SOUTH BAY UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
MEETINGS: 11:00 a.m. SUNDAYS at 2603 Mathews Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA
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April 2007 Newsletter
“ Inaction speaks louder than words.” Anonymous
SUNDAY PROGRAMS
April
8 - THE SPIRITUAL ODYSSEY OF ONE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
From Joseph Campbell through Ernie Pipes and Alan Watts to “Why God
Won’t Go Away” (by Andrew Newberg, Eugene d’Aquili, and Vince Rause) and
“The God Gene” (by Dean Hamer). Today’s
speaker is Lloyd Drum who will share his journey to Unitarian Universalism. Lloyd is a member of Santa Monica U.U. Church, but attends
our fellowship frequently. Penny
Hendricks will moderate.
April
15 - STORIES OF A HOLOCAUST VICTIM. Those
of us who met Susan Ziemer-Brender
at
DeBenneville Pines remember her warm manner, hearty laughter, kind nature, and
fun-loving ways. Susan has left us,
but we will forever remember her. The year
before her death, Susan was Theme Speaker at
PSWIRL. Her theme talks
were recorded, and Lenore Snodey will play one of the tapes and we can hear
Susan’s own voice sharing some of her early life experiences as a Holocaust
victim. Lenore will be the
moderator.
April
22 - HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON THE IRAQI PEOPLE
Our speaker, Dr. Donald S. Broder, M.D. is President of Physicians for
Social Responsibility (Los Angeles). He
will present a power point program which will give us new information. Through
the media our information has been limited.
We may know the number of troops killed. We
may even know about the tens of thousands of our casualties including the
dreadful cases of multiple amputations, traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
Few of us, however, know much at all of the suffering of our Iraqi
allies. We've been shielded from
seeing the number of Iraqi dead and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi
casualties. We know nothing of the
conditions of life there including the devastation of the country's
infrastructure. This presentation
attempts to remedy our relative ignorance.
Penny Hendricks will moderate.
April
29 - BIG OIL U? We take a look at how big oil companies are "greenwashing"
their image to appear environmentally friendly while controlling research
agendas at top universities. ExxonMobil's activities at Stanford cost the university a $2.5
million donation. Meanwhile, BP is
trying similar tactics at one of California's premier public institutions,
Berkeley. Will corporate activities
corrupt academic freedom and research? John
Simpson will present and moderate.
May
6 - MY PERSONAL LEAP OF FAITH Bill
Nunan will discuss the development of his essay presented March 26 on NPR.
Bill is a past member of SBUF.
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
Opening |
Date |
Refreshments |
|
Closer |
Bob J. |
April 8 |
John Simpson |
|
John S. |
Chuck H. |
April 15 |
Linda Klein |
|
Rich J. |
Miles T. |
April 22 |
Rich Johnson |
|
Penny H. |
|
April 29 |
Peter Landecker |
|
John S. |
John S.. |
May 6 |
Penny Hendricks |
|
Beth P. |
Bob J. |
May 13 |
Dave Miller |
|
John S. |
Chuck H. |
May 20 |
Beth Perkins |
|
Rich J. |
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*************
April
22 - SBUF BOARD MEETING in Mathews Cottage at 12:30 p.m.
Everyone welcome.
May
25 - Beach Cities Symphony Concert on Friday at 8:15 p.m.
Free Admission/Free Parking at El Camino College, Marsee Auditorium on
Redondo Beach Blvd., at Crenshaw. Information
at 379-9725 or ask Peter or checkout http://BeachCitiesSymphony.org.
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SBUF PROGRAMS
WE
ARE GLAD YOU ASKED!!!
How
do I become a member of the South Bay Unitarian Fellowship??
Membership is open to all persons 15 years of age or older who
sign a membership card expressing agreement with the purpose of the Fellowship.
Members become eligible to vote and hold office three months after
signing membership cards. Members are expected to participate in SBUF activities and to
provide a helping hand and financial support when needed.
HURRAH for the fellowship!!! We have a new member: Milt Holmen has been attending many Sunday mornings over the years as well as offering a variety of programs. Milt officially became our newest member.
KUDOS to Les Berg. Les led the effort to replace the SBUF sign on the west side of Mathews Cottage. Thank you, Les. The new sign is a big improvement.
Project: Needs. Penny Hendricks is collecting from those who want to help raise funds for this worthwhile community service. Penny’s idea is to give the donations to St. Paul's Methodist Church from SBUF collectively, and let them know we are supporting their efforts. Your check for any amount should be made out to Project: Needs and dated before April 25, 2007.
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