All Website Updates from UUSS

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All Website Updates from UUSS

September 16, 2020

More we can do to get out the vote!

If you’re up for writing some brief postcards, you can help people in Texas and Georgia find their Early Voting locations. This effort is organized by Reclaim …

September 15, 2020

Daytime Racial Justice Conversation 9/23, 10:30

Join us for daytime Racial Justice Conversations 9/23 TOPIC: Social Contract Wednesday, September 23 at 10:30 AM CONNECT: Use the main Zoom link on the UUSS website …

September 14, 2020

September Theme: Renewal

Welcome to Soul Matters – This month we kick off our Soul Matters Program with the theme renewal. September is a season of homecoming for us …

September 13, 2020

Pastoral Prayer–Ingathering Sunday Service

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online on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 Joys and Sorrows Introduction We come together today with full hearts. This is the time to share the sorrows, concerns and worries we …

September 13, 2020

In Loving Memory: Gerald “Gerry” Douglas

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Former member Gerry (Gerald) Douglas passed away Sept. 4, with his son, Robert, at his side. Before moving to long-term care options, Gerry lived in the Sacramento house where he …

September 11, 2020

Weekly Message for September 11, 2020

News, updates and invitations and a personal note

September 10, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

September 12 Walk Postponed

Unfortunately, due to the fires and smoke our September 12 WALK to Distribute Census information has been postponed.

September 10, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

Sacramento County Active Transportation Plan Survey

Sacramento County is developing a Countywide Active Transportation Plan. Where do you like to walk, bike, and roll in the county? What could make walking, biking, …

September 9, 2020

Tonight: Your Elevator Speech! What Is Unitarian Universalism?

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I’m hosting Wellspring Wednesday this week, and the topic is UU elevator speeches. This is the idea– in a non-pandemic era, you are getting on an elevator in a high …

September 8, 2020

Music Moment # 19

Music Moment (choral) : I got a bit tearful hearing this yesterday, because our choir sopranos and altos (and Tom Derthick) sang it twice! It’s “Wanting …

September 4, 2020

Monday Music Moment #18

Spiritual Moment: One of my summer reads was Sacramento native Dr. Cornel West’s memoir “Living & Loving Out Loud.” “Brother West” debunks the idea of a …

September 4, 2020

Weekly Message for September 4, 2020

Time for Renewal

September 3, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

September EJ Committee People’s Action

This month our action centers around getting resources for West Arden Arcade and other EJ communities via getting out the vote for Prop. 15 and getting …

September 3, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

Sacramento ACT 10 Commandments for Dismantling Systemic Racism

Here are the 10 Commandments For Dismantling Systemic Racism and Affirming the Rights and Dignity of Black, Brown & Native People from the Sacramento ACT. In …

September 2, 2020

Fri. Sept. 4 – Death Positive Movie of the Month

“Death-Positive” film, “Dying Green” on UUSS-Zoom, presented by Molly Stuart on Friday, September 4 at 6:30 pm. Please join us! We are restarting the monthly “Death-Positive” film showings. …

September 1, 2020

Racial Justice Conversation Mon, 9/7, 7pm

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“The Racist Roots of Policing in the US” is the next topic for our Racial Justice Conversations on Monday, 9/7/20, 7 pm, UUSS Zoom Link. Join us for a time …

September 1, 2020

Theology On Tap, Friday 9/4

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September has crept up on us already. If you would like to share some time with friends and fellow members join us…. 7pm, Friday 9/4 in the following Zoom room. Join …

September 1, 2020

Saturday Stitchers and Crafters this weekend!

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Happy September! I hope you are doing well, staying healthy, inside and crafting away. Our meeting is THIS Saturday, Sept 5th 10am to Noon…. on Zoom. There have been some …

August 31, 2020

UU the Vote: encourage voting nationwide!

We can all encourage people to vote, even from our isolation, with phone calls and postcards. You can join the non-partisan efforts of UU the Vote …

August 27, 2020

Weekly Message for August 27, 2020

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Coming up this weekend & next week with UUSS

August 24, 2020

Rich Howard’s Bird Presentation

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Shown at our 8-18-20 Tuesday service. Enjoy again or watch for the first time if you missed it… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVxV4rUR-Oo

August 24, 2020

Come Join a Small Group to Explore Soul Matters

This fall we are launching a new small groups ministry program called Soul Matters. Soul Matters is a theme-based ministry program that includes all aspects of …

August 21, 2020

Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Justice

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There is an ongoing hunger strike by 21 people in immigration custody at the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, CA. Conditions there are intolerable. Immigrant Justice …

August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020 Weekly Message

Reaching out and staying connected

August 19, 2020

UU Book Readers meet and seek book nominations

The UU Book Readers will meet Tuesday, August 25, at 5:00 p.m. to discuss “She Said: Breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement” by …

August 19, 2020

Wellspring Wednesday Tonight (Aug. 19)

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In Search of Oneness: From Chaos to Cosmos. With your host, me! We’ll see a brief talk by Sarbmeet Kanwal, an astrophysics professor and then talk and listen to one …

August 17, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

Saturday & Sunday: WALK for Community Engagement for Justice in West Arden Arcade

Meet at UUSS – 9:00 a.m. Saturday August 23 – to get materials to distribute flyers Saturday and Sunday to the people in West Arden Arcade. …

August 16, 2020

Blessing for a New School Year Ritual Sunday, August 23

Bring your Chromebooks, smart phones, computer devices, or paper notebooks to the 11:00 a.m. Zoom service on August 23 for a brief ritual–a time of expressing …

August 15, 2020

Environmental Justice Committee

August Environmental Justice Actions for West Arden Arcade

See this flyer for our August Environmental Justice Actions to build community and listen to the needs and ideas for solutions for West Arden Arcade. We …

August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020 Weekly Message

Stubborn Optimism

August 9, 2020

Welcome to the UUrth Song Garden!

Glory Wicklund’s tour of the garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JQt_MSV6mQ

August 9, 2020

Do You UUs Know as Much as Elementary School Kids?

our new game show on Friday mornings: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon every Friday in our Zoom space. All ages welcome! Come help prove that we …

August 8, 2020

“Introduction to Dream Insights” on Aug. 17

Join Tiffany Urness at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 17 for an “Introduction to Dream Insights” via Zoom Link; focusing on simple, non-intrusive methods of dream interpretation popularized by late …

August 6, 2020

August 6, 2020 Weekly Message

Friday to Sunday–and beyond–with UUSS!

August 5, 2020

Open-hearted Humanism—Passionate & Inclusive

tonight (Wed.) with guest speaker Anthony Cruz Pantoja 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Wellspring Wednesday Program in our Zoom Space Join Rev. Roger for …

August 4, 2020

75 Years After Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Rolling Back the Nuclear Arsenal

This virtual event will live stream on Sunday afternoon, August 9, 2-3 pm PDT. Access it by www.HiroshimaNagasaki75.org/events, or go to sacpsr.org for more information, including rebroadcast …

August 4, 2020

Theater One Elly Award Nominations

Theater One is pleased to be the recipient of three Elly Award nominations for 2019 – 2020 as listed below. The nominations were announced by SARTA …

August 1, 2020

Theology On Tap – This Friday 7pm

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AUGUST has rolled around and it’s time to talk Theology. Join us – via Zoom 8/7/2020 – 7 – 9pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 81458216945?pwd= QkwycitvOHhwZU40Ni9vaHVZRE5MQT 09 Or manually connect with these details. …