UUCSC News and Updates
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Volume IV * Issue 31 * January 19, 2024 | |
This Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
Worship In Person and Online at 10:00 am | |
"Waking to a Nightmare and Grappling with
Moral Complexity"
Sandra Laub
In our world of us versus them thinking, how can we articulate the real complexities, challenges and grief that we witness? How do we respond to the Israel/Hamas War and the suffering in Gaza? Sandra Laub, playwright and actor, educator and activist takes these questions on, and extends her "grappling" to a local situation, where she and her community took a moral stance.
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The theme this month is
Liberating Love
We have started a collective art piece in the RE hallway and all are invited to contribute! What and who do you love? What do you love about yourself? Come write your answers on a strip of paper and tape them up! Let's fill in the whole wall!
If you missed it a couple weeks ago, check out this list of love. It's a powerful practice for our mental health and our activism in the world.
Lee Cowan, DRE
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New Masking Guide
In the spirit of our covenant of love and helping one another, and in light of the increasing COVID, flu, and RSV transmission rates, we request that — unless you really can’t — you wear a mask during services and gatherings so that we can all keep one another healthy. Events involving the serving of food are postponed until the Spring.
Approved by the Board
The CDC now has a useful Covid-19 wastewater dashboard.
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Picking Up Stones – My Learning Journey
Since early October my partner Bina (Barbara Holtzman) and I have been working on producing Sandra Laub’s play, premiering TOMORROW at UUCSC, called Picking Up Stones: An American Jew Wakes to a Nightmare. (Sold out!) While this has been a huge amount of work, co-producing this performance has also been an amazing learning experience. READ MORE
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The family of Rev. Ron Marcy requests that sympathy and memorial gifts be given in his memory to the Warm Welcome House of Peace Dale. His passion was to uplift the poor and discouraged.
Warm Welcome House of Peace Dale
8 North Road
Peace Dale, RI 02879
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From The Finance Committee
About your tax donation record
With the implementation of the Breeze Management System and the increased income tax standard deduction, the Finance Committee has decided NOT to issue the annual paper copy of calendar-year donation receipts (in this case 2023). You may recall Aline and Jeff handing these out in January of each year. You can now easily check your giving record in Breeze. HERE are specific directions. If you need a printed copy, you can e-mail, telephone (401-783-8278-leave message), or speak to Jeff Berry on any Sunday. If you have not activated your Breeze account, see how to do it in REMINDERS below. Alert: Some recent online contributions may not appear yet in Breeze.
We still intend to report, via e-mail or other means as needed, each contributor’s payment progress towards her/his Annual Pledge commitment.
Thank You!
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Board to Host January Book Read
The Board would like to invite everyone to join in as we continue reading and discussing the book The Light we Carry by Michelle Obama, on January 24, and 31, 6:30-8:00pm, on ZOOM.
Please RSVP to Sara at uucscri@gmail.com so additional information and the link can be sent to you.
Submitted by Nancy Richman
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ALL Congregation Meeting
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10:00am -12:00pm
The primary purpose of this meeting is to bring our community together to examine our Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, and Hopes/Aspirations. We will do this with a fun, interactive exercise that gets everyone involved. From this exercise we’ll have the beginning of a roadmap that the Board, committees, and interested volunteers can use to live into our mission more deeply, and more actively and intentionally strive toward our hopes and aspirations for the future. Everyone’s input is valuable and needed. Please join us!
Submitted by Nancy Richman
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Beverages and Banter with Rev. Denis
Tuesday, January 23, 10 am at Sweet Althea's
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Upcoming Services
January 28 RIBS Storyteller Regie Gibson
February 4 Renewing Our Purposes, Values and Covenant Rev. Eric Cherry
February 11 The Power of an Angry Teen Rev. Denis
February 18 Justice and Equity Rev. Carie Johnsen
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From the UUA on Article II
The final revision of the proposed new Article II of UUA Bylaws was made available to UUs in November and some congregations have already drafted proposed amendments. For these amendments to be submitted to the Board of Trustees, they must have the endorsement of 15 certified member congregations. Consider reviewing and offering your congregation’s support for one of these amendments. The deadline for submitting new amendments is February 1, 2024. Submitted by Rev. Denis
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Antiracism Group Meeting
Monday, January 22, 2024, 7 PM
On Zoom
This meeting will be a follow up discussion to Sandra Laub's play, Picking up Stones and her Sunday sermon with a focus on grappling with complexity, generated by the play and the sermon. Barbara Holtzman will facilitate. All are welcome, whether or not you attended either event.
Submitted by Barbara Holtzman
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Tabitha's Closet at Peace Dale Congregational (PDC) is now accepting gently used clothing for their Thrift Store. Bring your donations to the bin in the foyer of UUCSC and we will deliver them or you can drop them off at PDC in the side door to the office. It is helpful if clothing is in bags, not too heavy.
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Celebration of African and Caribbean Cultures
Featuring Amina Blackwood Meeks and Teju Ologboni
Free: Family Event /All Ages
6:30 PM
South Kingstown High School
215 Columbia St, Wakefield, RI
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Support Wayne Everett Requested
A local community member, struggling for justice.
Wayne is a tireless community member: Narragansett tribal member working to expand food security and land uses for the betterment of all; social worker for homeless individuals; fighter for racial justice in South Kingstown and beyond. He believes in the worth of all and the value of all cultures and creating cultural expansion in our shared world. Please help him now, as he fights a serious illness. Even a small donation to the Go Fund Me page will show him community support.
Submitted by Taylor Ellis
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Breeze APP Users Guide. It puts all UUCSC Breeze users contact information in the palm of your hand. Please contact Etta Zasloff
zasloff.etta@gmail.com if you need personal assistance in creating your account or updating your information.
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Community Sewing Space
2nd and 4th Tuesdays
2:30-7:30 PM * Hours extended!
Oneto Room
More details.
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Michael Bilecki will recycle your batteries. Deposit them in the container in the Oneto Room!
Read more here.
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Kundalini Yoga Winter Series
Oneto Room at UUCSC
Thursdays 5-6:30pm
January 25; February 15, 29; March 14, 28
MORE DETAILS HERE
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All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Watertown NY is offering couch surfing space in their building for the total eclipse of April 8th. Some families may be able to host guests. Please see https://www.allsoulsuu.org/eclipse-hosting
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Care Continues for...
Judi and Suzanne Marcy, Jean Bowen. Their contact information can be found in the Directory.
Louise McLeod is now in Roberts Health Centre, 25 Roberts Way, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Cards and calls are welcome, visits too, just call first (578-7150).
Submitted by Val Follett
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The food pantry is always in need of low sodium soups and broths, and whole grain items. Drop off at Jonnycake or bring to box in the UUCSC Foyer.
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Don't become victim to a SCAM!
Review Understanding Phishing!
If you receive a suspicious email, drag it into your Spam folder, which will automatically block the scammer from using your email again as bait. Stay vigilant!
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In addition to your pledge, if you are 70 ½ years of age or older, you may donate up to $100,000.00 each year to UUCSC or other charities from your IRA account. Such a donation does not count as taxable income to you if made directly from your IRA account to the charity. Read more here.
Submitted by the Finance Committee
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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
uuhelpinghands@gmail.com or 401-451-4104.
Don't be afraid to ask for help - helping hands are here!
Helping hand volunteers are also needed.
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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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