Over the centuries, scholars and religious leaders have had a terrible time reconciling the Book of Job with more traditional Jewish and Christian teachings. And with good reason -- it's a very subversive text!

Today, we will hear the story from a different angle: the point of view of Job himself. Yes, today we will have a visit from that "righteous man" of the Hebrew Bible himself.

You will be surprised at what Job had to say, and perhaps you will find new insights into ancient theologies.

from Nancy Deutsch

Two of the major leaders in the Bay area Immigrant Rights Movement discuss The New Sanctuary Movement: Faith Groups Respond to the Needs of Immigrants at the Sunday Forum.

Rev. Sharon Brostrom, the San Francisco and East Bay Organizer for the New Sanctuary Movement, will link the sanctuary movement of the 1980's to current efforts for immigrants needs and rights. She will share what faith groups are doing today to help a new group of immigrants with support and shelter while their residency is tried in court.

Ana Perez, Executive Director of Central American Resource Center San Francisco, will add her first-hand experience. Originally from El Salvador, Ana has extensive knowledge regarding immigration and Latin America issues. She lived and worked as a researcher and journalist in Central America for many years.

The program will start at 9:45. Come at 9:30 for conversation, coffee, and (for a slight charge) a light breakfast.

from Natalie Freeburg, Acting Director of Religious Education

The children's religious education second Summer Playshop invites all ages to meet in the Chapel 11. The group will explore the neighborhood around the church with its many houses of worship.

Permission slips are required, and a snack will be provided.

Childcare will be available for children up to age 5 at the church.

The explorers will return about 12:15 pm.

Visitors are welcome.

Rev. Stewart's doctors have cleared him to fly home Saturday (July 14).

Meanwhile, the documentary produced by the San Francisco Chronicle about the Stewart family last October, "Two Dads, Five Sons, Forever Fmaily", has been nominated for a national Emmy Award for Outstanding Regional News Coverage on Broadband. Congratulations to Chron's Jim Irwin, the newsroom director of video, who earned the nomination. The winner will be announced in New York on September 24th.

This Fall, Bay Area Unitarian Universalists plan on spending $300,000 to let our neighbors know about our denomination. But, not every action that introduces our Unitarian Universalism community and values costs money. If you're up for sharing your spiritual home with others in San Francisco, here are 3 free things you can do:

1. Give the Society a 5-star Yelp!
   
   Yelp! is an online rating of local businesses and organizations. Google includes Yelp! ratings in its search results. Yelp! is a great way to find out about the experiences other people have had with car dealers, appliance stores, exterminators, and... CHURCHES!
   
   Yelp! about what you like about our community and invite folks to check us out. Go Yelp!



2. Include your spiritual life in your online life.
   
   When you're proud of something Unitarian Universalists are doing, blog about it and link to the Society's website, www.uusf.org.
   
   Embed the YouTube clip about Rev. Stewart's family in your blog. Make the Preacher's Son your friend on MySpace.



3. Invite one friend to come to a Sunday service.
   
   If each Member made it comfortable for one friend to explore our community and that person decided to share their spiritual journey with us, we would have about 500 new members by this time next year.
   
   Sound overwhelming? The first step is asking a friend to come to a Sunday service. If you're bashful, then make a resolution to extend the invitation after the Bay Area marketing campaign starts in September. That's far enough away to be a "good idea" without being threatening. Of course, we'll remind you in September to actually extend the invitation!

What's your idea? Click on the link and we'll publish more ideas in future Flames.