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 Festive
Launch. The Berkeley (photo) along the Embarcadero was the
scene last Saturday night for a gala dinner signaling
the launch of the 2008 First Church combined campaign.
Members started arriving before 5 p.m. and were treated
to a magnificent sunset while enjoying a champagne toast.
It
was hard to beat the enthusiasm. Of the $3.5 million to
$3.7
million needed for the Bard Hall project, about 60
percent has already been raised in the form of pledges and
gifts. During the after-dinner program, members heard from
Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube, lead minister of First Church; Kay
Chandler and Everett Howe, co-chairs of the Combined Annual
and Capital Campaigns, and members John Holl and Ed
Law. The warm up music came from Drew
Massicot on the piano and
vocalist Melanie Davis. The song? “Hope.” Later, the JUUL Tones entertained.
The
joint campaign will focus on the annual budget and the
rebuilding
of Bard Hall, which after more than 50 years “is
overcrowded and run down. The bathrooms are too small and
unreliable, the kitchen does not support our needs, there
are too few classrooms, and every week we are yet again in
search of a place to meet.”
The
evening wrapped up when the “tireless dancers left
at 10.” |
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Breaking News |
| Growing.
Summit UU Fellowship has established a task force to address
the increase in membership as well as attendance at Sunday
services and the religious education program. The group established
by the board will be making recommendations to the Fellowship.
South
Bay UUs. The target start date for a First UU Church
campus in the South Bay is October 2008.
UU
Singles. Single adults from throughout the San Diego Cluster are
invited to attend a Discovery Ministers Brunch
from noon until 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at First Church.
Rev. Kathleen Owens of First Church
will be speaking on the “Spiritual & Social
Life of Single Adults.” Contact Suzette Southfox at
suzette@firstuusandiego.org or Corlee Ann Morris at hmorris575@att.net. |
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| Events |
Friday/March
14/Chalice. Steve Gillette and Cindy
Mangsen (Vermont UUs) perform the very best
contemporary and traditional folk music. Visit www.chaliceuu.org for
additional information and tickets.
Friday/March 14/First Church. Cosmos holds its monthly
Celebration and Salon beginning at 7 p.m. in the Common
Room.
Saturday/March
22/First Church. Classical guitarists
Fred
Benedetti and George Svoboda will present a program
of classical and Eastern European music beginning at 7:30
p.m. as part of the Spring Concert Series.
Saturday/March 29/First Church. Award-winning songwriters
Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow (known as Emma's Revolution)
perform in concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The suggested donation
for advance tickets is $15.00 for adults, $7.00 for 18 or
younger, increasing to $18.00 and $9.00, respectively, at
the door.
Friday/April 11/Cal State San Marcos. LGBTQ Pride Center
Grand Opening Dinner and Celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Contact
the Center at (760) 750-3077 or lgbtq@csusm.edu.
Friday-Sunday/April 25-27/Carmel Valley Marriott. District Assembly comes to San Diego.
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| Cluster
Buzz |
New
Position. Käthe Larick is the new Youth Programs
Coordinator at First Church who will be working with young
people from 7th grade through high school. “Youth work
has always been my passion,” said Käthe, who has
been the religious education assistant at First Church for
the past four years. At First Church, Liz Jones is the Director
of Religious Education, and Alice King is the Young Adult
and Campus Ministry Coordinator.
Radio
Spots. Anyone heard the UU weekend spots on KPBS (“A Way with Words
”) and XLNC (104.9), the classical music
station? If so, please e-mail Len Pellettieri at lenp@cox.net and let him know what you think.
Musician
Sought. Summit continues to search for a Choir
Director. Interested candidates should send a letter of intent
and a resume in electronic format to Ed Henry, chair of the
Sunday Services Committee, at ehenry@mail.sdsu.edu.
Please submit newsletter items to mkruming@aol.com at
least three weeks in advance.
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