This Week at UUP: June 7-13, 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, June 10: "Gay Pride"
Guest speaker: Meredith Guest
During Gay Pride Month, I want us to take a look at homophobia and how prevalent, though hidden, it is still. We'll look at homophobia's real and intended victims (not the ones you might have thought) and at some signs of hope that it too might one day be thrown on the trash-heap of human folly, along with racism.
This is a Share the Plate Sunday - see note below

Sunday, June 17th: "Ave, Salve, et Vale" (Hail, Hugs, and Farewell)
Guest Minister Leland Bond-Upson
Worship Associate Elisabeth Hathaway
With this service Leland's, 5 years with UUP as our Regular Guest Minister comes to a close, at least in the way we've been doing it. Ward Tabler, Professor of Speech at Cal and Starr King School's long-time preacher-trainer, taught novices "don't try to say it all in one sermon". He will keep that advice in mind as he takes this opportunity to sum up and reflect on what's important, and what it's been like to arrive, be with UUP, and depart.

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Share the Plate Sunday

COTS will be the recipient of this week's share the plate offering, whereby we split our non-pledge offerings (the second Sunday of each month) with a local organization. COTS offers help and hope to homeless persons in Sonoma County by providing safe shelter and housing, helping people develop steady incomes and helping them get back under a roof of their own. We help homeless families become stable and break the cycle of homelessness by teaching homeless parents to make their children's needs a high priority and to provide for them a safe, loving and secure home.

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Retreat Photos: First Batch Posted on Web!

Visit Flickr to view the first 50-plus photos from the Memorial Weekend Retreat at Four Springs. Crawdad catching! Butterfly catching! Catching some rays! All the action caught on digital camera. We had a great retreat, and these photos show us having fun, worshiping, singing, playing, eating, and doing as little as possible.

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Regularly Scheduled Gatherings

- UUP Board of Trustees: Meeting Sunday at 8:30 am at the Woman's Club.
- Love All (UUP Tennis Group): Friendly drop-in tennis game Sunday from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Petaluma High School courts.

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