FUUSB eNews 9/2/21

eNews

September 2, 2021

Join Us for Online Worship This Sunday!

Sunday, September 5 at 10 a.m.

Rev. Patricia Hart, with Geoff Duke

"Work, Justice, Meaning"

We will honor work on this Labor Day Sunday: the hard-won gains of those who organize to make life better for all workers; the faith and perseverance of all who work to make life possible for others. In this time of overwhelming and overlapping crises, when the world need so much, how can your work matter?

The service will be live-streamed from the Sanctuary at 10 a.m., and a recorded version will be available on YouTube as of next Tuesday. The livestream link for Sunday will be shared on the uusociety.org website before the service.

All are welcome to Zoom Coffee Hour, starting at 11 a.m. at this link: bit.ly/3j4RxJ9

Pride and 1st Sunday Anti-Racism Interfaith Vigil Unite!

Rowan Van Ness, Ministerial Intern

This Sunday is the annual Burlington LGBTQ+ Pride Parade and Festival as well as our monthly 1st Sunday Anti-Racism Interfaith Vigil, when we join other faith communities in Burlington and around Vermont in standing together in faith against racism. This year, we will honor the LGBTQ+ People of Color who have been a part of the movement for full inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community since the beginning. We join together for the full celebration and inclusion of all LGBTQ+ people and in rejection of racism, both within the LGBTQ+ community and beyond.

Please join us Sunday, September 5 at 12:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Meeting House along Pearl Street in watching and cheering on the parade! We will have pride flags and a banner and many signs from our regular Love & Justice signs, but you're invited to bring your own as well. Please plan on wearing a mask and maintaining safe distance. Some may choose to follow the parade down to Battery Park to enjoy the Pride Festival.

Knitting & Crocheting Group

Linda Graves

Because Covid is still roaming around us, it seems wisest for knitters and crocheters to continue on Zoom, at least for the time being. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 7 at 7 p.m. At this meeting we can discuss wishes of the group on how we might meet in the future. Presently it is possible to meet at the Meeting House, both inside and out, but distancing and masks (indoors) are required. Hope to see your friendly faces there! Zoom link: bit.ly/3qKUgLa

Yuuth Group Kick-Off ~ Sept. 12, 3-5 pm! SAVE THE DATE

David Ruffin, Director of Youth & Creative Arts Ministries

Whether you're already active in our Yuuth Group, and excited to return, or you've never been to Yuuth Group but are curious to check things out, all are invited to come out to Oakledge Park, on Sunday, Sept. 12 from 3-5 p.m. We're going to have a relaxed hang by the water, play some games, eat some ice cream, reconnect/start getting to know one another, and kick this year off. I'm excited to have some final summer fun together, and see "new" and "old" faces, especially as I'm new to everyone in this new role! Faith Development will be running a concurrent gathering for families nearby in the park, so feel free to make it a family affair. We'll be meeting right where Flynn Ave. ends and then moving towards the green area near the Earth Clock. Email davidruffin@uusociety.org for more information or just to let us know you're coming.

Sept. 12 - Sunday in the Park, With Friends!

Erika Reif, Director of Lifespan Faith Development

All are welcome! Come spend the afternoon with us at Oakledge Park from 3 to 5 p.m. Bring your favorite outdoor toys, a snack, a chair… whatever makes you comfortable as we gather to be with one another in the great outdoors. No formal programming, just time spent together outdoors. Families with kids of different ages will be there to meet you, within sight of the playground to start. The High School Yuuth Group will be meeting nearby. We hope to add some ice cream to the late afternoon mix. See you there!