For many years we have gathered at summer’s end (and Betsy Gilpin’s birthday) to celebrate together at Moonlight Beach. Bring your beach chair and a dish to share and join many others in our congregation to eat, swim, play games, and enjoy great food. This was an item in our auction but it’s not too … Continue reading Annual UUFSD End-of-Summer Beach Party – August 25
Relax and enjoy nature, just one hour away from San Diego. Camping with a beautiful and serene view of a spectacular meadow. There are hikes from camp for all levels, mountain bikes are good too. Saturday night Pot-Luck dinner and fun around the campfire: smores, songs, skits, jokes, dances, poetry, juggling, storytelling, etc. Bring appetizers … Continue reading All Fellowship Campout – Aug 30th to Sept 2nd, 2024 Horse Heaven group site “Hollyhock”
Friends, in coming into compliance with the AB506 law, and for the safety of both our children and our organization, a new policy regarding alcohol on campus has been established. No alcohol may remain on site, unsecured, after an event. There is now a special locked cabinet in the kitchen for storing wine/beer/etc. Any alcohol … Continue reading New Alcohol Policy!
Many people asked Robin and me for text of the sermon on “The Story of Us” given at UUFSD on July 21, 2024. I have put the text our our website HERE. Enjoy. Posted by Rich Macdonald
Yes, coffee hour has been a bit haphazard this Summer. That is because no one is in charge. So we are forming a Kitchen Committee to be more intentional about it. Please join us for an organizational meeting following the Service on some Sunday real soon. Email Betsy Gilpin at [email protected] to express your interest. … Continue reading Kitchen Committee Being Formed
Sharon Katz will be in our pulpit Sunday, July 28. She is a South African singer/songwriter activist who created inter-racial children’s choirs in her homeland after Nelson Mandela was freed, and who continues to use music to promote racial healing and social justice around the world, including at the San Diego-Tijuana border. Come hear an … Continue reading Sharon Katz, South African Singer/Songwriter/Activist – July 28
The San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention, our Social Justice partner organization, is presenting a theater piece – a one man show called Guac. Manny Oliver is an artist and a father of 17 year old Joaquin Oliver, killed in Parkland 6 years ago. He has created a play that has toured nationally. He has … Continue reading GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION – THEATER PRESENTATION – August 3, 4
Urban Sketchers San Diego joins forces with UUFSD Art Club on the patio on Sunday August 4th, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. “Urban Sketchers is a global community of sketchers dedicated to the practice of on-location drawing. We share our love for the places where we live and travel—one drawing at a time.” Art … Continue reading All Ages Art Club with Urban Sketchers – August 4
UUFSD-the-Vote will host a “Get Out The Vote” postcard writing event to encourage others across the country to vote. Join us on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 11:30 AM in the Core Area. Postcards, stamps, colored pens and markers will be supplied (with snacks). Questions: [email protected] or see Ted Foster. Posted by Ted Foster
Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD teaches retreats at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock and other Buddhist centers. For more than a decade, was a core teacher at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Before committing to teach meditation full-time, he spent years doing research on addiction pharmacotherapy at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction … Continue reading Matthew Brensilver, Dharma Talk – July 21
