Riverside Drive Cleanup

Join us this Sunday, April 21 for our annual Earth Day roadside cleanup of our Adopt-a-Highway section of Riverside Drive in Canton.

We will be departing the church at noon.

Carpooling is available. Garbage Bags and safety vests will be provided. Bring a water bottle and a pair of work gloves.

Social Hour Hosts:

Sarah Oakley

Phil Collins

Greeters:

Jim & Pam Boyle

Religious Education

Join us this Sunday, April 21 for play, a Passover story, celebrate Earth Day, discussing pregnancy and roadside cleanup.

Our nursery will be open and staffed at 10:15 for infants to 3 years old.

Our Spirit Play class for 4 years to 1st graders, will hear the Passover Story, a source story about an Egyptian Pharaoh, and his distrust of the Hebrew people and their escape from persecution. 

Our Faith Space class for 2nd-6th graders, will celebrate Earth Day and explore ways we take care of our planet.

Our OWL class for 7th-8th graders, will explore the topic of pregnancy, parenthood and unintended pregnancy.

Our youth group for 9th-12th graders, will attend the worship service and then participate in the Riverside Drive Roadside cleanup after church.

Game Night Tomorrow!

Friday, April 19 at 5:00p.m. in the Social Room.

Bring your own games or just show up and play the games on hand. It's a great way to unwind after a long week.This is open to anyone who likes to play games, so bring your friends! Contact Carlene Bermann with any questions. You're also welcome to bring snacks!

Social Action Shared Offering to benefit Seeds of Peace

Sunday, April 28.

Seeds of Peace is an organization that hosts Israeli and Palestinian teens for a conflict resolution summer camps in an effort to change the future of the region by teaching the processes of peace. Founded in 1993, Seeds of Peace develops courageous leaders who work in solidarity across differences to create more just and inclusive societies. 

To learn more about Seeds of Peace visit: www.seedsofpeace.org

Dance Connections: Latin Beats! Salsa, Bachata, and Bomba

North Country Latin Dance will host a two-session Latin Beats: Salsa-Dancing workshop, Saturday, April 27 and Saturday, May 25, 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Jeanna Matthews, founder of the North Country Latin Dance community, will lead a fundamentals of salsa workshop including a variety of dance moves such as shoulder check and hairbrush, and basic steps like cumbia, as well as a variety of turn patterns. In April, the workshop will include bachata moves. In May, the instruction will include bomba moves. Workshops will be hosted in the social room. 

Rachel Somers Grant Social Action Award: Do you know someone who works tirelessly to promote social justice and make the world a better place? Submit your nomination by Wednesday, April 24 to socialaction@uucantonny.org to recognize them.

Spring Work Day

Saturday, May 4 8:30a.m.- Noon

Let's all come together for some spring cleaning and grounds care at church. Many hands make light work and it's always more fun with friends. Mark your calendar now and watch for more details to come in the May Newsletter.

UU Church History Circle will meet this Sunday, April 21 at 9 a.m. to share updates and plan more work sessions. All are welcome to join us!

Did You Know...

A teach-in series on the subject of environmental control...is planned for National Earth Week...a convocation (includes) the Reverend Max Coots, of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton ..on "Religion and Population."

Massena Observer, 4/21/1970 p3

Note: Earth Day began on April 22, 1970

Brought to you by the UU Church of Canton History Circle

Beyond the Binary Conference

A place to find community with transgender, nonbinary folx and our allies.

A conference for us to gather, learn and grow.

Learn more and register by clicking here.

Many of our church members will be performing in a choir extravaganza tomorrow (Friday, April 19) at 7p.m. in Gunnison Memorial Chapel at St. Lawrence University. It will feature the St. Lawrence Choral Society & Orchestra performing Jake Runestad's Into the Light (2017) and Elaine Hagenberg's Illuminare (2022), along with The Laurentian Singers performing repertoire from their March 2024 Tour of the Carolinas.

The Week Ahead:

Friday, April 19:

5:00p.m., Game Night

Sunday, April 21:

9:30 a.m., History Circle

10:30 a.m., Worship

Noon, Roadside Cleanup

Monday, April 22:

7:00 p.m., UU Men's Group

Tuesday, April 23:

9:30 a.m., Sacred Texts and Coffee

7:00 p.m., Policy Manual Meeting

You can check the church calendar at any time on our website here.