“The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver (1935-2019) Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean— the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws
The service for Antonia (Tonie) Darling, our Board president at UUSS and a lifelong Unitarian Universalist, will take place at UUSS and on Zoom at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. She died of pancreatic cancer Jan 25 at 68 years of age. We extend our condolences to her husband, Kurt, and their sons, Nick
Experience a special poem and discussion on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. The next gathering will be Feb. 21, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom link uuss.org/online . All are welcome. We will look at the poem Walking Meditation, by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk, activist, and Zen Master, who died on January
Join our guest Rev. Lori Ortiz for a brief communion ritual in the progressive Christian tradition in the Fahs Room (Education Building) along with Rev. Roger and musician and UUSS member Rev. Cynthia Davis. In person, the communion will include individual pieces of bread and individual (and washable) cups for juice. Except when partaking of
from our Board of Trustees Given that State and County mandates have changed regarding face masks in public gatherings, this message clarifies that the UUSS policy on physical gatherings has not changed at this time. As approved by our Board of Trustees in 2021, face masks are mandatory when attending UUSS events that are open to the
Feb. 12, 2022: A Large Contingent of UUSS Parkway Stewards last Saturday morning came out and cleaned up our UU Mile!!!! This past Saturday morning, eighteen (18!!) of us came out and enthusiastically helped remove a large amount of trash from our UU Mile (Mile 6/7 North of the American River Parkway) behind the levee