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Summit's Mission Statement
In spiritual community we commit ourselves to building
a compassionate, just, and sustainable world.
April theme: "Awakening"
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April 24th: "Can Politics be Influenced by UU Principles?" Jack Shu
Long-time Summit member Jack Shu will talk about how his UU faith inspired him to run for public office and how UU principles under-gird his politics.
Jack Shu has been a member of Summit since 1989, and has worked on various committees over the last thirty years. His primary interests were in social action, legislative ministry and raising UU voices on justice issues.
Jack retired in 2005 after a 29 year career with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, mostly as a Park Superintendent. He also served 25 years as the President of the Cleveland National Forest Foundation, known for trying to save our local wilderness through better City building and transportation.
In 2020 Jack decided to run for public office, and was elected for a four year term, to the La Mesa City Council. He represents La Mesa on the Metropolitan Transit System Board, the 2nd District on the Air Pollution Control District and as an alternate on the SANDAG Board. He has influenced local government on matters like climate emergency, transportation planning, police reform, local air pollution, affordable housing availability, promoting art and culture and identifying outcome measures for government.
Registration is recommended, but not required, to attend in person. You will make life easier for our ushers if you click on the link to register and sign up for either indoor seating (vaccination and masking required) or outdoor seating (vaccination not required, masking strongly encouraged). The outdoor seating area will have amplified audio, but no video. If you don’t register beforehand, you will need to see an usher when you arrive so they can collect contact information for you, and if the sanctuary is filled, you will have to sit outside.
Register here to attend: https://rsvp.church/r/1qukRINK
or... Join us on Zoom
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Further information about our Sunday services
As mentioned above, reservations are recommended for attendance in person in order to be certain there will be space for you with our limited seating. Please visit https://rsvp.church/r/1qukRINK to sign up.
There is seating inside the sanctuary (vaccinations and masking required) and outside the sanctuary in the outdoor greeting area (vaccinations not required, masking strongly encouraged).
Childcare and religious exploration for children and youth are available. When you register online, please indicate the ages of any children or youth who will be coming with you.
COVID mitigation: We have set up air filtration units in the sanctuary, in the RE areas, and in the staff offices. High quality masks are required indoors. We have a supply of KN-95 masks available for those who arrive without one. Sunday service leaders who remove their masks when they are speaking in the service have taken a home COVID test on Sunday morning, and tested negative.
COVID evaluation: We will decide each Wednesday whether our Sunday service will include an in-person component, based on COVID case rates in the county.
We have a new assistive hearing system in the sanctuary. Our Hearing Loop system can transmit sound directly into an appropriately-equipped hearing aid or cochlear implant. To receive the signal, manually activate the T-coil, Telecoil or Hearing Loop setting on your hearing aid or cochlear implant. If you would like hearing assistance but don’t wear hearing aids, please ask an usher for a Loop receiver to use during the service.
Please bear with us as we hold our services in these new ways. We are trying our best to adjust to these times and to hold safe and meaningful services.
Welcome! We hope you will join us on Sunday, in person or on Zoom. Portions of our services are also posted eventually to our YouTube channel, https://tinyurl.com/SummitUUFYouTube
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NEW at this Sunday's service:
Congregational singing, and Sunday Café outdoors
Our Safe Reopening Task Force has OK’d the resumption of congregational singing during the service, with masks on.
Join us in person to sing with your fellow Summitarians!
Also, we will have coffee and packaged snacks available outdoors after the service.
(See the announcement about Sunday Café, below, for information about how you can help the café continue.)
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🌻🌻 The Welcoming & Membership Committee is hosting an Orientation! 🌻🌻
All are welcome. Come meet with the Minister, Rev. Everett., and others in the know. You will
learn about Summit, our history and how things work. We will explain how you can become a
member. You will also have an opportunity to get your questions answered. We certainly
would love to have you join, but there will be no pressure on you to make a decision at this
time. We want you to join when it’s right for you.
Childcare will be provided if requested.
So come join us in person at Summit, April 24th, Sunday, at 12:30 p.m..
You Must RSVP for childcare or just to attend
either email Pam Williams at 2400highview@gmail.com or call Pam at (619) 867-9120.
Jim Weed and Pam Williams Welcoming and Membership Committee Co-Chairs
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An Invitation from the 8th Principle Collaboration Group of San Diego
The 8th Principle Collaboration Group of San Diego invites you to join us in beginning a study of Widening the Circle of Concern. The first three sessions of our group will meet virtually this spring at 10:00 a.m. on three Saturday mornings: April 30, May 21, and June 11. We have found these discussions to be enriching and fulfilling work and hope to share that joy among our congregations. This work is an affirming way to either celebrate the adoption and implementation of the 8th principle or work towards its adoption. These sessions will be informal and open to all San Diego UUs. Each month will have a chapter from the book to read before our discussion. We hope you’ll return each month, but joining for a topic that particularly interests you would work as well. The book is available for free online, including in audio format, and is also available for purchase as a printed book or kindle book (links below).
- April 30: Getting Started: Preface - Trends
- May 21: Theology
- June 11: Governance
If you are interested, please sign-up here:
https://bit.ly/3CXmdHb
Read or listen online (free)
Download the pdf (free)
Purchase the paperback book
Purchase the kindle edition
(If you would like to purchase the Report and need help with the cost, JTW, i.e. Journey Toward Wholeness will help cover it).
What is Widening the Circle of Concern?
Widening the Circle of Concern: Report of the UUA (Unitarian Universalist Association) COIC (Commission on Institutional Change) is the final work of the Commission, presented in June 2020. This book “represents the culmination of the Commission’s work analyzing structural and systemic racism and white supremacy culture within Unitarian Universalism and makes recommendations to advance long-term cultural and institutional change that redeems the essential promise and ideals of Unitarian Universalism” (from back cover).
Read more about the Commission on Institutional Change here.
What is the 8th Principle Collaboration Group of San Diego?
Our group formed in 2021 as part of the work San Diego UU congregations are doing to implement the 8th principle. We collaborate to share ideas and resources; we celebrate being able to do the work of the 8th principle in community. We usually meet monthly and welcome new members. Use the google form above to join our mailing list.
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Barbara Orth left this life on June 20, 2021, from complications following a stroke. There will be a
Celebration of Life at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14th, in the sanctuary and on Zoom.
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Summit UU Fellowship
Covenant of Care
Revised 3/16/22
In practicing our Unitarian Universalist Principles and Purposes and with Love as our guide, we covenant to support the care and well-being of all during our in-person gatherings using the following points of care. We recognize that there are members of our community who cannot be vaccinated. We also recognize that the variants are highly contagious and airborne. Therefore, we care for the most vulnerable in our Fellowship by:
- At all Summit indoor gatherings, masks are required for everyone over the age of 2-years old.
- At all Summit outdoor gatherings, masks are optional, and social distancing is encouraged.
- At all indoor in-person events, all people 5-years old and up need to be fully vaccinated.
- Staying home rather than attending in-person gatherings if we are ill or we are feeling like we are becoming sick, have a fever or have been exposed to someone who is ill. (This includes colds, flu, etc.)
- Agreeing to notify the Summit Office and the Fellowship Community if we have been exposed to COVID-19 and have been physically in contact with members of the community on campus or at a Summit function.
This is a living document and will be adapted as our community care needs evolve. As of 3/16/22, we will be operating at a 50% pre-COVID occupancy.
Sanctuary - No more than 60 people
Salon - No more than 20 people
Library - No more than 6 people
We have implemented an RSVP system for people to reserve their spot indoors.
Outdoor seating will be available, too, with speakers for people to hear the service.
A weekly email will go out at the start of each week for people to RSVP. Be sure to watch for the email!
If your committee or group would like to meet in-person on the Summit Campus, please fill out a Room Request Form, found HERE, and then email the completed form to our Office Administrator at: summituuf@gmail.com.
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We are excited to share, as part of our technological upgrades, we have installed a Hearing Loop System in the Sanctuary to assist those with hearing loss to hear more clearly.
A Hearing Loop is an assistive listening system that transmits the sound directly into ones' hearing aids or cochlear implants rather than depending on the sound coming from the loudspeakers. In doing so, all ambient and background noise is reduced to an absolute minimum, providing clear sound directly to user’s ears.
To receive the Loop signal, manually activate your T-coil, Telecoil or Hearing Loop setting on your hearing aid or cochlear implant. If you don’t know if you have a T-coil, or if yours is not properly programmed, consult with your audiologist or hearing aid professional. If you don’t wear hearing aids, ask to use a Loop receiver at Summit to receive the sound.
If you would like to learn more about the Hearing Loop or if you have questions about your own hearing aid's compatibility, we will be hosting an education event at Summit where we will be joined by an outreach and advocacy specialist from OTOjOY – the company that installed our Hearing Loop. Whether or not you live with hearing loss, you are welcome to attend and to learn more about how this incredible technology works.
If you would like hearing assistance but don’t wear hearing aids, please ask an usher for a Loop receiver to use during the service.
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💖 ~Within the Congregation~ 💖
Joys and Concerns
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Barbara Jania-Smith is now recuperating at home, and doing well,
and
would still love to hear from you, you can reach her at (619) 933-7039.
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Is there something that you would like to share in this section?
If you would like something added here, to let folks know about something good to celebrate with you,
or a reason to lift you up in our thoughts, email to SUUFVolunteer@yahoo.com.
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Sunday Café organizer needed
In order for Sunday Café to continue, we need a volunteer to organize it. Juana Page did a wonderful job of organizing the café before the pandemic, but she would like to pass the position on to someone else.
If you would like to work with staff to figure out a safe and sustainable way for volunteers to provide coffee and snacks, and to organize volunteers to handle this from week to week, contact Linda Peck (619) 562-0833, summituuf@gmail.com.
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We hope to start planning for the return of the choir. There have certainly been some changes since we last sang at a service over two years ago, but we hope to sing for you again soon.
This would be an excellent time for new singers to join - no audition required!
If you like to sing and think you might enjoy singing with a group, we'd love to have you join the choir.
Please get in touch with Laurel Bernstein, laurelbernstein@yahoo.com or (619) 933-2808 if you are interested and/or would like more information.
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👩🦰 Andie's Family Childcare 🧒
AGES 4 and Up
Located in Santee
*S.T.E.A.M. Activities *Learning Games *Outdoor Time *Reading *Free-Play*
Daily and Weekly Rates
If you know someone looking for child care that will keep their kids active and learning over the summer, please have them contact me, - Andie Mitchell at learnwithms.andie@gmail.com.
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Paid Musicians needed
To play background music for a one time event - Saturday May 7th in Hillcrest.
An hour or so. Must be able to provide your own equipment if needed.
Please reach out to Diane Lowrie if interested, diane.lowrie@gmail.com
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In the African country of Kenya, millions of people still bear the scars of the British invasion and occupation.
"THE COLONIZED And the Scramble for Africa", by Wanjiru Warama is a family and community memoir that shows how farm-workers on British colonial farms lived during that occupation.
There is also a copy available in the Summit library.
check out the website for details on buying the book
https://www.wanjiruwarama.com/
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Morning Conversations
Come, join us!
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If you are free Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.,
join Rev. Everett, he is available Thursdays, and whoever else pops in.
We chat a bit, share a chalice lighting,
we each take turns checking in,
then we freely chat some more.
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We offer weekly "Family Parking Lot Religious Exploration" for families, children and youth from noon to 1: 30 pm on Sundays in the Summit Parking Lot. Masks are required and children must be accompanied by an adult.
More information can be found on our website at: https://summituuf.org/religious-exploration/ or contact Mary Carter-Vail at Summitdre@gmail.com to receive the weekly email with details about this Sunday's activities.
Summit's Children's Religious Exploration Mission Statement:
"To create a safe and welcoming spiritual home for our children and youth through creative exploration of Unitarian Universalist principles and sources."
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Summit Wednesday Night Men’s group
We meet by Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m., and usually end by 8:30 p.m.. We are an “open” group, any man who wishes to join us may do so. Our purpose is to provide friendship, support, and fellowship to any man who wishes to attend.
If you wish to attend, contact Denny Braun directly at denny.braun@usfamily.net
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The Summit Women's Group
meets 'virtually' on the fourth Saturday of each month.
The multi-generational group is open to all interested Summit women and friends. We be meet through Zoom; call or email Carolyn Woodbury, cbwoodbury@gmail.com or (619) 370-9622 if you want to get the reminders.
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The Caring Committee is composed of a group of Summitarians that meet once a month. While maintaining confidentiality, we organize volunteers, match human resources with the needs of members and friends of Summit. We provide transportation, when necessary, to Summit events, medical and other appointments, shopping, and other essential errands. We also assist with memorial services. We have not met during Covid and are ramping up again.
We always need volunteers, so if you would like to help, contact Janet Dixon, spierdixon@mac.com,
or Linda Peck, summituuf@gmail.com and you will be added to our list of wonderful helpers.
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Our Minister, Reverend Everett Howe
Call or text (619) 648-9287 or send an email, rev.everett.howe@gmail.com
Feel free to make an appointment for a personal conversation.
Tuesdays 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. are office hours; if that is not a good time, we can schedule something else.
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Our Office Administrator, Linda Peck.
Her office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday - Friday,
or reach her at (619) 562-0833 or summituuf@gmail.com
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Our Director of Religious Exploration, Mary Carter-Vail
Her office hours are
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,
Sundays from 9:00 a.m.- noon.
Mary's email, summmitdre@gmail.com
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Our Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care,
Rev. KC Kavasnička-Slack
Email RevKCSUUF@gmail.com, or schedule an appointment at https://calendly.com/revkc/suufcheckin
Rev. KC is working at 20% time at Summit to provide pastoral care by phone or Zoom.
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Hope is a whisper in a world that shouts.
But listen for it.
Listen for it.
Listen for it.
~Liz Newman
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The SCENE at Summit is Summit's monthly newsletter
sharing more in-depth information for our members and friends.
In it, you will find:
- Service Topics for the month
- Columns from the Minister, Director of Religious Exploration, Board President
- Social Justice in Action Committee news
- Safe Re-Opening Task Force Update
- Denominational News
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Meet New Members
and more!
You can view the SCENE at Summit on our website, here
To submit articles to the SCENE at Summit, please email them to SUUFSceneNuus@gmail.com.
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8778 Cottonwood Ave.
Santee, CA 92071
Phone - (619) 562-0833, Fax - (619) 562-0862
email - summituuf@gmail.com
Summit Office Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join us in shaping meaning in our lives while growing a loving community.
🏳️🌈 We are a welcoming congregation, and our facility is accessible to all.
We are Zooming our services for the time being, join us!
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