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First Unitarian Universalist
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of San Francisco
(415) 776-4580
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1187 Franklin Street at Geary
San Francisco, CA 94109
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San Francisco's Home for the Liberal Spirit Welcomes You! |
Worship Service at 11 am every Sunday
The beach. The ball games. The barbeques. The church?
Yes, you can put the church on your list of activities that make a summer complete.
How about Sunday school, one in which the neighborhood is your classroom and some of our neighbors are your classmates? In collaboration with our own Faithful Fools Street Ministry, learners of all ages can make real art in the real world.
Tenderloin families and First Church members join an artist-in-residence from Artseed to create an urban mandala for autumn display throughout the city.
How about Sunday worship, a weekly experience to charge your spiritual batteries or refresh your tired body. Expect surprises!
Expect inspiring preaching and “welcome home” hospitality. Summers in our sanctuary make space for some of the bay area’s finest musicians, too.
This summer, make a joyful noise, stimulate your intellect and nourish your soul.
Come celebrate summer with us! We’ll save you a paintbrush or a seat on the aisle. |
From Our Community Scrapbook
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published Thursday, July 17, 2008
Don't Put Off Being Happy
Sunday, July 20 at 11 am in the Church Sanctuary
service conducted by The Rev. Gregory Stewart
The great French dramatist Jean Anouilh once
observed, "There will always be a lost dog
somewhere that will prevent me from being
happy."
It seems we are always just one step always
from true happiness. Do you ever find
yourself waiting for something "good" to
happen to you? What needs to take place for
you to finally be happy? A new job? Getting
married? Having a child? Retirement?
I believe that achievement alone will never
make us happy but I'll tell you what does.
Don't put it off; your happiness is already
here!
Joining me on the Chancel will be Worship
Associate Alison Rittger and musician
Lisa Sangita Moskow.
— Rev. Greg
Stewart
Asian/Pacific Islanders Gather
Sunday at 1pm at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland
from the Pacific Central District of the
Unitarian Universalist Association of
Congregations
All Unitarian Universalists who
self-identify as Asian/Pacific Islander (API)
are invited for food and fellowship at a
potluck at the First
Unitarian Church of Oakland, on Sunday
from 1-4 pm.
Please email
Karen Eng for more information.
Those interested in joining theAPI Yahoo!
group to stay informed about such events and
other items of interest to the API Unitarian
Universalist community are invited to send an
email to Karin Lin
or to simply go to the
Yahoo! sign-up page.
Good and Welfare
We were saddened to learn of the death of former
Moderator Dore Schwab. Dore died June
1st at the age of 86.
Dore served the Society as Moderator from
1965-1968 and was a Trustee of the William
and Alice Hinckley Fund from 1970 until
earlier this year.
We extend our sympathy to Dore's family and
many friends.
Yelp!
Society Sponsors Ads on User Review Website
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of
San Francisco has started to advertise on the
Yelp. Yelp is a hot way for younger and
Internet-savvy San
Franciscans to check out businesses and
organizations. Users write short reviews,
rate the service, and build up a network of
friends whose opinions they trust.
Yelp approaches organizations which already
have positive reviews and asks them if they
want to pay for enhanced listings and to have
banners suggesting them when users type in
certain searches.
Last month Yelp noticed that the Unitarian
Universalist Church and Center had 10
positive reviews, and they called us. Thanks
to outreach funding from the Hinckley Fund,
we will be a Yelp sponsor for the next six
months.
Board of Trustees, Staff Plan Church Year
photo by Rev. Fred Rabidoux
The 2008-9 Board of Trustees met at Walker
Creek Ranch last week for a weekend-long
planning seminar. A shot of the Society's
leadership team includes:
Participants in the 2008 Board of Trustees
Retreat.
Top left: Treasurer Thad Smith,
Acting Director of Religious Education
Betty Skwarek, Don Williams,
Secretary Claire Weber , Music Director
Dr. Mark Sumner, Stephen
Schwichow, Senior Minister Rev.
Gregory Stewart, Sonnie Willis.
Front
row:
Moderator Jane Park, Mike
McGirr, Ben Bear, Assistant
Moderator Matt Fuller , and Bill
Wise. Board Members not pictured:
Tara Hernandez and Carol Johnson.
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