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Photo. Karen Walter, Director of Operations at First Church in Hillcrest, hosted a workshop last week attended by representatives of all San Diego congregations on an eTapestry software management program. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

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Minister Leaving. For the second time this year, a minister is leaving a San Diego congregation. Rev. Kathleen Green's last Sunday at Summit UU Fellowship in Santee will be August 29. "Right now I plan to stay in the area for another year, and will be exploring various ministerial opportunities while I work on a couple of books I've been writing," she said. This Sunday (June 27) will be the last service for Rev. Margo McKenna Brower at Chalice UU Congregation in Escondido. Rev. Thomas Anastasi of Seattle will start in August as the congregation's Interim Minister for a year until a Settled Minister is selected.

Memorial Service. A Memorial Service is scheduled for this Saturday (June 26) for Robert Landay, a founding member of UU Fellowship of San Dieguito who died on June 15. The service will be held at 2 p.m. in the Amphitheater.

GA Opens. General Assembly begins today in Minneapolis. It will be in Charlotte, North Carolina, in June 2011.

Social Action. The San Diego Cluster's Social Action Committee expects to come up with at least two social justice projects that congregations can participate in during 2010-2011. As part of the process, the Steering Committee is sending out guidelines to Social Action Committees at each congregations and expets to start receiving proposals back in July. The Social Action Committee, chaired by Irv Himelblau of UU Fellowship of San Dieguito, grew out of a Social Action Weekend earlier this year that was highlighted by a demonstration in front of the Federal Building in downtown San Diego. Among the criteria for the Cluster-wide Social Action projects: Multi-generational participation and the timeliness of projects as they relate to the needs of our community and the world.

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.

Artists Wanted. Chalice UU Congregation is inviting UU artists and crafters in the San Diego County Cluster to participate in its 4th Annual Art & Crafts Faire on Sunday, November 7. Applications are available by contacting chaliceartguild@msn.com or or Barbe Harrison at (760) 745-9229. The application deadline is September 30.

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.

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.

Sunday/November 7/Chalice. 4th Annual Art & Crafts Faire. Contact chaliceartguild@msn.com.

Quotable. “Having grown up with the sound of drums, and moving to the rhythm of dance, I knew that music was deeply embedded in my childhood.” —Rev. Margo McKenna Brower of Chalice UU Congregation.