Deirdre Downes

Oct 272022
 
 October 27, 2022
Mon Oct 31 last day to buy your auction dinner tickets

The online only bidding for all the wonderful silent auction service items will begin on November 1, but meanwhile do not miss your chance to join the live auction dinner, raffle, and fun on November 12! Even if you are signed up to help at the event, you still need to buy a ticket. Ticket

Oct 212022
 
 October 21, 2022
Plan your Auction Raffle donation

Raffle Basket Donations Dos Donation must be in a basket Decorate your basket Add a tag describing what’s in the basket and its value. Email auction@uuss.org to notify them that you will be donating a basket and say what it contains Bring it to church Nov. 6th-9th Suggested items: wine and cheese, baked goods, chocolates,

Oct 212022
 
 October 21, 2022
Laguna Creek Parkway Hike this Saturday Oct 22

Our easy 3-4 mile Saturday Oct 22 hike is along the Laguna Creek Parkway, a riparian greenbelt in suburban Elk Grove. The hike is an easy 3-4 miles, with stops to view wildlife, turtles and a variety of birds, as we walk a mostly flat asphalt trail, crossing the creek, past marshes and wetlands, and

Oct 212022
 
 October 21, 2022
Tues Oct 25 deadline for silent auction donations

Tuesday Oct 25 is your last chance to donate silent auction items including summer alpine hikes, spring dinners, etc. This will be our only Auction until November 2023 so don’t delay. The silent auction team will have a table on the patio BEFORE service on Sunday to answer your questions and help you turn in

Oct 172022
 
 October 17, 2022
Only 1 UUSS Auction for 12 Months!

So buy your dinner ticket and donate not just winter items but spring and summer events now! The annual UUSS service auction takes place November 12 but tickets for the special dinner planned by Tiki Harlow are going fast and ticket sales will close on October 31. You do not want to miss this beloved

Oct 112022
 
 October 11, 2022
Buy Your Auction Dinner Ticket Now

The annual UUSS service auction takes place November 12 but tickets for the special dinner planned by Tiki Harlow are going fast and ticket sales will close on October 31. You do not want to miss this beloved UUSS tradition, which will feature musical entertainment, a raffle, and a live auction. To purchase your ticket

Aug 152022
 
 August 15, 2022
CANCELED! August 27 Hike to Flora Lake

Meet at 8:30 am at UUSS to carpool to Donner Summit. (Mask required for carpool.) 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

May 192022
 
 May 19, 2022
Land Park Walk on Saturday, May 21

Our May hike will take place Saturday, May 21, in Land Park. Meet at 8:55 am at UUSS to carpool. If you would like to meet us at the park instead of UUSS, please email hiking@uuss.org for directions to our meeting place. The hike will be about 3 miles of mostly shady, easy walking on

Apr 112022
 
 April 11, 2022
Join us for April 16 hike at Ancil Hoffman Park

Please join us Saturday, April 16 for a mostly easy 4-mile hike (one hill) at Ancil Hoffman Park, 6700 Tarshes Dr. Hike will include river views, views of mansion back yards, views of golfers, and some time spent in the Effie Yeaw Nature Preserve, so likely sightings of wild turkeys and deer. No dogs are

Apr 112022
 
 April 11, 2022
From the Stewardship Campaign: Please Pledge Now

Our campaign concludes TODAY and we need complete information for accurate budgeting for the coming year. Even if you are an automatic donor by bank draft or a debit card, please let us know your intentions. We thank the 178-plus households who have already made a pledge of support for the 2022-23 budget year, for