The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City is sponsoring a jazz concert on Sunday evening, March 5th, to support San Mateo County Coastside farmworkers through ALAS. The concert features the Grammy nominated, jazz vocalist Kenny Washington; along with Larry Dunlop on piano, Neil Adler on chromatic harmonica and piano, and UUFRC's own John Anning sitting in for a couple of tunes. This is a wonderful way to hear great music as you support farmworkers in need. The concert is sponsored by the UUFRC's Social Action Committee.
The concert will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City, 2124 Brewster Ave, Redwood City on Sunday, March 5th, 6:00-7:30PM. Purchasing your tickets in advance is strongly recommended. You can purchase tickets here.
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Step Up for the Homeless is a virtual run/walk fundraiser for the month of March, helping Abundant Grace raise funds for their workforce programs. You just sign up and log your miles to win prizes for most miles and most funds raised. It’s easy and fun…and it’s super popular! They’ve already reached 1/3 of their fundraising goal and it hasn’t even started yet! You can sign up individually or start a team with friends, family and fellow churchgoers!
After it’s over, on April 8th, Abundant Grace will host a party with food and music, and you can pick up your free t-shirt and any prizes you have won! To sign up, visit here.
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UUCC First Sunday In-Person Service, March 5th |
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The Touchstones Theme for March is Trust. On March 5th, 11am, our Beloved Esther Wallace, MDiv, delivers a sermon entitled "The Speed Of Trust." Reverend Jen Bailey of the Faith Matters Network has said "Social change happens at the speed of relationships. And relationships move at the speed of trust." We live in a time of eroding trust. Whether because of threats to our democratic institutions, misinformation, or interpersonal difficulties, it can feel increasingly difficult to rely on that which once felt certain and solid. This service asks: what would it take to cultivate a speed of trust in our lives and communities?
We are also in for a special treat with music provided by Diedrik Edholm and his father, Kaj. Diedrik played beautifully for us in February and we are all looking forward to his return.
This live in-person service takes place at Odd Fellows Hall, 526 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019. A Zoom option (link) is also likely.
Out of an abundance of caution, we require mask wearing for churchgoers throughout the service—with the exception of those actively speaking at the front of the room. Odd Fellows Hall has quite new high-circulation air ventilation system. And since May 2022, with our mask protocols in place, no one attending our in-person services at Odd Fellows Hall has caught COVID.
Please join us at 11:00 am Pacific, 2pm Eastern
Gathering for service and music begin at 10:50 am
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UUCC Congregational Meeting, March 19th |
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Please mark your calendars for Sunday, March 19th, 11am, for UUCC's Third Congregational Meeting. We will be meeting in-person at Senior Coastsiders in their Media Room so that those of us wishing to join over Zoom can do so. Senior Coastsiders is located at 925 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.
With the Pandemic mostly behind us, we'd like to check in with everyone about our current service setup, which consists of with one in-person service on first Sundays at Odd Fellows Hall, one virtual service on third Sundays via Zoom, and delayed recordings published on YouTube. We'd also like revisit our in-person masking policy: everyone except active speakers to remain masked. Top of the agenda is discussing music direction now that we are in search mode for a new music director. At the core, we invite ideas on how we might attract more people to our services. If you have any agenda items to add, please contact us at uucoastside@gmail.com. We are hoping for 100% participation of all who have been a part of UUCC—those who are relatively new and those who have been with us since our beginnings in August 2015.
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Volunteer Jobs Needed for In-Person Services |
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Now that we are meeting in person on First Sundays, we need help in different ways. Can you commit to helping out in any of the following ways?
- Photograph our March 5th Service
- Bring flowers!
- Greet people as they come in
- Set up chairs before, and/or put them away after, the Service
- Help unload and load video equipment for hybrid service
- Assist with setting up video equipment for hybrid service
- Pass out the orders of service and distribute hymnals
- Assist with hand-held cameras for hybrid service
- Clean up of the hall before closing
To tell us how you can help our Beloved Community come together again, please contact us at uucoastside@gmail.com. And thanks to all who have or continue to volunteer!
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Compassionate Caring Committee: |
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The UUCC Compassionate Caring Committee volunteers are often able to support our members during life events such as post-operative, illness, or being homebound. Do you need food delivery or an errand run? Are you feeling loneliness, loss, or grief that a call might help?
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We Appreciate Your Support: |
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For supporting UUCC financially, we have two options: |
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If you prefer to donate by check, please make your check payable to UU San Mateo, and write UUCC on the memo line. Please mail your check to:
Nancy Palmer
506 Willow Avenue
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019-1648
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Unitarian Universalist Coastside Community
Half Moon Bay, California
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Bill Heavlin, UUCC Planning Committee
Dave Rokosky, UUCC Planning Committee
Noreen Cooper Heavlin, UUCC Planning Committee
Bruce Rafnel, UUCC Technical Director
Nancy Palmer, UUCC Treasurer
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