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Crop Walk A Big Success!! It brought in a total
of $55,092. $1,965 of that was raised by our congregation. We had 8
walkers. Thank you to all who participated and donated
May 5: Fuddy Duddies will meet at
Polly's on Raymond in Fullerton at 9 AM for a good
breakfast and
conversation. Join us!! Contact Jan Lillibridge
May 5: Women's Wisdom Circle. Meet at 7 PM at the home of
Barbara Keller. All women are welcome. Topic: Racism:
Where does it come from?
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May 9-11: Work Weekend at de Benneville
Pines. Join in with other UUs to help beautify de Benneville Pines by
working on maintenance projects while you enjoy yourself in the mountains.
Contact Tom Thorward.
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Rev. Dr. Marilyn Sewell gave the keynote address
Weaving the Tapestry of Hope
at the 2008 Pacific Southwest District Assembly of Unitarian Universalists in San Diego last weekend.
How can we be instruments of hope and inspiration both for our own people and for the larger culture? To hear this inspiring speech, go to
http://lasoundposse.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/weaving-the-tapestry-of-hope/ .
May 6: Movie and Dinner with Rev. Jon
Dobrer. The movie for this month is Under the Same Moon. See
the movie on your own (click here for showtimes)
and meet at 7 PM for dinner & discussion at
Don Jose's at 1725
N. Placentia Av, Placentia. Contact Marlies Worley for dinner reservations.
May 10: FIES Fundraiser Dinner. "Food-Loving Guys, Raising Funds for FIES
at the Astor Classics Museum". Our own Bill Bryant will be
one of the 30 chefs! Tickets $50 per person. Preview the event site at
www.astorclassics.com. Contact
Doris Dressler-Clark
May 11: Adult Religious Education -
9 AM in the upstairs classroom . The topic is Why Phenomenalism is immoral from a Gnostic viewpoint,
by Ed Tschabrun. Followed by a meeting to discuss future topics of interest
for Adult R.E.
May 17: Unitarian Universalist Choral Festival.
The Fullerton UU Church Choir will be performing at this festival at the
Costa Mesa UU Church
at 2:00 PM. See Judi Herz for more information.
May 25: The guest speaker will be Eleanor Ramrath
Garner (mother of our member Jim Garner) who will talk about her personal
memoir Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany,
which has won 9 major awards. The story includes the
bombings, evacuation, final battle for Berlin, and demonstrates the realization that even in the darkest times the
heart can still dance, and hope never really dies.
May 27: Potluck with
Rev. Jon Dobrer in the social hall at 5:30 PM
and/or Salon
Discussion at 6:30 PM. The topic will be: The way ahead for our Church
June 1 is the new date for the Religious Education
Tree Planting Ceremony at
Carbon Canyon Regional Park. There
will be no RE program at Church that day. Contact Susan Perlson
Sept. 27: A Celebration of Rumi at the Hollywood Bowl. Tickets go on sale in
May. Experience Persian mystic poet Rumi through the music of
Iran and beyond, with the finest Persian musicians, special guest Yo-Yo Ma,
and whirling dervishes. We would like to get a group together to
carpool and picnic at the bowl. Contact Lesley Mahaffey.
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