This Week at UUP

The Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Share the Plate this Sunday with the Petaluma Educational Foundation
As we express our support of the community, UUP will share its non-pledge offerings this Sunday with the Petaluma Educational Foundation (PEF), a privately funded, non-profit organization whose primary goal is to raise money in the community to directly benefit the schoolchildren of all Petaluma's 32 public, charter and non-profit private schools.

Coming of Age Celebration and Brunch - Sunday, May 17, 10 am
Join us for brunch and celebration as part of a district-wide Coming of Age program honoring our youth, who will lead worship and share statements of belief.

Meet with fellow UUs at the General Assembly!
UU General Assembly
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 24-28, 2009
More information, talk to Marlene Abel, UUP Director of Religious Education.

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.)

Sunday, May 10, 2009: "Are You My Mother?"
Worship Leader: Elisabeth Hathaway
In 1929, The Times declared that "The greatest moral force in history is motherhood." Mother: archetypal image of life, symbol of love, and the insistent collaborative voice for peace, which inspired Mother's Day. Today we honor mothers, in all forms and on all levels. Join us, both in the service and by voicing your experiences and responses to the online questionnaire about mothers and mothering (visit www.uupetaluma.org for the survey).

Sunday, May 17, 2009: "Coming of Age Celebration"
Worship Leader: Diana Spaulding
Join us in honoring our youth participants in the district-wide coming of age program. They will lead worship and share statements of belief that they have developed through their experiences. Everyone is invited to come early for a celebratory brunch at 10 am.

Sunday, May 24, 2009: "Forgiveness"
Guest Speaker: Dr. Karen Melander-Magoon
Worship Leader: Joyce Tischler
Celebrate the miracle of forgiveness and the bonds we share simply by being human and a part of this wonderful world.
Guest Speaker Dr. Karen Melander-Magoon comes to us from the First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Francisco, where she is a member. Last year she received her Doctorate of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary under the Graduate Theological Union, with coursework also at Starr King School for the Ministry. After years singing major opera roles in Europe and raising two children there, she returned to the States to continue performing and composed three one-woman musical portraits of women in history, including Georgia O’Keeffe and Clara Barton. Karen preaches and sings throughout the Bay Area and often weaves her own songs and poetry into her sermons and homilies.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED GATHERINGS
* The UUP Board of Trustees will meet Monday, May 11th at 7:30 pm at Jean Conrad’s house.
* The UUP Women's Group will meet on Monday, May 18th at 7:30 pm at Jean Conrad's house. The topic is "New Beginnings", and attendees are welcome to bring a reading or a poem.
* 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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