Sunday Services - 10:00 a.m.
March 4: Are Unitarian Universalists Christians? Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
It’s easy for many to lampoon the flaws of Christianity. I’m on a tougher mission: locating the gifts of the Christian heritage, especially via the character and conduct of Jesus, for our evolving Unitarian Universalism. This series on world religions is a key time to invite friends. Pierre Vaughn will grace our worship with a solo.
March 11: Buddhism: Be Lamps Unto Yourselves Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
There is currently no world religion more popular among Unitarian Universalists than Buddhism. Why is this so? What can we learn from this noble heritage of the middle path?
This will be New Member’s Sunday, the arrival of Bob Moore’s new book on the history of Summit, and a potluck to follow.
March 18 and 25th: Candidating Sundays
The topics are unknown, the minister not yet chosen, but you will not want to miss these services. On the 18th the Ministerial Search Committee will present the Candidate to the congregation, who will be delivering the service that day and the 25th. The congregation will vote on whether to call this minister following the service on March 25th.
April 1: Committing Ourselves to Summit Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
On this Sunday, when we officially launch our stewardship drive, we’ll have special music and testimony, as well as a luscious brunch provided for everyone, all in our beautiful sanctuary and at the normal worshipping hour.
You won’t want to miss this auspicious Sunday: no foolin’!
Our phone number, 619-562-0833. Our website is www.summitarian.org., where the Newsletter & Sermons can also be read.
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO IN CHILDREN’S R.E.:
REGROUPING: Exciting news this month is that we’ve grown from the nursery plus four classes to the nursery plus six classes. Current groups are:
Nursery (Three years and younger) ? Pre-k to kindergarten
First and second grade ? Fourth and fifth grade (No third graders yet, but we’ll happily expand the group should any join us.)
Fifth grade (We have many fifth graders, divided among two groups.)
Middle school ? High school and beyond
The pre-k to kindergarten group is meeting in the R.E. activity area and working with a fun and active curriculum called “Chalice Children” which emphasizes the chalice as our symbol and being part of this congregation. Four year olds graduated from the nursery to join kindergarteners in this new group.
The new middle school group is meeting in the recently created second conference room in the office wing and will be working with “The Gospel According to the Simpsons,” watching selected episodes and discussing highlighted philosophical issues.
FABLES PROJECT: Our fifth grade group hit the jackpot this month in the form of a guest teacher. Margaret Harmon writes contemporary fables. She is the author of The Man Who Learned to Walk in Shoes That Pinch and the forthcoming Freeing the Genie. Each Sunday in February, Margaret presented one of her fables to the group followed by discussion and a mystery activity. The kids were absorbed, involved and even inspired. We are very grateful to Margaret for the time she spent and the seeds she planted, and we hope she’ll make return appearances!
AND SERVICE BE OUR PRAYER:
R.E. Bake Sale: Thanks to Ben Bernstein, Daniel Bernstein, Marissa Henry and Julia Shu for selling refreshments at the wonderful Chris Klich & Laura Preble concert February 16, and thanks to all who contributed the goodies for selling.
UU Kids Can: Please continue to bring your recyclable cans and plastic drink bottles and stash them in the green marked container in the R.E. activity area.
Recyclers: The high school group has taken over managing the recycling project. Thanks to all, especially Lee Simpson, the first transporter of the goods.
Valentines: Thanks to Mary Ellen Shu for again coordinating the annual Valentine project. Summit kids made Valentines for thirty-eight beloved Summiteers.
Many thanks to our February teaching volunteers: Teresa Palombo, Pat Gille, Pilar Placone-Willey, Margaret Harmon, Leslie Robard, Chris Steussy, Mary Braunwarth, Ann Olson, Russ Chapman, Misha Chapman, Doris Wascher, Lulu Lacono, Ed Davis, Barbara Sorensen, Elizabeth Braymen, Michelle Beauchamp and Mark Wheeler. You too can join this esteemed group! The increased number of our classes means an increased need for teachers. Please consider investing in this important and (more often than not!) fun effort. You would be provided a plan and supplies and would meet with your group from the time the children leave the service until adult refreshments, usually forty-five minutes.
Connie Henry, D.R.E.
conniehenry@cox.net
(619) 460-4794
Sunday Morning Meditation
We have a meditation/prayer session from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. each Sunday morning before the service begins. And Wednesday Mornings at 8:30
Social Action Corner
Service Is Our Prayer
Helping Others In East County
Thank you, Summitarians, for your donations of hygiene packet items. Summit’s children will assemble the packets which will then be given to Crisis House for distribution to the homeless. Thanks also to Laurel Bernstein for coordinating this project.
A lovely thank you note was received from the teens and Luana Caballero of the East County program, Students Together Against Alcohol ‘N Drugs (STAAND), for Summit’s financial support.
How can you help Summit’s efforts in social action?
Come and view Amnesty International’s film, Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival, at 7pm, February 27 in the sanctuary. Since 2003, war crimes and crimes against humanity have continued to be committed by the government and government-aligned nomadic militias known as the Janjawid in Sudan. Please come to this meeting and find out about this crisis, but more importantly what you can do to stop the abuse of human rights in this region. Contact Viraj Ward if you have any questions.
Our “Helping Others” collection on Sunday, March 18 will go towards relief for those suffering hardships due to the situation in Darfur. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Interfaith Shelter Network - Summit will again support St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church with dinner and chaperones for shelter homeless guests on Thursday, March 15th and Thursday, March 22. Thanks to Vic White and his efforts, we have 24 volunteers scheduled to help support this wonderful program. Summit has participated in the Interfaith Shelter Network’s program for 17 years.
Please join the Social Action Committee at its next meeting on Sunday, March 18, 8:30 am, in the conference room. Everyone is welcome.
—ATTENTION—
Editor’s Corner
The Scene at Summit’s April 2007 edition deadline will be:
Mar. 19 Deadline/
Mar. 22 Mailing
Linda Peck, editor
The Honoring/Memorial Fund
This Fund has been established to accept contributions to celebrate moments in our lives such as weddings, and to commemorate deaths of loved ones or friends.
For more info, contact the Summit office at 619-562-0833. The Summit Caring Committee oversees the distribution of these funds where they might be needed.
Adult Religious Exploration (A.R.E.)
Summit Seminars take place on the third Tuesday of the month, 7 to 8:30 pm, in our conference room, 8778 Cottonwood Ave., Santee, CA. For information call Richard Wilkie, 619-443-3543.
Mar. 20, 2007, Dr. Mark Wheeler on the topic: “Reason, Truth, and the Unity of Experience.” Dr. Wheeler is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, San Diego State University.
Apr. 17, 2007, Dr. Edward O. Henry on the topic: “What Really Happened in Salem in 1692.” Dr. Henry is a Professor of Anthropology, San Diego State University.
May 15, 2007, Dr. Joe Braunwarth on the topic: “Sex Sells: The Depiction of Women in Advertising.” Dr. Braunwarth is a Professor of Political Science at Grossmont College.
June 19, 2007, Richard Wilkie and Elaine Harper on the topic: “Moral Persuasion in Traditional American Folk Song.”
Update from the Adult R.E. Committee:
First we wish to thank so many of you who replied to our survey. Many creative suggestions were made and we are planning programs and classes based on your ideas and requests. As the new committee comes together as a team we will co-ordinate our efforts to respond to your requests.
Some of the classes-programs that are being considered for scheduling in March and early April will be:
A showing of the video "The Secret" followed by time for discussion. For those of you not yet familiar with this film it is an in depth explanation and expansion on the Ancient "Law of Attraction"---(the belief that as you sew so you reap ); A class on Breath and Gentle Stretching for Relaxation (to be taught by Michele Mattingly); A beginning class on Understanding Dreams and Symbols (to be taught by Margo Mariana).
More details on these classes and what they involve, and their days and times will be made known very shortly through newsletters and/or announcements. We just wanted to give you a preview to stir your interest and excitement.
The Adult RE Committee
Margo Mariana, Coordinator
Pat Bryning, Mary & Norm Dessel, and Jai Ghorpade, Members
Ministerial Musings Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
Democracy is not only the optimal way to run our Summit Fellowship but stands in deep alignment with our bedrock heritage and principles as religious liberals.
We unashamedly belong to the tradition of non-conformists who rebuffed the established church in England, asserting that the Eternal was unimpressed by either academic degrees or bureaucratic appointments, let alone measures like material wealth or state power. As Unitarian minister Theodore Parker declared in the mid-19th century, and was later quoted by Abraham Lincoln, ours is a faith “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
Since democracy is a compound word, not a simple one; we must always square both intertwining roots: demos (people) and cracy (rule) in our parish life. Too few people ruling constitutes one dilemma; everybody in charge produces anarchy. For democracy to flourish, we need the delicate synthesis of sufficient numbers of people actively engaged in constructively wielding power.
Such has been the mandate and process of the Ministerial Search Committee, who’ve been conscientiously laboring on Summit’s behalf all year long. You and I both know them to be a superior bunch, as well as representative of the congregation’s profile and wishes. They’re fast on the single mission to find a sufficiently fine (not perfect) ministerial fit for your congregation at this juncture in history.
When these congregational stakeholders present their chosen candidate to the entire Fellowship during the week of March 18th-25th, they will have completed the bulk of their work. They’ll then turn over the ultimate decision to you. Functional democracy at its finest.
Blessedly, early on in both the histories of Unitarians and Universalists, our forebears struggled to insure that no ecclesiastical body or bishop would determine a local congregation’s choice of their professional partner in shared ministry. Consequently, when we get to vote our minds/hearts as Unitarian Universalists about any and all parish matters, it’s a holy ritual indeed and to be treated as such.
Every current member (and note there will be a New Member’s ceremony on March 11th for those who wish to join in time to shape Summit’s future) has the opportunity, nay the duty, to show up on the final two Sundays of March to hear the candidate, then vote your conscience. March 25th signals no modest event. For, in various countries, even in numerous American denominations, parishioners don’t possess the final word in the choice of ministerial leader. Therefore, you’re both privileged and obligated to render a decision about your settled minister that will affect your individual and institutional lives, hopefully for many moons.
In democratizing the spiritual journey, as we religious liberals do, the blessings and burdens of congregational life always rest upon you and you and you and you. As religious democrats, we’re entitled as clergy and parishioners to our own beliefs and disciplines, as well as being held accountable for our own morality and enlightenment. Our personal paths will always be our own; however, in a duly-covenanted fellowship, we’ve pledged to walk side-by-side: with truthfulness and trust as our guiding beacons. We’ve been called to mutually shoulder the caretaking of our chosen Beloved Community, no exceptions allowed.
Authentic democracy demands fearlessness in our review, openness to fresh insight, ongoing stewardship, and the willingness to continually grow. The democratic way in religion is never for the inflexible or fainthearted. But, we religious liberals wouldn’t have it any other way. For we concur with Winston Churchill who sagely noted: “Democracy is the worst type of government, except for all the other types that have been tried before!”
Just remember one thing: as a Unitarian Universalist, you’re a card-carrying democrat who belongs to a religion that summons you to be present and accounted for, especially at times like these. The upcoming decision is too huge for one person to make, or even for a terrific committee; Summit Fellowship will need every last one of you to do it the right thing.
In faith, hope, and love…Tom
This has been a season of colds, flus, and many other malidies. Please remember in your thoughts and prayers Lois Davies, Bob Moore, Gini Schmitz…and all the other ailing Summitarianns.
We are thinking of Elly Dotseth and her family after her aunt’s death in mid-February.
Our own Barbara Gates is in a play, Bridges,Two Love Stories, at the 6th At Penn Theatre. Call her for more info.
Thanks to Lisa Garvey, Laura Preble, Chris Klich and the concert committee for a successful jazz concert/fundraiser!
"Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence." ~David Byrne
UU Fellowship of North Bay
Wine Country Excursions
The UU’s of Napa, California, are proud to offer our third season Wine Country Excursions through two of America’s most scenic valleys, Napa and Sonoma. Tours are small and customized to focus on guests’ interests, e.g. wine education, art, history of the region, gourmet dining or exploring the area’s natural beauty.
Please contact us for details:
Iris Barrie at 707-265-6926 or barrie001@comcast.net
Information from the
Larger UU Community and the UUA
C.R.E
CALL FOR
FICTION AND POETRY
Desiree Kannel, member of the Unitarian Unversalist Church of Long Beach, seeks submissions for a new literary journal entitled, Under the Structure.
The journal will consist of short stories and poetry submitted by members and friends of UU congregations in the PSWD. All subjects, styles and themes will be considered.
E-mail submissions preferred, but we will accept snail mail. Send your previously unpublished stories, no more than 4,000 words, or poems, no more than five (poems), to dkannel@verizon.net. Please write “journal” in the subject line. If you prefer regular mail, write (email) for directions. Terms: No pay, author retains all rights after first publication; simultaneous submissions accepted, but please note: Submission dead line is May 1, 2007 with an anticipated publication date of Autumn, 2007. All contributors will receive two copies of the journal.
Summit Women’s Retreat??
Most of you may have received an email several weeks ago asking if there was enough interest to quickly put a retreat together for the spring. Well, the timing was too close and many women felt it would be better in the fall.
Summit is tentatively penciled in at Quest Haven for October 5, 6, and 7, 2007 (a week-end). I’m putting out a “call” to see if we have enough ladies that would like to help organize said retreat. I’ve only attended one retreat and found it … wonderful! But, not having done one before I wouldn’t know where to start, so anyone who is interested in the endeavor, please email me at summitunitarian@sbcglobal.net or call me at home at 619-562-6345. Linda Peck
Membership News
The final session of “Unitarian Universalism and You” will be held on March 5. All those interested in joining should contact Elaine Harper (619-443-3543) or Joan Chan (619-466-4760) before the New Members ceremony on March 11, which will be during our Sunday Services. Following this Service, there will be a potluck for all members to greet our new members.
The Membership Committee would also like to remind members that our "coffee time" after Sunday Services, from 11 - 11.30 AM is an important time for members to greet our visitors and make them feel welcome. Our warm hospitality is often commented upon by returning visitors. It is recommended that committee meetings be held after that time or before Sunday Services start. Thank you. Joan Chan & Elaine Harper
Ministerial Search Committee
Toni Rogers (Chair) Pat Bryning Wendell Rawlins Mark Wheeler Gwen Baldwin Ferne Gaarder Pierre Vaughn
February has been an exhilarating and exhausting month!! We spent the first three weekends with each of the three pre-candidates. We met wonderful people who put their hearts and souls into this process. Like all of us, each of the candidates had a unique set of skills, experiences, characteristics and styles. Weighing which would be the best fit for Summit was an arduous task – they were all great people.
To keep us grounded in our decision-making, we used the congregational survey results as our reference source. We devised a framework to evaluate each person in accordance with the expressed needs and wants of the congregation. Additionally, we measured each in terms of their potential to lead Summit into our envisioned future.
After an offer has been made to one of the candidates and they have accepted it, the Negotiating Team will confer with them to negotiate the terms of the Ministerial Agreement. Only after the Agreement has been signed by the candidate and our Board President, will the Ministerial Search Committee be able to announce the name and biographical information of the candidate to the congregation. (Though the agreement will have been signed, it becomes valid only after the congregation has voted to call the minister at the March 25 Congregational Meeting.)
The congregation will meet the candidate during Candidating Week – March 18 thru March 25, 2007 – through numerous meetings and receptions. The candidate will deliver a sermon on March 18 and March 25. A congregational meeting will take place following the March 25 Sunday service to vote on calling this minister.
As your representatives, we on the committee have endeavored to be people of open minds and loving hearts. As we go forward, we ask that of each of you.
Thank you and stay tuned…
Presidential Ponderings Rex Graham
Rev. Tom Owen-Towle’s deeply moving sermon on the value of interfaith connections suggested that many now-unrecognized possibilities lie before Summit. Actually, you could pick any of his magical sermons out of a hat and you’d come up with a prize. Our minister magician will be performing a disappearing act all too soon. After serving Summit for two years, Tom will be leaving Summit after his July 1st sermon another interim ministerial assignment at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito.
Reading one of his recent sermons, which are available on our website, won’t come close to witnessing it being delivered. Yet a common theme of Tom’s sermons seems to be a reminder to keep our eyes on the prize. Self care and graying gracefully are topics of his sermons, but they’re also at the heart of Summit’s vision statement. Our dedication to personal and spiritual growth, social justice, environmental awareness and participation in the greater community will persist when Tom’s term with us ends. How our dedication to that vision will be manifest a year or five years from now is up to the members of this congregation to decide and to act upon.
There is a superstitious saying to beware of the ides of March. It’s an ancient reference to Caesar’s unplanned exit on March 15. Summit’s membership will consider calling a new minister at its March 25 congregational meeting. We can all be confident that the ministerial candidate recommended by Summit’s Ministerial Search Committee, the one the membership will vote up or down on at the March 25 meeting, won’t be an Owen-Towle clone or twin. While we love Tom, I’m sure that now-unrecognized possibilities will await our congregation with the arrival in August of our newly called minister.
The time between Tom’s departure and the arrival of our new minister will be full of planning, commitment and action. The congregation will have new spending priorities to consider in the form of a new budget. And this year, our regular annual congregational meeting will have a new wrinkle: our 10-year comprehensive plan is being revised, and the congregation will be asked to vote on the revisions. It’s one more institutional way that Summit is very consciously keeping its collective eye on the prize: to continue to be a growing, caring, intergenerational congregation of diverse backgrounds embracing the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for.
Audre Lorde
Last Half in March: Our UU Approach to World Religions
Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
From mid-February to mid-March, I will preach a four-part series on how we, as Unitarian Universalists, draw strength from various world religions.
March 4: Are Unitarian Universalists Christians?
March 11: Buddhism: Be Lamps Unto Yourselves
March 18 and 25th: Candidating Sundays
The topics are unknown, the minister not yet chosen, but you will not want to miss these services. On the 18th the Ministerial Search Committee will present the Candidate Minister to the congregation, who will deliver the service that day and the 25th. The congregation will vote on whether to call this minister following the service on March 25th.
Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
8778 Cottonwood Ave.
Santee, CA 92071
For important tidbits we don’t want to miss.
Refreshments Anyone?
We all enjoy having coffee as we fellowship in the Greeting Room after service. Janet Dixon is our stalwart coffee maker on most Sundays and has done this for a number of years. She would like to ask if there is anyone who would like to share this service with her on more than an occasional basis? If you are looking for a way to support Summit’s endeavors, this could be your chance! Please call Janet at 619-465-1160 to let her know you can help.
We would like to thank Mary Dryden for stepping forward! Anyone else?
From the Caring Committee…
Summit’s Caring Committee is responsible for providing transportation for those members who are unable to drive and need help getting to our Sunday service, meetings or medical appointments. At present, the need is modest, so volunteers should not be overtaxed.
If you are willing and able to help occasionally, please let us know. We’ll try very hard to make it convenient for you. Please contact Rod Orth at 619-583-3405.
From the Bookkeeper & Administrator. . .
Chchch-changes!
I know that is a dirty word. But, we would like to ask everyone that contributes to the Capital Campaign to write a separate check for those donations (and still note on the check in the memo line “Capital Campaign”). Summit has established two physically separate accounts for the Capital Campaign money and the General Fund for the regular operations of the church. In the future, please do not combine the Annual Commitment (also note this on the check) with the Capital in the same check. If you have questions, please contact Lisa Garvey at burnsgarvey@cox.net or Linda Peck at the Summit office, 619-562-0833.
We had a snafu in the office regarding our website and our domain name. Scoundrels have stolen the old address so we now have a new one:
www.summitarian.org
We now have DSL for online capabilities in the office so we have a new email address:
summitunitarian@sbcglobal.net
Thank you, Linda Peck
Ever Wanted to Show
Your Gratitude?
Have you ever had someone help you out, offered them a couple of bucks for their trouble, only to have them decline? Well, if that happens, consider making a Service Donation to Summit in the helper’s name. Summitarians have been doing this for years but not many of the newcomers have heard about it. You can donate at the service or drop it in the mail to the office.
Flowers for Sunday Services
The flowers at our Sunday services always add a soft spirit to the room. If you would be interested in commemorating a personal special occasion or honoring a loved one by providing a flower arrangement for a particular Sunday, contact Barbara Orth (619-583-3405) or Vivienne Jacobson (619-469-4945). You and your occasion will be mentioned in that Sunday’s order of service. Thank you!
Bob Moore's History of SUU F!
"The View From the Summit" will be available March 11, 2007.
This is a history from Bob’s memories of our fellowship, members and friends. You’ll learn about our very small beginnings, how we first moved into the Lodge, how we hired our first minister. Buy one copy for $13, or two for $25!
Freethinkers
Freethinkers meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the Children’s R.E. area 7:00 PM. Currently, we have decided to support the A.R.E. Seminars which are also scheduled for the third Tuesdays.
Join us on Tuesday, March 6, 7 PM, for a presentation on mega-churches by Jai Ghorpade, retired business professor from SDSU. Mega-churches are viewed with alarm by many. This presentation will provide an objective analysis based on some empirical research done by Baylor University. Perhaps we can learn a few things - things that we definitely do not want to do (or be) as well as some ideas for improving our managerial practices.
Lunch Bunch
All Summitarians who would like more fellowship and food after Sunday services are welcome to meet with the Lunch Bunch. On March 4 we will eat at Mimi’s Café, 9812 Mission Gorge Road, Santee. March 11 will find us at Applebee’s, 107 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon. On the 18th, we'll be at Olive Garden, 9800 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, and on the 25th at Michael’s Grill, 9621 Mission Gorge Road, Santee.
If you intend to join us, please print your name on the sign-up sheet on Sundays during the coffee hour so we can phone ahead for reservations.
Within the Congregation
Annual/Capital Campaign 2007-08
Yes, the time is quickly approaching for each of us to review our commitment to supporting our beloved community! We are settling into our new home and seeing all the possibilities it provides for spiritual growth, community support and social action. We are also developing a clearer realization of what it costs to own our own home and to support such activities.
Over the next few weeks, the Board of Directors and Finance Committee will be refining a budget for our coming year and identifying which desired expansions we could support with additional funds. Every gift is appreciated and vital for the work of our fellowship.
On Sunday April 1st, we will have a special service encompassing a community breakfast in the Sanctuary. At this time we will celebrate our beloved community and reflect on all we have accomplished this past year and what we hope to accomplish with our newly called minister. In the weeks following the breakfast, Visiting Stewards will meet with members and friends to discuss our visions for the future and to obtain financial commitments for the upcoming year. These face-to-face meetings are an essential part of the campaign, and we urge everyone to participate. As part of the meeting, Visiting Stewards will also review existing commitments to the capital campaign that are paying for our new home. Support of both the annual expenses of our fellowship and the capital campaign is vital.
Key Dates
Visiting Steward Training Saturday, March 3 from 2-4pm, Sanctuary
Visiting Steward Make-up Sunday, March 11 after Circle Discussion
Community Breakfast Sunday, April 1st
Face-to-face visits April 1st-21st
A warm thank you to everyone for their support of our fellowship to date. There is no way we could be in our new and beautiful home, without the support of each and every person! We truly have a wonderful and blessed community. Debbie Wingard and Sandy Bernstein, Campaign Co-Chairs
SALON UPDATE
The Salon Committee has spent most of January cleaning out the Salon, so that it would look presentable to the ministerial candidates as they tour our facilities. Thanks to everyone for the last minute push to relocate what we want to keep and identify what to donate to DAV. They were pleased to take our benches, which were deemed too heavy and unstable to move across the parking lot very often, and which take up too much of our precious space. We will be looking into additional chairs that can be stored or stacked more easily.
We have recently begun discussing various possible options for use of the salon, based on the Congregational survey last Fall. Responses from approximately 25 people could be summarized into three main categories (numbers reflect number of times an idea was mentioned, as many respondents listed multiple suggestions):
Summit Use:
Summit Offices (2), youth/teen space (4), adult RE classes (3), social hall/kitchen (6), infant/ toddler playroom (1), library (1), meeting rooms (1), musical functions (1)
Community Use:
Classes (4), community meetings (3), community groups (4), social action center (1), shelter (1), specialized schools (1), art gallery/studio (3), birthday parties/private parties (2)
Commercial Use:
Rental Office Space (4), PSWD rental (1), retail business (7), coffee house/restaurant (3), set- up as a non-profit self-supporting entity for rentals (2)
Several preliminary options were discussed with the Board in late January, to generate more ideas. We are currently doing research on costs and possible funding for any remodel, including two possible grants: one from Chalice Lighters and another from the Spirit Level Foundation. Our goal is to have a circle discussion of options (probably after annual campaign winds up). In the meantime, we welcome input! Please feel free to contact any of us.
Debbie Wingard (chair), LaMar Rogers, Mark Bryning, Suzanne McQuaide,
Connie Henry, John McQuaide, Pilar Placone-Willey, Carol Rawlins
Summit Children's Choir
The newly formed Summit Children's Choir will make their debut performance at the Pledge Breakfast on April 1. The choir is open to all children and we meet regularly at 10:40am on Sunday morning. In addition we will have some final rehearsals during RE. Please send your children to the RE as soon as possible each Sunday morning and we will take them to the Sanctuary. We will not meet before services on Choir Sundays which is March 25.
Thanks for your support. Neal Biggart and Connie Henry.
wUUrld’s 2007 WhaleCoast Alaska
Five Alaskan UU fellowships invite you to eco-cultural programs in “The Great Land” in July, 2007. These innovative programs, led by Rev. Dick and Mary Weston-Jones, include homestays and parties with UU’s in several Alaskan cities. The deadline is March 31,2007. This is the final year this will be offered. For more info call toll free
1-888-998-8753 or email:
www.wuurld.org or alaska@wuurld.org
St. Patrick’s Day
Green Workshop:
The UU Congregation of Northwest Tuscon is hosting an all day workshop on the UU Ministry for Earth’s Green Sanctuary Certification Program (UUMEGSP) on March 17, 2007. The workshop will b e open to all UU’s in the Pacific Southwest District. Rev. Katherine Jesch, the Director of the UUMEGSP, will lead the workshop. Registration is $30 by March 3, $35 by March 17, and includes a delicious catered vegan lunch. Please let us know even if you are registering late so we can have a count for the lunch. Contact Vincent Pawlowski at:
UU Congregation of Northwest Tuson
3601 W. Cromwell Dr., Tuscon, AZ 85741
1-520-887-4101 / uuvince@ultrasw.com
More info at:
http://uuministryforearth.org
Hello Grunion Greeters!
Our own Judi Bonilla participated in the Grunion Greeter Project last year and found it “fun, interesting and something I’d like to share.” This project studies the spawning behavior of grunions and human impact on the beaches their eggs are left in, from Baja along the California coast. For more info contact:
Melissa Studer
619-733-0725 or
mesissastuder@san.rr.com/www.Grunion.org
UU’r Home
The UU bed and breakfast directory provides a network of hosts in the United States and a few abroad, who enjoy meeting new friends and are happy to open their homes to like minded people.
For more info:
Www.UUreHome.com
