This Sunday we will look at the Genesis creation story through a fresh filter to determine what portions of it we might embrace.

You may want to re-read Genesis 1:1-31 ahead of this service.

Alison Rittger, Kiam Cua, and Millie Phillips will assist Rev. Rabidoux on the chancel.

Solo and quartet pieces from The Creation will be performed by Reiko Lane, organist; Maria Solis, soprano; Laurel Sprigg, soprano; Stefanie Goldstein, soprano; Kerry Parker, mezzo soprano; David Jones, tenor and pianist; and, Dr. Mark Sumner, baritone and pianist.

Following the service, the Denominational Affairs Committee will be selling sandwiches to help offset the Society's costs of sending delegates to General Assembly in Salt Lake City. Come pick up a sandwich outside the Thomas Starr King room for $5. Or, stop by and drop off a donation.

In honor of Disability Pride Month, the Equal Access Committee is co-sponsoring a dance with other disability and aging focused organizations on Saturday (July 25th) from 5-9 pm.

This pride dance is open to people with and without disabilities and is planned as a social action to increase self love and social movement and to decrease alienation and isolation within our community.

AXIS Dance Company will kick off the dance from 5:30 to 6:30 by teaching dance participants new ways of thinking about movement.

At 6:30 everyone can dance to the musical mixings of Leroy Franklin Moore Jr. of Krip Hop Nation who will be mixing a group of diverse dance music, including music created by artists with disabilities.

Order a ticket to the dance online for $5-25, based on your ability to pay. Or, buy a ticket at the door.

Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Committee invites you to join them in their only scheduled nature walk of the summer. Meet at the BART station and then spend the next 2 to 3 hours traversing the trails of Glen Canyon and beyond.

Glen Canyon is one of the best kept secrets of San Francisco nature lovers! Once through the park gate at Chenery Street and past the recreation center, you feel like you have left The City. Red tail hawks are often seen soaring above the park, and raccoon, skunk, possum, and even coyote tracks smudge the dirt. One surprise is Islais Creek, an actual stream running through the canyon. It may be the last naturally occurring, unobstructed creek in San Francisco.

To tell fellow hikers to expect you, or for more information, email Joe Kelleher or phone him at 642-7828.

Worship Associate Alison Rittger's credos, written and spoken with love over the last several years, have been collected in book form and will be available in limited release at the book wagon starting Sunday

Undoubtedly, you will want to a revisit or share these reflections delivered during worship service.

Should there be a such an onrush of buyers that the few copies printed to test the waters are sold out, you will be able order Alison's credos published by the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.

Join Building Manager Donald Johnson and Executive Director Nancy Evans in the Martin Luther King Room at 12:30 to review our current and proposed practices and to brainstorm new ones.

If you are interested in volunteering to aid recycling but are not able to attend this meeting, please email Nancy with "recycling" in your subject line, and she will follow-up with you.

Did you receive an email pledge statement this week? The statement will show the status of your pledge at the close of our fiscal year (see sample). If your statement didn't make it to the inbox, please check your spam folders and filters, and tell Nancy if the statement remains Missing In Action.

Many members and friends helped the Society by making a credit card payment in the final days of June. As a result, we have closed the year in the black by the smallest of margins.

95% of pledges have been fulfilled... a terrific accomplishment in a challenging year. Only $28,700 in 2008-9 pledges have not yet been paid. (If you have an unpaid balance, it is never too late to write a check!)

Thanks to every donor for your generous financial support.

Last week the Summer Arts Project presented The Good King to the Congregation. Photographer Sonnie Willis has captured the actors in action in her photo album.

Rev. Denis Paul, the Faithful Fools, ArtSeed artists, children ages 5 and up, and adults will continue to make art in the Summer Arts 09 Lifespan Religious Education program every Sunday from 10 am to 12:15 through August 23. Join them this week in the Chapel for another theatrical presentation.

Childcare for ages children through age 5 is offered every Sunday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in Religious Education Rooms A and B.