South Nassau

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

SNUUC

News You Can Use

February 12, 2025

Benjamin Van Dyne is preaching at SNUUC

this Sunday, February 16, at 10:30 am

Scroll Down for the Zoom Link & to Learn More

Please remember when you are grocery shopping...

our SNUUC Community Food Pantry needs canned food. Thanks!

NOTES FROM THE BOARD, SHARON KENNELTY-COHEN, TRUSTEE

The SNUUC Board has been diligently working to assure we maintain our good standing with the Unitarian Universalist Association. We filled out a series of questionnaires regarding a range of information and it has been accepted.

At the same time, Board members got ‘down and dirty’ clearing the Brantley wing so the floor could be cleaned and waxed. Please check the wing and the hallway by the office to see how wonderful they look. 

We hope that all this effort will pay off by enticing more revenue-raising events in the future.

Sharon Kennelty-Cohen with Board members Mark Bennett, Barbara Behrens, Ilene Corina, Jojo Granoff, and Amy Norris Wenzel

MINISTER'S MOMENT - REV. CAROL HUSTON

At our service on Sunday, February 2 we honored Kristin Seyfried Cathcart for her years of volunteer work designing and maintaining the zoom service model for SNUUC. This got the congregation through the fears and lockdown of COVID and the transition back to in-person worship. She gave many hours of effort, and we want to recognize and thank her for the voluntary contribution which was so important.

And in that February 2 service, we wished each other Happy Groundhog Day, or Happy Imbolc (as Rev. Linda taught us to say). Imbolc is one of the Cross-quarter points in pagan/earth-based religion, marking the half-way point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. We are half-way to spring, and the days will rapidly get longer.

This got me to thinking about the other Cross-quarter points, all of which have designations in our Northern Hemisphere popular culture. Beltane is May Day. Samhain is Halloween. Lammas, around early August, is sometimes connected with St. Swithin’s Day, which is a few days earlier, but, like Groundhog Day, makes a weather prediction: if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will keep raining for 40 days.

Ancient people struggled to recognize the vital swings of weather around them. They learned when the solstices and equinoxes occurred, and then they worked to pin-point those half-way dates, like the one we just celebrated. Creating this calendar helped them predict when rain would come, when cold would come, when to plant, when to harvest, when to hunt. And these holidays gave them hope, that even when it is cold and dark, warmth will come soon. Even when it is dry and parched, the rains, in most years, will come.

Climate change, and the lack of solid response to it, is altering our lives in many ways. The worst is the idea that humanity has allowed the climate to change beyond a point where we can reverse the effect. We are also facing extreme weather – fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes beyond the intensity we have seen. And let us allow these Cross-quarter points to remind us that we cannot see the orderly progression of seasons that used to be normal. Seasons come early, seasons come late, or not at all. The term “global weirding” is the term I often use for climate change. Prediction of climate timing and intensity is slipping away.

And even half-way response to global weirding is slipping away in the U.S. Let us look around at our beautiful earth, that used to offer Imbolc as a clear promise that spring would be here soon, to recommit ourselves to what we can do, however small, to confront climate change.

Rev. Carol

BE SURE TO COME & ENJOY OUR NEWEST FOYER ART EXHIBIT

and MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the

'MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION' on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

DIRECTLY AFTER OUR SERVICE at 11:30 am

Thank you to our Foyer Art Committee!

Diane Hawkins, Rosemary Olander-Beach & Rita Hines

All are invited to our popular Songwriters in the Round series

in the Sanctuary on Sunday, March 2

Open Mic at 1 pm, Featured Performers at 2 pm

SNUUC member Phil Kennelty has again invited Long Island songwriters to swap songs and maybe some stories for this musical happening. The featured artists are: Robbie Harte, Phil Kennelty, Faith Krinsky and Stuart Marcus. There will be an Open Mike from 1 to 2 pm for all who wish to share a song, a poem or any other type of performance (5 minute maximum, original or not). Songwriters start at 2:00.

Admission remains just a $10 contribution to SNUUC. Join us and please lend a hand at this enjoyable SNUUC fundraiser; volunteers are needed to help with stage set-up, greeters, cashiers and refreshments. For more information and to help, please contact Phil Kennelty, PhilKennelty@gmail.com

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND SUPPORT SNUUC

We are revitalizing our communications and you can help. Be sure you’re following our Facebook page— search for SNUUC on Facebook - and share news about our events and programs with your friends. This is an easy way you can help reach out to our SNUUC neighbors and networks.

And we’re excited to report that you will see a new, updated SNUUC website within the next three to four months that will offer easier access to information about Sunday services, an updated member directory and a more inviting interface for members and the public.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO FINALIZING THIS IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER!

SNUUC TALENT AUCTION INVOICES NEED YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE

Thank you to everyone who has paid their 2024 Talent Auction invoice. We’ve collected about half of the nearly $9,000 raised in the Live and Silent Auctions at our October fundraiser and need to collect the remaining invoices.

Is this still on your to-do list? Please help us close the books on the event by paying your invoice. If you missed your emailed invoice — no worries! Simply email snuucauction@gmail.com to request the invoice again.

And keep an eye out for open Talent Auction events, available for sign-up at SNUUC. Many enjoyed the recent Jazz Quartet performance. Thanks for supporting our Talent Auction fundraisers!

Thank you for your support! — The SNUUC Talent Auction team

Mary Brower, Diane Hawkins, and Rosemary Olander-Beach

CALL FOR SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS!

SNUUC is looking for individuals to join our team of Worship Associates. As a Worship Associate, you'll play an important role in supporting our Sunday speakers and ministers during the service, helping everything run smoothly and making a meaningful contribution to our community. Interested? Contact Harriet for more info and to get involved and trained, arnoldharriet00@gmail.com.

Let's make a difference together.

Thank you for your support!

JOIN US AT OUR SERVICE

THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2025

at 10:30 am

THE SERVICE IS LIVE AT SNUUC

and ON ZOOM, USE THE LINK BELOW

+ Sunday, February 16 at 10:30 am +

This Sunday's Preacher is Benjamin Van Dyne

Moving at Speed

When events seem to be moving very quickly,

how do we discern whether to speed up or slow down?

What kind of work and what pace of work make a better world possible?

Mike Marron is the Worship Associate. Sharon Kennelty-Cohen is the Board Member on Duty. If you have an announcement you would like to be made at the service, please contact Sharon at SKennelty@gmail.com by this Saturday morning, February 15.

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Greeters are needed for our services! If you can be a Greeter, please arrive on Sunday morning at 10:15 and say hello to people at one of the foyer doors. Thanks!

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On Sundays, the virtual room will open at 10:20 am, the service begins at 10:30 am.

 Join us in the SNUUC Sanctuary or

find a comfortable spot, light a candle and join us from home!

To join the virtual Sunday Service, you'll need to install an application from a company called Zoom. If you haven't installed it already, please install this application before Sunday morning.

It's Easy & Free for you to join!

 Join directly from this email...

Use this link to join all the Sunday Service Zoom Meetings

https://zoom.us/j/503143243?pwd=SGdEZjRFQjRJNDhOenNDbytDWUNtdz09

The meeting ID for Sunday’s service is: 503 143 243

The password: 003006

Zoom provides a dial-in feature for those who want to listen in.

The call in phone number for New York is: +16465588656,,503143243#

PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR COFFEE HOUR

Coffee Hour is an essential part of the service for UUs. We need to make this a community affair. We ask you to please continue to bring snacks for coffee hour. Here's Ellen showing how easy it is for you to bring a Coffee Hour Snack! We are asking people to take a turn doing set up and clean-up, there is a sign-up sheet on the Welcome Table. If all those who are able take a turn do so, this will not be a burden on any one person. As usual you will not be doing it alone. Others will help.

Thank you for helping at our Coffee Hour!

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ALL UPCOMING SERVICES are

AT SNUUC and ON ZOOM, UNLESS NOTED

Feb 16 - Benjamin VanDyne

Feb 23 - Rev. Sharon Pataky

March 2 - Rev. Carol Huston

March 9 - TBA

March 16 - Rev. Sharon Pataky

Thank You to our SNUUC Board Members!

Mark Bennett, President * Amy Norris Wenzel, Vice President * Jojo Granoff, Treasurer * Ilene Corina, Secretary * Barbara Behrens, Trustee *

Sharon Kennelty-Cohen, Trustee

Just for fun, let’s read a book together!

The Brown Bag Lunch and Book Club meets monthly in the foyer to discuss a good book. The group selected historical fiction for the next read: The Consequence of Anna by Kate Birkin and Mark Boraz. This book was nominated for a Pulitzer in 2024.

The group will meet Thursday, March 27, at 12 noon in the Foyer. Bring your lunch and join the discussion! Any questions contact Martha Chamberlain, martha.chamberlain22@gmail.com

The Sunday afternoon Talent Auction Jazz Quartet Performance was a big success. A good group of music fans enjoyed Mark Bennett on trumpet, Bob Lepley on piano and more talented musicians. Thanks for supporting this SNUUC fund raiser!

WHAT IS HAPPENING with SNUUC THIS WEEK?

Wednesdays + GATHERING Join the next Gathering at SNUUC on Wednesday from 1 to 2 pm.

Saturdays + MEDITATION The Mindfulness Meditation 9 am, Foyer & Zoom

Thursday, Feb 13 - Board Meeting 7 pm on Zoom

Saturday, Feb 15 - LIAC Board Meeting @ SNUUC 10 am

Sunday, Feb 23 - Meet the Foyer Artist Reception 11:30 am

Monday, Feb 24 - Lectio Divina 7:15 pm on Zoom

Scroll for more information about these and other meetings

CHECK OUR ONLINE CALENDAR

You can view SNUUC's monthly calendar online.

Go to www.SNUUC.org.

Click on ABOUT at the top of the page.

Click on EVENTS CALENDAR.

OR click on this link... SNUUC Calendar

UPCOMING BI-MONTHLY, MONTHLY and SPECIAL EVENTS

Friday, Feb 28 - Connectors 6:30 pm on Zoom

Wednesday, March 5 - Women's Journaling 1:00 pm Zoom

Thursday, March 13 - Board Meeting 7 pm on Zoom

Thursday, March 27 - Brown Bag Lunch and Book Discussion 12 pm



Scroll thru this email for more information about these and other happenings

TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THAT IS HAPPENING WITH SNUUC!

ONGOING SNUUC WEEKLY EVENTS and MEETINGS

   Contact information for events and meetings is below.

WEEKLY:

Tuesdays + WORSHIP The team works with the preacher, worship associate, board member on duty and the production team to plan and provide meaningful worship experiences to the congregation. For questions about the Worship Team please contact Harriet Arnold, ArnoldHarriet00@gmail.com. 

Wednesdays + GATHERING Gathering at SNUUC, 1 to 2 pm. Join SNUUC friends in the foyer, or on the front lawn when the weather is nice and enjoy each other’s company. Questions? Meet with them at SNUUC on a Wednesday afternoon or contact Joel Gershen, jojomatt@aol.com

Thursdays + FOOD DISTRIBUTION The National Day Laborers Association gives out donated food each Thursday, from 9:00 to 10:00 am. The pickup spot is in the parking lot behind the building, at the Brantley Wing door.

Saturdays + MEDITATION The Mindfulness Meditation group (aka South Ocean Sangha) - Join a regular, weekly meditation practice at SNUUC and on Zoom on Saturdays at 9 am. The practice is open to meditators at all levels. All you need to do is show up and take your seat. If you would like more information or to receive the Zoom link to join the class. Please contact Brian Larkin, bolarkin@optonline.net.



Sundays + IMPROV Long Island Improv offers fun improvisation classes many Sunday afternoons in the SNUUC foyer. Many SNUUC members have enjoyed them and found them useful for developing creativity and communication skills. Go to longislandimprov.com for all the details.

BI-MONTHLY and MONTHLY:

2nd and 4th Mondays + LECTIO DIVINA Lectio Divina meets at 7:15 pm on Zoom. Join SNUUC friends for a Lectio Divina practice. This is a contemplative practice in which we listen to a short reading and get in touch with where it resonates in our bodies, our feelings, the images that speak to us and any message or meaning it has for our lives. Contact Barbara Singer for more information, barbara.singer@gmail.com

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87865036675?pwd=anNqdzRxZ2FHWDY2dUVwWlVSWDFQZz09

Meeting ID: 878 6503 6675

Passcode: 189400

One tap mobile

+16469313860,,87865036675# US

+16465588656,,87865036675# US (New York)

1st Wednesdays + WOMEN’S JOURNALING - Women's Journaling meets from 1 to 2:30 pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month on Zoom. The women choose a book of a spiritual nature to read and during the group they speak and write on parts of the readings that hold meaning for them. For more info and Zoom link contact Anne Olsen, afleming528@gmail.com. 

2nd Wednesday + LA LECHE The La Leche League of Baldwin Freeport meets in the SNUUC RE wing on the 2nd Wednesday at 10 am. For more information go to their Facebook page, La Leche League of Baldwin Freeport.

1st Thursdays + CARING TEAM - The purpose of the Caring Team is to keep us connected and offer support and help as appropriate. For more info contact Sharon Pataky, Rev.Sharon.P@gmail.com

2nd Thursdays + BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING – The Board meets at 7 pm on the 2nd Thursday on Zoom. All are welcome. Please contact Mark Bennett for the Zoom link, MarkBenn731@gmail.com

The National Day Laborers Association gives out donated food each Thursday, from 9:00 to 10:00 am. The pickup spot is in the parking lot behind the building, at the Brantley Wing door. For the next two months, on Monday evenings from 6 to 7 pm in the Brantley Wing, the NDLA and Cornell University Cooperative Extension are offering Nutrition Classes. All are invited.

NEWS FROM LIAC

the LONG ISLAND AREA COUNCIL

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LIAC serves as a beacon for liberal religion with a focus on education, advocacy, service, and spirituality for Long Island Unitarian Universalists.

Click here to learn more about LIAC

The Long Island Area Council of Unitarian Universalist Congregations, LIAC,

offers opportunities for fellowship

and connection.

LIAC aims to “serve as a catalyst to promote denominational awareness and effectiveness through communication, leadership and educational programs.”

Go to LIACUU.org for more information.

Phil Kennelty is the SNUUC LIAC Representative.

Contact Phil for more LIAC information, philkennelty@gmail.com

Sophia Fahs Camp - A Multi-Generational UU Camp Experience

August 10 - 16, 2025

The week-long Fahs Camp offers programs, worship, and activities created with the intention of building Beloved community based on caring, respect,

and Unitarian Universalist values. 

Click here to learn even more.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Early bird rates available through February. Register early and save!

If you are a member of a LIAC member congregation click here LIAC member registration.  All other friends click here Regional Registration

Our Mission is to create an intergenerational Unitarian Universalist community that provides enjoyable, practical, and spiritual experiences in a safe, beautiful, and natural environment that will inspire children, youth, and adults to explore their identities: personal, communal, and Unitarian Universalist.

Who should attend? We offer programs for a multigenerational camp experience. We welcome families of all ages and sizes, young adults, and seniors who hold fond memories of attending with their children. Each community member signs a Covenant by which to live during our week together.

How We Grow Together We create programs and experiences that focus on four major areas:

Spiritual Growth

• Campers and staff participate in morning worship, Program and Circle Groups, campfire worship, and reflections before meals.
• Campers and staff learn songs and hymns at evening campfires, at all-camp morning worship, and music activities.
• Camp offers quiet time, meditative spaces, and time for deep conversations about life experiences.

Building Community and Interpersonal Relationships

• Campers and staff plan activities together, agree upon guidelines for their group life, and share daily chores and dining hall duties for the benefit of the entire camp community.
• Campers covenant with each other to define how they wish to be together at camp.
• The Spirit Committee strives to assure that all campers feel comfortable at camp. Senior campers (grades 11-12) lead daily Circle Groups from a provided curriculum.
• Worship, Program and Circle Groups, activities and campfires fuel the “creative celebration” that builds community through sharing of talents and ideas.
• At the close of the week, campers share experiences that allow them to express appreciation and love to all with whom they have camped.

Nature and Creativity

• Campers explore creativity through arts, crafts, and music using natural materials and promote expression of feelings and ideas about life experiences.
• The sacred spaces of camp encourage informal conversations about nature, life and spirituality.
• Campers and staff may sign up to learn water and boat safety, led by certified water instructors.
• Learn about the ecology of the campsite in activities, Program and Circle Groups.

Recreational and Social Activities

• Campers engage in games and sports that use the physical skills of each person. They are encouraged to try new ways of physical exercise.
• Sports are a part of camp, teaching cooperation and assisting younger campers in gaining competence. Many group games teach cooperation rather than competition.
• Laughter creates a joyful camp environment. Mime, clowning, comedy, and talent sharing are for everyone. Individuals with special skills in these areas are encouraged to share in the Variety Show.

Come to the SNUUC service this Sunday, February 9

to ask questions and learn more!

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LIAC's Student Activity Fund, SAF, Applications open on February 15!

Find out more

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CHECK-IN WITH FELLOW SNUUCers AT THE NEXT CONNECTORS CALL,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 6:30 pm on ZOOM!

Hosted by the Caring Team, the monthly Connectors Zoom meeting is an opportunity for us to check-in with each other, talk about what’s new in our lives, how are things going, etc., within a what’s-said-here-stays-here hour. After check-in, time permitting, the Caring Team will offer a topic of discussion. You can either stay with the topic or choose one of your own.

We look forward to seeing you Friday, February 28 at 6:30 pm!

Click the link below to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83448325670?pwd=QU9PVnM3bUFyaTB0bkYvVk1sT1Z6dz09

Meeting ID: 834 4832 5670

Passcode: SNUUC2024

The Connectors gathering is hosted by SNUUC's Caring Team - Doris Brass, Ilene Corina, Sharon Kennelty-Cohen and Rev. Sharon Pataky. It is a confidential call, which means that what is said and heard in the call stays in the call unless you say otherwise. The Connectors gathering is the last Friday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm. Please email Sharon Pataky, Rev.Sharon.P@gmail.com, if you have questions or would like additional information. 

OUR UU COMMUNITY

Because of our efforts for UU the Vote, SNUUC has been recognized as a Good Trouble 2024 Congregation. Here’s the message from the UUA …

"Congratulations! The incredible collective work of your congregation met the guidelines to become a Good Trouble 2024 Congregation.

We know the criteria we set are ambitious and not easy to achieve and do not take it lightly that your congregation made a huge commitment. Congratulations on your incredible work and leadership. We also know there are so many more UU congregations who have done tremendous work to build power and live our values in the world. We hope to continue to build and develop a program with many meaningful ways to entry for our congregations and UUs at large."

UUCSR Soulful Sundown Services

Where music resides at the heart of religious experience

Soulful Sundown Services at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock are contemporary evening services with live music and spoken word woven together into a one-hour experience. It is spiritual, soulful, enlightening, and entertaining. Live at UUCSR and streamed on all of their platforms, you can watch, listen, and move with The Cosmic Orchestra and Shelter Rock’s ministers on the second Friday evening of each month at 7:30 pm.

UUCSR invites you to the next Soulful Sundown on Friday, February 14. At 6:30 pm, all are welcome to a simple supper, a voluntary donation of $10 covers soup, salad, artisanal bread, cookies, and beverages. Beginning at 7:30 pm and led by Rev. David Carl Olson, Soulful Sundown features an evening of poetry, reflection, and live music from The Cosmic Orchestra, onsite and online. Childcare is available! Special Guest, Noah Guthrie, joins this month for an onsite only coffee house/concert afterward. All are welcome, never a charge! UUCSR.org

UU Housing

Have you thought about moving? Why not think about living in the vibrant community of Port Washington on Long Island! How about considering living at Hadley House, a 40-unit apartment building for UU member Independent Seniors, 62+ and their families? Hadley House is a Senior Residence operated by UUCSR, Hadley House, LLC. If you have any questions about the availability of units or how to apply, they can be answered by the Social Worker in the building, Susan Bagnini, 516-944-8457, 464 Main St., Port Washington. Or go to this UUCSR/Hadley House link for more information.

WhaleCoast Alaska - "A More Authentic Travel Experience"

Two unique, exciting fundraising tours organized by 4 Alaska UU congregations are being offered again next summer by WhaleCoast Alaska. Experience majestic scenery, wildlife, Denali National Park, Alaska Native culture, glaciers, and UU homestays. For 31 years, WhaleCoast Alaska tours have been the BEST way to visit Alaska. Register now for this amazing experience! Details: www.WhaleCoastAK.org Questions: info@whalecoastak.org 

The Central East Region (CER) of the UUA helps congregations of all shapes and sizes connect with each other and with resources that help them best express their Unitarian Universalist faith in a changing and hurting world. "We believe that we’re at our best when we work together–and we Central East Region staff work together to help your congregation be its best". SNUUC’s primary contact person for CER is Rev. Alia Shinbrough (they/them), ashinbrough@uua.org

"Our job as UUA Congregational Life staff is to support your congregation through what we call ‘the Four Cs’: Coaching, Companioning, Connecting and Challenging. We have resources at hand and a wealth of experience to coach you through whatever your current situation. We walk with you in times of joy and sorrow, so you know that you aren’t alone, and so we can help you celebrate and learn from you. We connect you to other congregations, to the wider UUA and to the work of our faith so we can be better together. And we challenge you, just like you challenge us, to be the most faithful partners we can be in this joint adventure of Unitarian Universalism." Click here to find out more about the UUA Central East Region.

Trip Camp 2025:

An exciting New Year in Adventure!

Unirondack’s 2024’s trip season was groundbreaking! We had 3 times as many trips and 4 times as many campers as any previous spring + summer. Here’s what you can look forward to in our 2025 season:

• Mini-trips (3 days) for youth camp were a huge success, and we’re excited to continue offering this format for summer 2025.
• Summer Youth Camp trip dates are changing! In 2025 campers can now choose to go on a week-long trip without missing their regular Parker or Ballou Session.
• Spring and fall seasons of 2025 will feature 4 exciting trip camps for adults, including: Artists and Creatives trip camp (canoe), Oswegatchie Expedition (canoe), 90-Miler Blueway (canoe), Peak Queerness (backpack)
• New in 2025: Family Trips- - a customized Adirondacks trip for whatever ‘family’ means to you, fully outfitted, guided, and fed by Unirondack.

Go to Unirondack.org for information

"The Rowe UU Camp and Conference Center is more than a camp or conference center, it is a place where souls come to connect, where families come to celebrate and thought leaders come to increase awareness and heighten senses." Their retreat center is located in the East Berkshires in the town of Rowe, Massachusetts, a community founded in 1785. Rowecenter.org

As we plan our fall activities, the Rowe Center encourage us to support their organization by attending their enriching programs. Your participation is essential to continuing their mission of fostering community and growth at Rowe. They have returned to a sliding scale pricing structure for most programs to align more closely with their values of equity and inclusion. They hope to see you there in person or online soon!

REMINDER TO HELP KEEP OUR LIVES GREEN

SNUUC Environmentalist Sharon Kennelty-Cohen reminds us to use washable plates instead of single-use paper ones for Coffee Hour and other fun food events at SNUUC and at home. We have a dishwasher, soap, a double sink in the kitchen and a single one in the pantry. Five minutes washing a few dishes makes it more likely that our great-grandchildren will have trees to climb.

Please consider this before you grab a plastic or paper plate or cup. Thank You!

SNUUC STUFF

There have been reports that SNUUC members received scam emails and texts that use our names to make requests. Some have requested PDF files of our directory, some allude to an errand needed and some are asking for cash. Please disregard anything that looks like this. Do not click to open or reply to anything like this. This happened to us in the past and it is happening to other churches as well. Mark Bennett and the Board 

REMEMBER OUR

SNUUC FREE FOOD PANTRY...



PLEASE HELP! DONATIONS OF

CANNED FOOD ARE NEEDED!

With food donations to our neighbors right on our property, we have a busy food pantry located at the northwest corner of the building in the parking lot at the end of the driveway. The next time you are grocery shopping please pick up a few cans of beans or tuna or hearty soup and bring them to SNUUC for the Freeport community. You can put the items in the kitchen, thanks!

Please bring canned food donations, no fresh food please,

or you can donate money to purchase food!

Our Little Free Library on the front lawn needs books to share with the neighborhood. Novels, gardening and cook books, children's books are all good choices.

Do you have any good books you can share? Please put them in our Little Free Library. You will probably find a book there for you to enjoy!

DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS OR SERVICE YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE?

or DO YOU KNOW OF A BUSINESS THAT WANTS TO ADVERTISE?

YOUR AD CAN BE HERE EACH WEEK!

For a small fee you can advertise each week in this SNUUC News You Can Use. Cost is just $100 per month or $250 for 6 months.

Music lessons? Legal services? Electrician?

For an additional $100 per year, you can be listed on the SNUUC website.

Details: Send your business card size artwork to SNUUC@optonline.net Please include your name and contact information with your artwork. Once approved, it will go in to the News You Can Use and/or on the SNUUC website. Please send or bring your payment to SNUUC.  Questions? Contact Ilene Corina, icorina@aol.com

A few more details... The South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation (SNUUC) assumes no responsibility and shall in no event be liable for errors or omissions in the contents of the information provided by the businesses advertised or for any claims that may arise directly or indirectly from any such services. This information does not constitute any affiliation, endorsement, or promotion by SNUUC.

And click here for a little more important info about your advertisement.

You may have heard of the Caring Committee at SNUUC but wonder what we do. The Caring Team has two functions: to keep members and friends connected to SNUUC and to offer you help and support when your life is disrupted out of its usual routines. Having a place to “land” concerns that can get acknowledged and acted upon is helpful. 

What kind of help? We can offer a listening ear and maybe help you find resources in the community. We can offer practical help. Someone needed snow shoveling and we found someone at SNUUC to shovel. Someone needed meals, we put together a team of support to make and deliver meals. Someone needed a ride to the doctor; we found the ride. What else? Visits, errand running, help with tasks like shopping, and more. 

But, just as important, if we don’t see you or hear from you, we may check in with you to be sure you are OK. This may be a card, an email, a text or a phone call. Don’t feel obligated to reply, though if we don’t hear back, we will try again in a month or so. We want you to know we are thinking of you.

The Caring Team is Doris Brass, Ilene Corina, Sharon Kennelty-Cohen and Rev. Sharon Pataky. For more information contact Sharon Pataky, Rev.Sharon.P@gmail.com.

DO YOU HAVE A KEY TO OUR BUILDING THAT YOU DO NOT USE?

PLEASE RETURN IT TO THE OFFICE, THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.

YOU CAN LEAVE IT ON THE DESK or SLIP IT IN THE MAIL SLOT

UNDER THE FRONT WINDOWS IF THAT'S EASIEST. THANK YOU!

BOARD PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY FUND

What is the SNUUC Board President Discretionary Fund?

This is a separate fund to be disbursed by the Board President to SNUUC members and friends to help with unanticipated expenses for which they have no other funding source.



How is it funded? It is funded through contributions made by SNUUC members and friends. It is a separate fund and not part of the operating fund.

How do I gain access to the funds. To receive help from the discretionary fund simply speak with Board President Mark Bennett. While a record is kept of all monies disbursed, the names of the recipients will remain confidential. This is a small fund, but Mark will try to help you as much as possible.

How can I contribute to the fund?

Yes, please contribute if you can! You will be helping other SNUUC members and friends. Write a check, made payable to SNUUC, write in the memo line Board President Discretionary Fund, and mail to 228 So. Ocean Av, Freeport 11520. You can also donate by clicking the Donate Button on our website, SNUUC.org. You will see the Discretionary Fund option in addition to the Donate and Pledge options. When you send a donation you will be sent a donation letter for your taxes.

Thank you!

Questions? Contact Mark Bennett, MarkBenn731@gmail.com

SNUUC is offering an opportunity to advertise in the weekly

News You Can Use and on the SNUUC website.

Look for more information in this email, above,

with the advertisement for PULSE services.

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Did you know that members of the SNUUC community who offer their business services can donate a portion of their profits from doing business with other SNUUC members?

It's a win-win situation. You gain business and SNUUC gains a contribution.

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Do You have a

Fundraising Idea

for SNUUC?

Talk with a Board Member

Good News! Our building is protected by a security system!

An alarm will go off when you enter the building!

You need a code to disarm the alarm.

If you have a key to SNUUC & do not have your code,

contact Jean Smyth-Crocetto by text to set up your own personal code. 

Text Jean at 516-359-6954

You will not need to disarm the system if someone else is already in the building

when you arrive, or if the system is not armed.

An Opportunity for Young Adults

YARN is a project to rebuild the continental UU young adult network! This includes growing identity groups, worship services, leadership calls, online conferences and more. There are several ways your congregations and organizations can help UU young adults, friends and future folx find our community.

We made a short video that explains what YARN is. Watch and see what we are all about!

• An Introduction to the Young Adult Revival Network – YouTube

Sign Up For Our Newsletter: We send out a bi-monthly newsletter, The Sweet Potato, containing all the young adult ministry opportunities that YARN and other UU organizations offer.

• Register Here: https://forms.gle/XBQjuSK3k1bNjfCT8

In Faith and Service, 

Roddy Biggs & Kamila Jacob, YARN Worship Chairs

rbiggs@uuma.org 

kamilajacob15@gmail.com 

The Unitarian Universalist Association website, UUA.org,

offers this for people who want to learn more about Unitarian Universalism:

We are Unitarian Universalists, people of many backgrounds

who have different beliefs, but shared values.

Together, we offer a guided path towards a better you and a better world.

Get to know us in this short animated video.

https://www.uua.org/beliefs/who-we-are/video  

As Unitarian Universalists, we celebrate the inherent worth and dignity of every person and seek to build a peaceful, just, and compassionate society. At the heart of our faith, therefore, is a commitment to democracy—not only as a form of government but as a moral value that lifts our lives beyond the self-centered and mundane and gives meaning to our existence. Thus we follow in the footsteps of many of America’s Founders, including three of our early presidents. These religious principles, coupled with a basic reliance on human reason, provide us with inspiration and guidance as citizens, as parents, and as neighbors.

Warren R. Ross

Community Unitarian Church, White Plains, New York

Small groups of SNUUC Committees and Spiritual Arts

that would like to connect can meet at SNUUC or via Zoom.

Please contact Office Manager Lisa at least 3 days before your Zoom or space request to get set up, SNUUC@optonline.net

Make a phone call, send an email, text,

 join in the service and activities.

Let's keep connected.