UUCSR Weekly Newsblast
Week of February 18, 2022
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SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
10:30 a.m.
On Zoom Only at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
Our Pain Matters
As the saying goes, hurt people hurt people.
This month's theme of Widening the Circle gives an opportunity to examine how we hold and recognize the pain of others, and our own pain, in the context of current dominance cultures that typically disregard, ignore or shame such pain.
Drawing on wisdom from a masculine path of healing, we will invite and explore the question: what does it mean to live in a culture where our pain matters?
Today we will join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin via Zoom.
Joe Gabaeff will deliver the sermon. Joe was a Worship Associate here at UUCSR for many years. He has been studying at Starr King School for the Ministry and is currently serving as the intern minister in Marin.
This is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen our ties to another North Bay congregation.
Service Leader: Joe Gabaeff
Worship Associates: Craig Cohen and Sondra Schwartz
Music: Amanda Nelson with the UUCM Choir and Milton Wong
Milestones: During the service, there will be an opportunity to put Joys and Sorrows in the chat, and they will be shared with the congregation while a candle is lit.
Zoom service only this week at UUCM
To join, click on the button
Or Dial in: 669-900-6833 | Meeting ID: 444 532 079
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IMPORTANT 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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Gentle Reminder
Newsletter Submissions are due on the 20th of each month. February is a short month so please remember to be timely with your submission if you would like it to appear in the March Newsletter.
Looking forward to hearing all about it!
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OLDER AND BOLDER
This group for women of the Congregation who have already reached their 80th birthday. We will meet on Zoom on Monday, February 14th. We continue to meet on the second and fourth Monday of each month. We gather at 10:00 a.m. and begin our discussion group at 10:30 sharp. The group facilitators are Shirley White and Clare Whitfield.
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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
Volunteer Needs:
- Tuesday- Roll the trash cans out to the street (approximate time commitment: 30min) Thank You, Raphael Kauffman for responding to the call to bring them in on Wednesday!
- Office volunteer needed to copy and fold the Order of Service. This would happen on a Friday after noon or anytime Saturday. (approximate time commitment: 1 hour)
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Jami Kerr needs ushers and greeters. This is an easy volunteer position, which only requires you to get to the Sunday service 15 minutes earlier than you normally would. It's typically a once-a-month commitment. You don't have to be a member. Please email Jami jamikerr@comcast.net
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The Caring Connections Committee needs a new chairperson. Duties include recruiting and supporting committee members, communicating within the church, and helping to staff the committee table on Sunday mornings. Outgoing chairperson Mac Freeman will train and consult. Contact Mac if interested.
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The UUCSR Flower Committee is looking for new members! Time commitment will be 1 to 2 weekends per month. No flower arranging experience needed! Training is being planned for March. Flexibility towards the busy lives of our volunteers is our first priority. Come on Saturday, or a little early on Sunday and make something beautiful once or twice a month, or even a few times per year. Text or call Mary Keefe at 517-281-5700 or email mkeefe22@sbcglobal.net. Talk to a flower committee member at church, Mary Keefe, Liz Larew, Heather Gori, Mary Michael, Stacy Sincheff, and Noah Keefe-Reitzell.
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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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AN INVITATION
FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AT
CONGREGATION
SHOMREI TORAH
In celebration of Black History Month, we are pleased to invite you to "A Radical Friendship," a play based on the historical bond between
Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel during the 1960's. The two-person play, featuring local actors Nicholas Augusta and Robert Bauer and directed by the Raven Players Artistic Director, Steven David Martin, was created by Jane Marla Robbins.
We hope you will share this invitation with others who might find the remarkable friendship between inspirational leaders applicable to our current world of diverse cultural differences.
Please join us virtually on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 7:00pm for an experience that will inspire viewers of all backgrounds.
When: Feb 19, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Due to covid health concerns, we are limited to a certain number of attendees in person; you may contact our Executive Director Katie Evenbeck at execdir@cstsr.org to be placed on a waiting list should additional seats become available. The production is made possible by a generous grant so there is no charge to attend.
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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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Email to: announcements@uusantarosa.org or click on the announcements button below.
THANK YOU!
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