This Week at UUP

The Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

From the President…
The March 1st Time and Talent Auction was a HUGE success! We made a total of $4,722. (Our goal was $2,800). In the live auction the largest draw was the Cultural Evening and Dinner, offered by Meredith Guest and the Boyles, it brought in $270. Second place went to the Tragical Magical Mystery Tour offered by Jan Ogren and Dean Watson - at $225. Third, at $200, was the Sightseeing Flight donated by Bob Minkin. The silent auction was also very successful with so many donated items that we had trouble finding table room! That is a really wonderful problem to have. Also, this year, for the first time we had donations from some Petaluma businesses. A truly luscious lunch, prepared by some of our youth and RE volunteers, was enjoyed by the 92 people who came to the event.
So many people to thank....donors, bidders (47 of them), dessert makers, people who set up and stayed after to clean up, the lunch makers, the organizers - with the leadership of Diana Spaulding, the musicians, and our talented auctioneer, Mike Iritz.
It was great fun. Let's do it again next year!
Blessings to all,
Jean Conrad
Board President

Come See UUP in the Butter & Eggs Day Parade!
We are float #35, so be sure to get your front row seat to cheer us on as we go by! Be there - along Kentucky Street or on Petaluma Blvd - at noon this Saturday. Look for the Indian elephant made of recycled parts. Hope to see you there! Contact Stacey Meinzen with questions.
If you would like to march with UUP in the parade, please be at Walnut Park at the corner of 4th and D streets by 11:45 am on Saturday. Please let Stacey know if you plan to join us!

District Assembly and General Assembly are coming up!
Pacific Central District Assembly
May 1-3, 2009
Fremont, CA
For more information, visit www.pcd-uua.org/events/DA-2009/index.htm .

UUA General Assembly
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 24-28, 2009
More information, contact Marlene Abel, UUP Director of Religious Education.

Space limited, sign up now for the Annual UUP Memorial Day Retreat - May 22nd-25th!
We have room for four more adults (kids, too) at Four Springs Retreat Center for our seventh annual four-day have-a-great-time-together fun fest! We live in community and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy: cooking & meals together, swimming pool, rustic cabins, beautiful remote location, a smattering of fun groups and mostly: time to visit and get to know each other. Please let T know ASAP if you would like to reserve a spot(s)… or help create & organize! We especially need people to organize kid events and support, support with food/meals, to plan the Worship Service, and to organize/communicate/administer the details! If interested, contact T Hathaway.

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, April 26, 2009: "Shut up?!"
Guest Speaker: Russell Menk
Worship Leader: Joyce Tischler
Have you ever said anything you regretted afterwards? We have two eyes, two ears and one mouth, so we look and listen twice as much as we speak, but sometimes we still talk too much.
Guest Speaker Russell Menk is a retired rocket scientist who is now a first year Unitarian Universalist theology student at Pacific School of Religion. He moved to the Bay Area from Utah last summer with his partner, three dogs, and ¾’s of a cat to attend seminary. He and his family live in San Leandro.

Sunday, May 3, 2009: "Spring Forward: Pledge Sunday"
Worship Leaders: Elizabeth Nielsen and David Dodd

May 10, 2009: "Women's Decade Circle"
Worship Leader: Elisabeth Hathaway

REGULARLY SCHEDULED GATHERINGS
Larking About, the UUP choir meets Wednesdays at 8 pm at David Dodd and Diana Spaulding's house, 716 Bassett St. New singers are always welcome!

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