September 3, 2021
Worship Service
Sunday,
September 5, 2021
10:30am

Join us on our UUSP YouTube Channel

Embracing the Possibilities of Critical Race Theory
 Rev. Ben Atherton-Zeman, Jeanay Johnson, 
Jon Arterton & James Mack, 
and Susan Burnore

Several states have passed laws outlawing the teaching of Critical Race Theory, but what does it actually mean? This worship service asks: who gets to tell the story of our country’s history and what is our responsibility as Unitarian Universalists with respect to racism and white privilege? All are welcome to this online worship service!

We have discontinued our indoor services at the church until further notice. Even if we are not together in our UUSP Sanctuary, we will continue to stream our Sunday Services at 10:30 am through our UUSP YouTube Channel.
Please join us!
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Monthly virtual meetings are
every 3rd Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Stay tuned for the Board Newsletter next week.
To receive the agenda or link in advance, contact communications.
Weekly Message from Rev. Ben
There will be no indoor gatherings until further notice. Please join us online for our service premiere on

More details about our service this Sunday.

Please help us spread the word: stay home, stay safe and stay connected.

Blessings, Rev. Ben
Religious Education
Children's Religious Education
This month we are exploring ways that our faith invites us to Embrace Possibility.

Embracing Possibility is the theme. One way of thinking of Embracing Possibility is to imagine the spark of the divine, of God, of the Spirit of Life inside each person. It’s a great way of reminding us that we have so many possibilities inside us!
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And there are many ways of describing that special, “full of possibility” part of each person.

Our first UU principle puts it as “The inherent worth and dignity of each person…” 
Namaste - Family Engagement
Teach and practice the Sanskrit Namaste bow and meaning for honoring the divine in each other. This connects to our first UU Principle, the inherent worth and dignity of each person. We embrace possibilities of good and hope in each person.
UU St. Pete Connects
Sunday 9:15 am Women's Discussion/Covenant Group will resume meeting -- virtually -- on Sunday, September 5. Our first book will be Waking Up the Karma Fairy by Meg Barnhouse. Women interested in joining this group may contact Dr. Cynthia Patterson, cp3860@gmail.com, for additional details

Check out our Calendar on our website to check out what's going on here at our
UU St Pete!
As noted in the Board newsletter, the church will no longer be available for shelter during hurricanes or other potentially severe weather.

The Board, however, does not want to “take away” without “filling in”. In order to set up an alternative plan, the Board reached out to the Care Committee.

Please take a moment to participate in the survey below so we know the "Needs of our UUSP Community" if a storm gets too close.

Thank you - Your Care Committee
Social Justice
Our Friday Night Picnic Always needs a hand.
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We are open for donations such as:
> For this week we could use:
> 120 sandwiches
> 60 fruit
> 60 hard-boiled eggs
> 60 desserts
> 60 bottles of water
> 4-6 volunteers

Our Rev. Ben has joined up in lending a hand to our wonderful crew. Youth are welcomed to join! If you or your family would like to join in on lending a hand or a meal, contact Sabine!
UUSP Ways To Give
Ways of Giving

We give in gratitude for each other, for our time together, for our sacred space, for those in our wider community, and for those who lead us to be our best selves.
Members and friends set up a plan to make a gift from
their estate to the
Endowment Fund of UU St. Pete. Leaving a portion of the assets one has accumulated over the course of a lifetime ensures the continuation of the spiritual home that they have come to cherish and perpetuates our UU values.
UUA Corner
Click here for the September Newsletter.
Welcome to the 2021-2022 Congregational Year!
By Natalie Briscoe
 
The start-up to this congregational year seems more fraught than in previous years. It has felt impossible in recent months to set a course for our communities while so much is still uncertain. As we head into the new congregational year, your Southern Region staff promises to accompany you through these difficult times, hold you in empathy, and bring you hope when hope is hard to find.
 
We thought we would take this opportunity to remind you of a few things and to encourage you to consider some others... continue reading
Thank you for your interest in
Unitarian Universalist Church of
St. Petersburg!

Be Safe and Be Well!
Kelli DeGraw,
part of your Communications Team.

Thank you to our
UU St Pete contributors & many volunteers!
Our mission is to be an inclusive, evolving religious community
that inspires spiritual and intellectual growth to make our world a better place.
Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg
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