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
January 20, 2019
""The Importance of Followership"
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
On this weekend when we celebrate the contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr let us consider that leadership cannot happen in a vacuum but by definition requires people who agree and amplify the message.
January 27, 2019
"Reclaiming Sabbath Time"
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: Diane Masser-Frye
There is healing power in regularly claiming time for only the things that light you up, bring peace and nurture a sense of well being.
February 3, 2019
"What is Enlightenment?
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: Jen Bearden/Alisa Guralnick
Enlightenment is nothing more than the casting away or releasing the burdens of unreality. When we bring ourselves fully into the present truth we experience liberation, freedom, a literal "lightening" our spiritual being.
February 10, 2019
"I Love You"
Rev. Meghan Cefalu
Worship Associate: Candace Sage/Mark Tuller
We say "I love you" as if we are generating love in our hearts like it is a love factory. It is closer to the truth to say "With you, I experience love". Love is the natural state of things. When we are in the flow of love we are more likely to experience the warm, tingly, happy feeling with someone else.
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NOTE:
The UUFSD Office will be closed
Monday, January 21st for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Daytimers Men’s Group
Friday, January 18th, 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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Dear UUFSD Members,
Happy New Year! We had a festive holiday season this year. Our new holiday tree looked great, was fire-safe and is fully reusable. We now need to find a member to volunteer to keep it in their garage or attic or ??? until next year. Folded up in its storage box the tree is 26” wide by 48” long by 30” tall. It comes with a 12” x 12" x 12” box of decorative “presents” that sits on top. If you can provide a home for our tree, please call Tracey in the Fellowship Office (858-755-9225). We can deliver and carry the tree if you can provide the place for it.
Thanks for your generosity!
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New to UU Gathering
Sunday, January 20th, 12:15-1:30pm in Palmer Library
Are you new to UU? Or new to our Fellowship? Would you like to learn more about joining? Join us at the New to UU Gathering on Sunday, January 20, 12:15pm - 1:30pm, for an informal introduction and chat. Light refreshments served, and childcare is available.
For more info or to RSVP, contact Kay Bolden,
kay@UUFSD.org
. Everyone's spiritual journey is unique. How can we support yours?
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Racial Justice Book Club
Sunday, January 20th, 12:30-2:00pm in Founder’s Hall
We will continue our deep exploration into the book, So You Want To Talk About Race, focusing on chapter eight, “The School to Prison Pipeline”. All are welcome to join but you must have read the book.
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Postcarding to Curb Climate Change
Sunday, January 20th from 10:00-11:00am in the Core Area
Indivisible Patriots and the Environmental Justice Task Force invite you to write to your elected officials and ask them to support HR 7173, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018. Citizen's Climate Lobby, a nonprofit and non-partisan organization, projects that if enacted, HR 7173 will reduce America’s emissions by at least 40% within 12 years.
Postcards and sample postcard scripts provided at the table.
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Mindfulness Meditation
Back by Popular Demand for 2019
Livia Walsh will resume the Wednesday morning Mindfulness Meditation group for new meditators as well as for those who have established practices. There will be sitting and walking meditation practices as well as meditations with a particular focus including Loving Kindness and Compassion. Livia is ordained in the Mahayana traditions of Zen Buddhism and has also been a student of the Vajrayana traditions of Tibet.
This group will meet in Livia's home in Encinitas, on Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11 am. All donations (dana) will be contributed to the UUFSD Social Justice Action Homeless Project. Contact Livia Walsh at
livwalsh1@gmail.com
for more information
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Join Us for Lively Discussion Here at UUFSD!
Monday, January 14th and Thursday, January 24th
in Palmer Library
The UUFSD Book Clubs are reading the following novels:
1Q84
, by popular Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, set in 1984, and also some other 'real' place. Is it supernatural, dystopian, or just disturbing? The daytime group discusses this on
Thursday, January 24th at 10:00am.
What Alice Forgot
by Liane Moriarty - Yes, it sounds like chic lit, but this Australian novelist packs a literary punch that will keep you reading. Alice loses memory of the last 10 years of her life. What does she gain? The evening group will discuss this on
Monday, February 11th at 7:00pm.
Email
bookclub@uufsd.org
if you have questions. You can also call or text Cathy Leach-Phillips at 650 224-1974.
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The UUFSD Quarterly “Dialogue” Magazine Has a New Look
We hope you enjoy our “Winter 2019” edition of the “Dialogue” magazine. It has a new, improved look with some new features. In addition to our traditional articles, including Rev. Meghan's Corner, Happenings, and What gives Meaning to My Life (by John Atcheson), we added sections on our Coastal Concert Series, Personal Growth and Interests programs and Community Life that includes all our ongoing programs. You can access the magazine at:
http://uufsd.org/news/quarterly-magazine
. If the link doesn't work,
click here
. Enjoy!!!! Irv Himelblau, Editor
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Beloved Conversations
Retreat—Friday, January 25th & 26th
8 Consecutive Tuesday Meeting Beginning January 29th in Founders Hall
BELOVED CONVERSATIONS is a UUA Racial Justice program which explores the role of race/ethnicity in individual and congregational lives. It is a spiritual journey designed to help us understand institutional racism, challenge our own beliefs, and helps us become allies.
The program begins with a retreat on Friday evening, January 25th and all day Saturday, January 26th (meals provided) and then 8 consecutive Tuesdays, beginning January 29th from 7-9 pm. The cost is $65 and we only have a few slots left. Please see us on the patio after both services this Sunday or contact Robin Sales
rls728@hotmail.com
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Quorum Required—UUFSD Congregational Meeting
Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at 12:15pm in Founders Hall
UUFSD will hold its next Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 27th at 12:15pm, following second service. Please plan to attend! A quorum is required and all members should make an effort to be present at this meeting. Board President Alana Schuller will give an update on Fellowship matters and we will hold the annual election of the Nominating Committee. We welcome nominations to the Committee, either in advance or from the floor, with the consent of the nominee. Our current nominees are Wenda Alvarez and Tom Packard. We looking forward to holding a concise and impactful Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 27th at 12:15pm.
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What's Happening at
Camp de Benneville Pines
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The New Year Begins with New Wilderness Adventures!
February 16-18
UU Elementary/Family Winter Camp
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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A solution to your accumulation
of travel toiletries!
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Have you traveled lately?
Are you thinking about what to do about the small bottles and tubes of shampoo, conditions, soap, and lotion that you’ve accumulated over the years?
Well, the UUFSD Social Justice Homeless Project is here to help.
Just bring all your tubes and bottles to the fellowship on Sundays and drop them off at the Happenings Table.
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Got Books?
The Library Committee is looking for donations of books that other UU congregants would enjoy reading to sell at our book table between and after services. We take fiction, non-fiction, young adult, and children's books! Our proceeds will go to refinishing the library floor. Please drop off your donations in the library or at the book table on Sundays! Contact Kerry Traylor at
kerry@collegestrategyexperts.com
with any questions.
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UUFSD Bird-A-Thon with Rigdon Currie
Saturday, February 23
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, 8:30am-1:00pm
Join us for a Bird-A-Thon! We will meet at UUFSD, bird that area then proceed down the hill to San Dieguito Lagoon and bird 2-3 spots there. Our goal is to see or hear as many bird species as we can during our outing. Requirement for participating is a donation to UUFSD on a per-species or fixed any-amount basis. I expect that we will observe 40-50 species.
We will have a picnic potluck lunch at the Fellowship which I will lightly manage for balance.
Participating in a Bird-A-Thon is a fun team effort. An important goal is to raise funds for a Bird & Butterfly Garden at the Fellowship. I am pledging $1/bird and encourage others to pledge whatever they wish on a per-bird or fixed amount basis. I will also seek sponsorship from non-participants and encourage you to do likewise.
Binoculars are essential. If you do not have a pair of decent ones, please let me know and I will provide them.
Feel Free to invite others who might enjoy this experience to come along.
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Monthly Call To Action - January
Demand the closure of child migrant prisons by calling your US Senator(s) with this call script: "Hi. My name is [NAME] and I'm a constituent from [CITY, ZIPCODE]. I'm calling today to ask Senator [HARRIS/FEINSTEIN] to condemn the detention of at least 1,800 children in the Tornillo, Texas tent prison, and the 14,000 children detained around the nation. I expect the Senator to call for the closure of facilities like Tornillo. Unaccompanied minors seeking asylum should be allowed to live with family without fear for their safety. Thank you." Dianne Feinstein (202)224-3841/(619)231-9712; Kamala Harris (202)224-3553/(619)239-3884.
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Change for Change Update
Thanks to everyone who has contributed their loose change to our "Change for Change" campaign. With the donations we received so far, we were able to supply our homeless brothers and sisters and families in the CRC Survivors of Domestic Violence program with stamped Christmas cards so they could communicate with loved ones. We were overwhelmed with the gratitude expressed my many recipients, who were able to communicate with their loved ones.
We also purchased "shower tokens" to distribute at our Homeless brethren. Your coins will allow us to continue to provide these shower tokens on an ongoing basis during our distribution of toiletries at the CRC and Fill A Belly Dinners.
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Registration is Open for Camp deBenneville Pines, April 5th-7th, 2019
This is our magical mountain home. We will have a warm lodge and cabins with hot showers. Activities will include hiking, yoga, games, singing, dancing, and workshops lead by Rev. Meghan and Eberly Barnes. The variety show for all ages is a hoot. If you have never been to camp please go to the deBenneville website or see us in the core area to learn more.
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Your Good News for the Weekend
‘Game-Changing’ Approval of Liver Transplant Procedure Expected to Halve the Waiting List
Grandmother Spent an Entire Year Cleaning Plastic Off 52 English Beaches in Her Spare Time
Island on the Brink of Disaster Plants Thousands of Trees and is Now a Poster Kid for Adapting to Climate Change
Stranger Drives 2,300 Miles So He Can Reunite Beloved Dog With Boy Recovering From Surgery
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Other Items of Interest to UUs
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Some thoughts from Angela Fujii, Cluster Social Justice Coordinator, as we enter the new year:
At First Church, we just finished our rotation of the Interfaith Shelter Network’s winter homeless shelter. To wrap up the experience, I asked our congregational coordinator if he thought we should hold a debrief and reflection session for volunteers, which got me thinking…I acknowledge the need for, and utility of, making and holding space for processing and providing feedback but I also had a realization that made me pause. In the two years that I’ve been involved in this effort, I had not thought to ask our guests to weigh in. For me, this is indicative of a broader outlook and oversight on my part that extends to all of the justice work that I do.
In UU spaces, I often hear about “directly-impacted” people and following their lead, supporting existing, ongoing efforts and understanding that those folks have intimate, lived knowledge. I try to practice and incorporate these teachings and yet, there I was, asking the wrong person the wrong question. My thoughts snowballed and went down a bit of a rabbit hole from that point but in the end, I realized that while I may have missed this opportunity, I am now poised to recognize the next one and that “justice work” is both internal and external – a lesson that I thought I knew but appreciate and need to be reminded.
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Support Sanctuary Program at First UU
Friday, January 18th, 7:00pm
Richard Lederer presents "An Evening of Language and Laughter" at 1st UU Church, 4190 Front Street, San Diego 92103. Proceeds from this Fun Fundraiser will benefit the Sanctuary Program to assist immigrants working their way through the courts. You will have an opportunity to chat with Dr. Lederer, look at his books, enjoy refreshments and conversation before and after his presentation. Bring enthusiasm and questions about language! Suggested donation $15 presale, $20 at the door.
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North San Diego County NAACP Community Prayer Breakfast
Monday, January 21, 2019, 8:30-10:00am, QLN Conference Center
“In the footsteps of a dreamer.” In solidarity with our racial justice effort, you may attend the NAACP Community Prayer Breakfast on Martin Luther King Day by signing up at www.nsdcnaacp.org. It will be held at QLN Conference Center, 1938 Avenida del Oro, Oceanside, Ca. Tickets are $35. Contact Julia Darling at
jvdarling@roadrunner.com
with any questions.
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Rev. Jason Shelton--"The Faith We Sing"
Jan 25th-27th, 2019 at First UU, 4190 Front Street, San Diego 92103
Rev. Shelton (UU Nashville) will be at First UU from January 25-27, 2019 to work with our cluster congregations. You will enjoy Shelton’s enthusiasm and “Nashville vibe” https://jasonsheltonmusic.com.He was instrumental in the creation of our teal hymnal. There will be lots of singing and sharing. While there is not charge for participation, there will be a good-will offering.
Friday, January 25, 6:30pm to 8:30pm - We’ll explore our hymnals and the ways in which we share the sources of our faith through what we sing.
Saturday, January 26, 9:30 - noon & 1:00-3:30 PM - “Where do we come from? Where are we? Where are we going?” We’ll dig deeper into the ways in which music has shaped our tradition, how we have used music to share that tradition. Please bring your own lunch or be prepared to visit the UCSD cafeteria or nearby restaurants.
Sunday, January 27 - Rev. Shelton will preach in both the 9:30 & 11:30 AM Sunday services at First UU (Hillcrest).
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Summit Unitarian Universalist Felllowship Concert
Saturday, February 2nd, 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
The Matrida Umoja Band, founded and led by singer Matrida David, is made up of Congolese refugees now living in San Diego. Their joyful music, sung in Swahili, English and other languages, gets their audiences up on their feet to dance, laugh, sing and enjoy beautiful “umoja” (unity) together.
Summiit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
8778 Cottonwood Avenue, Santee, CA 92071
TICKETS $15 at the door, cash or check only
A joint production of the SUMMIT FELLOWSHIP CONCERT SERIES and SUMMIT SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
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Book Discussion - "Eating Animals"
Summit UU Fellowship, Thursday February 7th, 6:30pm to 8pm
Professor Aaron Gross will lead the discussion. All are welcome!
Aaron S. Gross is an associate professor in the University of San Diego’s Theology and Religious Studies Department, the President of the Society for Jewish Ethics, and the founder and CEO of the nonprofit advocacy group, Farm Forward (
FarmForward.com
). He collaborated with Jonathan Safran Foer on Foer’s best-selling book, Eating Animals, and is one of the writers for the film version narrated by Natalie Portman.
Professor Gross is a dynamic speaker who promotes lively and fun interactive discussions. Join us!
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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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