Reverend Denis Letourneau Paul, Minister

revdenispaul@gmail.com Minister's Calendar

Worship

In Person and on Zoom 10:00 am

"The Circle"

A Sermon in Story

Antonio Rocha

Antonio Rocha (pronounced

Haw-sha) will tell "The Circle," an African folktale. Such stories can make us ponder how we walk the Earth and treat each other. They can become our companions and help us reflect on what kind of impact we want to have now and for future generations.

Mr. Rocha is an award winning storyteller, TEDx presenter, author and coach who has performed in 43 states, and in 20 countries across 6 continents. With his tenor voice, precise movements and charisma, he has been entertaining for the past three and a half decades. For more information about this unique performer, please visit www.storyinmotion.com

Order of Service

Religious Exploration

In Person 10am-noon



The short clip above is from the Soul Matters curriculum for (adult) small groups. But it's from an animated film that will speak to all ages. It's on our January theme of "finding our center." What's your center?

Special note from the Music Director

Concert at UUCSC Tomorrow Night!

January 28, 7pm

It's been a while! Our last choral concert in the sanctuary took place in 2018, and the following year, with all the naivete of a person who had never seen an episode of Tiger King, I figured we could just wait until 2020.

I hope you've enjoyed waiting.

This Saturday, January 28, at 7:00pm in the sanctuary, Sine Nomine, another community choral ensemble I conduct, will headline with a varied, centuries-long list of compositions, ranging from the whimsical to the weighty, and mostly a cappella. The UUCSC Choir will kick off the show with a few of their own selections, and will be back for a stirring joint performance at the end.

Join us, and bring a friend! It's been some time since we filled the church for a choral performance, and the choirs and I would love to see everyone there.

General admission tickets are $20 at the door, and students are half price. Tickets may also be purchased in advance at bluebird.brownpapertickets.com  For church members who enjoy the music program but find the price steep, please be in touch with the office.

Michael Galib

Masks are not required for this event, but are recommended

and encouraged and will be available at the door.

Members and friends are cordially invited to join a congregation in Oregon virtually for Seminary for a Day on Saturday, January 28, at First Unitarian Portland. This year’s spiritual theme is Transcendentalism.

The keynote speaker is Rev. John Buehrens. Rev. Buehrens served as UUA President, 1993-2001. A prolific author, his most recent one about our heritage is CONFLAGRATION: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice (Beacon, 2020).

More details here.

A REAL American History Lesson

can be found here

"Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America"

Watch on your own on Netflix or Amazon Prime

and join our next Zoom meeting to discuss.

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UUCSC Antiracism Group

February 13, 2023 * 7:00 - 8:15 PM

From the film website: “Former ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism is interwoven with archival footage, interviews, and Robinson's story, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.”

This full feature documentary film by Sony is highly recommended by many members of the Anitracism Group as the best comprehensive source for understanding and facing American racism. Please watch and share with family and friends.

Notes from previous Antiracism Group meeting.

Submitted by Nancy Richman

Click here for notes from the latest Coordinating Council meeting at which committee chairs shared what their committees are doing.

Upcoming Sunday Services

Feb. 5 Where is the Love? Rev. Denis

Feb. 12 Journeying Toward Something Rev. Denis

Please note, all previously scheduled Shadow to Light services

have been cancelled.

All the details here.

UU Legislative Ministry of RI Health care program

Sunday January 29, 2023

4pm on Zoom

UU principles support the belief that health care should be a right, not a privilege, as stated by our UUA Resolution for Universal Health Care (1992),  

What can we do about it here in Rhode Island? 



Please join us for an important program to explore that question with special guests State Senators Linda Ujifusa and Sam Bell, Rep. David Morales, and Dr. Mark Ryan.  

Save the date: Sunday, January 29 at 4pm on Zoom (the link will be in next week's newsletter).

Sponsored by the UU Legislative Ministry of Rhode Island (UULM-RI)

PROCLAMATION TO HONOR GUN SURVIVORS

Our recently elected South Kingstown Town Council Woman, Patti Vogel Alley, has asked the Council to proclaim the week of February 1 - 7, 2023 to honor Gun Survivors.

This noteworthy acknowledgment of gun violence in our state highlights and honors the 46 Rhode Islanders who died in 2022 and 145 citizens wounded. This is part of an effort in RI by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense to educate and inform residents in our towns about how we can end gun violence.

Submitted by Cathy Solomon

Artilces worth reading



Interesting reading from the Women's Media Center about the impact of Vice President Kamala Harris and Gen Z's approach to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Submitted by Johnnie Rodriguez

REMINDERS...

Book Group Proposal

UUCSC Member Larry Kelland plans to chair a discussion group on this wonderful book by Meg Lowman via Zoom on Tuesdays, Feb. 7 - April 25, 7:30 to 8:30 PM. We will read one chapter a week. Please email lxx45@cox.net if you are interested in joining. 

Meg Lowman, Scientist (ecologist, botanist, conservationist), realized early in her career that most of the life in a tropical rainforest (birds, mammals, including primates, insects and more) is up in the canopy, which she calls the "Eighth Continent". It became her life's work. Much of it has never been studied, probably because of the difficulty in getting up there to see everything close at hand. She developed a number of interesting designs for getting up there, possibly the best one is a walkway in the canopy itself.

UUCSC Committees always need help and new ideas.

Please contact President Elizabeth Donovan at elizdn342@gmail.com.

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