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FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER

This week is our last summer service with UUCHV. Beginning next Sunday, September 11, we will return to services that are in person and streamed via Zoom. See details below.

This Sundays worship is shared ONLINE ONLY

The Scoop

Sunday, September 4, Worship, 10:00am, on YouTube

Hymn Sing!

with Giocille Shaw, UUCHV pianist


Join Giocille Shaw in a celebration of UU music. Learn some new hymns and have fun singing together. Service live-streamed on YouTube from the UU Congregation of the Hudson Valley, our summer worship partners.


​If you have a joy or sorrow you would like to have shared during the service, please email it to Tina Mayer (mayerb872@gmail.com) no later than 8:00pm Saturday, September 3. Please make the subject line “Joys and Sorrows.”


Click here to join the UUCHV Worship live-stream


Click here to join the UUCHV Coffee Hour Zoom


Click here for the Sunday, September 4 Order of Service

Please check our website fusw.org and Facebook page for the latest info and updates about our Sunday services and other events.

Upcoming Events




  • Friday, September 9, 12:30pm, First Friday Daytime Women’s Group ~ we will be meeting on the second Friday this month, at the home of Lenore Lupie. Contact Marilee Scheuneman (marilee@scheuneman.com) for details.


Upcoming Worship


  • Sunday, September 11, 10:00am, Connecting” ~ Rev. Arlin Roy


  • Sunday, September 18, 10:00am, “Farewell at 25 Old Jackson Ave” ~ Rev. Arlin Roy and others

Joys & Sorrows this Sunday


UUCHV Croton asks that anyone who has a joy or sorrow they'd like shared during the service please email it to Tina Mayer (mayerb872@gmail.com) no later than Saturday, September 3. Make the subject line Joys and Sorrow. Your joy/sorrow will be read aloud by the UUCHV worship associate during worship.

Hybrid Worship Returns


FUSW Hybrid Worship Services, Beginning Sunday, September 11, In-person at South Church chapel, and livestream on Zoom

The FUSW Board is pleased to announce that we will return to hybrid worship services (in person and live-streamed via Zoom) starting Sunday, September 11, and continuing for the foreseeable future. In-person attendance will be limited to 30 people, and everyone is required to show proof of vaccination plus at least one booster in advance, or at the door. Contact Rina (admin@fusw.org) to update or provide proof in advance (if you need to update since the spring). Masks will be optional while in the chapel and not singing, but everyone must wear a mask while singing. Please click here to sign up to attend services in person. We will share the sign-up link each week on fusw.org and in The Scoop.

Invitation to Join the FUSW Writing Group


“Writing Our Stories,” the FUSW Writing Group, will launch its fall season beginning on Saturday, September 17, for a series of 8 sessions, from September through December. Sessions will be held in person at South Church, in the “Upper Room.” Meeting time is 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Renewing members will be given priority, but there are still slots available.


The group will be led by Michael Carman, a lifelong writer, who promises a safe and friendly space in which participants can find their stories. Meetings will be in person; group size is limited to 8 participants, first-come, first-served. Meeting dates are September 17, October 1, 15, and 29; November 12; and December 3, 17, and 31. Contact Michael Carman at michaelannecarman@gmail.com to reserve your spot! Please let Michael know before September 17, whether you’ll be renewing your place in the group, or signing up for the first time. Welcome! Click here for more information.

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.

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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