Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI
Rev. DL Helfer, Minister
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"Starting the week of June 29 until the week of Aug 31, our Congregational Administrator, Karen St. Peter, will be working virtually on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am-2pm."
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Staying Connected While We're Apart
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This Sunday at UUCSC
June 28, 2020
Live streamed at 10:00 AM
Join us, using the link on the front page of the
UUCSC Website
for the largest annual gathering of UUs joining in worship. This powerful, communal worship experience is open to the public. Rev. Joan Javier-Duval,
Minister of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, VT,
will deliver the sermon at the 2020 General Assembly Sunday Morning Worship. She is the daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, mother of a kindergartener, and spouse of a proud Vermonter. Beauty, gratitude, and love are at the heart of her faithful striving for collective liberation and a thriving planet.
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"Beyond the Water's Edge"
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The worship service will include a collection for the
Tomaquag Museum
, an indigenous museum featuring an extensive collection and archive of Southern New England tribal communities.
This service will also be available on demand after 2:00 PM that day with a link found on the
UUCSC Website
.
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Sing Along!
We will be 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.
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Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly Online
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NOW IN SESSION!
THRU SUNDAY
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Registered attendees don't miss our own UUCSC . . .
Music Director Michael Galib, slated to be one of the entertainers tonight, June 26, at the Friday Family FuuN Night with Nicole Pesce behind the door labeled A Passion for Piano.
Betsy Dalton and Myron Waldman
, presenters of the poster
Accessibility for All: From Inspiration to Reality.
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Free online streaming worship sessions and services that are open to the public.
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You will find the agendas and links to the live streaming sessions
here.
Bridging (the transition out of youth communities and into young adulthood) is a moment of transformation. Join us for this public worship honoring those bridging, and reaffirm our commitment to multigenerational community. This year's service, planned by youth and young adults, explores this moment through a metaphor of compost.
"Beyond the Water's Edge"
Rev. Joan Javier-Duval
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Everyone Has a Story
This week we learn a bit more about a younger member of our congregation, Board Member Kai Migliaccio. If you are interested in being interviewed for an article or want to write your own story 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.
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In response to current events, Warner Bros. is offering free streaming rentals of its film
"Just Mercy,"
in June.through a variety of digital movie services in the US, including
Apple TV
,
FandangoNow
,
Google Play
,
Amazon Prime Video
,
Redbox
,
the PlayStation Store,
Vudu
,
Microsoft
, and
YouTube
.
Just Mercy
is a 2019 American
legal drama
film that tells the true story of
Walter McMillian
,
who, with the help of young defense attorney
Bryan Stevenson
, appeals his murder conviction. The film is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Stevenson.
Recommended by Val Follett
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An article from the Providence Journal,
recommended by Jean Bowen, UUCSC Social Justice Chair.
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B
When change makes sense, it can happen fast . . .
The Associated Press changed its writing style guide Friday to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue. The change conveys “an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa,” John Daniszewski, AP’s vice president of standards, said
in a blog post Friday
. “The lowercase black is a color, not a person.”
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SURJ family car rally in Wakefield
gets mixed reactions from the community
Showing up for racial justice (SURJ) sponsored protest rallies in several locations across the state on Saturday, June 20, 2020. Thirty eight cars holding activists from South Kingstown and neighboring communities drove noisily, but peacefully, through Wakefield to
arouse interest and concern about local police policies and budgeting of public safety funds.
Some residents acknowledged the cause with thumbs up signs, horn honking, and cheers, while some showed disapproval with rude gestures and shouts, but the most common reaction to the protest parade was an expression of shock and confusion about what was going on. It appears that there is much work needed to educate the community about other options, besides police, that could improve public safety for all of us.
Those who participated in the rally expressed feelings ranging from pride to exhilaration at their personal commitment to participate, many taking a public stand for the first time, hoping to bring focus to racial injustices, that need to be addressed.
Summarized by Etta Zasloff from Racial Justice Zoom Meeting
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How to Submit News and Updates
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Tuesday Noon each week
to assure publication by Friday of that week.
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