UUCSC News and Updates
Weekly on Fridays
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI
All are welcome!
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Sunday Offerings : May 16, 2021 |
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We evolve in the midst of narratives meant only for some and ways of being made narrow by fear and power. We must, then, have the courage to listen to the truth of our own lives, to the wisdom that comes from within.
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The Power of (Another) Perspective: Life in Covenant
Live on Zoom with Rev. DL
Today we loosen our grasp on what we know for sure, and allow for the possibility of growth and change.
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Coffee hour follows directly after the service at the same Zoom link.
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The Magnificent Red Bud Tree
We have a story today about how one thing can be seen in many different ways, and the importance of listening to all perspectives to find a more full truth.
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RE Kids Zoom time: This will be our second to last Zoom call for the year! See the RE Newsletter for our full schedule of gatherings.
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RE Newsletter: A More Complete Truth: continuing our anti-racist journey.
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Spiritual Enrichment
May's theme is Story
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This week we invite you to read this article:
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Thoughts and Prayers Needed |
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UUCSC Member Louise McLeod is in the Elderwood of Scallop Shell Nursing Home, 55 Scallop Shell Way, Wakefield, RI 02879, healing from a bad fall and broken femur. No visitors or phone calls yet, but she would enjoy receiving cards and your thoughts and prayers for a full recovery.
Submitted by Val Follett
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Join us on Zoom to tell a story!
TODAY! Friday, May 14th at 1pm
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Tuesday, May 18th at 7pm
Our congregational history is so important and we want to record it! We invite you to join us on a Zoom call to swap stories! May 14th will be to record stories of our congregation as well as personal stories. May 18th will be to record personal stories about important turning points that changed the course of our lives.
Lee will then take highlights from our stories to make a short video to share during our May 23rd service.
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Story Swap - Share a Story or Just Listen! |
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I just attended the Zoom Story Swap coordinated by our amazing DRE Lee Cowan. Since I don’t have a completed member profile to share this week, I am going to use this space to encourage you to attend one of the upcoming Story Swaps that Lee has organized to coincide with May’s Spiritual Enrichment theme of Story. READ MY STORY
Submitted by Elizabeth Donovan
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From the Nominations Committee...
Excitement is in the air as Covid restrictions continue to be relaxed. UUCSC Guidelines for Small In-Person Gatherings will be released next week and hopefully we will be meeting together for worship in the fall. There is much joyful work to be done at UUCSC! The Nominating Committee is looking to fill top vacancies on the Board. As their terms come to an end and they both have started new “day” jobs our President Natalie Herbermann and our Vice President Rosemary Galiani have each decided not to seek another term. Please contact the Nominating Committee if you are interested in serving the congregation in this very important way.
Elizabeth Donovan, Linda White Burrell or Gail Burchard.
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From the Facilities Committee...
Calling for Volunteers to help prepare the building for when we can come back together! We need to do lots of cleaning and small scale repair and maintenance projects. Contact Sally Barney at sbarney07@aol.com if you can help clean or are a "fix-it" person!
Submitted by Sally Barney
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UUA General Assembly is Virtual - June 23-27, 2021 |
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I know a lot of us are looking at the (virtual) General Assembly and thinking “4 days of zoom – you’ve got to be kidding!” We want to be outside, with our families and beloveds, and free from this last year of confinement. I hear you and I’m right there with you.
And…I encourage you to attend the virtual General Assembly anyway.
The theme – “Circle ‘Round for Justice, Healing, and Courage” – is designed specifically with you, with all UUs, in mind. Questions like how do we replenish our spirit, live with uncertainty, name and honor the grief of the past year, and move forward, together?
The worship at GA is consistently powerful and inspiring, there are opportunities to connect and collaborate with UU’s from around the country – and world, and oh, have I mentioned, Stacey Abrams (yeah, that Stacey Abrams) is our keynote speaker?
It’s also an opportunity to honor transitions – new babies are dedicated, young adults bridged into adulthood, all sorts of staff and clergy recognized for major milestones. Year in and year out, the power and connectedness of these services bring tears to my eyes.
I’ll be there. I hope you’ll join me.
And there are scholarships available for the $200 registration fee. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you need a full or partial scholarship.
Love,
Rev. DL
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2021 WARE LECTURE at GA
The UUA President invites a distinguished guest each year to address the General Assembly as the Ware Lecturer. Please join us Saturday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. CDT / 5:00 p.m. MDT / 4:00 p.m. PDT. General Assembly registration is required.
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Alberto “Tito” Gambarini
Surgeon, Artist, Political Activist with RI ties dies.
Submitted by Linda Whyte Burrell
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Powerful Civics Education: It's Everyone's Responsibility
Over the past several years, questions about the stability of America's democratic system have been raised by experts in many fields, from across the political spectrum. After years of polarization, the United States has become highly divided, and there is a widespread loss of confidence in our very form of government and civic order. A movement for a renewed focus on civics and history education has arisen to address these concerns.
Earlier this year, with the launch of the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) initiative, the country has its first significant comprehensive roadmap that states, local school districts, educators and organizations such as the Club can use to transform the teaching of history and civics to meet the needs of America in the 21st century. One of EAD's most significant features is that it recognizes that powerful and effective civics education is everyone's responsibility, not just civics and social studies teachers, and not just schools themselves. It asserts that we need all sectors of society working to together to educate students about American civics and history.
Friday, May 14, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT
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