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Sunday Worship Service
Contemplative Service
UUCM Congregational Retreat
AcoUUstic Cafe Help Needed
UUCM Book Group
AcoUUstic Cafe May 12th
UUCM Seeks Part-time Paid Youth Advisor
UUCM Seeks AcoUUstic Cafe Coordinator
Tuesday, May 15 Wellness Dinner
Social Concerns Items
Registration Open for 2012 Living Legacy Civil Rights Pilgrimage
General Assembly
Upcoming Dates

 May 4-6
UUCM Congregational Retreat

May 9
UUCM Book Group

May 12
AcoUUstic Cafe

May 13
Congregational Budget Hearing

May 20
UUCM Annual Meeting

June 20-24
UUA General Assembly  

 

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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! 

Staff Links
Minister: 
Rev. Chip Wright
415-479-4131
[email protected]


Director of Religious Education:
Linda Haumann  [email protected] 

 

Administrator: Janette Morrow
[email protected]  


 
Director of Music: Philip Hildreth [email protected]

Pianist:
Milton Wong  [email protected]  
Pastoral Care:  

Chair:  Carol Littrell 883-9676
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Minister's Schedule
Rev. Chip Wright
 
Office Hours:
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
10am to 3pm
 or
or
phone: 415-479-4131
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Rev. Chip: [email protected]

May 3, 2012

Issue #166

  Sunday Worship Service chalice
May 6, 10:30 am: "The Transcendent Experience or Whose God is It?"
Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Sue Fleckles

We Unitarians and Universalists have strong and rich ties to the historical time we call the Transcendental Period.  We'll examine the effect of the transcendent, a larger experience upon our religious path.

 

 May 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.     

  

April 29, 2012: AUDIO Anger Management 101 by Carol Thomas Cissel, UU Seminarian.

 

April 15, 2012: AUDIO Becoming a Spiritual Elder by Mike Whitty.  

  

April 8, 2012: AUDIO "Flower Communion, Child Dedication, Easter Sunday" by the Rev. Chip Wright.   

      

          

View future service information online.        

Past Sermons Online  

Contemplative Service

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.
UUCM Congregational Retreat
The Retreat starts tomorrow, May 4-6! Everything you need to know is below and should have been emailed to you. Please save paper and print your own information.

Retreat information, what to bring and directions. Walker Creek Ranch Site Map
Schedule of Activities  
  

Any questions?  Please contact  Thomas Ervin at [email protected] or Dianne Estrada at [email protected].   

 

UUCM Congregational Retreat     

AcoUUstic Cafe Help Needed
volunteers needed sign We need your help to make the cafe a success. please sign up on the web:

Sample Chores:
Sell admission tickets
Sell food or drink
Clean up

or contact Katie-J or 415 847-8820.

UUCM Book Group

Next month our Book Group will meet the second Wednesday, May 9 (rather than the usual third Wednesday.)  The Clara Barton room will not be available, and we'll meet at Mary Bicknell's house.   

their eyes were watching godWe'll be back to normal in June.  New members are welcome. Contact Nani Ranken 898-8558. 


The book for May is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

"One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom . . . perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature."
AcoUUstic Cafe May 12th!
Do you remember Cowpony and the Hopheads who played in January of 2011? Well they are coming back, renamed HopHead but with the same musicians:
Kim Richards (vocals, guitar, bass, percussion)
James Tepperman (mandolin, guitar, woodwinds, vocals)
Peter Tracy (guitar, dobro, mandolin, harmonica, vocals).
They play all kinds of music so there is something for everyone.

Saturday, May 12, 2012
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 pm 

Refreshments & beverages for sale
General admission: $10 ($5 youth)

 View Flyer

You may sign up to help at the event on our new, high tech sign up sheet or contact Katie-J or 415 847-8820. 
UUCM Seeks Part-time Paid Youth Advisor
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin is seeking a Part-time Paid Youth Advisor to work with our senior high youth group (YRUU) mid-September through mid-June. A link to the job description is included below.  Compensation is $250/month (which includes prep time). An additional stipend of $250 is provided for the program at the annual all-church retreat. All applicants should send a resume to Linda Haumann, DRE at: [email protected]

 

Part-Time Paid Youth Advisor

Job Description

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin

         Updated 4/19/12  
UUCM Seeks AcoUUstic Cafe Coordinator
Wanted:
AcoUUstic Cafe Coordinator
Be a point person for events.
Communicate and coordinate a lot of helpful people.
Need a working phone, and computer for e-mails.
 
AcoUUstic Cafe Program Scheduler
Find music and schedule programs for fall and beyond.
Coordinate scheduling with Janette in our office.
 
Contact Katie-J or 415 847-8820.

Tuesday, May 15 Wellness Dinner
The homeless of Marin are back on the streets as the shelter program is over.  If serving and feeding the women was a  great experience for you, or if you missed it,  you & your family can participate in the Wellness Dinner at the 1st Presbyterian Church on 5th St. at 5:00pm.in San Rafael.  Chaplain Paul Gaffney holds a meeting & the men & women attend the dinner.  The dinners we host feed from 30-40 + people.  So we need  lots of food!  If you wish to bring your family (children too), it is a great experience and one for appreciative folks.  We are finished and out by 6:30pm.!  This opportunity feeds one's soul!  It will feed yours as well. Please respond to Carol Littrell:  [email protected] or phone:  883-9676.  
Social Concerns Items
St. Vincent's Dining Room
If you missed (or are now missing) this year's opportunity to volunteer for the winter homeless shelter,
there is still a chance to participate at St. Vincent's Dining Room.
Contact Joan Nelson: [email protected]
415-453-6221

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.
To reserve a date: [email protected] 453-6221.
Registration Open for 2012 UU Living Legacy Civil Rights Pilgrimage

The next UU Living Legacy Civil Rights Pilgrimage is scheduled for October 6-13, 2012, and registration is now open. This unique bus trip is much more than a Civil Rights history tour through Alabama and Mississippi. We will be visiting historic sites and meeting veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, and will also be spending time together and with guests exploring what racism, white privilege, and barriers to equality look like today in the Southern towns we visit---and in our own hometowns.  

 

For more information and to register, please visit www.uulivinglegacy.org. Register early - costs are discounted for those who register before May 15th.

General Assembly
ga Have you registered?

General Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona: June 20-24, 2012


Registration is open.

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