We hope to get to know you more personally and invite you to participate in the upcoming opportunities:
UU Inquiry is held several times a month from 10:40 to 11 AM, in the Sanctuary. Join us in the reception office, Sundays, September 5 & 19 or October 3 & 17.
Path to Membership Class Stop by our Welcome Table on Sundays, or contact our office for more information and to register. Our next classes are: Saturday, September 18, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, Blake Lounge Thursday October 28, 6 to 9:30 PM in Blake Lounge
The Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara has two Sunday morning services at 9:15 and 11:00 AM. On Sunday, September 5, Peter Hale will be our service host. The program is titled The Guest House. Rev. Aaron McEmrys will return to our pulpit on September 12; his sermon is titled Where the Water Touches the Sand.
Sunday's Music features Ken Ryals singing And This is My Beloved by Wright/Borodin for the offertory and Christorher Davis playing Sonata Op. 27, No. 1 by Beethoven for the prelude and Summer by Joe Hisaishi for the postlude.
Violist Helen Callus Concert, Free. Friday, September 3, 7:30 PM, Sanctuary. As the final concert In her “Bach Series”, violist Helen Callus will perform the last two of J.S Bach's six Suites for solo cello, No. 5 in C Minor and No. 6 in G major. Free will donations will support the music program at the Society.
USSB Campout at Skofield Park Saturday, September 4, Labor Day Weekend; Join UU friends for an intergenerational campout at Skofield Park for the Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 4 and help Alan out by signing up early. If you don’t want to camp overnight, come spend the day and evening. This year we are asking individuals to contribute $10 to cover the cost of the campsite ($15 for families). Contact Alan Edmundson, 452-7273,
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for additional details. Summer Sundays, 9:15 Service. Children will gather in Jefferson Hall following the Story For All Ages for Bubbles! with Astrid Nelson. Childcare is available for children under six in SK. This is our final Summer Sunday! Children’s RE classes begin September 19.
Blessing of the Water, Remember to bring a small container of water from a place or time meaningful to you to share at our Ingathering Service next week. Ingathering Celebration and Potluck, next Sunday, September 12, Jefferson Courtyard. We will be have a fun filled potluck community time between our two morning services. USSB will provide the beverages and paper goods and fun, members and friends please plan to bring a GENEROUS potluck contribution to serve 8. Contact Glenn Bacheller to offer set-up, clean-up and “food management” assistance,
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, 845-3148. Consider the following “food categories” when planning your potluck contribution. Main dish casserole or Sandwiches; Salads; or Desserts.
Photo Directory–New Times Available! Sign-up online, to schedule an appointment to have your photo taken for our USSB photo directory, www.signup.olanmills.com. Many new times have been added and it is our desire that every member and member family participate. This is free; purchase of additional photos is optional. Assistance is available between services Sunday morning.
September 11th Peace Concert on Saturday, September 11, 3 PM, Sanctuary. Free concert & reception commemorating the ninth anniversary of this historical date and focusing on bringing all communities together, and reaffirming our hope for world peace. Sponsored and organized by the Santa Barbara Sister Cities Board, the Santa Barbara Music Club and the USSB. Free Spanish Class Fridays, 2-4 PM, Jefferson Hall, September 17 to November 19. Register online at http://sbcc.augusoft.net. USSB will partner with the Continuing Education Division of Santa Barbara City College to offer “Spanish for the Workplace”. These classes fill fast, so we encourage you to sign up for this FREE class right away! For more information on the class contact Dinorah Molina at
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, 962-9391, and see her in the Garden on Sundays.
Religious Education Open House & Registration, Sunday, September 19, 10:45 AM, Jefferson Hall. Parents of children of ALL ages (babies to teens), grab a cup of coffee after the 9:15 service and head on down to this mandatory meeting to learn about our religious education programs, meet our RE teachers, and register your children! If you are unable to attend, please contact LeeAnn Williams at
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. Childcare provided for all children. DeBenneville Pines Cluster Retreat September 24-26. A great way to connect with your fellow congregants as well as others from around our cluster. For more information please contact Chris Shorb:
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, 636-6086. Registration forms are available on the ussb.org website under the "For Families" tab.
Help Wanted for Rhinoceros Play: Our USSB Players are back at work preparing their modern interpretation of Rhinoceros, the strange and wonderful allegorical play by Eugene Ionesco. Performances will be Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23 at 8 PM., plus a matinee on Sunday, October 24 at 2 PM. There are openings for a one female lead (18-30 yr old) and two supporting parts (one female, one either M/F).
Assistance is also needed behind the scenes in lighting, staging, props, and other jobs that make live theater happen. Interested persons contact Paul Freeman by email:
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Prayer Workshop will continue this fall on a drop-in basis, once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month starting October 6 from 7-8:30 PM in La Paz Lounge. The workshop will again be led by Diana Cecala, a new member on the Worship Committee, and continue to explore different types of prayer and different ways of praying all oriented around the worship theme for the month chosen by Aaron. Childcare, community gathering and dinner ($5.50/head) and brief worship all available. Please join us. We welcome those who have never prayed and those who pray regularly. Questions, contact Diana Cecala at 970-376-4004 or
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Kaleidoscope submission deadline is September 15 for the issue covering October 1 to 15, 2010.