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San
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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.
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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.
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Ecclesiological Update
| Sunday at 11 in the Sanctuary
The Rev. Dr. Stephen Furrer preaching
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 Our Interim Minister, the Reverend Dr. Stephen Furrer, will share his ideas about our congregation, its promise, and its prospects over the coming interim period and in the months and years that follow. |
| A Return to Healing | Forum Sunday at 9:30 in the Martin Luther King Room
from Karen Melander-Magoon |  Len Saputo, MD, a 1965 graduate of Duke University Medical School, is board certified in internal medicine and author of A Return to Healing: Healthcare Reform and the Future of Medicine.
After his awakening to the deep flaws in conventional medicine, Saputo developed a new paradigm that is now known as integral-health medicine.
Saputo founded the Health Medicine Forum in 1994, and went on to found and direct the Health Medicine Center in Walnut Creek, California-- one the first integrative clinics.
Come at 9:30 to the Martin Luther King Room for breakfast (for a nominal charge) and a discussion of current events, followed by the speaker and Q&A. |
| There's Something for Everyone this Week in Sunday School | Religious Education for Children and Youth Starts Activities at 9:45 am
from Laurie Moore Interim Director of Children & Youth Religious Education |  It's the first Sunday of February and there is much to choose from for K-12th children and youth and their parents.
The Pre-K class, which is sometimes busting at the seams with its 15 enrolled students and drop-ins, begins at 9:45 and continues until 12:15.
Everything else starts at 10. Parents meet in Kincaid to share pointers on child-rearing, or join their children/youth in Fireside for board games. The Children & Youth Choir will meet in the Chapel to prepare for their winter shelter gig, next Sunday, February 12th when they'll meet in the Fireside Room at 6:30 pm and perform at 7:30 pm. There are also positions for a postmaster general and other valentine carriers. Laurie will be recruiting for the church's postal service. No experience necessary!
At 11 am, K-1 students will meet in Emerson and contemplate the members in the congregation who work for a fair and peaceful world. You can join 2nd graders and 3rd (who are not enrolled in Rites of Passage) downstairs in Room D; the theme will be Do No Harm. Those enrolled in Rites of Passage will meet in Room C and learn about Unitarian Universalist History, tour the facility, and meet the staff. The 4th and 5th graders will make the trek upstairs to Emerson for a discussion of Science and Religion.
The 6th and 7th graders in Neighboring Faiths will study Quakerism in preparation for the February 12th field trip to the San Francisco Friends Meeting. Field trip times may vary from regular class times so consult the Course Outlines and mark your calendars accordingly. 8th and 9th graders enrolled in Our Whole Lives will meet in the Murdock Room from 11 to 1. The Social Justice set (10th-12th graders) will be in the RE Commons. Youth will be serving dinner at the homeless shelter so they'll discuss the logistics and brainstorm other projects.
There's something for everyone. See you Sunday! |
| How Can We Keep Recycling Alive at First Church? | Inquiring Ecological Activists Want to Know...
from Margaret Pearce
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Join the folks scheming to make the community greener on Tuesday (February 7) at 5 pm to plan the green future (& present) for the church.
We've come a long way but a lot more can be done.
Get to know great folks working to reduce First Church's carbon footprint, and enjoy ample refreshments as well.
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| Good and Welfare | Facilities Reservations Manager Jay Roller Announces His Retirement
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Early "Congratulations!" to Jay Roller who told his colleagues on Wednesday that he plans to retire at the end of April.
Jay's immediate goals, he says, is to spend more time in Transylvania.
Thank you, Jay, for your dedicated, effective, and nurturing support of this church community!
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| You're Invited to the Unitarian Universalist Meditation Practice | Meditation Chapel Wednesdays (including February 8th) from 6 - 7 pm
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 Exploration of the internal landscape, its vistas of serenity and the sea of penetrating silence, leads one to the profound awareness that the interior and exterior worlds are truly one. - Jeremiah Kalendae
Join fellow Unitarian Universalists for an hour of spiritual discussions followed by 30 minutes of silent meditation.
New and experienced meditators alike are invited to join the Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae in this weekly Beyond Sunday Ministry spiritual opportunity for spiritual deepening and growth.
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February One Screens Thursday (February 9) at 6:30 pm
| Sensible Cinema Invites You to a Free Film Night
from Lawrence Danos
|  Come see February One, a documentary based on first-hand accounts and rare archival footage of the lunch counter sit-in action in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Through the interviews and film footage you will get an in-depth view of the lunch counter sit in started by four students from North Carolina State. The action was the protest that revitalized a dormant Civil Rights movement and became a blueprint for future nonviolent actions.
As usual, popcorn and other snacks will be available.
The event is co-sponsored by the Unitarian Universalists - United Nations Office and the Green activists. For additional information contact Larry Danos, Melvin Starks, or Jessee Parrish. |
Don't Stick Your Head in the Dirt Like a Groundhog. Get the News!
| FirstNews for February is Available for Downloading
from Jonathan Silk, Communications Manager
|  The February edition of the Society's newsletter is available for downloading.
Check out the Sonnie Willis photographs while reading about the Board voting to extend the Rev. Dr. Stephen Furrer's interim ministry for a second year.
Put the plans to celebrate Darwin Day on your calendar for February 12th, and scan the Forum line-up for the month.
Bookmark the the spring Religious Education calendar, decide to mentor a new member, pick days to volunteer at the Winter Shelter, ... and read all of the 21 pages of actions and activities.
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Sing-Along Provides Jolly Good Fun
| | photos by Sonnie Willis |  Congratulations to the Choir, Bell Choir, Music Director Dr. Mark Sumner, Organist Reiko Lane, and the other organizers, performers, and participants in last week's Broadway Sing-along!
This year's British-themed musical evening unleashed unsurpassed talent, great enthusiasm, and a bit of bravery to create a night of community and fun.
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