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This Sunday, February 19, 2017
Answering the Call of Love
Emily DeTar Birt, Sabbatical Minister
This month's Theme is 'Grace'
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Share The Plate this Sunday
This month's recipient is the
Westchester Coalition Against Islamophobia (WCAI)
WCAI focuses on public policy and civil rights, doing presentations around the county to raise awareness about discrimination and bigotry directed at Muslims.
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Attention Members:
Time to update the FUSW Directory. If any of your contact information has changed, please contact the Administrator at admin@fusw.org or call the office at 914-478-2710.
A hard copy Directory will be placed at the Membership Table this Sunday for your review. You may make your updates on this copy also. If you would prefer viewing the current directory on the Website 'Members Only' page and do not have the password, please contact the Administrator via email or call the office. Thank you.
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Upcoming Activities at FUSW
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Wednesday Tea
Tomorrow, February 15, 2017
at 12:00 pm
Join Us!
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Community Night this Friday
February 17th
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.
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Convenent Committee
- A Covenant Committee has been formed by the Board to develop the process around creating our Covenant over the next year
- We will be meeting this Sunday, Feb. 19, after the service to review existing policies (Bylaws, Safe & Sacred) that contain Covenant elements
- If you would like to join us Sunday, or be part of the Covenant Committee going forward, please let Charlie Wiecha (cwiecha@gmail.com) know or just show up Sunday!
- The process will ultimately involve everyone in the congregation - look for more communications here in the Scoop as we go forward!
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Artist Reception, this Sunday, February 19 at 12:00 Noon in the Sanctuary
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Social Justice Corner
We are beginning to understand that the world is always being made and never finished; that activism can be the journey rather than the arrival; that struggle doesn't always have to be confrontational but can take the form of reaching out to find common ground.
UPCOMING SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS
Please visit the FUSW website Social Justice Upcoming Events Page by clicking
Here....
This week's upcoming events include:
- News from a local branch of the NAACP
- An Upcoming The First Peoples Course this Thursday in Stony Point
- The next SURJ meeting
- An Activists Workshop on Economic Justice
- News from the Westchester Social Justice Community
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About Inclement Weather
Throughout winter, a decision will be made by 8:30 am Sunday if the weather is such that services
and RE should be canceled.
If services are canceled, alerts will be sent out:
1) T
ext alerts to those who have registered in the database
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click here
to register
2) An e-mail blast
4) V
ia program group phone tree if a Program Group Sunday
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Offerings (or Donations) Made Easy
Didn't bring your wallet or check book with you? Give online on your phone through our PayPal account! During our offering, take out your phone and scan the QR code to the left. You will be brought to our donations page.
If you don't have a QR code scanner, simply type the following page into your phone's internet browser.
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Save The Date: March 18th
Prepare for food and fun, at our Annual Stewardship Dinner/Potluck.
Save the date for this great event where we honor our past, treasure our present,
and build our future!
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Emily DeTar Birt, Sabbatical Minister
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- Wednesday 2/15: 9 am - 5 pm
- Sunday 2/19: 9am - 1pm
- In case of pastoral emergency, call Emily at 929-376-8637
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Tracy Breneman, Director of Religious Education
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- Wednesday 2/15: afternoon
- Thursday 2/16: afternoon; evening meeting
- Friday 2/17: afternoon
- Monday 2/20: afternoon; evening meeting
- Tuesday 2/21: afternoon; evening meeting
- Wednesday 2/22: afternoon
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Rita Ruotolo, Administrator
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- Wednesday 2/15: 11 am - 3 pm
- Thursday 2/16: 12 pm - 6 pm
- Friday 2/17: 11 am - 2 pm
- Tuesday 2/21: 11 am - 6 pm
- Wednesday 2/22: 11 am - 3 pm
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with information about contacts and resources
is linked above and printed copies are available at FUSW.
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Rev. Peggy Clarke will not be communicating on social media or email while away for sabbatical. We ask that you kindly don't message her on Facebook, social media, texts or email.
Let us give her the time to do this incredible ministry of her many climate justice initiatives for our congregation and the UUA.
Rev. Peggy Clarke sends everyone her love from her sabbatical and will be back at in June.
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Program SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Tuning Out the Noise (and Focusing on What Really Matters)
Led by Denise Woodin and WaheedaYousufai
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Links
(for Hospitality, Ushering
(Non-Rental)
(Deadline for each week is Tuesday morning
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Minister
Rev. Peggy Clarke
Minister
Emily DeTar
Sabbatical Minister
Staff
Tracy Breneman
Director of Religious Education
Rita Ruotolo
Office Administrator
admin@fusw.org
914-478-2710
Office Hours
Tuesday
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10am-5pm
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Wednesday
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11am-3pm
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Thursday
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12am-6pm
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Friday
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11am-2pm |
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First Unitarian Society of Westchester
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A liberal religious community, shaping the world in our image of love.
Deepening Spirituality
Nurturing Community
Advancing Justice
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