to have fun! Secondarily, we present short plays, poems, and other tasty bits at occasional Sunday services. Upcoming session is Thursday Oct. 27. Some of us will present pieces on Oct. 30! Please email leader Jan Seagrave to learn more about us. |
PCD Workshop
| |  Immigration Reform: A Moral Imperative
Learning to Speak Our Values in the Public Square!
Saturday October 29, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mt. Diablo UU Church
55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94530
Co-Sponsored by Pacific Central District - UUA, Mt. Diablo UU Church, UU Legislative Ministry CA, and the PCD Racial and Cultural Diversity Network.
Event Flyer
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Our Basket Share Ideas Needed!
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Put on your thinking caps: It's time to nominate great local nonprofits for this year's Basket Share program!
Ideally, a nominee should be a Bay Area organization that a congregant is truly involved with (e.g. as a volunteer) or receives services from. By sharing our offering basket with a different local nonprofit for 8 Sundays per year, we live our UU principles while gaining valuable nonprofit partners that have similar goals. We need your nominations. Please send your suggestions
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| Volunteers Needed for Closet Clean out! | | As part of the generous bequest left for UUCM by Rebecca Watkins, the Board of Trustees has authorized the purchase of replacement tables and chairs. These chairs will replace the orange plastic chairs, which are slowly but surely being sold. We will also be getting rolling carts that will contain both tables and chairs. The chair cart will be located in the middle Dream Room closet (with generous blessing from our YRUU). This closet is clean and ready to go. However, the table carts will need to be located in the back Fellowship Hall closet, and possibly one or two additional closets in the building. We are looking for a few volunteers to work together to help clean these areas out and prepare for the arrival of the new tables, chairs and carts. The estimated date of arrival is the 2nd week of November, so we would need to schedule this before then. Possible dates are Tuesday Nov. 1 or 8, in the morning. Please let me know at office@uumarin.org if you are able to help out!
Thanks,
Janette Morrow
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New to UU?
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Topics: Unitarian/Universalism, programs for children and adults at UUCM, how to become a member, social justice and socializing events.
Date: Sunday, November 6th from 12:00-1:30
Place: UUCM Clara Barton Room
RSVP: Linda Haumann at dre@uumarin.org
Childcare provided with advance sign ups.
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| Next MUUGS Retreat | | |
Registration is now open for the next MUUGs retreat, which will be held at the UU Congregation of Marin on Friday, November 4 to Sunday, November 6, 2011. This district conference is designed specifically for Middleschoolers, grades 6-9.
We welcome and encourage D(L)RE's to attend MUUGs' retreats to observe first-hand the amazing impact these retreats have on middleschool youth. The youth themselves report that they are more excited about attending their home congregations on Sundays and renergized about being young Unitarian Universalists by participating in MUUGS' retreats.
The registration details are available on the Pacific Central District website on the PCD home page at http://www.pcd-uua.org/. Please let your middleschoolers know about the retreat. If you have questions, you may email me at marlenea@sonic.net or Jason George, our amazing District Coming of Age Coordinator, at george.jasonr@gmail.com, who also goes to every MUUGS' retreat.
Thanks,
Marlene Abel
MUUGS Registrar
DRE, UU's of Petaluma
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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 November 16th. 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 Blvd. 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
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Do you remember hearing UUSC president Dr. Schultz 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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Deck the Halls - Dec. 11
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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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