Upcoming Events

• Friday, April 5, 12:30pm, Daytime Women’s Group ~ at the Greenburgh Public Library. Bring your own lunch. Please RSVP to Adelaide DiGiorgi (adigiorgi123@gmail.com) or Theresa Reynolds (ntdelise@optonline.net). 

• Friday, April 5, 7:30pm, Evening Women’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Diane Guernsey (dianeguernsey.uu@gmail.com).

• Friday, April 5, 7:30pm, Men’s Group ~ on Zoom and in person at South Church. Contact Paul Gross (pgross@pulsevoices.org).

• Saturday, April 13, 9:00am, UUA Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities ~ on site at the UU Society of Oneonta. See details below.

• Saturday, April 13, 1:00-2:30pm, Reading Black Lives ~ in the Barnes Room at the Hastings Public Library. Reading Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Contact Claudia Gisolfi (cgisolfi8@gmail.com).

• Saturday, April 13, 1:30pm, Writing Group ~ in the upstairs room at South Church. Contact Michael Carman (michaelannecarman@gmail.com).

Upcoming Worship

• Sunday, April 14, 10:00am, “Give Me That Old Time Religion” ~ Scheuneman Program Group

• Sunday, April 21, 10:00am, “TBA” ~ Rev. Arlin Roy

Update on Our New Home

The New Home Committee is working with our architect on proposals for renovating our new space. We will share the proposals with the congregation as soon as they are complete. Please stay tuned! 

And remember that you can reach out to Lenore Lupie (lenorel@aris-comm.com) or Gary Haas (ghaas1985@gmail.com) with any comments or questions you may have. 

Or, if you'd like to join one of our committees to ready the new space for the future, or to help out with a specific task, reach out to Lisa deMauro (ldemauro@optonline.net).

Service Archive

Rev. Arlin Roy has shared his sermon from the Sunday, March 31 service, “Celebrating Ostara." If you missed the service or would just like to read the sermon, visit the Recent Sermons page on fusw.org to find the most recent posts.

Spring Concert at Manhattanville University, with Diane Guernsey

Sunday, April 7, 3:00pm, in the West Room of Reid Castle, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY

Come and see Diane Guernsey perform in the “Joyful Sounds of Spring” concert, this Sunday on the campus of Manhattanville University. See attached flyer.

Join a Tour of Westchester Hills Cemetery, with Claudia Gisolfi

Wednesday, May 15, 1:00-3:30pm, Westchester Hills Cemetery, 400 Saw Mill River Rd, Hastings on Hudson, NY

Claudia Gisolfi will lead a tour of Westchester Hills Cemetery. The Cemetery was established by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (Reform) in 1919. The 1935 Chapel Lodge building features 6 Tiffany Studios windows. In 2016, Peter Gisolfi Associates was the architectural firm hired to do a major renovation. We will explore the Chapel Lodge and hear a talk about the Cemetery’s history. Many famous people are buried there, including actress Judy Holliday, New York Times Editor A. M. Rosenthal, composer George Gershwin, Solomon Guggenheim (founder of the famous Fifth Avenue museum), and the founders of Barricini Candy Co. The Gershwin, Guggenheim, and Barricini mausoleums are close to the Chapel Lodge.

If you are interested in this tour, which is limited to 20 people, please contact Claudia (cgisolfi8@gmail.com).  

UUA Leadership Training Opportunity - Leadership Essentials for Inclusive Communities

Saturday, April 13, 9:00am-3:30pm, at the UU Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave, Oneonta, NY 13820

Learn how to communicate and implement ways to create a creative and life-affirming community… at work, at home, and at church! Topics will include thinking in systems, effective communication, collaborative project planning, and inclusive decision-making. FUSW will pay the $40 registration. This is an on-site event taking place in Oneonta. Click here for more details.

Midnight Run Update

FUSW is planning to coordinate with South Church to participate in Midnight Run again this summer. The quarterly meeting is Sunday, April 21, and the summer Breakfast Runs will be Saturday, July 13 and Saturday, August 10. We will share more details in the coming weeks.

Make a Recommendation

Is there something you have enjoyed - an article, podcast, book, movie, or special trail to walk - that you would like to share with the congregation? We invite you to forward your recommendations to Rina (admin@fusw.org) so we can include them in future issues of the Scoop.

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 the picture, then right-mouse click to copy the email).

Board of Trustees - The Board usually meets on the third Monday of each month via Zoom at 7:45pm. Click here to join our meeting on Zoom. Meetings are open to any member of FUSW. For confidential matters, non-Board members will be asked to leave temporarily. At the end of the meeting, there will be an open forum, during which non-Board members can speak about topics of concern, limiting remarks to two minutes. To access the minutes from previous meetings, visit the Members page of fusw.org and click on Board Minutes Archive.  

Scheduling Zoom Meetings or Submitting Information for The Scoop and FUSW Calendar - Contact our Administrator, Rina Schunk (admin@fusw.org). For Zoom meetings, please include the purpose and preferred date/time. Articles for The Scoop are due by Wednesday at 10:00am.