A rich summer of services is coming to a close: August 1, Linda Lazkowski brings a special message on risk, trust and change. Members bring us their life experience on August 8.
A children's Religious Exploration (RE) program is offered during each service.
Guest musicians provide food for the spirit and heart. We are blessed with the presence this summer of Sophie Mengele and her family. Sophie will be playing our Steinway for us on several Sundays. Come early to hear her preludes. Sophie Mengele provides much of our Sunday music in August.
August 1, 2010 10:30am "Between Trapezes", Linda Laskowski in the pulpit with Tom McAninley coordinating. A special reflection from a much loved and respected member of the UU Bay area community, Linda Laskowski, and our own congregation president coordinating the service.
August 8, 2010, 10:30am This I Believe. Participants are Sumi Hosiko and Addie Bianchi. Gene Herman will coordinate. Music to be announced.
August 15, 2010, 10:30am “Faith, Flow, and the God Machine”. Clovice and Carol Lewis from Lake County providing words and music. Carrie Knowles is our coordinator. This description is from Clovice: The experience of “flow” that artists and other creative people report is the basis for my discussion. The difference between faith and flow is explored, especially as this relates to our expectations that God should provide services to us if we appease God. My sermon, thus, explores the question of whether a person can maintain a continuously high state of happiness by applying the principles of flow in all aspects of life. Mr. Clovice Lewis, cellist, composer, computer engineer, entrepreneur and theologian is a Unitarian Universalist lay-leader from the UU Congregation of Lake County and a friend of BFUU. We welcome him back to our pulpit, along with his wife and partner, Carol Cole-Lewis, a pianist. Both will also provide music for the service.
August 22, 2010, 10:30am. "The Glory of Uselessness" sermon by Rev. Ben Meyers, returning from a summer break.
August 29, 2010, 10:30am. " The Lady or the Wall" Sermon by Rev. Ben Meyers.
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 Debussey's Reflets dans l'Eau.
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 coordinated 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.
