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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County

Current Happenings March 17, 2022

Sunday Morning ZOOM Links

Zoom link for Sunday Service: Click Here
 
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

Sunday March 20, 2022, 10:00 AM PDT

Anne Lamott says “Earth is forgiveness school. I believe that’s why they brought us here,
then left us without any owner’s manual.”
What is the role of forgiveness on a spiritual journey?

Worship Leader: Rev Russ Menk
Worship Associate: Jan Shirchild

If you have registered and will be coming to Sunday's service in person, here are the safety rules for attending:

Items of Interest from our Fellowship


Thoughts from Rev Russ
Click here Braver/Wiser 3-9-22 for of my thoughts on our March Theme of "Living without Anger/Hate."

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.

Children's Religious Exploration Programs

Join us while we learn about what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist; through great conversation, fun games, singing and mindful activities. Service is open to children of all ages.
For any questions please contact our Religious Exploration Coordinator at: Tara@uufscc.org


Children's Sunday Service 9:15 - 9:50 am


   In-Person/Zoom Sunday Service with
Rev. Russ on March 20th

We will begin our transition to hybrid services with an “experiment” starting on Sunday March 20th . Rev Russ will be in the pulpit for the first time since February 20, 2020.

This service will be a combination of limited in-person service with modified zoom. Those who are on zoom will be watching but with minimal participation. While we are transitioning to our new Sunday reality with many limits on what we can do, we hope to improve our hybrid services as time, volunteerism, funding, and technology make advances possible. It will take a village to make advances happen.
We are still mindful of Covid so participation will be limited to 40 participants so reservations are required. Masks will be required indoors, and vaccinations are required at this time for participants. Children are welcome; please provide information about children attending so that we can plan accordingly.

Please respond to the reservation form by Friday 3/18.


There will be a stewardship kick-off lunch after the service with a separate reservation requirement. Please see separate announcement below.

Keep Our Vision Growing

Honoring our roots and nurturing our interconnected future is the theme of this year’s campaign to care for the financial health of fellowship. The campaign runs from March 20– April 10. This is the single time of year when we ask members and friends to financially express what it means to be a part of our UU community.
Our campaign theme focuses on the interconnection of trees as a way to understand our individual commitment to the mutuality and reciprocity of being in our UU community and in the world. A number of recent scientific sources talk about trees as an “embodied network”, mutually benefiting from coordinated, underground, “infinite biological pathways, just like our human DNA.” The evidence suggest that one root can transmit carbon to another root, allowing trees to “talk” to one another using connected cooperation. By being in association with the UUFSCC we are choosing connected cooperation to thrive and transform the world.
The transformational work that we undertake as an interconnected body relies on the financial health of our fellowship. We invite you to generously support our 2022-2023 pledge goal of $183,000 and make your pledge by April 10. 
 
To make your pledge on line click here , or complete and mail the pledge form that was included in the pledge packet mailed this week.

Don’t forget…join us this Sunday after service for a celebration luncheon! RSVP to stewardship@uufscc.org by Friday, March 18. 


Grey Bears Tour

Tina Forest of Grey Bears has offered to do a tour for a small group at the facility. If you are interested please email Sylvia at forsy127@gmail.com. Please include a good day and time for you but not Friday.

   Let's have an Art Party!

All ages are welcome to join us at the fellowship Saturday March 26th from 1:30 to 4 pm for an instructional paint party. Tara, our RE coordinator will offer step by step directions for an easy painting project of "wildflowers on the moon". All ages and artistic ability are encouraged to join. So many options for fun! Please RSVP by emailing Tara@uufscc.org by March 23rd so that we will have enough supplies for everyone

March Shared Plate Recipient
Amah Mutsun Land Trust

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust endeavors to relearn, apply and share native peoples' traditional ecological knowledge to issues of ecological conservation, resource management, and sustainability in the contemporary world.

AMLT collaborates with educational institutions, government agencies, and leading Bay Area conservation organizations, in several research projects in our area. It has designed and installed several native plant gardens to celebrate the ethnobotanical history of the California Coast. Each month, they invite the public to join volunteer workdays at their San Juan Bautista Native Garden and the Mutsun Garden at Pie Ranch. To get more information and RSVP for these volunteer days follow the link here.

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

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