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Our Sunday worship is hybrid: in person and online via Zoom | |
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Sunday, November 6, 10:00am Worship,
In Person at the Chapel at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, and online via Zoom
“Driving Toward the Tornado”
Dr. Melanie Davis
We may be fearful when faced with a threshold between the known and unknown, or between stability and possible chaos. What's the secret to leaning in and finding safety on the other side? Using her three-month solo road trip across the US as a framework, Dr. Melanie Davis will share her learnings about bravery, fear, grief, resilience, joy, and renewal.
Our Sunday worship service will be in person at the Chapel at South Church and also online via Zoom. Everyone attending in the chapel will show proof of vaccination plus at least one booster in advance or at the door. Contact Rina (admin@fusw.org) to provide proof or to update your proof from last spring. If you or anyone you live with has Covid or Covid symptoms, please do not attend in-person services. Masks are required for all attendees. In-person attendance is limited to 30 people. Click here to sign up to attend in person
Click here to join the worship online via Zoom, or call 646-558-8656, Meeting ID: 921 3956 4302, Passcode: 266397
Click here for the Order of Service
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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
- Sunday, November 13, 12:00pm, South Church, FUSW Book Group ~ Contact Denise Woodin (dcw2@optonline.net). Details below.
Upcoming Worship
- Sunday, November 13, 10:00am Worship “One Is the Start of It All” ~ John Freund
- Sunday, November 20, 10:00am Worship “Radiant Twilight” ~ Rev. Dr. Barbara Wells ten Hove
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Fall Back
Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend
Reset your analog clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night so you can enjoy your extra hour of rest and join our online worship at 10:00am (not 9:00am) Sunday morning. Remember to check your smoke alarm batteries, too!
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Our Guest Speaker
This Sunday we welcome back Dr. Melanie Davis as our guest in the pulpit. Dr. Davis is the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education Program Manager. She a Board member and team leader for the UU Trauma Response Ministry, and she 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 NJ.
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FUSW Book Group
Book Group Discussion, Sunday, November 13, 12:00pm, South Church (upstairs), Dobbs Ferry
Join the FUSW book group for our next read: the Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel by Bernadine Evaristo. Evaristo, the first Black woman to win the Booker, weaves together interconnected stories of a group of Black British women, while raising timeless questions about feminism and race. For more information, contact Denise Woodin (dcw2@optonline.net).
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Service Archive
Rev. Arlin Roy has shared with us his sermon from the Sunday, October 23 service, “Standing Up (or Sitting Down) for Your Values.” Visit fusw.org, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Recent Sermons. You will find the most recent information at top.
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FUSW Resources List Now Available
The Caring Committee thought it might be useful for the FUSW congregation to have a list of resources available to members who from time to time might need specific practical services like Transportation and Rides, Senior Outreach and Activities, and various Nutrition and Mental Health Services. Caring Committee member Nancy Ulrich suggested this idea and has created such a list for us. The list is available here in this link, and is also posted on the Members Page of the FUSW website.
Please consider this a “living document” that we can update periodically with suggestions from you. It won’t, though, replace the one-to-one communication of cards and calls the Caring Committee offers on an ongoing basis, or one-time emergency help offered as needed by volunteers. If you have comments and suggestions for the list, please contact Nancy Ulrich (nju247@gmail.com).
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Early Voting Has Started
Election Day is Tue Nov 8 - Early Voting until Sun Nov 6
Did you know that, in addition to the Governor’s race, there are other races on the ballot, including 14 candidates for the NYS Supreme Court? Be prepared – enter your address at Vote411.org to access your personal ballot. Voters in Westchester Country can vote early at ANY of the 23 designated early voting locations. And remember to flip your ballot over to vote on Proposition 1, The NYS Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Bond Act. Exercise your 5th Principle, “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process”!
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Neighboring Congregations: Concerts
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse presents Joe Jenks in Concert, Saturday, November 12, 7:30pm, Community UU Congregation, 468 Rosedale Ave, White Plains
Award-winning singer/songwriter Joe Jencks is a 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, known for performances of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spiritual exploration. Many UUs were introduced to his lyric baritone voice as part of the harmony trio Brother Sun, which performed at past UUA General Assemblies. Questions? Call 914-946-1625 or visit walkaboutchorus.org/coffeehouse-2022-2023. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Music at CUUC presents Adam Kent in Concert: “Music from the Jewish Diaspora,” Sunday, November 13, 2:30pm, Sanctuary and Livestream, Community UU Congregation, 468 Rosedale Ave, White Plains
Concert pianist and CUUC Music Director Adam Kent presents a program of works by composers of Jewish descent, including Ernst Bloch, Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, & Moriz Moszkowski. Donations gratefully accepted at the door or click to donate to the music series online.
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In the Community
Free Documentary Film Screening: “Look Away, Look Away,” Fri Nov 4, 6:00pm, UU Congregation of the Hudson Valley, 2021 Albany Post Rd, Croton
UUCHV, in partnership with the Croton Diversity and Inclusion Committee, presents a screening of “Look Away, Look Away,” a documentary that follows a diverse array of activists, and captures the fierce five-year battle that led to the removal of the Mississippi state flag. Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Patrick O'Connor, facilitated by Rev. Daniel Lawlor, Rev. Lane Cobb, and Croton Diversity and Inclusion Co-chair Kat Randel. Due to mature themes, this movie is recommended for ages 15 and up. Please RSVP in advance to mayerb872@gmail.com. Click here for the film screening flyer.
Panel Discussion on Antisemitism and Extremism, Thu Nov 10, 7:00pm, on Zoom
The Greenburgh Human Rights Advisory Committee invites you to a discussion about historical and current expressions of antisemitism and extremism occurring in our area and beyond. Panelists include Rev. Lane Cobb, Interfaith Interspiritual Minister, and Co-Founder of Race Talk Revolution, Inc. Registration required, https://greenburghlibrary.libcal.com/event/9669749?hs=a, or call 914-721-8225.
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UUA Invites Your Feedback
UUA Article II Study Commission, Zoom Feedback Sessions, Saturday, November 5 through Monday, November 14
Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws, Principles and Purposes is the covenant to which all UU congregations pledge themselves when they become members of our UUA. The Article includes the language of our 7 Principles and 6 Sources. So that we can live into the Unitarian Universalism of the future, an Article II Study Commission was created and charged with reviewing and offering changes. The Commission is excited to share their draft of a new Article II, and invites you to read it, reread it, and offer your feedback. The Commission has scheduled nine Zoom sessions throughout the first half of November for you to share your feedback, along with an online Google form to gather your individual comments. To register, visit the Zoom Feedback Session links.
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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 members 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 (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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