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First Unitarian Universalist
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1187 Franklin Street at Geary
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San
Francisco's Home for the Liberal Spirit Welcomes You!
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Worship at
the First Unitarian Universalist Church
Sundays at 11 am
Religious Education for Youth
See the San Francisco Flame newsletter
below
for RE schedule
Upcoming This Week - see our weekly e-newsletter The Flame below for a description of each week's Sunday service, RE program, Forum, and other highlights of our church week. Published every Friday morning.
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. View the upcoming Calendar of Forum Speakers. At our sociable coffee hour you can talk to members about
activities from Art to Zen.
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. Check out our weekly e-newsletter The Flame (below) for what's coming up in the next 7 days.
UUSF Small Group Ministry (SGM) is Now Accepting Applications
Our Small Group Ministry web site is currently under construction. We will have resources and more information about the group soon. In the meantime you can contact us with questions at sgm@uusf.org and download SGM Information and Signup form. |
From Our Community Scrapbook
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Greetings!
 San Francisco's annual moving block party, the Bay to Breakers race, will be run Sunday morning. There will be lots of streets closed ( see list) and getting around the City will require inventiveness and patience. Please give yourself plenty of time to get to church! |
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Truth is Biography
| Sunday at 11 am in the Church Sanctuary
service conducted by the Rev. Joel Scholefield
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Rev. Joel Scholefield will share memories of growing up in the long-ago-sold church parsonage in Pacific Heights.
Joel is an award-winning elementary school in Berkeley; despite doing it for 20 years, teaching is his second career. During his first career, Joel served Unitarian Universalist congregations in Indiana, New York, and California.
Ministering in music will be Shawna Spiteri on the 34-string Sandpiper lever harp, Composer, Vocalist, and Songwriter Chris Waltz, and pianist David Jones. Kate Offer will be Song Leader, and Rev. John Young will be the worship associate.
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| Vegetarian Spirituality and Awareness of Factory Farming | Breakfast Forum Sunday at 9:30 in the Martin Luther King Room
from Karen Melander-Magoon |
 Katie Cantrell, who founded The Factory Farming Awareness Coalition in 2010, will talk to the Forum about factory farming.
Katie was inspired by Jonathan Safran Foer's book, Eating Animals, which introduces readers to the many facets of life that industrial animal agriculture touches.
By exposing people to the impact of their food, Katie seeks to empower the public to make informed, conscious, food choices. Every meal you eat can be a powerful form of activism.
Please come to the Martin Luther King room at 9:15 to gather informally and discuss current events before breakfast ($3 fee to cover expenses) and the program at 9:30, followed by QA. See the calendar for upcoming Forums.
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Society for Community Work Luncheon and Program
| Special SUNDAY Schedule -- Starts after the Worship Service
from Nan Parks McCarthy
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Bill Klingelhoffer Co-Principal French Horn of San Francisco Opera Orchestra and a member of the Ballet Orchestra is the Society for Community Work's (SCW's) guest at a 1 pm program Sunday. Bill will follow the SCW luncheon which will start in the Thomas Starr King room after the worship service.
The 1 pm program is free, and the SCW offers the lunch for $10 - $15 on a sliding scale. Reserve now for the best seats and to ensure lunch availability. Call Valerie Heine at 415.387.6485 or reserve online.
The lunch and program are open to everyone. SCW members are invited to remain after Bill's appearance for the annual members' voting meeting.
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Come for the Budget. Stay for the Future Ministry.
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from Stan Hartzell, Secretary, Board of Trustees
You are invited to a town hall meeting immediately following the worship service Sunday where the Society's proposed budget will be discussed. The Board-recommended budget was first released on May 5 and is available online. In addition, there will be a discussion of expenditures for the current fiscal year.
Amendments to the budget must be submitted by 12 noon May 26, and the Membership will vote on budget June 2.
After the discussion on the budget, the Board of Trustees will engage members in options for moving ahead with the Society's future ministry.
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| Last Chance to Register for the All Church Retreat | Deadline to Sign Up is Sunday!
from Linda Enger
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Sunday is the last chance to register for the All Church Retreat. Don't miss this opportunity for a relaxing Memorial Day weekend in the Redwoods.
The weekend will begin with lunch on Saturday and will end after breakfast on Monday.
You will enjoy the peace and tranquility of the site and the company of fellow Society members and friends.
Sing in the camp choir, go for hike, swim in one of two pools, play a board game, start up a soccer game, star in the talent show, or just engage in a great conversation.
Families are welcome - children have a great time - but not everyone brings children - it is clearly not a requirement.
You can do as much or as little as you want to, and your meals will be prepared for you.
Come to the All Church Retreat table after church to register or register online. For questions, call Linda Enger at 650 678-3800.
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Elmer Owens Remembered
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Elmer Owens will be remembered at a gathering on Sunday at 2:30 pm in the Martin Luther King Room.
Elmer requested that there be no formal service, and the gathering will be for friends to share their memories and reflections.
If you wish to help with the reception, please contact Luanne Schulte at 415.642.1969 or by email. |
| Reliving the Celebration! | |
from the Rev. Alyson Jacks, Interim Director of Religious Education
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 The Society celebrated the completion of the K-12 Religious Education Program last Sunday with lots of good cheer.
Thanks again to all the wonderful teachers, and here's wishes to everyone for a great summer break.
Volunteers are still being signed up for next year's program, particularly for the middle-school (6th-7th) class. Email Rev. Jacks if you want to learn more about volunteering, or call her at the church, 415-776-4580, ext. 232.
Childcare will be available through the summer for infants up to age five. Children five and older are welcome to join their parents for the worship service.
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See The Health Care Movie for Free!
| Documentary Shown Thursday (May 23) at 7 pm in the Martin Luther King Room
from Dolores Priem
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The Unitarian Universalists for Peace - San Francisco invite you to a free screening of The Healthcare Move, a 65-minute documentary narrated by Kiefer Sutherland.
Consider how Canada, the United States' close neighbor to the north, is a capitalist nation. English is one of its major languages, and its culture, life style, ethnic diversity, and general standard of living are similar to those of the United States. Yet Canada differs from the US in one fundamental respect: it has universal, publicly-funded healthcare. How did this come about? What are the challenges to maintaining and improving Canada's health care system today, and what are the implications for California and the US?
Following the screening there will be a brief presentation by Barbara Commins, a Registered Nurse, who has been active with the Bay Area single-payer movement.
Snacks and tea will be served.
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Good and Welfare
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Thank you to Interim Senior Minister Rev. Stephen Furrer for sharing an early picture of his first grandson, Asher Furrer Siskind.
Asher's May 9th birth was announced last week before any photographs had arrived. Asher is shown here in his dad's arms.
Additional congratulations to Rev. Furrer on the birth of his brother's first child, a boy, Tuesday evening.
Welcome to two new members of the Furrer family!
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