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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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Jeffrey Melcher
Office Hours: Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 pm Wednesday 3:00 - 5:00 pm Friday Noon - 4:00 pm or (415) 479-4131 ext. 104 |
Intern's Schedule
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Ministerial Intern:
Irene StefankoOffice Hours:Variable, please call cell 650-814-5375 or email to arrange appointments [email protected]
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January 16, 2014 Issue #246
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Sunday Worship Service
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Contemplative Service
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UUCM's early Sunday morning 9 am Contemplative Service in the Fireside Room is a lay led service. Readings introduce a silent period to reflect on a topic or idea, followed by an opportunity to share individual thoughts.
Come and widen our circle. All are welcome!
Questions, email Carol Kerr at [email protected].
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Crab Feed/Raffle/Music - February 8 | |
6 pm Saturday February 8
Our annual crab dinner: San Francisco Dungeness Crab, Sher's Boston Clam Chowder, Caesar Salad, Sourdough Bread and Dessert."
$45.00
No-host beer and wine
Corkage Fee $15
Vegetarian Pasta Alternative $15 adult, $10 child.
(All prices $5 extra at the door)
Children's program TBA
Make your reservations please by Sat. Feb. 1. Tickets on sale at the crab feed table or
[email protected].
Please sign up at the crab feed table to help at the crab feed
or with the advance preparations.
Raffle tickets $3 each or 6 for $15.
You can assign your tickets to the items you want. Tickets on sale in the foyer or on your RSVP cards.
If you want to contribute a raffle basket, contact Aaron Feldstein.
Music: TBA
Print Flyers for your friends.
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Questions email Aaron Feldstein, crab feed chair |
New to UUCM Small Group Ministry
| | I would like to invite new members and visitors to join our first session of the New To UUCM Small Group Ministry, which will take place January 19th from 12:15-1:00 in the Clara Barton room. This group will offer the opportunity for those new to UUCM to connect with each other and discuss various topics of interest. Our group will meet monthly. During our first meeting, I would like to help the group establish goals and discuss our hopes and dreams for the New to UUCM Small Group Ministry. We welcome you to join and hope to see you there! Please RSVP to me (Jennifer Smith, membership coordinator) at [email protected]
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Food for Life Social Justice Dinner
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The Social Justice Committee's Food For Life event/dinner was a great success with 56 people attending - about 1/3 were from outside UUCM! The organizers of this event, Sandra and Joel Gluck, Lori Smith, and Joan Nelson have received a lot of positive feedback on the entire evening. The food prepared by Sandra and Joel and the desserts by Lori were delicious.
Additionally, those attending took away a greater understanding of the impacts that our food choices have on our health and on the planet. A special thanks go to our new members, Sandra and Joel, for sharing their stories of how adopting a delicious plant-based diet changed their lives. Their knowledge and wisdom of a plant-based diet was evident in their answering of the many questions asked during the later part of the evening. The success of this event was largely due to their knowledge, excellent planning, and attention to detail. And a heartfelt thanks goes to all of those who helped with publicity, food preparation, setup, cleanup, cashiering, and general help.
Recipes from Food for Life dinner
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April 19th- Our Spring Fling Auction
| | Imagine a beautiful garden, huge red blooms exploding from tall green stalks. Blooming flowers everywhere! What you are seeing in your mind's eye is this year's auction-our April 19,2013 Spring Fling auction. We sure hope you will join us.
As we have begun to prepare for the event I've heard about wonderful auction offerings that have been offered in the past. Vacation days at Sea Ranch, evenings of dinner and mystery, dinners with charades, and rides to the airport. Have you been thinking about what you would like to find offered at the auction? Tell us. Has there been a favorite auction adventure in your past? Tell us by sending a note to [email protected].
Soon you too will get an opportunity to donate to the auction. Within the next couple of weeks, we'll make available the Auction Donation Forms online, via email and on paper. We hope that you will consider donating to this important congregational fundraiser. Maybe you have something you could share like a dinner experience, a service, a precious antique, a gorgeous gift basket, a handcrafted wrap, or beautiful piece of art. Or maybe you are willing to ask your favorite restaurant or service provider to donate a gift certificate to our event.
And of course we hope you'll join us for an evening of wonderful entertainment, fine food and drink, and an exciting auction. Even better yet...invite your friends and family to join in on this great evening!
Irene
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Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative
| | Your Social Justice Committee strongly encourages congregants and interested friends to attend an Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative Conference held at UUCM on Sunday, February 23. Registration begins at 1:30. Program runs 2 - 7. A dinner of local food will be served. Cost: $45 through February 10th, $55 afterwards (Full and partial scholarships available) |
PCD Workshop, January 24-25, 2014
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"Who Are Our Neighbors?"
Building skills for Intercultural Communication and Community
Registration is now open for our upcoming January 2014 workshop.
Mt. Diablo UU Church in Walnut Creek Friday, January 24 - Saturday, January 25, 2014
$85.00 Registration Fee includes all meals and materials. Late Fee of $95.00 applies after January 13, 2014. Registration closes after January 20, 2014.
Building skills for intercultural communication and community is the key to living into the power and potential of our faith. We cannot benefit from the fullness of each person's humanity unless we can see and appreciate the differences among us. Those differences allow us to deepen our knowledge of the holy as we bow to the mystery in each other.
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DA2014 - Request for Workshop Proposals!
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District Assembly 2014
Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27, 2014
Call for Workshop Proposals by Jan. 15. |
Social Justice Education/Action Activities
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Jan 5 Shelter volunteers included:
Debbie Behrenboim, Katherine DaSilva-Jain, Grace Callegari, Joyce Rhodes, Bev Munyon, and Candace Yoshida.
In winter we are starkly reminded that our least fortunate neighbors are homeless all year long:
*Please put your name on the Sunday night Women's Shelter Dinner sign-up board in the foyer.
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Cleaning out closets and drawers? Instead of
bringing bags of old clothes to church take your unwanted items to GoodWill in San Rafael (Third & Lincoln) and be sure to tell the attendant to earmark your receipt for Ritter House. Ritter House, in turn, will hand out vouchers to the homeless people who can then find the kind of clothing they need.
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Ever feel frustrated that you're not doing enough to make a difference in the world? Bring your concerns to the UUCM Social Justice Committee.
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