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Current Happenings    February 27, 2020
Sunday March 1, 2020
"Wandering in the Wilderness"

In this Lenten season, the wilderness is a metaphor for intense experiences - of need for food and water, of isolation, of danger, and deliverance.  What can our own wilderness teach us?
 
Worship Leader: Rev Ryan Althaus
Worship Associate: Randy James
Sunday Hospitality Schedule

If the initial of your last name is on the list below, please bring a dish ready to serve or ingredients for soup or salad.
Also, please help with the clean-up after hospitality hour.
                                                                                                      
   3/1    D-K
   3/8    L-M
   3/15  N-S
   3/22  T-Z

If you will be absent on your week, please trade with someone for their week, or contribute the next week. Thank you!
Fellowship Monthly Calendar

           To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar, click here.   
Expanded Current Happenings, please scroll down, so that you do not miss the articles from Rev Russ.   
Child & Youth Learning Communities
 March 1, 2020

This week in our child and youth learning communities:
 
Sea Stars (pre-K)
Story: "Please and Thanks You"
Activity: Coloring Pages

Sea Horses (K-Grade 2)
Theme: Kindness Curriculum - How emotions show on the outside
Activity: Charades (about emotions)

Dolphins (3rd - 6th)
Discussion: Why is self care important and how does it look?
Activity: Yoga and walking

Piranhas (7th & older)
This week older youths & teens will start in worship with Rev. Althaus and then join him in the Gallery for discussion.
Small Group Ministry
OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE FOR 2020 PROGRAM

There are still openings in the Westside Santa Cruz group meeting on the first Wednesday of the month from 3 - 5 pm starting on March 4. We are also looking at forming an online group. If you are interested in either of these, please send an email ASAP to the Office Administrator at admin@uufscc.org or talk to Randy James at the Fellowship on Sunday.

  Film To Table Benefit for the UU Fellowship
Saturday March 28, Dinner 5:30 - Movie 6:30
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County

The Birdcage
The 1996 film The Birdcage still resonates with its themes of gender, personal authenticity, family love and political hypocrisy- and the great comedians Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Brimming with intelligence, grace and a lot of humor.
 
Buffet Dinner - $30 (includes one drink) No-host bar
Families welcome! 15 and under free. Childcare provided.
Limited seating - reservations confirmed with payment.
Deadline for reservations Monday, March 23, 2020
 
Register after service at the Fellowship from
Sunday, March 1 to Sunday, March 22, or click here.
 
For Rev. Russ' thoughts on Sabbatical click here
(this is the pre-sabbatical sermon given on 2/23/20)

What are the pronoun stickers about?  click here
March Shared Plate Recipient
Watsonville Wetlands Watch

March's shared plate recipient is Watsonville Wetlands Watch, which envisions a wetland ecosystem that thrives within Watsonville and the greater Pájaro Valley. WWW works to restore and enhance the services these wetlands provide to the surrounding landscape and to the Pájaro Valley community. Their education and volunteer programs serve thousands of youth and students, making sure the next generation of leaders is equipped to take on the complex environmental challenges our community faces. And WWW's habitat restoration programs strengthen the natural resources of our region, cleaning our waterways, improving trails and greenbelts, and laying the foundation of the return of wildlife species who future survival depends of thoughtful actions take today. Your contribution is the opportunity to "think globally and act locally," protecting biodiversity and natural resources.

For more information visit watsonvillewetlandswatch.org or 
Other Community Events of Interest

Thursday March 12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, presents a program on "What's in your Water? Exposing the Pentagon: Hidden Polluter of Water"
Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Fax: 831.685.6736

Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
minister-russ@uufscc.org
Rev. Russ is on sabbatical for the
months of March & April

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Office Administrator:
 Pamela Sundell
admin@uufscc.org
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 
9:30-2:30
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