To be a Force for Healing in the World

Acting on our social concerns is a long-standing tradition among Unitarian Universalists. This is reflected in the number and popularity of groups here that have such a goal as their focus.

American River Trail Stewards adopt and perform regular cleanups of one mile of the Parkway. As Parkway Stewards our members meet on the morning of the second Saturday of each month to clean up our adopted mile which is located on the UUSS side of the river between the Campus Commons Golf Course and the near border of Cal Expo.

Family Promise is a temporary shelter program designed to meet the needs of newly homeless families. UUSS hosts up to 14 guests for a week at a time on a rotating schedule.

Green Sanctuary focuses on environmental justice, sustainable living, worship and celebration, and earth education for adults and children to promote a sense of reverence, gratitude and care for our living Earth.

Interfaith Service Bureau is a nonprofit service organization that encourages understanding and cooperation among people of all faiths in response to human needs. ISB sponsors programs that build bridges of dialogue, spirituality and community service. UUSS is a participating member of ISB; we send representatives to the monthly ISB meeting and publicize their activities for interested UUSS members.

Loaves and Fishes, a subgroup of the Social Responsibility committee, provides helping hands to prepare and serve food to homeless people. One day each month, the food prep crew meets at 7:30 and the second crew meets at 10:30 to serve lunch and clean up.

Peacemakers, as part of Social Responsibility, meets monthly to discuss Unitarian approaches to the promotion of peace and nonviolence through social activism, reading and discussions of the arts, literature and periodicals, and self-reflection.

St. John's Shelter provides food lodging and training for 100 women and children. Volunteers from UUSS provide dinner and fellowship to guests on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Social Responsibility plays an extensive and diverse role in supporting and directing our energies to causes and activities they see as requiring change. They organize letter-writing campaigns, inform us of rallies and demonstrations, and in many other ways help us become more effective change agents than any one of us would be alone.