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Chip's Clips
Spark - Message from Religious Education
Buck-a-Book sale
Food Donation Barrel
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Pathway to Membership #2
Choir Director Search
Photos on Facebook
UUA and Used Book Fair
Book Group November 28
Social Justice Items
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November 4
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November 4
Pathway to membership #2

November 4
Buck a book Sale

November 8th
RE Leaders "Learning Retreat"

November 14th
Family Immigration Trivia Night   

November 18
Stone Soup Sunday

November 29
Kirtan

December 9, 16
UUA and Used Book Fair!

    

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November 1, 2012

Issue #187

Sunday Worship Service chalice

Nov. 4, 10:30 am: Standing on the Threshold
Rev. Chip Wright, with Worship Associate Bev Munyon

Today we wait for the outcome of our presidential elections, anxiously poised on the edge of a real possibility. One way or the other there will be deep and dynamic changes in the trajectory our nation takes.

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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.     

Chip's Clips
Rev Chip Wright Reverend Chip Wright
November, 2012

I don't imagine I am all that different in how I am feeling as I write this than many of you who will read it. October is coming to an end and November will be here before we know it. Along with all the typical things this time of year brings like Thanksgiving, the last days of Fall, November this year will either affirm the leadership that has been guiding this nation for the last three and a half years, or it will turn us again into a well-known direction, one we all experienced for eight years during the previous administrations.

 

I worry all the time these days as the election gets closer about whether I am going to have to gird my loins for more unsustainable exploitation of this land and its people as I did when the previous government was put into office by the Supreme Court. I wish I didn't have to worry about this very difficult prospect. I wish I could just focus on helping our existing government in what ways I can to focus even more on the longer term and to move quicker and with more intent towards sustainability and opportunity for everybody.

 

So these days much of my free time is taken up in worrying, making donations to my candidates, making phone calls to swing states and all the time hope against hope the nation will finally affirm this changing course and the rich possibility it offers us. Hope that we will continue to support this evolution into tomorrow; that we will continue heading towards becoming a nation 'of the people and for the people' holding up and celebrating the whole, not just the few. That the next four years will bring us not only closer to this way of understanding success but establish this direction as the ongoing course for the future reaching beyond political expediency to the truth of what I know in my heart we can be when it is at its best, a wonderful, free, abundant and just nation!

 

Rev. Chip

Spark - Message from Religious Education
Rev. Dara Olndt
Rev. Dara Olandt
Minister of Religious Education
November 2012

This fall at UUCM we have enjoyed several highlights, including the Sukkot/Harvest Celebration on Sunday, Oct 7th, UU Revival on Oct 14th and Dia De Los Muertos on Sunday, Oct. 28th! We also launched our Coming of Age program this year. Several of our youth participated in a Coming of Age overnight retreat in Santa Rosa with other UU young people from neighboring North Bay congregations!

 

Please find photos from the Sukkot/Harvest Celebration on our website. The "gratitude garlands" created by the children are also featured in our hallways this month! As we enter this season of thanksgiving and appreciation, please mark your calendar for these exciting events...

 

Sunday, November 4th

 

RE Classes meet as scheduled on Sunday, 10:30am

 

Pathway to Membership #2 - 12:00 -1:00 PM

Led by Rev. Chip Wright, this gathering is a time to share religious and spiritual history and stories in a safe non-judging place; to learn about each other and our reasons for coming to a Unitarian Universalist community. Folks on the pathway to membership track as well as UUCM members will share. The third Pathway's class is December 9th and a special New Members Welcome will be held on January 6th at 9:30am.

 

Thursday, November 8th -

 

"RE LEADERS LEARNING RETREAT AND TRAINING EVENING." at UUCM. Lead by Rev. Dara Olandt and open to all who are interested, this training is encouraged/required for RE leaders this year. This gathering is designed for new and seasoned RE leaders, volunteers and assistants. Please RSVP to Rev. Dara by Nov. 4th and indicate if childcare will be needed in order to help you participate in this event. (Email: [email protected])

 

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Buck-a-Book sale November 4
Love books? A Buck a Book.

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. Donations welcome!
Food Donation Barrel
foodbarrel
As the days grow colder and wetter,
the Marin Food Bank grows emptier.
So the UUCM Social Justice Committee
has reinstalled a Food Donation Barrel
where you can just drop in a food item
on your way into the building. Please
bring non-perishable packaged items
again and again because people get
hungry again and again. Thank you.
eScrip renewal or sign up
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Renew your eScrip commitment right now by renewing your card. On November 1st, contributions to UUCM will stop without your renewal.

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Pathway to Membership #2
UUCM logoPathway to Membership #2, Rev. Chip
November 4, 12:00 PM, Fireside Room


This second of three Pathway to Membership classes will focus on sharing religious histories, hopes and reasons for coming to UUCM. Please RSVP to Janette at [email protected] or 415-479-4131.
Choir Director Search
The UUCM Choir Director Search Committee is looking for an outstanding choir director.  If you know of anyone interested in the position, please refer them to the job listing under the About Us section of the uumarin.org web site.
Photos on Facebook
View photos of the Day of the Dead and other events on our facebook page. Give us a "like" as well.
UUA and Used Book Fair: Dec. 9 and 16
bookfair We're bringing Beacon Press and Skinner House books to you for a great UUA and USED BOOK FAIR!

New books from the UUA on spirituality, social justice, childrens and more will be for sale alongside an expanded used books selection. Just in time for holiday gift buying!

Here's what to expect:
Browse and buy the books on the table (cash, checks, and credit cards accepted)
Don't see what you want? Order from the UUA catalog any title on Dec. 9 and pick it up on Dec 16.

When:
Dec. 9, Fellowship Hall, noon to 1:30 p.m. in conjunction with Deck the Halls
Dec. 16, Fireside Room, noon to 1:30 p.m.

This is a fundraiser--UUCM receives 100% of used book proceeds and 40% of new book sales. For more information, email [email protected].
Book Group November 28
book pile Our UUCM Book Group will NOT meet on the third Wednesday next month, because of conflicts with Thanksgiving gatherings.  Instead, we will meet on the fourth Wednesday, November 28.  Please contact Nani Ranken: 898-8558 or [email protected] for information on the venue.

We will discuss When The Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe, a novel of survival of Philippine families during the waning days of World War II. 
Social Justice Education/Action Activities
Mill Street shelter, a branch of New Beginnings, provides housing for about 60 people per night.

UUCM provides dinner on the first Sunday of each month. If you would like to be a once a month cook, please contact [email protected]. A list will be made and you will be reminded before the day you choose. Aluminum pans for main dishes we need are available in the kitchen. Food should be brought to church - it will be taken to Mill Street.
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Wellness Dinners: Our last opportunity  to serve the homeless is Tuesday, November 20th! Call or email Carol Littrell at 883-9676 or [email protected]
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The UUA's "Standing on the Side of Love" public advocacy campaign seeks to harness love's power to stop oppression. In Feb. 2013, UUCM will recognize its third recipient of the "Side of Love" award. Perhaps you know of a person from Marin (possibly, but not necessarily, from our congregation) who exemplifies social justice values of inclusion, diversity, and equality. Deadline for nominations  Dec. 31. Contact [email protected] - 415-453-6221
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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 Justice information table at refreshment time.  To reserve a date: [email protected]
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UUCM encourages anyone and everyone to reach out and advocate for social justice (economic, environmental, civil) in the wider community. Please invite others to join you, and send photos of your action to the Social Justice Committee.

Remember to vote!! vote

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