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BAY UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
MEETINGS: 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY at 2603
Mathews Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA
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SBUF Telephone
Information: (310) 374-1451 President: Les Berg
Newsletter:
Penny Hendricks Mailing: Chuck Hendricks
FEBRUARY 2003 MARCH
“Happiness is a butterfly,
which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will
sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Feb.16 - BUILDING YOUR OWN
THEOLOGY. Ted Doty will lead the
second session of the BYOT programs.
The focus today will be sharing spiritual biographies. Come and share. Everyone is welcome to participate whether or not you have
attended the first session. A work
sheet is included with this newsletter for your personal use. Ted will moderate.
Feb. 23 - A LOOK AT JASPER,
TEXAS AND OURSELVES. Penny Hendricks
will show a taped interview with two young men (one white, one black) who
filmed a documentary of this racially integrated town where three white men
offered a black man a ride and inflicted upon him a violent death. Included are portions of the
documentary. A discussion of our own
feelings, thoughts, and experiences with regard to racism will follow. Penny will moderate.
March 2 – REVERENCE. Using Paul Woodruff's book on this subject
as a starting point, we will share our insights and experiences. Lorna McClellan will present this program
and moderate.
March 9 - IT’S A CHICK
THING. Terry Masters will talk about
why we still need Women’s History Month (March). Terry (a recently ordained minister) spoke to the fellowship
January 12. She returns to lead the
service today.
March 16 - BUILDING YOUR OWN
THEOLOGY. Today’s session will be led
by Carol Simpson. This will be third in
a series of programs dealing with your own spiritual journey. If you would like more information before
the program, please call Carol.
March 23 - MUSICAL
MORNING. Dwayne Roque will share his
talent with us. He will play his guitar
and more. Come and enjoy. Beth Perkins will moderate.
March 30 - TAI CHI. Beth Perkins has been practicing Tai Chi
for many years. She will share her
experience and demonstrate. She will also introduce Tai Ji and lead us in a few
basic movements. Beth will moderate.
Opening |
Date |
Refreshments |
Les B. |
Feb. 16 |
Ada Furth |
Miles T. |
Feb. 23 |
Ted Doty |
Lorna Mc. |
Mar. 2 |
Chuck Hendricks |
Beth P. |
Mar. 9 |
Bob Johnson |
Les B. |
Mar. 16 |
Peter Landecker |
Miles T. |
Mar. 23 |
Lorna McClellan |
John S. |
Mar. 30 |
Davis Miller |
Lorna Mc.. |
April 6 |
Beth Perkins |
Beth P. |
April 13 |
Carol Simpson |
*****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.
REFRESHMENTS need to arrive by
10:50. 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!!!
If you cannot bring refreshments on the date listed
in the newsletter, you may call someone and trade with them for another date
that is more convenient.
*************CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS***************
March 2 - SBUF BOARD MEETING at Mathews Cottage after fellowship at approximately 12:30 p.m.
March 14 - BEACH CITIES SYMPHONY presents a free concert at 8:15 p.m. (with pre-concert lecture at 7:30 p.m.) at El Camino College in Marsee Auditorium. Tonight’s program includes a violin concerto, plus Mother Goose Suite by Ravel, and The Golden Cockerel by Tchaikovsky. Call Peter or check out http://BeachCitiesSymphony.org for more information.
March 15 - POTLUCK AND GENERAL MEETING. Come to Beth Perkins’ home at 6:00 p.m. for frolic and fellowship and food. Following the dinner we will have a brief meeting. On the agenda: setting up a nominating committee. Call to RSVP or for information.
*****************COMMUNICATION CORNER*************************
AUCTION FUN The annual fellowship auction was a great
success not only in terms of money raised for the fellowship, but because of
the people who attended and made the event so much fun. Many creative and valuable services were
offered, some wonderful framed art was donated, and some items were offered that
required NO EXPLANATION, but many “suggestible” ideas were offered during the
bidding. A good time was had by
everyone! Many, many thanks to all for
their generosity and good energy. A
special thanks to our hosts, Carol and John Simpson, to Peter Landecker for
doing a dynamic job as Auctioneer, and to Carol (Treasurer) and Les Berg for help keeping records of the
offerings and purchases. (We raised
over $2,100.)
PRESIDENT'S CORNER - February '03
The Fellowship is now down to 21 members. Former members have become inactive, or are moving out of the area. Remaining members will need to work harder to do the business of the Fellowship and to recruit new members.
Be sure to come to the potluck and General Meeting on Saturday evening March 15th at the home of Beth Perkins. Please see notice elsewhere in the newsletter.
Please contact me or the Facilities Committee, John or Carol Simpson, if you have any suggestions for improving the fellowship in any way. All suggestions are most welcome!
During each month, a Sunday service will be devoted to a chapter of Building Your Own Theology. You may obtain a book from our Treasurer, Carol Simpson. As you attend these sessions, you will benefit spiritually and may better understand what being a Unitarian Universalist is all about.
From SBUF President, Les Berg
LENDING LIBRARY A lending library for SBUF is being launched. Marilyn Doty is the organizer and will troubleshoot as needed. On the last Sunday of October, there appeared a rolling library cart with books currently gleaned from members’ own libraries. In the back of each book is a card where the name and date will be written, and placed in the wooden box on the cart. When returning a book, cross off name and date and place in the envelope at the back.
If you wish to offer your books for loaning, please stamp or write you name inside the front. The envelope and rotating card will be handled by Marilyn. Please take care of the borrowed books and return them for others to enjoy.
OF HEART AND MIND
“I have learned too much of the vanity of human affairs to expect any felicity from public life. But I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be. For I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.” From Martha Washington
Bob Russell and Elsa Garmire were in our neighborhood (from New Hampshire) and about 18 of us gathered for dinner at the Emerald Garden restaurant. It was really great to see you and play catch-up. Keep warm!!
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