Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma

The purpose of this congregation is to provide a haven where members can share in a spiritually, culturally, and socially diverse local religious community. We envision a congregation that will be welcoming to all, that values the contributions of each member in shared ministry, and that actively promotes and models individual development of an ethical way of living. We are intentionally intergenerational, and covenant to provide religious education and spiritual growth for children and adults.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

This Week at UUP: April 19

For complete up-to-date info on the Unitarian Universalists of
Petaluma, see our website: http://www.uupetaluma.org
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(Social time with refreshments begins at 10:00, at the Petaluma Woman's Club, 518 B Street. Worship service at 10:30)

Sunday, April 23
"Earth Day Celebration and Flower Communion"

Worship Associate: Lara Abel


Please Bring a Flower to the Service this Sunday!
(Extra flowers are most welcome. We want everyone to be able to participate including guests)


Join us for a moving ritual, begun in Czechoslovakia during the Nazi occupation as a defiant show of loving passive resistance and as an affirmation of religious diversity, and celebrated worldwide by Unitarian Universalists in memory of Norbert Capek, the Unitarian minister of Prague who began the tradition, and who lost his life in the service of his beliefs.


Sunday, April 30: "This I Do"
Two UUP members discuss how their spiritual values play out in their daily lives.

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Hospitality Duty:

A huge thank you to everyone who signed up to bring bagels and beverages over the next few weeks! Elaine is updating the online calender. Remember that you'll be getting a reminder email with instructions the week before your turn comes.
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Pledge Drive: Still Underway

"To Build the Common Good," UUP's pledge drive for fiscal year 2006-2007,has made progress, but is not yet complete. So far, we have received 19 pledges totalling just over $15,000.

If you have not yet pledged, please talk to, call, or email David Dodd to arrange a time for a Board member or a member of the Stewardship Committee to meet with you and take your pledge for the coming year.
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Time & Talent Auction, May 7:

Stay after the service (and invite friends and family!) on May 7 for lunch
and our major annual fundraiser, the Time & Talent Auction! Two things are necessary: bidders (that's where friends and family come in...) and stuff to bid on (that's where we all come in). Donation forms are available online at http://www.uupetaluma.org/auction.doc.

Highlights of items already donated include a consultation by member and
interior designer Martha Murphy, and a very full basket of Grateful Dead
related items from the band itself and from Bill Walton.

If you are wondering what you could possibly donate, give a thought to
your hobbies and vocation! If you are an entrepreneur, this is an excellent
opportunity to let the UUP and wider community know about your business!

Do you have a truck? An expertise that you could share? Do you own a cabin in the mountains where a high bidder could stay? Do you like to whip up a dinner party? Let your imagination run wild.

We are also looking for a few high-quality items for the silent auction
portion of the event. And, at the start of the auction, we'll be auctioning
off desserts, so if you bake, please consider adding to our store of
yummies.

Questions? Ask David Dodd, who will also happily accept your filled-out
donation forms.
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Looking Good for the New UUP Family Photo Album!

The Membership & Hospitality Committee will make appointments next
Sunday for professional-quality photographs by our own Hope Stewart for a UUP family photo album.

Your individual or family photographic portrait will be taken at a scenic downtown Petaluma site and recorded on a compact disc given to you. A $5 materials fee payable to Hope covers cost of project. Please see Hope before or after the service to sign up.
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Time to Sign Up for the Annual Memorial Day Retreat

It's time once again to sign up for our annual retreat. Last year a great time was had by all. You can sign up by adding your name to the sign up sheet at church this Sunday or by emailing T Hathaway (elisabethhathaway at sbcglobal dot net).

Please let T know by April 30 if you're planning to go and for those of you on the planning committee, there will be a meeting at T's house on Sunday April 30th at 5 pm. See you there! Thanks.
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An Announcement from the UU Service Committee:

Dear Friends,
Join UUSC in helping justice flow throughout the world! Please save these
two very special dates on your 2006-2007 congregational calendar. On Nov. 19, 2006, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, celebrate Guest at Your
Table along with hundreds of UU communities nationwide.

For over thirty years, UUs of all ages have built lasting connections to our
shared values through Guest at Your Table. Learn about human rights in the U.S. and around the world, while celebrating the interconnectedness of all life, through this special UU tradition. To learn more, please visit
www.uusc.org/guest.

On Justice Sunday, March 25, 2007, UU congregations will stand together for justice. To learn about the recent Justice Sunday 2006 program, during which congregations nationwide united in supporting workers' rights, please visit www.uusc.org/justicesunday.
Thank you for supporting human rights, and helping your community put UU values into action, by planning to participate in these important UUSC
projects.
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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

-There is a Stewardship Committee meeting tonight at 8pm at David Dodd's.

-There is an RE committee meeting this Saturday at 10am, location TBA.

- Reminder: The Membership & Hospitality meeting and the Building Your Own Theology meeting for this month have been rescheduled.
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If you have changed your email address or would like to be added to or removed from the UUP list please email Christian Boatsman at christian at biosearchtech.com.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

This Week at UUP: April 12

For complete up-to-date info on the Unitarian Universalists of
Petaluma, see our website: http://www.uupetaluma.org
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(Social time with refreshments begins at 10:00, at the Petaluma Woman's Club, 518 B Street. Worship service at 10:30)

Easter Sunday, April 16:
"Easter Is Come, and the Shadows Flee Away"
Leland Bond-Upson, Regular Guest Minister


The title for our Easter service is a happy conjunction of pagan celebration, New Testament theology, and Old Testament poetry. Let us celebrate the end of the long wet winter, and recall all the ways we and our world are reborn.

Sunday, April 23
Earth Day Celebration & Flower Communion


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Spiritual Film Club TONIGHT at 7:30pm

The film we are showing is Seoul Train. The movie is about Korea and has won impressive awards. Please RSVP to Elaine Ellsworth if you plan to attend.
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Easter in Religious Education-

The children will learn about the origins of our Easter symbols and traditions: colored eggs, the Easter Bunny, and the origin of the word, "Easter". Why do we hunt Easter Eggs? Why is Easter always celebrated soon after the Spring Equinox? The children will also create a Unitarian-Universalist Easter Egg Tree and enjoy special holiday treats.
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Hospitality Duty:

A huge thank you to everyone who signed up to bring bagels and beverages over the next few weeks! Elaine is updating the online calender. Remember that you'll be getting a reminder email with instructions the week before your turn comes.
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Pledge Drive: Still Underway

"To Build the Common Good," UUP's pledge drive for fiscal year 2006-2007,has made progress, but is not yet complete. So far, we have received 19 pledges totalling just over $15,000. If you have not yet pledged, please talk to, call, or email David Dodd to arrange a time for a Board member or a member of the Stewardship Committee to meet with you and take your pledge for the coming year.
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Time & Talent Auction, May 7:

Stay after the service (and invite friends and family!) on May 7 for lunch
and our major annual fundraiser, the Time & Talent Auction! Two things are necessary: bidders (that's where friends and family come in...) and stuff to bid on (that's where we all come in). Donation forms are available online at http://www.uupetaluma.org/auction.rtf.

Highlights of items already donated include a consultation by member and
interior designer Martha Murphy, and a very full basket of Grateful Dead
related items from the band itself and from Bill Walton.

If you are wondering what you could possibly donate, give a thought to
your hobbies and vocation! If you are an entrepreneur, this is an excellent
opportunity to let the UUP and wider community know about your business!

Do you have a truck? An expertise that you could share? Do you own a cabin in the mountains where a high bidder could stay? Do you like to whip up a dinner party? Let your imagination run wild.

We are also looking for a few high-quality items for the silent auction
portion of the event. And, at the start of the auction, we'll be auctioning
off desserts, so if you bake, please consider adding to our store of
yummies.

Questions? Ask David Dodd, who will also happily accept your filled-out
donation forms.
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Looking Good for the New UUP Family Photo Album!

The Membership & Hospitality Committee will make appointments next
Sunday for professional-quality photographs by our own Hope Stewart for a UUP family photo album.

Your individual or family photographic portrait will be taken at a scenic downtown Petaluma site and recorded on a compact disc given to you. A $5 materials fee payable to Hope covers cost of project. Pick out your best outfit, polish up your smile, and head to the "Member Welcome" table this Sunday!
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Time to Sign Up for the Annual Memorial Day Retreat

It's time once again to sign up for our annual retreat. Last year a great time was had by all. You can sign up by adding your name to the sign up sheet at church this Sunday or by emailing T Hathaway (elisabethhathaway@sbcglobal.net). Please let T know by April 30 if you're planning to go.

There is still a great need for volunteers to make this retreat as wonderful as it can possibly be. Email T if you would like to help organize this gathering.
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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

-Spiritual Film Series will meet Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 pm at the Ellsworth's.

-The UUP Women's Group will meet at 7:30pm on Monday, April 17 at KC's home.
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If you have changed your email address or would like to be added to or removed from the UUP list please email Christian Boatsman at christian at biosearchtech.com

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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

This Week at UUP: April 5

For complete up-to-date info on the Unitarian Universalists of
Petaluma, see our website: http://www.uupetaluma.org
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(Social time with refreshments begins at 10:00, at the Petaluma Woman's Club, 518 B Street. Worship service at 10:30)

Sunday, April 9: "Marriage Matters"
Guest Speaker: Victoria Ingram


The UUA has taken a strong position in advocating for marriage equity and many in our denomination are active in working for legislative change and societal shift on this important issue. As we've watched this issue debated in the public forum, we've heard lots of compelling arguments both for and against making changes in the "traditional" definition of marriage. Our speaker will explore this topic, drawing on a variety of traditions to address the issues of marriage equity.

Easter Sunday, April 16
Leland Bond-Upson, Regular Guest Minister

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Hospitality Duty:

We are in need of more people to sign up to provide refreshments for this month and next month.Please remember that the Hospitality Committee provides detailed instructions and there is always someone there on Sunday morning who can help out if you need it. You don't have to be a member to be a bagelista (the UUP equivalent of barista). If you've been attending for a while and would like an easy way to give back to the community this is a great way to do it.Thanks for helping us create a warm and welcoming atmosphere at UUP!

There is a sign up sheet on the bagel table on Sundays or you can volunteer online at the following link:

http://www.uupetaluma.org/calendars/hospitality.html
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Looking Good for the New UUP Family Photo Album!

The Membership & Hospitality Committee will make appointments next
Sunday for professional-quality photographs by our own Hope Stewart for a UUP family photo album.

Your individual or family photographic portrait will be taken at a scenic downtown Petaluma site and recorded on a compact disc given to you. A $5 materials fee payable to Hope covers cost of project. Pick out your best outfit, polish up your smile, and head to the "Member Welcome" table this Sunday!
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UUP Meeting Policy -
A Reminder from the Board of Trustees


All members and guests are allowed to observe meetings. However, participation in the meeting must be cleared with the chair in advance, and follow rules that have been set by the committees.
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Time to Sign Up for the Annual Memorial Day Retreat

It's time once again to sign up for our annual retreat. Last year a great time was had by all. We need to get a sense of how many plan to participate in this event so we can begin planning it in earnest. You can sign up by adding your name to the sign up sheet at church this Sunday or by emailing T Hathaway (elisabethhathaway at sbcglobal.net). Please let T know ASAP if you're planning to go.

There is still a great need for volunteers to make this retreat as wonderful as it can possibly be. Email T if you would like to help organize this gathering.
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The UUP Time and Talent Auction is set for Sunday, May 7

The auction will kick off with a lunch after the service, leading directly into fierce bidding for desserts. Think about what you might donate, and about asking your friends to come and bid in this important fundraiser which is more about fun than funds. Donation forms will be available starting this week at the Sunday service, or download one from the web at:

http://www.uupetaluma.org/auctionform.rtf

Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

-Sunday, April 9 the UUP Board of Trustees will meet at the Woman's Club from 8:30am to 10am.

-Spiritual Film Series will meet Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 pm (location and film TBA).

-The UUP Women's Group will meet at 7:30pm on Monday, April 17 at KC's home.
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If you have changed your email address or would like to be added to or removed from the UUP list please email Christian Boatsman at christian at biosearchtech.com

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