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Future Dates

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February 7, Sunday, 6-8 pm - Eckhart Tolle Class Starts
Convenor: Jenny Kassan

Jenny Kassan, a long-time practitioner of Mindfulness Meditation, will teach a class on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth at her home in Fremont on the first and third Sunday evenings. Limited to 10 people. Sign up at church.

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March 2, Tuesday, 7-9 pm - Religions of the World Adult Ed Class
Convenor: Rev. Joy Atkinson

Five sessions will cover: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and indigenous traditions. The class will read the book The World's Religions by Huston Smith, which can be purchased in bookstores or through Amazon. Limited to 12 people. Sign up at church.

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March 5, Saturday, 7:30-9:00 am - Men's Breakfast at FUMC
Convenor: Graham Bell

The men of Mission Peak are invited to the monthly Methodist men's breakfast to be held in Cole Hall (where we have our Sunday services). If you intend to participate in this, please let Jack Mulcahy know by the Thursday evening before, so he can inform the cook how much food to buy. The expense is divided among those who attend, and works out to be about $3 for the meal.

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March 5, Saturday, 9-11 am - Monthly Grounds Upkeep
Convenor: Graham Bell

The first Saturday of each month, at 9 a.m., anyone who is willing and able (men, women, youth), no advance notice needed, can participate in the grounds keeping work for the whole campus of the First United Methodist Church, as well as cleaning and maintenance for Cole Hall.

If you love flowers, grass and trees, but hate weeds, trash and litter, this is for you. We've been doing this for a few months now, and newcomers are welcome to join in. Spend a couple of hours and you will be greatly appreciated. The Methodists have a high sense of stewardship of the land and its piece of nature, and invite us to share this.

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March 13, Saturday, 10-2 pm - Images of the Divine Feminine
Convenor: Jackie Porter

Jackie Porter and her colleague, Brenda Jacklin, are offering a one-day Caravan Women workshop to explore the images of the divine feminine. As Merlin Stone says, "At the very dawn of creation, God was a woman. Do you remember?" This workshop will reintroduce us to that which resides in our soul waiting for just this opportunity to reveal itself. Join us for this remarkable event.

The myth of the Goddess is the oldest myth we know, yet today the Goddess seems to have disappeared. Jackie and Brenda have gathered images of the Divine Feminine from the earliest Paleolithic times down to the present images of Mary. In this workshop we will have an opportunity to observe these images and see how they resonate with us and what they still hold for us today. Our individual souls contain many different archetypal powers which still behave much like the old goddesses. Jackie and Brenda hope it will be helpful to contemplate these images of the Divine and perhaps find the particular power or image which most resonates with each of us. These archetypal powers can be related to imaginatively as particular images of the unknown essence, and hopefully we will find these helpful as we navigate our everyday life.

Please let us know your interest and we'll let you know where. RSVP to Jackie Porter or Karen McVey.

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March 14, Sunday, 11:30-1 pm - Inquirer's Class
Convenor: Rev. Joy Atkinson

This class is for newcomers interested in membership and anyone who is interested in learning about Unitarian Universalism. Class will start shortly after the end of the morning service and run one and a half hours. Snacks will be served. Child care will be available if requested ahead of time.

If interested, please contact Joy at minister at mpuuc.org or the church office at 510-252-1477.

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March 14, Sunday 11:30-1 pm - Community Garden Work
Convenor: Jen King

We've stripped out the old garden next to Cole Hall, strung the outline for the new, rototilled, and built fencing. Now it's time to build, fill, and compost raised beds, and also put in irrigation.

Bring work gloves, rakes, hoes, wheelbarrows, shovels, brown bag lunch and enthusiasm and join us after the service.

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March 21, Sunday, 11:30 - 1 pm - Denominational Affairs Committee Organizes
Convenor: Rev. Barbara Meyers

At its December Board meeting, the MPUUC Board approved a proposal by Rev. Barbara Meyers to start a Denominational Affairs Committee at our congregation. The purpose of the committee would be to raise and maintain the congregation's connectedness to the larger UUA movement within the Pacific Central District and nationally. The major tasks of the committee will be to communicate to the congregation regularly about district and national UUA events and initiatives, to organize participation in General Assembly and District Assembly including any issues that are coming up, and to facilitate participating in denominational funding initiatives.

In the first two years, we will focus on identifying General Assembly and District Assembly attendees and understanding the issues they will consider. The committee will be fully up and running in 2 years. There will be a meeting on Sunday, March 21, after the morning service for people who are interested in participating to get together. If you are interested in this committee but can't attend the meeting, please contact Rev. Barbara Meyers at com underscore minister at mpuuc.org.

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April 3, Saturday, 7:30-9:00 am - Men's Breakfast at FUMC
Convenor: Graham Bell

The men of Mission Peak are invited to the monthly Methodist men's breakfast to be held in Cole Hall (where we have our Sunday services). If you intend to participate in this, please let Jack Mulcahy know by the Thursday evening before, so he can inform the cook how much food to buy. The expense is divided among those who attend, and works out to be about $3 for the meal.

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April 3, Saturday, 9-11 am - Monthly Grounds Upkeep
Convenor: Graham Bell

The first Saturday of each month, at 9 a.m., anyone who is willing and able (men, women, youth), no advance notice needed, can participate in the grounds keeping work for the whole campus of the First United Methodist Church, as well as cleaning and maintenance for Cole Hall.

If you love flowers, grass and trees, but hate weeds, trash and litter, this is for you. We've been doing this for a few months now, and newcomers are welcome to join in. Spend a couple of hours and you will be greatly appreciated. The Methodists have a high sense of stewardship of the land and its piece of nature, and invite us to share this.

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April 10, 17 and May 15, Saturdays, time TBD - Variation of a Rosary
Convenor: Karen McVey

This three-part class will be held on Saturdays April 10, April 17 and May 15. Guys and Gals! Make a beaded bracelet or strand for meditation, comfort, prayer, fidgeting, gratitude, forgiveness, remembrance or any other purpose. Karen McVey will guide you to your own personal creation. There will be two classes each, 2 hours long, with an optional third for any finishing to be done.

The first class will include an introduction to the process, an examination of beads available to use from Karen's extensive collection, followed by a trip to the bead store so you can purchase any additional charms, beads, crystals, and bells you may want to add to your bracelet or strand. Findings (beading supplies) and miscellaneous filler beads are provided. No beading experience necessary. This class is $5 per person and is limited to 8 people.

Sign up with Michealle Havenhill Jackie Porter.

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April 11, Sunday, 11:30-1 pm - Inquirer's Class
Convenor: Rev. Joy Atkinson

This class is for newcomers interested in membership and anyone who is interested in learning about Unitarian Universalism. Class will start shortly after the end of the morning service and run one and a half hours. Snacks will be served. Child care will be available if requested ahead of time.

If interested, please contact Joy at minister at mpuuc.org or the church office at 510-252-1477.

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This will be a festive day for the whole congregation complete with a blessing of the garden, activities for the kids, food, music, and LOTS of celebrating as a community. Please plan on joining us!

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April 17, May 1, 15, June 12, 27, 10 am - 12:30 - Local Foods
Convenor: Michael Joss

Fight global warming, improve your health, and stimulate the local economy. Teens are welcome. Don't expect teaching. We will figure out together how to feed ourselves with local organic foods and change the world as we do it. The class is limited to 12 people except for May 15 & June 27, when everyone is invited.

April 17 (Saturday) - Local foods. We will inventory what we eat and where it comes from. We will meet at Michael's front and backyard veggie garden.

May 1 (Saturday) - Local food production for busy families. Ongoing harvesting, preparing fast local food, canning, freezing, and baking, at Michael's house.

May 15 (Saturday) - Go shopping with the bike. We'll visit a farmers market, Trader Joe's, and a big box grocery. We will review products for locality, freshness and earth-friendly packaging.

June 12 (Saturday) - Local milk products. We'll make crème fraiche and cheese, compare veggies versus local meats, chickens, herbs, reach out to local producers. Location to be determined.

June 27 (Sunday) - Sustainability party. In the kitchen after church we will demo local foods and sell grilled veggie wraps, make garden pizzas, with cooking and baking demos, and talking. Vinnie Bacon will talk about local politics and what we can do.

Sign up with Michealle Havenhill Jackie Porter.

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April 25, Sunday, 12 3-4 pm - Sunday Salon
Convenors: Jen King and Drew Wilson

It's that time again everyone! Time to get your act together - your act for the Sunday Salon, that is. The Sunday Salon is a chance for Mission Peak members and friends to showcase their talents.

Do you sing? Play an instrument? Dance? Read poetry? Tell jokes? Paint? Take photographs? Weave? Whatever you do to feed your inner artist, if you want to share it with us, we want to experience it.

We're giving you a heads-up so you can start working on whatever it is that you want to share. Sign-ups will start mid-March and tickets will go on sale in April. We hope that many of you will choose to participate.

We look forward to a fun and festive afternoon of artistry and inspiration (and also a little goofyness if we're lucky! :-)). If you have any questions, please contact Jen King or Drew Wilson.

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April 17, Saturday, 9 am - 2 pm - Caravan Women Hike Mission Peak
Convenor: Lorna Jaynes

Caravan Women invites the women of Mission peak to hike Mission Peak. We’ll start out between 9 and 10 in the morning. Rain will force a reschedule but stay in shape. The sun will shine soon enough and we’ll be off.

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May 2, Sunday, 12 noon - 2 pm - Caravan Women Enjoy High Tea
Convenor: Jen King

Caravan Women invites the women of Mission Peak to Jen King's home to enjoy High Tea. Consider this a luncheon and feel free to bring something to share but know that there will be plenty of goodies for all.

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June 18-20, Friday to Sunday - Annual Camping Trip
Convenor: Laurie Fiatal

The annual Mission Peak camping trip will be held June 18-20 at George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area in the San Joaquin Valley. The tree-filled park borders on the Merced River and offers fishing and swimming.

The campsite can accommodate 40 people and the cost is $8 per person. Payments must be made when you make your reservation, and all payments are non-refundable. Please contact Laurie Fiatal if you are interested in attending, or if you would like more information.

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