South Nassau

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

SNUUC

News You Can Use

November 13, 2024

UU Community Resilience Hub

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SNUUC MEMBERS & FRIENDS - EVENTS AT SNUUC!

CHECK-IN WITH FELLOW SNUUCers

AT THE NEXT CONNECTORS CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 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 on November 29 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, Sharon Pataky, Ellen Zaehringer-Gach. 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 After November 29 our next one will be December 27. Please email Ilene (icorina@aol.com) if you have questions or would like additional information. 

TRADITIONAL IRISH CHRISTMAS STORIES AND MORE at SNUUC, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1

The holiday season is around the corner, make a plan to join our own Irish Storyteller, Jim Hawkins, at his Talent Auction event, Traditional Irish Christmas Stories, Songs, Hymns and Poetry.  The event will be in the SNUUC Sanctuary on Sunday, December 1 at 1 pm. You can also join in on Zoom!

If you haven’t already paid at the Talent Auction, this fundraiser for SNUUC is $25, adults and $10, children.

Invite your friends and family to this festive event!

All are invited to another popular Songwriters in the Round event

in the Sanctuary on Sunday, December 8

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 Antonio DiMarco, Dee Harris, Cecilia Kirtland and Marilyn Pardo. There will be an Open Mic for anyone to perform a song, some music, a poem, etc. $10 donation to SNUUC. For more information and to help, contact Phil Kennelty, PhilKennelty@gmail.com

WE HAD A GREAT MIDNIGHT RUN!

THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS & DONORS!

Last Saturday, November 9, the SNUUC RE Wing and kitchen was filled with volunteers sorting warm clothes and preparing and bagging hot food, sandwiches and beverages to bring to NYC homeless people for a Midnight Run, midnightrun.org. Many thanks to Ilene Corina and Michele Bennett for organizing this event! Most of the items were Donated by YOU and others outside of SNUUC. Special thanks go to American Waffle House owner Jimmy Donnelly of Merrick Rd. Seaford for donating most of the food and Michael DeAmicis, Financial Advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. who collected donations from his office to support the Midnight Run at SNUUC.

NOTES FROM THE BOARD

Greetings from the Board of Trustees. I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful fall season. If you have not seen our new beautiful wood sculpture representing our very special Linden Tree, please take a look in our foyer entrance the next time you are at SNUUC. Soon the plaques honoring our past members will be added to complete the tree sculpture.

The Board will be interviewing candidates for 2 one quarter time minister’s positions in the next month. The positions will cover pastoral needs for our congregation, educational opportunities for adults, sermons and administrative needs along with the Board and our congregation. Reverend Karen and I made a video to be sent to the congregation explaining this but we had some technical glitches that we are working out, so hopefully it will be sent to you shortly.

Thank you to everyone for a very successful Talent Auction. Special thanks to our committee, Rosemary Olander-Beach, Mary Brower and Diane Hawkins for planning and making this happen. Thank you to those who helped in various ways and thank you again for participating. As a reminder, there are still Silent Auction events open for you to join in.

This Saturday was our Midnight Run to help bring food and supplies to the homeless in NYC. Thank you to Ilene Corina and Michele Bennett for planning this event and thank you to all who have brought items in and participated on Saturday.

Everyone, please stay well.

In faith, Mark Bennett and the Board of trustees. Amy Norris Wenzel, Ilene Corina, Jojo Granoff, Sharon Kennelty-Cohen, Barbara Behrens and Reverend Karen Hutt

THE TALENT AUCTION TEAM --

MARY BROWER, DIANE HAWKINS and ROSEMARY OLANDER-BEACH --

THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE

THIS YEAR'S SPOOKY FUNDRAISER SUCH A TREAT!

Whether you donated items, volunteered before, during or after the event, or came out to have fun and bid on items, your participation is what made it a success! And lots of people did all of those things.

The team hopes to report how much was raised in the next few weeks; in the meantime, watch your email inbox for your invoice from the Talent Auction team. 

There are still some open items that will be shared in the coming weeks, so more people can get in on the fun!

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 read the current issue of The Beacon, November News from 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

CALL FOR SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS!

SNUUC is looking for passionate individuals to join our team of Worship Associates. As a Worship Associate, you'll play a crucial role in supporting our Sunday speakers and ministers during the service, ensuring everything runs 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, NOVEMBER 17, 2024

at 10:30 am

THE SERVICE IS LIVE AT SNUUC

and ON ZOOM, USE THE LINK BELOW

+ Sunday, November 17 at 10:30 am +

This Sunday's Preacher is Rev. Karen Hutt

Our Better Angels

A message caught my eye this week on a billboard.

It said “Love everyone. I will sort them out, later.”—God

I believe it is safe to say that right now, globally and nationally, we are not doing a very good job of loving everyone. But we are good at sorting each other out. Human beings have been doing that sort of thing for a long time.

What does it mean to continue to put people in boxes? Since when did two perfectly nice colors, red and blue become the colors of two America’s?  

Guess what friends, there is a way forward.

Come, let us be the change that we imagine.

Rev. Karen Hutt has been a UU minister for over two decades. She has served churches in Chicago and Minneapolis. She is a board-certified chaplain and CPE Educator. Currently she is the Vice President for Student Formation, Vocation and Innovation at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She's the editor of The Call to Care: Essays from UU Chaplains, published by Skinner Books. Rev. Hutt is married to Rev. Ashley Horan, Organizing Strategy Director for Justice ministries of the UUA. They live in Minneapolis with their children Zi, Aspen and Eden.

Harriet Arnold is the Worship Associate. Jojo Granoff is the Board Member on Duty. If you have an announcement you would like to be made at the service, please contact Jojo at JGranoff1853@yahoo.com by this Saturday morning, November 16.

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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. 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

Nov 17 - Rev. Karen Hutt

Nov 24 - Rev. Carol Huston

Dec 1 - Benjamin Van Dyne

Dec 8 - Madison Colquette

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

Recently, Benjamin Sekreta, Mark Bennet and his family enjoyed Sharon Kennelty-Cohen’s very interesting Talent Auction offering, a guided tour to the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center at West End 2. The Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center explores the relationships between human beings, energy systems, and environmental stewardship. 

Ilene Corina and Amy Norris Wenzel met with Pastor Andy from The People’s Church of Long Beach to gather some of the items from the SNUUC Religious Education wing for their growing congregation. He sent SNUUC a thank-you note. 

Dear SNUUC Family, Thank you so much for your generous donation to The People’s Church of Long Beach. The children’s items are a HUGE blessing. We hope we can stay in touch!

Sincerely, Pastor Andy & People’s Church Family

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 next book selection is

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. The Guardian said: "It spans the years 1900 to 1977 in Kerala on South India's Malabar Coast.' and is an epic tale of people and place ''that follows an Indian family over 7 decades". 

The group will meet on Thursday, December 12, at 12 noon in the Foyer.

Bring your lunch and join the discussion! Any questions contact Martha Chamberlain, martha.chamberlain22@gmail.com

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, Nov 14 - Board Meeting 7 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, Nov 29 - Connectors on Zoom 6:30 pm

Sunday, Dec 1 - Jim Hawkings Story Telling Talent Auction Event 12:30 pm

Wednesday, Dec 4 - Women's Journaling 1 pm Zoom

Sunday, Dec 8 - Songwriters Event 1:00 pm

Thursday, Dec 12 - Brown Bag Lunch & Book Discussion 12:00 pm



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

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 Jean Smyth-Crocetto, jmsmyth@verizon.net. 

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

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

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Meeting ID: 878 6503 6675

Passcode: 189400

One tap mobile

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+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 Ilene Corina ICorina@aol.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

OUR UU COMMUNITY

Come to the UU Fellowship of Huntington on

Saturday, November 16 at 6:30 pm for

Explore African American History on Long Island

A benefit for the new Huntington African American Museum

The event will be moderated by Joye Brown, Associate Editor at Newsday. They will delve into the rich African American history on Long Island including Huntington. Their expert panelists are Dr. Jermaine Archer, Associate Professor of African American Studies at SUNY Old Westbury, Dr. Denice Evans-Sheppard, Director of the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Director & Chief Curator of the Eastville Historical Society, Sag Harbor. Enjoy appetizers and desserts, music, raffles and community! All proceeds go towards building this vital museum. For Tickets and/or to Donate to the Museum go to https://bit.ly/HAAMEvent

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 all the programs CER has to offer.

"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!

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? 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.

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!

Our Food Pantry has reopened and has new reinforced doors thanks to Jojo Granoff and John Bernaudo from Family Home Improvement. 

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 Pataky, Sharon Kennelty-Cohen and Ellen Zaehringer-Gach. For more information contact Ilene Corina, ICorina@aol.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

Thank you to John Bernaudo from Family Home Improvement for reinforcing the doors on our Community Food Pantry.

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  

Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal, not creedal faith. That means that, although we may believe differently, we come together to search, grow, serve, and minister. Francis David said it best, “We need not think alike to love alike.” Both Unitarianism and Universalism sprang from liberal Christianity. Unitarianism speaks to the nature of God as One: Holy, Transcendent, Immanent, Whole, Mystery. Universalism speaks to the nature of our relationships—with the Divine, with ourselves, with each other, and with the planet which we call home.

Michelle Buhite 

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.