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Current Happenings February 10, 2022
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Sunday Morning ZOOM Links
You may join as early as 9:30 PDT to visit with friends.
Service starts at 10:00 am PDT
Congregants are invited for Fellowship on Sunday mornings beginning at 9:30.
If you can't connect by computer, please connect by phone,
Meeting ID: 972 0032 9932 Passcode: 876330 One tap mobile +14086380968,,97200329932#
Zoom link to the children's service at 9:30: Click Here
Service is from 9:30 - 9:50 and you can check-in at 9:15
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Sunday February 13, 2022, 10:00 AM PDT
A loving relationship is a blessing, but few are without struggles. Can a relationship be both loving and realistic?
Can our 7 Principles be applied to a relationship?
Worship Leader: Rev Russ Menk
Worship Associate: Sylvia Forsyth
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Items of Interest from our Fellowship
Thoughts from Rev Russ
Click HERE for some of my thoughts from my recent 5-month sabbatical.
Lyrics of the song sung by the trio with Rev. Ryan from the 2/6 service. Click Here
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Fellowship Monthly Calendar
& One Church Tutorials
To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar, click here.
The Zoom links for all UUFSCC meetings and services are included on the Calendar.
All of the tutorials for One Church can be found on our website under Donate or Pledge or click here.
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Children's Religious Exploration Programs
Come join us for Children's exploration. We will examine some of our source and principle guidance.
For more information join us on Facebook for weekly updates or contact Tara via Email with questions or to join our email contact list. Tara@uufscc.org
Children's Sunday Service 9:15 - 9:50 am
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Please mark the date
State of the UU Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, February 20
11:15 am to 12:15 pm after the service
Agenda items:
Report from Sabbatical Committee
2022 Annual Campaign Announcement
Update on Re-opening the Fellowship campus
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Book Club
Thursday February 17th: The Invention of Nature, by Andrea Wulf
This book reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism.
"Wulf does much to revive our appreciation of this ecological visionary through her lively, impressively researched account of his travels and exploits, reminding us of the lasting influence of his primary insight: that the Earth is single, interconnected organism, one that can be catastrophically damages by our own destructive actions." New York Times Book Review
Meeting ID: 813 6648 6944
Passcode: 614958
One tap mobile
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INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITY!
The R.E. Team is hosting a night of Jeopardy!
Families, friends and guests are welcome to join us on zoom Friday February 25th at 7:30 for some trivia fun.
Create your team of family and friends and put your knowledge to test. Lots of fun to be had for all ages!
UUFSCC Gallery is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 6679 9620
Passcode: 220509
One tap mobile
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+12532158782,,82166799620# US (Tacoma)
Dial by your locatio
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
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Small Group Ministry
Plans for the next sessions
Thank you to everyone who participated in the current session of SGM which is coming to a close. A decision has been made to align the next SGM session and themes with the start of the new worship year in September. The additional time will give the facilitator team a moment to refresh and explore a variety of thought and conversation provoking topics. As we draw closer to the start date, please stay tuned to Current Happenings for more information about SGM and the sign up process.
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An invitation to current and aspiring UU Fellowship lay leaders
Leading from the Heart
In this 3- part series for budding and experienced leaders, you will explore grounding yourself in your own spiritual soil, acknowledge roots, discern flowers, find abundance, and preserve seeds to keep the harvest going.
Topics will include: UU and ancestral theology, the synergy of passion and mission, living out of conviction
When: March through May, participants will spend about 4 hours a month in a variety of solo work, small group discussion (1/ month on group’s time frame) and a full group monthly meeting.
Full group Sessions: 3rd Wednesdays: March 16th, April 13 & May 18 at 7-8:30 pm Pacific
Who is invited: Lay leaders (and aspirational leaders) in different areas of shared ministry.
Registration will close at noon on March 14. Fee: $60 per person, sliding scale based on your assessment of your ability to pay. No-one excluded for lack of funds.
Register Online at https://www.cognitoforms.com/PacificWesternRegionUUA/LeadingFromTheHeart
We’d like to form a congregational team to support and learn from one another. Please let us know if you register so that we can connect all participants: gts@uufscc.org
The Growth Through Service Team
Ginny Aragon
Ann McCrow
Wendy Wyckoff
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February Shared Plate Recipient
Grey Bears
This month's collection will be shared with Grey Bears, a local organization with the mission of improving the health and well-being of seniors in our community through food and meal deliveries, volunteerism, resource conservation, and recycling. Grey Bears promotes good nutrition, activity, and social connection as the perfect recipe for healthy aging!
Since 1973 the Healthy Food program has delivered 100+ million pounds of food to Santa Cruz County seniors, veterans, families, and farm workers.
Its thrift store repurposes donated household items that conserve resources while reducing the collective carbon footprint. Three recycling centers divert 8,000 tons of material from landfills each year, and our organics program transforms 60 tons of food scraps into high-quality compost for sale in the thrift store. Grey Bears promotes activity, learning, and volunteering to keep our community engaged and connected
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Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
Rev. Menk is available for virtual appointments by contacting him at:
Reserve space for a Fellowship event or place an item on the Fellowship public calendar
Administrator:
Pamela Sundell
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
9:30-2:30
Submit announcements to Current Happenings by Wednesday 5PM
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Anything to do with the Fellowship website; edits, new content, questions, or comments
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Current Happenings is published weekly by Editor Pamela Sundell.
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Useful Links
Unitarian Universalist Association uua.org
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