Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Veronica Jordan, Deb Mason
Music by: Claire Beery & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Ceres Community Project
Rev. Chris will offer his report on General Assembly, the annual national gathering of UUs. This year, the controversy around hiring practices at the UUA, and racial diversity and justice (or lack thereof) within the movement as a whole, will surely dominate the business. Oh, and we’re electing our first female president!
Service Leaders: Rev. Sue Magidson, Eric Fischer, Deb Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & The Choir, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Breakfast for our Neighbors
How can we care for our spirits during challenging times? Rev. Sue Magidson will offer some spiritual survival strategies that are grounded in Jewish and Buddhist practices, but require no particular belief system – you can embrace them even if the word “spiritual” makes you squirm. Some can be woven seamlessly into your day, requiring no additional time, while others encourage you to take a break.
Rev. Sue Magidson serves as Spiritual Care Coordinator and Chaplain at San Leandro Hospital where she ministers to patients, their loved ones, and staff members. She is a lifelong UU and longtime member, (and now affiliated community minister) of the UU Church of Berkeley. Rev. Sue earned an M.A. and Ph.D in Education from UC Berkeley, and a Master of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry.
Service Leaders: Millie Phillips, Rev. Chris Bell, Susan Panttaja, Deb Mason
Music by: Roger Corman & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: The Living Room
Reception for Millie Phillips immediately after the service.
Our final service on the Seven Virtues will be jointly offered by Rev. Chris and our Intern Minister Millie Phillips, whose final day is today! We will celebrate her tenure among us, and consider the virtue of charity. Charity means making a legitimate contribution to the betterment of others, which is a shared goal of all members of UUCSR. Millie’s partner, jazz musician Richard Saunders, will be joining our UUsual Suspects to offer some special music.
Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Scott Miller, Deb Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag and the Choir, Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Adrienne Swenson Award
Yes, everyone gets old and gets sick and dies. Yes, our national politics are in the toilet. Yes, there is hateful violence throughout the world. [Add your own depressing thought here.] But there is still no reason for ultimate despair. Our Six Sources provide plenty of hope as we struggle towards our personal and collective transformation, even in the most difficult times. Trust me, the good guys really do win this one in the end!
Service Leaders: Rev. Barbara Meyers, Cathy Read, Deborah Mason
Music by: Robin Rogers & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: ACLU Foundation of Northern California
Faith can play a powerful role in getting well. Psychiatrist Mark Ragins has proposed that there are several identifiable stages in the recovery of one’s mental health, similar in concept to the stages of death and dying identified by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. We will reflect on these concepts and how they might be helpful in your congregation, your faith and your life.
Rev. Barbara F. Meyers is a Unitarian Universalist Community Minister affiliated with the Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fremont, California. Her ministry is focused on mental health issues and includes educational, healing, social justice and priestly functions. Barbara graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2004.
Service Leaders: Millie Phillips, Joe Gabaeff, Deborah Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & The Choir, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Breakfast for our Neighbors
(NEW MEMBER CEREMONY at 11:00.)
We will also welcome new members into our fellowship at the 11:00 service.
Justice – it’s a concept we UUs correctly affirm and promote and try hard to practice – well, maybe even a little too hard. Sometimes, in our rush to do the right thing, do we forget to be just to each other, fellow activists, and people with whom we differ? What if we added more forgiveness, compassion, humility, and good humor to our social justice practices?
Service Leaders: Millie Phillips, Joe Gabaeff, Deborah Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & The Choir, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Breakfast for our Neighbors
(NEW MEMBER CEREMONY at 11:00.)
We will also welcome new members into our fellowship at the 11:00 service.
Justice – it’s a concept we UUs correctly affirm and promote and try hard to practice – well, maybe even a little too hard. Sometimes, in our rush to do the right thing, do we forget to be just to each other, fellow activists, and people with whom we differ? What if we added more forgiveness, compassion, humility, and good humor to our social justice practices?
Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Sharon McCarty, Millie Phillips
Music by: Robert Howseman & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Community Action Partnership / Harold’s Home
Ah, dear Prudence. Such an old-fashioned term! Is there a place anymore in our ever-changing, ultra-modern world for caution and careful forethought? Is there a place in our progressive UU tradition for conservative instincts? Today we’ll consider the wisdom of putting on the brakes.
Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Sharon McCarty, Millie Phillips
Music by: Robert Howseman & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Community Action Partnership / Harold’s Home
Ah, dear Prudence. Such an old-fashioned term! Is there a place anymore in our ever-changing, ultra-modern world for caution and careful forethought? Is there a place in our progressive UU tradition for conservative instincts? Today we’ll consider the wisdom of putting on the brakes.
Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Eric Fischer, Millie Phillips
Music by: Sadie Sonntag and the Choir, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Sonoma County Habitat for Humanity
Neither a 13-year experiment in prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the 20s, nor the so-called War on Drugs in the modern age, failed to eliminate the American appetite for altered states of mind. That is because those enforcement tactics address the symptoms, not the causes, of our discontent. Far more than merely not becoming intoxicated (as sensible as that is), temperance is the quality of self-restraint, and it is a highly useful virtue. Just like mom said.
