Annual Meeting of the Society Sunday at 12:30
Members and Friends invited to Lunch, Celebration, and Voting Meeting
The 156th Year of the First Unitarian
Universalist Society of San Francisco will be
celebrated at a free after-service lunch
Sunday. Everyone in the community is invited
to join in the toast to the year.
Society Members will elect Trustees and
members of the Nominating Committee. They
will also vote on a Bylaw
Amendment recommended by the Board of
Trustees to eliminate the requirement for an
annual audit of the organization's finances.
The business meeting will be brief, and the
festivities marking the completion of Rev.
Gregory Stewart's first year are aimed at
young and old, Members and friends, Puritans
and partiers alike! Children will find
special activities located in the East alcove
of the Thomas Starr King Room.
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
Sunday, June 10 at 11 am in the Sanctuary
service conducted by The Reverend Gregory Stewart
Summer has the reputation for being the
season of the s-l-o-w retreat from the
routines that rule our personal and
professional worlds. I say, "Fat chance."
For many of us, it is a time of transition
that creates its own stressors. School is
out; chaos is in.
There are planes to catch and road trips to
endure. Relatives arrive and sanity departs.
We strive to rest and tire of trying. Yes,
vacations are exhausting.
Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and personal
experience, I will explore religious
responses to transition that are applicable
to any season of the heart, not to mention
the calendar.
We will welcome as guest musicians
members of the San Francisco Gay
Men's
Chorus who will sing their own repertoire
in advance of an upcoming concert.
Violence in Iraq?, Violence on our Streets?
Forum Sunday 9:30 in the Martin Luther King Room
from Henry Kroll
Like most urban areas in recent years San
Francisco's Tenderloin and Western Addition
have seen increasing levels of gun violence
and murders.
Besides working for peace in Iraq and ending
war, can Unitarian Universalists help create
a more peaceful environment on the city
streets that comprise our community in San
Francisco?
Alex Darr, lifelong Member of the
Society and a lay minister with the Faithful
Fools, will present the case showing how our
congregation can help bring needed change.
The program will start at
9:45. Come at 9:30 for conversation, coffee,
and (for a slight charge) a light
breakfast.
Children and Youth to Create Art
Sunday Religious Education Classes Start at 10
from Natalie Freeburg, Acting Director of
Religious Education
Sunday at 10 am children and youth are
invited to create a piece of art which
incorporate the past, the present, and the
future.
Come share your memories of the past church
year, and your hopes for the future one!
Children and youth start at 10 am, join the
main service at 11, and finish at 12:15 pm.
Please contact Natalie Freeburg for more
info (415) 776-4580 ext 162 or via email.
Alice Wallace
Alice
Wallace, long-time active Member
of the Society, died Sunday after being
struck by a car
while in a crosswalk on 19th Avenue.
Our deepest sympathy to Alice's family and
many friends.
A celebration of Alice's life will be held at
the church Sunday, July 1st at 2 pm.
Good and Welfare
Congratulations to Paulett Taggart on
her election as a Fellow of the American
Institute of Architects at the organization's
national convention in San Antonio. Only
seven San Francisco architects were so
honored. It's nice to see Paulett recognized
for being at the top of her
profession!
$10,000 Added to Marketing Campaign
Make Your Donation to Increase Awareness of Unitarian Universalism
from Dolores Perez Priem
The Society for Community Work's (SCW)
President, Mary Castiglia, announced
that the
SCW Board has approved a $10,000 contribution
to the Unitarian Universalist Bay Area
Marketing Campaign that will begin in September.
Mary stated, "...the entire Board was
enthusiastic about this endeavor to grow our
membership. We want to be a part of helping
the public know about our unique liberal faith!"
For more information on how you can help
share your spiritual community with others in
the San Francisco Bay area, click on one of
the links below.
Potluck Luncheon on the Way to GA
Saturday (June 9) 11:30 in the Martin Luther King Room
for People Attending the 2007 General Assembly
from Kristen Kekich
Delegates past and present, attendees, and
the simply curious are invited to a potluck
luncheon to talk about the in General
Assembly (GA) 2007 in Portland.
Bring your favorite dish to share, your
questions, and if you have any, your stories
of past GA's!
Contact Judith
Stoddard for more specifics.
Members Honor the Memory of the Fallen
from
Delores Perez Priem
After the worship service on Sunday, May 27th --
Memorial Day Weekend -- Congregation members
took turns reading the names of US troops
killed in Iraq and the names of Iraqi
civilians who have perished in the war.
The reading took place before the pictures of
a few of the fallen in our gallery.
This moving tribute to memorialize the
casualties of the war and occupation of
Iraq will be continued at upcoming Sunday
worship services and at other venues.
