Jan 312021
 
 January 31, 2021

Every Sunday morning, UUSS gives half of the offering to a local not-for-profit organization. In October, voting Members considered 15 organizations which had been nominated to be our community partners for 2021. In online and paper voting, the following 12 received the most votes. Some are new partners to UUSS and some are long-term partners.

Jan 312021
 
 January 31, 2021
Reading & Reflecting on Poetry with JoAnn Anglin

Monday, Feb. 1, 10:00 a.m. at this zoom link: uuss.org/online 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month. We will look at and consider “Arise, Go Down”, by Li-Young Lee, a prominent Chinese American poet. His poem can be found online at this link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43327/arise-go-down

Jan 302021
 
 January 30, 2021
Three Conversations About Death, Feb. session cancelled

Molly Stuart regularly offers these important conversations about death and dying that help lead to a practical understanding of end of life care and the kind of care we hope for.  We need to cancel the current session, but please be in touch with Molly if you are interested in future workshops.  Her e-mail is *protected email*.

Jan 302021
 
 January 30, 2021
In Loving Memory-- Carol Baxter (1934-2021)

We extend our condolences to the friends and family of our UUSS member Carol Baxter. She died unexpectedly at home on Jan. 26 of heart failure. She was 86. After major heart surgery in 2008, Carol lived an active life, walking four miles a day and regular workout classes. Indeed, her Fitbit device showed that

Jan 292021
 
 January 29, 2021
Order of Service for Sunday's Communion, 3:00 pm

As If a New World Is Here: A Communion Service Online and at Home 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 31, 2021:  uuss.org/online Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Bobbie Keill, Rev. Cynthia Davis, cello; Dr. Irina Tchantceva, piano Co-hosts/Leaders’ Chalice Flames will be lit before the service Congregants are muted but encouraged to Start Video and type greetings in the

Jan 242021
 
 January 24, 2021
Music Moment # 34

from keith (sent 1/18): Hello UUSS friends!  I am off soon to MLK birthday events — a BLM art display on our local courthouse steps, and a virtual King commemoration later. Our daughter Maya’s good high school gal pal (African-American) is leading the art celebration, so a part of me has some ‘paternal’ angst for

Jan 242021
 
 January 24, 2021
Weds. Jan. 27: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unitarian and other Sacred Space Designs

Join Keith Atwater for “The Wright Stuff – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unitarian and other Sacred Space Designs” at Wellspring Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at uuss.org/online on January 27. Keith says, “Frank Lloyd Wright was arguably the most famous and influential architect in America for most of his long, productive life. Starting with Unity Temple, a UU church

Jan 242021
 
 January 24, 2021
UUSS Family Breakfast Together—Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:00 am

UUSS Family Breakfast Together Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:00 am   Make breakfast and log in to Zoom for a fun, brief time together with Miranda, Rev. Roger and other families with kids. Show us your typical breakfast or a favorite one! We can share smiles, even if we can’t share the food. We will use