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Upcoming Worship Services
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May 1
Online Service:
Between One World and the Next (10:30 am)
The acclaimed writer Arundhati Roy has written of the pandemic as a portal from one world the next. As orders to shelter in place are extended again, many of us are trying to sift through the tea leaves for a glimpse at the world to come. What wisdom guides us when our journey, inner or outer, brings us into liminal places? How do we befriend the unknown?
Or call in by phone: 1-669-900-6833,
then enter
Meeting ID: 444 532 079
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Sunday Circle - 9:00 am
Since Social Distancing means we can't gather in our Fireside Room, we have evolved a Zooming Circle. See connection information below.
As we all adapt to current events we have departed from our previous schedule of topics and leaders and re-purposed our group to simply be a place where, each week, we can
Connect in Community
Share Humor and Hope
Support Creativity and Curiosity
A volunteer leader welcomes participants, lights a chalice, and offers a reading and topic for the day, often one that has evolved from the previous week's conversation. We will have a few minutes of silence for contemplation, and then take turns responding with thoughts or asking related questions. We also make time for shared joys and concerns.
Use the following link for Sunday Circle at 9:00 am:
Or call in by phone:
1-669-900-6833, then enter Meeting ID: 738 308 019
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Many meetings and events have been cancelled or postponed.
P
lease contact the coordinator of your group for additional information.
Have something to share with the UU Marin church community? Send it to newsletter@uumarin.org, by
Tuesdays at 7 am for same week publications.
Order of Service announcements are due by Wednesday at 5 pm,
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Joyous Beltane! Whether you gather flowers, dance lightly, or just take time to appreciate spring is here, Beltane is a celebration that opens the veil, and prepares us for crossing the threshold into summer. I invite you to be in the moment and enjoy what blessings we have in our lives.
This month our congregation takes on the theme of thresholds. When we look out a window we are looking through a threshold. When we leave our homes for essential business or get better exercise in the fresh air, we cross a threshold. Now as we hear of the 4 stages we will go through, from stay at home to meeting in large groups, we anticipate those thresholds and what they will mean in our lives. Every time we encounter a threshold, there is an opportunity to notice something deeper, something that is important to us, and something to be grateful for.
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This Week in Religious Exploration
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For Children and Youth Zoom meetings to find connections with each other, please email me at revlynne@gmail.com for links and information. We currently have 3 Sunday meeting groups: preschool to 2nd grade, middle school, and high school.
In prior weeks I invited you to tend to a space in your home, an altar, a place to remember sacred space. There can be a chalice, a sounding instrument - something that can call one to be present in this moment, a gratitude and grace bowl to recall our joys and sorrows, and pictures and objects that mean something special to you, or represent what you value most, or represent the season or holiday.
This week I invite you to add photos, drawings or symbolic tokens that remind you of a threshold that is important to you. It can be a window, a doorway, a challenge.
You can take a photo of it and print it up, or draw your representation of the threshold. It might even be a sculpture of the door or window made from items around your home. Whatever you choose, let it be a reminder that we have looked through and stepped over many thresholds before, and we will do so again with courage and integrity to be the best we can be in the moment.
So until next week, be safe, stay healthy and sleep well.
For joy and justice in an imperfect world,
Rev. Lynne Scarpa
Director of Family Ministries
Revlynne@uumarin.org
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We're taking advantage of this time when the church is empty to make some improvements. On Wednesday 4/22, Valerie Taylor, Karen Auroy, and Joan Smith painted our banged-up halls (while maintaining social distance and wearing masks, of course!)
We've got more to do, so if you'd like to join us, please contact Valerie or Karen.
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Pastoral Care Committee Cares!
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The Coronavirus pandemic continues to plague our lives heading into the month of May. The Pastoral Care Committee remains ready to respond to congregants' requests for services, be it a kind ear, a grocery delivery, or a weekly check-in phone call. Our assistance phone line through August 1st is 415/459-7402. Your call will be answered within one day. Stay safe!
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If you are not already receiving emails from the social justice committee and wish to receive them along with information about social justice actions/rallies in and around Marin, please send your email address to:
socialjustice@uumarin.org
Masks are needed by residents of the Canal area. If you are making them or can purchase them and want to donate, please contact Fatima Hansia
fhansia@multiculturalmarin.org. at the Multicutural Center or Anne Spatola
amspatola@comcast.net
A group of women in Marin have started a new organization called
Dine11Marin/Canal. As part of the work of that org, they are partnering with Canal organizations to provide food from local restaurants to immigrant residents. If interested in supporting this cause, contact
lauriepdubin@gmail.com
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Do you want to make a difference in our county and the world? We focus on local issues which are relevant to all of us. Bring your ideas and concerns to the UUCM Social Justice Committee. We meet the third Sunday of each month at noon.
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Staff Links
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Office Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: mid-morning to late afternoon or into the evening.
Call, text or email to make an appointment.
415-578-9632 (direct), 510-213-0404 (cell)
Administrator:
Director of Family Ministries:
Rev. Lynne Scarpa
Choir Director:
Amanda Nelson
Early Childhood Teacher: Glynda Christian
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Feedback about this weekly newsletter is appreciated. Please note change in email address:
eWeekly Deadline for Friday issue:
Tuesday by 7 am - activities and announcements, staff columns, committee reports
Weekly articles can contain:
- Notices of UUCM sponsored events, meetings, or other activities which involve the entire congregation.
- Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) or Pacific Western Region announcements of interest to the entire congregation.
(Staff article length 250 words)
Proofreader: Victoria T. Holdridge
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
415-479-4131
240 Channing Way
San Rafael, CA 94903
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