This Week at UUP: January 25-31, 2008

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


ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Religious Education Committee Meeting this Sunday, January 27, immediately after the service
All are welcome to attend the monthly RE meeting to plan RE events, social action projects and classroom activities. Childcare will be provided. Questions? Contact Leslie Harrison, RE Chair or Marlene Abel, DRE.

UUP Men's Group
The UUP Men's Group will be meeting at Dick Allen's House on Friday, February 8th at 7:30pm. The subject of discussion will be 'Parenting You as a Father, You as a Son". Contact Phil Boyle for directions if you need them. Carpoolers meet at 7pm at Petaluma City Hall.

Larking About (UUP Singers) To Sing Again! You're Invited to Join!
After a break of several months, the UUP choir, known as Larking About, will begin weekly rehearsals once again, and you are invited to come sing with the group. No experience necessary, just a love of singing. We'll meet on Wednesday evenings from 8 to 9:30 at the home of Diana Spaulding and David Dodd, beginning on Wednesday, February 6. If you have any questions, please ask David Dodd.

UUSC/Guest At Your Table
Thank you one and all for the success of this year's Guest At Your Table program. Together we have donated $905 and qualified for $340 in matching funds for a grand total of $1245 to support the social justice work of UUSC. Because 18 donations (25% or more of our UUP membership) were at or above the UUSC membership level, we will also be honored as a "Creating Justice Banner Society" (for the 4th time!), and we will be listed as an honored congregation in UUWorld magazine, UUSC's annual report, and online at www.uusc.org! Together we can make a difference.
- Jan Crosby, for Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Words of Encouragement
And the words are...."Name Tags!" It has been very exciting to see many new faces each Sunday at UUP - both new and returning visitors and several recently joined members. It would be wonderful to be able to greet each other by name but there are a lot of names to learn, especially for the newer folks. The Membership/Hospitality/Outreach Committee encourages all of us to wear our name tags so that we may become better acquainted and help others feel included in our warm and welcoming community. If you don't have your name tag at home it should be in the name tag box in the foyer. If it's lost just let us know and we'll see that you get a new one.
- Jan Crosby, for Membership/Hospitality/Outreach Committee

Come on out for All You Can Eat Crab!
You are invited to join new UUP member Janette Morrow at a fundraising All You Can Eat Crab Feed at the Marin Congregation on Saturday, February 2 at 6:30 PM. Cost is $35 for all you can eat crab, homemade clam chowder, sourdough bread, Caesar salad and dessert. More info at www.uumarin.org or call 415-479-4131.

UPCOMING 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. )

This Sunday, January 27, 2008: This I Believe
Speakers: Bruce Eriksen and Joyce Tischler
In quarterly "This I Believe" services at UUP, members of our community trace their religious and spiritual awakening and personal narrative through the events and practices of their lives, highlighting their religious histories, beliefs and catalytic experiences. Through these services we get to know one another better and see the range and variety of ways to think and act in the process of seeking to pursue and fulfill what we might call a spiritually informed and enriched life.