Community Night This Friday, January 6th
Congregants of all ages are welcome for Community Night where we enjoy informal fellowship, small group ministry and the youth groups meet.
We look forward to deepening the ties of community with you!
Click here
for the schedule. To schedule your group in a classroom on Friday night, contact Tracy Breneman (
DRETracyB@gmail.com).
Breakfast Run This Sunday
The first Breakfast Run of 2017 is January 8th. Gather at 7am to prepare breakfast, sort clothing and toiletries. The group will leave for the City around 8:20am and return in time for worship and RE.
Your participation helps make the Run a success. Breakfast Runs are ideal for parents and children to serve together. Clothing and toiletries can be dropped off ahead of time in the white Run box on the porch at FUSW. The most important items needed are new (not used) underwear and socks, as well as gently used warm layers (e.g., sweaters, sweatshirts, hoodies, gloves, hats, scarves) and all types of travel size toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, razors, combs, deodorant). Contact Art Lowenstein for more information.
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Clothing for a Syrian Refugee Family
Hearts and Homes for Refugees is excited to welcome a Syrian family to Pelham mid-January. The family consists of two parents and four children (girls ages 13, 5, and almost 2; and a boy age 12). We're gathering clothing donations to help them get started.
This is a great way to donate clothes your family is no longer using and help this family feel welcome here.
As soon as possible, please drop off at FUSW new or gently used items for each member of the family: warm winter coat,
snow boots, waterproof gloves, everyday gloves, snow pants for the children, polar fleece for all,- light coat for all, hats and scarves, sneakers, casual shoes, dress shoes. Sizes:
- Men's clothing - size XL, shoe size 10
- Women's clothing - size L/XL, shoe size 8.5
- Boy's clothing - size boys 12, shoe size 5/5.5
- Girls' clothing x 3:
a) size adult M, shoe size women's 8.5
b) size child 6, shoe size little kid 11.5/12
c) size child 2, shoe size toddler 6/6.5
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THIS SUNDAY
January 8, 2017
Childcare is available in room 5
with Brenda Caronia and Laurie Schneider
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PreK - 2nd Grade Wonderful Welcome
Begin in the worship service. In class, Julia Caldarola and the children will talk about the gift of acceptance, session 12 of the Wonderful Welcome curriculum. Children can relate to the idea of "acceptance" on a personal, concrete level through their experiences of feeling accepted and accepting others. The simplicity of a child's understanding is not superficial, but deeply rooted in our Universalist heritage that includes the belief - heretical in its time - in a divine force which accepts each of us as we are. Built into our faith, too, is the belief that acceptance of others begins with acceptance of self.*Children should bring coins for the collection basket in class. Parents can view the curriculum by clicking here.
3rd - 7th Grade Love and Justice
Begin in the worship service. In class, Tracy Breneman will lead the second of two lessons about race, privilege and living our UU values related to racial justice. We will discuss flash judgments and stereotypes, how be racial justice transformers and learn about the
7 Principles of Black Lives of UU. April Castoldi is the Helping Hand.
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th - 9th Grade Coming of Age
Nancy Eisenman is leading discussion about sages and spiritual teachers, identifying spiritual teachers historically in various religious traditions and also considering who acts as spiritual teachers in our lives. This is
session 15 of the Compass Points curriculum. Linda Towle is the Helping Hand.
10th - 12th Grade Youth
Youth group meets during Friday Community Night. Sundays, youth attend worship.
Please let your children and youth know we have a wonderful morning
planned for them. On the way home Sunday, we hope you will ask them
about their conversations and activities. Your active interest helps
demonstrate your support of their spiritual growth and affirms our
shared journey in faith community.
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Contacts
Director of Religious Education,
Tracy Breneman. Tracy's First U hours are
weekday afternoons, occasional evening meetings and some Sundays.
Tracy does not see e-mail Saturday or Sunday mornings.
Contact via e-mail at DRETracyB@gmail.com
if you can wait one or two days for a response. For time-sensitive matters, call her home office, 914-402-4430.
Youth Group Advisors,
First U Minister,
Rev. Peggy Clarke
(on sabbatical January - May 30, 2017)
First U Sabbatical Minister,
Emily DeTar
914-478-2710
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Important Links
Unitarian Universalist Association
RE Links
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