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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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Sunday Worship Service 
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June 2, 2013: 'Bridging Service'
Rev Chip Wright, DRE Jeff Melcher, the Bridging Youth and Staff
Come and share in the bridging of our Senior Youth out of Young Religious UU and into the next incarnations of their rich and varied lives, as Young Adult UUs, ...
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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.
Leader's schedule: coming soon
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Minister's Musings
| |  Rev. Chip WrightJune, 2013
As May winds down and the summer months approach I wanted to share my plan for a theme for my Sunday services next church year. As the new millennium is on us in ernest now I have been amazed at all of the varied and different spiritual approaches, many of which are new ways of addressing some of our deepest human needs. Some of these are actually very old, being rediscovered and combined with new understandings of our universe. Like so much in these dramatically changing times, people are exploring and adopting these alternate forms of mainline religious traditions to fill their religious needs. There is even a name for such folks, the "nones" (derived from those with no religious background) or 'the spiritual but not religious'.
I plan to take some time during my study weeks this summer and through the year to delve into this topic to bring you some of what I find and feel about these new ideas and the growing spiritual but not religious community and where we might fit as Unitarian Universalists. I see this as a particularly interesting conversation for our unique liberal religion, as we have throughout our history been on these cutting edges of the spiritual and religious conversations. So if you have any thoughts on this to offer, like specific trends of this kind you might like to hear addressed on Sundays, send me a text, call, or email me at Minister@UUmarin.org.I feel that this focus on "New Spirituality" and its many forms and practices will also fit well with the ongoing Congregational Conversations we have planned. These conversations will help us articulate how we see ourselves and where we wish to go in the coming years. The dates are in place for these gatherings after Sunday services so mark them on your calendar: October 13, November 24, February 16, and March 30.
Have a great summer!
Rev Chip
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| UUCM Religious Education nUUws | |  As the RE program year transitions into a summer schedule we look to several changes in how we are going to function until the Fall.
- I work through the end of June, then have a summer break. I will be back to work the week of August 19th.
- RE classes move into parent co-op mode June 23rd. (Parents should talk to each other about this.)
- Some YRUU programing will continue this Summer.
- No Nursery Care Provider will be available after June 30th. The nursery will be open for parents.
Dates of Note:
May 26: Intergenerational service "Cosmic Walk" with Irene Stefanko. Kids will have action parts.
June 2: YRUU Bridging Ceremony. All new YRUUers (post-COA) should attend if possible.
June 9: RE teacher and Volunteer Recognition Sunday. All Church Potluck. Yummm.
June 16th: Creative intergenerational service led by Irene Stefanko.
Thanks,
Jeffrey Melcher
Dir. of Religious Education
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin UUMarin.org |
| Congregational Potluck June 9th | |  It's time to pull out those recipes for our June 9 end of year potluck (after Sunday service in the courtyard).
Food assignments:
A-G fruit or dessert
H-M Main dish
N-W salad
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| Summer Staff Schedules | Rev. Chip Wright: out of office starting June 11th. Can be contacted through June 30th by leaving a message on his office phone or with Janette. For an emergency after June 30 please contact Janette in the office or if needed call his cell phone 415-827-8456. Return to office on September 10th.
Jeffrey Melcher, DRE: leaving July 1, back August 19th.
Irene Stefanko, Intern: leaving June 16, back in September.
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| Wanted: YOUR Fundraiser Ideas |  Fundraisers are always better when the ideas come from you, our members and friends! If you've got a great idea for a fundraiser for next year, now is the time to tell us about it - the Board will be calendaring next year's fundraisers at our June meeting.
Tell us your idea by filling out this short application and returning it to the UUCM office by Friday, June 14. For more information, visit our Fundraisers page.
You may be thinking "My idea is great, but I can't possibly do it all by myself!" Don't worry, people will step up to assist you. They always do. There are many ways to help you recruit volunteers, but we need to know your idea first.
Questions? Please email Susan Ingersoll at fundraiser@uumarin.org or Janette Morrow at office@uumarin.org.
An application is now required per our new Fundraising Policy, so that the Board has the necessary information to effectively evaluate all fundraisers. |
Book Group - June 19
| |  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 June 19 is Restless by William Boyd:
"Boyd's ninth novel, an absorbing historical thriller, is loosely based on the history of a covert branch of British intelligence created to coax America into the Second World War. The story unfolds on parallel tracks as Sally Gilmartin, born Eva Delectorskaya, a Russian emigree recruited into the British Secret Service in 1939, reveals her clandestine past in an autobiography that she gives to her daughter, Ruth, a graduate student and single mother living a dull civilian life in Oxford in 1976." (The New Yorker)
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Family Camping Trip Sly Park: July 11 - 14
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Thursday, July 11th through Sunday, July 14th. Sly Park - Hazel Creek camp on Jenkinson Lake just outside Pollock Pines on Highway 50, can accommodate tents or RVs. (more information about Sly Park)
Cost-about $25-30 per vehicle per night (pets are $5/night extra).
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UUA General Assembly June 19 - 23, 2013
Louisville, Kentucky
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Info about General Assembly
Late Registration
if you can't attend GA in person consider being an off-site delegate. Register by Friday, June 7. Details
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Foster Care Parents needed
| |  It has been called to the attention of the Social Justice Committee that there are more than 6,000 children in the Bay Area who need foster care.
Becoming a foster parent can offer rich rewards, and often transforms foster parents as well as the foster children in their care. Here are some great reasons to become a Marin County foster parent:
Live With Purpose.
Become A Success.
Build Your Family.
Share Your Values.
Watch A Child Bloom & Grow.
Be Part of A Miracle!
To find out more: figleafjoan@comcast.net
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Social Justice Education/Action Activities
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Because the Winter shelter is closed until mid-November, there will be an even more pressing need (if that's possible) at the Mill St. Shelter and for the Street Chaplain's Tuesday night dinners. Please keep an eye out here for details as needs arise. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Members and guests are invited to take advantage of the Sunday Social Justice "Table" to promote a favorite cause or project. Perhaps you want to circulate a handout or a written petition (or refer people to electronic online petitions.) Arrangements must be submitted for committee approval in advance. figleafjoan@comcast.net 453-6221
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