The Administrative Office will be closed the following days:
Friday, August 26
Friday, September 2
Monday, September 5
Worship
Silent Meditation Summer Sundays 9:30 am
The sanctuary will be open for silent meditation during the summer from
9:30-10 am.
Settle in for silence in a sacred space with kindred spirits. All are welcome.
Child care for children up to ten years old is available during Worship services.
August 28, 10:30 am
In the Beginning: Our Evolving Selves A celebration of life! Rev. Megan returns from a week on Star Island with reflections on beginning and becoming: creation, evolution and how we find ourselves constantly becoming new.
Many Waters, One Stream: Water Communion and In-Gathering
In this multi-generational service, we celebrate all that we bring to make our congregation a spiritual home and explore what it means to belong to a faith community in a post-9/11 world. Please bring a small portion of water from your Summer adventures to participate in the ceremony.
Rev. Megan Lloyd Joiner, Jesse Greist, Linda Pawelek
September 18, 10:30 am
Belonging and the Movement for Black Lives
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that all human lives are precious, so why do we declare #BlackLivesMatter? We look at the movement for Black Lives and where Unitarian Universalists belong in the civil rights struggle of our time.
Rev. Megan Lloyd Joiner, Jesse Greist, Linda Pawelek
Sunday Flowers
We have put the Flower Book back out in the lobby so you can sign up to provide flowers in celebration or in memory of someone, or something, special in your life.
Children and Youth Religious Education
***Please note that the Children's Chapel scheduled for August 28
has been canceled!***
Many thanks to the children, parents and volunteers who made the chapels on 8/14 and 8/21 so wonderful!
Seeking RE teachers for 2016-2017
Please contact the RE office to talk about teaching 1-2 Sundays per month starting on September 25, 2016! It is an exciting, rewarding way to live out our principles and values. We need one more teacher for 2/3rd grade and one more YRUU advisor. We are also looking for two more facilitators for 7/8th grade Our Whole Lives sexuality education, starting in January 2017. Write to [email protected] or call 203-288-1807, Ext. 203 for more information.
Registration for Religious Education classes for 2016-2017 is open!
To register your children for Sunday classes or YRUU youth group, simply fill out a form in the social hall, grab one from the bin outside the RE office, or click here to download the form.
ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Announcing ContinUUM -
An open group for writers of all stages.
The group will meet on the fourth Wednesday
of each month from 7-8:30 pm in the library to share, listen and discuss original works of poetry and prose inspired by and in response to the 2016-2017 USNH monthly worship themes.
The group will be facilitated by Steve Evans and Jesse Greist.
We would like to gauge interest in this group, so please email Jesse Greist at
[email protected] to indicate interest, ask questions, etc.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Limited Book Cart
August 28, after Services
Several books will be available for sale at the table next to the Stop and Shop/ShopRite card sales: Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People (for book discussions this fall); Hearing Voices, Living Fully (Claire Bien's new memoir); and Aging as a Spiritual Practice (for Small Group Ministry this fall).
Books are available at an optional discount of up to 20% and all proceeds support the USNH operating budget.
By-laws Changes in the Works - Be Informed
The USNH By-laws are being revised to comply with both current practices and our Policy Governance structure.
The By-law Committee has information about the changes. You may find the proposed changes on the USNH website -
USNH.org. In preparing for the fall congregational meeting vote on the revisions, we have a series of town-hall style meetings to discuss the proposed changes. Please plan to attend.
First meeting is
Wednesday August 31, 7:00 pm
It's BBQ Time Again!!
What: The Third Summer BBQ and Pot Luck
When: Sunday, Sept. 4, following the 10:30 Service
Where: USNH back patio and Social Hall
Who: YOU! Sponsored by your Membership Committee
Why: Fellowship
You bring your appetite and a side dish or dessert. We'll supply the rest.
The Mental Health Awareness Team
NAMI* FAMILY-TO-FAMILY EDUCATION
Marc Degregorio and Vick Sigworth
Unitarian Society of New Haven- Library
September 20,6-8:30 pm
Registration required. Sign-up in the Social Hall
*
National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Permanent Committee on Right Relations Presents:
Hope's Nest - September 18, 4-6 pm - Therapist Lisa Greenleaf will speak on Internal Family Systems. The theory is that each part of our psyche works with each other for our betterment. We all have parts like the Inner Critic, the Abandoned Child, the Pleaser, the Exiled, and the Loving Caretaker. Every part has a positive intent for you, no matter how problematic its behavior might be. More will be explained and your questions answered.
Folksinger's Group - will not meet in August.
Insight Meditation Program with Beth Roth, APRN
Breathing meditation, walking meditation, instructor talk and discussion. Suggested donation: USNH members $12, non-members $20. Donations of any amount are gratefully accepted.Tuesdays 7-9 pm, Room 209.
Drop-in Meditation Every Thursday, 7-8:15 pm, Room 209..
SOCIAL JUSTICE
There is still time to donate school supplies for our Waverly children.
Thank you for your wonderful contributions to the collection box in the lobby!
Does the news make you feel helpless? You CAN make a difference!
Donate food to the USNH Food Bank.
Special Announcements
Sunday Morning Team
USNH Sunday Morning Coffee and Snack Sign-up
We are trying out a new method for Sunday coffee and snack sign-up. Pleaseclick here for the Sign-up Genius link.
If you sign-up to make coffee:
1. We recommend showing up around 10:00 am.
2. No need to worry about milk - other people are assigned to bring that on Sundays.
3. There is a red book in the kitchen on top of the microwave that has instructions for how to make the coffee. If you have not done it before, and want some help, please contact Mary Donohue ([email protected]) and a person from the Sunday Morning Team will arrange for someone to be there to help you learn how to do it.
Womensphere
a Sacred Circle Gathering for Women through
the New England region of
The Unitarian Universalist Association
invites you to join us for the Fall Retreat.
Build your Chi for True Wellness.
Shift your body and your life in a healthier, happier direction by mastering key skills and practices that allow you to sustainably overcome the stresses of everyday life.
Combining functional wisdom and self-care strategies, learn how to eat, rest, and manage your chi energy for optimal vitality and satisfaction. With guest presenter Peg Doyle; a nationally certified holistic nutrition coach, speaker and author of "
Food Becomes You - Simple Steps for Lifelong Wellness".
$50 and $100 denominations. Checks or cash please.
Weekly News Information
The Weekly News is published every Thursday. The third Thursday of the month will be an extended monthly edition with featured articles. Please email
your event, notice or article to [email protected] by the Monday before, noting "Newsletter" in the subject line. Your comments are invited, as are suggestions for improving USNH communications.
