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January 10, 2020
Issue #527
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Upcoming Worship Services
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Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 10:30 am:
To Make a Promise, To Break a Promise
Rev. Marcus Hartlief
Have you found 10 new habits of positivity to finally change all the worst things about yourself and fix your relationship/kids/work in three easy steps on your road to health, fitness, financial freedom and human perfection? No? As our culture plunges into its annual ritual of malevolent self-betterment, let's listen for the deeper voices of the promises we need to make, or to break, to stay true to the forming edge of our lives.
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Upcoming Topics and Leaders
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| 1/12/20 |
Connecting and Building Community |
Kat Braeman |
| 1/19/20 |
Attention, Attention |
Janice Prochaska |
| 1/26/20 |
Principles of Giving: How to Choose a Charitable Cause |
Jim Harrison |
| 2/2/20 |
Critical Thinking |
Jerry Moore |
The Sunday Circle is held from 9:00 am to 10:00 am
each Sunday in the Fireside Room.
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Dear Ones,
Happy New Year! As we enter 2020, I am feeling grateful to be a part of this community and our faith tradition.
As we face with anxious uncertainty the ramifications of our country's military provocation against Iran-and as we find ourselves already standing on the fracturing foundation of our democracy-the stakes as we begin this new year feel very high indeed. And so I feel grateful for you. For gathering around in circles, gathering around the table, for chalice lightings and check-ins, for emails with poetry and news articles, for coming together each week to worship-I am grateful to be a part of a community that has found its way through hard times before and knows that by continuing to practice our values together we will find our way through again. That even in this very imperfect world we still know how to share life's journey and celebrate many paths and act to make a difference. That we still know the value of gathering together to inspire joy and justice in one another and in our wider world.
Thank you to everyone who made our holiday celebrations possible, from Decking the Halls to Winter Solstice to Christmas Eve, and the poetry and new year services that allowed me to take some time away. Thank you to food makers, and craft organizers, to makers of sacred space. Thank you to worship planners and participants, to all who had a hand in the administrative flurry of producing four orders of service at once before the office closed for the holidays. Thank you for the unseen work, the phone calls and hands reached out to care for one another in tender times. Thank you for all that you do to weave this tapestry of love we call community in this time when it is so badly needed.
Our worship theme this month is "What does it mean to be a people of
Integrity
?" Amidst all the turmoil, a new year-
a new decade!
-beckons with hope and opportunity. As we continue to live into our wholeness, individually
and together, let us find ourselves rooted in the integrity that already lives within us. This month brings the annual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his towering moral vision which still urges us on today. And this year January also brings the celebration of our congregation's 70th anniversary, an opportunity to honor our history and look forward to the next 70 years of our faith's presence in Marin. "
Roots hold me close, wings set me free
," we sing in our beloved
Spirit of Life.
This month may we deepen into an integrity both rooted and winged, drawing strength from nourishing roots and soaring free with the wings of vision.
With you on the journey,
Rev. Marcus Hartlief
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Sharing Joys and Concerns
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"Joys and Concerns" are an important part of our Sunday service and we want to hear yours. Pink slips - no longer in our order of service - are in a basket at the entrance to the sanctuary. If you have a joy or concern to share, please pick up a pink slip and fill it out. The ushers will collect them during the first hymn.
From the Pastoral Care Committee
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The Poetry Connection: A Reading Series at UUCM
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CB Follett
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Joseph Zaccardi
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On
Friday, January 10th, 7:00-9:00 pm in The Fireside Room, "The Poetry Connection"
will feature Marin Poet Laureate Emerita, CB Follett, and Marin Poet Laureate Emeritus, Joseph Zaccardi.
Sponsored by Terry Lucas and the Adult Education Committee, the reading series features outstanding Marin poets, and provides refreshments and a time to connect with poets and lovers of poetry. An open mic will follow. Terry will host and introduce the readers.
UUCM members and the public are invited.
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The
Egrets In Our Midst photographs by Gerry Traucht are in the Fireside Room for a few more days, through Tuesday, January 14th. The photographs show personalities and stirring moments of the egrets throughout the Bay Area. Egrets enter our parks, cites and communities, inspiring mystery and awe, connecting us with all life. The creatures in our own backyard can be the most endearing.
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Dinners for Eight will start the New Year with shared, potluck-style gatherings at members' homes on Saturday, January 11th. Please let Sher Sheldon at
shershel@comcast.net know if you can host or would like to attend. New members are always welcome!
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Have something to share with the UU Marin church community? Send it to newsletter@uumarin.org, by Tuesdays at 7 am for same week publications.
Order of Service announcements are due by Wednesday at 5 pm,
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Race: the Power of an Illusion - Film and Discussion co-sponsored by Social Justice and Adult Education Committees
January 12 Episode I "The Difference Between Us"
January 26 Episode II "The Story We Tell"
February 9 Episode III "The House We Live In"
All sessions will be 12:15-2:00 pm in the Fireside Room.
In these sessions, we will view and discuss each of the hour long segments of this powerful DVD that explores what race really is. In the words of the producer, the "hope is to clear away the biological underbrush and leave starkly visible the underlying social, economic, and political conditions that disproportionally channel advantages and opportunities to white people."
The discussions will be led by the Reverend Theresa Novak and Anne Spatola.
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UUA Common Read
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz
UUCM's Adult Ed Committee will be holding the second discussion on the Common Read for 2019-2020 (An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz) in the Fireside Room on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 12:15 (this date had to be changed from an earlier one). The topic is The Land, and will cover the middle third of the book (chapters 6-8). Bev Munyon and Jan Seagrave will facilitate this group.
The last, third, discussion will be on Feb. 2
(Chapters 9-12), same place and time, and will be led by Kim Holscher and Kat Braeman.
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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You're Invited . . . to celebrate 70 years of our fellowship on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm, in our sanctuary.
Join us to share your memories of our Congregation or learn about our history, reminisce to live music, enjoy themed appetizers, learn some new dance moves to music of the decades and raise a glass of bubbly to our future. There is something planned for everyone of all ages. Please give as generously as you can at one of the following levels to place your name on our HONORED GUEST list.
All proceeds benefit UUCM and help defray the shortfall of our 2020 budget.
PURPLE Sapphire $700 +
GREEN Sapphire $500 - $699
YELLOW Sapphire $100 - $499
PINK Sapphire $7 - $99
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UU Tours of Alaska now open!
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WhaleCoast Alaska has opened their 2020 tours of Alaska for 2020! WhaleCoast Alaska is a Unitarian Universalist eco-cultural and spiritual program for people who are looking for a more authentic Alaskan experience. Tours are operated in cooperation with four UU Alaska fellowships
- Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and Sitka - that provide home stays, dinner parties, activities, and transportation for the guests.
The Alaska National Parks Tour will be June 13-23, and the All-Alaska Tour will be July 10-22. These tours fill fast! For comprehensive information, go to
https://whalecoastak.org
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Soul Matters Small Groups
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Now is the time to join a Soul Matters group! Soul Matters groups are our small group ministry, sometimes known as chalice circles or covenant groups. New Soul Matters groups are forming now and will begin meeting in February.
Soul Matters Groups allow members and friends to join a group of 6-10 people, lead by trained facilitators, who meet once a month. Participants receive a packet on the monthly worship them. The meetings use a structured format to create a space for sharing the things in life that are really important to us, and deepen our connections with each other. We recommend that people participating in this program commit to going to each monthly meeting, and make a one-year commitment. You do not need to be a UUCM member to join a group.
To sign up, fill out a form available in the foyer or email Rich Cohen at
rccohen57@gmail.com by January 20th.
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Our popular
Remarkable People
program will resume in
February
. Mark your calendars for third Fridays, 7 PM, Fireside Room. February 21 (Ken Ross and Jean Bee Chan), March 20, April 17, and May 15.
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The Classic Book Group will discuss
Reef by Edith Wharton at its next meeting on Wednesday, January 15 at 1:30PM, in the Clara Barton room.
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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
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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)
Administrator:
Choir Director:
Amanda Nelson
Early Childhood Teacher: Glynda Christian
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