UUP 2008

Events and moments from the life of The Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma, 2008.

On January 6, we took our annual UUP photo right after the Sunday service.

We held a "Happy Worth Day" all-congregation potluck on Saturday, January 12, celebrating the inherent worth and dignity of every person (our first UU principle). Rev. Ben led us in a great round of activities, songs, and stories.

Our service on Chinese New Year included a dragon parade, featuring a dragon made by our kids in their Religious Education classes that day.

On March 2, Rev. Ben acted out a parable with six girls playing the roles of the princesses entrusted with a single grain of rice each while their father took a trip.

March 15 saw a kite-flying get-together at Ragle Park in Sebastopol, with kids and adults enjoying the outdoors.

On April 19, members of UUP's Men's Group joined in the all-comuunity Rebuilding Together effort.

The weekend of April 25-27 saw several UUP members and youth attend our Pacific Central District Assembly in Fremont.

Flower Communion took place on May 4, with a well-attended intergenerational service characterized by one attendee as "magical."

Our annual all-congregation retreat over Memorial Day weekend saw us at Four Springs Retreat Center in Lake County for the fifth straight year. We relaxed, sang, ate, worshipped, planned, and mostly played together for a wonderful three days.

On June 1, we had a worship service entitled "St. Stephen With a Rose: Ritual, Rapture, and the Grateful Dead Experience." UUP member Mary Goodenough spoke, and David Gans led the singing. We decked the place out in tie-dye and roses.

Our annual Day of the Dead interegenerational service took place on November 2--a mvoing demonstration of the power of a community.

Following the Day of the Dead service, 15 UUP members joined a visibility action against Proposition 8, the ballot measure to revoke the right of same sex couples to marry.

On November 9, UUP participated, along with the congregations from Napa, Marin, and Santa Rosa, at a "revival" service held at the Santa Rosa church. Our Larking About singing group joined in with a 40-plus voice choir for renditions of "Siyahamba," "This Land is Your Land," and other songs. Over 300 people were in attendance.

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items are from between 06 Jan 2008 & 21 Apr 2008.