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MEETINGS: 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY
at 2603 Mathews, Redondo Beach, CA
http://www.geocities.com/sbuf sbuf@geocities.com
SBUF Telephone Information: (310) 374-1451 President: Carol
Simpson
Newsletter: Penny Hendricks, Mailing: Chuck
Hendricks
September 2004
“We don’t see things as they
are, we see them as we are.” Anais Nin
September 5 - “HOW THE REST
OF THE WORLD SAW A DIFFERENT WAR” - A presentation of Democracy Now host Amy
Goodman's scathing critique of the U.S. mainstream corporate media's coverage
of the Iraq war. Goodman's 30-minute
DVD "Independent Media in a Time of War" will be followed by
discussion moderated by John Simpson.
September 12 -
"MARGARET SANGER ANSWERS HER MAIL" - Reverend Carol Hilton will talk
about the life of this 20th century nurse. Margaret Sanger became aware of the struggle of poor women to
limit family size. She worked for birth control accessibility her entire life.
This talk will hit the highlights of some of the issues she dealt with. Reverends Carol & Dwight Hilton retired
after 12 years at Palomar U.U. Fellowship in Vista, CA. Beth Perkins will moderate
September 19 – HEALTH CARE
FOR ALL CITIZENS - Can we afford it? What is in it for me? Jim Dawson, a national board member of the
Gray Panthers, will answer these and other questions as he presents some ideas
on how to make this a feasible plan. Moderator:
Ted Doty
September 26 – COMING
OUT: IT’S EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS -
Michael Eselun, hospice chaplain, co-founder of Glide (Gays and Lesbians
Initiating Dialogue for Equality) and a gay man, will explore the many
dimensions of coming out- something we must all do - as we investigate the
opportunities for us on both sides of the closet door. Moderator: Linda Klein
October 3 - THE ART OF VALUE
CLARIFICATION - We welcome Rev. Ernie Pipes, as our guest speaker. From Rev. Pipes: Election year rhetoric is too often a con game around the subject
of values. For many of us, our
confusion of methods for clarifying and defining our values renders us
vulnerable to emotional seduction. We
can, however, wrest our own considered values from the available array - if we
know how. The moderator will be Carol
Simpson.
October 10 - H.E.L.P.
(Helping Elder Law Program) - Pat Long, Director of Community Services and
co-founder of H.E.L.P. will discuss six items that each person should have in
their "Aging Preparedness Kit".
She will provide information on the free and low-cost services H.E.L.P.
provides and valuable resources for older adults, their children and
friends. Moderator: Ted Doty
UPCOMING OCTOBER PROGRAMS
October 17 – Election Issues
October 24 – United Nations
October 31 – “Plan B”
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
Opening |
Date |
Refreshments |
Lorna Mc. |
September 5 |
Rich Johnson |
Beth P. |
September 12 |
Chuck Hendricks |
Les B. |
September 19 |
Peter Landecker |
Miles T. |
September 26 |
Lorna McClellan |
Lorna Mc. |
October 3 |
Carol Simpson |
Beth P. |
October 10 |
Dave Miller |
Les B. |
October 17 |
Beth Perkins |
Miles T. |
October 24 |
Miles Thompson |
John S. |
October 31 |
Linda Klein |
*****ATTENTION: For Openers and Refreshment persons: *****
OPENERS arrive at 10:30 a.m.,
unlock doors, cabinet, put out sign, start water, put on tablecloth, set up
cups, coffee, etc. for the refreshments.
Please display the fellowship candle on the circular table.
REFRESHMENTS need to arrive by 11:00
a.m. Please arrange a trade if you
cannot attend or clean up on the day assigned. When you bring refreshments, it is your turn to be responsible
for the clean up of the entire refreshment table including the coffee water and
supplies. If you need help, just
ask. By the way, thank-you very
much!!!
*****************CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS******************
September 26 - SBUF BOARD MEETING at Mathews Cottage after fellowship at approximately 12:30 p.m.
October 30 – LIBRA PARTY, PRE-HALLOWEEN POTLUCK and GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING. Come to the home of Bob Johnson and Linda Klein. Bring one of your favorite pots and join us at 4:00 p.m. After dinner we will have a brief meeting. If you have any special concerns about SBUF, this is a good place and time to share your concern or any ideas for the future. Please RSVP your intentions to attend (or not) and please let them know what kind of dish you are bringing for dinner!
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THE READING ROOM We have a new “librarian” Lorna has offered to handle the book situation. Take time to check it out and maybe “check out” something for your reading pleasure!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Ted and Marilyn Doty. They were married 62 years ago on September 5, 1942. CONGRATULATIONS on your success!
Timely quotation: “It’s useless to hold a person to anything he says while he’s in love, drunk, or running for office.” From Shirley McClaine
WHEREAS
The South Bay Unitarian Fellowship seeks to promote its presence throughout the
Beach Cities, and
WHEREAS
Peter Landecker maintains the fellowship’s Web site, http://www.geocities.com/sbuf/, and
WHEREAS
virtually every visitor to our fellowship meetings over the summer said they
first learned of the fellowship from the Web site
BE
IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the board of directors commend and thank Peter
Landecker for his exemplary efforts in upgrading and maintaining the site.
Passed unanimously SBUF Board of Directors
Carol F. Simpson, President
August 29, 2004
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