In the lunar calendar, Ramadan is recognized as the month in which God spoke the Holy Scriptures to the Prophet Mohammed. Observing the daytime fast in the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, along with the Profession of Faith (in one God), Prayers (five times a day), Almsgiving (donating to
How is the Stewardship Campaign coming along? Good news and good lessons… Good News — Pledging has been faster this year than ever before, and many supporters have already made their pledge commitments for the 2021-22 budget year. We have received 223 commitments totaling $432,000 good progress toward the goal of $575,000! Among pledges received
11:00 a.m. April 4 in our Zoom stream What signs of possibility do you perceive in the world? What seeds of renewal are you planting? These are questions we’ll consider Sunday at 11:00 a.m. In addition to the message, we’ll have music on piano and cello plus a choral recording. And a delightful story, “Rabbityness.”
Find the link here! Saturday morning, April 2, on Weekend Edition Saturday, National Public Radio carried a story about patterns of religious participation in the year of the pandemic. The story was produced locally, and it aired March 31 on Capital Public Radio news. Rev. Roger provided background information to the reporter and you can
Tomorrow, Sat., March 27, at 10:30 a.m. at this link. Our conversation theme is Level of Racism. The Monday evening and Wednesday morning conversations will continue as scheduled. Here’s the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85932098689?pwd=L3d0ZE4wdTdTUXZMU0NaTTFTeE1PZz09. You may always find these links on the Racial Justice page of this website. Here are the resources to review before our discussion, followed
Every Sunday morning, UUSS gives half of the offering to a local not-for-profit organization. In October, voting Members considered 15 organizations which had been nominated to be our community partners for 2021. In online and paper voting, the following 12 received the most votes. Some are new partners to UUSS and some are long-term partners.
We extend our condolences to the friends and family of our UUSS member Carol Baxter. She died unexpectedly at home on Jan. 26 of heart failure. She was 86. After major heart surgery in 2008, Carol lived an active life, walking four miles a day and regular workout classes. Indeed, her Fitbit device showed that
As If a New World Is Here: A Communion Service Online and at Home 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 31, 2021: uuss.org/online Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, Bobbie Keill, Rev. Cynthia Davis, cello; Dr. Irina Tchantceva, piano Co-hosts/Leaders’ Chalice Flames will be lit before the service Congregants are muted but encouraged to Start Video and type greetings in the
