Deirdre Downes

Apr 092022
 
 April 9, 2022
How do YOU tend to community?

Our Stewardship theme this year is “Meeting the Moment: Tending to Community.” These words resonate with those of us on the Stewardship Committee, and now we would like to hear from YOU about how you meet this moment and tend to community. Everyone has their own ways of serving UUSS. Please reply in the comment

Apr 082022
 
 April 8, 2022
Got cookies?

Stewardship Committee will be giving out cookies after service on Sunday in celebration of wrapping up our Stewardship Campaign for 2022-23. Thank you to all who have pledged to support our wonderful church community and its mission! BUT as you will note on our progress graphic, only half of UUSS families so far have renewed

Mar 312022
 
 March 31, 2022
Look How We're Doing with Stewardship Pledging!

Thanks to the generosity of our congregation, we have already reached about 33% of our goal for pledges for the upcoming 2022-2023 budget year! This year, our goal is to have 100% of our member families make a pledge. So rest assured, every pledge matters, no matter the amount. If you have made a pledge,

Mar 282022
 
 March 28, 2022
Big Turnout for Walking Boots Hike

  22 Hikers communed with each other and Nature as we spent a beautiful spring morning walking along peaceful Lake Natoma just steps away from Old Folsom. We got to view from afar the eagles’ nest on the bluffs across the lake (and 2 white blobs believed to be heads.) Wildflowers we observed were a

Mar 272022
 
 March 27, 2022
Awesome Stewardship Kickoff!

“Awesome kickoff to stewardship campaign today!” says Stewardship Co-Chair Tiki Harlow. Today’s service featured an inspiring sermon on Meeting the Moment and Tending to Community by Rev. Roger, a conversation about Stewardship from Jim Eastman and Celia Buckley, a rousing selection from the choir (“Shout!”) and a show stopping Italian song performed by Anthony T

Mar 242022
 
 March 24, 2022
Hike this Saturday in Folsom

Don’t forget your water bottle and sun protection when you join us for an easy 3 to 4-mile hike this Saturday, March 26 along Lake Natoma waterfront in Folsom. We will be walking mostly on dirt trails, so wear sturdy shoes. Meet 9:30 a.m. at UUSS to carpool (covid vax required) or 10 a.m. at

Mar 242022
 
 March 24, 2022
Stewardship Season Kickoff is almost here!

Meeting the Moment: Tending to Community. Stewardship season gets off to a rousing start on March 27 with an inspiring service. Reverend Roger is preaching, the choir is singing, and there are other gifts of special music you don’t want to miss. Get ready as we join in celebration of our power to tend to

Mar 142022
 
 March 14, 2022
March 26 hike at Lake Natoma Waterfront

Join us for an easy 3 to 4-mile hike Saturday, March 26 along Lake Natoma waterfront in Folsom. We will be walking mostly on dirt trails. Meet 9:30 a.m. at UUSS to carpool (covid vax required) or 10 a.m. at free public parking garage, 905 Leidesdorff St. in Folsom. (There will be lots of Farmers

Mar 142022
 
 March 14, 2022

Walking Boots resumed hiking activity in February 2022 after a 2 year hiatus due to covid. 10 hikers met at Glen Hall park to enjoy a 3-mile hike along the American River. Our next hike is planned for March 26, 2022.

Mar 142022
 
 March 14, 2022
Got your postcard yet?

Postcards from the UUSS Stewardship Committee are arriving in mailboxes today. Did you receive yours? Do you like the beautiful new 2022-23 Stewardship logo designed by UUSS member Jim Eastman? Pledge campaign starts in two weeks!