In celebration of
Independence Day, the church office will be
closed today (Friday, July 3) and the church
and center will be closed Saturday (July
4).
The New Americans
Sunday at 11 in the Church Sanctuary
service conducted by the Rev. Fred Rabidoux
Things are moving quickly in this country and
our leaders are forging ahead.
Are you planning to go along with them? Are
you willing to forge your own way? Where
will the courage come from to deal with all
the changes yet to come?
Join us this Sunday for some help with the
answers.
Joining Rev. Rabidoux on the chancel will be
Yanik Crepeau, worship associate, and
Dr. Mark Sumner, liturgist. Trustee
Judith
Stoddard will provide the welcoming, and
the guest soloist will be Nancy Cooke Munn.
Come and Create Worship
Summer Arts Begins Sunday - 10 to 12:15 in the Chapel
from Betty Skwarek
Acting Director of
Religious Education
Sunday Summer Arts participants will decorate
a worship enclosure and prepare their first
service of the season. Everyone is invited,
old or young.
Each person can choose which activities he or
she would prefer to work on - writing,
drawing, speaking, and more.
A professional artist and liturgist will be
helping participants create a beautiful space
and an engaging service which the group
will take into the community.
Children are welcome as artists. They should
be accompanied by a parent or by another
adult with written parental permission.
If you have not registered already for the
Summer Arts Program, you may sign up when
you come Sunday.
For more information download
the red, white and blue brochure.
Hope for the Sun BBQ
Sunday after the Worship Service in the Courtyard
from Nancy
Evans, Executive Director
Hope for sun, but bring your San Francisco
summer mittens, and stay after the 11 am
service Sunday for a late 4th of July BBQ.
Thomas Brown will grill, and there's
food for you. You're asked to chip in $5 OR to
bring a dessert or side dish to share.
We've also invited friends from the Sunday
Afternoon Fellowship, so wear your name tag
and be sure to welcome new faces to your table.
Good and Welfare
Congratulations to Susan Anthony who
proudly
announces that Alix had a baby boy, Mason
Carter Howard!
Saving the Planet One Pledge Statement at a Time
Email Replaces Postal Service Delivery
Beginning this month, the church office will
email monthly pledge statements instead of
delivering quarterly statements by the US Mail.
This change will save paper and postage, and will
keep members informed in a more timely manner.
If there is any reason you wish to prevent an
email statement -- or if you want to be sure
that the church has your correct email
address -- please contact Nancy
Evans before July 13. If you do not have
an email address or do not wish emailed
statements, you will continue to receive a
quarterly postal mailing.
Thank you to the many members who have
encouraged us to use more paper-free
processes. The elimination of paper
statements is our next step.
Denomination Elects New President
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations General Assembly Acts
from Millie Phillips
The Unitarian Universalist Association of
Congregations (UUA) elected a new president, the
Reverend Peter Morales, at its annual
General Assembly (GA) which was held last
week in Salt Lake City . The delegates to the
GA also voted to keep the existing
seven principles.
General Assembly attendees from this Society
returned energized and excited from their
experiences. They are planning to show CD's
of the Ware Lecture and special worship
services beginning in August.
"We continue to live in a world where fear
and hatred cause suffering and violence,"
Rev. Morales wrote after his election.
"Greed and acquisitiveness threaten life on
our planet. We are surrounded by millions of
people seeking a spiritual home that is free
and open. We face historic cultural and
ethnic change in America. We must learn to
express our love and values in new cultural
contexts."
Serenity will be Disrupted, George Mayer Says
George Mayer is quoted in today's
(July 3) San Francisco Chronicle in an
article about the 15-story hospital which
California Pacific Medical Center plans to
build across the street from the church.
George is identified as a member of this
Society, and his comments address the effects
the huge facility would have on the Cathedral
Hill neighborhood.
Grabbing the Brass Ring
from Worship Associate Susan Anthony
Reflecting on greed in her credo earlier this
year, Susan told of how her laid back, civil
mother and aunts unraveled at the home of a
grand uncle who had recently died.
"Auntie C, one of the most dignified ladies
I've ever met, concealed a set of crystal
liqueur glasses in her purse like a thief,"
explained Susan. "Clearly it didn't take
much provocation to induce greed even in
people who weren't given to it."