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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Upcoming Services
March 17, 2019
"
My Generous Friend (could be you!)"
Guest Speaker: Richard Macdonald
Worship Associate: Lisa Shaffer
Stewardship is about creating a congregation of generous people. What is generosity, and how to we instill it in our children and ourselves. A personal voyage.
March 24, 2019
"Healing Your Relationships"
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: John Sherman
When we place expectations on the people closest to us to make us happy and feel fulfilled it is almost certain that we will be disappointed. Today we explore what it would be like to strive to make the people we love feel free and unconditionally loved.
March 31, 2019
"Healing Through Grief"
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: Livia Walsh
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Daytimers Men’s Group
Friday, March 15th, 11:30am-1:00pm
DAYTIMERS mens' group meets the third Friday of every month to share lunch and conversation. Your choice of topic!
Roundtable Pizza, 1321 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas. All you can eat pizza and salad bar.
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New to UU Gathering
Sunday, March 17th,
12:15-1:30pm in Palmer Library
Are you new to UU? Or new to our Fellowship? Would you like more information about becoming a member? Join us on Sunday, March 17 in the Palmer Library, 12:15pm to 1:30pm, for an informal chat. Light refreshments. Child care available. To register or for more info, email Kay Bolden,
kay@uufsd.org
. Everyone's spiritual journey is unique. How can we support yours?
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Social Justice Group
Quarterly Meeting
Sunday, March 17th, 12:30 to 2:00 pm, Founders Hall
Keep up to date on SJA actions and ways to participate
All are welcome to bring new ideas for activism and UU engagement.
Light lunch provided
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Postcarding to Support
Universal Background Checks on Gun Sales
Sunday, March 17th
10:00 – 11:00am in the Core Area
Indivisible Patriots and the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force invite you to contact your elected officials and ask them to strongly support pending legislation that would require universal background checks on all gun sales. 97% of Americans support comprehensive background checks, yet research indicates that as many as a quarter of all gun sales in the US may occur without a background check. Look for our table with the orange tablecloth. Postcards and sample postcard scripts provided.
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Support the Asylum Seekers at the San Diego Rapid Response Shelter
The Social Justice Coordinators and Immigration Task Force leads, have coordinated with Angela Fujii, the cluster Social Justice Coordinator, and agreed to work together to launch a cluster wide Backpack Drive.
As a congregation, we will be collecting new and gently used, sturdy, adult backpacks and monetary donations to support this effort. Thanks to the generous monetary donations that this congregation has already made, we will also be purchasing backpacks with these funds to donate to the shelter.
Stop by the SJA Table this Sunday to see the many ways to get involved, stay informed and offer support to the Asylum-Seekers.
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March Food Bank Results
We bagged over 12,000 lbs. of potatoes to be given to our San Diego peers that need just a little more food.
THANKS all!
First-Timers, you MUST email Sara O’Hara for the Group Code in order to help in the future:
sara@saraohara.com
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It’s always the first Thursday of the month.
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Attention UUFSD Members and Pledging Friends:
Our fellowship has changed the way we make pledges. We are now doing what is called 'Continuous Pledging'. This means that you don't need to submit a pledge form this year unless you wish to change the amount of your pledge. If you wish for your pledge to remain the same for the coming church year, you don't need to do anything. Your pledge will remain the same. Of course, we would be very happy if you would like to increase your pledge. We also realize that your circumstances may have changed and you may need to reduce your pledge. If either of these is the case, please go to the UUFSD website and choose the pledge button under the Giving menu. Then fill out the form and submit.
Thanks so much for your generous support of UUFSD.
Your Pledge Team
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UUFSD Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 20th, 1:30-3:30pm in the Minister's Office
All are welcome to attend and observe. If you have some concern or issue you would like to share, please contact our Board President, Alana Schuller, at
alanasch@gmail.com and you will be put on the Board agenda.
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Become a Patio Ambassador
Training March 31st, between services, 10:10-10:50am
Patio Ambassadors make visitors feel welcome at UUFSD. We all should take this as a personal responsibility. Some folks say they are shy about approaching people they don’t know. The training session will give you some tips to overcome this barrier. If you approach someone you don’t know and they turn out to be a member for 20 years, then you have made their acquaintance and you can go from there. Previous Patio Ambassadors are welcome to attend for a refresher. No RSVP needed, just show up!
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Read with our Book Club
in Palmer Library
Thursday, March 21st at 10:00am
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Our Thursday morning Book Club will be discussing Michelle Obama's memoir
Becoming
on
March 21st at 10am. You know you want to come and chat about it with us!
The Book Club meets here on the UUFSD campus in the Palmer Library.
If you have questions or comments, email
bookclub@uufsd.org or call/text Cathy Leach-Phillips at 650 224-1974.
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What's Happening at
Camp de Benneville Pines
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Wilderness Adventures!
April 5-7
UUFSD Weekend at Camp
April 12-14
UU Men's Fellowship Spring Renewal
May 3-5
UU Women's Spring Renewal
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HYMN SING!
March 24 and April 21st
10:20 - 10:50am in Founders' Hall
Join fellow congregants and the choir to sing through some of our wonderful UU hymns from both hymnbooks. Enjoy singing favorites and learning a few less familiar hymns. Learn a little bit of history or context for some of our hymns. Bring your coffee and snacks for an informal gathering and let's enjoy singing together!
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CELTIC CELEBRATION CONCERT
Sunday, March 24th, 6:00-8:00pm in Founders Hall
Livia Walsh, motivated by her Irish heritage and love of everything Irish, had for many years wanted to have a Celtic concert at UUFSD. While in Ireland this past Fall, Livia and her husband Irv experienced the beauty of the rolling green hills and dales of Ireland, the charisma of the Irish people hilarious story- telling, soulful music, dynamic folk dancing and, of course, the mystical magical fairies and leprechauns! They came home inspired and committed to bring a taste of these cultural treasures to their community. The Celtic Celebration concert is now a reality manifesting with the Martin De Cogain Project on March 24th.
Cork Renaissance man, Máirtín de Cógáin, who was crowned All-Ireland Storytelling Champion twice over, is a noted singer, a heart-beating bodhrán (Irish drum), player and actor will be joined by Pete Polansky on fiddle, Ben Jaber on pipes and Michael Eskin on the concertina. Also joining Máirtín are dancers from the Malone Academy of Irish Dance. . Proceeds from this concert will be donated to the UUFSD Homeless and Families in Need projects.
Pre General Admission: $15 (plus $1.52 service charge)
Pre Reserved Seating: $40 (includes complementary beverage)
General admission at the door: $20
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Monthly Call To Action – March
In its February 2019 issue, the first same-sex couple was featured on the cover of Parents magazine. The magazine is now the target of an anti-LGBTQ campaign, protesting this important milestone. (See:
https://onemillionmoms.com/current-campaigns/parents-february-cover-a-first-for-magazine
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) Affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person by contacting Parents magazine and thanking them for featuring a same-sex couple on its February cover.
You can write to Editor-in-chief Liz Vaccariello at Parents Magazine, 225 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281. You can e-mail Parents magazine customer service at
pmmcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com
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Registration is Open for Camp deBenneville Pines, April 5th-7th, 2019
If you haven't been to our camp on Big Bear Mountain, you have a special experience awaiting you. April 5-7 we will gather to hike, create art, sing, dance, and be quiet together. Rev. Meghan will lead a workshop, as will Eberly Barnes on writing.
All activities are optional and the spectacular beauty of the place is enough to soothe your spirit.
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Non-Violent Communication Class
Mondays, beginning April 15th
6:30-8:30pm in Founders Hall
Open to everyone, this free class sponsored by the UUFSD Board and Buddhist Meditation groups is a wonderful opportunity to grow in relationships. Here is what our facilitator, Pat Kurtz says:
From the bedroom to the boardroom, from the classroom to the war zone, Nonviolent Communication(NVC) is changing lives every day. NVC provides an easy to grasp, effective method to get to the root of violence and pain peacefully. By examining the unmet needs behind what we do and say, NVC helps reduce hostility, heal pain and strengthen professional and personal relationships. NVC is now being taught in corporations, classrooms, prisons and mediation centers worldwide. And it is affecting cultural shifts as institutions, corporations, and governments integrate NVC consciousness into the organizational structures and their approach to leadership.
NVC helps us reach beneath the surface and discover what is alive and vital within us, and how all of our actions are based on human needs that we are seeking to meet. We learn to develop a vocabulary of feelings that helps us more clearly express what is going on in us at any given moment. When we understand and acknowledge our needs, we develop a shared foundation for much more satisfying relationships. Join the thousands of people worldwide who have improved their relationships and their lives with this simple yet revolutionary process.
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Speaking from the Heart - A three-part sermon creation class with Rev. Meghan
Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm, April 23th, 30th and May 10th
Everyone has access to deep wisdom and universal truth. Everyone has something to offer, a sermon, often lying dormant within.
This class is designed to help participants discover for themselves what truths are wanting to be told and learn the craft of sermon creation and delivery. Each student will have the opportunity to create and deliver a short sermon. Participants may be invited to share their sermon with the congregation either over the summer or during the next year.
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Your Good News for the Weekend
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Other Items of Interest to UUs
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Unitarian Universalist Women
Women’s Retreat March 22-24, 2019
“A Deeper Blooming”
A weekend of community building, renewal, and reflection.
Where:
Camp Stevens
1108 Banner Road, Julian, CA 92036
Info and directions: (760) 765-0028
Cost: $175 per person | Download a printer-friendly registration form
here
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Make checks payable to First UU San Diego with “Women’s Retreat” in the memo line.
Please submit registration form and payment by March 8th unless arrangements are made. Completed forms and checks can be submitted before and after Sunday services.
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SpiritRest Silent Retreat
July 21st-26th, Rancho Palos Verdes
SpiritRest is a facilitated five-day silent retreat for Unitarian Universalists and other spiritual seekers. Our 2019 gathering will be July 21-26 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. This retreat is led by UU ministers Sharon Wylie, Arvid Straube, Stefanie Etzbach-Dale, and Lucy Bunch.
Retreatants meet with a spiritual director for a half hour each day.
In addition to the practice of silence, there is guidance for meditation, labyrinth walks, prayer, art journaling, Qi gong, and InterPlay. There is also time for singing together. Each day closes with a vespers service at sundown.
Blessings,
Rev. Sharon Wylie
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Click
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for more information and to register
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Note for those who use the Le Port School parking lot on Sundays
: the gate code is 253
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito
1036 Solana Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone: 858-755-9225
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