All Website Updates from UUSS
This page has the same updates as on the UUSS home page but larger and with more updates per page so you can easily scroll and see what you have missed.
All Website Updates from UUSS
Democracy Is a Religious Issue: Here Comes Election Day!
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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 …
New Building, new expenses, new revenue source! –by Sally White, Board of Trustees
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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 …
The Chalice Lesson
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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 …
Inequality for All movie and discussion this past Thursday
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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. …
A Message from Rev Lucy
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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 …
TONIGHT 10/5/16 @ 7 PM: Mass Incarceration Panel Discussion
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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 & …
Pastoral Prayer for Sunday, October 2, 2016
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Join me now in the spirit of community prayer. As we name those people or places on our hearts, let us feel free to speak them into the space of …
Upcoming Congregational Meeting
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Please plan on attending our October Congregational Meeting on Sunday, Oct. 23. We’ll meet in the Sanctuary at the conclusion of our regular Sunday Service. This is an annual business …
The first class will be this Sunday, October 2, the topic will be Values and Sexuality. Please bring the kids to the Fahs Classroom at 11:45am after they are done with RE. Class goes until 1:30 pm. Lunch and drinks will be provided. The OWL 4-5-6 grade teachers are looking forward to seeing you Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact, owl@uuss.org.
The current Parent Page for the Spirit Play group has been posted on the Spirit Play page. Parent Pages allow Spirit Play families to revisit the story told during a Sunday morning RE class. These pages will be updated weekly so that you can make home connections, develop deeper meanings, and have a part in your child’s Spirit Play class. September 25th story: The Promises Lesson.
Oct. 1st is finally here. The first meeting of the Saturday Stitchers begins at 10AM in the Fahs Room. Bring your favorite project and all the tools necessary to work on your sewing, knitting, crochet, etc., and join in the fun. We look forward to seeing you.
Community Partner Nominations
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Closing Soon! The time to nominate a Community Partner for the 2017 church year is now. Oct. 9 is the last day that nominations will be accepted. We vote for …
This Week’s Racial Justice Events – Starting TONIGHT 9/27/16
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This Week’s Racial Justice Events: TONIGHT Please consider attending a Jungian Learning Circle hosted by UUSS board member and licensed therapist, Dennis Pottenger, on tonight, Sept. 27 from 7:00 – 9:00 …
Resources from the sermon on 9/25
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Several people asked about the book mentioned in the sermon on September 25th. The title is “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion” by Jonathon …
UU Games Workshop – Act 1
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Fun, challenging, awesome are the targets that JHYGers identified for the games they (individually) and we collectively will make that use the 7 principles and 6 pillars of UUism. It …
Mass Incarceration Panel Discussion – Oct. 5th @ 7 PM
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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 & …
Refugee Support – How To Volunteer With IRC
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1) GENERAL VOLUNTEER INTEREST If you were UNABLE to attend our August 26th orientation and want to volunteer, please sign up with IRC online as an individual and you will receive a …
SHYG Session 1: RECAP
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7 youth and 3 advisors in attendance on the first day of the Senior High Youth Group, Sunday 9/18. The group reviewed last year’s covenant and made one minor change. Check …
All are welcome to attend the monthly Board of Trustees meeting.
Thursday, September 22 from 7:00 – 9:30pm in the UUSS Library.
“They’re actually kinda fun.” Janet Lopes, Board Secretary
The first day of our new Religious Education year is THIS Sunday, September 18! Looking forward to seeing you there.
SURJ Sacramento Meeting Wed. 9/28/16
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UUSS has offered meeting space to the Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Sacramento Chapter! They will be hosting their next meeting at UUSS in the Welcome Hall on Wednesday, …
Community Partner Nominations
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Our Fall Congregational Meeting will be here soon. It’s time to start nominating local non-profits to be UUSS Community Partners for 2017. Our Community Partners receive half of the generous …
I (Dirk) will be available at church from 12p to 8p on Sept. 27th (Tue) for help with your group’s pages, posting on the site, etc. First time training is also fine. Click comment or email website@uuss.org if you’d like to schedule a specific time.