Interested in leading a summer service? Want to have guest speakers come talk about something of interest? Come join our class on how to build a meaningful service experience, and please plan on attending all three sessions.

This class is for all those who may like to present a summer service, deliver a sermon or invite guests to speak at the Fellowship as a part of a Sunday Service. We intend to fill as many as possible available summer services with speakers from this class!!

Please RSVP to Rev. David at revd@uufsd.org or 619-876-7456

Dates: April 23rd, April 30th, and May 14th – all Monday nights
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Place: Founders Hall

Please bring writing utensils and paper, pulpit will be supplied.

Your Faith Matters: Annual UU Women’s Retreat at Camp de Benneville Pines April 20-22, 2012.
Come enjoy a special weekend devoted to discovery with keynote speaker, the Reverend Jennifer Qwen-Quill from the Tapestry Congregation of Mission Viejo. There will be plenty of time to relax, forge new connections, soak in the hot tub, schedule a private massage, and participate in workshops such as dancing, drumming, singing, hiking, yoga, dream analysis, archery, arts & crafts, and more. $175/person.
Register online at uucamp.org, click “Come to Camp” or download a registration form for mail in.

Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Ph.D., is a USD Professor, world religion expert, author, and organizer of Buddhist women’s conferences all over the world. In honor of His Holiness’ visit to San Diego, her topic will be: The Buddhism of Tibet.

On Saturday, March 31, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Fellowship, there will be a day of mindfulness – Insight Meditation in Noble Silence in the tradition of Insight Meditation-Vipassana.

Vipassana is the primary meditation technique that was taught by the Buddha and involves paying attention mindfully to the present moment experiences in a way that leads to clarity, relaxation, and coming into harmony with our experiences. We will practice sitting and walking meditation throughout the Day. There will be some guided sitting meditation and instructions on walking meditation. A talk on the Buddha’s teachings will be presented in a non-sectarian way

For more information, contact Bob Isaacson at buddhistsangha@uufsd.org

SHIFT HAPPENS WORKSHOP – Understanding and reflecting on the lens from which we view the world and the frameworks of others – will be held March 10, 2012, from 9:30-2:30 in Founders Hall.

Shift Happens is a story-based workshop examining our frameworks and turning points in our lives, with a goal of co-creating a positive, more diverse, and a more just future for ourselves and others. This program enables participants to identify and understand the frameworks out of which they move through life in the hope of being in more authentic relationships with communities beyond our own. A step toward being in authentic relationship is us being aware of our own histories and cultures, whatever they may be and having opportunities to have that experience of others. This workshop helps us along in that ever challenging work.

• Sign in and gathering: 9:30-10:00
• Hour One – Group Session: Exploring our own frameworks and the factors that have influenced our decisions and actions in life.
• Hour Two – The Diversity Power Shuffle: Experiential/movement based exercise that moves us deeper into our awareness of the key influencers in our framework development.
• Break for Brown Bag Lunch (please bring your own) and personal Shift Happens story reflection
• Hour Three – Shift Happens: Small group storytelling of moments of shift of consciousness in our lives
• Hour Four – Group Processing: Reflection on the process and individual/group meaning making and being in right relationship.

PLEASE RSVP – There are 60 spaces open for this workshop and although free, registration will be required. Register to revd@uufsd.org – Rev. David Miller, for more information call 619-876-7456