The Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara has two services on Sunday at 9:30 and 11:30 AM. This Sunday, October 26, the Rev. Aaron McEmrys will speak and the topic will be Real Magic. Next Sunday, November 2, 2008, Jody Thomas and Peter Hale will be our Service Hosts for a Dia de los Muertos ceremony when the topic will be All Soul’s Day.

Sunday’s Music. Natasha Kislenko, our pianist, will play Claire de Lune & Cake Walk by Claude Debussy, & Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.

How might your UU values influence your vote ballot propositions? Pick up a position summary compiled by the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network at the Social Justice table Sunday! www.UULMCA.org.

Religious Education Classes. RE classes will continue to work on crafts to support our upcoming Services Auction during the 9:30 AM service. Coming of Age meets at 9:30. YRUU, our teen group, meets during the 11:30 AM service. All children & teens begin in the sanctuary with their families. Childcare is available for babies & young children during both services in Starr King.

Secret Pals begins Sunday! Kids, if you signed up for Secret Pals, check the S.P. mailbox on the RE table in the Garden after RE classes. Secret Pals runs through November 23.

The New USSB Photo Directories are available in the Parish Garden beginning Sunday! Members and friends who had their pictures taken can pick up a free copy during our community social hour at 10:30 AM.

Proposition 8: Walking Our Talk! Sunday, October 26, 11 AM-1 PM, Classroom 1. Please join us for another fun-filled phone banking session this Sunday morning! We’ll begin with 30 minutes of training, followed by 90 minutes of phone banking using our personal cell phones to encourage undecided voters to vote against Prop 8. This is really our last chance to make these contacts before the election, so please join us! You can also get plenty of No on Prop 8 buttons and yard signs at our Social Justice table – we encourage you to display them proudly. Check out our excellent and eye-catching banner right outside the sanctuary on Santa Barbara St.!

Women’s Group Sundays, Sunday, October 26, 7 PM, Jefferson Hall. Come share spiritual experiences & feel the support of the group. Contact Carlene Van Pelt or Joanne Nay.

No on Prop 8 Rally. Monday, October 27, Noon, Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens. Hear Rev. Aaron McEmrys speak at the “Santa Barbarans Vow to Stop Marriage Discrimination” Vote No on Prop 8 Press Conference. Gather at Parish Hall at 11:30 AM, collect our banners, and walk together to the Press Conference!

Seasoned Seekers. Tuesday, October 28, 3 PM, Vista del Monte Retirement Community, Sierra Madre Lounge, 3775 Modoc Road. An Experiment in Communal Living with Rev. Aaron McEmrys. An experiment in the Transcendentalist movement that had a lasting impact on Unitarianism & America.

Faith & Justice: The Hard Questions. Thursday, October 30, 7-9:30 PM, Jefferson Hall; November 6, B’Nai B’rith; November 13, First United Methodist Church. Dialogue about the challenges of responding to the disadvantaged. Register www.justcommunitiescc.org. Info at info@justcommunitiescc.org, 966-2063. $15 for series.

Ice Cream Social, Pie Contest & Spelling Bee. Saturday, November 1, 6:30 PM, Parish Hall. Best homemade pie wins a cookbook. Free pie & ice cream! Birdie Newborn emcees the Youth & Adult Spelling Bee. Audience will play Drow Bremslac (Word Scramble). Awards for Spelling Bee champions. Hosts by Birdie Newborn & Thia LaMarche.

Alliance Meeting. Friday, November 7, 2 PM, Parish Hall. Sandy Grasso-Boyd talks about the Social Justice Committee & members who helped Gulf Coast hurricane survivors. Refreshments.

Save the Date! Annual Services Auction. November 8, 5-9 PM.

Our Building Project continues in full swing! Take time to visit our blog at: http://ussbbuildingproject.blogspot.com to follow the progress.

Youth Choir. Sundays, 11 AM, Jefferson Hall. Youth Choir is open to all children ages 5-12. No previous musical experience necessary. Contact Viava Janusoniene for further information.

Chancel Choir. Thursdays, 7 PM, Parish Hall. This choir has an open policy to all members & friends of this congregation. If you’ve got the music in you, come let it out with us Thursday evening. Ken Ryals.

Kaleidoscope submission deadline is: November 4 for November 22-December 5.