UUCSR Weekly Newsblast
For Events and Announcements Week of February 25, 2022
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"It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself,
to forgive. Forgive everybody."
Maya Angelou, 2000
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SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
10:30 a.m.
Live in-person service and on Zoom
Back in the Sanctuary!!
"Jubilee" Service, Joining Ceremony- Jubilee is an old religious practice of forgiving debts and setting prisoners free, so that our own souls may be replenished. What debts do we need forgiven in order to set our own spirits free, or, maybe more importantly, what do we need to forgive?
New Member Ceremony - With Reception to follow the service.
Please join us in Welcoming our new members!
Service Leader: Rev. Julie Brock
Worship Associates: Clare Whitfield
Music: Alan Bell and Roger Corman
Religious Education: Era Capone. Please email Era if you have a young one wanting to join: dre@uusantarosa.org
Milestones: If you have any milestones you'd like to share with the congregation, please send them to: laychaplains@uusantarosa.org by Friday evening.
Share the Basket: Sebastopol Senior Center
The Sebastopol Area Senior Center creates and maintains an environment that encourages independence for older adults by providing learning, social and recreational opportunities in the continuing pursuit of a healthy life. In collaboration with the Council on Aging, they provide meals to home-bound seniors, memory loss programs, and individual services such as legal and housing resources. For more info: www.sebastopolseniorcenter.org
Use the GIVE NOW button here or on UUCSR's website.
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IMPORTANT EVENT DATES:
At the Glaser Center:
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Calvin Simons' Memorial, Sunday, MARCH 6, 2:30 p.m.
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Sid Gordon's Memorial, Saturday, MARCH 19, 2:00 p.m.
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SRJC Chamber Concert Series At the Glaser Center:
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Friday, March 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m. SRJC Chamber concert series presents the Telegraph Quartet.
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The rescheduled Trio Celeste will be Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 4 p.m.
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The Santa Rosa Symphony Simply Strings, Friday, March 18, 2022 at 6 p.m.
Reminder to use the calendar available on our UU Santa Rosa website to find more information.
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Announcing our New Music Director: Gage Purdy!
Gage was born and raised in Sonoma Country and is currently also the director of the California Redwood Choral and the Occidental Community Choir. Besides conducting three choirs, he sings baritone, plays instruments and teaches music. He lives in Santa Rosa, is married and has two sons.
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FROM THE DIVERSITY PROJECT
We, members of the Diversity Project, invite everyone in the congregation to consider becoming one of the group of folks who will work to move us all toward adoption of the 8th Principle.
This will involve planning educational opportunities, discussion sessions, exploration of material and learning from other congregations’ experiences as they have moved through the process. At the conclusion of our work there will be a congregational vote which will decide whether UUCSR wishes to adopt the 8th Principle. We would like to get started mid-March. To volunteer and/or learn more please call or email any of us.
The 8th Principle:
“We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to
affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse
multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
You may find it helpful to review the invitation article which was published, from the Diversity Project, in the February newsletter. Here is the link:
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BOOK GROUP
The Book Group will meet at 547 Mendocino on Thursday, March 10th from 4-6 p.m. The book for March is The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich . In April we will read Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Newcomers and visitors are welcome. Contact Linda Lampson for more information.
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ART SHOW AND RECEPTION
Our very own Jami Kerr’s art show at UU, will open
Sunday, March 13th.
Reception immediately following the service.
We hope you can join us!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
or phone 707-433-3351
To be a part of building our Beloved Community!
Volunteer Needs:
- Office volunteer needed to copy and fold the Order of Service.
- Ushers and Greeters Needed
- The Caring Connections Committee needs a new chairperson.
- The UUCSR Flower Committee is looking for new members!
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HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
by Supporting a Black Business
UUCSR congregants often ask the Diversity Team what they can do to directly make a difference in fostering racial and economic justice. One important way is to support Black-owned businesses.
Financial stability is the true key to economic empowerment. In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, the Diversity Team enthusiastically invites you to support this local Black-Indigenous owned business in Sonoma County:
The Earthseed Permaculture Center and Farm.
The Earthseed Farm is the first Afro-Indigenous, all Black-owned Retreat/ Education Center and Permaculture Farm in Sonoma County. Its mission is to: “employ restorative practices rooted in Afro-Indigenous legacies to live in right relationship with our Earth and more than human kin, while healing generations of historic harms.” EOCF is a member of the Black Permaculture Network of Afro-indigenous people who have come together through the practices of permaculture, agroecology, natural living, and care of the earth.
Earthseed is a working farm that also:
- Promotes cross-cultural dialogue and education around permaculture design within diverse communities.
- Provides culturally relevant and hands-on learning opportunities for diverse communities around permaculture design.
- Serves as an informational hub to access best practices, training resources and current events in the field of permaculture design.
- Provides educational and leadership opportunities for educators, activists, students, and community members currently underrepresented in the field of sustainability.
Please visit their websites to learn more about this Sonoma County, Black-Indigenous owned business and how you can support Earthseed Permaculture Education Center and Farm.
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YOUR BUILDING NEEDS YOU:
Hello members and friends, as you know, we are still on a search for a sexton. We need your help to keep our building safe and working.
- If you have knowledge to be able to turn the heat up, please be sure to turn it off again before you leave. This will help keep our costs for PG&E down especially while we are in the building less.
- Remove trash from the room that you use, especially anything that is perishable.
- Put coffee or other food items away before you leave.
- Please lock any rooms you have used and, if you are the last one in the building, be sure to lock up all exterior doors as well.
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UUCSR Weekly NewsBlast Announcements deadline is Wednesday at Noon.
Email to: announcements@uusantarosa.org or click on the announcements button below.
THANK YOU!
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