JoAnn Anglin writes: Our poem for this coming Monday is Prayer in My Boot. The poet, Naomi Shihab Nye, is widely published, a Palestinian American, and she teaches in Texas. I didn’t really choose this for the Palestinian context, – timely as that is – but for the notion of prayer, not always a comfortable
You are invited to register for a class on making greeting cards on Saturday, March 16, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Fahs Room with Instructor Jan Larsson. Sign up at adultenrichment@uuss.org. Asking $5 to cover materials, and extra donations are welcome to support UUSS programs. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Enjoy this gallery of Jan’s art!
Join Molly Stuart on Zoom on 2nd Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. for discussion of a series of topics. The first will be Medical Aid in Dying (MAID, formerly “medically assisted suicide”), on Tuesday, March 12. You can sign up at the Connections table or email Molly via adultenrichment@uuss.org to get the Zoom link. The April 9 meeting will be about
Enjoy Lectio Divina poetry reading and discussion with JoAnn Anglin, Monday, March 4th at 10:00 a.m. Attend via Zoom at uuss.org/online. JoAnn writes writes that the “poem is not available online. It’s composed by a Bay Area poet (and UU) who agreed to let us use this for our discussion. I think it is reasonable to assume that some of us are
Learn to create greeting cards of all types. Saturday, March 16, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in the Fahs Room with Instructor Jan Larsson. Please sign up by Sunday, Feb. 10th at the Connections table or email adultenrichment@uuss.org Asking $5 to cover materials, and extra donations are welcome to support UUSS programs. Coffee and snacks will
Enjoy Lectio Divina poetry reading and discussion with JoAnn Anglin, Monday, February 19th at 10:00 a.m. Attend via Zoom at www.uuss.org/online. JoAnn writes: “I decided to stay with a Valentines’ theme. (sort of). Remember the poem, No man is an island? Well, here’s one about a man who feels like an island It also, I think, emphasizes the idea that a poem,
Join us every Thursday, Winter Hours 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on the Covered Patio or in the Fahs Room depending on the weather. Sitting and standing exercises for seniors: strength—balance—flexibility. $10/drop-in. With Shelley Burns, a Silver Sneakers instructor. Bring water and a squeeze ball (approximately 6 inches), a resistance band, and light weights. If you don’t have such
Enjoy Lectio Divina poetry reading and discussion with JoAnn Anglin, Monday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. Attend via Zoom at www.uuss.org/online. Schedule Notes: No meeting on February 5, see you on the 19th. Our poem this time is And Yet the Books, by Czeslaw Milosz. It can be seen many places online, including: https://www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/cm-books.htm All are welcome. Questions about our group?
Sunday, January 21, 10:30: “Liberating Love” Ministerial Intern Rosemary Dodd, preaching, with Rev. Lucy Bunch, Worship Associate Karen Sparrow, Music Director Anthony Tavianini, Pianist Irina Tchantceva. “Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values.” This idea challenges all of us to the spiritual discipline of love.