Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
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Current Happenings January 26, 2017
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Sunday Service January 29, 2017
Transformation by Persistence
Inner Life and Outer Circumstances:
Acceptance, Context and Action -
It is a perennial issue for people of faith, made all the more poignant for many by the circumstances growing out the the recent election.
Worship Leader:
Robert Strayer
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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.
1/29 I - L
2/5 M
2/12 N - S
2/29 T - Z
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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2016 Donation Statements
All who made at least one pledge payment or donation to UUFSCC during the 2016 calendar year, will receive a "Donation Statement for 2016" in the mail this week. This provides information you may need for completing your 2016 tax return. If you feel you should have received this statement and have not or if you have any queries about your statement, please contact Ian Hunter on
469-261-6442 or email
treasurer@uufscc.org
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New Directories are Available
New directories are now available on the Fellowship's Members only website:
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Chili Cook-off
Hold onto your habaneros! The Second Annual interfaith Chili Cook-off fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, February 17 from 6-8:30pm at Resurrection Church. It was so much fun last year raising quite a lot of money to support a shower program for individuals who are homeless in our area. (Tickets are $20; kids under 12 are free. See Michelle or Ginny for tickets. Also available through BrownPaperTickets).
Our Fellowship has committed to enter so what does that mean?
Get your cooking Team together: your family, your Committee or Team, your Havaruh, your Peeps...... and make the Best Chili Ever. Bring 1 gallon of your Chili on Sunday, February 5 so our esteemed judges can decide which of the fabulous chili's will be our entry for the 2/17 Cook-Off. After the judging, the various Chilis will be available at Hospitality. Your Chili can be one of three categories: beef, vegetarian, other meat (pork, fish, rattlesnake....... you get the idea). Just label your pot - and add on your Team name - so we know what category.
If you're selected, you get to make 5 gallons of your fabulous Chili for the Cook-off. The Fellowship will reimburse you for those costs so keep your receipts! We also can provide large crock pots/chafing dishes. You also get bragging rights! So gather your Team and start cooking!
We will also need volunteers to help set-up/decorate the afternoon of 2/17. This could be You! More to come on that.
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Referrals invited for Childcare Aide opening
Please help refer candidates to apply for a Childcare Aide opening at the Fellowship. The primary responsibility is to provide support for the lead teacher in the infant/toddler program on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Additional hours as needed to provide childcare for Fellowship events or Religious Education program activities. Compensation: $15/hr. For more information, please contact Barbara in the Fellowship Office at (831) 684-0506 or admin@uufscc.org.
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Visitor Drop-in. Sunday, January 29, 11:30-12 in the Gallery
We are a welcoming Fellowship!
We want to get to know visitors and give them an opportunity to learn about Unitarian Universalism and what happens here at the Fellowship. You can ask questions and meet others seeking a spiritual home and a sense of community.
You are welcome to bring your coffee and food from the Hospitality hour after the service as this is an informal gathering. All are welcome.
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New Small Group Ministry Program
Starting Second Week of February 2017
Scotts Valley/Felton group still has openings
Small Group Ministry provides an opportunity to pursue the deeper spiritual questions, to be further challenged to social action and spiritual growth, and to express our Unitarian Universalist principles and values in the congregation and in the larger community.
Within the framework of groups of 8 to 10 people, Small Group Ministry allows us to be present in each others' lives in an open, supportive, and nurturing environment. Groups will starting in the second week in February.
There are still openings in the Felton/Scotts Valley group - all other groups are full. Please sign up after the service this Sunday or call Ann at 831-359-8096 if interested.
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UU Fellowship Goal-Setting Retreat
Saturday, February 11 from 9:00 am to 1 pm
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
Please register online at http://members.uufscc.org/goal-setting-retreat-feb-11/ or after the service on Sunday.
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Very Important Congregational Meeting on 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 the MDC's recommendation only. The final decision rests with our Fellowship members. A congregational vote will take place on February 12, after services. Please plan to attend.
If there are any questions, please contact Carol Schimke at cbschimke@sbcglobal.net
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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 beloved community? Please attend one of these small group orientations to learn more, have your questions answered and understand the membership commitment more fully.
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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After the Election follow-up
Around 40 Fellowship participants came together on Sunday, January 15th to voice emotion, thoughts, feelings and worry as a result of the Presidential election. The Inauguration would be in five days; the world-wide Women's March in 6 days. A lot to process as we galvanize to strengthen community and act.
This is not meant to be a final dialogue but a way to begin articulating what we want and need as individuals and as a Fellowship.
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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/groups/ProgressiveReligiousNetwork/ 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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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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Other Community Events of Interest
To learn about and engage our community and world:
Saturday, January 21 Santa Cruz Women's March (everyone welcome!). If marching with the Fellowship contingent, meet on the steps of the Civic Auditorium (307 Church St., SC) at 1pm. The March/rally begins at City Hall - across the street from the Civic - at 1:30pm before proceeding to the Louden Nelson Center (301 Center St., SC).
Saturday, February 4 10-1pm (includes lunch). Celebrate World Wetlands Day in Watsonville. Planting, kids activities, music, food. Family friendly. Free. Upper Struve Slough. For more info and directions:
http://cityofwatsonville.org/city-of-watsonville/come-celebrate-wowrld-wetlands-day
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.
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Historic concrete ship S.S. Palo Alto smashed in half by record California storm waves
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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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calendar@uufscc.org
Reserve space for a Fellowship event or place an item on the Fellowship public calendar
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Office Administrator:
Barbara Luther
admin@uufscc.org
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
10:00-2:00
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announce@uufscc.org
Submit announcements to Current Happenings by Wednesday 5PM
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helpinghands@uufscc.org
A private list server to advertise items or services needed or offered, events, or express thanks. An email sent to this address will be forwarded to the full list. Participation is restricted to Members and Friends of the Fellowship.
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webmaster@uufscc.org
Anything to do with the Fellowship website; edits, new content, questions, or comments
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Current Happenings is published weekly by Editors:
Bob Bates, Bruce Fihe, Sylvia Forsyth, and Devi Tong.
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