On Tuesday, October 25, at 7:00pm we’ll be discussing H is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald. We look forward to hearing your comments about this interesting book. Newcomers are very welcome to join us. See you then! In November we will be asking you for your nominations of books to be read/discussed for the next
Register to vote after the service this Sunday, Oct. 16! This is necessary if your address has changed since the last election, or if you have never voted before. This Sunday, volunteers from the Planned Parenthood Education Fund offered to come staff a table so you can get registered! Or you can do it online:
It is exciting to be in our expanded, renovated facility…beautiful, functional, modern, and a great place to become a bigger part of our community through facility rental. Recently, the Board of Trustees negotiated a partnership with Event Architects (EA), a local event planning company. EA will secure additional rental clients and manage their use of
This week in Spirit Play, we continued with one of our foundation lessons. These lessons share the cornerstones of our Unitarian Universalist faith. The Flaming Chalice Lesson reinforces the promises and introduces our shared UU symbol, the chalice. The students got to hear this story told by our very own Rev. Roger. Please read through
Refugee Welcome Kits Sunday, Oct. 16 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Sacramento has told us that 200 refugee families are scheduled to arrive in this area in the coming weeks. We will be assembling Refugee Welcome Kits after service on Sunday, Oct. 16. Please drop off your donations in the Welcome Hall.
Thanks to all who came to our social justice movie night last Thursday October 6. We watched the movie Inequality for All with Robert Reich and shared a thoughtful discussion. Sorry if you missed us. Contact Rev Lucy to borrow the DVD or arrange for another showing. There will be a book discussion of many of
Dear Friends – I am pleased to be announcing the Fall activities for our social justice theme. Confronting economic inequality starts with learning and engaging. And that is where we will start this fall. We will engage with the complex history and realities of economic inequality through sermons, films and book discussions, classes, workshops and speakers.
On Sunday, October 1, the threat of rain moved Spirit Play from the garden to the kitchen. The Spirit Players took a tour of our new UUSS kitchen, learned about which sinks can be used for hand washing, put that newfound knowledge to use, and then kicked into gear. With Glory Wicklund’s help and cookie
MASS INCARCERATION: FROM THE UNITED STATES TO PALESTINE Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the UUSS Sanctuary Panel Discussion with, Richard Becker, ANSWER Coalition Palestinian & U.S. political prisoners. & Dale McKinney, NAACP Sacramento U.S. School to Prison Pipeline and Mass Incarceration & Beth Miller, No Way to Treat a Child
