Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
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Current Happenings February 9, 2017
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Sunday Service February 12, 2017
Joy
Joy can be our raft in the ocean of life. Can you "choose" to be joyful no matter what happens to you? Is joy a transient state, or an attitude?
Worship Leader: Rev. Russ Menk
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Sunday Hospitality Schedule
If the initial of your last name
is on the list below for this week, bring a dish ready to serve or ingredient for salad or soup.
Please help with the clean-up
after hospitality hour.
2/12 N - S
2/19 T - Z
2/26 A - D
3/5 E - G
If you will be absent on your week, please trade with someone for their week, or contribute the next week. Thank you!
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Fellowship Monthly Calendar
To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar,
click here.
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UU Fellowship Goal-Setting Retreat
Saturday, February 11 from 9:00 am to 1 pm
Please plan on attending this important half-day retreat at the Fellowship to develop and articulate the 3 - 5 transformational goals that will shape the future of our Fellowship over the next five years.
9:00 am Gather, refreshments
9:30 am Planning session
12:30 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Closing
Register online on the members-only page under "Events/Goal-setting retreat Feb. 11" here. Interested Friends are welcome. If you are not a current member and would like to register, please contact Ann at 359-8096.
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"Vote to Call" Congregational Meeting
Sunday February 12
The Mutual Discernment Committee is recommending to the Fellowship to call Rev. Russ Menk as our settled minister! This recommendation, shared with the Board in December, follows a formal, multi-step process begun last July to discern if our congregation and Rev. Russ is prepared to enter into a long-term relationship with each other, to understand how our visions for our fellowship align, and to determine if Russ is the person to help us reach this vision.
This is only the MDC's recommendation. The final decision rests with our Fellowship members. A congregational vote will take place on February 12, after services. Please plan to attend.
To review all the MDC's pulpit announcements related to the call process please visit the "Calling the Minister" link on the Members-only site at UUFSCC.org.
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Book Group
Thursday February 16th 10AM
The Farm, 6970 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA
Our February book is Born A Crime by Trevor Noah.
Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of
The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Please join us for coffee, tea, breakfast, or brunch and an always thoughtful discussion.
Questions? Call Linda Monk at 724-4089.
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"Cracking the Codes"; The System of Racial Inequity
A Community Dialogue and Conversation on Race
Thursday February 16, 6 PM to 9:00 PM
Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Doors Open at 5:30 PM
In this World Trust film, we will learn learn about the causes and consequences of systemic racial inequity with opportunities for personal reflection and small group discussion
, see flyer
here.
Contact: Karen Aaker (karen@aftonranch.net) for info and/or ride sharing.
Event is free - Donations appreciated!
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CHILI COOKOFF: BUY TICKETS & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Friday, February 17 from 6-8:30pm
( at the corner of State Park Drive and Soquel). It was so much fun last year raising quite a lot of money to support a needed shower program for individuals who are homeless in our area. (Tickets are $20; kids under 12 are free). Tickets are going fast so check availability on Sunday but tickets are also conveniently available through
BrownPaperTickets
here
. Tickets
may
also be available at the door.
You get chili
tastings - and voting for your favorites. And a fun evening meeting people from other Aptos Churches. Our Fellowship is one of about 10 faith groups to participate in the Cook-off.
We need volunteers
to help with cornbread, dessert, beverages !
We have a prizeworthy chili. We have a Team name: Team Chilitarian. We have a name for the chili itself: "Old Flavorful". We are ready to go. And we have opportunities to get this pulled together as a Team.
So, Calling all CHILITARIAN VOLUNTEERS ! Come one, come all for an afternoon (Thursday, Feb. 16th starting at 4pm) peeling, chopping, slicing, stirring and fixing.....in a familiar setting.....our UU Kitchen.
We have the basic recipe and if you'd like to bring a can of beans or two, onions, garlic, to add to the tomatoes and beef then we have the beginning of our chili entry: "Old Flavorful". Also, cash contributions for chili ingredients are welcome.
We also need a few volunteers to set up on Friday, Feb. 17 starting around 3pm at Resurrection Church. Let's rise to the challenge of the best decorated table. We also need volunteers to help serve during the Cook-off. Sign-ups during Hospitality on 2/12! Willing hands have a lot of fun!
Contact Michele Pomroy to volunteer or with questions.
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New Member Orientation
Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 am to 12 noon
or Wednesday Feb. 22, 7 - 9 pm
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
UUF website for more information about member expectations. There will be a new member welcome ceremony on
Sunday, March 12 for those interested in joining at this time.
If interested:
Please talk to Ginny Aragon at 831-459-0137,
gkaragon@aol.com or
Ann McCrow 831-359-8096,
annmc@skyhighway.com.
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Upcoming Adult Religious Exploration Program
February 19 12:00 to 1:15PM
In our January 15th Election Aftermath Adult RE Session, a desired outcome was more skills training in the types of communication needed for our current climate and circumstances. How do we say our piece, speak our truth yet listen?
Learn strategies to become an 'upstander' not a bystander. Facilitated by Peggy Flynn, who has led trainings for those participating in the Women's March both locally and for Washington D.C. Check out the next Adult RE session from 12-1:15 on Sunday, February 19th in the Gallery. More info and details to come.
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"Legacy Society"
Have you included UUFSCC in your estate plans? If the answer is yes please let Erica Crawford, chair of Endowment Committee or Ann McCrow, Board Present, know. The Endowment Committee is planning on forming a "Legacy Society" to recognize members & friends who are remembering UUFSCC in any way or amount. We do not need the details but if UUFSCC is included in your will or trust for a bequest or percentage of your estate we want to thank and recognize you!
Erica Crawford on behalf of Endowment Committee
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Declaration of Conscience
In our January 29th service, we had the opportunity to share and read the powerful Declaration of Conscience put forward by the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) and the UUSC (Unitarian Universalist Service Committee). This is a call to act and to stand up using our principles and our fundamental belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all. You are invited to sign the Declaration at the front of the Sanctuary and also indicate your support of the Fellowship endorsing this through Board action at our 2/16 meeting. For more information and to also sign on-line:
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New Facebook Group
One of the possible actions presented in the January 15 Adult RE meeting was the creation a public, on-line "forum" for folks to continue this discussion. We have now done that. We have created a Facebook Group titled "The Progressive Religious Network." This is a Closed group, so you will need to Join it before you can read the existing posts or write a post of your own. If you have a Facebook account, simply go to
https://www.facebook.com/UUFSCC/?fref=ts and click on the Join button. There is also a link to this Group on the Home page of the Fellowship's public website. Help us grow this group by inviting your "Friends" to join as well.
When you post to this group, remember we want to promote what we stand for, not what we are against. Keep it positive.
If you do not have a Facebook account, it is free and easy to create. If you need help, just sent an email to
webmaster@uufscc.org and we will send you some instructions. If you have not joined Facebook because you do not want your personal information available to others, we can instruct you how to keep your information totally private, or only share it with specific people.
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Volunteer Acts of Kindness - Winter Warming Center and Shower Project
Did you know that we are involved in several interfaith collaborative ventures this year? We are part of the needed Winter Warming Center serving up a hot meal and a sense of community for those needing a safe and warm place to sleep. As a faith community, we are taking turns staffing this essential service which takes place at the VFW Hall on
7th Street in SC
from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. In February, we need volunteers for
Sunday the 19th,
Tuesday the 21st, and
Saturday the 25th. (We have additional dates in March and April you can sign up for) The only thing that's needed is an open heart and flexibility. You can sign up during Hospitality
We are also asking for a few volunteers for the shower program supported by our Chili Cook-off proceeds. As we work on longer term and more extensive showering options, various area faith groups staff a weekly shower service hosted by St. John's Episcopal Church in Aptos. Our next 'shift' is on Saturday, March 11 from 8:30 - noon. Come join in.
If interested in more info, contact
Michele, Ginny, Bob and Linda Bates. (Sign ups also available during Hospitality)
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Other Community Events of Interest
To learn about and engage our community and world:
Thursday, February 9. 33rd Annual UCSC Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation featuring Benjamin Jealous, civil and human rights leader, former NAACP president. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30; lecture at 7pm.
Music, Tony Hill Award. Free and open to the public. Option: listen live via KZSC 88.1 fm.
Sunday Feb 12 2-5pm Under the Tent of Abraham-an Interfaith gathering with Jews, Muslims and Christians, celebrating our shared roots and branches. Join us for an afternoon of prayer, conversations, song & olive tree planting. Holy Cross Parish Hall, 126 High St Santa Cruz 2-5pm . Children & families welcome at 4.15pm for tree planting. Free event though registration encouraged. rekaupp@gmail.com. Tel. 831 295 2590.
Sunday, February 12. 12-2pm, "Ban the Ban" rally against travel ban for those from certain Muslim countries
implemented by Trump. At the Town Clock, downtown Santa Cruz. Supported by NAACP and Resource Center for Non-Violence.
Thursday February 16, 6 PM to 9:00 PM Doors Open at 5:30 PM
"Cracking the Codes"; The System of Racial Inequity
A Community Dialogue and Conversation on Race
Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz
In this World Trust film, we will learn learn about the causes and consequences of systemic racial inequity with opportunities for personal reflection and small group discussion, see flyer here.
Event is free - Donations appreciated!
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Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Fax: 831.685.6736
Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
minister-russ@uufscc.org
Office Hours by appointment Wednesday-Saturday
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Barbara Luther
admin@uufscc.org
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
10:00-1:00
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Bob Bates, Bruce Fihe, Sylvia Forsyth, and Devi Tong.
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