September 2006

Newsletter of
Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

8778 Cottonwood Ave., Santee, CA 92071
Vol. 16 No. 9 September 2006 Monthly

Summit’s services and programs are held at the address above, phone number, 619-562-0833. Mail should be sent to office at the above address.

Sunday Services - 10:00 a.m.

September 3: "Making Our Work Holy" Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

This is a Labor Day week-end sermon for all who desire to make our vocation or volunteering sacred.

September 10: "Remember the Sabbath…" Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

There are plenty of folks in contemporary society, including one Bill Gates, who claim that going to church is "an inefficient use of time." Well, I beg to differ. Refueling our minds and souls, on a weekly basis, may be a technological waste, but hardly a spiritual loss. We learn how to breathe and smile in transformative ways.

September 17: "Saying YES, YES, YES!" Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

I will salute the rites/rights, responsibilities and risks of saying yes to Summit, as we celebrate our first group of new members in our sacred Cottonwood home...followed by a joyous fellowship potluck. Unitarian Universalism is a this-worldly, utterly life-affirming religion. Just imagine belonging to such a faith!

September 24: "Words of Wisdom"

Experience is our best teacher and over time, our life lessons accumulate and become part of who we are. Come hear Lois Davies, Margo Mariana and Rod Orth share some of the wisdom they have acquired through the years. Music provided by the Close Enough Band.

October 1: "Proud to be Heretics" Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

This is the first in a series, spread throughout the year, where I will lift up core affirmations of our Unitarian Universalist heritage. Being card-carrying heretics is central to our progressive history and theology. Come and celebrate your chosen identity!

WHAT WE’RE UP TO IN CHILDREN’S R.E.:

CULTURE CAMP SUMMER SUNDAYS: August Sundays took us to Ghana, Morocco, Brazil and Nunavut. The theme for the Ghana visit was different, yet familiar. We made egg carton mancalas and played the game, then prepared and sampled kelewele (fried plantains). (Thanks to all who brought egg cartons.) The theme for Morocco was thankfulness. The story of a cranky sultan, a clever girl, and her grateful father gave us food for discussion along with the couscous feast we assembled. Respect (for each other and the earth) was the theme for our visit to Brazil, and the story of "The Great Kapok Tree" was informative and inspiring. Knowing what’s important was the theme for our visit to Nunavut, a Canadian territory, with discussion of appearance vs. reality and the idea of not being fooled by what’s on the surface. We dramatically rendered a Canadian Native American version of Cinderella. The theme of our final Culture Camp Sunday will be "peace is the path," with discussion and activities about constructive ways to handle conflict.

"UU IDENTITY" IS THE THEME FOR THE NEW SUMMIT SCHOOL YEAR, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 10: We have active curricula for each of the four classes. Children and their teachers will explore many aspects of Unitarian Universalism in new and fun ways.

Kindergarten to second grade: "UU Super Heroes" – emphasizes the values of letting your conscience be your guide, welcoming people of all abilities, and caring for the earth, while learning about famous UUs.

Third to fifth grade: "Spirit of Adventure" – uses a variety of themes to translate our principles and purposes for children, such as taking care of others, being kind and generous, practicing teamwork, using reason, being creative, trying new things and living simply.

Sixth to eighth grade: "Traditions with a Wink" – teaches UU traditions - such as creating services of celebration and memory, the place of science and reason, ways of creating community, our good works, our music and hymns, and our purposes and principles - in a wide and refreshing variety of ways.

Ninth to twelfth grade: "The Gospel According to the Simpsons" – has our youth grappling with philosophical questions inspired by special episodes of the television show. Following the remaining three sessions of that five-week unit will be "Living in UU Ville," a ten-week program where participants step away from the UU principles, examine them with fresh eyes, and explore the meaning and responsibilities inherent in being a member of our religious movement.

UU KIDS CAN: Please continue to bring recyclable aluminum cans to the R.E. area and leave them on the bottom shelf next to the piano. Jordan Graham and Ryan Beauchamp thank you!

MANY THANKS to our August volunteers: Juli Graham, Diane Slagle and Mark Wheeler.

Please contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas.

Connie Henry, DRE

conniehenry@cox.net or (619) 460-4794

Connie Henry, D.R.E.

(619) 460-4794 /

conniehenry@cox.net

 

 

Widening Our Circle

News from Summit UU Fellowship’s

Combined Campaign Committee

ANNUAL & CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

I need to make clear that the entire list published last month were those who contributed to the Annual Campaign. The heading on the center page still said "Capital Campaign." We have had so much info in the newsletters it has been difficult even for the proofers to catch everything! Following are more corrections to the Annual and Capital Campaign donor lists published this summer. Please accept my apologies for the errors. Linda Peck, editor

Misspelled Names Omitted Donors

Cindy Wead, Juli Graham Ryan Beauchamp & Jordan Graham

Patti Robison-Heyer, Barbara Sorensen Tara Hands, Vera Dolansky

Roberta Osuyos, Delores Nims

I also want to thank the many visitors who give so generously when they are with us. Your contributions help Summit’s day to day needs, and are greatly appreciated. ?

 

Sunday Morning Meditation

We will have a meditation/prayer session from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. each Sunday morning before the service begins.

And Wednesday Mornings At 8:30

2nd Annual Earth Charter Community Summit

On October 6 and 7, 2006, San Diego’s 2nd Annual Earth Charter Community Summit will be held at MiraCosta College in Oceanside. On Friday, October 6, there will be an Earth Charter Poetry Slam at 7pm. Saturday will be a full day of panels, workshops, discussions, and speakers, including the keynote speaker, Dr. Helen Caldicott at 2pm. (See EarthCharterSanDieog.org for up-to-date schedule & info).

The Earth Charter is an inspiring statement of the most fundamental principles of an integrated, ethical vision for our common future on this planet. The principles of the Earth Charter are intended to have enduring significance for people of all nationalities, races, cultures and religions, clarifying humanity's shared values and developing a new global ethic for a sustainable way of life. The principles cover four broad areas: 1) Respect and Care for the Community of Life; 2) Ecological Integrity; 3) Social and Economic Justice; 4)Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace.

The San Diego Summit is a joint endeavor of the following local organizations, with more signing on all the time: North County Coalition for Peace and Justice, North County Forum, Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, The United Nations Association, Soka Gakkai International - USA, Sunset Poets, Citizens for Global Solutions.

For sponsorship or other information call 721-3091.

 

 

Ministerial Search Committee Update

During August, the Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) sent a congregational survey to Summit members and friends and held numerous focus groups to essentially gauge the congregational pulse. The survey and focus group results will be tabulated and shared with the congregation in late September or early October. The results will also form the basis for many parts of the Congregational Record (a document describing who we are and what we’re seeking in a Minister). The Congregational Record will be submitted on-line in mid-October and will be available to prospective ministerial candidates for review.

Interviews with the Board, the staff and past presidents of the congregation were also conducted by the MSC to tap into their experience in terms of what has been helpful and challenging in their day-to-day roles with ministers.

The MSC presented a Sunday service which described the Ten Cs of Ministry – Creative, Catalytic, Consultive, Character, Competent, Comic, Calling, Culture, Caring, Collegial – which refer to the "solid rather than the shining characteristics", a congregation is advised to seek in a Minister according to David Pohl, former Ministerial Settlement Director.

The MSC timeline poster was presented to the congregation at the August 20 service. The poster is available for review and will remain in the Greeting Area of the Sanctuary. It describes the activities the MSC will be engaged in on a month-by-month basis through April 2007.

And lastly, as part of the search process, the Board appointed a Negotiating Team who will draft the Ministerial Agreement. Pat Bryning from the Ministerial Search Committee, Lois Davies from the Finance Committee and Sandy Bernstein from the Personnel Committee comprise the Negotiating Team.

Thank you and stayed tuned

Toni Rogers (Chair) Pat Bryning Wendell Rawlins Mark Wheeler

Gwen Baldwin Ferne Gaarder Pierre Vaughn

 

"Words of Wisdom" Sept. 24

Experience is our best teacher and over time, our life lessons accumulate and become part of who we are. Come hear Lois Davies, Margo Mariana and Rod Orth share some of the wisdom they have acquired through the years. Music provided by the Close Enough Band.

 

Calling all Gardeners --

Sept. work days are the 9th and 23rd. For information, contact Susan Goodrich at (619)322-1725 or Bob Dryden at 619-334-8214.

The Landscape Committee wants to thank the following Summitarians: Jeff Garvey (irrigation trouble-shooter), Wendell Rawlins (machine repairer and wheelbarrow supplier), Gini Schmitz (donation of garden benches), Linda Peck (keeping her eye on the property), and Janet Dixon (being a die-hard landscape volunteer. Much thanks to ALL of you who help keep the grounds up - we need everyone of you!

Social Action Corner

Service Is Our Prayer

A Thank You From Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity sent a certificate of recognition and thanks for the $18,000 check they received. The funds were given for their work in response to the 2003 fires and came from the Pacific Southwest District Fire Relief Fund. The certificate is suitable for framing so look for it around Summit some time in the near future.

How can you help Summit’s efforts in social action?

Financial:

Please remember on Sunday, September 3rd to put in an extra dollar in the offertory to support our Esperanza student, Lina Marleth Martinez. For those who don’t know, Esperanza is an elementary school that offers an enriching education in a very poor neighborhood in Tijuana.

October is Domestic Awareness Month. The Social Action Committee will be making a special collection during October to purchase household items for Crisis House’s Domestic Violence shelter. Stay tuned for the exact date.

Fair Trade Coffee will continue to be on sale the third Sunday of the month. Please help support a great program and stop the cycle of poverty for small coffee farmers in third world countries.

People Power:

AIDS Walk 2006 -Sunday, October 1, 8:00 a.m., in Balboa Park

For the fifth year in a row, Summitarians will "walk our talk" by having a team of walkers in the AIDS Walk San Diego. AIDS Walk San Diego is San Diego's largest one-day HIV/AIDS fundraiser. This year, Summit is joining the other congregations in the San Diego UU Cluster to walk as a single large group. We're hoping that more than 200 UUs from all five San Diego County congregations will walk together.

Please join us in Balboa Park on Sunday, October 1. The walk is an easy 5k (3.1 miles) through Balboa Park and Hillcrest. Registration is $25 and includes a T-shirt. You can register online to walk as a team member, or make an online donation to the team. Either way, be sure to indicate "Unitarian Universalist Churches of San Diego" in your online transaction. This is the link to the team page: http://aidswalksd2006.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart For more information about San Diego’s AIDS Walk 2006, please go to there website or contact Laurel Bernstein at (619) 582-4223 or laurelbernstein@yahoo.com.

Please join us for the next Social Action Committee meeting on Sunday, Sept. 24, 8:30 am, in the conference room.

 

 

 

 

—ATTENTION—

Editor’s Corner

The Scene at Summit’s October edition deadline will be:

Sept. 18 Deadline/

Sept. 21 Mailing

Linda Peck, editor

? Thank you, to Gini Schmitz for purchasing the lovely benches for Summit’s veranda.

? Gloria Gelineau, one of our snow birds from Boston, had successful cancer surgery. Her husband Fred says they hope to make it back out here this fall.

? Deena Tuttle is recovering from surgery. Please send your best wishes to Deena by email.

? Former member John Duffy remains at Kaiser hospital.

? Many candles have been lit for family and friends suffering with cancer. Please visit a cancer site on the web to lend support and find information regarding this disease.

 

The Honoring/Memorial Fund

This Fund has been established to accept contributions to celebrate moments in our lives such as weddings and to commemorate deaths of loved ones.

After Mike Evans passed away, one of our long time members, Rod and Barbara Orth started this fund. They wanted to contributed in honor of Mike’s life and contributions to Summit. Rod and Barbara are hoping this becomes a tradition.

For more info, contact the Summit office at 619-562-0833.

Save the Date-

 

It’s Circle Dinner Time!

Circle dinners are occasions where we eat dinner together at each other's homes (6 to 8 people per home). It's a chance to meet new people and learn more about people we already know.

The first dinner will be held at 6:30 pm Saturday night, Sept 16th, 2006. You may sign up as either a guest or a host. The sign up sheet is posted on the easel in the greeting room. As a host you will cook the main dish and ask the guests to bring whatever you request (salad, dessert, etc.) A week or two before the dinner date we will sort through who will eat where and pass the information on to each of you. The dinners are open to adults. (Of course, if you're hosting, your children are welcome to dine with you and your guests.) Hope you can be part of this community building event. Suzanne McQuaide (Suzanne-m@cox.net)

Seeing the Sights of Santee

After Fellowship you might want to take the following route home: Buena Vista to Cuyamaca (FYI Cuyamaca is not a Spanish word; it’s Kumeyaay Indian. Ask Linda Peck, Summit’s office administrator, where to find ancient Kumeyaay grinding rocks (morteros). An into-the-hills hiker, she knows many Indian sites.)

Left on Cuyamaca and right on Prospect. (You’ll be wandering through freeway construction - I-52 is about to be joined to I-67. When completed, traffic on Mission Gorge will decrease. Yay!). You’ll come to Fanita. (Not long ago, Fanita was the main road from Santee to La Mesa until the I-125 freeway went in.)

Left on Fanita. Almost immediately, on the left you’ll see a red tiled roof. That’s a Mexican restaurant. Just beyond that is another, but larger, red roofed building - our destination - a most unique and fancy Vietnamese Buddhist temple with huge outside statues of Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of fierce companion and mercy. Our RE kids visited there a couple of years ago. Maybe we can set up a tour for the rest of us.)

An East County tradition: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse, 7927 Mission Gorge Road. They serve huge hunks of meat (steaks and hamburgers) grilled over a roaring mesquite fire right in the dining room. The menu is on a paper bag that doubles as a doggie bag, and the side dishes are limited pretty much to beans, potatoes, and bread. Warning: If you wear a tie, they will cut it off (a birthday tradition for many East County kids). Your tie will join thousands of others nailed to the walls all over the place. If you’re a carnivore, it’s a fun place for birthdays. Overall it’s a cowboy boots and jeans kind of place, left over from Santee’s history as a cowboy town.

And right next door to the east is the Omelet Factory, a favorite for breakfast or lunch. It is a home style restaurant with the basics and a few surprises such as gyros. The food is good and plentiful. Yes, they have more omelet combinations than you can think of!

Another Santee tradition. Pure water. While you’re waiting on the big porch for dinner at Pinnacle Peak’s - they don’t take reservations - note the location of the nearby well and faucets that belong to the Pure Flo drinking water company. You can drive in and fill up your own water jugs. (FYI, the water used in Santee’s public fountains and to irrigate public areas is reclaimed water. Delivered through purple pipes, it’s waste water that’s clean enough for all purposes except drinking. A great idea for all communities! )

Have fun. Carol Rawlins

Ministerial musings by tom Owen Towle

50% of life consists of just showing up. Woody Allen

As vowed, I would play with great glee during my summer hiatus, in order to restore both body and soul, that I might be an energetic and focused leader-servant during our final interim year. And play I did, spending silly and exhilarating time with Carolyn in Utah, then with nine family members in the gorgeous Canadian Rockies, and, most memorably, taking a pilgrimage to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York with our oldest grandchild, Trevor, an active participant in our Summit family.

As you’ve likely heard, we’ve promised each of our 5 grandchildren, upon their 10th birthday, that we will take them, during the summer, any place in the United States for an entire week. This promise furnishes great motivation to stay in good shape, as grandparents, so that we can prove to be healthy and engaging companions.

Downtown at Petco Park, in a patio area where hundreds of beautiful tablets are artfully set, you will find a plaque that Carolyn purchased for me as a birthday gift, when the ballpark opened in 2004. It reads: "Grandpa Tom O-T and baseball…friends forever." I salute this touchstone every time I attend a game.

Well, after making this incredibly rewarding baseball trek back East, which also included ballgames in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, along with visits to the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty, and the musical "Wicked," plus other delights thrown in, you can well-imagine, that someday, when I’m long gone, Trevor, like his grandpa, will likely have secured a deep and enduring friendship with this splendid game marked by a white ball, a wooden bat, and a leather glove. My plaque will then speak for him as well.

As another change-of-pace, I had the joyous challenge of completing what certainly sounds like my last book, entitled HOMESTRETCH: The Art of Finishing Life Well, to be published in a year or so by the Skinner House of our UUA. Lots has been penned in recent times on the pressing medical, legal, social, and financial challenges of elderhood, but my book focuses solely upon spiritual issues. I’m finishing it, precisely as I near my 65th birthday, as a personal nudge to gray as gracefully as possible down my own closing laps.

In the Hebrew legend, Elisha hankers to be Elijah’s disciple. After working together awhile, Elijah announces he will be leaving Elisha, since God is taking him up to heaven in a whirlwind. And, in parting, what would Elisha need from him as mentor and friend? Elisha was crystal-clear in his request: "I would like a double-portion of your

spirit!" In short, Elisha sought to combine Elijah’s prophetic presence energized by a sense of joy and verve.

Well, you and I, like Elisha and Elijah are bonded for yet another wondrous year, then we will be parting; consequently, let’s make sure that we avail ourselves of each other’s singular gifts and spirit. You have already ensouled me to the core as Summitarians. So, yes, during this second year, I’m asking for, indeed chasing, a double-portion of your spirit!

Certainly, Woody Allen states an important lesson, about 50% of life being the act of appearance, but, alas, it’s only a half-truth. For while showing up at Summit will prove crucial in 2006-2007, what we do once we show up, is even more critical. Garnering your own home has been an exceptional accomplishment, but how you now live in your new abode–both with each other and the larger East County community–ah, that will tell the nobler tale.

Well, while you’re thoughtfully crafting your personal pledges of time, talent, and resource to Summit, I would offer my own. Throughout our homestretch together, I plan to labor with zest and kindness, candor and purposefulness…toiling to set the table for your settled minister, who will be chosen next spring and arrive in town during the summer of 2007.

I will do everything I can, as your professional partner-in-faith, to insure the kind of vital and vigorous religious community that will attract the best ministerial fit available. You simply deserve a pastor who will bless and be blessed by you. But guess what? No one’s perfect–neither you folks nor any minister–but this much I know to be true: someone’s going to be mighty lucky to be matched up with you.

Until that happens, let’s go all out to make our year deeply satisfying and productive. Life flies by so quickly, plus all our days are numbered. That means that every Sunday service, every personal connection, every business meeting, every educational occasion, and every community event are irrepeatables, are precious, and need to be treated as such.

Yours in faith, hope, and love…Tom

From the Caring Committee…

Your Summit Caring Committee is responsible for providing transportation for those members who are unable to drive and need help getting to our Sunday service, meetings or medical appointments. At present, the need is modest, so volunteers should not be overtaxed.

If you are willing and able to help occasionally, please let us know. We’ll try very hard to make it convenient for you. Please contact Rod Orth at 619-583-3405.

Hello Summitarians!

I am still looking for a few brave souls to be "Office Volunteers." The tasks are answering the phones, folding brochures, making copies and calls sometimes, label mailings. We’re not pushy so we will never give anyone more than they can do. We are also short handed doing the newsletter.

Al Mork has stepped forward to help me out on Thursday mornings and Janet Dixon on Monday afternoons, but I still have Thursday and Friday afternoons open.

I want to thank the Sunday morning meditation group and Ed Davis for seeing jobs that needed to be done and doing them as "co-owners" of this new home.

Sincerely yours, Linda Peck

Attention

Ralphs Rebate Participants

Beginning August 1, 2006, all Ralphs Community Contribution supporters must renew their commitment to the program every year. The new program year begins September 1, 2006. To renew, go to RALPHS.com and click on the "Community Contribution" link. Please renew immediately to keep the contributions coming to Summit.

Adult Religious Exploration Returns

(A.R.E.)

Summit Seminars take place on the third Tuesday of the month, 7 to 8:30 pm, in our conference room, 8778 Cottonwood Ave., Santee, CA. For information call Richard Wilkie, 619-443-3543.

The American public’s perception of atheists, skeptics and other non-believers."

Presenter: Dr. Jai Ghorpade

Dr. Ghorpade teaches courses in human resource management at SDSU, and has authored many scholarly articles.

Date: Tuesday, October 17

"Rhetoric, Reason and the Western Mind" Presenter: Dr. Richard Wilkie

Dr. Wilkie is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Rhetoric and Communication, SUNY Albany, NY.

Date: Tuesday, November 21

"Conflict Resolution Across Cultures" Presenter: Roberta Osuyos

Ms. Osuyos has a Masters in Social Work, and is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with a certificate in conflict resolution, California State Dept. of Mental Health.

Date: Tuesday, December 19

The following class is being offered on: Tuesdays, Sept. 19, 26, and Oct. 3 and 10

"Write Your Own Religion" Instructor: Len Gille

Mr. Gille is a retired engineer with a Liberal Arts Degree from UC Santa Barbara, and additional work in graduate level psychology. Len became a member of Summit earlier this year.

 

Freethinkers

Freethinkers will resume its regular meeting schedule in September. Hope you will join us in the RE lobby area on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00. We present papers, videos, and our own ideas for discussion.

Sept 5 - Charles Jacobson, Child Psychiatrist and a member of Summit, will meld his two previous talks about soul into a concluding one on Child Development and the Concept of Soul and Perfection.

That same evening we will also look at the short transcript of a video making its way across the internet right now - a Muslim woman expressing her opinion of the current problem in the Muslim World, previously aired on Al Jazeera.

Sept 19 - Dolores Moore will share for viewing and discussion, a video of the Discovery Channel special on Global Warming, narrated by Tom Brokaw.

Questions about Freethinkers? Call Wendell Rawlins 619 644-1963.

 

Lunch Bunch

All Summitarians who would like more fellowship and food after Sunday services are welcome to meet with the lunch bunch. On September 3 we will eat at Panda Country, 9621 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, phone 449-7061. On the 10th, we'll be at Olive Garden, 9800 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, phone 562-1622. Then on September 17, we'll "gorge" at Michael’s Grill, 9621 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, phone 258-2110. On September 24, we dine at Coco’s, 1025 Fletcher Parkway, El Cajon, phone 442-9271. If you intend to join us, please contact Carol Rawlins or Bob Moore during the coffee hour so we can phone ahead for reservations.

 

Engaging Our Theological Diversity

Our own Rev. Tom Owen-Towle will be presenting this workshop through the Pacific Southwest district. On October 7 the workshop will be held at UU Fellowship of Solana Beach, CA, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Summit’s cost would be $25 and as many as would like to go can. Registration deadline is Sept. 7. Please see the flyer in the Summit office or in the lobby on Sunday.

 

 

eScrip Supporters

It's Time

to Renew...

Your Vons Club Card registrations with eScrip. Please go to www.escrip.com today and click on "Renew" to keep the contributions coming to Summit. This annual renewal is required by Vons, and it's very easy to do!

 

Sound Help Needed!

We will need another person to do sound on the second Sunday of the Month, starting in January. Training will be provided by Mark Weedman. Please drop by on a Sunday or call Patti Quint. Home: 619-441-9095 / Work: 858-554-8411

From the Membership Committee

We are holding a New Members Ceremony on Sunday, September 17th during service. Afterwards, there will be a potluck to welcome our most recent new members: Marian Krauss, Stephen Oerth and Victor White. If you are interested in joining Summit please contact Joan Chan at 619-466-4760 or Elaine Harper at 619-443-3543. All Unitarian Universalists receive the UU World magazine as part of their membership in their local congregations.

Flowers for Sunday Services

The flowers at our Sunday services always add a soft spirit to the room. If you would be interested in commemorating a personal special occasion or honoring a loved-one by providing a flower arrangement for a particular Sunday, contact Barbara Orth (619-583-3405) or Vivienne Jacobson (619-469-4945. You and your occasion will be mentioned in that Sunday’s order of service. Thank you!

 

Dear Congregation:

Our new church property contains a stand alone 1200 square foot building that needs a function other than storage. As a former beauty salon there is plumbing and electricity in the building. As a congregation need to determine how we wish to use this facility.

The purpose of this letter is to ask you to brainstorm ways that you think this facility might be used. At this point we just want ideas. Don’t worry about the expense.

After we have gathered these ideas, we will appoint a committee to sift through the ideas and come up with two or three alternative plans for the building along with their corresponding costs. It will then be up to the congregation to determine what direction we will take.

Please send your ideas, by September 10, 2006, to LaMar Rogers at:

lamarrogers@cox.net or

LaMar Rogers

7647 Rowena St.

San Diego, CA 92119

Sincerely,

LaMar Rogers

A New Face

We are glad to welcome into the Summit fold of musicians pianist Alex Desiatkin, an experienced accompanist and solo performer who trained at the Moscow Conservatory. He will accompany the Summit Singers for the first time on September 17.

 

Unstrung Heroes

A Summit Concerts Presentation

October 21

8778 Cottonwood Ave.

Santee, CA; 619-562-0833