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July 17
, 2020
Issue #552
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Upcoming Worship Services
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July 19
Online Service: Where the River Bends
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10:30 am)
This Sunday we celebrate two of our youth who have graduated from high school and are Bridging to young adulthood. Bridging, like the many rites of passage we honor, is a time to step back and recognize a moment where the river of life bends. As our whole world moves through a rite of passage, and each of us rounds our own bend in the river, what honoring and witnessing is needed to mark our sacred passageways?
Or call in by phone: 1-669-900-6833,
then enter
Meeting ID: 444 532 079
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Sunday Circle and New Saturday Circle
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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.
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.
Sunday, July 19
Carol Kerr will lead us in exploring this topic:
Cultivating Awe
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
Saturday Circle NEW!
UUCM's Sunday Circle has become so popular that we are starting a Saturday Circle at 9:00 am as well. Chalice lighting, interesting conversations, Joys and Concerns, and a bit of silent contemplation all make for a meaningful social experience.
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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Weekly Worship Links
Use the following link for Traditional Service at 10:30 am:
Or call in by phone: 1-669-900-6833, then enter Meeting ID: 444 532 079
Use the following link for Saturday & Sunday Circle at 9:00 am:
Technical Problems: text or call Janette at (415) 871-7232
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We are beginning to gather auction items!! Our procurement letters are being proofread. Our sponsorship materials are being finalized.
A pandemic can't keep us from celebrating. It has prevented us from renting our building. It has prevented us from gathering in person. It has prevented us from partying together. It has not prevented our administrator from working tirelessly to obtain federal grants. It has not prevented our RE staff from designing Zoom programs that have continued to engage our young people. It has not prevented production of regular Sunday worship services that have attracted members and friends from across the country. Please plan to support our auction. The proceeds will help to support staff salaries.
Our online auction will span three days and is sure to be an exciting time.
Mark your calendar now. If you have some time right now, and are tired of being cooped up and sheltering alone, come join the Auction Committee as we plan this online event. We meet by Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 10:00 a.m.
We invite you to plan with us and share your ideas. You can give Joan Smith a call at 518-588-0822 or drop her a line at
joanesq93@gmail.com
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The Auction Committee
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Remarkable People Returns
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This ongoing series gives us time to learn about each other from the interesting stories of individual lives
Sondra Schwartz is our featured speaker for Friday, July 24
You may know Sondra as an outstanding quilter and long-time energetic UU volunteer with RE, but you may not know about her early expertise in gymnastics, synchronized swimming and social justice work as a 15 year old member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). Come hear more about her life-long career as an educator in high school classrooms and the story of being married to two Vietnam Vets (but not at the same time).
Look for Zoom link in next week's newsletter...
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- The San Rafael school board will be discussing School Resource Officers at their next meeting on July 28. They are soliciting community input. I have a script with all the relevant email addresses. If interested, please contact me and I will forward directly to you. We need to have counselors and social workers, not cops in the schools! Anne Spatola amspatola@comcast.net
- Contact Sarah Tiederman sarahtpolitics@gmail.com for getting involved with writing nonpartisan postcards to encourage voting in disenfranchised communities.
- Please remember to complete your Census form and encourage friends and family. Our count is critical for our State and County. For further info or flyers, contact Anne Spatola amspatola@comcast.net
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Please sign the petition "Marin County: Remove Police from Marin County Schools and Reinvest in Student Support Programs" You can read more and sign the petition here:
Sign the Petition
UU the Vote is a National program which we are delighted to join. Our community is partnering with the nonpartisan organization Reclaim Our Vote (ROV) to write postcards and make phone calls to disenfranchised people of color in the South.
The Reclaim Our Vote Campaign was officially launched in 2018 by the
Center for Common Ground of Virginia. ROV helps people re-register and exercise their right to vote. ROV is also helping to promote safe voting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are 16.6 million people of color who are inactive or unregistered voters in the six states ROV works in: North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arizona. Postcards and phone contacts have proven to make a tremendous difference in registrations and voter turnout.
Our members, Sarah Tiederman and Katherine DaSilva Jain, are both leading efforts to enhance voter participation. Contact them to be involved in this critical justice work.
"Showing Up for Racial Justice" SURJ Marin is committed to anti-racism work and being a white ally in the Black Lives Matter movement. If interested in furthering your understanding of systemic racism and advocating to unravel the harm it has inflicted over centuries, contact SURJ!
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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:
Janette Morrow
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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