Feb 222021
 
 February 22, 2021
Wellspring Weds. 2/24: UU Principles, including the proposed 8th

Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom at uuss.org/online, Rev. Roger leads a session on our UU Principles, including the proposed 8th Principle on racial justice for Unitarian Universalists. Everyone is welcome to drop in any Wednesday night at 7:00 online, when our Ministers take turns hosting Wellspring Wednesday, a rotating program of learning, sharing, community

Feb 202021
 
 February 20, 2021
Did You Know....?

Maintaining and caring for the variety of trees on our park-like campus requires volunteer hours and significant costs for professional arborist services every year. Also, we will be purchasing supplies and installing irrigation equipment to sustain our beautiful shrub and flower beds for all to enjoy. Funds from our March 13 auction will keep our

Feb 182021
 
 February 18, 2021
Mindfulness with Ann, Mon. Feb. 22 at 6:00 p.m.

Join us for Meditation and Mindfulness Practices with Ann Kronser on Monday, February 22, 6:00-6:30 p.m. on Zoom at uuss.org/online. This helpful and inspiring class is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on 2nd and 4th Mondays, and everyone is welcome.

Feb 172021
 
 February 17, 2021
Did You Know...?

Did you know…In 2019 UUSS held our first Trunk or Treat neighborhood event! On an October Sunday in our parking lot, host members dressed in costume, decorated their cars, and opened their trunks to offer treats and prizes. We welcomed a procession of costumed youth and children from the local neighborhood as well as UUSS

Feb 152021
 
 February 15, 2021
Weds. Feb. 17: "Our Neighbors the Sikhs"

Learn about this global faith Wednesday the 17th at 7:00 p.m. at uuss.org/online. Join Keith Atwater for his final class with us before his retirement at the end of the month. Here’s a picture of Keith practicing cookery with help from friends in the Sikh community. Everyone is welcome to drop in any Wednesday night

Feb 152021
 
 February 15, 2021
Did You Know...?

As part of UU the Vote, our volunteers encouraged prospective voters around the country to register to vote and then to cast their votes in November and January. In this and other non-partisan outreach efforts, hundreds of Unitarian Universalists contacted 3 million Americans to get out the vote! Funds from our March 13 auction will

Feb 142021
 
 February 14, 2021
Racial Justice Conversations - Microagressions

Next Racial Justice Conversation: Microagressions/Subtle Acts of Exclusion Monday, 2/15 7 PM Here’s the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85932098689?pwd=L3d0ZE4wdTdTUXZMU0NaTTFTeE1PZz09 Article: What to know about microagressions.  (10 min read) Article: City of Cambridge, MA – Examples of Microagressions   (2 min) Video: Dr. Tiffany Jana: Subtle Acts of Exclusion (7 min.) From Inactive Bystander to Ally Webinar: Interview w/ Dr. Tiffany Jana.  1

Feb 132021
 
 February 13, 2021
Music Moment # 36

Hello UUSS friends! Last Thursday during my take-out dinner prepping at Placerville’s Upper Room, after a major snow and rainstorm, a guest came in barefoot! She was very cold and seeking wool socks, boots, and a poncho. Thankfully our community up here is very giving, and we set her up to go back out to

Feb 132021
 
 February 13, 2021
Reflecting on Poetry with JoAnn Anglin

Monday, Feb. 15, 10:00 a.m. at this zoom link: uuss.org/online 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month, “Reading & Reflecting on Poetry with JoAnn Anglin”. This week we will consider the poem “Frederick Douglass”, by Robert Hayden. It can be seen online at this link: https://poets.org/poem/frederick-douglass-0 In 1976, Hayden became the first Black American to