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GUESTS are always welcome.
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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
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There are 4 "Sunday First Time Visitor" parking spots at the top of the parking lot.
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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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office@uumarin.org
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phone: 415-479-4131
ext. 102
or email Rev. Chip: minister@uumarin.org |
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DRE's Schedule
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Director of Religious Education:
Jeffrey Melcher
Office Hours:
Sunday 12:30-1:30pm
Wednesday 3:00-5:00pm
Friday Noon - 4:00pm
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Intern's Schedule
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Ministerial Intern:
Irene Stefanko
Office Hours:
Tues., Wed., Thurs
9am-2pm
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March 28, 2013
Issue #208
Members please turn in your pledge.
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Sunday Worship Service 
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March 31, 10:30 am: 'Easter - Flower Communion Sunday'  Rev. Chip Wright with Worship Associate Dianne Estrada and the Youth and Children's Choir!Don't forget to bring flowers to share for our flower communion and early Spring celebration of our children and the growing sunshine!
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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.
The Contemplative Service is a small circle gathering that includes short readings and time for discussion and sharing of joys and concerns.
All are welcome to join us.
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Chip's Clips
| |  "Every cloud has a silver lining," a simple metaphor among many similar ones, offers the same advice: have faith or trust. That is what we do when we make our annual financial commitments to UUCM. And though we all shudder a bit under that metaphorical cloud as we write down the numbers we will commit to UUCM in the coming year, we also see the lining and go ahead and trust. We enter into a faith agreement with one another that we can and will carry this institution and all it represents forward through yet another year. That the sliver lining is there and that we together are its creators. So as pledge time winds down here I would ask all of you to think about what it is that you see as the silver lining here. What is it that you know this place to be? What here brightens otherwise lackluster times in your lives? How much is this congregation, this community, this home of liberal values and efforts worth?
We understand how important this liberal religious place is or we would not spend our time and care and treasure here. We can and do make a garden in the midst of all the frantic rush of life. As its stewards, one of our callings is to make a sanctuary for the thinking mind and the compassionate heart as well. To maintain and grow a place of sanctuary and a center for the evolution of the spiritual and religious life, trusting in the inherent good of such things. Doing this life work together can truly give deep and lasting meaning to our individual journey. So as April rolls out think about what it is that makes UUCM the place it is for you. What has been built here for us and what can we build here together for tomorrow; for that is our task to do. Let us look ahead and start to vision this spiritual and religious home. What can we do to make it rich and life changing for the next set of generations ahead?
Rev. Chip
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UUCM Congregational Retreat
May 3-5, 2013
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 The registration deadline has passed, but we can still accommodate a few more people.
If you still would like to come but just did not register yet, please access the links below and complete your registration. You can place completed forms in the Retreat box in the Community Room or turn them in to Thomas Ervin, Dianne Estrada, or Janette Morrow on Sunday morning. You can pay your fee by submitting a check with your form or by accessing the church web site and using the donate button. If you pay online, please note that on your form.
Pricing/application sheet
Release form for attendees under 18
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| March is pledge month! |
Our Pledge Drive is quickly coming to an end, so here's a friendly reminder to return your pledge form to the office or pledge online ASAP. Your support now helps us plan an amazing 2013-14 church year!
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| Note from the Administrator | |  I'll be working on Sundays during the pledge drive in March. My office hours for March only will be Sun-Thu 9-5.
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| Summer Programs for High School Youth | |  The Civil Rights PilgrimageWhat: A Living Legacy pilgrimage from Atlanta to SelmaWhen: July 6-13 (one week) Boston Youth Justice TrainingWhat: Social justice education in a diverse learning environment with the City School and real-world internshipsWhen: June 30-July 21 (three weeks)New Orleans Youth Justice TrainingWhat: Social justice education and hands-on action with the Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice RenewalWhen: August 3-10 (one week)All three of our 2013 programs for high-school youth are designed both for those who are newly inspired to take action against the injustices of our world and for seasoned social justice youth leaders.
The application deadline for all three programs is April 15, 2013. |
| Egg Hunt and Visit From 6-foot Easter Bunny | |  If the rumors are true, a giant rabbit will be hiding eggs and making a visual appearance at UUCM this Sunday. I have never seen this kind of creature emerge from the storybooks, but I am told it happens annually.
In preparation for this event the kids have prepared colored eggs to be hidden, found, eaten and shared with the woman's shelter.
Come enjoy the spectacle or, if under 13 yrs. old, come hunt for eggs.
Contact Jeffrey Melcher
Dir. of Religious Education
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Book Group
| |  Our Book Group meets on third Wednesdays at 7:30 in the Clara Barton Room. Members and visitors are invited to join us in lively discussions.
The selection for Wednesday, April 17 is Jeffrey Eugenides' The Marriage Plot. "Moody spiritual seeker Mitchell Grammaticus is besotted with English literature loving Madeleine, who's just as besotted with brilliant, unstable Leonard. A standard love triangle? No, it's an extraordinary, liquidly written evocation of love's mad rush and the mistakes made in its name. Few books so effectively capture the territory lying beyond coming-of-age but before middle-age angst sets in." Library Journal.
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PWR Regional Assembly
| |  Pacific Western Region Regional Assembly Keynote Speaker: The Rev. Christine RobinsonWorkshop Tracks: * Theme Tracks - Get Religion, Grow Leaders, Cross Borders
April 26 - 28, 2013 San Jose Doubletree Hotel |
UUA General Assembly June 19 - 23, 2013
Louisville, Kentucky
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Info about General Assembly
Registration now open
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Posting to UUCM facebook page
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Did you know that anyone can post to our facebook page as long as the photos or text relate to UUCM or UU. If you take photos of a UUCM event we would really like to see some. |
UUA News Alert
| | On March 15 your Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees made the decision to move our Association headquarters from its long-time home on Beacon Hill to a new home in Boston's Innovation District.
 The new site, 24 Farnsworth Street in Boston's Seaport District. Read more |
| Pastoral Care - Marin Catch-A-Ride | |  What is Marin Catch-A-Ride?
It is a funded program that allows residents who are age 80 & older as well as residents 60 & older who no longer drive to receive a subsidy for
taxis.
Please Call: (415) 473-2943 or (415) 457-4636
Details
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Feeding Our Souls, Our Soil and Our Communities Conference
| |  April 7th Event Helps Congregations Build Local Food Systems
The focus of the conference is addressing how congregations can strengthen the local food system. (Chip is involved with this)
The conference will be held Sunday, April 7th, 2013 from 2 - 6:30 p.m at Luchessi Community Center in Petaluma. Reservations are strongly recommended as space is limited. Registration is $55 and includes: a resource guide and a reception featuring delicious local food. Full scholarships are available to ensure that as many congregations as possible can be represented.
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Social Justice Education/Action Activities
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Homeward Bound of Marin is the primary provider of shelter and services for homeless families and individuals. They seek volunteers to represent the program at Marin Farmers Markets. 459-5843
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Shelter volunteers this week, Kristin, Thomas and Dianne deserve a huge thank you!
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Please remember to buy white socks and nonperishable food items for our homeless friends. Just leave them in the foyer. And rest assured that they will be appreciated.
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