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 Photo.
The middle of
the country is being belted with fierce winter storms while
San Diego County experiences chilly days and nights
(and some snow in the mountains) as we head into the holiday
season. Click on the above photo for a larger photo.
Holiday
Season. During the holidays, we'll share stories of
how UUs in San Diego County are helping those less fortunate.
At Palomar UU Fellowship in Vista, members are collecting gifts
for local children and putting them under The Giving Tree. They're
also collecting presents for children hospitalized at Rady's Children's Hospital
and household items for a woman and her children
who are transitioning to their own home from the Women's Resource Center Shelter.
Summit UU Fellowship in Santee is sponsoring
two families—each with four members—through Crisis House. Summit's Social
Action Committee has an Adopt a Family Tree in the Greeting
Room decorated with ornament tags indicating a person's name,
age
and wish.
UU Fellowship of San Dieguito is participating (spearheaded
by the Social Action Committee) in the Community Resource Center's
2009 Holiday Basket Program at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Sunday Service themes for December are Peace
(First UU Church in Hillcrest) and Grace (Summit UU Fellowship).
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Breaking News |
Musical
Treat. The Youth Choir Concert & Youth
Talent Showcase is set for this Friday (December 11) beginning
at 8 p.m. at First Church in Hillcrest. There's a suggested
donation of $10 with proceeds benefiting the Youth Choir
and Youth Programs. For more information, contact (619) 298-9978
or www.firstuusandiego.org.
Shopping
Online. First Church has opened an online store
to purchase all sorts of merchandise—from mugs to aprons—with
the church logo. A portion of the sales supports church programs.
Check out their Cafe
Press Store.
Chalice
Sings. Cabaret at Chalice UU Congregation in Escondido
was not only a musical hit but a financial one as well.
The
event raised $5,600.00 for the operating budget and about
$1,445.00 for the music long range fund. The Arts & Crafts
Faire netted about $860.00 for the operating budget. Congratulations!
National
Media. Last Sunday, The New York Times Travel
Section featured a glowing article about North Park titled,
“Pulsing With Eclec-tricity”. “The elegant North Park
Theatre,” journalist Jamie Brisick wrote, “a neighborhood
jewel built in 1928, shut down in the '70s; the marquee became
an area eyesore.”
Vermont
Marriage. Two weeks ago, the Weddings/Celebrations
section in The New York Times featured a couple (Maria Jean
Trumpler and Kathryn Marie Dudley) who were married by the
Rev. Johanna Nichols at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury, Vermont. Maria Jean is director of
the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
at Yale. Despite many weddings/celebrations featured in The
Times every Sunday, it's not often that you come across a
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| Datebook |
Friday/December 18/First Church. 14th Annual Winter Solstice
Celebration begins at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $10
for adults, $5 for young people under 13. Contact Suzette
Southfox at suzette@firstuusandiego.org.
Saturday/December 19/Chalice. “Sounds
of the Season” gets
under way at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $20.00; contact
Music Director Tim McKnight at tmcknight20@cox.net.
Sunday/January 24/San Dieguito. Formal installation of Rev.
David Miller as settled minister. |
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| Cluster
Buzz |
Quotable. “May
your holidays be filled with love, compassion and deep
kindness to yourself and others.” —Rev.
David Miller of UU Fellowship of San Dieguito in Solana Beach.
Generosity. The Social Concerns Brunch at Palomar UU Fellowship
in Vista raised $562.00 for the discretionary fund of Rev.
Dr. Beth Johnson.
Sign
of the Times. License plate holder
on a Honda Insight Hybrid: “Sail Fast, Live Slow.”
San
Diego County UU Bulletin Board. If you want
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In
addition to the Feature Story, Breaking
News, Datebook (Event items)
and the Cluster Buzz, the Cluster newsletter
continues to expand. See below. If
you have a good story, let's get it out there.
Bulletin Board. If you want to buy, sell, barter
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Profiles: We
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around the country. If you would like to contribute, please
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copy and paste: mkruming@aol.com) with your story of 150
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