Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
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Current Happenings August 31, 2017
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Sunday Service September 3, 10:00 AM
Congregation gathers to work on facility needs of the Fellowship, s
o please wear some "work clothes" and join in the fun. Rev Russ Menk will lead a short blessing of the tools and all of the folks working this day.
No formal Sunday Service.
Hospitality will prepare lunch for all the workers.
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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 an ingredient for soup or salad
Please help with the clean-up after hospitality hour.
9/3 N-S
9/10 T-Z
9/17 A-D
9/24 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
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Sunday Choir
All are invited to join! We start up September 7th, practicing Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm at my home, and Sundays 9am in the UU Sanctuary.
If you like to sing, we welcome you to our choir. This is a volunteer group; some of us are highly skilled and some of us are beginners. Whatever level you are, you will find joy, camaraderie, fun music and healing. There are also solo opportunities for advanced singers and a special opportunity to join us even if Wednesday nights are not possible for you. Music brings us together and singing is especially good for the spirit, mind and body. If you are tired after your busy week, singing in our choir will bring peace and joy into your life. So please join us!
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New Women's Spirituality Group
Rise Up and Call Her Name
Beginning on Friday, September 8,
Rise Up and Call Her Name will meet from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the Gallery at the UU Fellowship. This is a Woman-honoring Journey of self-empowerment and personal encounter with Global Earth-based Spiritualities based on the Unitarian Universalist curriculum that weaves together worldwide spiritual stories honoring female divinities. There will be five 2-hour Friday sessions: three on September 8 - 22 followed by a two week break and the remaining two on Oct. 13 and 20. This is not drop-in; a commitment to attend all five sessions is requested. Sliding scale contribution $20 to $30 for all sessions. All meetings will be held in the Gallery at the UU Fellowship. The group will be led by Magalí Morales, a counselor with 17 years' experience leading groups for women and girls on emotional healing, empowerment and spiritual exploration. She is currently at work on a book about the resurgence of the divine feminine. The group is limited to 12 women; there are currently 8 women signed up so there are four slots still available.
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No TGIF this Week
Coming up:
September 8th: Gwyneve Middour's home in Seabright, co-host Devi Tong.
September 15th: Terra & Scott's Soquel home.
September 22nd: Ann & Randy's home in Seabright
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COPA
Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action
Leaders Retreat
Saturday, Sept. 9, 10:00AM - 7:00PM
St. Francis Retreat Center, 549 Mission Vineyard Rd, San Juan Bautista.
This retreat is designed for COPA leaders who are or wish to be part of an institutional organizing team. The retreat will consist of time for training, reflection, relationship-building, and strategizing about the work of the coming year. Please RSVP to
[email protected]
to receive readings and agenda in advance. Snacks, lunch and Spanish translation will be provided.
You can also call, text or email Smitty Smith at (831) 737-3721,
[email protected] about COPA and this event.
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BOOK CLUB
Thursday, Sept 21,10am
The Farm Bakery at 6790 Soquel Dr., Aptos
The September book is Circling the Sun by Paula McLain; a nice light summer novel about the life of Beryl Markham in Kenya during the era Out of Africa.
We will choose books for the fall at our next meeting. Join us for tea, coffee and an hour or so of discussion.
For info, call Linda Monk at 724-4089.
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Other Community Items of Interest
To learn about and engage our community and world:
Saturday, Sept. 2, 5-8pm (doors open at 4:30pm), 9th Annual Songfest for Prostate Cancer Awareness. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar Street, SC. (featuring our own
Carol Thorson!). Free. Donations accepted.
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6, 6-7:30pm. Live Oak Library, Food for Life: The Power of Plant Based Nutrition. Nutrition series focusing on wellness concepts with a plant based diet. ( other dates and locations: Tuesday, Sept. 12 - Scotts Valley Library; Thursday, Sept. 14 - Downtown Santa Cruz). Free. For more info:
https://www.santacruzpl.org/news/2017/aug/22/food-life-nutition-essentials/
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A dramatic-comedy "THE QUALITY OF LIFE" about life, love, and when to call it quits. Cast: Karin Babbitt, Marcus Cato, Suzanne Schrag, Jaye Wolfe
Performances: September 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23
All showtimes @8pm (except for 9/17 @3pm)
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Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Fax: 831.685.6736
Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
[email protected]
Office Hours by appointment Wednesday-Saturday
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Office Administrator:
Pamela Sundell
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Office Hours: Monday-Friday
10:00-1:30
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Bob Bates, Bruce Fihe, Sylvia Forsyth, and Devi Tong.
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