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May 29
More Precious Than Any Gem
Rev. Kristin Schmidt and Rev. Christian Schmidt
With Rev. Roger Jones and Rev. Lucy Bunch
Mary Howard, Worship Associate. UUSS Choir and Brass Quintet!
As UUs, we often think our ideas are the most powerful thing our faith has to offer. And yet, our congregations are no longer the only places where people can hear and live out ideas like each person's inherent dignity and the value of human agency. Let's consider a precious gift our faith can offer this rapidly changing world, and how allowing that gift might lead our congregations into a bright future.Our guest preachers have two little boys and are co-ministers in Cherry Hill, NJ. The Choir sings the final time before August!
June 5
All Ages - Celebrating Our Congregational Bouquet:
Flower Exchange Celebration
Rev. Roger Jones, Rev. Lucy Bunch, preaching
Molly Stuart, Linda Roth and Mary Howard, Worship Associates
- Bring one or two stems of fresh flowers
- June birthday recognitions at the Chalice Lighting
- Volunteer Appreciation Reception after the service
We reflect today on sources of courage and hope. We also recognize our many categories of volunteers who make this community blossom. Bring a stem of fresh flowers to place on the table in the welcome hall. Everyone will take home a flower brought as an unexpected gift by another member or friend. Bring an extra stem or two if you can for guests who may not have prepared for this special exchange. The Flower Communion is a tradition started in Prague by a Czech Unitarian minister who would not stay quiet in the face of Nazi occupation.
June 12
The End of Religion... and the Call to Community
Rev. Roger Jones, preaching; Jim Eastman, Worship Associate
- Candles of Celebration and Sorrow at Second Sunday Services
- Forum after service: Supporting Black Lives Matter
Many families and singles will be at our yearly All-Ages Camp in the foothills this weekend, but plenty of us will still gather here for music, fellowship, and spiritual reflection. Our sermon today will consider the Dalai Lama's message about religious division and the need for a unifying ethic. Let's explore the healing and inspiring power of religious traditions and communities.
June 19
From Patriarchs to Papas: a Father's Day Reflection
Keith Atwater, preaching, with Rev. Lucy Bunch
Carl Gardner, Worship Associate
Keith is our Music Director, the father of two young adult children, and the chair of the Religion and Humanities Department at American River College. He brings his personal experience and a knowledge of various religious traditions to reflect on this special day.
June 26
The Happiness Hypothesis
Rev Lucy Bunch, preaching; Molly Stuart, Worship Associate
- Milestones: Joys and Sorrows Ritual at Fourth Sunday Services
What is the source of happiness? For the past four months, the Happiness Hypothesis book group has discussed this book by Jonathon Haidt to learn how we can use ancient wisdom and modern science to teach us to appreciate life and achieve happiness. Come hear what we learned.
Stay after the service for the Fourth Sunday Newcomers' Orientation and UUSS Tour, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
July 3
Faiths of the Founders
Rev. Martha Hodges, preaching, with Rev. Lucy Bunch
Mary Howard, Worship Associate
July Birthday Recognitions at the Chalice Lighting
When people talk about returning to the values of the Founding Fathers, what are they really talking about? What were those values actually? And what difference does it make? Rev. Martha will consider what is known about the diverse religious beliefs of the founders of the American republic, and will ask why the answers to such questions are relevant to us as liberally religious people and to modern Americans.
Rev. Martha Hodges, formerly minister of the UU Community Church in Sacramento, is now happy to be a member of UUSS. A lifelong UU, she embraced the call to ministry as a third (or fourth) career, obtaining a Master of Divinity degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2004.
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Shared Offering Recipient in June
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Every month we give half of the Sunday service offering to a local not-for-profit. UUSS members vote every year to choose 12 community partners that embody our values and our mission to be a healing force. In March we gave $2,323 to Sacramento Family Promise; in April we sent $1,953 to the UU Justice Ministry of California. Thank you! In June, we give to Relationship Skills Center.
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Senior Minister's Message
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Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement
B
y Rev. Roger Jone
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As announced by our Youth Trustee, Skylar Primavera, and our President, Linda Clear, at the May Congregational Meeting, this summer we will engage in conversations about supporting the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement with a sign or banner on our UUSS campus. Our youth have noticed at conferences in other UU churches banners outside, announcing congregational solidarity with this movement.
Last June, Unitarian Universalist delegates approved an action of witness at the UUA's 2015 General Assembly. So much of U.S. history bears evidence that some lives don't really matter-that some lives are not as worthy, not as worried about, not as protected. "Black Lives Matter" is a reminder of unfinished work in this land.
Given so much pain and so many lives lost, Black Lives Matter is a lamentation. With parents weeping over the loss of sons or anxious for them to come home safely, Black Lives Matter is a cry for no life to be overlooked. With our persistent racial disparities in economic structures, housing, health, and education systems, to say Black Lives Matter is to assert the need for equity.
A brief special meeting will take place after the August 7 service. Voting UUSS Members will decide on taking this public stand.
Between now and then, we need to have some conversations so that we all know what we will be voting on, and how to answer questions when neighbors or guests inquire about our sign or banner. Also, we need to raise money to purchase it and to decide its appearance, location, and size. Let Trustees Skylar Primavera or Dennis Pottenger know if you want to help, or just contact me.
Forums:
We may have a weeknight conversation, but so far we have scheduled two forums to learn and reflect on this movement and what our solidarity will mean. I hope you can attend one of them.
*Sunday, June 12, noon to 1:00 p.m.
*Sunday, July 17, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Yours in service,
Where's Rev. Roger in June and July?
Office Hours: Monday, 11 to 7; Wednesday, 11 to 6; Thursday, 11 to 8. Sabbath day is Tuesday. Writing on Friday and Saturday. Absences: June 16 to 19, I visit friends in North Carolina; June 20 to 28, I attend the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association as a delegate and attend UUMA Ministry Days. I hope you'll read updates from the UU World or watch some GA events streaming on line! From June 28 to July 10, I visit friends and family in Indiana and New England. I appreciate having some vacation time but will miss being here Sundays. Lucy and our great staff will be available in my absence!
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Assistant Minister's Message
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Summertime and the Living Is Easy
By Rev. Lucy Bunch
The UU ministers' Facebook group has recently discussed summer activities at our congregations. Many congregations, particularly on the East Coast, close down for the summer months, or significantly reduce their levels of activity. Not UUSS! We have a full slate of wonderful services planned for the summer as well as some new and ongoing activities.
Here's what I look forward to this summer:
- Air conditioning in the sanctuary - our first summer back home after our renovation and we will have cool services - temperature and otherwise.
- Visiting preachers, including Rev Martha Hodges (July 3), Muslim college chaplain Bilal Ansari (August 14), Susan Frederick-Gray (UUA presidential candidate, August 28), and our own Keith Atwater (June 19).
- A service to celebrate our UU principles (July 10), designed and presented by our wonderful worship associates, many who will leave the committee at the end of summer.
- Our annual harvest service and tomato communion (July 31), to celebrate the bounty of our gardens, including flowers grown from the seeds we planted at our spring service in March.
- Learning and discussing important topics in our monthly book group: Challenging Books for Challenging Times.
- Theater One production of Cinderella (Saturdays: July 16, 23, and 30 and August 6) for children of all ages.
- Continuation of our Sunday Morning Spiritual Practices and Exploring UU Classes. Summer is a great time to get up a bit earlier on Sunday and participate in one of these groups.
- Lots of visitors in August, one of the busiest months for newcomers to our congregation.
Hope to see you in church this summer.
Yours in love and service,
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A Visit by Our Ministerial Intern in July
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D. Scott Cooper was selected to serve with UUSS for nine months as a full-
 time intern handling a variety of ministerial roles, starting in September. As a lively, loving congregation with great momentum, we have much to teach an intern. Scott brings gifts of preaching, pastoral care, social justice and religious education. A longtime lay leader at First Unitarian of Dallas, he just graduated with a M.Div. from Brite Divinity School. His spouse and stepchildren will remain home but are likely to visit. Scott and Conrad will be here the first weekend in July to look for an apartment for Scott. They will attend the July 10 service to meet us all. Scott is the one on the far right of the family picture.
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Family Ties: Music Director's Message
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By Keith Atwater, UUSS Music Director
In May I experienced my first Coming-of-Age service, and was moved by the wisdom and courage of our youth, and also by the support and humble wisdom of their mentors, some of whom are the age of our youths' parents and grandparents.
UUSS is in many ways a kind of extended family, as I've discovered in our music-making. Some choir members have parents in the congregation; some in the choir are related! Cathy Whitney shared with me how special it is to sing in the alto section standing next to her daughter Sue and near her wife Linda in the soprano section, and she recalls fondly singing in choir with her other daughter, now deceased. Megan shared that the choir and UUSS is her 'home away from home' and adopted family while she's here in Sacramento. I look out and see father and daughter Ron and Heather sitting together, and many others who share bonds of kinship and friendship.
With Mother's Day just celebrated, and Father's Day coming, when I'll be preaching the sermon, I'm recalling that old Christian hymn I've sung so often: "blest be the ties that bind our hearts... in love!"
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Confronting Economic Inequality
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By Rev. Lucy and Rev. Roger
Our Board of Trustees was called to find a way to focus our social justice energies and give more life to our mission to "be a force for healing in the world." The Board was inspired to create a theme that would serve as an umbrella for shared learning and engagement.
Currently our congregation has many wonderful social justice programs with engaged and committed members making a difference in our community and our world. All these activities will continue as long as there is energy and commitment for each. Most of our groups can fit within our umbrella theme. We encourage leaders to consider ways to take advantage and create related synergy among our activities.
Economic Inequality is the current Congregational Study/Action Issue (CSAI) selected by delegates from Unitarian Universalist congregations for four years of study, reflection, and action. This is an invitation for congregations to take a topic of concern and engage it, reflect on it, respond to it, comment on it, and take action-each in our own way. And that is what we intend to do at UUSS this coming year. Read more about this topic and the CSAI process here:
http://www.uua.org/statements/current
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During the coming program year we will engage with this theme in sermons, study groups, book groups, and in religious education activities for adults, children, and youth--wherever and however our vision takes us. We will build on all the great work now being done at UUSS and in the Sacramento region. The theme of economic inequality touches on many issues that fill our open hearts and use our helping hands: poverty, homelessness, immigration, wage fairness, class disparities - and more.
Our first step will be to form a task force of folks to strategize, plan, and coordinate the theme activities for the coming year. Are you a good candidate? Do you feel the call to help UUSS be engaged in important issues in our world? Do you have ideas, energy, planning skills to offer?
Contact Rev. Lucy
if you have interest in serving in this exciting role.
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By Linda Clear
I am offering the remarks made at the May 15 congregation meeting:
Good Morning!
This will be my sixth congregational meeting as President of the Board and I have only two more before my term is up. Not that I am looking forward to leaving the Board, it's just that you are all probably ready to see me go! Just kidding!!
In this, my third year as Board president, a lot has happened here at UUSS:
- We are back in our beautiful, newly renovated building;
- We have had a year of wonderful Sunday services;
- Our programs are vital and growing;
- We have said goodbye to some dear members;
- We are saying hello to many new members.
Adult enrichment offers a wide range of programs and Theater One is putting on entertaining productions. Our youth group is very active, involved in both church and community. We will soon say farewell to those headed off to college.
We have just finished another Stewardship Campaign and I thank you all for your generosity.
We talked about next year's budget and reported some good things and some areas of concern. But as we have done for the past four years, we discussed and were able to pass this budget with confidence and assurance that it is a responsible financial plan.
Notes from May 15, 2016 Congregation Meeting
Our meeting lasted from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Rev. Roger led us in reciting our Mission, Values, and Covenant.
After Linda Clear's report, she recognized the outgoing members of the Board.
Treasurer Denis Edgren led discussion on the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1. He explained that we will give staff raises and will redirect the money from our normal contribution to our Capital Outlay and Reserve Funds to fund our loan payment. He said that those funds are sufficiently funded, given normal and reasonable expectations, so that the usual contribution this year is unneeded. We may end this fiscal year with a small surplus. Denis answered several questions from members, and the budget was voted on and passed.
Rev. Roger's report reflected on a year of many UUSS accomplishments and activities, including: Theater One's varied and excellent shows; Program Council's successful hosting of the first Activity Fair in two years; our Spring Auction that netted $28,000. He explained about two new groups -- the Administrative and Property Management Team (APMT), and the Fundraising Strategy Team (FRST)
Rev. Lucy then gave her report. (See above.)
Youth Trustee Skylar Primavera proposed posting a Black Lives Matter sign or banner, following a couple of discussions and, on August 7, a brief Congregational Meeting to vote on the proposal.
The entire slate of candidates for the next year was elected by acclamation.
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Farewell to Our Outgoing Board Members
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Linda Clear thanked
Board Members completing their terms of service:
Carol Jacobs
Carol joined the Board two years ago and was a great addition. She brought her kind and gentle presence and worked diligently on all of our projects. She was board liaison to the Program Council and kept the board informed on the activities of the committees. She was instrumental in helping with the church move from and then back to our home, and did a fabulous job helping to get the library organized and back in place. I especially appreciated when, due to Carol's networking, she brought concerns to my attention so that I could deal with a situation in a timely manner.
Shirley Hines
Shirley also joined the Board two years ago. Many may not know that Shirley has been caretaker of the church archiving quite some time and came to the Board with extensive knowledge of our history. She also served as liaison to the Program Council and for the last year has been on the Fundraising Team. Always ready to help, and to offer assistance whenever asked, she has been actively engaged with board work. Without her calming participation, the move to our temporary home and return here would have been more difficult.
Denis Edgren
Denis is everything you want in a treasurer and this was his second term. To call him fiscally responsible is an understatement. He treated church finances as if they were his own; he is a very frugal guy. Several times we had to remind him it wasn't his money, not that he'd ever do anything frivolous. Quite the contrary. He has worked hard to keep our finances in order and reminded us of the Board's responsibility to be fiscally prudent. Because of Denis, we are on sound financial footing. He passes on to Gordon Gerwig a pattern to be followed. He has also been liaison to the Finance Committee and the Administrative and Property Management Team. I always knew I could go to Denis with questions and concerns about church business and would get wise counseling. Thank you Denis
Linda Klein
Linda has been the Vice President for 12 years! Can you believe it? Her accomplishments as Board member and as a member of UUSS are numerous. Just a few: she came up with the idea of the Donor Appreciation Tree -- a big cultural change at UUSS to recognize those that give significant sums of money. She was also the lead on a Membership Growth Task Force and on the Fundraising Policy Team. Both of these led to recommendations that strengthened UUSS. Her work on the Membership Committee helped that committee to meet the needs of the congregation as we moved away from and back to UUSS. She took part in the Aesthetics Committee and, with Linda's amazing writing skills, she has put pen to paper for policies and letters to the congregation and to ministers. She edits almost all of the papers I write for the church. I am sure I have missed some things, but to say that she has been an intrinsic member of the Board of many years is a fact.
On a personal note, when I was asked three years ago to serve as President, the first person I called for counsel was Linda. She is not only a dear friend, but a wise and honest advisor. I knew she would give it to me straight and be there to support me all the way. Thank you Linda for all you do for UUSS and me.
Skylar Primavera
Skylar has been youth representative to the board for the last year. I really can't say enough about Skylar. His youth perspective is always appreciated. He is bright and his insightful opinions sometimes make me feel he is wise beyond his years. Even as a busy high school senior, he makes time for his Board duties in addition to all the other activities he is involved in at UUSS. This fall he leaves for UC Santa Barbara to start his college career. He will be missed.
I want to again thank all of the departing Board members and tell you from my heart that your support and participation has meant the world to me.
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Beyond First Aid:
What We All Should Know in the Adventure of Health Care
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With Kim Marta, M.D., and Roger Jones, M. Div.
Two Mondays at UUSS, June 6 and 13, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Join with others in community to update your basic knowledge of self-care, learn when to see a medical provider, and learn when to call a minister, too!
Trained in family medicine, Dr. Marta has worked in urgent care settings for many years and currently serves at Mercy Medical Group's Walk-in Clinic. She's fun to talk to because she has seen everything! Kim brings a calm and encouraging manner to her explanation of issues and her suggestions on self-care, self-advocacy, prevention, healthy habits, and good sense.
In Session 1, Kim will briefly introduce several topics and find out which ones we'd like to learn more about in the next session. For fun and fellowship, we can share our stories about high and low points on that journey.
Fee:
$20 to $45for the course (sliding scale), payable to UUSS Adult Enrichment. Teens are free. Minimum 10 people, maximum 25. Register on Sundays at the Adult Enrichment table. For questions, contact Rev. Roger.
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Summer Reading with Rev Lucy
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Challenging Books for Challenging Times
It's back! The summer reading group begins again this summer with three challenging books. We meet on the second Tuesday of June, July, and August, 6:30 p.m. at UUSS. All books are available in paperback or at the Sacramento Library. Remember if you order through Amazon, please go through Amazon Smile, which gives a percentage back to UUSS. (See article below.)
Meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Welcome Hall.
In this brilliant, breathtaking book, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport.
This epic, beautifully written masterwork, chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Welcome Hall
Natural scientists posit that there have been five extinction events in the Earth's history (think
of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs), and Kolbert makes a compelling case that human activity is leading to the sixth.
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Monday Yoga at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Page Labrie teaches Yoga with chairs in the
Fahs Classroom at 10 a.m. and Yoga with mats in Classroom 7/8 at 7 p.m. $10 drop-in fee or $8/week for a two-month session.
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UUSS Walkin' Boots
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June 12 Evening Stroll: Johnson-Springview Park (Rocklin) 
Join the UUSS Walkin' Boots on a gentle 2-mile trail walk at Johnson - Springview Park in Rocklin. Meet at 7:00 p.m. In the cooler, quieter evening air, we will walk along a creek, under big trees, and see several special geological features.
Location: The park is close to I-80, at
5480 5th Street in
Rocklin. For
specific starting location and other details, please see our webpage or email
[email protected]
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UUSS Book Readers June 28
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Buying on Amazon or Zazzle to Benefit UUSS
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By Ernest Perez
Many UUSS members are already confirmed Amazon.com shoppers. Now UUSS has registered with Amazon.com's Associate Program. This means that if you purchase items through links on our website, UUSS earns income.
"Recommended Books" Links
take you directly to the Amazon.com web page about that specific book that you want, and where you can order it using your existing Amazon account, credit card, or PayPal. Doing so will pay commissions of 4.5 to 8 percent to UUSS for that particular book, as well as for any other books that you may order during that same web session. You can buy any and all books you want and still generate commission payments for UUSS as long as you start from a UUSS book link!
SMILE Purchasing
- Amazon contributes a half-percent rebate on all your Amazon purchases to your personally designated nonprofit organization. Go to
https://smile.amazon.com/
to do any Amazon shopping. The first time you use SMILE, you need to select UUSS as your nonprofit recipient. Do this by simply logging into your regular Amazon account via
https://smile.amazon.com/
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Click here for another web link to remember
where you can buy UUSS items - t-shirts, mugs, jewelry, etc. -- decorated with the UUSS sculpture design by Patty Taylor. UUSS earns 15 percent of the Zazzle purchase. Thank you!
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Join UUs Marching in San Francisco Pride, June 26, 2016
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Join with the UU Church of Berkeley and other Bay Area UU congregations as we march in this year's San Francisco (SF) Pride Parade. The theme of this year's SF Pride march is Racial and Economic Justice; the Grand Marshal of the parade is Black Lives Matter! Our UU congregations will carry their Black Lives Matter! Banners. Contact
Jean Hyams
from UUCB for more information and to let them know that you'll be marching. They are also looking for volunteers to attend the safety monitor training for the parade.
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UUSS Photo Directory Update, June 5
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By Judy Lane
Is your picture in the directory of Members and Friends on the UUSS website? You've probably found how handy it is to have each other's photos available. If you haven't seen the directory, you can get an idea of what it's like by clicking here
. (To see full name, address, and phone information, Members and Friends need to get a password from the Office.)
To make sure your photo is in the directory, stop by the Photo Op Corner before or after the service on Sunday, June 5, when Board President Linda Clear will bring her camera. If you already have a photo on line, you are welcome to request an updated image.
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Men, the Feminine, and the Unmaking of the Patriarchy
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By Dennis Pottenger
Explore the resolution of gender conflict and how men and women can grow into a relationship of inclusion and love. I am a psychotherapist and member of the our Board of Trustees and will make a presentation in the Library Tuesday, June 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Suggested freewill donation to UUSS Adult Enrichment is $5 to $20. To learn more, pick up a flyer at the Connections table after Sunday service or contact me by clicking here or call me
at
916-751-9084.
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Senior Fellowship
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By Jean Kohlhoff
This activity group is open to those 65 and more, or thereabouts, who want to get together for activities, friendship, community, and adventure.
In June, we have the following events:
Saturday June 11
, walk around Davis Arboretum and enjoy all the flowers, followed by lunch at Whole Foods. Hosted by Jean Kohlhoff.
Sunday, June 26
, Calendar Girls at Chautauqua Theater. Cost $18. Lunch before. Hosted by Sally Cooley.
If you are interested in finding out more about any of these events, or just want to be added to our list, e-mail Jean Kohlhoff.
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By Laurie Jones
Join us on Saturday, June 18. The labyrinth is available to walk at 5 p.m., and a pot luck at 6 p.m. We will see a DVD on the goddess, and another -- Burning Times -- at 7 p.m., followed by a discussion.
The first and second DVDs are in a three-part series to be completed on the Autumn Equinox. Free, but donations to UUSS are gratefully accepted. We are philosophically family-friendly, gender spectrum, and earth preserving. Contact Laurie Jones or call me at
916-869-9869
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The Meaning of Membership Class: Ready to Join?
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By Rev. Roger Jones
A special session: Wednesday, June 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m. UUSS Welcome Hall
With Rev. Roger Jones, Rev. Lucy Bunch, and UUSS Lay Leaders.
Have you attended services regularly and now want to know how to join the congregation as an official member? Have you attended
Exploring Unitarian Universalism
on a third Sunday morning or the Orientation and Tour on a fourth Sunday afternoon? Now you wonder, what's next? If so, this class is for you!
Wonderful lay leaders will tell how belonging to UUSS has enhanced their lives and the ways they have been involved in the congregation. Our ministers will explain what it means--what you can expect of UUSS and what is expected of members, and then how to join officially. You are invited to consider making a membership commitment to UUSS, but the choice is yours. You will meet folks like yourself-people eager to learn about making UUSS their spiritual home.
Please register for this session with Rev. Lucy so we can plan for your presence. We hold this class just three times a year, so we hope you can make it. But if you are not yet familiar with UUSS, you may first want to attend Exploring Unitarian Universalism and a fourth Sunday's Orientation and Tour. Read more here. |
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By Miranda Massa, RE Coordinator
RE wrap up
In the first full RE year back in our renovated space, we have been quite successful. The team of volunteers I have the pleasure of working with, the families that attend, and having a colleague like Rev. Roger makes our team a good one.
Our biggest RE accomplishments consisted of dividing Spirit Play into two age-appropriate groups which created a grades 3-5 group called True Reflections, while Spirit Play welcomes kids in grades Kindergarten - 2. The regular attendance of our Junior High Youth Group (JHYG) is up, thanks to Kate Anderson's vision of game playing through use of the UUA's
6 Pillars
of a Balanced Youth Ministry. Additionally, a fantastic new group of volunteers, dedicated veterans, and I met to discuss building the Advisor team to facilitate conversations with our grades 9 - 12 in the Senior High Youth Group (SHYG). Can't wait to see what we make happen next RE year!
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 Our team of artistic volunteers is ready to spend summer Sundays with your children. Volunteers take ample time planning meaningful activities and look forward to your participation. In the group, a range of mixed ages children and youth will community build and share in friendship. First day of Summer RE ArtWorks is Sunday, June 12. See you there!
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Coming of Age
We had a wonderful 2015-2016
Coming of Age
Credo service last month. All  10 youth participants read us their personal "I believe" statements. I felt inspired by the individual sentiments and proud of the growth and courage displayed in each special speech. Immense thanks to the 10 mentors who guided and supported their mentees during the program. Seeing the bonds was delightful. A huge overall thank you to Irwin Rosenblum and Rev. Roger who led a fantastic Coming of Age year.
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-Sunday, June 5, worship service for all ages means there is no RE.
-All-ages UUSS
Games Night
will be Friday, June 17, at 6 p.m. in the Fahs classroom.
-The Nursery in Room 11 is open every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. for parents attending Sunday Morning Spiritual Practices. For parents not attending these events, the regular Nursery opening time is 10:15 a.m.
-For RE calendar details and other information click here.
-Sunday, June 26, our Nursery stays open later for families to attend the Newcomers' Orientation. Just let our Nursery staff know when you drop off your child(ren) that they will be staying longer. We appreciate you!
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I hope you are able to stay up to date by reading the RE Outreach, as it is always a great source for information, events, and other neat things about our wonderful program.
-Looking for a simple way to volunteer in RE? Ask RE Coordinator Miranda about staffing the RE Welcome Table in the lobby on a Sunday morning.
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Religious Education (RE) Calendar, June 2016
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Sunday, June 5
9:30-12:00 Child care available in Room 11 Nursery
10:30-11:45 All ages service, no RE
Sunday, June12
9:30-12:00 Child care available in Room 11 Nursery
10:15-11:30 Summer RE ArtWorks
Friday, June 17
Games Night 6 p.m. in Fahs Classroom
Sunday, June 19, Father's Day
9:30-12:00 Child care available in Room 11 Nursery
10:15-11:30 Summer RE ArtWorks
Sunday, June 26
9:30-1:30 Child care available in Room 11 Nursery
10:15-11:30 Summer RE ArtWorks
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Office Hours and Holiday Closings
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The office is open Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm.
The office will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day. There are no scheduled office closings for June. The office will be closed July 4 for Independence Day. |
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Serving Our Congregation
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UUSS OFFICERS & BOARD TRUSTEES
Linda Clear, President Linda Klein, Vice-President
Denis Edgren, Treasurer Gordon Gerwig, Secretary
Carl Gardner Shirley Hines
Carol Jacobs
Janet Lopes Dennis Pottenger
Skylar Primavera, Youth Trustee
PROGRAM COUNCIL
JoAnn Anglin
Lisa Derthick Deirdre Downes (Chairperson) Patricia Johnson
Linda Roth
Carol Jacobs, Board Liaison
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Roger Jones, Senior Minister
Rev. Lucy Bunch, Assistant Minister
Stanton Vedell, Communications and Facilities Coordinator
Michele Ebler, Bookkeeper
Elaine Cooper, Receptionist
Miranda Massa, Religious Education Coordinator
Keith Atwater, Music Director
Krystal Gollaher and Yer Chang, Childcare Providers
Aaron Molina - Sunday thru Thursday, Custodian
Miguel Neri Friday - Saturday and Sunday, Custodian
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