Committees
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This meeting will take place virtually put on by Eduardo Pretell. Please see him for details

The UUFRC Mens Group meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

This meeting occurs the 1st Tuesday of every month.

contact Marina Rose if interested in joining us.

Marina@MarinaJRose.com

This Group will meet the first Tuesday of each month facilitated by Elizabeth Chitouras.

Current class is full. Please contact Julia Mogilev at learningjourney@uufrc.org if you are interested in taking it in the future. 

This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are; supports understanding of non-binary identities (such as genderqueer, agender, and Two-Spirit); and employs a deeply intersectional approach.

Topics include: Introduction to Beloved Community, Welcome as a Spiritual Practice. Gender and Our Faith Community, Unpacking the Gender Binary, Trans Experience and Spirituality, The Role of Culture in Trans Exclusion, Creating Culture Shift.

This is a course developed by Transforming Hearts. Susie Idzik will host the course and lead discussions.

Monthly YAF Committee Meeting to discuss child, youth, and family programming each 2nd Wednesday.

This meeting will take place via a private Zoom thru September’s meeting then offsite.  Please see Kaye for details.

Fools Mission is a consciousness-raising ministry of supportive companionship and hope. Fools Mission deliberately builds solidarity, friendship, and community among people from all walks of life, including all levels of access to wealth and privilege. To learn more, please drop by or contact the organizer.

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The Grades 4th-8th class will be based on the Brave New World Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum created by the Choose Love Movement to help students re-entering school this fall after pandemic disruptions. Topics covered include: post traumatic growth, growth mindset, self awareness, self regulation, and mindfulness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the front lawn by the Wayside Pulpit sign on Brewster street. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

Classes will be held every Sunday through December 19, 10:30 am to 11:30 am. No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The grades PreK to 3rd class will be based on a new UU curriculum from the Soul Matters Sharing Circle that uses picture books to teach UU Values and universal virtues such as love, hope, gratitude and inclusiveness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the UUFRC playground on the north side of the building. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. Enter through the Brewster Street side gate to the playground area. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

Hello UUFRC Newcomer,
Are you UU curious? Have you attended a service and wonder what we are all about? Every second Sunday, after the virtual coffee half hour, the Connections Coordinator, Jen Gill, will hold a Newcomer Welcome Circle for anyone who has questions about our beliefs, our faith, what we do at UUFRC, etc. Come on in, we welcome you!

The Book Discussion Group meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 for a lively talk about their reading. Books are chosen by member consensus – both fiction and nonfiction, usually current but not always.  Everyone is welcome to join throughout the year; We hope to see you there.

For information about what we are reading now, see the Book Discussion Group page.

Covid-19 Taskforce 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Meeting, Tuesday, 12/14, 7:00 PM, Virtual Meeting, Contact Polly Ragusa (pollyragusa@gmail.com)

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Current class is full. Please contact Julia Mogilev at learningjourney@uufrc.org if you are interested in taking it in the future. 

This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are; supports understanding of non-binary identities (such as genderqueer, agender, and Two-Spirit); and employs a deeply intersectional approach.

Topics include: Introduction to Beloved Community, Welcome as a Spiritual Practice. Gender and Our Faith Community, Unpacking the Gender Binary, Trans Experience and Spirituality, The Role of Culture in Trans Exclusion, Creating Culture Shift.

This is a course developed by Transforming Hearts. Susie Idzik will host the course and lead discussions.

We are one of the longest continuous writers groups at UUFRC and will continue to meet over Zoom until the COVID shelter-in-place are fully removed.

The high-level purpose of the task force is to envision the future direction of the programming for children, youth and families at UUFRC.

A Covenant Group commits to meet regularly to build close relationships through the sharing of personal joys and sorrows and discussing selected topics.

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The Grades 4th-8th class will be based on the Brave New World Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum created by the Choose Love Movement to help students re-entering school this fall after pandemic disruptions. Topics covered include: post traumatic growth, growth mindset, self awareness, self regulation, and mindfulness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the front lawn by the Wayside Pulpit sign on Brewster street. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

Classes will be held every Sunday through December 19, 10:30 am to 11:30 am. No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The grades PreK to 3rd class will be based on a new UU curriculum from the Soul Matters Sharing Circle that uses picture books to teach UU Values and universal virtues such as love, hope, gratitude and inclusiveness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the UUFRC playground on the north side of the building. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. Enter through the Brewster Street side gate to the playground area. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

This meeting will take place virtually put on by Eduardo Pretell. Please see him for details

The UUFRC Mens Group meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

contact Marina Rose if interested in joining us.

Marina@MarinaJRose.com

Fossil Free Mid-Peninsula, Wednesday, 12/22, 7:00 PM, Virtual Meeting, Contact Carol Cross (cross0828@yahoo.com)

Monthly meeting will take place via Zoom.

Christmas Eve service

Food is delivered by Second Harvest Food Bank, distributed by many volunteers to many more recipients

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The Grades 4th-8th class will be based on the Brave New World Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum created by the Choose Love Movement to help students re-entering school this fall after pandemic disruptions. Topics covered include: post traumatic growth, growth mindset, self awareness, self regulation, and mindfulness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the front lawn by the Wayside Pulpit sign on Brewster street. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

Classes will be held every Sunday through December 19, 10:30 am to 11:30 am. No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The grades PreK to 3rd class will be based on a new UU curriculum from the Soul Matters Sharing Circle that uses picture books to teach UU Values and universal virtues such as love, hope, gratitude and inclusiveness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the UUFRC playground on the north side of the building. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. Enter through the Brewster Street side gate to the playground area. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

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2021-2022 Board Members:

President: Chris Stovall
Vice President: Rob Davis
Recording Secretary: Jeanne De Shazo
Corresponding Secretary: Polly Ragusa
Treasurer: Dick Edminister
Trustee at Large: Peter Hartzell
Trustee at Large: Tovis Page

Program Council Governance Liaison: Rob Davis
Personnel Liaison: Peter Hartzell
OGNS Contact: Tovis Page
Compliance Oficer: Dick Edminister

RE Task Force: Tovis Page (board member)
Covid Task Force: Polly Ragusa (facilitator)
Strategic Plan Task Force: Polly Ragusa (facilitator) and Peter Hartzell (board member)

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The Grades 4th-8th class will be based on the Brave New World Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum created by the Choose Love Movement to help students re-entering school this fall after pandemic disruptions. Topics covered include: post traumatic growth, growth mindset, self awareness, self regulation, and mindfulness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the front lawn by the Wayside Pulpit sign on Brewster street. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

Classes will be held every Sunday through December 19, 10:30 am to 11:30 am. No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

With the desire to create as healthy an environment as possible for all participants, Children and Youth Religious Education (RE) will be outside this fall. RE will celebrate being back together as a community, teach UU Identity and Values, and provide time for relationship building and having fun.

The grades PreK to 3rd class will be based on a new UU curriculum from the Soul Matters Sharing Circle that uses picture books to teach UU Values and universal virtues such as love, hope, gratitude and inclusiveness. The October 31 class will celebrate Halloween. December classes will have Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Christmas themes.

Their outdoor classroom is the UUFRC playground on the north side of the building. Please drop your kids off before going into the sanctuary. Enter through the Brewster Street side gate to the playground area. New this fall, we’re asking you to sign your children in and out at their outdoor classroom space.

No classes will be held on November 21 and 28 due to Thanksgiving break. No Classes will be held December 26 and January 2 due to Winter break.

Class will be canceled when a 60% or greater chance of rain is forecast for 10:30-11:30 am or if the AQI is 101 or above (orange or higher) at 8:00 a.m. that morning.

The Social Action Committee is a place everyone is welcome to get involved. Our issues of focus are Immigrant Rights, Protecting Democracy, Climate Change, and Local Criminal Justice Reform.

NOTE:  The Social Action Committee is going to try to host hybrid meetings. We have several members who prefer to attend via Zoom.

This meeting will take place virtually put on by Eduardo Pretell. Please see him for details

The UUFRC Mens Group meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

This meeting occurs the 1st Tuesday of every month.

contact Marina Rose if interested in joining us.

Marina@MarinaJRose.com

This Group will meet the first Tuesday of each month facilitated by Elizabeth Chitouras.

The high-level purpose of the task force is to envision the future direction of the programming for children, youth and families at UUFRC.

This meeting will take place via a private Zoom.  Please see Susan for details.

San Francisco Peninsula People Power (SFPPP), a non-partisan, grassroots civil rights organization covering San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, was organized as a result of a nationwide event by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in March 2017 to encourage volunteers to help build and strengthen local communities in affirming our American values of respect, equality, and solidarity.  We meet monthly on the first Thursday.  All are welcome.

Sponsored by Social Action Committee.

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

Hello UUFRC Newcomer,
Are you UU curious? Have you attended a service and wonder what we are all about? Every second Sunday, after the virtual coffee half hour, the Connections Coordinator, Jen Gill, will hold a Newcomer Welcome Circle for anyone who has questions about our beliefs, our faith, what we do at UUFRC, etc. Come on in, we welcome you!

The Book Discussion Group meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 for a lively talk about their reading. Books are chosen by member consensus – both fiction and nonfiction, usually current but not always.  Everyone is welcome to join throughout the year; We hope to see you there.

For information about what we are reading now, see the Book Discussion Group page.

Covid-19 Taskforce 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Meeting, Tuesday, 01/11, 7:00 PM, Virtual Meeting, Contact Polly Ragusa (pollyragusa@gmail.com)

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We are one of the longest continuous writers groups at UUFRC and will continue to meet over Zoom until the COVID shelter-in-place are fully removed.

Monthly YAF Committee Meeting to discuss child, youth, and family programming each 2nd Wednesday.

This meeting will take place via a private Zoom thru September’s meeting then offsite.  Please see Kaye for details.

Fools Mission is a consciousness-raising ministry of supportive companionship and hope. Fools Mission deliberately builds solidarity, friendship, and community among people from all walks of life, including all levels of access to wealth and privilege. To learn more, please drop by or contact the organizer.

A Covenant Group commits to meet regularly to build close relationships through the sharing of personal joys and sorrows and discussing selected topics.

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

This meeting will take place virtually put on by Eduardo Pretell. Please see him for details

The UUFRC Mens Group meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

contact Marina Rose if interested in joining us.

Marina@MarinaJRose.com

The high-level purpose of the task force is to envision the future direction of the programming for children, youth and families at UUFRC.

Kiss the Ground movie, Friday, 01/21, 6:30 PM, Sanctuary, Contact Kaye Bonney (kayebonney@yahoo.com)

Food Distribution, Saturday, 01/22, 7:15 AM, Offsite/Other: Location listed in description, Contact John Anning (anning.john@gmail.com)

Food is delivered by Second Harvest Food Bank, distributed by many volunteers to many more recipients

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

4th Sunday Spiritual Circle, Sunday, 01/23, 5:00 PM, Virtual Meeting, Contact Kaye Bonney (kayebonney51@gmail.com)

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2021-2022 Board Members:

President: Chris Stovall
Vice President: Rob Davis
Recording Secretary: Jeanne De Shazo
Corresponding Secretary: Polly Ragusa
Treasurer: Dick Edminister
Trustee at Large: Peter Hartzell
Trustee at Large: Tovis Page

Program Council Governance Liaison: Rob Davis
Personnel Liaison: Peter Hartzell
OGNS Contact: Tovis Page
Compliance Oficer: Dick Edminister

RE Task Force: Tovis Page (board member)
Covid Task Force: Polly Ragusa (facilitator)
Strategic Plan Task Force: Polly Ragusa (facilitator) and Peter Hartzell (board member)

Monthly meeting will take place via Zoom.

Rehearsal for Sunday’s Worship Service

NOTE:  For the month of September from 9 to noon since we are doing tech training.

This is an Auction Item event.  A gathering of up to 20 UUFRC women to enjoy a movie in the front lounge.   We will ALSO need the use of the kitchen.

Hosts Bev, Jen Gill and Elizabeth Chitouras will be responsible for following Covid protocols and putting the kitchen and front lounge back to Sunday-morning configuration by 10pm.