Jul 222016
 
 July 22, 2016

Don’t miss Rev. Lucy’s sermon  at the 10;30 service and the tour and orientation for newcomers at noon on the 4th Sunday of the month.  If you come early, don’t miss our Sunday Morning Spiritual Practice, which starts at 9:45 in Classroom 6.  This week’s practice is reading and reflecting on poetry or a sacred

Jul 202016
 
 July 20, 2016
Film Screening 7/28/16 & Refugee Art Exhibit 9/29/16

Save the Date!  Art for Humanity: A Refugee Art Exhibition Please save the evening of Thursday, September 29, 2016 for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Sacramento’s Art for Humanity event to be held at the Warehouse Artist Lofts and featuring the creativity of refugees resettled in Northern California.  More info about this event can be

Jul 202016
 
 July 20, 2016
Black Lives Matter Handouts

At last Sunday’s Black Lives Matter forum, I shared highlights from the Black Lives Matter Sacramento Chapter meeting on July 16, 2016 as well as information on an upcoming Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Sacramento Chapter meeting on August 24, 2016 to empower white allies to get engaged in the movement.  I am posting copies of these handouts

Jul 182016
 
 July 18, 2016

Last Sunday, at a gathering to discuss Black Lives Matter and UUSS, a request was made for resources for information about incarceration in the US. A good place to start is prisonpolicy.org which cites sources for their reports.  Those sources include: US census; BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics) and DOJ (Department of Justice, and its

Jul 152016
 
 July 15, 2016
Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education

UUSS will hopefully offer the Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education program for two different age groups in the 2016-2017 RE year. Classes for children in grades 4, 5 and 6 and then a separate class for youth in grades 7, 8 and 9. OWL is a series of curricula for different age groups and helps

Jul 142016
 
 July 14, 2016
Games Night Tomorrow! 7-15-16 @ 6 PM

Have An All-American Blast at Games Night! Friday, July 15 at 6:00 – 9:00 PM Sophia Fahs Classroom Featured Game: Wits & Wagers Potluck Theme: All-American

Jul 132016
 
 July 13, 2016
RE Mosaic Materials needed!

On August 21 and 28, the RE ArtWorks project will be making mosaic stepping stones. The goal will be that each young person makes one to take home and one for the UUSS campus. Donations of mosaic materials are most welcome. This could be, for example, small colorful tiles, interesting stones or small shells, or

Jul 092016
 
 July 9, 2016
Record Crew of 17 Out To Clean The UU Parkway Mile!

Hi, All, Three cheers to each of the 17 spirited folks who came out to clean up the UU mile of the American River Parkway this morning! What a treat it was to see so many experienced hands today, and five new “first timers” who did a wonderful job of leaving the UU mile in