The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern leaving the Sanctuary after the worship service to be with her family in the Minister's Study while the Congregational Meeting to call her is beginning.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Trustee Reece Hart managng the Zoom meeting

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Videographer at work!

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Board Secretary Scott Benbow monitoring the vote

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Moderator Carrie Steere Salazar with Reece Hart and Secretary Scott Benbow discussing the vote tally.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Courtyard attendees lining up to present Rev. Southern flowers on her way into the Courtyard.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Moderator Carrie Steere Salazar talking to Rev. Southern as she and Kathleen Quenneville escort The Reverend into the courtyard

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting flowers from Members.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting flowers from Judy Payne

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting flowers from Members.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting flowers from Members.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern and flower guru Amy Kelly put the gifts into a vase

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Pointing to the newly called Senior Minister

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rohit and Laila, Rev. Southern's husband and daughter, await her acceptance of the call.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting the call to be the Senior Minister of the FIrst Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepting the call to be the Senior Minister of the FIrst Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern's husband Rohit and daughter Laila react to her acceptance of the call to be the Senior Minister

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern's husband Rohit and daughter Laila react to her acceptance of the call to be the Senior Minister

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Southern accepts the call.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Moderator Carrier Steere Salizar presents Rev. Southern with a chalice crafted by Richard Davis.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Reece Hart and Vice Moderator Rochelle Fortier Nwadibia help Rev. Southern light the chalice.

The Call of Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern to be Senior Minister

Rev. Souhern with the chalice she received as a gift from the Congregation.