UUCSC News and Updates
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Volume IV * Issue 20 * October 27, 2023 | |
This Sunday, October 29, 2023 | |
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Worship In Person and Online at 10:00 am
Fire Drill immediately after services, see below for details.
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"The Great Decluttering"
Rev. Denis Paul and Lee Cowan
Nadia Bolz-Weber is a badass, tatted ex-junkie Lutheran pastor who has a slightly different idea about what "the church" (i.e. communities of faith) will look like in the future. A good idea? Maybe.
Order of Service
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Check out our fabulous scarecrow named Chalice! They are still up at Saugatucket park along with all the other scarecrows, so go visit before Friday!
This Sunday, service will begin with a ritual of creating a memory tree to honor our beloveds who have passed on.
Lee Cowan, DRE
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A word has been thrown around a lot lately that is making me very uncomfortable: Genocide.
Acknowledging that I have no personal stake in the conflict, and while I find the civilian death toll in Palestine as upsetting as the Hamas attack on Israel, I feel like the use of the word can be — or at least come across as — anti-Semitic. After all, I can’t imagine anything worse than accusing Jews of genocide, given the Holocaust and thousand of years of oppression. Jews committing genocide would be the ultimate act of hypocrisy. And everyone hates a hypocrite. (But that’s a whole sermon in itself). READ MORE HERE...
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Sidekicks
Anna Wintour is the ice queen of high fashion. Why shouldn’t she hang out with the frozen princess Elsa?
Sometimes, great pairs are the pairs you would never expect. That’s why we want to pair you up with someone you might not otherwise connect with.
“Sidekicks” is a way of encouraging all of us at UUCSC to develop new, unexpected friendships.
Email Lee or let Rev Denis know you’re interested, fill out this simple form or the paper version in the Oneto Room, and see who we pair you with. You don’t have to give them a kidney. You don’t have to promise to have thanksgiving together til 2062. Maybe just go for a walk or have ice cream together…. And see what comes of it.
Sidekicks may just be a new way to help you be you. #UBeU
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Fire Drill Oct. 29 Immediately after services
If you will want your coat, KEEP it during the service. The drill will be timed. We practice evacuation so in a real-life situation we know exactly how to do so in a timely, expedient, and orderly manner. Lives could be at stake. More information will be given at the Oct 29 services. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Submitted by Nancy Richman
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Holiday Fair, Call for Vendors
and Donations!
Donate books and jigsaw puzzles in giftable condition for a book table for the Holiday Fair Dec. 2nd.
And there's room for a few more vendors. Invite your favorite artists or craftspeople to rent a table.
Contact Trish Hindley with questions!
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New Member Sunday on November 5th!
Please help us celebrate by bringing in some baked goods to share on that day.
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The Membership Committee will supply beverages - maybe even coffee and tea.
Let's have a party!
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Faith Building Together
Monthly gatherings to strengthen and engage our UU Faith
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Nov. 9th at 10:30: Neurodiversity
A presentation and discussion to deepen our understanding of the diverse spectrum of neurological experience
For more info and to register email Lee Cowan.
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Upcoming Beverages and Banter
Meeting at Panera Bread in the Wakefield Mall
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Wednesday,
November 1, at 2 pm
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Tuesday, November 7,
at 4 pm
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Tuesday, November 21,
at 4 pm
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Upcoming Services
November 5 Hope, and Keep Busy Rev. Denis
November 12 Article II Rev. Denis
Followed by Chalice Side Chat re: Living into our Mission
November 19 ???? Linda Whyte Burrell
November 26 ???? Rev. Darrick Jackson
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FREE - REGISTER NOW!
Courageous Conversations:
Preventing Violent Extremism
Tuesdays
November 7, November 14
7:00-8:15 pm in the UUCSC Sanctuary
Facilitated by Nancy Richman and Barbara (Bina) Holtzman
For additional information, click HERE.
Registration is required. For questions or to register please email nrichman618@gmail.com.
Include your 1) name, 2) phone number, 3) dates you plan to attend.
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The food pantry is in need of low sodium soups and broths, as well as whole grain items such as brown rice, whole wheat flour, whole grain cereals, pastas, and crackers.
Challenge: Can we fill the box in the foyer every Sunday?
If everyone brings just one of the above items, we can do it!
The volunteer application is also reopened. READ MORE.
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Alaskan Salmon CSA Shares
Learn about a wonderful opportunity to buy a share of sushi/sashimi grade salmon from a Community Supported Agriculture program offered by the Iliamna Fish Company. Iliamna is a family-owned cooperative that has been fishing together on the Bering Sea in Alaska for 4 generations. The Founders are tribal members of Native Alaskan tribes. LEARN MORE
Submitted by Michael Bilecki
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Tomaquag Museum's Indigenous Empowerment Center and newportFILM Present...
A special screening followed by Q & A with the film's star, Sherente Mishitashin Harris, a two-spirit Narragansett teen. Click image for MORE
Thursday, November 9, 2023
6 PM - 9:30 PM
RISD MUSEUM, Providence
From Tomaquag Museum's Newsletter
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Kundalini Yoga: Autumn Series with Jessie Gloor
Thursdays, Nov. 9, 30; Dec. 14, 28.
5:00 - 6:30 pm, in the Oneto Room.
Contact Adria or Nancy Dean with questions.
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Killers of the Flower Moon
Showing now at South County Commons Cinema
The film tells the true story of the 1920’s murders of members of the Osage Nation which sparked the birth of the FBI. Read more about it HERE.
Submitted from the Tomaquag Museum Newsletter See more coming attractions and events!
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Community Sewing Space
2nd and 4th Tuesdays NEW
4-8 PM Oneto Room
More details.
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Spiritual Refuge
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Wickford and the North Kingstown Public Library are presenting a Spiritual Refuge Series. Events continue through mid November. Read more here.
Submitted by Adria Evans
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Don't become victim to a SCAM!
Review Understanding Phishing!
If you receive a suspicious email, drag it into your Spam folder, which will automatically block the scammer from using your email again as bait. Stay vigilant!
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In addition to your pledge, if you are 70 ½ years of age or older, you may donate up to $100,000.00 each year to UUCSC or other charities from your IRA account. Such a donation does not count as taxable income to you if made directly from your IRA account to the charity. Read more here.
Submitted by the Finance Committee
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Michael Bilecki will recycle your batteries.
Deposit them in the container in the Oneto Room!
Read more here.
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This war rages on...
The UUCSC Share the Plate committee recommends one of these four organizations that are providing support to Ukrainians in crisis.
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Bethany Sorrentino, Helping Hands Coordinator
uuhelpinghands@gmail.com or 401-451-4104.
Don't be afraid to ask for help - helping hands are here!
Helping hand volunteers are also needed.
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How to Submit Info to This Newsletter | |
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Send announcements and news with Newsletter Item in the subject line to Sara Kaplow, Congregational Administrator, at uucscri@gmail.com and Etta Zasloff, Editor, at zasloff.etta@gmail.com by Tuesday Noon
to assure publication by Friday of that week.
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