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In response to the number of COVID-19 cases in Westchester County, and with love and concern for the most vulnerable among us, FUSW worship services will be ONLINE ONLY until further notice. |
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Online Worship, Sunday, January 30
“A UU Take on Faith & Miracles”
Dr. Melanie Davis
10:00am
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Please check our website fusw.org and Facebook page for the latest info and updates about our Sunday services and other events.
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday, January 30, after worship, Town Hall Meeting, on Zoom ~ Contact Diane Guernsey (dianeguernsey.uu@gmail.com). Details below.
Upcoming Worship
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Sunday, February 6, 10:00am - “Singing the Journey” ~ De Lise/Reynolds Program Group
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Sunday, February 13, 10:00am - “TBD” ~ John Freund
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About Our Guest Speaker
Dr. Melanie Davis is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education Program Manager. She is a board member and team leader for the UU Trauma Response Ministry, and has been a hospice volunteer. Melanie counsels teens and adults as a partner in the New Jersey Center for Sexual Wellness. She is a lifelong UU living in Northern New Jersey.
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Town Hall
Town Hall Meeting, Sunday, January 30, after worship, on Zoom
Please join the FUSW Board and leadership at a congregation Town Hall to discuss where we stand as a congregation, and you can ask questions and share your thoughts about our future path. Click here to read the meeting agenda. Click here to join the Town Hall on Zoom, or call (audio only) 646-558-8656, Meeting ID: 921 3956 4302, Passcode: 266397.
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Chat Etiquette
A gentle reminder to refrain from using the Zoom chat to share "To: Everyone" during the Sunday service. Treat a virtual worship as you would an in-person worship, and use the time to listen, contemplate, and sing along with hymns. Afterward, feel free to share your comments, compliments, and feedback during coffee hour. You may "whisper" to an individual during service by selecting their name and typing your chat to them directly.
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Share the Plate Update
FUSW's Share the Plate is an important way we live our congregation's mission by supporting nonprofit organizations doing vital work in our world. However, like many other activities during this pandemic, collecting and distributing Share the Plate funds has become difficult. We are therefore suspending Share the Plate collections until we can meet again in person. At that time, we will resume a monthly collection for charities suggested by congregation members.
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Journaling Together
To help us all process what we are feeling about the changes to our physical and spiritual home, we invite you to share a thought, recall a memory, compose a poem, or write a reflection in our online FUSW Journal. Send contributions to Rina (admin@fusw.org), who will upload them to our website once she's back in the office on February 7. To read what others have written, log in to the FUSW Members Page and click “Congregational Journal.”
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Seminary for a Day
Virtual Seminary for a Day: "Doing the Inner Work of Racial Justice," Saturday, January 29, 12:30–3:00pm
If you are engaged in the work of racial justice, this is an opportunity to better understand how racism has shaped our UU faith; how structural racism still operates today, and what is involved in working against racism and oppression in all of its forms. Suggested donation $15. Hosted by First Unitarian Portland, OR, which relies on Seminary for a Day to fund their annual scholarship program. Click here to learn more and register.
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FUSW Contacts & Information
Questions, Concerns, or Compliments for FUSW? Reach out to any member of our Board of Trustees, fusw.org/board-of-trustees (place cursor over picture, then right-mouse click to copy email).
The Board of Trustees usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings begin at 7:30pm. We are currently meeting online. Meetings are open to any member of FUSW. If the Board enters into executive session to discuss personnel or confidential matters, non-Board will be asked to leave for that portion of the meeting. At the end of the meeting there will be an open forum, moderated by the President, during which non-Board members can speak about topics of concern. We ask that you limit your remarks to two minutes. This forum will last from five to ten minutes, depending on the Board agenda. Please contact any Board member if you have questions or comments. To access the minutes from previous meetings, visit the Members page of fusw.org and click on Board Minutes Archive. Click here to join our meeting on Zoom.
Scheduling Online Meetings To schedule a Zoom online meeting for your committee or program group, contact Rina Schunk (admin@fusw.org) with the purpose, date, and time you need, as well as information you want included in the Scoop. Rina will check availability, schedule the calendar, and send you the invitation link.
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The Scoop e-newsletter is sent out each week. Have news to share? Submit articles to our administrator, Rina Schunk, at admin@fusw.org by Wednesday at 10:00am. To schedule events on the FUSW Calendar, contact Rina Schunk at admin@fusw.org
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