UUCSC News and Updates
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Volume III * Issue 22 * November 4, 2022 | |
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI
All are welcome!
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Reverend Denis Letourneau Paul, Minister
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Daylight Savings Time Ends This Weekend
Don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour tomorrow night.
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This Sunday, November 6, 2022 | |
In-Person and on Zoom 10:00 am | |
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"Changing Taste"
Rev. Denis Letourneau Paul
Sky Kimball
Tastes change. As we gain experience in the world, our horizons expand. Sometimes we leave old ideas, beliefs, and preferences behind. But sometimes, our experiences are so profound that they change the way we understand our past selves and what our tastes were. Rev. Denis and Sky Kimball will explore what it means to see our past selves differently.
Masks are required in the sanctuary.
Order of Service
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Embracing Change
Our Soul Matters theme this month is Change. I hope you enjoy the video above and the links below as we explore Change together this month.
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem, by Amanda Gorman and here it is put to music
Spotify playlist and YouTube playlist on Change
Is Your Carbon Footprint BS? | How to Save a Planet - Podcast
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Share the Plate Sunday
Half of the plate and designated collections received by check or online
the first week of each month are shared with a worthy local nonprofit.
The November recipient is Planned Parenthood, more information below.
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Like everyone, I’ve experienced getting older as a mixed bag of changes. Some aren’t terrible, just challenging, like having to use eyeglasses or hearing aids, or having arthritis that flares up once in a while. Other changes are pleasant, like being more accepting and better able to handle stress. But there’s one change lately that has me scratching my head a little.
You see, I have never remembered my dreams. I’ve always woken up with no clue of what happened in my mind as I slept. The only dreams I’ve ever remembered are really great ones like being able to fly, or really terrible ones like my mother dying. But in the last couple of weeks, every morning I wake up with a clear memory of every single dream.
Last night I dreamt that I was at a coastal resort with ministerial colleagues for a retreat. Usually our “retreats” are really just long series of classes, workshops and business meetings, in lovely settings we don’t have the time to enjoy. But in this dream it was a real retreat. We ate great food, took long walks, and spent lots of time enjoying each other’s company. We shared our dreams. Not nocturnal dreams, but dreams for our congregations and for the future of our shared faith. It was an amazing dream of love, camaraderie and creativity.
When I was in seminary, a popular “fluff” class (everyone needs one of those at least once) was “Dreamworks” offered by the late Jeremy Taylor, a world-renowned dream expert. I never took the class (for obvious reasons) but everyone who did appreciated getting to journal about, and then later unpack as a group, all of their significant dreams. The process allowed them to pay attention to their unconscious minds, and thereby find answers to many of the issues they were struggling with. Their dreams, they said, offered them new ways of thinking and imagining solutions to big and small challenges.
I like this change. I don’t understand why it’s happening, but I hope it’s permanent. Who knows what kinds of insights I can gain from my subconscious mind, if I pay attention.
In Peace,
Rev Denis
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Reminder: Worship Assistant Training Tomorrow
On Saturday, November 5 at 10 AM Rev. Denis will lead the first in a series of 2-hour training sessions designed to help us all be more effective speakers and worship leaders. The first session will explore the characteristics of a Spiritual Reflection, those short but insightful stories shared during services by members and friends of the congregation.
Please let Rev Denis know if you plan to attend.
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Notes from the UUCSC Office
The UUCSC office will be closed on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th. Be sure to vote!
If you are planning a meeting, please email the office so it can be put on the congregational calendar.
Printed copies of the members directory are available! Suggested donation is $5 to offset the cost of printing. Email the office to request your copy.
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Share the Plate for November, 2022 | |
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Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, with all collections going to benefit Rhode Island specifically, is the recipient of Share the Plate this month. As you know, on June 24, 2022 the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Some states, such as Rhode Island, passed laws that keep abortions legal. It is hoped that by sharing our collections with Planned Parenthood we can support this important cause.
Planned Parenthood’s mission is to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their futures, with or without insurance. Their health centers provide a wide range of services, namely preventive care, including birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and screenings for cervical and other cancers. They are committed to advancing the health of young people by providing comprehensive sex education that is medically accurate, culturally responsive, equitable and accessible, as well as inclusive of varying gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
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UUCSC Men's Breakfast
Saturday, November 5, 2022, 9 AM
T's Restaurant
in the Stop & Shop parking lot,Narragansett
Submitted by Will Bender.
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WOW "Women of Wisdom" Zoom Luncheon
Monday, November 7 @ 12:30
Prepare your lunch or just a cup of tea and join us on Zoom for some conversation; catch up with friends near and far. WOW meets every first Monday of the month. Just click on the link here or on the church calendar.
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Coordinating Council
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
4pm on Zoom
Committee chairs and all interested parties will gather on Zoom for the council's bimonthly meeting. Much energy and many ideas were generated at the Congregational Meeting in September. Join in the conversation as we follow up that meeting with a discussion on how to grow our membership, strengthen our committees and reach out to the broader community. Find out how you can help with the Holiday Fair. Join the meeting here or from the link on the UUCSC calendar.
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White Elephant Sale at the Holiday Fair
Please begin planning what clean and desirable items you want to donate. Everything should be in good condition and working order.
Accessories such as hats, scarves, purses, mittens, etc. are welcome, but no other clothing. Deliveries can be made to UUCSC between Nov. 10 and Nov. 30, but no later. If you can deliver things in boxes rather than bags it will be easier for volunteers to handle. Contact Mary Fulton with any questions.
Your former treasures can become someone else’s treasure! Help us facilitate this exchange and make monetary change for UUCSC!
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Current Community Connections | |
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Family Hike with Movement Education Outdoors
Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 to 2
Movement Education Outdoors was our Share the Plate recipient for September and October of this year. Everyone from UUCSC was invited to participate in a Family Hike with them on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 10:00 to 2:00. You must preregister for this event, perhaps because they are serving pizza following the hike. See their Facebook page for a lot of helpful, and necessary information.
There will be another hike on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
Submitted by Barbara Beckwith
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What Problem?
TONIGHT! Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. at the VETS…
The groundbreaking Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company’s work “What Problem?” evokes the tension between belonging to a community and feelings of isolation that many feel in these divisive political times.
Buy tickets here.
Co-presented by FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute at Brown University
Submittted by Johnnie Rodriguez
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Multi-congregation Discussion:
Revising the 7 Principles?
Tuesdays * November 1, 8, & 15
6:30 – 8:00 on Zoom
Facilitated by Revs Darcey Laine, Douglas Taylor, and Jo VonRue.
Our Unitarian Universalist Seven Principles are under consideration for significant revision. This discussion has been underway in the UU world, and now it’s our turn to engage with the draft statements and focused discussion questions... DIG DEEPER
Register in advance for this meeting here to receive Zoom link.
Submitted by Mary Fulton
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Beneath The Polar Sun
Film Screening and Discussion
First Baptist Church, North Kingstown
Sunday, Nov. 13, 7 PM
This film is the work of Stephen Smith and Diana Kushner. Several years ago Steve’s movie “Vanishing Point” was shown at UUCSC.
Submitted by Linda Whyte Burrell
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URI 59th Annual Honors Colloquium
Focus... Just Good Food:
Creating Equitable, Sustainable, and
Resilient Food Systems
Tuesdays in the Fall 7:00 PM
Edwards Auditorium or online.
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This war rages on...
The UUCSC Share the Plate committee recommends one of these four organizations that are providing support to Ukrainians in crisis.
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Bethany Sorrentino, Helping Hands Coordinator
Don't be afraid to ask for help - helping hands are here!
Helping hand volunteers are also needed.
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List of Black owned businesses from RI Monthly magazine. Patronize these businesses all year long. This small effort can help undo racism. Please send pics and reviews to Etta for sharing here and on website.
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How to Submit Info to This Newsletter | |
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Send announcements and news with Newsletter Item in the subject line to Sara Kaplow, Congregational Administrator, at uucscri@gmail.com and Etta Zasloff, Editor, at zasloff.etta@gmail.com by Tuesday Noon
to assure publication by Friday of that week.
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