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January 17, 2020
Issue #528
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Upcoming Worship Services
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Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 10:30 am:
And Lead With Love
Rev. Marcus Hartlief
"There are some things in our nation and in our world to which I'm proud to be maladjusted," spoke Martin Luther King, Jr. as he addressed the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly of 1966. As we honor the modern prophet's birthday, we remember his moral vision at a time when we need it perhaps more sorely than ever. As we engage ourselves as citizens in an historically important election year, what principles guide our steps?
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Upcoming Topics and Leaders
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| 1/19/20 |
Attention, Attention |
Janice Prochaska |
| 1/26/20 |
Choosing Charities Wisely
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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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70th Anniversary Celebration
January 25
th Open House & January 26th Sunday Service
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A 70th Anniversary Party will commemorate the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin's long history in Marin - from 1950 to 2020 - with an Open House on Saturday, January 25, 2020, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, and a special Sunday service on January 26, 2020, at 10:30 am.
Saturday, January 25, you're invited to an open house that will celebrate our past and envision our future. Enjoy appetizers recreated from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s! Explore what we anticipate from 2020 into the future. Special activities will include a passport for children to collect stamps from each of the decades, a puppet show, and other craft activities to enjoy. Adults will enjoy celebrating with live jazz and chamber music along with a slide show of key moments in the history of the congregation. Dancing lessons will help bring back memories with a playlist from the past decades.
On Sunday, January 26, at 10:30 am, the congregation will honor more than 20 long-term members who have been a vital part of our community over their lifetimes. UUCM member and Marin Poet Laureate Terry Lucas will share his poem commemorating the contributions of UUCM to the wider community over its 70-year history. Co-chairs Joan Smith and Kat Braeman invite you to be a part of the celebration.
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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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Next month's theme will be, "What does it mean to be a people of Resilience?" For our service on February 2nd, I am planning to make a "collage of voices" to share as an element of the service. Do you have a story of resilience you are willing to share? When times have been hardest, what has kept you going? When you have found the depths or the limits of your resiliency? Has your resilience ever surprised you?
If you are willing to have your story anonymously read aloud in the service, please write it up and send it to me at revmarcus@uumarin.org by January 28th.
With you on the journey,
Rev. Marcus Hartlief
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Race: the Power of an Illusion - Film and Discussion co-sponsored by Social Justice and Adult Education Committees
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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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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Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed
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Reaching out to new members to be third person to assist to provide refreshments during our coffee hour after the service. A way to get involved and be apart of.
Call Judy Finn 415-328-4516 or reach out after the service.
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The Classic Book Group will next meet on Wednesday, February 19 at 1:30 in the Clara Barton Room to discuss George Eliot's Middlemarch, Chapters ("Books") 1 through 4. The Classic Book Group will subsequently meet on Wednesday May 18 at 1:30 in the Clara Barton to discuss Books 5 through 8 of George Eliot's Middlemarch. Middlemarch is a big book.
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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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Weekly articles can contain:
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- Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) or Pacific Western Region announcements of interest to the entire congregation.
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Proofreader: Victoria T. Holdridge
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
415-479-4131
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