What does it mean to live a life of true integrity? It is imperative for both individuals and institutions to make character matter if we are to be taken seriously in a culture that has virtually written off both organized religion and its practitioners.

In today's sermon Rev. Stewart will offer some observations about how to live an honest life in the midst of the ethical dilemmas we encounter in a post-modern world.

Milo Hanke will lead the responsive reading written by Rev. Stewart. Millie Phillips will read a traditional Jewish story.

Absentee ballots are available in the Church office and must be returned there by 4 pm Saturday (April 8).

The Unitarian Universalist Association recommends that a minister accept a call from a congregation only if a very high percentage of the vote is in favor of the call.

If the Membership issues a call and Reverend Stewart accepts it, he will begin his service August 1st. Reverend John Robinson will continue to be the Society's Interim Minister and Rev. Stewart will complete his tenure with his present congregation.

The Junior Youth will sell sandwiches after the service and before the meeting of the Membership.

In addition, the Committee is sharing Rev. Stewart's thoughts on theology and religious education which he wrote when he first told the Committee of his interest in becoming our Senior Minister.

Please click on the "Details" link below for a pdf file. Or, stop by the church office for a copy, if you are unable to download and read pdf documents.

The All-Church Dinner is Saturday at 5:30. You're invited to the dinner and to come to other events on the schedule!

The Committee is also publishing pictures from Candidating Week events. See what's online by clicking below.

Alex Darr, Rev. Dr. Kay Jorgensen, and Martha Boesing

On Saturday 13 people will leave from the church to begin a week-long journey onto the streets of San Francisco. Without money in their pockets, they will, briefly, witness and experience a taste of life as it is today on the streets for those who are living on the margins. Where to sleep, to eat, to find a restroom, to sit?

Ministers from Texas and Michigan are coming to participate along with members of our Society and others from the City and Bay Area. The group will gather twice a day for reflection.

The question that the Fools ask throughout the daily work of the Street Ministry is: what holds us separate, what keeps us separate, as we walk the streets what still connects us?

The audio files will be posted each Wednesday following the Sunday service. Text versions of the sermon will generally be posted later, after editing and formatting.

The online catalog includes both audio and text versions of last week's sermon, "Christina Baldwin is Hearing Voices". It also offers recordings of four sermons back to Michael Schuler's "How to Grow a Great Garden".

In the coming months the Society's technology team will research making each weekly sermon or service available as a podcast.

The Sanctuary and Center were crammed with clowns, fools, and fun.

Photographer Sonnie Willis offers some visual memories at the Fool's website.

Topics will include centralized email for church groups, Annual Reports (deadline May 1), emergency preparedness (When the lights go out, you're in charge), and new procedures for booking rooms.

The meeting will conclude with a light lunch and time to visit with Candidate Reverend Greg Stewart.