“Peter Mayer singing Blue Boat Home, spirit is here tonight!” A fabulous, fun and meaningful concert tonight with the wonderful Peter Mayer. So excited that he will join us tomorrow for our solstice ritual! What a wonderful night.
UUFSD’s Two Sunday Service Task Force invites you to join in the conversation about our move to two services in the fall. You will have an opportunity to voice your concerns, ideas, and dreams by participating in a congregational forum on May 19th or June 2nd after the service.
There will also a workshop for RE Parents on Monday, May 20 at 7:00 pm
To help you prepare for these meetings, we encourage you to download and review
ADDING WORSHIP SERVICES: A HOW-TO MANUAL from the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Making the decision to add an additional worship service, or even considering such a thing, is a major undertaking in congregational life. As institutions (and even as members of institutions), we don’t always embrace even the smallest changes easily, and alterations in our worship styles and patterns are not small changes. Rather, they are often some of the largest changes that congregations choose to undertake. Yet many positive reasons for adding worship opportunities exist:
- to relieve overcrowding,
- to grow the congregation, or
- to offer something entirely new to the members and to individuals outside the congregation.
Adding services can provide a wonderful, invigorating climate for growth of all sorts, both individual and institutional. But large-scale change without adequate planning not only may doom the change but also may create additional problems. Therefore, planning well for this change, as for any other major change, is necessary to ensure that the process will be effective.
This document is presented as a resource for your congregation as you consider whether to add an additional worship service. It compiles knowledge from several sources—the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), our member congregations, and other religious movements that have considered and implemented such changes. We hope that you find this manual useful, and we encourage you to be in touch with the New Congregation and Growth Resources office if you have other questions, concerns, or suggestions for future revisions of this document.
For more information about the task force and the forums, contact Kathryn Sturch at ksturch@san.rr.com.
UUFSD 1036 Solana Dr., Solana Beach 92075
Tickets: $18 in advance, $22 at the door.
All profits will directly benefit the UUFSD Concert Fund.
Tickets available every Sunday after the service.
For advance purchases, make checks payable to UUFSD, memo “Peter Mayer.”
Renowned UU folk musician Peter Mayer (‘Blue Boat Home’) “writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of “folk”, and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.”
For concert questions, contact: Vicky Newman at vinewman@ucsd.edu
Tickets will be available for purchase at UUFSD in the Core Area on Sundays after service beginning May 19. Tickets can also be reserved before concert by sending a check to UUFSD (P.O. Box 201, Solana Beach, CA 92075), noting “Peter Mayer” on memo line.
Visit www.PeterMayer.net for more on his music.
View Peter Mayer’s Bio
And listen to “Blue Boat Home”, “Holy Now”,“The Play”
And for a little of his whimsical side, enjoy “Happy Place”
It’s an Auction Party you won’t want to miss! There will be delicious French Provencal food (masterminded by our very own Chef Maria Penny). You’ll sip some marvelous wines that complement our dazzling array of appetizers. Your feet will soon be tapping to the great live music from Grunion Run, and you’re dancing!
This year we have dozens of fantastic dinners, gift certificates, tickets, raffles, hikes, trips, you name it, including gift certificates for deBenneville Pines, Disneyland, theater tickets, reserved UUFSD parking, and more! So download your 2013 Auction Brochure and get a head start on picking the things you really want to go home with!
2013 AUCTION BROCHURE
It’s an Auction Party you won’t want to miss! There will be delicious French Provencal food (masterminded by our very own Chef Maria Penny). You’ll sip some marvelous wines that complement our dazzling array of appetizers. Your feet will soon be tapping to the great live music, and you’re dancing! This year we’re focusing on auctioning just “soft goods” including fantastic dinners, gift certificates, tickets, raffles, hikes, trips, you name it (see PS below).
So we need your donations.*
And LOTS of them!!!!!
CLICK HERE TO DONATE.
Caroline Demar will be in touch.
Pamela Parker is coordinating volunteers for the day of the auction. Connect with her at UUFSD after services. There are many small tasks that make the day a success. So join the fun and help out for a good cause!
Remember, these donations should be dinners, gift certificates, tickets, raffles, hikes, trips, you name it… Attic Treasures and other “hard goods” won’t be included in the auction this year because they will get their own event in the fall, along with the Art Fair.
1. If you are hosting/sponsoring an event, we absolutely must have the date, time, and number of people that can be accommodated. Events must be scheduled between June 1 and December 31, 2013. It is imperative that you set a date NOW. Please do not hope to set a date later – it just doesn’t work. If possible, give several alternatives, as Saturdays in the fall tend to fill up fast. Please avoid changing the date later – this inevitably means someone who has paid will not being able to attend and will be very unhappy.
2. For silent and live auction items, please give us an opening or minimum bid, and if appropriate, an estimated retail value. For instance, for an hour-long massage, the opening bid might be $30 and the estimated retail value $75.
3. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LOWER THE MINIMUM BID ON ANY ITEM, if there is no action on the item by midway through the auction.
1. Dining: Host an ethnic cuisine party or feature standard gourmet fare. Or be more casual and host a make-your-own pizza party, build-your-own tostada party, or host a backyard BBQ or picnic at the park.
2. Events/Tickets: Host a sing-a-long, movie night, poker party, scrabble night, garden tour. Or maybe you have some Padres tickets, theater tickets, Zoo passes, etc., that you can spare.
3. Trips/Tours: Maybe you have a time-share or cabin to donate for a week/weekend. Or perhaps you might like to lead a hike around Lake Hodges, a tour of the backcountry, or a day in Julian.
4. Family Fun: What about tide pooling, kite flying, or taking some kids on a special outing such as apple picking in Julian.
5. Services: Provide rides to the airport, portrait photography, handyperson work, mending, yard work, garage clean out, catering, lessons, classes, workshops, tutoring. Share your expertise!
6. Gift Certificates: Do you have any certificates lying about that you probably won’t use? Can you get your favorite merchant to donate one? If all else fails, buy one yourself and donate it.
PICK UP A MERCHANT DONATION KIT AT THE TABLE IN THE CORE AREA
It’s time for the annual pledge drive. UUFSD depends on the pledges of its members to cover operational costs. Click HERE to make your annual pledge to UUFSD now!
This job has been filled.
Our pledge drive for fiscal year 2012-2013 is now complete. It was our most financially successful pledge drive ever with a new record of $272,999 as of May 13. We also had a record 173 pledges received serving to support each other and Unitarian Universalism along the North County coast. We are filled with gratitude for every single pledge and want to acknowledge the 79 who were able to increase their pledge over last year, truly an outstanding testament to our shared commitment and our hopes for our future. From Stewardship, the Board, and your Minister, our heartfelt thanks to everyone listed for your generous support of our beloved Fellowship.
John Sherman, Stewardship Chair
Lisa Shaffer, President-Board of Directors
David Miller, Minister
On Saturday, May 5, at 5:00 p.m. in Founders Hall come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with delicious Mexican cuisine, wine, beer and sangria, and special music provided by the group “United Soul.” The place will rock!
This year there is a dizzying array of offerings and something for everyone. To get a preview of what will be available, download the Auction Brochure here. But please, DON’T PRINT IT OUT! Members will receive a printed version soon by snail mail!
In the Auction Brochure you’ll find:
This year there are literally hundreds of offerings! More than we’ve ever had before. Take time to peruse the brochure now and make note of what you want to bid on. Don’t leave the auction saying to yourself, “Gee, if I’d only known about that one, I’d have bid on it!” And see you on May 5th!
Please direct any questions to Caroline DeMar at carolined@roadrunner.com or 858-792-0717.
With our devoted Patricia Weld retiring at the end of June, we are seeking a new Congregational Administrator. If you know anyone who might be a good candidate, please let them know about this opportunity.
This job has been filled.