JULY WORSHIP THEME
DESIRE:
The Practice of Yearning
Please join us for our next Sunday service on
July 21 at 10:30 a.m.
"Comfort Food for the Soul"
Rev. Tim Kutzmark
Karen & Troy Polnitz, Worship Associates
OOS QR CODE
For those interested in obtaining a digital copy of the Order of Service, look for the QR code poster as you enter the Sanctuary, on the bulletin board or scan from the cover of a neighbors printed copy. The dynamic QR code remains the same from week to week and is updated by 4pm on the Friday prior to Sunday Service with the latest Order of Service.

Jodi Ede ,
Congregational Administrator
Pastoral Care Support for July is:
Kathy Garabed
559-322-6146 ext. 16
MISSION STATEMENT
La misión de la iglesia Unitaria Universalista de Fresno es:
Amar inclusivamente
Crecer espiritualmente
Servir con gratitud y
Trabajar por la justicia
 
The Mission of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno is to:
Love Inclusively
Grow Spiritually
Serve Gratefully
And Work for Justice
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LOVE INCLUSIVELY
UU Women's Group will meet at Sylvia Woodburne's home, 3rd Saturday, July 20, 10:00 am. (559) 696-4720. Subject for discussion will be 'what was the best (worst) job/volunteer work you ever did?’ A light luncheon will be served, and all are welcome. Please RSVP.
GROW SPIRITUALLY
As part of UUCF’s continuing efforts to be a more welcoming and inclusive congregation , members might wish to participate in Harvard University’s popular “Project Implicit,” a set of online self-tests that help each of us identify (and work through) our own implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics. Go to: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ to choose from several different kinds of online self-tests.

Please join us for SUUper SUUmer SUUnday FUUN with the Spirit School youth and children. This weekend Veronica Baker will offer a day of games!

SUUper SUUmer SUUnday FUUN ! Bring your youth and children to learn how to make a solar over. Sunday, July 28 Charity Slagter is going to show you how to construct your oven and then you will make a gluten free pizza, bake it, and enjoy!  For more information contact Janise Barajas-Rennie dlfm@uufresno.org

UU Humanists – Sunday July 21, Youth Room . Single payer and other options for public health insurance. Potluck at noon, come with or without food. Discussion at 12:30. Contact Devin Carroll, devinc@sbcglobal.net , 559-240-5127

Spirituality for People Who Have No Time Facilitated by Rev. Tim Kutzmark Tuesday, July 23 at 10 am or 7 p.m.  Would you like to cultivate a spiritual life but you just don’t have any time? Join Rev. Tim to explore what spirituality looks like for those of us whose lives are filled to the brim. Registration required. Register at uufresno.org , click learning, click adult education.  Childcare available upon request. Janise Barajas-Rennie dlre@uufresno.org

Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, Sunday, July 28, 12:15 –4:00 pm (lunch included) Do you have questions about what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist? Do you want to feel more connected and involved? Join Rev. Tim, Patty Bennett, and members of the Visitor and New Member committee for an engaging, interactive introduction to our faith and this church. To register for this class and/or to request childcare, contact Patty Bennett, Member Services Coordinator, at msc@uufresno.org , 322-6146 ext.15, or 999-9709 (cell).
SERVE GRATEFULLY
Our annual Gala, “Love Through the Ages”, will be held February 8th, 2020 , and we need your help to make it work! If you can help us decorate the sanctuary, or help before, after, or during the event or with the ever-popular dessert auction, please contact Marcelle Pratt at marcellepratt@gmail.com , because many hands make love work!

M'Ella House Backpack Project is collecting supplies this July. Backpacks needed, and basic school supplies: Pencils, crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, notebooks, folders, scissors, pencil boxes/bags... We will be collecting July 14-28, Sundays in the breezeway. Thanks for your generous help to the back-to-school kids at M'Ella House; a program that provides treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, and parenting instruction to mothers with addiction problems. *Board books and early-readers always needed*
AND WORK FOR JUSTICE
Nuclear Free Future Tour. Friday, July 19, 7 pm, in the Sanctuary. Ellen Thomas, Nuri Gonaghy, and Alan Shorb will represent the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom--US at August commemorations in Japan of the nuclear bombings by the US in 1945. In Fresno they will speak about the current situation in Iran, present updates on legislation aiming to abolish nuclear weapons, and collect messages of solidarity to carry to survivors of the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Co-sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, the UUCF Social Justice Coordinating Committee, the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, and other community groups. Ellis Vance, vev40@comcast.net .

Faith and Film Series: The Suffragists (Las Sufragistas) Facilitated by Rev. Tim Kutzmark Tuesday, July 30 at 10 am or 7 pm Contact: Janise Barajas-Rennie dlfm@gmail.com . The story of Eufrosina Cruz, an indigenous woman in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Come learn about her political struggle. CLICK HERE to register. Childcare avail upon request.

Intergenerational Justice Summit & Camp - Turning The Tides, Camp de Denneville Pines - Sunday, Aug. 4 - Thursday, Aug 8, 2019. A Gathering of Restoration and Imagination for UU Justice Makers. Details and registration at www.uujmca.org/TurningTheTides  (subsidized registration & scholarships available!)
MESSAGE(S) TO CONGREGATION
Shocker boxes, drunk pigs … One part of The North Wind Knows My Name that resonated came near the end, where Albert McLeod speaks of the effects, positive and negative, from his conservative religious upbringing. Our pasts shape us. He’s considered his, and has insights to share. Profiled in last week’s Bee, on sale this week only, $12, including tax. Proceeds go to the church. 62wendy@gmail.com  
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