This Week at UUP: November 9-16

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 12: "Heart Light--An Introduction to Subtle Energy Practices"
Guest speaker: Gabriel Sakakeeny
Every spiritual tradition has an esoteric component whether it be Christian, Hindu, Islamic, or Buddhist. One of the main purposes of these practices is to enable the individual or collective group to connect with the divine. Those who have achieved advanced states of awareness in such realms typically exhibit an aura of energy or enlightenment that is noticeable, even to those who are not experts in the spiritual form or practice. These energies and practices are now being made available around the world by a new generation of practitioners without the restrictive dogma or cultural trappings usually associated with such disciplines.

Guest speaker Gabriel Sakakeeny will explore this realm with our congregation using both descriptive and experiential modes of communication.

A New Member Welcoming Ceremony will take place during the service this Sunday.

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'.

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This Sunday is a Share the Plate Sunday!

As part of UUP's ongoing commitment to be involved in and supportive of our community, we will split the proceeds of our non-pledge offering this Sunday with the Redwood Empire Food Bank.

The mission of the Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB)is to build partnerships to end hunger. Founded in 1987, REFB is Sonoma County's largest hunger-relief organization. They acquire food and distribute it through a network of charitable agencies and their own food assistance programs, and also provide food to Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties through five smaller food banks. In addition, the REFB advocates for effective legislation that will provide long-term solutions to hunger in our community.

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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 . If you would like to purchase a copy of the book or join the book club, please contact Earl.

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TAKE NOTE! Three Openings left for UUP Adult Religious Exploration Group

We still have three openings for our small group worship, Evensong. Feel more connected to yourself and to our community: join us and experience worship in a simple ritual format with shared readings, silence, personal sharing and song. (Curriculum from the national UUA; must be willing to commit to the series). We meet twice a month on Friday evenings, 7:30 to 9:30; our next meeting is November 17th. At this meeting we will close the group.

For information, please call Elisabeth Hathaway.

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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings
-Larking About , the UUP choir, will rehearse on Sun., Nov 12 at 9:30 am at the Woman's Club. The group will NOT rehearse on Tues., Nov 14.

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