Service Leaders: Roger Corman, Joe Gabaeff, Robert Howseman
Music by: Robert Howseman and the UUsual Suspects
Share the Basket:Center Point Drug Abuse with Alternative Care (DAAC)
Ever seem like you keep repeating the same day over and over? Do the patterns of your life help and,promote your life goals? Sometimes repetition is good, and sometimes it can make us feel trapped. The film and Broadway musical Groundhog Day explores themes which are universal: redemption, self-improvement, achieving true love. We’ll discuss how the film affected our lives and continues to be a source of inspiration.

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Andrew Hidas,
Deborah Mason Music by: Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Catholic Charities Immigration Services
On the occasion of Rev. Chris’s 50th birthday, which he won’t stop reminding everybody about, he and newly minted “senior citizen” Andrew Hidas will offer reflections on the challenges and blessings of aging and mortality through the image of getting up and over the hill.

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Veronica Jordan, Deb Mason
Music by: Claire Beery & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Ceres Community Project

Rev. Chris will offer his report on General Assembly, the annual national gathering of UUs. This year, the controversy around hiring practices at the UUA, and racial diversity and justice (or lack thereof) within the movement as a whole, will surely dominate the business. Oh, and we’re electing our first female president!

Service Leaders: Rev. Sue Magidson, Eric Fischer, Deb Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag & The Choir, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: Breakfast for our Neighbors

How can we care for our spirits during challenging times? Rev. Sue Magidson will offer some spiritual survival strategies that are grounded in Jewish and Buddhist practices, but require no particular belief system – you can embrace them even if the word “spiritual” makes you squirm. Some can be woven seamlessly into your day, requiring no additional time, while others encourage you to take a break.

Rev. Sue Magidson serves as Spiritual Care Coordinator and Chaplain at San Leandro Hospital where she ministers to patients, their loved ones, and staff members. She is a lifelong UU and longtime member, (and now affiliated community minister) of the UU Church of Berkeley. Rev. Sue earned an M.A. and Ph.D in Education from UC Berkeley, and a Master of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry.

Service Leaders: Millie Phillips, Rev. Chris Bell, Susan Panttaja, Deb Mason
Music by: Roger Corman & The UUsual Suspects, Tessa McClary
Share the Basket: The Living Room

Reception for Millie Phillips immediately after the service.

Our final service on the Seven Virtues will be jointly offered by Rev. Chris and our Intern Minister Millie Phillips, whose final day is today! We will celebrate her tenure among us, and consider the virtue of charity. Charity means making a legitimate contribution to the betterment of others, which is a shared goal of all members of UUCSR. Millie’s partner, jazz musician Richard Saunders, will be joining our UUsual Suspects to offer some special music.

Service Leaders: Rev. Chris Bell, Scott Miller, Deb Mason
Music by: Sadie Sonntag and the Choir, Roger Corman
Share the Basket: Adrienne Swenson Award

Yes, everyone gets old and gets sick and dies. Yes, our national politics are in the toilet. Yes, there is hateful violence throughout the world. [Add your own depressing thought here.] But there is still no reason for ultimate despair. Our Six Sources provide plenty of hope as we struggle towards our personal and collective transformation, even in the most difficult times. Trust me, the good guys really do win this one in the end!