this Sunday, November 19, 3:00 p.m. Humanist Association of Greater Sacramento meeting at the Reason Center at 1824 Tribute Road, Suite A, Sacramento 95815. Bill Durston, MD, is an emergency physician who has treated innumerable gunshot victims during his more than 35 years of practice in Sacramento, California. Bill retired from working in the ER in
–for several years our congregation has supported St. John’s Shelter Program for Women & Children, now called Program for Real Change. Our volunteers cook and serve dinner to women and their children once a month, and we give about $3,000 a year through our Sunday shared offerings. This month, a senior high youth is collecting
Fundraising policies adopted by Fund Raising Strategy Team (FRST), with the consent of the Board of Trustees, August 2017 1. When a group internal to the congregation identifies an unmet need that it has, the group should: a. First look to any funds allocated to the group through the current UUSS operating budget. b. If
100% of our non-pledge contributions from Oct. 29 will help those affected by recent disasters. Half goes to the UUA’s Disaster Relief Fund for UU families and churches in California and the Gulf Coast. The other half supports vulnerable communities in Puerto Rico through the Hurricane Maria Community Relief & Recovery Fund. Even before this offering,
[This material was provided at the forum on Sunday, October 15. Board members and others in attendance said it would be helpful to put this on the website so that voting Members could read it before the October 22 Congregational Meeting. Any questions may be directed to president@uuss.org.] Minister Emeritus or Minister Emerita is an
The UUSS long range planning effort engages all of us in charting where our spiritual community should be headed over the next five years. How will we live our mission here in Sacramento as “We come together to deepen our lives and be a force for healing in the world.” We’ll kick off this planning effort with a
My Introduction to the Reading The news has been full of disasters and impending disasters. Many of us are worried about our loved ones or beloved places in the storm zones of Texas, Florida, the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other Caribbean island nations. Many are worried about people whose lives were already precarious
This was part of my opening remarks at our Homecoming Service today. We had the traditional mingling of the waters in-gathering ritual for all ages. -> Good morning! Welcome to a new church year. Whether you’ve been here for 70 years or just walked in 7 minutes ago, welcome home. Wherever you are on your journey,