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January 14
Classical Chamber Music Concert
January 18
Book Group
January 22
Congregational Meeting
January 26
Kirtan
February 4
PCD Workshop: Transforming Ourselves and the World
February 11
February 12
Social Concerns Service with TalkBack afterwards
March 31
Landscape Work Day UUCM
Seder Dinner UUCM
April 14
Budget Workshop
April 21
Congregational Development/Leadership Council
April 27-29
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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 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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or
phone: 415-479-4131
or email
Rev. Chip: minister@uumarin.org
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January 12, 2012
Issue #150
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Sunday Worship Service
| | Jan. 15, 10:30 am: ʻLong the Struggle, Hard the Fight:ʼ MLK Sunday
Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Jay Thurmond
There are many challenges in our long human journey. Keeping an eye on the prize and your heart open to the magic can be particularly difficult at times.
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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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AcoUUstic Cafe Chamber Music Concert
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 Saturday, January 14th7:30 PM (doors open at 7 pm)
Fellowship Hall
Chamber Music featuring Milton Wong, Frank Lahorgue, Rachel Dusenbury and their chamber groups, performing Maurice Ravel, Gordon Jacob and Clara Schumann.
Volunteers are needed for the evening. Please contact Acouustic Cafe coordinator.
If you attended any of the chamber music concerts last year you will know this is not to be missed. Save the date. View and print flyers. |
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Notes from the Congregational Development Meeting Jan. 7th, 2012
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Fourteen individuals, including our minister, Board president and one other Board member, spent a productive two hours discussing the needs of our congregation and ways to meet them. Highlights included drawing up a calendar for the church year (circulating separately) which should be helpful in avoiding program conflicts. Lisa appealed for more updated information for the website. There was considerable discussion of means of wider communication within our community about the work needed to keep us running smoothly and to increase members' participation. Suggestions included: a weekly Sunday morning table with upcoming events and specific ways of staffing them; a box in the weekly newsletter drawing attention to needs and, of course, effectiveness of face to face invitations to participate! Thanking workers for their efforts was also stressed. Rev. Chip announced that, beginning in September and continuing for the whole church year, we shall have a Starr King intern: Irene Bozak who will contribute significantly to our programs. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, April 21, from 9:00am to 11:00am., coordinated by Carol Kerr and Therese Tatol. Childcare will be provided if requested. We hope to have all committees/program areas represented.
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2012 Auction Fundraiser
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 Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:00-10:00 PM
Donations needed from yourself.
For those of you that do not want to solicit donations from local businesses, or in addition to donations solicited, please fill out a donation form for goods or services from yourself. Examples are: moving or hauling service, notecards, acupressure lesson, handmade jewelry, massage, paintings, seafood or other dinner, sail on the bay, computer help, baked goods, housesitting, gardening, babysitting. In summary, anything you can offer for which someone would be likely to pay money. Donation forms due by Sunday January 22 and hopefully sooner. Place forms in the auction bin in the Community Room (Robinson Room). If you have an "item" turn it in with your form to an auction helper (Lori Smith, Sally Schroeder, or Susan Pryor).
The preliminary auction catalog is now online. Take a look and get some ideas for your donation. We are very far from the amount we need to make this a successful auction.
Donation forms available on the web or foyer. |
| Sock Collection in Full Swing | |
 UUCM isn't having a "Sock Hop" this year.Nevertheless, our citizens living on the street still need white socks. Please drop some in the basket in the UUCM foyer before Jan. 29. Thank you.
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UUCM Emergency Women's Shelter Dinner
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Shelter Report thanks this week go to:
Grace D.and Mason;
Bev M. and husband (ham);
Mary B. (salad)
Marge H. (2 salads)
Kristen J. (lemon bars)
Linda Stoneall (fruit)
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Social Concerns Items
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1. If you care about an issue or cause that you want UUCM members to know about, please bring it to our attention at the Social Concerns information table at refreshment time. 2. Social Concerns luncheon: Sun. Jan. 29 Noon: Peter G. Joseph, M.D. is an emergency physician trained by Vice President Al Gore to help educate the public about the devastating impacts of global warming.
3. Feb: 12 Tantalizing snacks and talk-back after the sermon by Dwayne Hunn: Exec. Dir. American World Service Corps.
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Thank you for the Kitchen Sink!
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| Book Group | |  Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to any interested new members! Our first meeting of 2012 will be Wednesday, January 18 at 7:30 in the Clara Barton Room. Blair Gray will lead us in the discussion of Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. This Pulitzer Prize winning biography presents its subject as " far more complex and compelling than any fictional creation" (NYT Book Review). LouAnne Needels will bring suggestions for our February reading.
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February District Workshop
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Transforming Ourselves and the World: Transforming the Failures of the 20th Century with an Engaged Faith for the Future.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
UU Church of Berkeley
9AM Registration, 10AM - 4PM Program
Lunch will be served.
$40 registration
$10 Childcare (to off-set the cost of food and quality care providers)
Workshop presenters are: Rev. Robert T. Latham (District Executive), and Rev. Jeanelyse Doran Adams (Director of Congregational Services).
Registration
Childcare
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