Congrats to our friend Greta Gerwig on the success of her film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel, Little Women! Today we had about 30 folks come to my forum before church to hear about the Unitarian and Transcendentalist connections of the May and Alcott families. Below are the contents of a handout I compiled
to help our Arden-Arcade Neighbors : Support the UUSS January Diaper and Baby Wipes drive for the River City Food Bank Center in the Arden-Arcade area, not far from UUSS. River City Food Bank has been one of our community partners for many years. Bring any size diapers and pull-ups to the Welcome Hall on
Rev. Dr. Roger Jones Reading: Gospel of Luke 2:1-20 (King James Version, 1611) and storyteller Allison’s reprise of it. Message (Sermon): And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of
The music was great, singing was fun, and the annual tree-trimming ritual as moving and sweet as ever. After service we had organic, fairly traded Chalice Blend coffee plus hot cider and hot chocolate. At the monthly orientation and tour of campus we had 15 people, including 4 kids. Here is the pastoral prayer I
Dec. 29, 9:30-10:10, Fahs Classroom. Writer Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was the child of two Unitarian parents. Her dad was a visionary and radical educator who didn’t handle money well, so they moved a lot. The UUSS Family Ministry Team has rented a whole theater space in Arden for the Jan. 12 outing to see the
