The Music is the Service!
West-Coast Premiere of Mozart Mass
Greetings!
The Mass in C Minor, K.427 by W. A. Mozart
will be performed by four soloists and over 100
singers Sunday at 11. This musical inspiration will
be our service.
Invite your family and friends to this incredible
concert in our Sanctuary. We welcome everyone to
the excellent music supplied by our musicians and
the University of California Alumni Chorus.
Mass in C Minor by W. A. Mozart
Sunday, November 19 at 11 am in the Sanctuary
service introduced by Rev. Gregory L. Stewart
music conducted by Dr. Mark Sumner
We are proud to be turning a service entirely over
to music. And, the music will not be just any
ordinary music. In honoring the 250th birth year of
Wolfgang Mozart, we have his grandest mass, his
unfinished mass, which has now been completed.
As you listen to this incredible music, I invite you
to ponder some of these notes:
(Click for program notes)
The Mass was completed and edited
Robert D. Levin
Performed by the combined voices of the University
of California Berkeley Alumni Chorus and the Choir
of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San
Francisco under the direction of Dr. Mark Sumner
Associate Director William
Garcํa Ganz
Elin Carlson, soprano
Christa Pfeiffer, soprano
Joe Meyers, tenor
Jeffrey Fields, bass
The 80-minute concert will be introduced by The
Reverend Gregory Stewart and will include a special
plate
collection at the end of the service. There will be
no pulpit announcements or other interruptions to
the musical performance.
We expect an overflow audience this Sunday. If you
carpool, you may use the designated places in the
garage. Please - NO DOUBLE parking!
Aging in Community:
Will Cohousing Work in San Francisco?
Forum Sunday at 9:30 in the Martin Luther King Room
from Henry Kroll
Henry and Jean Kroll will be joined by long-time
cohousing community builders from the East Bay,
Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris, in a discussion of
how housing can build neighborhoods that allow us to
age in community.
The program will start at 9:45
in the Martin Luther King Room. Come at 9:30 for
conversation, coffee, and (for a slight charge) a
light breakfast.
Hospitality Sunday Community Lunch
Sunday after the Service in the King Rooms
from Nancy Evans, Interim Executive Director
Enjoy a hot lunch hosted by Small Group Ministry
after Sunday's service concert. They'll be lots of
seating and time to socialize.
This will be a perfect time to welcome visitors and get
acquainted with new Members.
The requested donation for the lunch will be small
and family friendly, so come eat in community. No
reservations are required.
Mozart Mystery Tour - Chapter 4
from Dr. Mark Sumner, Director of Music
The final chapter of the Mystery Tour leading up to
Sunday's concert begins with a letter from Wolfgang,
telling his father about his wedding ceremony...
No one attended the wedding ceremony, except for
her mother and her youngest sister. When we were
joined together, my wife and I began to cry
everybody was touched by that, even the priest; they
all wept when they saw how deeply moved we were in
our hearts. Now my dear Constanze is looking forward
a hundredfold to traveling to Salzburg! And I wager
I wager you'll rejoice in my happiness once you
get to know her!"
Social Justice Celebration and Visioning
Sunday at 1 pm at the Church
from Nancy Deutsch
Curious about Unitarian Universalist social justice?
Looking for a way to get involved but don't know
where to begin? Hoping to connect with other
Unitarian Universalists who share your passion for a
better world?!
Then join in a Social Justice Celebration to honor
the social justice work and vision of our Unitarian
Universalist community. The Celebration will
directly follow the church luncheon in the Starr
King Room and is open to all. Rev. Stewart will
help kick off the festivities.
Who should participate? The active, the curious, new
Members, and stalwarts!
Childcare will be provided by high school youth. To
reserve childcare please call Nancy Deutsch at 648-6121.
Super Holiday Tip!
Faire Coming Sunday, December 3 from 12 3 pm
from Marbeth Munn
You can place an order for a fabulous, fresh,
hand-decorated holiday wreath at the Holiday Faire
table this Sunday. At $30 each, these lovely wreaths
always sell out.
For extra holiday fun join the wreath crafters in
the Murdoch room from 1 to 5 on Thursday, November
30 and Friday, December 1, for coffee, tea, cookies, and
wreath decorating.
We welcome volunteers of all levels of
(in)experience for wreath construction and other
elfish work. Stop by the Faire table at coffee
hour to join in or contact Cheryl
Deaner or Marbeth
Munn.
Tell your friends and mark your calendar for the
community-wide faire December 3rd featuring:
- Victorian Tea Room
- Luncheon
- Music, Magic, and other entertainment
- Baked Goods
- Gifts and Crafts
Shop, socialize, dine, do your Christmas shopping.
Bring family and friends.
Film and Music for our Spirits
from Natalie Freeburg, Acting Director of Religious
Education
This Friday at 7 pm the Film Lovers Group will view
the classic film, Cannery Row, based on John
Steinbeck's novel. The film will be shown at the
church and a $5 donation is requested. Drop-ins
are welcome!
Children's Religious Education classes
will begin at their normal times (9:30 drop-in for
infant/toddlers
and 10 for all others) Sunday. The classes will go in
small groups to the concert in the Sanctuary at 11.
We want to share this excellent music experience
with our children and youth. Bring your whole
family Sunday!
Membership Approves Lease, Statue Action
Results from Last Sunday's Voting Meeting
from Linda Enger, Moderator
The Society approved a 5-year lease to the
Montessori School at last week's voting meeting.
Members also objected to the replacement of the
statue of Thomas Starr King in Statuary Hall and
authorized the Board of Trustees to represent the
Congregation in efforts to reverse the decision.
Treasurer Mike McGirr reviewed the 2005-06
fiscal year, and reported that we are on track to
follow the five-year plan developed in 2004. (Download
Mike's report - pdf document.)
Thad Smith presented plans for the
elevator that will travel from the garage to the
main floor. A "photo" of the future elevator is on
display in the gallery.
A Story from the Front Lines
Christine
Patch-Lindsay spoke last Sunday of
93-year-old Mrs. Smith and the experience of their
friendship. It is a front-line justice story which
we reprint with Christine's permission.
Ink
Our thanks to Linda Mesner and the ushers for
making last-minute extra copies of last Sunday's
Order of Service. We had increased the run by 25
copies for a total of 315, but still ran out. We
will be very happy to print even more this week.
The Mozart Payoff!
Summary from our Series and the Wolfgang Quiz
from Dr. Mark Sumner, Director of Music
The C Minor Mass known also as the Grand Mass is
widely regarded as his most ambitious and elaborate
choral masterpiece. Interestingly, Mozart scholars
differ on the question of why he never finished it.
This is where you come in now that you've lived with
the piece some and have read some background
information.
Read our recap and prepare yourself for the test.
Good and Welfare
Leslie Bader recently returned from Egypt with this
memory.
