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Mission Peak UU – Fremont, CA
The Home of Liberal Religion in the Tri-Cities and Beyond!
May 24, 2017
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This church year is our first year with our new governance structure. We currently have a Personnel Council, a Ministry Council and an Operations Council. I was the facilitator for the Ministry Council. The task set for this council was to get our name out in the community.
We chose the Harmony Day sponsored by the Tri-City Interfaith Council and Compassionate Fremont as the first event to attend; this allowed us to try out our skills in talking to others about our faith. We knew people were there to hear specifically about MPUUC and the other faith communities represented at the event. We had about 20-25 MPUUC members attend and had an opportunity to speak in small groups with other people from the community
Our second event was on April 22, 2017 at the Washington Women’s Wellness Center. I really want to thank Allysson McDonald for convincing the sponsors of this event to take a chance on our congregation. This is not a normal occurrence for them to allow congregations to participate in the Earth Day activities.
Some facts from the sponsors of the event: the attendance was 967 and the number of Exhibitors was 48. We handed out 87 environmental flyers and 50 MPUUC information brochures. Children colored bookmarks which gave us an opportunity to talk further with the parents.
The Ministry Council is looking forward to trying out new ideas for community outreach, I am excited about what our next adventures will be out in the greater community.
Michealle Havenhill
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This Sunday’s Service:
The Art of Resistance
This Sunday we will look at the relationship between political resistance and art, including considering the impact of several present day examples.
Leading the service will be Rev. Jeremy D. Nickel and Worship Associates Ilze Duarte and Megan McMillen. Music will be provided by Eric Niessner.
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Mission Peak UU Grads!
We are so proud of our two High School grads Kayla Cooke and Parker King who are both graduating from
Moreau Catholic High School this Sunday!
Kayla is off to UC San Diego where she will begin an Environmental Science major in September!
And Parker will also be heading down south to UCLA where he will majoring in Aerospace Engineering!
I know I join their families and everyone at Mission Peak UU that has participated in their growth in sending a huge congratulations to these hardworking youth.
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Our annual Congregational meeting will be held June 4th, 2017 after the service. We will be voting on the minutes of our 2016 Annual Meeting and our 2017 Interim Period Special Congregational Meeting, our budget for next year, our open Board positions and members of the Leadership Development Committee. Please see the attached documents for more information.
We are proposing a balanced budget for next year, thanks to a generous anonymous donor from the Congregation.
The Leadership Development Committee candidates are still being finalized and the names will be disseminated as soon as they are available.
If you need an absentee ballot please contact Board Secretary
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Care Team Forming for Maria Luisa
As many of you know our beloved member and friend Maria Luisa is in a battle with cancer. As she shared with us recently during Joys and Concerns, it has moved to stage 4 and is in her liver. She is beginning Chemo treatments very shortly and has the most incredibly positive and beautiful spirit you can ever bring to such a moment.
In the coming weeks and months we know that Maria Luisa and her family will need support from us, and so we are forming a special care team to focus on taking care of them all. We know that there is a huge reservoir of love and support at Mission Peak UU for this family, and many have asked how they can help. Well, this is how.
At the moment they need help both with rides and meals, but this could change in the coming months.
Please contact the head of Pastoral Care Rev. Barbara Meyer’s at
com_minister@mpuuc.org to let her know that you want to help, and please give some indication of what you can do.
Thank you for continuing to show an incredible commitment to each other. I know you all join me in sending prayers, blessings and love to Maria Luisa and her family.
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Please hold your pledges for 2017-2018 until
July 1st!
The 2016-2017 church year ends on
June 30th. In order to keep all our accounting correct, we CANNOT deposit checks or cash for your 2017-2018 pledges until
July 1. We appreciate your eagerness to give!
DeAnna Alm and Natalie Campbell, Canvass Co-chairs
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Rev. John Buehrens to preach
Mission Peak UU is honored to host past UUA President and current Minister of the First Unitarian Society of San Francisco, Rev. John Buehrens. Come join us on Sunday, July 2 as he leads a service about Patriotism in the age of President Trump.
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Sweet Tomatoes Fundraiser | June 1 Between 10AM – 9PM
Have lunch or dinner at Sweet Tomatoes in Fremont anytime on June 1st and support Mission Peak UU.
Sweet Tomatoes will donate 20% of sales generated by those who bring in a copy of our flyer. Flyers will be available on the MPUUC.org website under events or by clicking here, on Facebook events and after service. Groups from Mission Peak UU will meet to share meals from 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM for Lunch and 6 PM – 7:30 PM for Dinner, but the coupons are good all day and night.
Bring friends and family for a great meal supporting a great organization.
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Goodbye Party for Jeremy
Please join us after the service on
June 11 for a goodbye celebration for Rev. Jeremy. We will be gathering from
11:30-3:00 at Picnic Area B at Lake Elizabeth (maps will be provided). Please bring a food item to share. Non-alcoholic beverages and paper goods (plates, napkins, etc.) will be provided. Beer, wine, and champagne are allowed if you would like to bring some. There is a grill if you would like to grill something (charcoal will be provided). Feel free to bring acoustic instruments, kites, outdoor games, camp chairs, picnic blankets, etc. (picnic area B is located in the grassy area just north of the Senior Center). Come spend the afternoon relaxing, hanging out, sharing stories and music, and saying goodbye to Jeremy and his family (his last Sunday with us will be
June 18). If you have any questions, please contact Jen King.
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Baseball Sunday Fundraiser
This year our annual Baseball
Sunday celebration will be
Sunday, June 18 which is also Father’s Day. What better way to celebrate than an afternoon at a baseball game? We will be heading south this year to see the San Jose Giants play the Visalia Rawhide at
1:00 pm. And it’s not just a fun baseball afternoon, it’s also a chance to support Mission Peak!! We’re making this event a fundraiser and for each $12 ticket we sell we get to keep $5. What could be easier? So invite all your friends and family for a fun, family friendly afternoon at the ballpark and support Mission Peak at the same time. We have an initial lot of 75 tickets, but can get more if we sell out. Jen King will have tickets available most Sundays, but is also willing to mail out tickets. Please make all checks out to MPUUC. If you have any questions or want to order tickets, please contact Jen King at 510-299-2825.
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Self Awareness, White Supremacy, and the UUA — Sun. May 28
A recent regional leadership hire has revealed that staffing in our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) shows patterns of definite white bias. As a result, UU people of color have requested that we address this problem and reflect on how it also occurs in our congregations and districts – not just in the UUA. In concert with more than 600 UU congregations who are taking time to address this issue, Mission Peak is offering a workshop on Sunday, May 28th, after our service. We will examine how our biases are linked to white supremacy, denominational history, and how we can move forward. Each of us has a stake in finding ways into and through these issues. We invite you to come support one another as we look for creative and authentic responses to what some may see as a crisis but others frame as an opportunity for growth. Your participation is strongly encouraged. Self awareness of our own part in this issue, while it may be uncomfortable, will help each of us deepen our humanity and our sense of connection to others in our faith.
Rev. Kurt Kuhwald, UU community minister, and presenter for SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) will facilitate our workshop. Assisting Kurt will be Allysson McDonald, MPUUC Social Justice Chair.
Your presence will help us become a more welcoming congregation and inclusive association. RSVP to Allysson, by May 25
allyssonmcdonald@gmail.com
and notify her if you need childcare. Please bring your lunch.
Bio:
Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald has served 7 congregations and 3 Community Ministries as a UU minister and has preached and served widely in the PCD (including as Interim/Consulting minister here in SFUU in 2003/04). Racial Justice, Conscious Eldering, Worker and Climate Justice, are ministries that occupy his heart and dedication now in his 73rd year. Working with a community of Interfaith, climate and racial justice activists, he continues to support frontline communities in the Bay Area. He continues to be ecstatic that in October he became a grandpa!!
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You are welcome to a special exhibit!
The Welcome Home Project at the John O’ Lague Galleria in Hayward City Hall.
May 26-July 28th, 2017. Opening night will be June 9th from 5:30-7:30 PM. A panel will feature several of the participants in the Welcome Home Project. Refreshments will be served.
The Welcome Home Project exhibit is a powerful and compelling collection of photographs and stories of formerly incarcerated Alameda County residents that have turned their lives around after many years of involvement with the criminal justice system. The photographer, Ruth Morgan, is a nationally acclaimed local photographer and her work was in the The Sentence Unseen show on Alcatraz. The
Project Coordinator,
Micky Duxbury,
is an
author and the interviewer/editor of the stories. The Welcome Home Project humanizes the formerly incarcerated while adding a deeper understanding of the challenges of reentry.
These stories are testimony to the power of resilience, hope, and determination in the face of the barriers that most formerly incarcerated individuals face.
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The Welcome Home Project
The upcoming Opening Night Reception for The Welcome Home Project exhibit at the John O’ Lague Galleria in Hayward City Hall is on June 9th from 5:30-7:30 PM. The exhibit is a powerful and compelling collection of photographs and stories of formerly incarcerated Alameda County residents that have turned their lives around after many years in jails and prison. The stories and photographs are testimony to their resilience and determination in the face of the stigma and barriers that the formerly incarcerated face when they get out of prison and jail.
I hope you will consider attending opening night. This is a powerful exhibit that moves anyone that sees it and the speakers are dynamic! I can assure you that any youth at risk will gain something from listing to the speakers on opening night.
Several Welcome Home participants and the nationally recognized photographer, Ruth Morgan, will be present opening night and refreshments will be served.
Click here for the outreach leaflet which will give you a sense of the powerful stories and photos.
Micky Duxbury, MFT Project Coordinator
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Community Office Hours
Rev. Jeremy’s final dates
Thursday, May 25
4 – 6 PM
Mission Coffee
151 Washington Blvd
Fremont
Tuesday, June 6
11 AM – 1 PM
Suju’s
494 Stevenson Blvd
Fremont
Final Community Office Hours:
Thursday, June 15
11 AM – 1 PM
Mission Coffee
151 Washington Blvd
Fremont
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Mission Peak UU | 2950 Washington Blvd Fremont CA | 510.252.1477 | missionpeakuu.org
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