Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
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December 10, 2015
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Sunday Service 
December 13, 2015  
10:00 AM

Blessing of the Animals
A service for all ages and all species! All pets who are friendly with other pets are welcome on leash or in a carrier. For those pets overwhelmed by such events, their person can bring a picture. We will take a moment to remember pets who are no longer with us if you would like to bring a picture of them as well. For our younger generations, if you have a special stuffed toy animal who needs a blessing, please bring them as well.

Worship Leader: Rev. Russ Menk

Sunday Hospitality Schedule 
 
Please bring finger foods on plates, ready to serve,
and help with the clean-up after the hospitality hour.  

    12/13    A-B
    12/20    C-D
    12/17    E-H
    12/22    I-J

Weekly Calendar

View the weekly Fellowship Calendar  here .

ANNUAL WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday, December 12th  9:30 to 12:30 
Fellowship Hall
                        
Families welcome.   Bring what decorations you want on your wreath:  dried flowers, sprigs of seeds, wreath frames if you have them from
last year,rosemary, lavendar, interesting grasses, ivy vines to make frames,
shrubbery, grasses, holly, proteas, work gloves...
We have some greenery, tools. advice, and a space to share  this creative project of the season.
MAKE A WREATH FOR UUF AND ONE FOR YOU
Wreaths will be exhibited in the Fellowship Hall until after  December 25th.
 
Mary Brooks and Katherine LeMaster facilitators

Guest at Your Table
Sunday is the last chance to donate!

If your "Guest at Your Table" contribution to the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee) is by check to UUFSCC, please write "Guest at Your Table" in the footnote.
 
Thanks!

Second Harvest Food Bank
 Through  Monday, December 21
  
     11 days to go! Fill the Barrel!   We share food to nourish both body and spirit. Our local Second Harvest Food Bank serves many in our community who are in need of nutritious food and meals. Please bring items for the Food Bank Barrel located  in our Sanctuary. 
    Suggested items are canned soups, stews, chili, beans, rice, peanut butter, canned fruit and vegetables, pasta, low sugar juices (no glass, please).  For more info or to donate cash click here

Next Dream Group Starting 1/5/16
Tuesdays 7-9pm

The next Dream Group, 6 week session, will begin Tuesday, Jan 5th in the Gallery, 7-9pm.  Suggested donation to UUFSCC, $40 for entire 6 week session, sliding scale.  Questions, Jennifer Choate 831 588 6508

UUFSCC T- Shirts make Great Gifts!

How about stuffing a UUFSCC t-shirt in a stocking this holiday time!
Special holiday price for ALL sizes. $10  
Children & adult sizes.  Call Sylvia ( 334-0766) or look for them during Hospitality Hour the next 3 Sundays. Ho Ho Ho!

    Changing of the Artwork

Artworks loaned for the community art show will be removed from  
the sanctuary and available for pickup this Saturday Dec. 12 during  
the wreath-making workshop, or this Sunday Dec. 13 after the service.  
To make other arrangements, 
Please contact Megan at
Thanks to all who participated!
 
Happy Holidays to our Staff!

Would you like to share in showing apreciation to our 8 UUFSCC Staff Members this holiday season? 
There will be small envelopes in the Order of Service this Sunday 12/12/15, for contributing toward a gift for our: Music Director, Accompanist, Director of Religious Exploration(RE), three RE teachers, Caretaker and our Office Administrator
Thank you for joining in!  
 
Christmas Caroling

Christmas Caroling in Spring Lakes Park.  UUF choir members will be
caroling in the Spring Lakes Park clubhouse in Scotts Valley from 2:00
to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday,  December 13.   Two members of the UUF choir,
Helen Oxley and Dave Andrew, are residents of Spring Lakes Park, and
they are also members there of a park choral group.  The caroling event
will be a sing-along, and everyone is invited.  Please join us.

The park is located at 225 Mt. Hermon Rd. in Scotts Valley.  To find it
from Highway #17, exit on Mt. Hermon Rd.  Continue past Scotts Valley
Drive, a major intersection, and turn left at the next stoplight.  There
is no street sign at the stoplight, but "Spring Lakes Park" appears
on a stone wall at the park entrance.  Continue straight into the park
and find the clubhouse by the flagpole.

 
Book Club
Tuesday Dec 15    7:00PM - Bryans Room

A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron.

Buddy is a good dog.  To him, that's about the best thing a canine can be. Buddy  believes that good dogs are put on Earth to take care of their people. A tale of dog who has many lives and one very big heart.  A charming story for the Christmas season.  Join us. 
For questions, call Linda at 724-4089

January's book will be The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.

 
Other Community Events of Interest
 
To engage and learn about our community and world

Saturday, December 12, 1-5pm, Climate Changes Everything -  follow up workshops. Calvary Episcopal  Church (little red church), 532 Center St. Sponsored by Resource Center for Non-violence. For more info: http://rcnv.org/event/sunday-november-22-climate-changes-everything-march-and-rally/

Ongoing: celebrate our unique, wonderful wildlife. Tours of the Monarch Butterfly Grove. 11am/2pm weekends through Jan. 15. Natural Bridges State Beach, SC. Free. Parking fee if driving.  For more info:http://www.santacruz.org/events/index.php?evtid=7669

There is much to be thankful for. Find an organization that has meaning to you. Contribute, volunteer, support. Make a difference. So much can be done with busy hands and open hearts.

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Contacts 

  Office Phone: (831) 684-0506 

Fax: (831) 685-6736 

www.uufscc.org   

  

Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
Office Hours by appointment Wednesday-Saturday
Office Administrator: Makai Powell
Office Hours:
  Tue, Wed, Thurs. 10AM - 3PM 
Director of Religious Exploration: Shams Cohen
 
 
 
  
 
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