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 Photo. UUs
from San Diego County will be among thousands attending General
Assembly beginning next Wednesday in Minneapolis. Click on
the photo of this television icon for more photos.
Closeup. Lois Santalo of Summit
UU Fellowship in Santee.
Early years. Grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Moved to San
Diego in 1950 following graduation from college and nine years
after her parents moved here.
How long a UU. Third generation
but really became involved with UUism as a student at the University
of Michigan.
Education. Studied American Literature at
the University of Michigan and later earned an M.A. in English.
Career. Authored
her first novel in 1965 while at Camp de Benneville Pines.
On the staff of the Big Sister Homes for seven years during
which
she continued to write, including articles for Redbook and
as a ghostwriter. In 2003 began writing feminist stories with
UU
heroines. Led the writing group at First Church for 30 years
before switching to Summit to be nearer her Spring Valley home.
Dinner guests. The scientists
who narrate those fascinating TV science shows.
Tidbit. For
two years during the early 1960's
was the first Director of Religious Education at First Church.
Keys
to UU growth in San Diego County. We need to exercise our boasting
rights and be less reticent in talking publicly
about
UUs.
Profiles. If
you know an interesting UU in San Diego County you'd like
to
profile, please e-mail martin@kruming.com.
Join
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Breaking News |
Prop
8 Trial. Final arguments are
being heard today in the Prop 8 trial in San Francisco of
Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Check out the Prop 8 Tracker LIVE
blog (http://prop8trialtracker.com). The Prop 8 Tracker website
has a Key Names / Players link. A decision is expected later
this summer.
Choir
Director. Summit UU Fellowship in Santee is looking
for a Choir Director after Susan Simpson stepped down in
anticipation of her move to Tucson. Interested persons should
contact Music Chair Ed Henry at ehenry@mail.sdsu.edu. Summit's
choir rehearses weekly and performs twice monthly. The salary
ranges from $3,000.00 to $3,500.00 depending on experience.
Pride
Parade. David Doan of First Church is lining up a
trolley for UUs riding in the Pride Parade on Saturday, July
17, in Hillcrest. At Summit UU Fellowship, Gwen Baldwin, is looking for UUs from throughout San Diego County who are
interested in joining the colorful and talented parasol team.
You can contact Gwen at gwenbaldwin@gmail.com. This year's
UU entry in the parade might be the largest yet. For more
information on how to become a part of it, contact the following
UUs: Morgana Mlodoch at Chalice UU Congregation; David
Doan and Kristen Kuriga at First Church; Julie
Mack at Palomar
UU Fellowship; Robin Sales at UU Fellowship of San Dieguito;
Mar Cardenas at UUs of the South Bay, and Gwen
Baldwin and
Erin Doherty at Summit.
Parade
T-Shirts. Debbie Hall, former President of Chalice
UU Fellowship, is selling UU T-shirts to wear in
the Pride Parade again this year with 25 percent of the cost
being
donated to Chalice. T-shirt
pictures, click here. Order Form, click here.
Women
Together. The cost of the Annual UU Women
Together Retreat is $130.00 between July 1 and August 15; after that
it's $150. The cost includes a shared room, food, all workshops
and activities. The retreat will be held September 24-26
at Camp Stevens in Julian and is open to all women in the
San Diego Cluster and Pacific Southwest District. This year's
theme is "Spirit in Body, Spirit in Play." For
information contact Benita Berkson at 4benita@cox.net. |
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| Datebook |
Saturday/June
19/First Church. A Summer Solstice Dinner and Ritual begins
at 7 p.m. at the Hillcrest campus. A suggested donation
of $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. Contact Roy
Attridge at roysd1-ecsc@yahoo.com.
Wednesday-Sunday/June
23-27/Minneapolis. General Assembly.
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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| Cluster
Buzz |
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Generosity. In May, First Church collected $6,304.26 for
the Peace Resource Center of San Diego.
Quotable. “We
are on this journey together and together we can make a
difference.” —Rev. Kathleen Green of Summit UU Fellowship.
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
copy and paste: martin@kruming.com).
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