Deirdre Downes

Oct 072023
 
 October 7, 2023
Online Ticket Sales for Auction Dinner Event Start Today

Magic is in the air! We are less than a month away from our 2023 Auction & Dinner, which will be Saturday, Nov. 4, 5-8pm. Here are key dates: Dinner & Live Auction Event Online Ticket Sales Run Sat, Oct. 7 – Oct. 25 or until we sell out. Please buy your tickets online at our

Oct 032023
 
 October 3, 2023
Deadline to Offer an Auction Item is Oct 12

Visit our auction site to offer an item for our 2023 Auction and click OFFER AN ITEM on the orange bar. You can now view items from two past auctions. Deadline to submit silent auction items is Oct 12. We are looking for donations of experiences, adventures and talents, and dinner parties for 6-8 people

Oct 012023
 
 October 1, 2023
Offer an Auction Item Online

Visit our auction site to offer an item for our 2023 Auction and click OFFER AN ITEM on the orange bar. You can now view items from two past auctions. Deadline to submit silent auction items is Oct 12. We are looking for donations of experiences, adventures and talents, and dinner parties for 6-8 people

Sep 222023
 
 September 22, 2023
Seeking Silent Auction Donations and Themed Raffle Baskets

Our 2023 Auction & Dinner, “Magic of Community,” will be held Saturday, November 4, 5-8 pm. We are looking for donations of experiences, adventures and talents for our auction as well as themed baskets for our raffle. Visit the auction table during Sunday coffee hour to learn more. Raffle basket sign-ups are in-person only through

Sep 162023
 
 September 16, 2023
September 23 Hike to Flora Lake (9/23/23)

Meet at 8:45 am at UUSS to carpool to Donner Summit. Bring a lunch and drinking water. This is a moderate out and back mountain hike of 3-4 miles, without too much uphill, BUT you need to be able to hike at an altitude of 7000 feet on uneven terrain. Wear hiking boots (preferred) or athletic

Apr 012023
 
 April 1, 2023
Good News as Pledge Drive Continues

The Stewardship Committee is happy to report that thanks to your abundant generosity, we are more than a third of the way to our goal 0f 330 pledges. Our Annual Pledge Drive continues one more week, ending on Easter Sunday. Thank you to all who have pledged for 2023-24. If you haven’t yet made your

Mar 292023
 
 March 29, 2023
Our Annual Pledge Drive is off to a great start!

After Rev. Lucy’s inspiring sermon on “Abundant Love, Abundant Care, Abundant Community” and Tina Chiginsky Lawrence’s heartfelt testimonial on returning home to UUSS, we at the Stewardship table were kept very busy as people turned in paper pledges, collected stickers for pledges made online, and of course served themselves to ABUNDANT cookies and fruit! Join us over the

Mar 242023
 
 March 24, 2023
Get Your Cookie!

Our annual pledge drive starts this Sunday, March 26! Don’t miss Rev. Lucy preaching on “Abundant Love, Abundant Care, Abundant Community” this Sunday, March 26, 10:30 a.m. The Choir will be singing, Irina will be playing, and there will be treats after the service. Look for the Stewardship Table in the Welcome Hall, pick up

Mar 242023
 
 March 24, 2023
A Message from Stewardship Co-Chair Kathleen Mead

This year’s Stewardship Campaign begins on March 26 and ends April 9. I want to ask: What does the word “stewardship” mean to you? To me, it is the friendships that are developed in our abundant community, where we can discuss our diverse ideas. Most of my closest friends come from this community and I want to

Mar 022023
 
 March 2, 2023
Abundant Community; A Message from Tiki Harlow, Your Stewardship Co-Chair

  Our theme for this year’s Stewardship Campaign (or Spring Pledge Drive) is ABUNDANT COMMUNITY. The very words are reassuring — we are not alone, and there is enough. Phew! At UUSS, I have found both abundance and community. It didn’t happen overnight, but the best things in life often take time. Having been a