This Week at UUP: November 16-22

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 am, at the Petaluma Woman's Club, 518 B Street. Worship service begins at 10:30 am. )

Sunday, November 19: "The Blame Game and the Praise Malaise"
Regular Guest Minister: Leland Bond-Upson. Worship Associate: Elisabeth Hathaway.
Everything we think and do is conditioned by the past. But by praising and blaming, traditional morality and popular culture take a different—and mostly unhelpful—view. We can more effectively encourage ethical and humane behavior by examining the true nature of choice--and by mostly discarding judgments about what rewards or punishments people 'deserve'.


Sunday, November 26: "Stone Soup and the Gifts of Thanksgiving"
Worship Associates: Marlene Abel, DRE, and Diana Spaulding
In the folktale "Stone Soup", the soup is a gift that the once stingy villagers give to each other and to the travelers; and the travelers present the gift of a life lesson to the villagers. On this special Sunday, we gather to create our own communally-created "stone soup" and consider the gifts of the season. What are the gifts we give our families and each other during the holidays? How does it feel to be generous? And how can we create lasting traditions within our own families and communities that expand and deepen our experience of generosity as a spiritually fulfilling action? The congregation's youth will be explaining and distributing boxes for the UU Service Committee's Guest At Your Table fundraiser, and the entire service will be intergenerational. Please bring a small bag of chopped veggies, dry noodles, or other soup ingredient and plan to stay after the service for a light meal!

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Congregational Meeting

The next UUP Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 3rd, after the service at the Woman's Club of Petaluma. This meeting is open to all members and friends. There will be a raffle, as well as a cookie exchange.

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Book Club

A group led by Earl Cruser is meeting regularly to discuss A Chosen Faith, An introduction to Unitarian Universalism . The group meets after the Sunday service in the Woman's Club Fireside Room. Future book club meeting dates are December 3 and 17. New members welcome!

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SPRINGTIME IN ASHLAND

If you've wanted to make a springtime visit to the Ashland's Oregon Shakespeare Festival, you're invited to join members and friends of Mt Diablo UU Church in Walnut Creek for their annual southern Oregon weekend, March 17 - 19, 2007. It'll be MDUUC's fifteenth spring visit.

An attractive package of three plays in the Bowmer Theatre are included, along with accommodations and breakfast at the Ashland Hills Windmill Inn, a welcome reception, buffet luncheon on Sunday with a talk by a member of the Festival company, and available shuttles to/from the theatre from the hotel. Cost is $225 pp/double occupancy.

This year's plays are: Shakespeare's As You Like It, Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, and Tom Stoppard's On the Razzle.

For info on the Ashland weekend, contact MDUUC (925-934-3135) for a detailed brochure.

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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

-The UUP Women's Group will meet Monday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm at Jean Conrad's house.

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