UUCSC News and Updates
Weekly on Fridays
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI
All are welcome!
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UUCSC does not presently have a minister. If you are in need of pastoral services please contact any member of the Pastoral Care Committee. Rev. Betty Kornitzer, UUCSC Minister Emerita, is working with the committee and if they feel professional ministerial support is needed, she will be called in. Please do not contact the Minister directly.
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This Sunday, July 25, 2021 |
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Forgiveness - A Gift to Ourselves
Lay Speaker, Susan Jordan
Susan Jordan is a long-time UU most recently a member of the UU Church in Medford, Mass. She approaches the topic of forgiveness in a way that provides an alternative to taking an affront personally and hoping for an apology. Instead, if we choose to forgive, it can give us greater peace of mind; she sees forgiveness as an outcome that is in the best interest of the forgiver. It is an act of self-interest – a gift to ourselves.
10:00 AM
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And Yet Another Picnic at UUCSC! |
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BYOEverything! PICNIC
Monday, July 26, 2021
5-7PM
Back Yard of the Church
Bring your dinner or snack, beverage and chair and meet us on the back lawn at UUCSC. Table, bug spray and funny stories optional. We can tell you about Helene sinking to the ground laughing hysterically!! This is an alcohol-free gathering. Register if you'd like to be notified if canceled, but registration is NOT required. We will be mask free. Building open ONLY for bathroom use. We are keeping a contact list. The conversation with other UUCSCers has been great!
Submitted by Elizabeth Donovan
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Update from President Elizabeth Donovan... |
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So much to share!
The former board participated in a Zoom interview with Wren Grace-Bellavance from the UUA. I am finding the process to be a powerful and healing experience. When completed, documents will be created by the board, DL and the Committee on Ministry and shared among the three entities. While these documents will not be shared with the congregation, the board (current and former) will summarize them in a report. The reason they can’t be shared in toto is two-fold: one, they contain some Personnel information and two, everyone had to feel free to respond to the questions openly and without censure. I think this work is important, but the UUA has several times reminded us that the more important work is looking forward!
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With looking forward in mind the new board had their first meeting Wednesday night and much was accomplished. Among other things, motions were passed to:
- Write a letter of understanding clarifying our agreement with Rev Betty Kornitzer as our on-call minister (Please be in touch with someone on the Pastoral Care Committee if needed). Betty attended the meeting and she and I will craft the letter together.
- Approve spending for the purchase of air purifiers for several of the rooms at our building at Lily Pads. This issue was well researched and reported on by Mary Fulton.
- Approve the names put forth to be on the search committee for an office administrator as Sue Rogala is leaving in November to grandbaby-sit. This position is particularly important while we are without a minister.
- Designate the first of our five scheduled workshops in early August to address the issue of Worship Services. Members of the Worship Committee will be asked to join us. It is highly unlikely that we will be able to engage an interim minister in the near future so we will be asking a lot of this committee!
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Special Message to the Congregation |
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From Ann Seemann
Dear friends,
After much careful thought I have decided to move back to AZ to be near my daughter, Victoria Shinagel.
The UUCSC, and especially the choir, have been touchstones in my life. I will miss you all, and hold you in my heart.
With love, Ann
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We have unanimously adopted the 8th Principle at UUCSC. Many of us have studied how to be anti-racist in a year-long group that met weekly during the Pandemic. Organizations in our communities and school districts have formed anti-racism groups, that are confronting local laws, practices, and policies that perpetuate systemic racism. It felt like we were making progress, until local social media lit up with anti-Critical Race Theory(CRT) rhetoric. Never heard of CRT? Yeah, me neither, until then.
LEARN MORE: Fighting the Right’s Attack on Critical Race Theory, sponsored by our local SURJ, Standing Up for Racial Justice.
If you want to stay abreast of new developments in this raging controversy, please email me, zasloff.etta@gmail.com, and I will add you to the UUCSC Anti-Racism Email Communication Group, where you are free to lurk, listen, or become more involved as you are inspired and able. No judgments, just opportunities to live our 8th Principle.
Submitted by Etta Zasloff
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Stop Chase Bank/Stop Line 3 Protest
Monday, July 26, 2021
11:30 to 12:30pm
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Activists all over the world are taking action to support the work on the ground — join the fight against Line 3 and together we can stop this toxic pipeline. We oppose the banks financing of Line 3 and the financing of the destructive flow of fossil fuel projects worldwide.
- We are telling the banks: 1. Stop funding the destruction of Native American lands and waters in Minnesota, and 2. Stop funding the exploration for and extraction of fossil fuel projects which are catastrophic worldwide.
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We are telling Rhode Islanders to boycott both the banking and the credit cards of these Line 3-fossil fuel funding banks operating branches here: Chase Bank, Bank of America, and TD Bank. Tell the bank why and tell the card company why (Starbucks, Amazon, etc.).
Submitted by Jean Bowen
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Depolarizing Within - RI
Thursday, July 29, 7-8:30 PM
A free online workshop to help you become more aware of your "inner polarizer" and learn methods for disagreeing without contempt and ridicule. Participants will complete an e-learning course at their own pace prior to the scheduled workshop.
*The workshop is hosted by Braver Angels in Rhode Island, but everyone is welcome! Thanks, and hope to see you at the workshop!
July Lewis
Rhode Island State Coordinator, Braver Angels
Submitted by Barbara Holtzman
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Without a Whisper
Explore the untold story of how Indigenous women influenced the early suffragists in their fight for freedom and equality. Mohawk Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner shake the foundation of the established history of the women’s rights movement in the US joining forces to shed light on the hidden history of the influence of Haudenosaunee Women on the women’s rights movement. (More history we never heard.)
Submitted by Johnnie Rodriguez
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Your search for truth and meaning begins here.
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How to Submit Info to This Newsletter |
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Send announcements and news with Newsletter Item in the subject line to Etta Zasloff, Editor, at zasloff.etta@gmail.com by Tuesday Noon
to assure publication by Friday of that week.
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