Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
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Current Happenings December 10, 2020
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Sunday Morning ZOOM Link is:
You may join as early as 9:30 to visit with friends.
Service starts at 10:00 am
If you have shared the previous link with friends & family, please make them aware of this change.
If you can't connect by computer, please connect by phone,
Meeting ID: 972 0032 9932 Passcode: 876330 One tap mobile +14086380968,,97200329932#
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Sunday December 13, 2020, 10:00 AM
"On Soul & Spirit"
Spirit of Life is a beloved song that sings to the spiritual side of Unitarian Universalism. This morning we will look deep within ourselves, exploring what that term means to us a religion, as a community and as an individual.
Worship Leader: Rev. Terra Collier-Young
Worship Associate: Cheri Tuttle Callis
Children's Service Online
Join us as Brynn reads the story: "Am I Ready for Christmas?" by Rayna Flowers
Time
Check in: 9:15 - 9:30 for check in
Service: 9:30 - 9:50
The children's online service begins at 9:30 a.m., and will end ahead of the general online service that starts at 10 a.m. We hope your family can attend both! If you have any question, please email Teacher Tara: tara@uufscc.org
Here is the Zoom Meeting link to access the children's service:
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Fellowship Monthly Calendar
To access the Fellowship's monthly calendar, click here. The Zoom links for all UUFSCC meetings and services are included on the Calendar.
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Items of Interest from our Fellowship
Thoughts from Ministerial Intern Sangye Hawke
To see the videos of entire service or just the two sermons from December 6th, click here: The Eighth Principle
Last Sunday's zoom service attendance - 83 computers
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A PATH FOR US TO HELP OUR ESSENTIAL FARM WORKING FAMILIES
At our Sunday Service when Dr. Ann Lopez, founder of Center for Farm Working Families presented , we decided we would provide ways to help our farm working families. There is no more work for our field workers at this time of the year until April. These families are struggling to be able to provide the necessities for their families. Dr. Lopez said the most needed items are:
WHAT:
Diapers (sizes 5 & 6)
Baby Wipes
Paper towels
Laundry detergent
Dish detergent
Bath soap
Toilet paper
Shampoo
Please help out our farm worker families by donating any of the items listed.
WHERE:
Please drop off items at UUFSCC, between 7AM to 3PM, Monday through Friday 6401 Freedom Blvd., Aptos (The parking lot is closed after those times with an unlocked chain across the driveway.)
There is a box for collection of these items at the Fellowship
The box is located behind the Fellowship building, under the eaves, next to Reverend Russ's office door
The UUFSCC driveway will be open Mondays- Fridays: 7:00AM - 3:00 PM. Questions, call Lorraine Sandoval (831) 728-3533
Thanks for your help in this endeavor, Lorraine Sandoval, Justice Team, UUFSCC
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Book Club
December 17: The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky
The story follows the history of New York City and the renowned oyster beds in the Hudson river estuary.
For any question call Cindy O'Leary at 831-662-1346
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Join Us for Vesper Services
Wed. December 16th Online: 7:00 pm
Join us for a 30-minute, spiritual, contemplative service.
An easy mid-week worship experience for the holiday season
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As part of our exploration to dismantle racism, join Rev. Russ Menk for a discussion about the 2009 TEDGlobal talk that explores the power of stories.
The Danger of a Single Story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns of the dangers if we hear only a single story about another person or country.
Please view this video Danger in One Story beforehand and stay after the service on Sunday, December 13 for a conversation.
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Announcing a new Adult Religious Exploration Common Read and Online Discussion Series
Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance
You are invited to a UUF common reading of Decolonizing Wealth, a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Author Edgar Villanueva draws from Native way traditions to prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides. After 14 years in philanthropy, Villanueva sees past the field's altruistic façade and into its shadows, where funders reflect and perpetuate the same underlying dynamics that divide Us from Them and haves from have-nots. He advocates for an orientation towards justice to open the floodgates for a rising tide to lift all boats.
Congregants are invited to read the book over the month of December and early January and then join in the online discussion group starting the week of January 10. Meeting dates and time will be published soon. Books are available from online booksellers or local bookstores.
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Expanded options for Text-Giving to the
UU Fellowship!
You can now donate via Text using your smartphone to make one-time or recurring gifts anytime and anywhere to the Fellowship! Some of the ways you can give:
- A gift to the Shared Plate for the Sunday Service offering
- A pledge payment
- A designated gift to the monthly shared plate organization
- A one-time gift to the Fellowship
- A gift to the Birthday Fund
- A gift to the year-end appeal
To learn more about how to make a donation by text, please click here
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Virtual Connection Changes
Tuesday Virtual Connections (10:30am-11:30am)
Meeting ID: 873 0656 6800 Passcode: 899260
One tap mobile +16699006833,,87306566800#
Friday Virtual Connection (1:30pm - 2:30 pm)
Join Zoom Meeting click hereMeeting ID: 828 6617 2652 Passcode: 839903
By Phone 6699006833,,82866172652#
Parent Virtual Connection
Thursday's weekly Virtual Parent Connection from 8:30-10pm. It's our chance to connect, vent, and learn from and inspire one another as we navigate sheltering in place with children. All parents/ caregivers of UUFSCC kids are welcome to join. We meet online at
Meeting ID: 970 1759 8087
Password: reparent
Dish'n with the Dolphins Virtual Connections
Holiday Jeopardy - Invite a friend and family members! Challenge your knowledge of winter holidays from around the world. PRIZES!!
We invite your children ages 9 to 12 and their friends as well. If possible, please cc me on any invitation email
Zoom meeting, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesdays
If you can't connect by computer, please connect by phone:
1-669-900-9128
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Shared Plate Recipient for December 2020
Hope's Closet
Hope's Closet is a Santa Cruz nonprofit organization which has the goal of providing basic items to local families who cannot afford to purchase them. It's mission is to offer donated clothing, shoes, underwear, blankets, books, and toys to children in need. This year has been a special challenge, with added needs from economic hardship and the fire. Hope's Closet operates with the realization that adequate clothing is not only a physical necessity for a child, but also improves self-esteem and sense of well-being. The agency collaborates directly with parents and organizations such as Head Start, Child Protective Services and Salud Para La Gente. All services at Hope's Closet are provided at no cost to the individual or the agencies it works with. Hope's Closet is a 100% volunteer organization.
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Campus is Closed
Our connections are flourishing, but our CAMPUS is CLOSED. If you need to come by for any reason, please call or e-mail the office to make arrangements. This protects our staff who are on Campus. Requests to come to campus should also copy the minister and our caretaker Jaye, at tyscibrox@gmail.com
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Contacts
Office Phone: 831.684.0506
Minister: Rev. Russ Menk
Rev. Russ is available for virtual
appointments by contacting him at
minister-russ@uufscc.org
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Office Hours: Monday-Friday
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Ministerial Intern: Sangye Hawke
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You can reach me at announce@uufscc.org
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