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September 13-16
UU Mini Vacation at Bass Lake
September 16
RE Kick-Off
September 23
Congregational Meeting
October 6
An Evening of Re-Membering: Member Appreciation Party
October 13
Classical Concert
October 14
North Bay UU Revival-Petaluma
October 30
More Dates
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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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Minister:
Rev. Chip Wright
415-479-4131
Administrator: Janette Morrow
office@uumarin.org
Pianist: Milton Wong milton.wong@goaaa.com
Pastoral Care:
Chair: Carol Littrell 883-9676
Partial Resource List
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Minister's Schedule
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Rev. Chip Wright
Office Hours:
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
10am to 3pm
or
office@uumarin.org
or
phone: 415-479-4131
or email
Rev. Chip: minister@uumarin.org |
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September 13, 2012
Issue #180
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Sunday Worship Service 
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Sept. 16, 10:30 am: "A New Year--In More Ways than One"
Rev. Chip Wright & Rev. Dara Olandt, MRE
with Worship Associate Dianne Estrada
During the High Holy days which start the evening of Sept. 16th and run through Sept. 26, the Jewish calendar moves into the new year of 5773. We here at UUCM also move into this church year with a new leader of our Religious Education program, Rev. Dara Olandt. Come and meet our MRE (Minister of Religious Education) and hear some of her history and passions as we start this new relationship.
September Sunday Service flyer
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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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| Call For RE Teachers! | |  Opportunity! Grow in spirit while having fun!
We need:2 - 4 teachers for our Jr. High Coming of Age group. The group meets Sunday mornings from 10:30-11:30am. No experience is needed, training provided. You must be able to be present at least 2 Sundays each month between Sept. - December. Bring your spirit of care, fun and exploration! Teacher orientation and gathering details will be announced shortly.
1 - 2 Assistants for Grades 4-6. Please be available at least 2 Sundays a month.
1-2 Assistants for YRUU. YRUU assistant will work with the Youth Advisor to support our SR High School aged youth on Sunday mornings. Please be available at least 2 Sundays a month.
Please contact Rev. Dara Olandt
Bright Blessings,
Rev. Dara
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Building Repair Workshop - Sept. 22
| |  I am scheduling a Building Repair Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 22 between 9 AM and 3 PM. Maybe lunch. I invite all to let me know if you are coming. Also let me know what projects you have in mind getting done and any materials and tools you need to have available but won't bring yourself. This will help me to muster materials and tools.
Suggested work:
1. Repair the slope between the Foyer and the long hallway which is wearing down and showing chicken wire reinforcing.
2. Possible calking or other repairs to the junction between the lower deck surface and the building walls. Also how to go about waterproofing this junction.
Many other projects - I will send out an expanded list as soon as I get more ideas.
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Members Welcoming Visitors
| | The Task force on Membership is planning to strengthen and energize how we engage with 
visitors and new attendees in a road to membership process. We are inviting volunteers to help welcome visitors after the service. A training workshop for greeters and welcome volunteers will be on Sunday October 21, 12 to 2:30, Fellowship Hall. This is a limited commitment (one Sunday a month?) and is a great way to help! For further information or to volunteer, please contact Nani Ranken. nani@ranken.com or 898-8558.
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Pastoral Care
| |  As we enter our new church year, we would like to make sure you know the membership of the Pastoral Care Committee. You can help us do a better job by contacting any of us regarding a member in need. This year our members are: Rev. Chip, Anne Baele, Don Beck, Jim Gronvold, Gerry Holcomb, Walt & Carol Littrell, Dara Olandt, Minister of RE, & Babs Turrentine.
If you have suggestions for us to consider, please call or email Carol Littrell: 883-9676, or cjwlittrell@aol.com.
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Book Group
| |  Our UUCM Book Group meets the third Wednesday of each month, 7:30 to 9:00 PM in the Clara Barton Room. We welcome new members. Contact: Nani Ranken: 898-8558.
The book for September 19 is The Path to Power by Robert Caro, winner of the 1982 National Book Critics Circle Award.
"This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, at age 31, of the national power for which he hungered." (Marin Library)
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Social Concerns Items
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Yes, it takes a village! Our last opportunity to serve is Tuesday, November 20th! The week of Thanks- giving. I can't think of a better way to give thanks for our good lives than to help those in need! Call or email Carol Littrell at 883-9676 or cjwlittrell@aol.com.
ST. VINCENT'S SOUP KITCHEN: Summer dinners will be prepared FOR US--at St. Vincent's soup kitchen--by volunteers from the street community. So mark your calendars for October 8. There will be an open mike for anyone who wants to sing, recite, or otherwise perform for the gathering. Contact figleafjoan@comcast.net (453-6221) to reserve your seat at the table.
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.
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UUCM Monthly Book Sale
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Bring your single bills and quarters and buy used books for one dollar at UUCM on first Sundays. We'll be set up before and after the service. For now, we're not looking for more donations.
Want to volunteer? Sign up with Jennifer Gennari jengennari@gmail.com. Responsibilities will include set up at 10 am and take down at 12:30. In December, we'll need more volunteers for a book fair with used books and new books from the UUA.
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Classical concert with Milton Wong and friends, October 13, 7:30 PM.
North Bay UU Revival October 14, speaker - UUSC's Bill Schulz.
Kirtan Meditation begins Thursday October 25, 7:00 PM
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Coastal Clean Up Days Sept. 15-16
| |  For Coastal Clean Up Days please join in this celebration of the waters that support life in Marin. You can contact the organizers directly or me to join a UUCM contingent: Katherine Da Silva Jain at 492-9497 or jandkdj@yahoo.com
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| UU Animal Ministry |  UUAM celebrates the goal of a more compassionate world! Please join us.
How can I be in touch with UUAM?
What is the Reverence for Life Program?
Announcing two free webinars starting in September 2012 Learn more. |
| UU College of Social Justice | |  Service-Learning Trips Last month at the 2012 Justice General Assembly in Phoenix, Ariz., we officially launched the UU College of Social Justice (UUCSJ). Please visit our website for details on UUCSJ programs - and register for a trip today. |
| 2012-2013 UU Partner Church Council Trips | |  This year, as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council, we are excited to share with you the spiritually meaningful and life-changing experiences that hundreds of UUs have had through their participation in the UUPCC Travel Program.
Visit www.uupcc.org/trips.html or call us (781) 275-1710 to sign up today to join a UUPCC Pilgrimage!
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