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South Nassau
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
SNUUC
News You Can Use
July 10, 2024
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JOIN THE FUN AT THIS SNUUC FUN(D)RAISER
THIS SUNDAY, JULY 14 AFTER THE SERVICE
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Love Jewelry? Know someone who does? Please come to the SNUUC Fundraiser this Sunday, July 14 at noon, where we will hear a little bit about the new catalog for Touchstone Jewelry, while having our coffee right after the service. This is a Fundraiser for SNUUC hosted by Amy Norris Wenzel, Kristin Seyfried Cathcart and Jean Smyth Crocetto so come get your Christmas Shopping started early! Birthdays, anniversaries, just because... there's something here for everyone!
You're invited to experience the sparkle! Check out this link. http://sites.touchstonecrystal.com/sites/kmarino/e/WG3M7BZ3
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SNUUC OFFICE - IMPORTANT PLEDGE INFORMATION
OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED ON JUNE 30
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO COMPLETE PAYMENT
FOR YOUR 2023-2024 PLEDGE
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE PLEDGED!
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Member pledges are the single largest source of income to our congregation, and we count on them to maintain our financial health. Your 2023-2024 pledge statements are e-mailed at the end of each month. Check your email; statements were recently e-mailed on Friday, June 28. If you are able, please pay your 2023-2024 pledge.
Pledges can be paid with a check brought to the Sunday service or mailed to SNUUC at 228 So. Ocean Ave., Freeport, NY 11520 or with a credit card through our website SNUUC.org. Look for the DONATE button on the first page. You can even slide it through the mail slot at the front of the building, just below the office windows!
If you have any questions about your pledge, or would like another copy of your pledge statement, please email Lisa at snuuc@optonline.net
Thank you very much for your continued financial support!!
the SNUUC Board
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As summer and the new SNUUC fiscal year begins the Board is developing a Strategic Plan to help SNUUC remain a beloved spiritual home for many years in to the future. The strategic plan includes a comprehensive look at the building and all the programs.
A plan of action is being developed including listing specific tasks needed and asking committees and individuals to support the plan. There will be many needs and all hands are welcome and needed to help.
Please consider whether you might be able to help even with a small task and limited time. Together we can find the right balance of honoring our past 75 years and moving ahead to the future. The flower ceremony was a beautiful way to end our fiscal year and transition into summer. We are all thankful to have each other. Happy start to the summer for all.
Respectfully, Mark Bennett with Amy Norris Wenzel, Ilene Corina, Jojo Granoff, Sharon Kennelty-Cohen, Barbara Behrens, Julie Buckley and Rev. Karen Hutt
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NEWS FROM GA - the UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY YEARLY MEETING | |
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After three years of discussion and voting, the 2024 General Assembly delegates voted to approve the final language of a shared values statement for the revision of Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws, marking the first major revision since 1987.
The updated statement was adopted with a graphical representation, referred to as the Shared Values Flower, listing the values of Equity, Generosity, Interdependence, Justice, Pluralism, and Transformation on “petals” centered around a chalice image inscribed with Love.
Although some UUs had initially expressed concern the new values statement would “eliminate” the previously articulated principles and sources, congregations are welcome to continue to hold the Seven Principles and Six Sources, originally adopted in 1984, as a meaningful part of the UU faith, as well as the Eighth Principle, specifically naming the principle of antiracism/anti-oppression, as adopted by many congregations.
Harriet Arnold
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During the Summer, the Wednesday email, News You Can Use, will be new every 2 weeks. You will receive an email each Wednesday.
It will include information about 2 Sunday Services and much more!
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JOIN US AT OUR NEXT SERVICES
SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2024 at 10:30 am
and
SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024 at 10:30 am
THE SERVICES WILL BE LIVE AT SNUUC
and ON ZOOM, USE THE LINK BELOW
FOR ALL ZOOMED SERVICES
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+ Sunday, July 7 at 10:30 am +
This Service is led by Rev. Karen Hutt
The Strength Of Community
We often hear the word community associated with inspirational ideas about being together in harmony. Community is hard work. It takes dedication, vulnerability and courage to build sustainable community of faith. What kinds of communities do you belong to? Do they sustain or deplete you? What characteristics do you believe will sustain this community? Where do your beliefs about community originate from? Come let us explore these questions together with a reading from Martin Burber.
Rev. Karen Hutt is a longtime UU minister and chaplain who loves to preach and teach. She is partial to provoking UUs to do better and be better because we have too much to give the world to keep quiet. This year she is serving as our consulting minister. While she is based in Minnesota, she is an East Coaster and is raising her children to pronounce coffee and water properly.
Harriet Arnold is the Worship Associate on Sunday, July 7. Barbara Behrens is the Board Member on Duty. If you have an announcement you would like to be made at this service, please contact Barbara at behrens.ba@gmail.com by Saturday morning, July 6.
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Sunday, July 14 at 10:30 am +
This Service is led by Rev. Karen Hutt
The Power of Transformation
One of the biggest marketing sells out there now is the idea of transformation.
20 days to transform your body. 10 days to better health. They make change sound magical. Instead transformation takes pressure, discomfort and unease
because transformation creates something new and unexpected
from existing components that are viewed with new eyes.
Come let us explore the spiritual transformation taking place in our faith.
Rev. Karen Hutt is a longtime UU minister and chaplain who loves to preach and teach. She is partial to provoking UUs to do better and be better because we have too much to give the world to keep quiet. This year she is serving as our consulting minister. While she is based in Minnesota, she is an East Coaster and is raising her children to pronounce coffee and water properly.
Bill Bryson-Brockmann is the Worship Associate on Sunday, July 14. Jojo Granoff is the Board Member on Duty. If you have an announcement you would like to be made at this service, please contact Jojo at jgranoff1853@yahoo.com by Saturday morning, July 13.
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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. If you need help downloading Zoom you can contact Laura D'Angelo, dangelo@optonline.net or Brian Larkin, bolarkin@optonline.net for help.
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. Ask Laura D'Angelo or Brian Larkin if you need help with this.
The call in phone number for New York is: +16465588656,,503143243#
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PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR COFFEE HOUR | |
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Coffee Hour is an essential part of the service for UUs. We need to make this a community affair. People have been very generous and consistent in contributing snacks for coffee hour. That will continue. 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. A checklist with explicit instructions for anyone who needs it is posted in the kitchen.
Thank you for signing up and for making SNUUC a true community.
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ALL UPCOMING SERVICES are
AT SNUUC and ON ZOOM, UNLESS NOTED
July 7 - Rev. Karen Hutt
July 14 - Rev. Karen Hutt
July 21 - Rev. Karen Hutt
July 28 - Jon Berry with a Coffee Hour Discussion
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The SNUUC Board Members are...
Mark Bennett, President * Amy Norris Wenzel, Vice President * Jojo Granoff, Treasurer * Ilene Corina, Secretary * Barbara Behrens, Trustee *
Sharon Kennelty-Cohen, Trustee
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RE - Religious Education
RE at SNUUC HAS CONCLUDED, WE HAD A GREAT RUN!
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RE Coordinator Julie Buckley, juliebuckley@aol.com, is asking us all to check in the RE Wing to see if there are some things there that belong to you, and to please remove them to help clean up the space for future use. Thank you! | |
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JoAnn Fassman coordinates our Holiday Caroling event each year and she is looking for toiletries for the goodie bags they give to the nursing home residents at the holidays. Please start collecting small toiletries, etc. you may get at hotels when away on vacation or out of town, to put in to the goodie bags. Thank you!
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SNUUC MEMBERS & FRIENDS - EVENTS AT SNUUC! | |
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Recently a small group met in the SNUUC Foyer and had a fun evening learning and practicing party dancing! If you want to attend a Saturday night of dancing, snacking and friendship, contact Ilene Corina so she knows there is an interest. icorina@aol.com All ages are welcome!
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UU THE VOTE COMES TO SNUUC -
WRITE POSTCARDS TO SWING STATES
Join us on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm in the foyer to hand write postcards for the 2024 election. This is one of the most effective ways to increase voter turnout. Our first 1,000 cards are going to voters in Pennsylvania. Come chat with friends as we do our part to keep our democracy strong. Please contact Harriet Arnold with any questions.
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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 North Woods by Daniel Mason. The group will meet on Thursday, September 19, at 12 noon in the Foyer. Click on this link to learn more about North Woods. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726262/north-woods-by-daniel-mason/
The last discussion about the book James: A Novel by Everett Percival, was lively and animated as usual, with all of the group weighing in -- and occasionally at the same time!
Bring your lunch and join the discussion! Any questions contact Martha Chamberlain, martha.chamberlain22@gmail.com
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Be Sure to Check Out Our Current Art Show!
SNUUC’s Art Committee asked for photos of congregants holding a favorite children’s book — one they may have read as a young person or one they love to read to a child now. The show coincided with Children’s Book Week, founded in 1913 to celebrate children’s books and the joy of reading. Check the display in the foyer to see if your favorite children’s book is also the favorite of another SNUUC person!
Thank you to our Art Committee; Barbara Singer, Rosemary Olander-Beach and Diane Hawkins, for this fun exhibit.
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Is there something on your heart?
Do you need a listening ear?
Are you having trouble with a transition
or change in your life?
Rev. Karen is here for 1:1 conversations in a private zoom room. Conversations will be limited if others are waiting. Stop by and let's have a cup of tea together and talk things over.
Rev. Karen's Zoom Office Hours
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3061721466
Talk with Rev. Karen on Wednesdays, 10 am to noon and 7 pm to 9 pm
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OUR FOOD PANTRY IS CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER, PLEASE SAVE YOUR CANNED FOOD DONATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
REMEMBER OUR COMMUNITY FREE FOOD PANTRY
LOCATED AT THE NORTH END OF THE PARKING LOT
DONATIONS OF CANNED FOOD ARE NEEDED!
Many thanks to ALL who stock our Community Food Pantry
with YOUR donations!
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WHAT IS HAPPENING with SNUUC THIS WEEK? | |
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Wednesdays + GATHERING Join the next Gathering at SNUUC on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 pm.
Wednesdays + UU the VOTE Write postcards for the 2024 Election, 1 pm in the foyer
Saturdays + MEDITATION The Mindfulness Meditation group will take off for the Summer and resume on September 7.
Monday, July 8 - Next Lectio Divina
Friday, July 26 - Connectors on Zoom 6:30 pm
Sunday, July 28 - Coffee Hour Conversation with Jon Berry 11:30 am
Scroll down for more information about these and other meetings
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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
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UPCOMING BI-MONTHLY, MONTHLY and SPECIAL EVENTS
Wednesday, Sept 4 - Women's Journaling resumes 1 pm
Saturday, Sept 7 - Mindful Meditation resumes 9 am
Sunday, Sept 15 - Song Writers in the Round 1pm
Thursday, Sept 19 - Next Brown Bag Lunch & Book Discussion 12 pm
Scroll thru this email for more information about these and other meetings
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TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THAT IS HAPPENING WITH SNUUC! | |
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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) - The Mindfulness Meditation group will take off for the Summer and resume on September 7. 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 will next meet on Monday, July 8. 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 Tuesdays + SMALL GROUP MINISTRY Small Group Ministry is a group of 7-8 people who meet monthly to share personal experiences on a specific topic, which changes monthly. Once the group is formed, it closes. The purpose of the Small Group Ministry program is for people to get to know one another and to learn about themselves in the process. Contact Harriet Arnold for more information, ArnoldHarriet00@gmail.com.
1st Wednesdays + WOMEN’S JOURNALING - Women's Journaling is taking the Summer off and will resume on Wednesday, September 4. 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
NVC PRACTICE GROUP + The Non-Violent Communications Practice Group (Compassionate Communications) is on hiatus. After many fruitful years at SNUUC and then on Zoom, it is time to step back and explore what may be the best way to continue this effort. For more information, email Barbara Behrens at behrens.ba@gmail.com.
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JOIN US TO DREAM AT THE JULY CONNECTORS GATHERING
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 6:30 pm on ZOOM
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After the check-ins on our personal lives, something spontaneous and pretty wonderful happened at a recent SNUUC Caring Team Connectors call. We started dreaming aloud about how we feel about SNUUC and what we'd like to see in our future. It was a very positive conversation. At the end of the call, all agreed we'd like to continue to dream aloud together for SNUUC in our next calls.
We'd love to enlarge the circle and see more folks in these calls, which is at 6:30 pm on the last Friday of the month, July 26, on Zoom, using the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83448325670?pwd=QU9PVnM3bUFyaTB0bkYvVk1sT1Z6dz09
Meeting ID: 834 4832 5670
Passcode: SNUUC2024
We, of course, have no power in these gatherings to make decisions. Those are the province of SNUUC's board and committees. Our hope is, rather, to provide a safe space to think aloud, brainstorm, blue-sky, and listen. It's our sense that similar conversations are unfolding in many venues in the congregation, in what, we feel, could be an exciting new stage in our history. Our hope, as well, is to think through together what the ideas that come up might look like and, also, help each other become more comfortable with the idea of committing to follow through and pitch in to create a better tomorrow for SNUUC (again, recognizing that decisions are the province of the congregation's board and committees). We believe this congregation has a vibrant, bright future before it.
We'd love to see you! Questions or comments, please contact Jon Berry, consulting minister for pastoral care (jonbsnuuc@gmail.com) or Ilene Corina (icorina@aol.com) of the SNUUC Caring Team. Thank you!
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NEWS FROM LIAC
the LONG ISLAND AREA COUNCIL
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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-Cohen is the SNUUC LIAC Representative.
Contact Phil for more LIAC information, philkennelty@gmail.com
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The LIAC Exec Team is inviting you to help us envision our future. We are encouraging all who wish to and are able to attend a mini retreat and workshop. It promises to be a unique and inspiring event. Please join us at the UU Fellowship of Stony Brook on Saturday, July 13, at 10 am until early afternoon. Food will be provided, and we ask that you RSVP. Below is a summary from our Executive Director, Laurice Grae, regarding the participatory, interactive format of the day.
"LIAC is in a pivotal moment of transition. We can continue as we have operated for years or to take steps, or even leaps towards a new future. No one person holds this vision and no small group has all of the answers. We will be running an Open Space meeting with the purpose of “Our Vision” and all are invited to participate. If you have ever engaged with Open Space, you already know how exhilarating the process can be and we hope you’ll be excited to join us. If you don’t know what Open Space Technology is, we invite you to watch this brief summary. Come with ideas, curiosity, and a commitment to our shared future."
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LAST CHANCE to Sign Up for Fahs Camp!
August 10-16 in Lake George, NY
Sophia Fahs Camp is back! We’re offering programs for a multigenerational camp experience. We welcome families of all ages and sizes, young adults, and seniors. Located on the shores of Lake George, Silver Bay YMCA offers a wide-range of activities and programs on its 700-acre waterfront campus. Thanks to a generous grant from the NY State Convention of Universalists, we will be able to extend additional financial assistance this year! Registration opens soon! Click here for more information Click Here to Register
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COME TO THE PULSE COMEDY SHOW AND FUNDRAISER | |
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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 the programs CER has to offer.
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Founded in 1951 by the Universalists, Unirondack is a radically inclusive Camp and Conference Center located on Niiohehsà:ne (Beaver Lake) in the forever wild forests of the Western Adirondack Mountains on Haudenosaunee Land. www.Unirondack.org
We have all new adult adventures!
We are so excited to offer a whole new season of offside adventure trips in the gorgeous Adirondacks- especially for ADULTS! Why should the youth camps get all the excitement? Ranging from introductory to advanced trips, we have exactly what you’re looking for in your next Adirondack Adventure! Trips are a great way to learn or grow your skills, sleep under the stars, challenge yourself, and bond with new lifelong friends. For info about our trips program and trip leaders, click here!
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There are reports that SNUUC members have 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 recent past and it is happening to other churches as well. Mark Bennett and the Board
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REMEMBER THE
SNUUC FREE FOOD PANTRY...
PLEASE HELP!
DONATIONS OF
CANNED FOOD ARE NEEDED!
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Our Food Pantry will be closed for the Summer. Some people with good intentions have been putting fresh food in to the pantry which is never good, but especially not during the Summer. The pantry will reopen when the weather gets cooler. Please save your canned food for the food pantry until September. Thanks!
With food donations to our neighbors right on our property, we have a terrific 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!
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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 for yourself to enjoy!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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PASTORAL CARE and KEEPING CONNECTED with ONE ANOTHER
NOTES FROM THE CARING TEAM
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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.
In his role as consulting minister for pastoral care, Jon Berry is working with the Caring Team. He comes to SNUUC from working as a hospital chaplain and is experienced in working with people when they need a supportive, listening presence.
The Caring Team is Doris Brass, Ilene Corina, Sharon Pataky and Ellen Zaehringer-Gach. For more information contact Ilene Corina, ICorina@aol.com or Jon Berry, jonbsnuuc@gmail.com.
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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!
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BOARD PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY FUND | |
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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 as much as possible.
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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
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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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Thank you to Linda and David Halpern, SNUUC members and realtors, who have generously donated money to SNUUC from working with SNUUC members or their referrals to sell their homes. Why not do business with people you know and trust? You can contact the Halperns at forestlake76@gmail.com. Thanks Linda & David!
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
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IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! READ THIS! | |
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Good News! Our beautiful sound system 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.
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UU YOUNG ADULT REVIVAL NETWORK - YARN
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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!
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.
In Faith and Service,
Roddy Biggs & Kamila Jacob, YARN Worship Chairs
rbiggs@uuma.org
kamilajacob15@gmail.com
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WE ARE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS | |
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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
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The historical organizing principle of Unitarianism was the unity of God, not the trinity. The historical organizing principle of Universalism was the goodness of God, not the judgment of God. Unitarian: God is one. Universalist: God is love. We have evolved into a religion that has no creed, each person is free to believe what they find to be true. This means that, on a Sunday morning, you might be sitting next to people who give different names to what they believe (theist, atheist, agnostic, Christian, Jewish, undecided, humanist, Muslim). We become Unitarian Universalists because we believe that humans need the freedom to grow toward their own beliefs. We gather in community to encourage one another in our spiritual growth, to learn how to live together in loving diversity, and to work together for good purpose in the world.
Rev. Kathleen Hepler
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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
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Make a phone call, send an email, text,
join in the service and activities.
Let's keep connected.
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South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation
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