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November 7, 2019
Issue #520
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November 10, 2019: Salvation's Marketplace
The world offers a multitude of salvific visions, visions of where placing our attention will best serve us. Over the past several decades the competition for human attention has skyrocketed in ways our ancestors could never have dreamed of. As we find ourselves pulled in so many directions, what are the practices that empower us to stay focused on the joy and justice we choose for our lives?
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Upcoming Topics and Leaders
11/10/19 Which Came First: Consciousness or Matter Jack Travis
11/17/19 The Kindness of Strangers Carol Kerr
11/24/19 The Antidote to Hate Lauren Vreeland-Long
12/01/19 Winter Topic Brainstorming: What Needs Exploring All Comers
12/08/19 Yet More Mary Oliver Doug Kerr
The Sunday Circle is held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am
each Sunday in the Fireside Room.
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This month we will embark on a discovery of Attention; attention to our own thoughts and feelings, towards helping others, and about the things we are grateful for. We will also pay attention to soup making on November 17th! If you are interested in being a part of making Stone Soup happen, please send me an email at
lara@uumarin.org
This Sunday:
Pre-K - 1st Grade: How does the change in time affect our spirits & bodies; fall religious
holidays: Islam (Milad un Nabi, Prophet's bd); Christian (All Hallows Eve,
All Saints Day); Jewish (Yom Kippur); Hindu (Diwali)
Activity: create sun catcher religious symbols
Elementary: How can we pay attention to what other people need? How do we practice kindness?
Activity: Listening walk
Middle School and High School will meet together to discuss Stone Soup and an upcoming service project.
November 17th - Stone Soup! Congregational meal will follow the service.
December 1st - Meeting at noon for all families interested in participating in K/1 OWL this January.
December 8th - Deck the Halls! Immediately following the service, everyone is invited to make crafts in the Fireside Room, which we will use to decorate the Sanctuary.
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Upcoming dates link to the UUCM calendar for saving on iCal, Outlook, etc.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
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The Poetry Connection: A Reading Series at UUCM
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The Poetry Connection: A Reading Series at UUCM will feature
Sarah Kobrinsky
and
David Watts
on Friday Evening, November 8th, at 7:00 p.m., Fireside Room, 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, CA. After light refreshments, an open mic will follow.
Sarah Kobrinsky
is the author of the newly released Nighttime on the Otherside of
Everything, and the Poet Laureate Emerita of Emeryville.
David Watts
' literary credits
include seven
books of poetry, plus multiple works in other genres. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine
at UCSF and Professor of Literature and Poetry at the Fromm Institute at USF.
Kat Crawford
, formerly scheduled to read, regrets not being able to attend due to an out of town memorial service.
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Sunday, November 10, 12:15-2:00 pm, Fireside Room
Please join us for UUCM's second Death Cafe. Death Cafes are an international phenomenon that began in the UK in 2011. The first one at UUCM was last June. At a Death Cafe, people gather to eat cake and discuss death in a respectful, accessible space. It is a group-directed discussion with no agenda or objectives. It is not a grief support or counseling session, although referrals for that will be available.
This Death Cafe will be facilitated again by UUCM members Ilana Trumbull, an Acupuncturist working with the East Bay End-of-Life Doula Network, and Jan Seagrave, Adult Education Committee Chair. Our objective, like that of all Death Cafes, is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." We will have small-group discussions on several topics, for example, what participants want as their legacies, their love and fear of the aging process, and what they want in their last hours. No one will be led to any conclusion, product or action. Attending a Death Cafe is one step towards opening up a difficult and often taboo topic in America.
Presented by the UUCM Adult Education Committee
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November Remarkable People
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Friday, November 15, 7- 9 pm Fireside Room
This ongoing series gives us time to learn about each other from the interesting stories of individual lives in an evening of sharing and community.
Each person talks briefly, followed by time for questions and general sociability and some sustaining snacks
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Onno Koelman and Marjorie Hollinger, will be our Remarkable People for November.
Raised in Australia by Dutch parents (but originally born in Houston!), Onno Koelman had an international upbringing. He came back to the USA at age 18 to play water polo and study engineering at Stanford. He's now on his 3rd career after moving through engineering to sales and then starting his own consulting business helping leaders be better leaders and teams be better teams. His lovely wife Lindsey was a UU for many years in San Diego, and introduced Onno and daughter Avalon to the UU community here - and "he loves it!"
You may recognize Marjorie Hollinger as that stalwart, smiling person that anchors the kitchen at times and also shines in the choir. But you may not know about her happy career in public health nursing, her travel adventures, or how she got from upstate New York to life in Marin 20 years ago. She is also a resource for interesting facts about the Great Lakes and good bird walks in Marin.
Come on November 15th to learn more.
Watch this space for more details and the calendar of other Remarkables for the coming year. We have a break across the holiday-busy next months but will resume with more Remarkables in 2020.
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UUA Common Read is on!
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz
The Common Read for 2019-2020 is An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz, published by Beacon Press.
Chosen by the UUA, the Common Read invites participants to read and discuss the same book in a given period of time. UUCM's reading period has begun. It culminates in three discussions of the book after Sunday services on Nov. 24 (Intro & Chapters 1-5), Jan. 5 (Chapters 6-8), and Feb. 2 (Chapters 9-12).
How to get a copy of the book:
- Borrow one of seven copies that are circulating among UUCM members. Check in the Community Room for the Common Read box to find a copy. It's also available at the Marin County Free Library.
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Dinners for Eight will convene on Saturday, November 9th. Please let Sher Sheldon
shershel@comcast.net
know if you can host or attend. This is a long-running program at UUCM, allowing people to share dinners at members' homes.
New attendees are always welcome!
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Connect through Volunteering
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Are you looking for a way to connect more deeply with UUCM? While Sunday services
instill a sense of community and shared values, getting involved in the behind-the-scenes activities at the church is a great way to meet new people, make a contribution, learn new skills, and grow as a person.
No matter what your interests, experience, and talents, there is a place for you to contribute your energies to make the church a more vibrant community.
Try it, you'll like it!
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Grounds Clean-Up This Saturday
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Quick Work Party: 9 AM to 11 AM on this Saturday, Nov 9.
We need to remove pieces of branches and lots of leaves and pine needles to reduce our fire risk.
Please come and take some --- even if others rake some!
Optional to Bring:
rake, gloves, hat, sun screen, bags to take 'fuel' home to your green garbage.
Please also help yourself to "left-overs" on Sunday morning.
Let Katherine DaSilva Jain know if you plan to come. (415) 492-9497/
kdsjain@yahoo.com
Administrator's note: The parking lot is expected to be full due to several events in the building. If you plan to attend, please carpool!
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Social Justice Information
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If you are not already receiving emails from the social justice committee and wish to receive them along with information about social justice actions/rallies in and around Marin, please send your email address to:
socialjustice@uumarin.org
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Do you want to make a difference in our county and the world?
We focus on local issues which are relevant to all of us. Bring your ideas and concerns to the
UUCM Social Justice Committee.
We meet the third Sunday of each month at noon.
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Continue your commitment to environmental and economic justice by shopping at
http://shop.uusc.org
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Staff Links
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Office hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: mid-morning to late afternoon or into the evening.
Call, text or email to make an appointment.
415-578-9632 (direct), 510-213-0404 (cell)
Director of Family Ministries:
Office hours:
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
415-578-9788 (direct)
Administrator:
Choir Director:
Amanda Morando
Nursery Teacher: Glynda Christian
Don Beck: 415-892-0642
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Feedback about this weekly newsletter is appreciated.
eWeekly Deadline for Thursday issue:
Tuesday by 7 am - activities and announcements, staff columns, committee reports
Weekly articles can contain:
- Notices of UUCM sponsored events, meetings, or other activities which involve the entire congregation.
- Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) or Pacific Western Region announcements of interest to the entire congregation.
(Staff article length 250 words)
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
415-479-4131
240 Channing Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
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