Before we moved away from our UUSS home for the building expansion we had a yearly party with holiday music on piano and carol singing, a potluck (usually a dessert potluck, but all courses in earlier years), holiday craft making, game playing, sometimes a Santa visit, and other fun as devised. It’s ranged from 60
Irma died at age 99 last month after a fall. She was an amazing person. After working for NASA in Mountain View, she served many years as a doctor and medical researcher whose papers and articles were published widely, she also was a historian. Irma wrote the history of UUSS covering the 1970s-80s and had
A Notice and Invitation from our Elected Board of Trustees · Board meetings are the 4th Thursday each month, 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm, usually in the Theodore Abell Library at UUSS–EXCEPT for November, which will be Nov 30, 2017, because of Thanksgiving, and December which will be in the Fahs Classroom on Dec 21, 2017,
Several UUSS congregation members and I joined 4,100 other Unitarian Universalists in June in New Orleans for the annual meeting of our denomination, the UUA General Assembly. We will need to reschedule a forum for you to to hear brief highlights from us. This Sunday’s forum has been cancelled due to a conflict in my
July 30, 2017, 10:30 a.m. Our Journey from a Culture of Conflict to a Renewal of Covenant Rev. Dr. Roger Jones, preaching, with Worship Associate Jim Eastman In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, UUSS was an active place. Yet it had a persistent culture of mistrust and conflict among members and between members and their
Our yearly all-ages Tee-shirt Spirituality Service at UUSS is July 16 at 10:30. Wear your shirt showing a spiritual belief, religious value, or important commitment. Humor welcome, vulgarity not. Here are just a few of the possibilities! Post your own tee shirt slogan in the comments! “Heretic.” “What would Tesla do?” “Pro-family, pro-faith, pro-child, pro-choice.”
Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento July 2, 2017 Hymns America the Beautiful (#241 in Hymns for the Celebration of Life, UUA), Circle Round for Freedom (#155 in Singing the Living Tradition), We’ll Build a Land (#121 in SLT, revised refrain: “Come build a land where all of our kindred….” Reading American scripture, from the Declaration
Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, Annual Blessing of our Elected Lay Leadership Sunday, July 2, 2017 Minister: The first of July was the first day of a new program year and budget year at our congregation. It was also the day that several newly elected lay leaders begin their terms of service. They are joining
Last week in New Orleans, delegates gathered for the yearly General Assembly (GA) of our national denomination, the Unitarian Universalist Association. Several UUSS members were there with me as voting delegates or active observers. Rev. Lucy was among the online delegates watching from Sacramento, and some cast votes online in the UUA elections. You will
Last Friday’s Ministerial Message to our email subscribers listed the wrong title for our Theater One family-oriented play. It is not “Sleeping Beauty,” but “Snow White.” It does include some shorter sidekicks for Ms. White: Sarge, Gabby, Gloomy Gus, Ticklish, Spritely, Snore, and Slowpoke. There is also a walking, talking Magic Mirror. Opening weekend was