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Upcoming Events
"WomenSpirit" Discussion Group - May 7‘WomenSpirit’ is being held on the first Wednesday of each month, with time for socialization and a discussion on a different topic each month. May 7, 6:30 pm at Lois Linnert’s house, 26327 Green Terrace Dr., Santa Clarita. We ask that everyone attending bring an appetizer. All women are welcome! For the address or any questions, contact Barbara Edwards bkedwards2004@yahoo.com.
Movie Series Explores “TED”"The Future We Will Create" - May 8
The Movies-to-Talk-About movie this month will be The Future We Will Create”, an inspiring look inside the by-invitation-only TED Conference, where some of the most influential people and brilliant minds of our time exchange bold ideas for bettering humanity and bettering the world. Guests include former Vice President Al Gore, musician Peter Gabriel, environmentalist Majora Carter, as well as comedians, authors and innovators from around the world.
Thursday, May 8, 6:30 pm, Vincenzo’s Pizza, 24504 1/2 Lyons Ave, in Newhall.
Click here for a pdf of upcoming movies (through July 2008)
Prayer & Meditation Group May 11The prayer and meditation group meets at 9:30 on the second Sunday of each month at the SCV Senior Center. For more information, contact Erik Felker at Meditation@uuofscv.org
New!
"Rev Up with Reverend Ricky" - May 18If you’re up early on Sunday, come have a cup of coffee before the worship service. Rev. Ricky will be at the Starbucks at Orchard Village and Lyons Avenue at around 9 am on May 18. The conversation can be about anything you’re interested in, spiritual or silly, cosmological or cappuccino. Come enjoy a beverage and some non-programmed time with our minister.
Book Club - May 22The Book Club selection for May is a collection of short stories by Raymond Carver, a writer with a reputation of being the premier short story author of the modern era. In the words of Publishers Weekly, “Carver writes about difficult attempts at survival in a world where happiness does not arrive wrapped up in neat packages, but comes in far more peculiar parcels, if it comes at all.” This will only be the second time we have talked about a short story collection and it should be a very good discussion.
The Book Club will meet at Susan and John Cooper’s home on May 22at 6 pm. As always, you don’t have to read the book to enjoy good food and conversation about good books. In this instance, if you don’t read the whole book, try to read “Cathedral”. If you like to read ahead, the book for June is Widow of the South. For more information, send an email to: BookClub@uuofscv.org.
If you purchase books through our UU of SCV link to Amazon.com the church gets a rebate of between 5% and 8% of your purchase.See previous Book Club selections.
Guest Musician - May 25Kim Acuna’s music is a rich complex blend of original alternative pop-rock, blues, jazz, and an occasional splash of Latin. Kim’s charismatic talent captures audiences everywhere she plays, with a voice said to be reminiscent of k.d. lang and a unique guitar style that brings other guitarists, in awe, to the front row of her shows for a closer look.
Just-4-Flavor Dinner - May 28The Just-4-Flavor dining out group will go to Barbacoa in May. Barbacoa is a Brazilian restaurant located where Wild Thyme used to be (at McBean and The Old Road). The ambiance is charming and the food is excellent. Barbacoa is billed as a steak house but they also have an excellent salad and vegetable bar for those folks who eschew meat.
Just-4-Flavor will meet at Barbacoa at 6 pm on May 28. Please let Susan or John know if you are planning to come so they can make an accurate reservation. For more information about the group and the May selection, contact Susan or John Cooper at Just4Fun@uuofscv.org
Concerts at "The Onion""The Onion" — the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society — is entering into its 9th Annual Concert Series Season which started back in 1999 when they were chosen to be a venue for and a participant in the Dalai Lama's World Festival of Sacred Music. They have continued as part of the World Festival of Sacred Music and each year also as part of Los Angeles Music Week whose mission it is to provide music enhancement for free within the public school system.
Click here for the 2007-2008 Season schedule.
National 'General Assembly'
Set for June 25-29Mark your calendars for General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association, coming up June 25 - 29 in Ftl Lauderdale, FL.
Save the Date for Camp:
October 3 – 5Mark your calendar for the LA/Valley Cluster Weekend at Camp deBenneville Pines. This is a weekend for all ages. Meet and mingle with neighboring UU’s. Relax and enjoy the beauty of nature. There will be workshops, hikes, programs for children, intergenerational activities, sing-alongs and talent show.
For more information contact the organizers from the cluster:
Louise Katt at louisepell@yahoo.com, phone (661) 273-1068, or
Margery Pope at radkova@ sbcglobal.net, phone (818) 986-4350.Click here to visit Camp DeBenneville Pine's website.
