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Sunday Worship Service
Contemplative Service
RE nUUs
Administrator out of office Nov. 21-Dec. 11
Rev. Chip on sabbatical
Remarkable People Tonight
Holiday Fair
Shelter Dinner Thank you
Thanksgiving Eve Homeless Worship Service
Got Speakers?
Help Rotating Emergency Shelter Team
Balazs Winter Tea
General Assembly June 24-28
UU Thanksgiving Camp
Social Justice Education/Action
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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! 
Staff Links
Minister:  
Rev. Chip Wright
 is on sabbatical until Dec. 21. Contact the office for ministerial issues.

Director of Religious Education
Jeffrey Melcher
[email protected] 
 

Youth Advisor

Sue Gauthier-Pin

[email protected]


Administrator: 
Janette Morrow
            
Choir director
Amanda Morando
 
Pianist:
Milton Wong 
 [email protected]
  
Membership Coordinator:
Carolyn Bopp
  
Pastoral Care:  
 Chair:
Minister's Schedule
Minister:

 Rev. Chip Wright is on sabbatical until Dec. 15. Contact office for ministerial issues.

DRE's Schedule
Director of Religious Education:
Jeffrey Melcher

Office Hours: 

Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 

Tuesday 12:30-3:30

Thursday 12:30-3:30

 
November 20, 2014
Issue #285

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am chalice

November 23, 2014: "Stone Soup Sunday"

Jef Melcher, with Joel Gluck, Worship Associate

 

Our Young Religious Unitarian Universalist youth will again lead an intergenerational service as a celebration of community and Thanksgiving. This year's theme: Lord of the Rings. Bring your root vegetables and cabbages (already cut) by 10:00 am to participate in this ritual.

 

Contemplative Service 9 am  chalice

Leaders:

 

11/23 June Fesler
11/30 Jerry Moore
12/7   Doug Kerr
 

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].

 

RE nUUs
jef melcher

Stone Soup Sunday: Nov 23rd.

 

Our Young Religious Unitarian Universalist youth will again lead an intergenerational service as a celebration of community and Thanksgiving. This year's theme: Lord of the Rings. Bring your root vegetables and cabbages to participate in this ritual.

  ~We hope everyone can bring food for the Food Drive barrel.


YRUU- skit: arrive by 8:30. Dress rehearsal: 8:45- 9:30
grades 7-8 cooking: 8:30 arrival
grades 2-6 set up and decoration: 9:15-10:00
Youth Choir rehearsal: 10:00-10:20
Parents: Please come ready to help, bring some breakfast snack stuff to share.

 

Invite buddies- Stone Soup Sunday is a good day to invite your friends and your kids' friends. Active, playful, family friendly. Dec 7th, Deck the Halls, is also a good day to invite friends.

 

Deck the Halls: We would like you to lead a craft table: Contact  Monique. Our lovely and fun community tradition of decorating Fellowship Hall will be happening after the service on Sunday Dec. 7th. We will decorate the tree. Bring a buddy, share the joy.


Your DRE,

Jeffrey Melcher

Director of Religious Education 
 Administrator out of office Nov. 21-Dec. 11
janetteI want you to know that I will be on vacation enjoying my honeymoon November 21-December 11.  A temp hire, Karen Donohue, will be here while I'm gone. She will be here Friday the 21st. During Thanksgiving week, she will be here one day, Monday the 24th. Beginning the week of December 1, she will be here Mon/Wed/Fri. Karen has been here before and knows our building as well as many of our procedures.

With Gratitude,
Janette
Rev. Chip on sabbatical

Rev. Chip is on sabbatical leave until December 15. If you need assistance please contact the office at 415-479-4131 ext 100 or email [email protected].

Remarkable People Tonight

MORE Remarkable UUCM folk share their stories.

 

Thursday evening  November 20 

UUCM Fireside Room  7:30-9:30 pm

 

Featuring Milton Wong & Sue Fleckles

Holiday Fair
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HOLIDAY FAIR IN THE FOYER TO SUPPORT YRUU

Sunday Dec. 7, Noon-2:00 p.m.

 

Do your holiday shopping at the UUCM crafts fair - textiles, crafts, lightly-worn jewelry, and baked goods, including June's famous biscotti and truffles!

 

All proceeds will be used to help send our youth to the General Assembly in Portland in June 2015.

 

If you'd like to staff a table or donate crafts or costume jewelry to sell, please talk to Margaret Johnston, Marge Hollinger, or Mary Gilstrap.

Shelter Dinner Thank you

Social Justice Committee thanks go to

this past Sunday's Shelter Volunteers:

 

J P Hailer

Carol and Walt Littrell

Amy Likover

Grace Severtson

Thanksgiving Eve Homeless Worship Service

You're invited to join Joan Nelson at this year's Thanksgiving Eve Service sponsored by the Marin Interfaith Street Chaplaincy.

 

7:00 pm Wednesday, November 26, 2014

First Presbyterian Church

1510 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael

 

A brief reception will follow.

Please bring offerings of clean or new sleeping bags, blankets, rain gear and socks for our friends on the street.(no other clothing please)

 

A free-will offering will also be received to support the work of The Marin Interfaith Street Chaplaincy

www.homelesschaplaincy.org

Got Speakers?

Do you know of an inspirational activist who would be a good speaker

for one of the Social Justice Committee's education-action luncheons?

 

If so, please contact Joan at  [email protected] 415-453-6221

Help Rotating Emergency Shelter Team

Part of the mission of the UUCM Social Justice Committee is to provide hands-on service opportunities for congregants to practice the UU principles.

 

Over the past 7 years we have provided 182 meals for the REST (Rotating Emergency Shelter Team) program.

 

Last year we joined 16 other Marin congregations in serving 372 people: 93 wonderfully unique women and 279 wonderfully unique men.

 

Once again this year ─ for 26 weeks ─ we will provide Sunday evening meals for approximately 100 different women.

 

Can we count on you to provide a dish for approximately 12 people at least 1 of the 26 Sunday nights?

 

Sign up on the board in the lobby or at [email protected] or contact [email protected] or 415-453-6221.

Balazs Winter Tea  Dec. 6, 3:30 pm

Starr King School for the Ministry snake dove

cordially invites you and your friends to our Winter Transylvanian Tea, a fundraiser for the Bal�zs Scholars Program.

 

Saturday, December 6, 2014, 3:30pm

$25 suggested donation

Starr King School for the Ministry

2441 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley

 

Speakers on Reflections and Visions

Rev. Dr. Szabolcs Czire

Fall 2014 Bal�zs Scholar

and

Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt

President, Starr King School for the Ministry

General Assembly June 24-28, 2015

Building a New Way

uuachalice General Assembly will be in Portland this year which means many of us will be able to go. Save the date and save your dollars. Scholarships and discounts for volunteering will be available. Ware Lecturer Dr. Cornel West.
Watch the web site for information.
Registration begins March 1, 2015.
General Assembly Schedule.
UU Thanksgiving Camp
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UU Thanksgiving Camp at Mendocino Woodlands
Nov. 26-30
Camp Two of the Mendocino Woodlands

Consider spending Thanksgiving with your NCUUCC (Northern California Unitarian Universalist Camps and Conferences) Family in the beautiful Mendocino Woodlands!  For more information, go to the NCUUCC website, or contact the Dean, Amanda Payne (650-678-1301).

Social Justice Education/Action 
Got a social issue/agency/organization or program that you would like to promote? 
You have a bully pulpit at the UUCM Sunday Social Justice table.

 

Contact [email protected] for approval to schedule your table.

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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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