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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Reverend Denis Letourneau Paul, Minister
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This Sunday, January 30, 2022 |
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Worship
Virtual in January
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“An Artist's Reflections and Renderings”
Bob Dilworth and Worship Committee
January 30, 2022
In his 70’s, Bob Dilworth’s current work expresses the major themes of love, sacrifice, and loss. Sharing his art via zoom, Bob will reflect on these themes and how his work renders them. His “body of paintings, works on paper, textiles and video media is a developing view of [his] experiences and encounters that define relationships with family, friends and society in an ever-changing post-modern world. They are staged against a backdrop of the political, cultural, economic, ancestral and racial complexities of our times.” excerpted from Bob Dilworth’s unpublished “Artist’s Statement”
Click HERE to see the full range of Bob’s work including a YouTube interview.
Virtual Coffee hour to follow.
If you cannot get on Zoom, power outages from a winter storm have likely affected the planned presenters.
Service will be canceled.
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Religious Exploration
In-person Outside
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I hope you enjoy this video from last year. I introduce the 8th Principle and mention the first three as well.
We will continue talking about our 8 UU principles when we gather again.
I will email on Friday to confirm whether we are meeting outside on Sunday. If the weather is below freezing, we will not meet.
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All Ages Hike
First Saturdays
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You are invited to meet at the trailhead of Trustum Pond at 10am on Saturday, Feb. 5th. Hosted by Lee Cowan and the RE Committee, we invite anyone from the congregation to explore this beautiful wildlife refuge with us!
Lee Cowan, Director of Religious Exploration
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Coming in February--An Exciting Three-Week Experiment
Sunday services on Zoom these past few weeks have been an absolute delight--so good to see so many unmasked faces! The depth of the conversation in the coffee hour/ sermon reflections has been truly moving and is something new in our time together on Sunday mornings and something we definitely want to continue. But how do we balance the real need that some of us have to share physical space with the benefits of this deep connection that so many can enjoy from the safety of home? This is where Rev. Denis and I started our conversation about two weeks ago. By the end of that conversation, which was followed by a meeting of Rev. Denis and the Worship Committee, a plan was hatched.
For the three Sundays in February that Rev. Denis is leading worship we will resume meeting in-person at 10 am. Then Rev. Denis will lead a second service via Zoom at 11:15 am for those who are not comfortable coming into the church. Here’s the best part: this second service will be followed by a Zoom coffee hour/ sermon reflection that both groups can attend! Something for everyone! Please join us however you feel comfortable.
Information about the schedule for each week will be in the Friday newsletter and always on the UUCSC website, where you can access the Zoom link. Music will be live for the first service and prerecorded for the second. Neither service will be recorded for later viewing.
Elizabeth
Submitted by Mary Fulton, Clerk
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Ann Seeman's new address was incorrect in the last newsletter. The correct address is:
Apt. 315
142 Cooper Ave.
Simsbury, CT 06089
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The Board of Directors is hoping to have an auction in April that will incorporate Dining for Dollars and we are looking for a person to chair this event. Please contact Elizabeth Donovan at elizdn342@gmail.com
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If your UUCSC newsletter ends like this, you are missing over half of it. Many email programs clip and give you the option to read on, only if you click on View entire message!
We have so much to share, and that is a good thing. Be sure to check the new REMINDERS column at the bottom of this and future newsletters, which will list and link to previously run features, until they are no longer current. Hopefully this will shorten our weekly newsletter, but continue to honor those words that we need. Feedback appreciated!
Submitted by Etta Zasloff, Communications Committee Chair
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Adult Education and Experience |
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Free Class - February 2, 2022, 6:30-8:00 PM
Learn how to regulate your nervous system – keeping it calm, energized and engaged in the face of adversity, overwhelm, discouragement…
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
6 PM
Together Women Rise is a powerful community of women and allies dedicated to achieving global gender equality. We have hundreds of local chapters across the U.S. where members learn about and advocate for gender equality issues, give grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income countries, and build community to forge meaningful connections that increase our strength and collective impact. All are welcome. For more information contact: GailBurchard@gmail.com
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New Office Hours 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Tuesday through Thursday, and 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM on Fridays. |
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Call or write Gov. McKee about budgeting the expansion of Medicaid to include abortion, assuring healthcare equality for all women in RI. SAMPLE MESSAGES
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Guest at Your Table Campaign
"Stories for all ages from the grassroots"
or by sending a check with "GAYT" in the memo line to:
UUSC, PO 808
Newark, NJ 07101-0808
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Every year during the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s Guest at Your Table program, we have the chance to learn about four people connected to UUSC partner organizations – the “guests” in Guest at Your Table. The program is a chance to learn about critical human rights issues around the world through stories of people who are deeply connected to the issues and the communities they impact. You can think of the program as offering stories for all ages from the grassroots.
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Dorothy Devine adds to her personal narrative/memoir. Update finished!
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 and Sara Kaplow, Congregational Administrator, at uucscri@yahoo.com by Tuesday Noon
to assure publication by Friday of that week.
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