Upcoming Events

• Friday, February 3, 12:30pm, First Friday Women’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Theresa Reynolds (ntdelise@optonline.net) or Marilee Scheuneman (marilee@scheuneman.com)

• Friday, February 3, 7:30pm, Evening Women’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Diane Guernsey (dianeguernsey.uu@gmail.com).

• Friday, February 3, 7:30pm, Men’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Paul Gross (pgross@pulsevoices.org) or Art Lowenstein (artlowenstein48@gmail.com).

• Sunday, February 19, 12:00pm, Reading Black Lives ~ see details below

Upcoming Worship

• Sunday, February 12, 10:00am, “TBA” ~ Gross/Guernsey Program Group

• Sunday, February 19, 10:00am, “TBA” ~ Rev. Tet Gallardo

About Our Guest Worship Speaker

This Sunday we welcome back Tara Bedeau, who will be joining our service remotely. Ms. Bedeau is a longtime educator, trainer, speaker and consultant, as well as a featured speaker, broadcast commentator and media guest for organizations such as the American Academy of Religion and the Association of Professional Chaplains. She has authored several publications and is guest faculty at institutions such as Columbia University / Union Theological Seminary and the Chaplaincy Institute. Learn more about Ms. Bedeau here.

Reading Black Lives

“Reading Black Lives” Book Group, Sunday, February 19, 12:00pm, South Presbyterian Church

The FUSW Reading Black Lives book group is reading On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. Described as “stunning,” this novel "is about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco.” Weather and COVID permitting, the group will meet in person at South Church to discuss the book. All are welcome. Contact Denise Woodin at (dcw2@optonline.net) if you’d like to join the discussion.

Concert for Hope at South Church

Concert for Hope Fundraiser, Saturday, February 4, 6:00pm, South Church

South Church invites the FUSW community to a concert fundraiser featuring their director of music, Amir Khosrowpour. The evening begins with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and celebrates South Church's

"200 Years of Hope Through Service." Click here for more about the Concert for Hope and a link to donate.

UUA Connections

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is currently in a multi-year process to change the UUA Principles and Purpose. Click here for more information about the reasons behind these changes.

Share the Plate is Back!

Each month going forward we will share our offerings — half of the cash in the plate each Sunday, half of each offering check with “plate” written in the memo, and half of each online offering — with a local charity. For February we have chosen PrideWorks, supporting LGBTQ+ youth, their allies, and the adults in their lives. For the months that follow, we are open to nominations from the congregation. Send your preferred recipients to Richard Slade (richardthetenor@gmail.com), and the Share the Plate Committee will evaluate who we will be donating to and when.

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