"We Must Find Time To Stop And Thank The People Who Make A Difference In Our Lives". - John F. Kennedy
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Caring & Connected
Newsletter
We are continuing to send out the e-newsletter
“Caring & Connected”
to help sustain our UUSP community during uncertain times. Click
here
to read it and learn “how can I help?” and "how can I stay connected?” during the church closure. The newsletter will continue in mid July as a monthly edition!
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(She's on the left in this pic, taken in 1984).
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Today, we send our love to our Ms. Trish as her family shares their final goodbye to her sister. Please read this aloud in sending light and high vibrations to Ms. Trish & her family.
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From "Singing in the Living Tradition" #720
"In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them.
In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.
In the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of Autumn, we remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength, we remember them.
When we are lost and sick at heart, we remember them.
So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us,
as we remember them
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'
from Roland B. Gittelsohn (adapted)
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Religious Education Virtual Classes K-12th
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Sabbath Space Week 3
(Week 4 will post on July 5th)
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Hey Families! Take a moment to go back over the previous lessons to get caught up on what what we have covered.
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"We encourage you to find your own special way to lift up this other-center message to your children. It’s also an opportunity to remind your family about the overarching aim of our chalice home journey:
To build a place that helps us remember what is important, nourishing and sacred in our lives
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Keeping these important things in front of us is especially vital during this time of sickness, separation and uncertainty. It’s a reminder that even though we may be cut off from the people and activities we love, we remain spiritually connected to them all the time.
After preparing for and then holding family worship, you are invited to continue your “family Sabbath” with the activities we’ve recommended.
Blessings as you engage this precious work of nurturing the connections that sustain us all."
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This Sunday, UUSP will be viewing the GA Assembly service so we will not have RE Lessons for the children. Please check out the links on the source page for more information about GA.
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General Assembly (GA)
is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process. Anyone may attend; congregations must
certify
annually to have voting delegates.
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UUA General Assembly 2020
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"The UUA Board of Trustees has passed a resolution to make the 2020 General Assembly a 100% virtual event. For many years we have offered virtual attendance as an option and, this year, we will scale and enhance our technology so that we can accommodate a wider, ideally more global, audience. Across the country, UU congregations have embraced virtual meetings and Sunday services and we know that the number of screens that log in has grown each week. We are excited for what lies ahead!"
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In addition, there are meetups organized by a number of UU groups, a
GA FUUN Night
with hip-hop yoga and a drag show, and
Sunday Morning Worship
, which will be livestreamed at both 10 a.m. Eastern and 10 a.m. Pacific and is
open to the public
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June 25th
- British satirist George Orwell (1903-1950) was born at Montihari in Bengal (as Eric Arthur Blair). He is best known for two works of fiction
Animal Farm
(1944), and
1984
(1949).
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UU History has shown us..
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On June 29, 1984,
the Unitarian Universalists became the first major church "to approve religious blessings on homosexual unions."
Unitarian Universalists have been in the forefront of the work to make same-sex marriages legal in their local states and provinces, as well as on the national level.
What a joy to celebrate in Pride Month!!!
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Family Activities and More
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Thanks Ms. Trish, for recommending this SPECTACULAR production of Moon River.
If you want to smile and have 8:50 minutes of time, check this out. At first, I thought, "What the..."
Stay with it a minute, it's definitely worth it.
Ms. Trish has adopted another cat baby into her space and he is settling well into his new space. Her garden is growing rather and she enjoys her music! But most of all, she misses her Unicorn's Class!
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LEGO Chalice Kits for Kids!
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"Yes! It's a LEGO® chalice. Finally, a chalice that a child can safely hold, made from a material children recognize, a chalice that can be built, and used...and even played with! Conceived of and designed by my wife, Elizabeth Roberts, the LEGO® chalice is a unique child-like expression. See the
Chalibrix
website for more information and additional pictures.
The chalice is the symbol of our
Unitarian Universalist
faith. Our churches, fellowships, and covenant communities often kindle a flame in a chalice at the beginning of worship or meditation." -Brian Watson
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Letter from the Editor...
"It has been a challenge to speak publicly about dynamics that I have experienced on many magnitudes. Some would argue politics, others would argue opinionated strikes. However, the challenge does not lie in whether or not vocabulary is spoken but how the population perceives events because of one's perspective influenced by experience, media, social standards, upbringing etc. There are many feelings that go unspoken to the world because of the stereotypical implication of potentially being called or considered 'the angry black woman'. To silence in case of judgement, assumption, commiseration… causes a suppression of emotions that goes unchecked.
To postulate that consequence is retort, riposte of some sorts, in itself reveals the manifesto of an underlying part of the iceberg that is often forgotten or simply ignored. I speak with love when I say, I cannot help how someone feels, but I can change how I react to their display of emotion. I cannot change the media but I can smile to a frown in passing. I cannot place you in my shoes, but I can explain from a space of openness and oneness as I say, we are experiencing something our world has forgotten transpires:
change
. It is my assumed responsibility to educate those who are unaware that their words are not just words, but in fact like tearing a band-aid from a wound that hadn’t healed.
Does that imply one needs self work to allow space to heal or that the other needs education in communicating effectively? This also informs of different perspectives.
This is one of the reasons why I elected to use Sabbath Space for our families.
To be that person, no matter what you receive,
is of the utmost importance I believe in our coexistence.
Change and shift are imminent in these times. Upon crossing into 2020, we knew that a change was to come but we could not fathom the magnitude of awareness that this has created a call-to-action.
We are all being put to the test of our faith, our action, our hearts. People are in a space of fear with simply Being.. existing with or without a mask. Speaking about feelings, with or without a mask. It is challenging because of social separation, discrimination, sexism, racism, generational pain/guilt that seeps through the pores of peoples faces as one jogs in a neighborhood, grocery shops or delivers a package. Something as simple as wearing a hijab or a crown adorned with feathers… We as a People of the Planet must find it within ourselves to release the idea of one being better than the other.. Release the will of wanting to overpower another… release the shame.. Release the pain… Release these diseases of our Being so that we move enlightened to a new space of unity, together. The media has successfully divided us once more by promoting unjust actions and silencing peaceful protests and mass meditations around the world. We are here to share energy, love energy with one another. Not to take. The more we grow in the space of unconditional, we thrive as a whole."
I may sound like a fairy tale land of wonders, but you have to stop and ask yourself ‘what if’ and ‘why not?’ The change begins with You; the individual.
“Be the change, you wish to see in the world”.
Jeanay Johnson, RE Coordinator
UU St. Petersburg, Florida
re@uustpete.org
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Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg is not affiliated nor a sponsor of the community events posted on our UUSP RE e-newsletters. The information is derived from PeachJar.com, The Parent's Guide Magazine and City of St. Petersburg Events page, PlayLargo.com and various applications for family engagement strictly for informational purposes only. The information posted is not for profit or for monetary gain unless specified to contribute to a fundraiser in whereas the donations are to UU and/or UUA affiliates such as UUSC. If you have any questions or concerns about this statement, reply to this email.
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Friend Jeanay Johnson here. I am the Religious Education Coordinator at UUSP. This newsletter is put together by myself using family based resources from SoulMatters and many more. If you have any submissions for the RE weekly newsletter, please submit your information to email
me
by noon every Tuesday to have it posted to the newsletter for Friday's e-print.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF ST. PETE
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100 Mirror Lake Drive
Saint Petersburg, Fl 33701
UUStpete.org
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