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Sunday Services: Update
Religious Education classes end on May 25 with an all-ages art Sunday. At 11:30, our Memorial Day Weekend “Art Sunday” features a variety of arts and crafts activities for preschool through grade 6. Reminder: on May 25, nursery care is available only at 11:30.
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Music on Barcelona, Friday, May 30, 5:30
The ninth concert of the seventh season of Music on Barcelona’s Soirée Musicales will take place on Friday, May 30, and will continue the tradition of unusual and varied programming on this recital series. The hour-long concert begins at 5:30 and features Sextet in B-flat Major, op. 6, for piano and woodwind quintet by Ludwig Thuille. Members of the sextet are: Ann Hodde, piano; Susan DeJong, flute; Gerald Fried, oboe; Jim Preus, clarinet; Steven Ovitsky, horn; and Richard Hall, bassoon.
Also on the program is Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, op. 80, by Mrs. H.H.A. (Amy) Beach. Performers include: Susan DeJong, flute; Marla Karmesin and Janet Cordova, violins; Britt Ravnan, viola; and Dina Matz, cello.
The Soirée Musicales are presented in an informal setting, and the public is invited. A free will offering will be taken.
Bob Jones
for Music on Barcelona
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Community Outreach
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We Light a Candle in Our Hearts for…
Sorrows
- The family and friends of longtime UUCSF member Doris Braunstein, who died on April 23. Rev. Furrer conducted a memorial service on May 3.
- The family and friends of UUCSF member Cynthia Josephs, who died on May 3. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, at 2:00 p.m. in Fogelson Hall.
- Brett Roorbach, who recently fell and suffered a broken bone. She is doing fine after surgery and is undergoing physical rehabilitation at St. Vincent. She is in good spirits and welcomes visitors. Please call the rehab desk at 820-5319 before visiting.
Joys
- Brenda Weihl, whose first grandchild, Wilham, was born to her son Michael and his wife Holly, on April 4, 2008.
- Mary and Darrell Drake, whose son David celebrated his 44th birthday on April 7 with them and housemates from his group home. This welcome news comes only months after the report in El Centinela last fall that David had been enrolled in Odyssey Hospice. David improved remarkably at Odyssey, thanks in large part to nurses who stumbled on a medicine that really helped him, though it was meant for another problem. In fact, he got so much better that he flunked out of hospice. The Drakes are grateful for David’s dedicated caretakers at Santa María El Mirador group home.
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Role of the Committee on Ministry at UUCSF
The Committee on Ministry’s role is to strengthen the quality of ministry within the congregation. Our concern is the whole ministerial body. We seek to understand, assess, support, and advocate for a robust ministry throughout the context of congregational life. We serve as a support group for the minister and a communication channel between the minister and the congregation, listening with respect, compassion, and confidentiality.
The most important functions of the COM are:
- to aid the minister in carrying on the effective ministry by being available for counsel;
- to keep the minister advised of conditions within the congregation as they affect relationships between the minister and members, with the main emphasis on strengthening and improving relationships;
- to continually interpret to the congregation the nature and scope of the work of the minister, including a clarification of role expectations and realistic priorities for the minister and members;
- to consult with the minister and submit an annual compensation recommendation to the board and/or appropriate committees;
- to work with the minister on his continuing education program, sabbatical planning, or other professional development and to advocate such plans to the governing board and congregation, including appropriate funding;
- to review the minister’s professional goals for the year and assess progress through a ministerial evaluation;
- to track how the members of the congregation take care of themselves and each other, including how the lay ministerial leadership and the called minister serve the congregation;
- to interview prospective ministerial students and make recommendations about their sponsorship # to the Board of Trustees; and to recommend to the congregation candidates for sponsorship for the ministry.
We encourage feedback and ideas from the congregation and share them with the minister, the Board of Trustees, and/or the appropriate committee to support our mission and ministry at UUCSF.
”Ann Chair, 466-2960
”John, 983-3901
”Phyllis, 982-9792
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Calling All UU Artists!
We are preparing for our summer-long Congregational Art Show. We ask that all entries be delivered by Friday, May 30, to the UUCSF Library, ready to hang and with a name/title tag included. This show is open to everyone, but please pick only one to two of your favorite pieces, so we have space for everyone who wants to participate. We are excited to see all our talent!
Juniper Stein
Co-chair, Arts & Aesthetics Committee
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Piano Concert to Benefit UUCSF’s Music Program - Saturday, June 7, 2:00 p.m.
Pianists Edwin Light and Madeline Williamson will perform four-hand works of Mozart, Schubert, Fauré, and Barber on Saturday, June 7, at UUCSF at 2:00 p.m. The pianists are donating their concert fees; a suggested donation of $10 per adult (children are free) will help support the music program at UUCSF.
They will be performing W.A. Mozart’s Sonata in B-flat, followed by the rarely heard Souvenirs by Samuel Barber. Franz Schubert’s monumental Fantasie in F minor will follow, and the program concludes with the Dolly Suite by Gabriel Fauré.
Edwin Light (whom we have heard at the keyboard with Lydia Madrick) served on the faculties of McNeese State University and Fitchberg State College. He has over 20 years’ experience as organist-choirmaster in churches in the Boston and Cincinnati areas.
Madeline Williamson was on the Artist Faculty of the School of Music at Arizona State University for 30 years. She distinguished herself especially in the performance of new music for piano.
The concert was also performed on March 16 at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, to an enthusiastic audience. You might want to seek a review from a Los Alamos friend.
Trish Steindler
for the Publicity & Outreach Committee
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Congregational Care
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Sunday Services
Religious Education classes for children and youth run concurrently with the 11:30 service through May 25. Please note that as of May 4, nursery care will be available only during the 11:30 service. Religious Education classes end on May 25 with an all-ages art Sunday.
On June 1 our summer schedule begins with one service at 10:00 a.m. Nursery care and activities for preschool through elementary-age children will run concurrently with that service throughout the summer.
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Lifespan Religious Education
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Covenant Corner: Saturday, May 10
The next meeting of the Covenant Group Facilitators’ Steering Committee will be held in the UUCSF Library on Saturday, May 10, at 9:00 a.m., with coffee and assembly at 8:45.
The Steering Committee has invited all known past facilitators to the meeting to convey their successful experiences as well as problems they encountered. If you are a former facilitator and would like to share your experiences, please come to the meeting and RSVP to Roberta Shaw at 982-9674, extension 15.
Maurice Webster
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Music on Barcelona, Friday, May 2, 5:30
The eighth concert of the seventh season of Music on Barcelona’s Soirée Musicales will take place on Friday, May 2 (note this is a change from the usual last Friday of the month), and will continue the tradition of unusual and varied programming on this recital series. The hour-long concert begins at 5:30.
Featured will be a Beethoven clarinet trio (Jim Preus, Tom Terwilliger, Jack Anderson); a Baroque ensemble under the guidance and direction of Robert Shlaer, performing a quartet by Telemann; and the Santa Fe Flute Choir, under the direction of Carol Redman, performing a transcription of a Haydn symphony and Monochrome V by Peter Schickele.
The Soirée Musicales are presented in an informal setting, and the public is invited. A free will offering will be taken.
Jim Preus
for Music on Barcelona
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Community Outreach
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Music on Barcelona
The sixth concert of the seventh season of Music on Barcelona’s Soirée Musicales will take place on Friday, February 29, and will continue the tradition of unusual and varied programming on this recital series. The hour-long concert begins at 5:30. The program includes:
• Trio in D Major by Carl Heinrich Graun. Performing will be Deborah Klemme, violin; Steven Ovitsky, horn; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord; and Debra Poulin, bassoon.
• Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) by Franz Schubert. Performing will be Karren Sahler, soprano; Robert Jones, clarinet; and Lydia Madrick, piano.
Rounding out the program will be String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, op. 59, No.1, by Ludwig van Beethoven. This quartet is the first of a set of three composed in 1805-06 and dedicated to Count Razumovsky. Performing will be the Dulce Quartet: Britt Ravnan and Janet Cordova, violins; Marla Karmesin, viola; and Dina Matz, cello.
The Soirée Musicales are presented in an informal setting, and the public is invited. A free will offering will be taken.
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Community Outreach
Worship and Music
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SCENT SENSITIVE
We now have designated seating for people with chemical sensitivities. Look for signs along the Southeast corner of the sanctuary, on the piano side. Out of respect for the health and comfort of all, please do not sit in or too near this area if you use perfumed products.
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