First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

November 20, 2016 11:00 AM

WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS!TAKE A SEAT!For people with chemical sensitivities, there is a scent-free zone, at the front of the right aisle, for people with service animals, please find marked area on left aisle.Hearing impaired? Just ask an usher for an assistance device.

CANDLES at the front of the sanctuary may be lit at any time in a silent sign of thanks or of prayerful concern.

FILL OUT A YELLOW VISITOR CARDLet us know who you are, by filling out a yellow visitor card. We’ll send you our weekly e-mail, The Flame, and our monthly newsletter, FirstNews.

STAY FOR COFFEE HOURconversation following the service in the Thomas Starr King Room.

TAKE A BRIEF TOURof our historic church. Meet your guide in the front of the pulpit immediately after service.

BOOKWAGONis open on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month following the service.

CHILDREN AND YOUTHFor information about our programs for all ages, including adults and seniors, contact Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister, ajacks@uusf.org, or see the Welcome Desk.

YOUNG ADULTS, our Church has an active and growing community of 20s and 30s year olds. Contact Young Adult Coordinator Joe Chapot at youngadults@uuusf.org

UU Public Issues Forum (MLK Room) and Minister’s Seminar (Fireside Room)9:30 AM on most Sundays September to June.

Newcomer Orientation First Sunday of each month at 12:30 PM.

Invitation to Membership2nd Sunday of alternate months: Sept, Nov, Jan, Mar, May.

"Next Sunday"Sunday, November 27, 11 am, Sanctuary

ONCE UPON A TIME – AGAINMichael Eselun, Guest Speaker

A d u l t R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n

Minister's Seminar: The Hebrew Bible Read AnewSunday Mornings: 9:30-10:30 AM, Fireside Room Author of Understanding the Bible: An Introduction for Skeptics, Seekers, & Religious Liberals, Rev. Buehrens will engage participants in re-reading and re-interpreting some classic, key texts. You need not attend all sessions. All are welcome.No Registration Required.

Nov. 27 -- EXULTATIONSBeloved and Problematic Psalms

Good Grace: Stories of Thanksgiving

and Reconciliation

SHARE YOUR PERSONAL JOYS AND SORROWSBefore the service begins we invite you to write a brief note in the Book of Personal Joys and Sorrows that rests on a table in the entryway to the sanctuary. Some of these may be noted in the minister's prayer in a direct way--unless you indicate that they shouldn't--or indirectly as a broader issue that may touch others in the congregation.

GET INVOLVED!Stop by the GET INVOLVED table next to the coffee in the Starr King Room and pick up a list of current opportunities at UUSF. There are many easy ways to get to know more people and to feel more at home here, in our welcoming community.

1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 415-776-4580 / info@uusf.org

www.uusf.org / #fuussf

William Barber's Third ReconstructionThursday, December 1, 6PM-7:30 PM, Fireside RoomDiscussion led by Rev. JD Benson

"The Civil Rights Movement hasn't ended. We're in the 3rd Reconstruction." Read: The 3rd Reconstruction by Rev. William Barber, published by our own Beacon Press.

No pre-registration required for the book discussion series. It is not required (though recommended) that you read the book prior to the class.

Private Architecture Tour of the new SF MOMASunday, January 8, 20171PM to 4PM

Join Rev. Buehrens for a private architecture tour at SF MOMA on Sunday, January 8th. The group will depart the church around 12:30 to the SF MOMA. Registrants are encouraged to take public transit to the event.

About the SFMOMA Architecture Tour

The Tour guides visitors through the Snøhetta-designed expansion of the new SFMOMA building— from inspiration to construction—and the challenges faced in designing what is now the largest museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art in the United States. Groups will explore the three-year transformation of SFMOMA through its expanded gallery spaces, multiple outdoor terraces, and environmentally conscious design. Highlights of this tour include Helen and Charles Schwab Hall on Floor 2, the living wall on Floor 3, and unique views of San Francisco from our Sculpture Terrace on Floor 7. The tour will focus on the design of the new building as well as visits to galleries.

Space is available for 25 registrants. Cost per person is $25.00. Scholarships are available. Pre-Registration is required. Got to http://www.uusf.org/adult-classes-and-programs

Holiday Fair Vendors Sign up by Tuesday, November 22!The Holiday Faire will be on Sunday, December 4 from 12PM to 2PM in the King Rooms. Lunch will be available for purchase, and vendors will be displaying their wares for a chance to get all the holiday shopping done in one festive afternoon. If you would like to have a table to sell crafts or wares that would be ideal for holiday gifts at our fair, please contact Christopher Rodriguez at cobalt555@earthlink.net. If you would like to volunteer to help make this, a very special holiday event

Book Wagon Open -1st and 3rd Sunday's of the month @ Coffee Hour 12:15 PM, TSK Room (TODAY)

Check out our large selection of books, CDs and much much more! Also a new addition to the book wagon, "Book Trader" see Louise and Theda at the book wagon for details.

A F T E R T H E S E R V I C E TO D AY“The myth, or the tradition, as it is sometimes called, has neccassarily a touch of the imagination, and imagination is almost always, more fascinating than

truth. The historical myth, indeed, would not exist at all if it did not profess to tell something which people for one reason or another, like to believe, and which

appeals strongly to some emotion or passion, and so to human nature.”

Henry Cabot Lodge, "An American Myth" Reflection Lucy Smith, Worship Associate

Meditation Music The Farthest Field David Dodson

Prayer and Moments of Meditation Rev. Alyson Jacks

Offertory Sentence

Sermon Good Grace: Stories of Thanksgiving and Reconciliation Rev. Jacks

* Please rise if you are able.

Offertory Let All Things Now Living Winston Cassler

Benediction

Postlude Now Thank We All Our God Bach/Fox

*Hymn 159 This is My Song FINLANDIA

Anthem The Heavens Are Telling Joseph Haydn

Reading A Letter to from E. B. White Lucy Smith

Order of ServiceNovember 20, 201611:00 AM to 12:15 PM

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*Covenant Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its prayer. This is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in freedom, and to help one another.

*Doxology TALLIS' CANON

The children and teachers depart for classes on the second stanza. If you want your child to attend Sunday School, meet in the gallery following the children's recessional, or ask for assistance in the church office.

Rev. Jacks (ajacks@uusf.org) can answer questions or address special needs.

Opening Words and Chalice Lighting Rev. Alyson Jacks

*Hymn We Give Thanks Wendy Luella Perkins

Welcome and Announcements Jim Valent, Trustee

*Greeting One Another

Prelude We Gather Together Kremser/H. Whitford

Message for All Ages Guest at Your Table Linda Harris & Rev. Jacks

Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.For all gather'd here and those far away;

For this time we share with love and care;Oh, we give thanks for this precious day.

Song for All Ages The Heavens Are Telling from Haydn's Creation

Join the Partner Church committee for a delicious lunch immediately following today's service in the TSK Room!The fundraiser lunch will feature traditional Hungarian food, cooked under the supervision of head chef Maria Solis, plus wine and a special "palinka tasting" opportunity. Come for conversation, wonderful food and drink and the chance to support our Partner Church activities in Transylvania. Lunch will also feature travel pictures of our recent tour to complement the food and wine!

Holiday Faire Wine Raffle Bottle CollectionWe ask for your help by donating a bottle or two of wine for our annual Holiday Faire Wine Raffle. The goal is to have 2 to 3 cases of wine to raffle off at Holiday Faire of which all the proceeds will go towards the budget for this fiscal year. There will be a table on both today and 11/27 to receive your wine bottle donations. Alternatively, you can also leave your bottles with Leslie Bader in the office. For questions, please contact Thad Smith at 510-528-8540. Thanks for your help!

N E X T W E E K

Economic Justice Task Force - From John Young, Task Force Coordinator

The next meeting of the Economic Justice Task Force will be on Sunday, November 27, from 12:30-2PM in the Murdock Room. Bring your lunch. Agenda items: discussion of Faith in Action Bay Area, selection of a nominee for the Economic Justice award at the congregation's community Social Justice Spaghetti Dinner on January 21, 2017, and April 3-5, 2017 national economic justice conference in Washington D.C.

Sister Sheila Flynn will be back with us on Sunday November 27thSister Sheila will be bringing with her embroidered goods made by the women of Kopanang, South Africa. Our church has supported Kopanang for fifteen years, since Minister Emerita, Margot Campbell Gross spent part of her sabbatical there, and invited Sister Sheila to visit us in San Francisco. Sister Sheila and Tozi, one of the leaders of Kopanang, will speak during the service, telling us about this women’s empowerment group, which Sister Sheila started in the informal settlements of Taskane and Langeville forty kilometers from Johannesburg. The beautiful embroidered work of Kopanang will be for sale after the service.

Sunday ForumSunday, November 27 - No Forum, Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Looking for a way to share your gifts and further the cause of peace and justice this holiday season?Looking for a way to share your gifts and further the cause of peace and justice this holiday season? We invite you to celebrate the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, our denomination's faith in action organization, by participating in the Guest at Your Table Program. From Thanksgiving through the December holiday season, thousands of UUs nationwide place Guest at Your Table boxes on their dining tables or other family gathering places and “feed” the box daily with contributions for the work of the Service Committee.

Boxes will be distributed during the service today. Donations made to the UUSC during the Guest at Your Table program will be matched by the UU congregation at Shelter Rock. In addition, Society for Community Work (SCW) has generously offered to match all donations from our congregation up to $1000. So this is a great opportunity to maximize your giving for the work of the UUSC. We invite you to learn more about the UUSC on their website here , to contact Linda Harris for more info at linda.p.harris@gmail.com, or to stop by our Sunday Fair Trade UUSC table to talk with members of our local UUSC team.

Guest at Your Table Program

(Haydn/Bell arr. Ruby Hollis)