One of my goals as president of the FUUSB Board of Trustees is to pull back the curtain that shrouds the work of the FUUSB board. My intention is to provide updates via the eNews after all of our board meetings. The agendas and minutes of all board meetings are available via the FUUSB website, but I also understand that minutes and agendas do not typically reflect the heartfelt conversations that happen at board meetings. The FUUSB is blessed with an amazing board of thoughtful, talented, and dedicated trustees. When you see your trustees wearing yellow name tags on Sunday, please thank them for their efforts and ask them about the work of the board.

In August, at our annual retreat and first regular board meeting, we have been focused on prioritizing the important tasks of the board and getting to know Rev. Tricia Hart. It is safe to say that every member of the board is excited to get to know Rev. Tricia and develop a working relationship that will help us move toward our developmental goals and meet the ministerial needs of our congregants and community. Her extensive experience as a UU minister and her calm leadership has already helped to create a sense of optimism.

The one thing that is abundantly clear to me as we begin this new phase of our journey: It is going to take the input, effort, and faith of all of us to move the FUUSB towards our vision for the Society. We are a great community because of the great things our members have done to bring us to where we are today. I look forward to working with you all to foster a Society that enriches every one of our spirits. 

Peace, 

Dan House, President of the FUUSB Board of Trustees

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that longtime FUUSB member Kathy Bonilla passed away on August 15. An obituary will be shared soon. A Memorial Service will be held for Kathy at the First UU Society of Burlington on Sunday, September 8 at 2 p.m.

The Racial Justice Team is very happy to announce that we are  sponsoring our first training for volunteer housing discrimination  testers, run by Vermont Legal Aid, this coming Monday, August 26 in the  Parlors at FUUSB, 5:30-7 p.m. If you are interested in serving as a tester  in the future, please contact Linda Cooper, phone or text 802-922-7554,  and I will alert you when our next training will be held. Volunteers  must be 18 or older, must attend a training and meet HUD program  requirements. HELP US WIPE OUT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN BURLINGTON.

It's a new choir season and there's a place for you!

No matter your age or experience, whether you've sung all your life or you'd like to try it out for the first time, adult choir is open to any and all.

 

Join us for our first rehearsal, Wednesday, September 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Parlors.

Mark your calendar! This year's Pride Parade and Festival will be Sunday, September 8 with the parade starting at 12:30 p.m. and the festival at 1:00.  Join your First UU family and friends as we march and sing together in this year's Pride Parade.  Meet at the First UU Meeting House at 11:30 a.m. to walk down together to the parade staging area (Hood plant parking lot on King Street between Church St. and South Winooski Ave.) or meet us at the staging area between 11:45 and noon.  

It's that time of year again! Fall is right around the corner and we are in the process of recruiting stewards for the 2019-20 program year. We need volunteers to work with every age group from preschool through high school.

We are looking for instrumentalists who would be willing to share their talents with others during worship. Perhaps you play the flute or the shakuhachi, a guitar or an erhu; we'd love to hear from you.

 

If you're interested, please email our music director, James Stewart at  [email protected].

It may feel like summer, but fall is almost here, and so it is time to register children and youth for classes and YUUth group! 

I invite you all to register your children from the littlest nursery goers through seniors in high school with this  link to our database.  

It is very helpful to our planning process to get children and youth registered at the beginning of the year whenever possible, so your prompt action will be greatly appreciated!

Please contact me with any questions you may have about this process at  [email protected] .

 

Interfaith Pride Service

Thursday, September 5 at 7 p.m.

UVM Interfaith Center (400 South Prospect St., on UVM's Redstone Campus, next to the blue water tower)

In 1969, a diverse group of people banded together to proclaim their power and stand their ground at the Stonewall Inn. Gather with Vermont's greater LGBTQIA and ally communities to remember, celebrate, and empower our dignity and liberation. The Planning Committee for the service includes clergy and members from: UVM Interfaith Center, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Vermont Zen Center, The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Essex Center United Methodist Church, Temple Sinai, First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, College Street Congregational Church, The Society of St. Edmund, and First Congregational Church of Essex Junction. For more info visit https://go.uvm.edu/interfaithpride