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Mission Peak UU – Fremont, CA
The Home of Liberal Religion in the Tri-Cities and Beyond!
January 17, 2018
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This Sunday’s Service:
No Room for Anger When We Act
In doing the work of turning love into justice, anger may precipitate a burst of energy we mistake for the moment to act. So how do we use and step back from anger in order to act powerfully in the world?
Leading the service will be Rev. Benson. Assisting in the service is Worship Associate Megan McMillen. Our Time for All Ages will be offered by DRE JeKaren Olaoya and music will be provided by Eric Niessner.
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***Congregation-wide gathering with our Pacific Western Region search consultant, Anne Hines, ***
Sunday, January 21, after the service. She will present information about the search process. Lunch will be provided! Childcare too!
– Rev Benson and the Team: Beckett Gladney, Tiffany Longfield, Eric Dittmar, Shaun Klopfenstein, Terri King and Mark Rahman
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A Few More Words: Progress in the Interim
Interim ministry isn’t an exact science as I know you know! For the uninitiated, the general goals of the interim period are for you, the congregation, to work through:
- Claiming and honoring the past and healing its grief and conflicts. Coming to terms with history.
- Illuminating the congregation’s unique identity, its strengths, its needs, and its challenges. Discovering a new identity.
- Clarifying the multiple dimensions of leadership, both ordained and lay, and navigating the shifts in leadership that accompany times of transition. Allowing leadership to emerge.
- Renewing connections with available resources within and beyond the UUA. Renewing denominational linkages.
- Enabling the congregation to renew its vision, strengthen its stewardship, prepare for new professional leadership and engage its future with anticipation and zest. Committing to new directions in ministry. (Read More)
-Rev Benson
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Right Now:
Women’s March Bay Area. On January 20:
San Francisco Civic Center
(11:30 – 3:30PM) or
San Jose City Hall
(11:00AM – 2:30PM) will unite in San Jose and San Francisco to reaffirm our commitment to building a positive and just future for all, and to celebrate the spirit of resistance efforts over the past year.
Anti-Racism Training: Niles Discovery Church, 36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA
Saturday, February 24 2018 From 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Check-in: 8:30 AM)
Are you unsure what the difference is between racism and personal prejudice?
How racism is a system beyond individual choices? Why racism still grips the United States? And how we, as people of faith, can help dismantle it internally and socially?
If these questions interest you, plan on attending this workshop. You don’t have to have been trained before. All it requires is some time and an open heart and mind.
Registration is $40 with light breakfast and lunch included.
Tri-City Health Center
: Learn how the tobacco industry is targeting a new generation of kids with flavored tobacco products and lower prices.
The Tobacco Industry is selling colorful packs of only 3 cigarettes for low cost, making them more accessible to youth. Contact Tri-City Health Center for more information,
Check this out: The Voting Restoration & Democracy Act (VRDA) of 2018 would remove restrictions that prevent people in prison and on parole from voting in California. If the VRDA passes, California would join most developed countries (including Canada, the Netherlands, France, Norway, and Japan) and two U.S. states (Maine and Vermont) in allowing people to vote from prison. See
Call your Elected Officials!
Keep your representatives alerted to your views! Keep these names and numbers where you can refer to them at any time. There’s a new bill to be introduced in the House of Representatives to decriminalize marijuana. So many people are in prison, in some places for long prison sentences, even for small amounts of marijuana. Rep. Barbara Lee, Oakland, is one of the bill’s sponsors. Let your representatives know your thoughts. Let’s do all we can to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline!
Congressperson Eric Swalwell 510-247-1388 or go to
house.govSenator Kamila Harris
(202) 224 – 3553
Senator Diane Feinstein
(202) 224-3841
UU Class Conversation Workshop
Saturday, February 10, 2018
10:00-4:30 p.m.
UU Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson St., Kensington CA
Refreshments and registration open at 9:30 a.m.
Workshop includes lunch (vegan and gluten-free options provided)
Childcare available if requested in advance
Tickets sliding scale $20-50
(No one turned away for lack of funds)
World InterFaith Harmony Day – Saturday, February 3 @ 1 pm, Niles Discovery Church, 36600 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA.
In 2010 the United Nations established “World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all peoples regardless of their faith.” In that spirit we have organized a meet up where we can all talk about and share our faith traditions in the spirit of openness. You are welcome to bring ethnic finger food to share.
UUA Pacific Western Region Conference
is coming on April 27 to 29 in Portland Oregon Follow this link for details!
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UU Mental Health Blog Created
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blog has been created to be a beacon for education about mental health in order to remove stereotypes and prejudice and to promote understanding and justice within Unitarian Universalism and beyond. It is a joint project of the EqUUal Access Mental Health Caucus and the mental health community ministry of Rev. Barbara F. Meyers. Access it and sign up to follow the blog at: UUMentalHealth.org
Rev. Barbara F. Meyers
Affiliated Community Minister
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Small Group Ministry Sign Ups Start this Sunday
SGM are small, 8-10 people, groups which use discussion topics to expand their ministry. The groups are keep small to allow member to relate on a more intentional level and to be present with one another. SGM works to
increase the depth of relationship that comes from meeting over time, willingness and ability to listen without comment or advice, to learn from others, and to share from the soul. The topics work to focus on meaning and significance, rather than details, information or outcome.
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20’s and 30’s Lunch Social
Join us on January 28th at noon for a lunch social after the service. This is a great way to meet other UUs and to connect with like-minded people. We would like to create a space for people to connect with others
in the congregation who share the challenges and joys of being a young adult UU. We will primarily be a social networking group, but we would also like to explore participation in outreach activities and have events designed to support the spiritual needs of our members. Any young adult, married or single, is welcome to join.
JeKaren Olaoya
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UU in America: Learning Opportunities
On March 11, from 12 noon to 2 pm, members of our congregation and the larger community are invited to hear Rev. Dr. John Buehrens discuss the subject of his newest book. The title of his presentation is “The Transcendentalists: What You Didn’t Know That You Didn’t Know About Them.”
Rev. Dr. John Buehrens was president of the UUA from 1994 through 2001 and has authored many books.
This presentation will take place in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church, down the driveway. No sign up necessary.
On March 4, from 12 noon to 1:30, in Cole Hall, Rev Benson will present a general overview of Unitarian Universalism in America.
If you haven’t had an opportunity in the past, please feel free to sign up. Email Linda Messia at lmessia@yahoo.com.
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Request for Class Proposals – Adult Education – Spring 2018
The Adult Education Committee is seeking proposals for classes for the Spring quarter -April through June of 2018. This is an opportunity for you to share what you know with others.
Past topics have included Buddhist meditation, healthy eating, art and spirituality, the Enneagram, Poems, and celebration of the sacred feminine. Classes can vary from one-time events to meeting every week.
How can you submit a proposal? Contact Linda Messia at 510 792-1539 or email her
lmessia@yahoo.com
with your course information. Please submit your proposal no later than February 7th. Thank you!
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Mission Peak UU | 2950 Washington Blvd Fremont CA | 510.252.1477 | missionpeakuu.org
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