under the full moon
garlic bulbs send up spring scapes
glad hallelujahs whispered
into luminous night
-enfleshed
From Minister Margery Rossi
Greetings!

Thank you for your gracious and enthusiastic welcome this past week! I had a blast in our first worship service together and I am humbled and moved by your gifts: a delightful song, a lovely spider plant to grace my office and a Blessing Box filled with goodies!

I hope to see you again this Sunday as we acknowledge with reverence the mothering and nurturing we have received, and offered.

-Margery
(914) 693-0473
Join Us - All Welcome
Sunday schedule
CHOIR REHEARSAL: 8:30 am in the Sanctuary
CHURCH: 10 am in the Sanctuary
COFFEE HOUR: Following church in Fellowship Hall. Sign up to host here.
Sunday worship is also streamed on South Church's Facebook page at 10 am--amazing but true that 320 people joined us online last week! Services are archived in the video section of our Facebook page.

Masks are optional inside South's spaces, except in Sanctuary, where masks are required.  
Giving & Receiving
Your support sustains our worship and service opportunities, music and arts programs, and more.
Upcoming Dates to Note
  • Saturday, June 4, 10 am: Bruce Platt's Memorial Service
  • Sunday, June 5, mid-afternoon: Margery Rossi's formal installation as Minister of South Church
  • Sunday, June 12, 10 am: Pride Service
  • Sunday, June 12, 11 am: Congregational Meeting/Installation of new deacons and session members immediately after church
FIND THE FULL CALENDAR HERE
Open Mic Nights for Rivertowns Teens continues on May 15
  • The first Open Mic for Middle Schoolers takes place on Sunday, May 15, 6:30 - 8 pm, led by 8th grader Katie Hung of Dobbs Ferry Middle School.
  • The High School “Mic” will take place right after it.

Both take place in South Church's Fellowship Hall. The Open Mics are open to all teens of appropriate ages/grades. All performers welcome: bands, singers, soloists, jazz, classical, experimental, poetry, theater, spoken word ... Adults are welcome to watch and enjoy.
To sign up or ask questions, e-mail rivertownteens@gmail.com
Learn more: rivertownslab.org
Faith, Justice & the Arts
Kristin Kelly Javier at the Donald Gallery
"The Light Is Everything," a mosaic exhibition by Kristin Kelly Javier, opens at the Donald Gallery on May 8. The Dobbs Ferry artist creates dimensional visions in glass, stone, precious materials, found treasures. Opening Reception May 15, 11 am - 2 pm.
Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry
Some scary statistics have been coming our way recently, writes Gretchen Skaggs, co-director of the Pantry. In Westchester, the second wealthiest county in NY, 1 in every 5 children lacks reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Let that sink in. MORE
Roots & Wings
Compost Conversations during Earth Week turned out to be a food scrap recycling think tank, writes Lenore Person, the moderator of the evening. Hudson Composts's home pickup service and municipal drop-off sites make it very easy: how can we encourage people to change their habits?
From Our Community Partners
Common Ground Concerts
An evening of old-time music featuring Nora Brown and Jake Blount on Saturday, May 14, 8 pm, at South Church. Blount is a two-time winner and many-time finalist of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival who foregrounds the experiences of queer people and people of color in his work. MORE
"Writing Our Stories"
A Saturday writing group sponsored by the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, starting April 9 and held every other Saturday through June 18, in person, noon to 2 pm at South Church. Reserve your place in the group with leader Michael Carman.
Benediction
Go forth with the compassion of Jesus, the companionship of the Holy Spirit and the creative love and justice of God.
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