This Week at UUP: August 2

The Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma
An Oasis for Heart and Mind Every Sunday in Downtown Petaluma


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SUNDAY SERVICES

(Social time with refreshments begins at 10:00, at the Petaluma Woman's Club, 518 B Street. Worship service at 10:30)

Sunday, August 6: "Indigenous Wisdom": Guest Speaker: Marty Falkenstien
Guest Speaker Marty Falkenstien was a cultural interpretive park ranger at Point Reyes National Seashore and past director of education at the Marin Museum of the American Indian. She will help us step back in time and learn how the cosmology of the indigenous people allowed them to lead complex yet sustainable lives for thousands of years before European contact. See this reverent human culture through their baskets, buckskin, plant cordage, and bone and stone tools.

Sunday, August 13: "On Ritual": Guest Speaker: Meredith Guest
Rituals can help frame our lives, give context, meaning and preserve memory. Even though some rituals (especially the religious variety) are laden with baggage, they can sometimes be reinterpreted, recreated or replaced with others that can be liberating and life affirming. Come prepared to share in a dialogue sermon rituals that hold meaning in your life and in the life of your family, community and culture.
Note: Meredith's Father's Day sermon in our This I Believe series of member sermons is now available online at the website.
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Photo Project Well Underway--Biography Sheets Especially Needed!

Hope Stewart, our resident photographer extraordinaire, is taking pictures of members and friends for a photo album. For instructions on how to sign up for a slot to get your photo taken, and for the biography sheet which Hope will include in the album alongside your photo, see the website.

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Gather Ye Water and/or Stones

As you embark on travels this summer, or if you stay close to home, remember to gather a small container of water, and/or bring a small stone for our end-of-summer, all-congregation re-gathering of the community Water & Stones service (September 10).

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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

- UUP Board of Trustees will meet at 8:30 am in Woman's Club Fireside Room on Sunday, August 13.
- The Women's Group will meet on August 14 from 7:30-9:15 pm at a KC's house.
- The Membership and Hospitality Committee will meet on Monday, August 21 from 7:30-9:30 pm at Elaine's house.
- The Stewardship Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 23, from 8-9:30 pm at David Dodd's house.
- Larking About (UUP Singers) will rehearse on Tuesdays (except the second Tuesday of each month) beginning August 29 from 8-9:30 pm at David & Diana's house.
For a calendar of events each month, visit the calendar page.
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