UUCSC News and Updates

Volume I * Issue 7 * July 17, 2020

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI Rev. DL Helfer, Minister uusouthcountyri.org

Staff * Board of Directors * Committees * Calendar * Members Directory Next week (July 20-24) our Congregational Administrator, Karen St. Peter, will be working summer hours virtually and by phone on Monday, not Tuesday, and Thursday from 9-2.

Staying Connected While We're Apart  Monday 10am:  Pastoral Check-in via Zoom Sunday 10am:  Audio Worship Service Available all week

This Sunday at UUCSC July 19, 2020 Audio Worship Services with Rev. DL Helfer are accessible on the UUCSC website every Sunday at 10 am, and continue all week long.

News from the Board "At the July board meeting, in an act of love, your Board of Directors voted to have all congregational activities remain virtual until at least January 2021.  These decisions were made in the best interest of the whole congregation, with particular attention to those most at risk among us and in the larger community. That means that no i n-person  UUCSC events – offsite or onsite – should occur. We ask that only virtual meetings, worship, and other events occur during this time." - - Rev. DL Helfer

Sing Along! We are safely distributing hymnals to all who would like to sing along with future virtual services. There is also a  rumor  afoot of a possible virtual hymn sing this summer. Stay tuned! Please contact Elizabeth Donovan at elizdn@hotmail.com  or (401) 783-1362 to check out your hymnal.

Tech Tip of the Week * ZOOMing

UUCSC Comes Together on Zoom Video meetings have drawn many of us together in many ways 10am Monday Check Ins, Small Groups, Exploring Racial Justice Group, and Committee Meetings. If you are reluctant, or don't know how to Zoom, this Tech Tip is for you. CLICK HERE Why Aren't You Zooming?

Our Stories

Everyone Has a Story Etta Zasloff writes her own story this week. We want to share as many stories as we can. If you are interested in participating in this project please contact me, Elizabeth Donovan, at elizdn@hotmail.com We look forward to getting to know each other better. Read all of Our Stories here. Read Etta's Story!

More Stories from the UUA General Assembly 2020

Donna Caldwell Reports on GA Workshop "Dismantling Ableism" What does it mean to be a human being? Can some people really be considered less human? This is important social justice work. READ MORE

READ MORE from Jean Bowen

$86,000!!! This stunning amount was raised at the UU GA 2020 for Tomaquag Museum. I read the email from UUA volunteer Mary McCrae and cried. When I called Director Loren Spears, she and I shrieked for 5 minutes! The virtual audience in two Sunday morning worship services, and donations sent directly to Tomaquag Museum, brought in so much more than we anticipated. It is a beautiful gift from UU members and friends from all over the country to this valuable Native American non-profit in our state. Jean Bowen, UUCSC Social Justice Chair

Community Connections

UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN #1 Emmanuel Acho

Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today. (10 minute video) Emmanuel Chinedum Acho  (born November 10, 1990) is a former  linebacker  who played in the  National Football League  and is currently working as a sports analyst. Submitted by Etta Zasloff

RACIAL JUSTICE RESOURCES have been added at Resources to Turn to in These Times on the UUCSC Website.

Contact Rev. DL Helfer, if you would like a Zoom invitation to the UUCSC Racial Justice Group.

Membership Directory

To get into or update your Membership Directory information Go here . Do you know that you can have the Membership Directory on your smart phone and be able to call anyone from the congregation with just a tap? Go to the Directory online. Find details there at the top of the page. A mobile APP is available for our directory! Don't delay! Do it today!

How to Submit News and Updates

Please submit news items via email to Betsy Dalton at elizabethmdalton@gmail.com by Tuesday Noon each week to assure publication by Friday of that week. Personal Joys and Concerns Column, starting next week. You are invited to send in self-reported brief updates (e.g., My grandchild won a prize!, My child got married, I fell and broke my arm. etc). No illness updates of others, please. Only self-reported medical concerns will be shared here.

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