Upcoming Sunday Services

10:30am

in-person in the Sanctuary

and on Zoom (link below)

January 7

New Beginnings - Remote Service

Due to the Winter Storm - Remote Service Only

Rev. Caro Barschow

This month’s service theme is the gift of liberating love. Love often prompts a new beginning. We begin with love when we look within, when we are in relationship and in our community. LOVE is at the center of a renewal of the principles of Unitarian Universalism. Join us on Zoom to begin a new year with your religious community.



**NOTE: the Love in Motion service schedule for 1/7 (with Guest Artist Jo-Mé Dance Theatre) has been cancelled due to the winter storm. The official date has been rescheduled for March 3rd. Please stay tuned for further announcements as we approach the date.**

January 14

Forgiveness

Anna Smulowitz Shultz

On January 14th our speaker will be Anna Smulowitz Schutz. In 1993, Anna traveled to Berlin to meet with descendants of the Third Reich. She is the child of two Holocaust survivors. The groups met in Germany for five days to engage in the dialogue about their commonalities and how they intertwine. Her theme on Sunday is “Forgiveness and the Right Not To”.

Rev. Anna Smulowitz Schutz is an interfaith chaplain at Brooksby Village for the past 18 years. She is also a theater playwright, producer and director at the Firehouse Center which she helped found in 1989 in Newburyport.  She also founded her own production company Theatre in the Open, in its 45th season also in Newburyport. Her 1984 American television award winning play “Terezin , Children of the Holocaust.” has toured the US and Europe for 53 consecutive years. In 2023 Anna was awarded by the Newburyport Firehouse Center Theater’s ,” Artist of the Year Award’.

January 21

Theologies of Liberation

Rev. Caro Barschow

In the 1950s and 1960s, a theological movement began among Latin American Catholic priests to address inequalities of class and race differences. It empowered people to work collectively for social and political freedom. Over the past 75 years, the notion of spiritual liberation and spiritual liberators has evolved and expanded. Explore the history and present, and consider the future possibilities, of theologies of liberation.  

January 28

Spirituality and the World

Jennifer Revill and Guests

To attend services via Zoom,

please go to the Northshore Church website nsuu.org

& click on "Join Service."

Church Announcements 

SAVE-THE-DATE

Sunday January 7th

Winter Weather Alert

The weather forecast calls for winter weather on Sunday, January 7th. Any winter weather cancellation announcements will be posted on the church website (www.nsuu.org) and sent via e-newsletter. A decision will be made by this Friday at 5pm. Please monitor your email or the website to stay informed. 

Due to the anticipation of the severity of this weather, the dance master class workshop for young dancers has officially been cancelled. The guest artist, Jo-Me Dance Theatre, have rescheduled for March 3rd. Further announcements pertaining to the performance and workshop will be posted on the newsletter as we approach the date.

In-person service have also been canceled. Minister Rev. Caro Barschow and music director Ethan Hackett will lead worship on Zoom only at 10:30am. The Zoom link will be available on the front page of the church website (www.nsuu.org).

New to UU Workshop - Two Dates

In-person

January 21, 2023

11:45a-1p Library

Zoom

Monday February 5, 2023

7-8:15p Via Zoom

If you are new or newer to Unitarian Universalism and/or NSUU this workshop will provide you with an orientation to help you find your own path within the larger community. You’ll learn more about who we are and what we believe by sharing your story through the lens of Unitarian Universalist tradition and heritage. You’ll also have an opportunity to hear from members of the congregation about what brought them to Unitarian Universalism and what keeps them here. Great for visitors and members who have joined the last few years. Led by Rev. Caro, please RSVP to rev.barschow@gmail.com.

NSUU Social Action Announcements

Group Event

MLK Day Celebration

Monday, January 15, 4-6p

Join Rev. Caro to represent NSUU at the Danvers MLK Day Celebration. Event includes an open house, followed by a presentation of music and awards from 5-6p. Location: Danvers High School. RSVP to Rev. Caro if you’d like to attend and/or carpool from church at 4pm. Email rev.barschow@gmail.com.



Additional event details are in the Community Events section of this newsletter.

OPERATION TROOP SUPPORT

Operation Troop Support continues to need our help,

The following items are needed:

White crew socks for men and women, small toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream in non-aerosol containers, razors, small Kleenex, cotton swabs, toothpaste, toothbrushes). Food items in individual servings such as cup of soup, mac and cheese, applesauce, cans of deviled ham, chicken salad, tuna salad. Also playing cards, puzzle books and snacks such as cookies, crackers nuts, beef jerky, pretzels, These items can be placed in the basket in fellowship hall. Barbara Haight will take these items to the Director of Operation Troop Support. 

Any questions: Call Barbara at 978-729-5422.

COMMON READ: ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR

Rev. Caro Barschow will be leading a book discussion on Sunday, February 4 and Sunday, February 11 from 11:45am to 1:30 pm both in the church and on zoom. The book, On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg is a highly readable collection of anecdotes and wisdom. It offers a glimpse into one of our faith’s foundational sources, Judaism, by examining a framework for making amends by the 12th century Jewish physician and scholar, Maimonides. 

Books are now available in the church library for loan. You must sign them out and return them. Also available through the UUA Bookstore and online sellers.

  If you wish to participate, please RSVP to Rev Caro at rev.barschow@gmail.com 

Community Events

Martin Luther King Day

Danvers Celebration

Monday, January 15, 3-6pm

Danvers High School, 60 Cabot Rd. 

This year's Danvers celebration of MLK Day will ask us to think about how we as community members move through our day to day lives as Martin Luther King, Jr. called us to and what are our visions for our town that build on the legacy Rev. King laid down for us. 



At 3pm, an open house begins in the atrium of Danvers High School where attendees can tour a student art exhibit, take part in an interactive town art project, contribute to a King-sized vision wall, and discover opportunities for engagement in Danvers so that they can move like King through 2024.

At 5pm, celebrate with student musical performances and remarks, presentation of the inaugural "Seed of Hope" award, and snapshot narratives from five Danvers residents who will share how they are moving like Martin Luther King, Jr. through their life and work here.

Green Sanctuary

TBA

From the Board of Directors

COVID MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

As we enter the winter months and face increasing incidence of Covid and other respiratory infections, the NSUU Board has reviewed church related safety policies and will continue to do so periodically. The Board is currently exploring options for air purifying equipment in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall as a mitigation measure to improve air flow and quality. We also urge anyone who is not feeling well in general to avoid in-person meetings or services and join in via Zoom if possible.



If you have tested positive for Covid or been exposed to someone who has, please consider following the current public health guidelines (click here to see more) which recommend a minimum of 5 days of isolation followed by 5 days of mask wearing if you test positive and 10 days of mask wearing if you've been exposed. Masks will continue to be available at the welcome desk. Please be respectful of varying levels of comfort regarding masking, touching, hugging and social distancing. Let us all do our part to keep each other safe. We wish good health to our members, staff and friends.

The NSUU Board of Directors

Minutes from December 20, 2023

Board of Directors Meeting -

click link below

Local Announcements

A valued member of our congregation, Dr. Brian Orr, is presenting his play "Can My Baby Fly?" at Gloucester Stage on January 6th and 7th.

To purchase tickets please visit

Can My Baby Fly | The Gloucester Stage Company