1036 Solana Drive,Solana Beach, CA 92075
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Welcome to the UUFSD Weekly Newsletter!
Inspired by our UU principles, we are a vibrant, intentionally diverse congregation that models and promotes both locally and globally: love, spiritual growth, service, right relations, and sustainable living.
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Newsletter Submissions
and are limited to 100 words. Your listing will be published once unless you indicate otherwise on the submission form. The deadline for submissions or changes is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for publication in the following Friday's newsletter.
*If you do not receive an email confirmation of your submission, please email office@uufsd.org.
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Upcoming Services
We now feature special music at both services
YRUU Sunday
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: Alison A.L.G. McLeod
May 28, 2017
Guest Speaker Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
Worship Associate: Tiffany Fox
June 4, 2017
Generosity Sunday
Music Sunday:
Peace, Salaam, Shalom
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
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Note: The UUFSD office will be closed on Monday, May 29th for Memorial Day
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TODAY! Daytimers Men's Group
Friday, May 19th, 11:30am-1:00pm, Round Table Pizza in Encinitas
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Donations Needed for the
Community Resource Center (CRC)
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Join the Daytimers Men's Group for lunch and conversation every third Friday of the month. All topics are welcome in a free-flowing format. Meet at Round Table Pizza, 1321 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. All you can eat pizza and salad bar.
For further information call Ben Platnik at 858-792-2072.
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The Community Resource Center (CRC) in Encinitas is urgently in need of donations of the following full-size personal hygiene items for CRC clients: shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, body lotion, sunscreen, toilet paper, paper towels, adult and child diapers. Please bring your donations to UUFSD services. Thank you very much! For more information contact Susan Miller at
susan3733@gmail.com
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Know Someone Would Love to Work Part-Time at UUFSD?
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito (UUFSD) is seeking a part-time Site Caretaker. This will be a shared position providing set-up, breakdown and support for Sunday morning services and other events held at the UUFSD campus.
The successful candidate must be a high school graduate (or equivalent) and have the ability to lift 40 pounds. Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience in event setup/breakdown. Candidates must be available to work Sunday mornings and some weekday/weekend evenings and have a flexible schedule to accommodate facility rentals. Candidates must be: comfortable working both outdoors/indoors, prompt, reliable, communicate well, follow instructions effectively and pass a background check.
This position pays $11-15/hour. The weekly number of hours will vary but typically range between 10 and 15. If interested, please forward resume to jobs@uufsd.org. For information about UUFSD, please visit http://uufsd.org/.
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"In Our Own Voice"
Sunday, May 21st, 12:15-1:30pm in Founders Hall
UUFSD will host this presentation of hope and determination by individuals living with mental illness. Know someone with mental health conditions you'd like to understand better? You will! In Our Own Voice presentations change attitudes, assumptions and stereotypes by describing the reality of living with mental illness.
Lunch provided. Open to the public.
Presented by representatives from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), North Coastal San Diego County Chapter
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Dear wonderful UUFSD members and friends:
You are invited to participate in "Brunch Team 6 and 7 combined" to help make the UUFSD May 21th FUNdraising Brunch a success! You will have received an email invitation if your last name is between A-E. If you have not participated this year and want to help and didn't receive an email invitation, that's ok. We are all volunteers and maybe we got your email wrong. Everyone is of course welcome to EAT at the brunch and donate funds the day of the brunch. The Brunch program benefits committees and programs. Anyone is welcome to help in the kitchen:
SAVE THE DATE: The brunch is scheduled for May 21th, 2017. Help is needed to bring potluck food, to help set out food, clean up, or take turns greeting and collecting donations.
Summary of the two Services Brunch day:
Drop off of potluck items by 9:30 am. Set up team helps from 9:30 - 10 am.
Gathering Hour Brunch runs from 10 am - 11 am.
Second Shift team puts out potluck dishes for Second Service at 12:15
Final Clean up team starts to clean up around 1 pm.
If you have questions, concerns, or do not wish to participate, please let Alison know. Your "no" is as sacred as your "yes."
Many thanks to the choir who hosted the last brunch in March and to Debbie and volunteers who threw together a beautiful Easter brunch in lieu of a fundraiser for April. The Choir put together a helpful signup sheet and for their event had so many helping hands which made such a beautiful day that we decided to do the last May brunch as a combined team of 6 and 7 (basically these are last names from A to E in the Fellowship Directory). Many hands make light work!
We hope everyone from A-Z has had an opportunity to help at a fellowship brunch at least once this year and we look forward to another year of fellowship and fun-draiser brunches next year. If you would like to help with this program then contact brunches@uufsd.org; kitchen@uufsd.org. (Does gathering around delectable dishes in fellowship for fundraising light your fire?) If so, we love your enthusiasm and we would love to hear from you about next year!
Sincerely,
Alison Schlick
UUFSD Board member liaison to Sunday Brunch Fundraiser Program
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All Fellowship Campout, May 26-29th (Memorial Day, long weekend)
Horse Heaven Group, Site Lupine
Join us for a fun Fellowship weekend, including a community stew, songs, skits and activities on Saturday early evening.
Arrival Date: Fri May 26 2017
Check-in Time: 2:00 PM
Departure Date: Mon May 29 2017
Check-out Time: 1:00 PM
$30 per family or $5/daytrippers, singles pay what you think is fair.
RSVP to Joey Elwell
outdooradventures@uufsd.org
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Tuesdays with Rigdon
Upcoming Tuesday bird walks: May 30th and June 27th
Next bird walk with Rigdon is in Crest Canyon, Tuesday May 30th at 8:30 AM
Meet at Jim and Jane Lea Smith's house, 14295 Recuerdo Drive, Del Mar
Bring binoculars. Need to borrow a pair? Let Rigdon know. Cell phones, water and sunscreen strongly suggested.
If interested, please bring a bag lunch to gather for food and conversation after the walk.
Questions? Contact Rigdon via email rigdoncurrie@mac.com.
*all ages welcome to join an activity
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Food Bank Volunteer Night
Thursday, June 1st, 6:00-8:00pm
Food Bank Volunteer Night! Join us on June 1st - its a wonderful way to help those in need LOCALLY, put SERVICE IS OUR PRAYER in ACTION, and strengthen our UUFSD community as well.
In May 2800 lbs. of corn was bagged for those in-need - Wow! Thanks everyone! LOVE, when we're able to give fresh food to San Diegans!
The San Diego Food Bank distributes more than 20 million pounds of food annually to individuals, families, and a network of nonprofit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout San Diego County. They need our help! PLUS it's fun!
Our Food Bank Volunteer Night is always the first Thursday of each month from 6 - 8 PM, and just 20 minutes from UUFSD. Anyone over 10 years old can help! Mostly we just put food in boxes on an assembly line or bag fresh produce - really easy, no lifting, no bending, and great camaraderie. In April we husked 2500 pieces of corn - in just 2 hours!
For more information and to register, you MUST contact Sara Ohara for the special UUFSD Group code: sara@saraohara.com
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"Peace, Shalom, Salaam: Songs of Hope and Peace"
UUFSD's Music Sunday, June 4th, 9:00am and 11:00am
Many have long held space for peace, working for it in their own way. On Music Sunday we'll lament our place in history where peace is a dream and conflict remains. And we will vision and affirm our united purpose -- a world of peace.
All over the world and throughout history, parents have expressed hope and intention for a peaceful world for their children. The choir will sing two lullabies accompanied by cello from the song collection "Lullabies From the Axis of Evil", including one from Iraq titled, "Peace to the world, peace to my country, my love" and a traditional Sufi song with text by mystic and poet Abu Abdillah Muhammad. Other selections include "Learn War No More" and a Hebrew folk song
From American John Mayer, the UUFSD Band will perform"Waiting for the World to Change," which speaks of our frustration over barriers to changes we desire. Another selection, from Keb' Mo' and Taj Mahal, makes the celebratory statement, "There'll be peace and understanding all around the world."
We look forward to sharing this musical worship experience with you.
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Book Club Meeting
Monday, June 12th, 7:00pm in Palmer Library
Our book club will be discussing  On the Move:A Life. This is the autobiography of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, maybe best known for the book and movie Awakenings, and the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
Come and see what it's like to have a Book Club enhanced by discussion with some awesome UUs!
Email bookclub@uufsd.org or Call/text Cathy Leach-Phillips at 650 224-1974 if you have questions, or just come to one of our meetings.
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Announcement from the Leadership Development Council
The Leadership Development Council (aka Nominating Committee) is pleased to announce our candidates for the UUFSD Board for three year terms beginning this July. They are Swagatam Muhklopadyay and Linda Giannelli Pratt. We very much appreciate their willingness to serve. Thanks to Clint Stoddard and Heather Stroud who are stepping off the board, for their work on behalf of our community.
Nominations from the community are also open and only require that the nominee has been a member for one year and is willing to serve for three years.
Your LDC: Marta Giri, Alejandra Hoffman-Chan, Christie Turner
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Upcoming 2017 Camp de Benneville Pines Events
Sat 7/9-Sat 7/15
PWSD Elementary Camp/Counselor in Training Camp
Sat 7/16-Sat 7/22
Junior High Camp - filling up fast!
Sat 7/23-Sun 7/29
Senior High Camp - has short waiting list, get on it now
Sun 7/30-Sun 8/6
Family Camp - nearly full!
Sat 8/6-Thu8/10
Adult Camp/UU Choir Camp
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Dear friends,
Thank you for signing the ASK pledge and/or signing up to get more information on the Brady Program back in February during our 30 days of Love, Standing on the Side of love. As a loving community, and including folks from all backgrounds on the topic of Gun Violence Prevention, but who all agree that we should keep our children safe, we happily covered a MEGA poster with the friendly pledging HANDs of our children, parents, families, and supportive community members, pledging to "keep our children safe."
As we were telling folks back then, we want to schedule a followup meeting and workshop, led with Carol and/or another Brady Campaign volunteer, to help show us how to ASK and how to expand this program to our children's schools. It is currently Mental Health Awareness month at UUFSD. Gun violence prevention sits at the intersection of mental health awareness, positive change in public policy for sensible reforms, and continuing conversation and awareness of the power of LOVE to disarm hate - both hate towards others and to the self.
I would like to schedule the followup meeting for June which is during the WEAR ORANGE, GVP awareness month.
https://wearorange.org
I'll be in touch with you soon but I wanted you to be aware that this follow up event is coming soon and that we will be Wearing Orange in June for GVP awareness.
Sincerely,
Alison Schlick
UUFSD Boardmember, and liaison for GVP connecting the power of information with the power of families in the RE Program
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Movie Screening of "13th"
Friday, June 2nd, 6:30-9:30pm in Palmer Library
Join Rev. Meghan on Friday, June 2nd for a screening of the documentary "13th" followed by a discussion. Palmer Library 6:30-9:30. Pizza will be served.
Seating is limited. Please RSVP.
The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."
The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity.
Please RSVP via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-San-Dieguito-210458910209 or email office@uufsd.org or call 858-755-9225 .
For more about Ava DuVernay's work and to see a trailer for this film click here.
http://www.avaduvernay.com/#/13th/
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Common Reading and Discussion
Saturday, June 17th at 5:00pm
As a follow-up to the movie screening of "13th" on June 2nd and as a continued offering in our congregation's efforts towards a renewed Racial Identity Awareness we will take part in a common read of the book
"Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race" by Debbie Irving.
Join Rev. Meghan for a discussion of the book and an invitation to share our own reflections together on June 17th at 5pm.
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Weekly Call To Action
"Resistance is what love looks like in the face of hatred." - Rev. Dr. William G. Sinkford, former President of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Protect our democratic process and the representation of LGBT Americans by supporting a fair and accurate Census. Call Senator Dianne Feinstein (202)224-3841 and Senator Kamala Harris (202)224-3553. Sample script: "I'm calling because I'm concerned about the lack of adequate funding for the 2020 Census and the lack of inclusion of LGBT questions. I am asking that the Senator do everything in her power to ensure that the Census Bureau receives requested appropriations and includes questions that represent LGBT Americans.
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Our Pristine Mind-Meditation Teachings & Practice
June 2nd, 10:30-11:45am, in Founders Hall
Join renowned meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Deguito for a special talk exploring the pristine nature of the mind. These teachings are deeply relevant whether we are just seeking a happier life or are pursuing the spiritual journey all the way to enlightenment.
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Next Indivisible Patriots Meeting
Sunday, June 11th at 2:30pm in Palmer Library
If you remain upset about the recent election results and are interested in taking action, please join Indivisible Patriots at its next meeting on Sunday, June 11th at 2:30pm.
Our group utilizes the elected official engagement template outlined in the Indivisible Guide (
www.indivisibleguide.com) to promote our UU values of using the democratic process to foster equality, diversity and social justice.
If you'd like to get involved with our group prior to the next meeting and/or have questions, please e-mail Karen Reimus at
reimus1@aol.com.
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UUFSD Work Party
Saturday, June 3rd, 9:00-1:00pm, Core Area
Hold that date! We will hold our monthly Building & Grounds Work Party on Saturday June 3 from 9:00am to Noon followed by lunch. Please volunteer to help and let Ken Schultz know (
ken-schultz@cox.net) if you can make it. Thanks!
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Friends & Art Lovers,
I'm pleased to announce that 25 of my drawings will be on exhibit in the main hall at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024. The show will last from May 4 through
June 27.
Each drawing is a CONTINUOUS LINE drawn in 20 minutes from a live model without lifting the pencil or crayon from the paper. Often I add watercolor during a second 20 minutes. The IMMEDIACY and the ENERGY of the line are my focus, much more than photographic realism.
There will be a RECEPTION on Saturday, June 3rd, from 3:00 to 5:00pm. I hope you'll RSVP to me at gr8mackinnon@gmail.com by Saturday, May 27.
I sincerely hope you can visit and enjoy my work.
~Greg Brown
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Your Friday Good News Report
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Events for the Week of
May 21, 2017
CA-Core Area, Amp-Amphitheater, PL-Palmer Library, FH-Founders Hall,
YRUU-YRUU Room, OC-Off Campus, PC-Pine Cones Classroom
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Sun 5/21/17
9:00am CA
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Sunday Morning Discussion
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Sun 5/21/17
10:00 & Noon CA |
FUNdraising Brunch |
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Sun 5/21/71
12:30pm PL |
New Member Orientation |
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Sun 5/21/17
12:15pm FH |
"In Our Own Voice" |
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Mon 5/22/17
6:00pm PL |
Freethinkers-We Agnostics Recovery |
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Mon 5/22/17
7:00pm FH
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SMART Family & Friends
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Wed 5/24/17
9:30am PL |
Mindfulness Meditation |
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Wed 5/24/17
12:00pm OC |
Women of the World |
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Thu 5/25/17
5:30pm PL |
Buddhist Meditation |
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Thu 5/25/17
7:00pm FH |
UUFSD Choir |
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Fri 5/26/17
10:30am PL |
Buddhist Meditation |
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