Apr 282016
 
 April 28, 2016
Walkin' Boots hike, May 10, North Natomas Regional Park

Walkin’ Boots hike, May 10, 2016, 9 AM, North Natomas Regional Park, Sacramento We’ll be walking in the North Natomas Regional Park, one of Sacramento’s newest parks. The park is a blend of developed areas (dog park, baseball/softball fields, playground, bridges over creeks) and undeveloped areas (meadows, open space, geese, loons, rabbits and wide open

Apr 272016
 
 April 27, 2016

Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement Last June, Unitarian Universalist delegates debated and approved an action of witness at the UUA’s 2015 General Assembly.  They urged our 1,000 UU congregations to support the Black Lives Matter movement.  There was some heat as delegates addressed the assembly from PRO and CON microphones.  Young UUs of color

Apr 272016
 
 April 27, 2016

There are only 2 JHYG classes left, May 1 and May 22.  Last class, one stalwart member developed a prototype board and structure.  JHYGers worked on the cards and ways to proceed along the board, all the while recognizing that the 6 pillars are all interrelated in the actions that comprise and affect them.  JHYGers,

Apr 262016
 
 April 26, 2016

Silent Group Meditation–every Wednesday at 5:30 PM sharp in Classroom 6 in the education building.  Come a bit early to find the room.  We have anywhere from 2 to 10 folks, usually 5.  No experience meditating is necessary.  We gather, greet one another, hear encouraging words to practice mindfulness by noticing the breath and any

Apr 252016
 
 April 25, 2016
New Rental Page with Gorgeous Pics of Our New Building

If you haven’t checked out the beautiful pics of our new building on the rental page (uuss.org/rental) – check them out! Bonus: some drone pics that one of our member’s grandson took:  

Apr 252016
 
 April 25, 2016

As the senior minister, I was proud of our lay leadership and inspired by this message by our trustee and Treasurer on Sunday.  Several people did get a pledge form after the service to make a pledge for the coming budget, and a handful said they will increase the earlier pledge after they heard what

Apr 252016
 
 April 25, 2016
Earth Day Festival 2016

On April 24 Earth Justice Ministry volunteers joined 140 other organizations at the Earth Day Festival sponsored by ECOS at Southside Park. People who stopped by the table addressed the same question that was part of the UUSS Earth Day service on April 17. The question – “What are you called to do to help

Apr 252016
 
 April 25, 2016
Photos - Effie Yeaw Field Trip

True Reflections had a great trip to Effie Yeaw at the beginning of April. The group spent more than an hour on the trails and little time in the museum with the live animals. Mary and Rich Howard talked a little about whether plants and rocks fall under our first UU principle (the consensus was