SOUTH BAY UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP

MEETINGS: 11:00 a.m. SUNDAYS at 2603 Mathews Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA

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SBUF Telephone Information:  (310) 374-1451

President: Penny Hendricks     Newsletter: Penny Hendricks      Treasurer: Lorna McClellan

January 2018 Newsletter

‘In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.  Martin Luther King Jr.

                                               SUNDAY PROGRAMS   

January 7   SBUF POTLUCK AND WHITE ELEPHANT PARTY  

2:00 p.m. Sunday at the home of Eric LaScala

January 14 –  WEAVING WORDS    Come to share a favorite poem, and your thoughts about what it expresses, ..Share poems of others or your own poetry.  Come to listen and enjoy.  Lorna McClellan will lead this program.

January 21 – FIRE AND FURY?   Bill Maher and his panel of guests, (Michael Wolff, Larry Wilmore, Andrew Sullivan, and Saru Jayaraman) discuss the unstable presidency and what the Democrats should do

January 28 – LIVING WITH ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.   UU Rev. Jon Dobrer returns to help us try to get our bearings in a crazy world.  Jon has provided a lot of Sunday sermons as Minister of the Unitarian Church of Fullerton before his retirement in 2014.  He continues writing his column and teaches at the American Jewish University.

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

    *****ATTENTION: For Openers and Refreshment persons:  *********************

OPENERS arrive at 10:30 a.m., unlock doors, cabinet, put out signs, put on tablecloths, make the coffee, start water, set up cups, coffee, etc. for the refreshments.  Please display the fellowship candle on the circular table.  Place the Guest Book, name tags, and offering basket on the long 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, tablecloths and supplies.  If you need help, just ask.

If you cannot bring refreshments on the date listed in the newsletter, you may call someone and trade with them for another date that will be more convenient for you.

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January 19 – Beach Cities Symphony

Friday at 8:00 p.m. (note new time) with a pre-Concert lecture at 7:15 p.m., Free Admission

El Camino College, Marsee Auditorium, Redondo Beach Blvd. at Crenshaw in Torrance

Information: Peter and 310-379-9725 and http://BeachCitiesSymphony.org    

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From UUA:  We covenant to affirm and promise a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. A goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all.

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 and are able to do so.  

SBUF Programs   If there is a particular topic you would like to see presented on a Sunday morning, or an organization you want to know more about, or a good book you would like to share, or any other ideas for Sunday morning programs, please call Penny Hendricks. Your input is valuable!  Thank you for your help.

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This page was last updated on January 26, 2018

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