STAY CONNECTED:
Current Happenings      February 1, 2018
Sunday Service - 10:00 AM  February 4   
 Expectations 

What does it mean to be "in covenant" with each other? What are the expectations of membership in a congregation? What do you expect of us? What do we expect of you? 

Worship Leader: Rev. Russ Menk 
Worship Associate: Sarah Marschall
Sunday Hospitality Schedule
 
If the initial of your last name is on the list below, bring a dish ready to serve or an ingredient for soup or salad.
Also, please help with the clean-up after hospitality hour.
       
   2/4     A-C
   2/11   D-H
   2/18   I-M
   2/25   N-S 

If you will be absent on your week, please trade with someone for their week, or contribute the next week. Thank you!
Thoughts from Rev. Russ

For my thoughts on Hunkering Down click here
Fellowship Monthly Calendar

           To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar, click here.   
February Shared Plate Collection
NAMI
 
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has selected the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) as our beneficiary organization for the shared plate collection in February. NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI provides education programs, advocacy, a toll-free helpline, and public awareness events and activities.
Throughout the month, we will share information and stories about the mission and work of NAMI.

More information about the NAMI can be found click here.
Fellowship Beautification Day
(aka Work Day) Saturday February 3, 9:30 to 11:30

This Saturday, February 3, 9:30-11:30 Fellowship members and friends are invited to volunteer "time and talents" to beautification of the Fellowship. Among other choices, there is a big pile of wood chips which needs to be spread over the surface of the side parking area. Beautiful weather is forecast. Many hands make light work! Questions or suggestions? Contact Bob Bates bates3@sbcglobal.net
 
Film to Table Benefit
Saturday, February 10th 5:00 to 8:30 pm
 
The next Film to Table Benefit will present The One Hundred Foot Journey. This delightful and entertaining film has a deeper message that resonates well with our February Unitarian Universalist Principle "Justice, equity and compassion in human relations". The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres and drinks at 5 pm, then the screening followed by a delicious dinner (cooked by Jayne McCreadie and Barbara Woodruff) and a discussion about the film.
 
Dinner $45
Deadline to make a reservation: February 4, 2018.
 
Register online here or after the Sunday service at the Fellowship.
 
Book Club

February 15: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward -

This trim, fiercely poetic novel takes place in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Miss., in the 10 days leading up to Hurricane Katrina. Salvage the Bones was the 2011 recipient of the National Book Award for Fiction.

March 15: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders -

Please join us for a great discussion that lasts about an hour. Bring your own coffee or tea. If it's warm, we will meet on the patio, otherwise in the Gallery, at 10:30 AM.
For questions, call Linda Monk 724-4089

New Member Orientation
 
Saturday, February 17, 10 am - 12 noon, or
Wednesday, February 21 from 4 - 6 pm (please note new time)

Are you thinking of becoming a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship? Do you want to explore how to be more involved in this open faith community? Please attend one of these small group orientations to learn more, have your questions answered and understand the membership commitment more fully. You can also check the Fellowship website for more information about member expectations, click here. There will be a new member welcome ceremony on Sunday, March 4 for those interested in joining at that time.

Interested? Ann McCrow 831-359-8096, annmc@skyhighway.com.
  Sponsor a new Fellowship chair

New chairs for the Sanctuary will arrive in early February!  
Please help support the cost of the new chairs by sponsoring one of the 25 more expensive armchairs with a  tax-deductible gift of $75.  Your gift will be recognized with a plaque permanently affixed to the back of one of these beautiful new armchairs that will be engraved with your name or the name of a friend or loved one whom you would like to honor or memorialize.
For more information or to sponsor an armchair, please contact Ann McCrow at  president@uufscc.org .
              UU Fellowship Meditation Group

The Meditation Group meets weekly in the Sanctuary at the UU Fellowship on Tuesdays from 1 - 2 pm and is open to members and friends.  Each session begins with a reading from an agreed-upon text.  The group is currently reading Thich Nhat Hanh's book, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm. This is followed by seated meditation and then a walking meditation. This is not a class and no formal instruction is given other than basic suggestions if needed.  The next meeting is Tuesday, February 6.  All are welcome.
Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Fax: 831.685.6736

Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
minister-russ@uufscc.org
Office Hours by appointment Wednesday-Saturday

calendar@uufscc.org
Reserve space for a Fellowship event or place an item on the Fellowship public calendar

Office Administrator:
 Pamela Sundell
admin@uufscc.org
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 
10:00-1:30
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Anything to do with the Fellowship website; edits, new content, questions, or comments
 
Current Happenings is published weekly by Editors  Bob Bates, Bruce Fihe, Sylvia Forsyth, Pamela Sundell, and Devi Tong.
You can reach us at   announce@uufscc.org  
Useful Links

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Unitarian Universalist Association   uua.org
Pacific Central District of UUA  pcduua.org
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