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RE Summer ArtWorks, 8/20
Tomorrow!! Nature Jewelry: kids and youth are invited to bring rocks/shells/pressed flowers from previous vacations/beach-combing trips, etc. to turn them into nature jewelry. Rocks will also be provided. See you in the morning!
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Spirit Play Volunteer Training, join us!!
We still have a few spots for the Spirit Play training day,
Saturday, August 26
. Spirit Play is our team-taught ministry to grade school children. It's based on Montessori methods and the UU values and Principles, which we call the Rainbow Promises. We are bringing a UU Spirit Play trainer to Sacramento for this biennial boost for our teaching team.
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Force for the Future
Force for the Future
is the UUSS long range planning effort that will engage us all in where our spiritual community should be headed over the next five years. Our church last agreed to a long-range plan in 2009, and so many wonderful things resulted from it including the new building and refurbished campus as well as a deeper commitment to our families' and children's religious life here. So off we go again!
We urge you to be involved in this effort to develop a new five-year plan. Here's how: In September, please complete the brief survey that you will receive by email and that will define the agenda for our day-long Congregational Retreat where we will share ideas and discuss priorities. Save the date of
Saturday, October 28 for that retreat. Childcare and lunch will be provided. A third opportunity for input will happen in November and January, with small-group Listening Sessions that explore in detail the goals and objectives that arose from the retreat.
What happens then? A draft UUSS Strategic Plan based on all of your input will be created. It will be shared with the congregation, reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees, and then presented to the Congregation for official approval at our May 2018 Congregational Meeting. Questions? Contact Carrie Cornwell: ([email protected]).
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A 12 Hour Concert for the Sacramento Food Bank
Message from Ross Hammond, RE Dad and Musician: On Friday, September 1 -
I'll be playing for 12 hours to support the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. The goal is to raise $2,500 with this marathon concert, and I'm nearly halfway there. But it's time to push harder.
I need your help to make this happen. If you'd like to support this effort you can donate $10, $25, $50, $100, $500 or a custom amount. All of the donations go to the Sacramento Food Bank.
You can also donate in person at the concert. I'll be playing from 9AM-9PM at Luna's Cafe on Friday, September 1. Admission is free but donations are encouraged.
Thanks so much for your help.
RH
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2017 Pot of Gold Registration
Religious Education volunteers, j
oin us for the 6th Annual PCD-LREDA Pot of Gold Conference, Saturday, September 30th at the UU Church in Oakland. Come learn, share, connect, get support, and be inspired. The event runs from 8:45 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m.
The Keynote Speaker is the Rev. Dr. Mark-Morrison Reed. Raised in the Unitarian Universalist faith, Mark was ordained in the Unitarian Universalist ministry in 1979. For 26 years, he and his wife, Donna, served as co-ministers--first in Rochester, New York, then in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The keynote address is entitled "The Ignored, the Naive, and the Innocent", which will address different ways racism and white supremacy impact all of our children.
In addition Dr. Morrison-Reed's address, there will be a wide-ranging selection of workshops designed to strengthen your Children and Youth ministries.
If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact Miranda.
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