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 Photo. The
Pride Parade is set for Saturday, July 17, in Hillcrest, and
San Diego County UUs will once again have one of the largest
faith-based entries. Here's a photo from earlier days.
Closeup. Linda Luisi (lindaluisi.com) of UU Fellowship of San
Dieguito.
Early years. Boston, Massachusetts
How
long a UU. Since 2005
Education. School of the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tufts University
Career. Artist for more than 25 years, including murals, logos,
graphic design
and illustration. Clients have included resorts, corporations
and medical centers, as well as private clients
Dinner guests. Yoko Ono
and Thich Nhat Hanh
Interests. Family (husband Ted and two
teenagers, Ian and Alexi), yoga, gardening, hiking,
biking, snorkeling and horseback riding
Key to UU growth
in San Diego
County. The youth are UU's future members. Integrate YRUU
into
more of the congregation's activities, creating responsible
and vocal community members, and youth will stay connected
to UU.
Profiles. If
you know an interesting UU in San Diego County you'd like
to
profile, please e-mail martin@kruming.com.
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Breaking News |
Farewell.
Rev. Margo McKenna Brower's last service at Chalice
UU Congregation will be on Sunday,
June 27. The outdoor service at 9:30 a.m. will be followed
by a reception beginning at 11. The reception includes a
potluck lunch, music and dance, slide show of the almost
10 years of ministry she and Chalice have shared, and time
to visit. Rev. McKenna Brower will remain on call until the
Interim Minister (see below) is in place. After retirement
from ministry, she will be working with a senior retirement
management company that adheres to a Buddhist-based philosophy.
It provides full retirement planning, as well as senior financial
planning.
Chalice
Chooses. Rev. Thomas Anastasi of Seattle will become
the Interim Minister at Chalice starting in August. He recently
retired as Senior Minister at Shoreline UU Church in Seattle
after 20 years. A profile of Rev. Anastasi will appear in
next week's newsletter. Immigration.
An open house is scheduled tomorrow (June 10)
from 1 to 5 p.m. at Palomar UU Fellowship to celebrate
the opening of UURISE's new staff office. Dan Stracka, former president
of PUUF, is founder and president of UU Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education.
General Assembly. If you're heading to Minneapolis for
General Assembly later this month, e-mail martin@kruming.com.
We're
interested in your stories, including photographs.
Philippines. Len Pellettieri of First
Church is selling tickets for a free trip to visit UU sister
churches in the Philippines in March 2011. A drawing will
be held during GA. For more information, contact lenp@cox.net.
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| Datebook |
Friday/June 11/First Church. Army Veteran Maurice
Martin discusses his life on San Diego streets and in a homeless
shelter beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Bard Hall.
Sunday/June
13/First Church. Ordination of Wendy
Bartel begins at 5:31 p.m. RSVPS to uuwendyrsvp@gmail.com or call
(619) 298-9978, extension 2080.
Saturday/July 17/Hillcrest. Pride Parade.
Saturday-Sunday/July
17-18/Balboa Park. Pride
Festival. (The Pride Parade
and Pride Festival use the same website.)
Friday-Sunday/September 24-26/Camp Stevens in Julian. The
Annual UU Women Together Retreat is open to all women in
the San Diego Cluster. Contact Benita Berkson at 4benita@cox.net or (619) 994- 0993.
Saturday/October 2/First Church. San Diego County
Cluster Workshop on Diversity from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact
Joan
Cudhea at (858) 272-4118 or jcudhea@earthlink.net. |
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Buzz |
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Quotable. “For
me, these have been deeply meaningful and life transforming
years, and I am grateful that these most important years
of my ministry have been with this congregation.” —Rev.
Margo McKenna Brower of Chalice UU Congregation.
San
Diego County UU Bulletin Board. If you want
to buy, sell, barter or connect, and it's legal
and ethical, e-mail martin@kruming.com (or
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