| Featured |
 Photo. Singer songwriter Peter Mayer will perform in
concert at Palomar UU Fellowship on Friday, March 11. Details
under Breaking
News.
Whale
Watching. Here's a terrific opportunity for young people
in the San Diego Cluster to enjoy a great whale watching outing.
The Youth Groups of First UU Church will host their 8th Annual
Whale Watching Cruise on Saturday, March 19, at 9:30 a.m. aboard
The Eclipse at Seaforth Sportfishing in Mission Bay.
All interested
youth, siblings, parents and friends of youth are invited to
join them. Registration is mandatory so please call Kathe Larick
at (619) 709-0181 or email her at kathe@firstuusandiego.org no
later than March 9 to sign up.
After the three-hour cruise whale
watchers will caravan to Luigi's at the Beach for lunch. Since
there is only room for 36 people, the sooner you register the
better.
Everyone will meet at the dock between 9:15 and 9:30
a.m. for a head count and to collect money, and then the boat
will depart at 10. The cruise costs $17.00 per person.
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Breaking News |
| Summit's
Peace Pole. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, Summit
UU Fellowship in Santee will dedicate
and unveil an International Peace Pole on its grounds. According
to the invitation, “A Peace Pole is a custom-made, many
sided pole covered with the message 'May Peace Prevail on Earth'
in different languages. Peace Poles were created in Japan by
Masahisa Goi in 1955—10 years after the bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. Since then, more than 200,000 Peace Poles have
been built and erected around the world, from the Giza Pyramids
to Machu Picchu, from the River Kwai to Mt. Everest.” There
will be a brief ceremony beforehand in the Sanctuary, followed
by the dedication and then a reception afterward in the Salon.
Guests are encouraged to wear international clothing or accessories.
Book
Published. Rev. Tom Owen-Towle, minister emeritus
of First Church, has written “Theology Ablaze” in
which he explores 29 classic themes—such as God and
death, silence and forgiveness, love and evolution—with
questions for both personal reflection and group discussion.
A parish minister since 1967, Tom has authored two dozen
books about personal relationships and spiritual growth.
For more information about the book, go to www.tomo-t.com.
Concert at Palomar. Singer and Songwriter Peter
Mayer will
perform a special fund-raising concert benefiting UURISE
on Friday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Palomar UU Fellowship
in Vista. Tickets are $20, $30 and $40. All proceeds will
benefit Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services
and Education (UURISE). For more information contact Katia
Hansen, Program Manager of UURISE, at katia@uurise.org or
(760) 477-7537.
Dream Workshops. Dr. Jeremy Taylor will
lead two workshops about dreams on Friday, March 4 (7-9
p.m.) and Saturday,
March 5 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) at First Church in Hillcrest.
Contact Chris Christenson at (619) 298-9978 ext. 8014 or
chris@firstuusandiego.org.
You can download
the brochure here. (This brochure
is 822 KB, almost 1 MB.)
Save the Date. Awakening
the Dreamer Symposium is coming
to First Church on Saturday, April 2. More information in
future newsletters.
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| Datebook |
Saturday/March
5/Summit. Installation and dedication of the Peace
Pole.
Friday/March 25/UUFSD. Emma's Revolution (Pat
Humphries and Sandy O) in concert beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.00
in advance and $20.00 at the door. Contact Lisa Shaffer at
emmasrevolutionUUFSD@gmail.com.
Friday-Sunday/April 15-17/Camp de Benneville Pines. UU Men's
Fellowship Spring Renewal. This year's theme is The Wounded
Male: From Vulnerability to Trust. Please keep in mind there
will be a maximum of 90 men who can attend this retreat. To
register, please print, complete and mail in the registration
form. (The registration form is an 86 KB PDF.)
Camp de Benneville Pines is located in Angelus Oaks, California,
about 90 miles east of Los Angeles. Here's the link to see
last year's Spring
Renewal group picture.
Saturday-Sunday/May
20-21/Pasadena. PSWD's
District Assembly at Neighborhood Church.
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| Cluster
Buzz |
| Great
Job.Everyone at Summit UU Fellowship who has been involved
in the Peace Pole.
Generosity. The Generosity Offering this month at First
Church supports the UU Legislative Ministry of California.
Quotable. “If you desire
to nurture your spirit and help heal the world, this book
just may be for you.”—Rev.
Tom Owen-Towle about his new book, “Theology Ablaze”.
Vanity. The 04
BRATS vanity
license late. If you spot one, e-mail martin@kruming.com.
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