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First Unitarian
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Society of San Francisco
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San
Francisco's Home for the Liberal Spirit Welcomes You!
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Are you curious about what goes on at the
Unitarian Universalist Church and Center? Join us any Sunday for a look
inside this beautiful building and the amazing programs you'll find
here.
Worship at 11am
offers live music and lively topics that will engage your heart and
your mind. Begin your Sunday with a breakfast buffet, engaging speakers, and interesting discussions at the Sunday Morning Forum at 9:30am. At our sociable coffee hour you can talk to members about
activities from Art to Zen.
Other religious groups meet here, too. First United Lutheran, Sunday
Afternoon Fellowship and Insight
Meditation Community
all welcome visitors of every age, ethnicity and gender identification.
If you are looking for a place where you can explore your spirituality
without fear of being told exactly what to believe, you are home.
Going
on in our Church Community
See our monthly newsletter
to learn about special events and activities. Checkout the weekly electronic newsletter The Flame (below) for what's coming up in the next 7 days.
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published Friday, March 12, 2010
Greetings!
Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday at 2 am.
Turn your clocks forward Saturday night when
you go to bed!
Don't be Standard (or late!) on Sunday.
Let's be a Church On Purpose
Sunday at 11 in the Church Sanctuary
service conducted by
Rev. Gregory L. Stewart
We continue our exploration of the nature of
the Church and, in particular, our church as
a redemptive community of radical inclusion,
one that maps it future through its past, and
that charts it coordinates with an abiding
trust in its members.
Given that the Church is always one
generation away from extinction, it is time
to ask some tough questions. What would
happen if our Society closed its doors and
ceased its ministries tomorrow? Would
anybody notice? Would we be missed?
For most houses of worship, the answer
depends on the extent to which its
congregation knows, understands, and live out
its purpose.
For the past four years you and I have been
discerning our shared mission and vision for
Unitarian Universalism in San Francisco. How
will we know if we've gotten it right, and is
it okay if we haven't? This Sunday we'll
explore how we can define and refine our
purpose as the City's beacon of liberal
religious faith.
Joining me on the Chancel will be Pastoral
Care Minister Rev. Fred Rabidoux,
Ministerial Intern Joel
Gilbertson-White, Director of Lifespan
Faith Development Betty Skwarek, and
Worship Associates Lindasusan Ulrich
and Antonia Porter.
The choir and bell choir will minister in
music.
If you know someone who is looking for a
vibrant community of liberal faith, please
bring them to church with you this Sunday.
—
Greg
The Wheel of the Year Turns
Sunday at 1 pm
from Betty Skwarek
Director of Lifespan Faith Development
Want to learn more about the major holidays
in the Pagan year? In "Wheel of the Year: The
Eight Pagan Holidays" Lifespan Faith
Development participants explore Paganism
based on the traditions of these holidays.
Sunday's class will focus on Spring, the
Vernal Equinox. Class leader Nancy
Buffum is a founding member of the the
Society's Pagan Interest Circle (PICT) and
has led or co-led many Pagan rituals and
classes over the past 15 years. She has
studied with and is active in the Bay
Area-based Reclaiming Tradition.
The class fee is $5, and scholarships are
available. Drop-ins are welcomed, but to
register and for more information, call Betty
at 776-4580.
For the Bible Tells Me So
Lavender Bible Flicks Series Screens Movie in the Murdock Room at 1 pm
For the Bible
Tells Me So explores the
intersection between religion and
homosexuality in the U.S. and how the
religious right has used its interpretation
of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
The free showing will start at 1 pm
Sunday.
The movie "confronts with whimsy and hellfire
the clash between religion and
homosexuality," in the language of New
York Magazine.
The screening will be followed by a
discussion by ministerial intern Joel
Gilbertson-White
You're invited to attend this class without
advanced reservation.
The Mark Sumner Story:
The Greatest Story Ever Sung
Society for Community Work (SCW) Luncheon Program Tuesday (March 16)
from Don Williams
SCW Program Coordinator
Do you know Mark Sumner? Really?
We will learn more from our own Music Man,
Mark Sumner, at SCW's March 16th program.
Who better to tell the Mark Sumner story?
Sign-ups for the catered lunch will be
accepted at the SCW table
during coffee hour or call Christine
Patch-Lindsay at (415) 564-3108 by Sunday
evening
to make your reservation.
Tuesday's
Events
11:00 Business Meeting
11:30 Socializing
Noon Catered Lunch ($7-12)
1:00 Dr. Mark Sumner
Good and Welfare
Rev Fred Rabidoux will be having foot
surgery a week from today (March 19) and is
looking
for people who might be available to walk his
English sheep dog for the week following the
surgery. Rev. Rabidoux lives in the 300
block of Larkin St. at McAllister, and
walking the dog across thee street at Civic
Center Park is very convenient. If you can
help, please call him at home at 552-2345.
Our Society donated space last weekend for
the Vibo
Music Center to perform a Relief Concert
for Haiti . $1,250 was raised for the
humanitarian efforts.
Sharron Evans Displays Her Art
New Show in the Kings Gallery Starts Sunday
Sharron Evans, artist, illustrator,
instructor, graphic designer, and consultant,
is showing a selection of her work in the Kings
Galleries beginning Sunday.
She draws much of the inspiration for her
artwork from the varied environment and
diverse population of the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Her work encompasses a wide range of moods
and subject matter - it may be realistic,
serious, humorous, richly decorative, or
conceptual and abstract.
Sharron's show includes drawings, etchings,
and water colors. It continues through April
18th, and there will be an artist's reception
April 11th.
Members Elect Denominational Representatives
from Matt Fuller, Moderator
At last Sunday's voting congregational
meeting, the following delegates were elected
(in no particular order):
General Assembly
Delegates:
Leslie Bader, Julia Wald, Jim Barnett,
Eric Langhirt, Alison Rittger, Liz Cormier,
Amy Kelly, Millie Phillips, Laura
Gilmore, and John Klopacz
Alternates:
LindaSusan Ulrich and Stephen
Schwichow
Pacific Central
District Delegates:
Stephen Schwichow, Millie Phillips, Jim
Barnett, Brendan O'Brine, and Eric
Langhirt
Alternates:
Carla Kincaid-Yoshikawa and Diane
Saylor
Congratulations to all those who were
elected! The Board would like to thank all of
the candidates willing to stand for election,
as well as the Nominating Committee for their
hard work in recruiting members to stand for
election!
Credo on Massage
from Worship
Associate Alison Rittger
During the February 28th service, Alison told
us about her experience with massage as a
metaphor for talking and thinking about
relationships. She shares her credo
in the link below.
Rev. Peter Morales Helps the Legislative Ministry
from Sonnie Willis
Rev. Peter Morales, President of the
Unitarian Universalist Association of
Congregations (UUA) headlined the fundraising
event held at the church last Friday. Rev.
Morales is pictured at left.
The Unitarian Universalist Legislative
Ministry California (UULMCA) reported that
they raised $11,000 at the dinner which was
catered by Andrea Jorgensen and the Faithful
Fools. Linda Harris coordinated the
event for the Society.
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