Community Inspired: An Evening of Hope, Healing, and Inspiration for LGBTQ+ People and Allies

This Friday, July 27,  at 6:30 p.m. 

FUUSB Meeting House

Presented by Ryan Polly, an Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister and board member of the Pride Center.

During this evening we will leverage spiritual practices (music, meditation, poetry, arts, etc.) from the world's great wisdom traditions to form/grow a new community, gathering in solidarity to heal from religious and social wounding and begin working toward a new tomorrow.

There was a time when FUUSB produced a hard copy Directory twice a year. These directories were located on a table in the Parlors and free for anyone to take. On the inside cover of the Directory there was always a statement that read something like this: "The information in this directory is provided to facilitate communication within the FUUSB community. It should not be shared outside of FUUSB, and never used for invitations, solicitations, or activities outside of the FUUSB community." 

We no longer print copies of the directory (except by special request), but members are still able to obtain an electronic version of the directory by signing up with Access ACS from the website:  

http://uusociety.org/members/access-acs-members-stay-connected/ . It's also easy to get large lists of lay leaders by copying things like the MAG (Ministry Area Gathering) list from an email. Please remember that although the medium has changed, the rules still apply. Please do not use any FUUSB list (email or directory) for personal invitations, solicitations or activities. Members of the congregation have the right to expect that their personal information is safe with us. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

 

For questions or to register for any of these classes, please contact Andre Mol, Developmental Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care and Membership ( [email protected]).

Part of caring for each other within our society includes providing a listening presence and spiritual companionship in times of need. This is often referred to as "pastoral care" and many of you have benefited from receiving such care from our ministerial staff. However, the needs of a congregation our size, with over 500 members, requires the additional support of specially trained lay members known as Pastoral Care Associates.  

This fall we will be forming a team of Pastoral Care Associates at FUUSB. These associates will work closely with our ministers and our Care Network to provide pastoral care to members of our society. We will be holding an orientation session on  September 12 for anyone interested in the team to help answer basic questions and to help those attending determine if they would like to serve as an associate. More formal training and ongoing supervision with our ministerial team will begin in October.

If you are interested in serving as a Pastoral Care Associate or want to find out more information, please reach out to Martha Molpus, Lead Pastoral Care Associate ( [email protected]), or Andre Mol, Developmental Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care and  Membership ( [email protected]).

Our first selection is The Overstory by Richard Powers. Further selections will be chosen by  participants! No RSVPs required.  All are welcome!

 

September 14 (through end of "Trunk") 

October 12 (rest of book)

6:30 - 8 p.m. -  Susan B. Anthony Room

 

UU Principle #7:  Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part

 

Please locate your book copies as soon as possible through the library, a bookstore, or online to read before the discussion date.

 

THE OVERSTORY

"In his twelfth novel, National Book Award winner Richard Powers delivers a sweeping, impassioned novel of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of...the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds,  The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables...exploring the essential conflict on this planet: the one taking place between humans and nonhumans. There is a world alongside ours--vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.

 

The Overstory is a book for all readers who despair of humanity's self-imposed separation from the rest of creation and who hope for the transformative, regenerating possibility of a homecoming. If the trees of this earth could speak, what would they tell us? ' Listen. There's something you need to hear.'"

Click here for the book group flier!

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