A rich summer of services is coming to a close: Our annual water ceremony is scheduled for Labor Day weekend.

Would you like to help plan Sunday services? The planning committee meets Tuesday, August 31, 2010. and again on Tuesday, October 5 at 7pm in the BFUU office.

A children's Religious Exploration (RE) program is offered during each service.

Guest musicians provide food for the spirit and heart. Winston Montgomery, David Udolf, Aline Prentice, Stan Boghasian join Rev. Meyers on Sunday mornings to provide inspirating music.

September 5, 2010 10:30am. Annual Water Ceremony. Bring in water from your travels to honor our sources of life-giving water and our renewing of community after a summer of travels and adventures. Aline Prentice brings us her piano music with Debussy's Reflets dans l'Eau. Winston Montgomery comes over from San Francisco to offer us an original song on water politics. This Sunday traditionally marks the last Sunday of summer and the beginning of a new program year for the Fellowship. It is a traditional time to “re-gather” from our summer travels through the ritual of the “Gathering of the Waters” Ceremony.

September 12, 2010 10:30am. Teshuvah Service. UU interpreted celebration of the Jewish holy days of the season. Gene Herman coordinates with Rev. Ben in the pulpit.

September 19, 2010 10:30am. "Are we a People of Faith?" Sermon by Rev. Ben Meyers.

September 26, 2010 10:30am. Sex, Religion & Politics: The Role of the Unconscious & Dreams in Liberal Religious Thought, by the Rev. Jeremy Taylor with Sylvia Scherzer coordinating the service.  Dr. Taylor writes "Any plan of salvation (personal or collective, religious or political) that ignores the unconscious is doomed to failure. I’ll talk about the ways to acknowledge our unconscious self in our waking life action."

Jeremy Taylor, D.Min. was ordained by The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian-Universalists congregation in 1980 - - a treasured moment in his life. He is one of four founders of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and past president. Author of 4 books on dreams and the unconscious, Jeremy has taught all around the world for more than 40 years.

Following are some special services planned for the fall:

October 31, 2010 10:30am. Celebrate El Dia del Muertos with us and see what we can learn from the Latin culture about this All Hallows Eve holiday.

November 28, 2010 10:30am. Geri Kennedy,"Are You What You Eat?" A meditation of Ethical Eating in all of its ramifications, presented by Geri Kennedy, member of Redwood City UU. Read about the four year UUA study  initiative on Ethical Eating on the UUA site.