Teachers’ Meeting
Feb 12 • Garage • 11:15-12:30
RSVP for Child Care and Lunch provided. Rev Dana continuing with Theological Reflections and lesson
planning – what works for you, what doesn’t.
Religious Education Committee
Feb 28 • Conference Rm • 6-8pm
Spirituality Con
Feb 17 • Arizona
Info: Tanner Akseven, RSVP, 805/231-1552
Social Action Con
March 17-19 • Santa Monica
Info: Tanner Akseven, RSVP, 805/231-1552
Pathway to Membership Orientation Workshop #2 was
staged on a Saturday in January by Beverly Jordan,
Membership Manager, Rev. Dana Worsnop and Membership
Committee along with expert assistance from Bryan
Buck, Board of Trustees President, Erica Duffy, RE Committee
Chair, and David Smith, Stewardship Committee
Co-Chair.
A half dozen potential new members attended and were
treated to a more detailed description of how our church
operates… to include the benefits of membership, learning
how pledging works, telling their personal stories, listening
to others’ personal stories, viewing a DVD, “Voices of A
Liberal Faith,” experiencing an expanded view of Unitarian
Universalism, Chalice Lighting, an overview of where
this church has come from “up on the hill” to our current location, “On Common Ground,” and a lunch where all could make their own sandwiches!
Everyone learned about the next events in the Pathway
to Membership: a celebration with cake and coffee on
January 19 with Board Members and other church
leaders, and a New Member Sunday ritual on January
22 where all new members will be officially welcomed
into our congregation during the Worship Service.
In the meantime, I encourage you to seek out visitors…
those wearing red/white name tags at church and invite
them to a UU event, read the Berg Hall bulletin boards
to acquaint yourselves with our church’s extensive list
of activities, and continue to be the welcoming and
green congregation you have been designated to be.
by Gudrun Eastham
-from the Finance Committee
What a great sermon! It was so good to have Rev. Dana talk about the work we do as a ministry. Doesn’t the B&G Work Party Ministry sound like a fun activity to participate in? I hope you felt moved to come out and enjoy our camaraderie on January 21. If you couldn’t make it, we will be there on February 18 from 9:00 to noon. We are a great bunch of people.
I am excited about all the changes that will be coming in the next months. The chance to see the drought stressed plants come back to life, and weeds and brush that were too hard to remove could at last be removed.
We had to replace one of the original garage door openers. The new opener is so quiet and smooth operating.
Church Mutual completed a safety assessment of our church. They identified areas we need to correct. B&G has been working with individuals and committees to come into compliance. We appreciate all the hard work everyone has done. The safety of our church members and guests is a high priority for B&G.
by Linda Pietrzak
From now until February 28, I will be helping our RE Committee, volunteer teaching teams, Child Care staff and Rev Dana plan for my leave-taking. I have taken on the many responsibilities of DRE since April 1, 2016. It has been a rapid learning curve, giving me amazing insight into the caring and work so many volunteers and staff do for the inspiration and moral foundation our religion offers for our children and youth. Thank you for the opportunity to serve our church and all of you through our RE program.
Thanks to the Religious Education Committee, Erica Duffy, Rena Pezzuto, Vel Akseven, Mina Nichols, Douglas Tate and Gina Norstedt, for their help and support.
Also to Becky Burnham who keeps our boat from going adrift so many times, to Rev Dana who brings a knowledgeable and steady hand to the tiller, and to those who work in the “trenches” in rain and sun, our teaching team who carry our message of love to our children with courage and passion. It has been a wonderful 10 months, you are in my heart always. Thank you.