This Week at UUP: February 22-28, 2007

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, February 25: "Charting the Course"
Speaker: Meredith Guest
Worship Associate Stacey Meinzen

As UUP charts its course into the future, it is potentially important and useful to consider what others who are similar to us have done and how they have avoided the pitfalls common to the progressive religious movement. Come and consider how another progressive spiritual community, now some fifty years old, has made its way and what that might mean for us.

During the first part of the morning service, we will celebrate a baby blessing for Elysia Autumn Replogle, baby daughter of Amanda and Brian Replogle. This ceremony has been put together by the members of the UUP Worship Committee to welcome and celebrate the gifts of new life in our community.

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Family-friendly Discussion of Weekend Ministry

Marlene Abel will provide nourishment and entertainment for the kids from 9:30 to 10:15 am this Sunday so that the adults can ask questions and discuss the Weekend Ministry Program with UUP Board members. All members and friends of UUP are welcome to join the forum, whether or not you bring children. The discussion will include, but not be limited to, the impact of the program on our RE program for children and youth. An RSVP would be most appreciated, but isn't required.

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Town Hall Meeting Update

Please join the UUP Board as we continue to discuss issues and concerns about our proposed grant request for the Weekend Minister Program. All discussion groups will take place from 9:30 to 10:15 am in the Fireside Room at the Woman's Club.

• How will the Weekend Minister Program affect our Religious Education program? Come join this discussion Sunday, February 25. (see note above)

• How will the Weekend Ministry Program affect worship? Please join the board and the Worship Committee for this discussion on Sunday, March 11.

• How will the Weekend Ministry Program affect our membership? Please join the board and the Membership and Hospitality Committee for this discussion on Sunday, March 18.

Sign up sheets will be located at the UUP table in the back of the worship space. Thank you in advance for your participation.

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Join the Membership Committee!

The Membership and Hospitality Committee will meet Monday at 7:30 pm at the home of Hope Stewart. All UUPers are welcome! Please RSVP to Elaine Ellsworth.

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Do You Love a Parade?

For three of the last four years, UUP has participated in Petaluma's quintessential small-town event, the annual Butter and Egg Days Parade (we won awards twice!). This year, as always, the parade will wind its way through downtown on the last Saturday in April (April 28). The parade theme will celebrate 150 years of the Petaluma Fire Department. If you'd like to be the point person for UUP's participation, the Membership, Outreach and Hospitality Committee would love to provide backup help in organizing our entry for the year. (Some ideas came up: Red T-Shirts with flaming chalices and a slogan along the lines of "You'll Never Put Out Our Fire!" or something like that...) The entry can be a simple walking group or a float.

Contact Elaine Ellsworth if you are interested! This is a great way to get to know people at UUP, and it gives our community a high profile in the larger community.

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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

- Larking About (UUP Choir): Rehearsal Sunday at 9:30 am at the Woman's Club.

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