upcoming events

WELCOME TO THE FIRST UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO
UPCOMING E VENTS
Young Adult Lunch-Out (20s and 30's group)
12:30 PM, Meet in the Gallery (TODAY!)
Interested in meeting other young adults in our congregation? We meet on 4th
Sundays for a lunch time gathering following the Sunday service. The Young Adult
Group (YAG) is open to ages 18-35. To learn more, contact Joseph Chapot, Young
Adult Coordinator at [email protected]. Follow the 20s and 30's group on
Twitter @UUSFyoungadults. Look for Joseph during the coffee hour on 1st, 2nd
and 4th Sundays. Questions? Contact Joseph Chapot, Young Adult Coordinator,
[email protected] or on his cell at 415-244-7253.
English: Hegemony or Opportunity?
Sunday, July 5, 6PM, Fireside Room
Humanists & Non Theists Potluck & Discussion
Worldwide, the number of non-native speakers of English is three to four times
greater than the number of native speakers. Just in China, there are more English
learners than there are English speakers in the U.S. Some view English as the key
to educational and economic opportunity for the world’s poor and oppressed,
while others see the spread of English as a neo-imperialist project. Where does the
impetus to adopt English come from? And what are the consequences? A discussion
of these topics will be facilitated by Linda-Marie Koza, who trains teachers of English
in locations ranging from the Dominican Republic to South Korea.
The potluck starts at 6PM and the discussion at 6:30. Bring something to share if
you are able. Everyone is welcome.
First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco
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ince its founding in 1850 this congregation has been a beacon of religious liberalism
in this city. During the Civil War, the Rev. Thomas Starr King was credited with keeping
California in the Union. He also challenged racism, raised millions for humanitarian relief
and inspired new efforts in education.
Unitarianism and Universalism in America both arose in New England during the American
Revolution. Because the roots of both traditions are in the Judeo-Christian tradition, you
will see on the walls of our sanctuary two inscriptions:
"What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with your God?" (from the Hebrew prophet Micah) and “The Kingdom of God is within
you.” (from the Gospels)
Our religious forebears were far more interested in the religion of Jesus than in beliefs
about Jesus. Today we agree more about how we strive to treat others than we do about
beliefs. Our backgrounds and spiritual orientations are diverse. Among us are people who
consider themselves atheists, agnostics, humanists, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims,
and people guided by other forms of spirituality and belief.
Belief is many things, and so is disbelief. But we are interested in what happens to us when
we open our minds to wider truth, our hearts to compassion, and our souls to the call to
work for justice and peace.
Refuge On The Journey
If you are interested in learning more, we invite you to a Newcomers Orientation usually
held on the first Sunday of each month following the service. At the Welcome Table you
will find pamphlets and other information. For more about our congregation, please visit
our website at www.uusf.org.
Film: 10,000 Black Men Named George - Sensible Cinema
Friday, July 10, 6:30 PM, MLK Room
This is filmmaker Robert Townsend’s stirring civil rights drama about the founding
of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The film gives a dramatic look at
A. Phillip Randolph, a pioneering black journalist and union leader, who put his
life on the line to establish a voice for the forgotten workers by creating the first
African-American labor union. It was a bold gesture which proved to have a major
impact in both labor and race relations in America in the 1920s, as well as today.
Ministers' Summer Schedules
Rev. Buehrens will be on vacation, June 26 to July 19; on study leave, but on call,
from then to August 10.
Rev. Alyson Jacks will be at GA, June 22 to June 29, then on vacation until Tuesday,
July 21.
Rev. JD Benson will be at GA, June 22-29, then on call until her vacation, August
10 to September 10.
Rev. Margot Campbell Gross, Minister Ermerita, will be away June 26 to June 29.
In other words, except for this Sunday there will be a UUSF minister on call always,
throughout the summer.
UUSF STAFF
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Name
Ext. Email
Senior Minister
Associate Minister
Assistant Minister
Director Finance & Administration
Center Facilities Director Building Manager
Communications Manager Young Adult Coordinator Music Director
Organist Rev. John Buehrens
Rev. Alyson Jacks
Rev. JD Benson
Emily Wilson
Kerry E. Parker
Donald Johnson
Jonathan Silk
Joseph Chapot
Dr. Mark Sumner
Reiko Oda Lane
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[email protected]
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[email protected]
ewilson @uusf.org
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1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 415-776-4580 ; FAX 415-776-4400
www.uusf.org/ [email protected]/ #UUSF
June 28, 2015
11:00 AM
May I be protector for those without one,
About Today's Guest Preacher
A guide for all travelers on the way;
Music
May I be a bridge, a boat and a ship
Far Away
For all who wish to cross (the water).
Reading Initiation Song from the Finder's Lodge
(A Guide to The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, translated by Stephen Batchelor)
Sermon Refuge On The Journey
Offertory Sentence
Offertory
Ursula Le Guin
Dawn Neal
Alison Rittger
*Hymn 295
Radim Zenkl, flute
Lara's Theme
Sing Out Praises for the Journey
Radim Zenkl
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
*Benediction
Postlude
Cavatina
Radim Zenkl
* Please rise if you are able.
Prelude
Pelagia's Song
(Stephen Warbeck) Radim Zenkl, mandolin
Dr. Mark Sumner, piano
Chalice Lighting and Opening Words Alison Rittger, Worship Associate Chair
*Hymn 12
O Life That Maketh All Things New Welcome and Announcements
TRURO
Mark Johnson, piano
*Covenant Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its prayer. This is our great covenant:
to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in freedom, and to help one another.
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Meditation and Prayer
About Today's Guest Musician
Radim Zenkl is a mandolin player, composer and instructor. Originally from the Czech
Republic, he began playing the mandolin at thirteen, and discovered bluegrass by
listening to records that were smuggled into his communist country. The sound of a
bluegrass mandolin initiated the spark that launched a decision to play music as a career
at the age of seventeen and subsequently led Radim beyond bluegrass to an eclectic array
of styles. He escaped from Czechoslovakia four months before the fall of communism and
settled in the San Francisco Bay area. Radim won the US National Mandolin Championship
in 1992. His style features progressive original and eastern European traditional music
flavored with bluegrass, jazz, new age, flamenco, rock, classical and other influences.
Radim is at the cutting edge of the mandolin’s future, designing new mandolin family
instruments and creating new playing styles. He has invented a masterful technique, the
'Zenkl style,' in which a single mandolin sounds like two. According to David Grisman:
“Zenkl has re-invented the mandolin in several different ways.” Besides collaborating with
the top musicians of the acoustic music scene, Radim has built up an extensive repertoire
for solo mandolin, mandola and Irish bouzouki. He has recorded seven solo CDs (released
on Acoustic Disc, Shanachie and Ventana) and has appeared on more than sixty other
recordings. www.zenkl.com
Jim Valent, Incoming Trustee
Upcoming Service
Greeting One Another
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Dawn Neal began contemplative practice in 1997. She is currently earning an MA (MDiv
equivalent) in Buddhist Studies and Chaplaincy from the Graduate Theological Union. Dawn
was ordained in Burma in 2009, and was authorized to teach Buddhist practice, from the
perspective of loving-kindness, by her Burmese teacher that year. She teaches meditation,
mindfulness, and loving-kindness in Buddhist, clinical, and educational settings. She serves
intermittently as a commissioned interfaith chaplain.
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Welcome
If you are visiting today, please take a moment to fill out the yellow Newcomer Card located in the pew
rack. It will allow you to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter, The Flame. Please stop by our Welcome Table
in the gallery after the service or speak with a minister to learn more about our liberal religious home. If
you would like to share your experience here on Instagram or other social media, be sure to include #UUSF.
Service Animals & Scent Free Zone
In our Sanctuary we have dedicated two areas. The left pews as you face the chancel are for people with
animals such as assistance dogs. The right pews as you face the chancel are for people who are sensitive to
fragrances such as cologne and/or perfumes. If you have any questions please see one of our Sunday Worship
Ushers located in the Narthex (entry way of Sanctuary).
Building Tour, Sanctuary
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If you are new to the church, or just visiting, and would like a tour of the church building, please meet your
tour guide at the front of the Sanctuary immediately after the service. Tour will last approximately 15-20
minutes. Building Tour Guides coordinated by George Mayer.
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Alison Rittger
Radim Zenkl
Dawn Neal
Sermon Talk-Back, Kincaid Room
Each Sunday you are welcome to join members and friends of this church for an after-worship discussion of
the sermon session led by Donald Matusen at 12:15 PM.
Join us for coffee hour in the Courtyard or Gallery following the service.
Sunday, July 5, 11AM, Sanctuary
EMBRACING RADICAL HOSPITALITY!
Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Guest Minister, preaching
Upcoming Events
Sunday, July 5, 6PM, Fireside Room
"English: Hegemony or Opportunity?" with Linda-Marie Koza
Humanists & Non Theists Potluck & Discussion
Friday, July 10, 6:30 PM, MLK Room
Film: "10,000 Black Men Named George"
Sensible Cinema
Sunday, July 12, 12:30 PM, Meet in Gallery
Sunday Mini Work Party
Buildings and Grounds
We are a caring,
compassionate
community!
Do you need a listening ear,
a helping hand? Do you
know of a church member
who may be in need? Call
or email Assistant Minister
Rev. JD Benson, x162,
[email protected].
Sunday, July 19, 1PM, Chapel
"Death with Dignity" with Jacie Rowe and Nancy Jacobsen
Humanists & Non Theists
Make a Sunday flower dedication today. Only $35! Email Jonathan Silk at [email protected] or
415-776-4580 x192. Please make your check out to the church and in the memo line write
"flower dedication". Your dedication must be received by noon on the Wednesday before
the Sunday Service.