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Featured Articles - July, 2003“Getting Involved” is Finished; Pick One Up in the Church OfficeYou have responded to the interests survey, so committee chairs may contact you about your expressed interests. We have also developed another way for you to get involved. |
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Featured Articles - July, 2004New Lending Library is Open for BusinessThe Robert V. Stern Memorial Library is up and running, located on the south wall of Forbes Hall to the right of the TV. The library is named for a member who was married to Carol Edwards, our former minister of religious education. The lending library will be open on Sundays during the two coffee hours. There will be a special area for our Book Club selections. Book donations for the Robert V. Stern Memorial Library will be accepted under the following guidelines: |
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Featured Articles - July, 2006Town Hall Meeting on Building PlansAt a town hall meeting on Sunday, July 30, at 11:30 a.m., the Building Committee will present the latest word on our building plans. By then we anticipate that the revised plans for our application to the Santa Monica Planning Commission will be ready for congregational review. |
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Featured Articles - July, 2007 Are We a "Church," a "Community," or Both?Shall we change our name again? This is a proposal that we become the Unitarian Universalist Community of Santa Monica. We have changed our name twice before. Our original name was All Souls Unitarian Church of Santa Monica. In 1951 we changed it to Unitarian Community Church of Santa Monica. We still have that name above our door. In 1961 the Unitarians and Universalists merged, but we waited until 1995 to become the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica. |
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Featured Articles - July, 2008 Pat Gomez is New M&L Chair
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Featured Articles - June, 2003Talented Church Members Schedule a Great de Benneville Pines ProgramAs this issue goes to press, our de Benneville Pines registrations exceed any for the past eight years. We are now at 90, and closing in on the camp’s capacity. |
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Featured Articles - June, 2004Building Committee Provides Building Options OverviewThe recent purchase of the property at 1248 18th Street, adjacent to the existing sanctuary, has opened up new and exciting possibilities for expanding and upgrading our facilities. Unfortunately, at a cost of $1.265 million, it has also absorbed most of the capital improvement fund which had been built up to begin construction of new religious education classrooms on the 17th Street lot, to expand the sanctuary, and to make access and code-related improvements to Forbes Hall. |
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Featured Articles - June, 2005Budget Problems, Building Approvals are Major Concerns at Annual MeetingMeetings on Sunday afternoons are tough, especially, it seems, when they are held on a warm Southern California spring day. That was certainly evident at our 78th Annual Congregational Meeting, which started late because a quorum of members had not arrived even 10 minutes after the 12:30 p.m. meeting start time. |
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Featured Articles - June, 2006Annual Choir Concert Stirs a Desire for Peace
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Featured Articles - June, 2007 Transition Committee is getting in gear — are you?There are three important messages from the Transition Committee this month: 1. The Blue House appears to be on schedule, with completion in July. 2. There are some new chairs in Forbes Hall for your examination. Please sit on them. Decide which ones should replace some of the pews in the Sanctuary. We need the ability to stack and store seating so that we have a semisocial hall for the next couple of years. |
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Featured Articles - June, 2008 Interim Minister Hired
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Featured Articles - March, 2004Here's How to Be a Part of GA and Not Have to Pay RegistrationAs you know, there has been a series of articles under the heading "Countdown to GA," telling you all the wonderful things to expect with the UUA General Assembly right here in Long Beach June 24-28. The question people have asked most often is, "How do I volunteer?" |
Pat Gomez has agreed to chair the Membership and Leadership (M&L) Committee. Pat brings a strong background in program development and coordination to the position. She is a long-time Unitarian with leadership experience in other congregations. The committee and welcoming program will greatly benefit from her history, ideas, and leadership.
The board has approved hiring the Rev. Roberta Haskin as our interim minister beginning September 1. She was one of five candidates considered by the Interim Task Force, that recommended her with great enthusiasm.