Sunday Service

September 11, 2022

10:30 a.m.

In-person service and on Zoom

Water Ceremony and Ingathering

Rev. Carol Strecker, speaking

If you are a drop of water, then you will evaporate halfway; 

but if you go as a river, you will surely reach the ocean.

                                          Thich Nhat Hanh

The Water Ceremony celebrates our connections with one another and with the Earth. We return to our beloved sanctuary in the woods on September 11th, bringing water from many sources that speak to us of those connections. Water symbolizes the power of community as drops gather to form rivulets that meet and merge to form mighty rivers flowing together to the sea. Bring a little water that has special meaning for you to pour into a common bowl. 

You can also send a picture of a watery place to Gary Nelson by September 9 at 1 p.m. at ammodytes2000@yahoo.com. Gary has graciously agreed to create a slideshow of those places that quench our thirsty souls for our service. Gary needs all slides by Friday September 9 at 12:00 pm.

This service will include special music provided by the NSUU Singing Group under the direction of Georgia Bills, our new Music Director. 

In the interest of protecting the most vulnerable among us, we ask that you wear a mask inside the building. 

The Board invites everyone to join us after the service

for coffee and ice cream treats as we kick off this new church year.

Feel free to bring a bag lunch as well!  

Sunday services Zoom link

https://zoom.us/j/95156904873

Northshore UU Church Board Retreat

Board Retreat 8-20-2022 Minutes 

The Northshore UU Church Board of Directors, Rev. Carol and the Church Administrator gathered on Saturday, August 20th at Andrea Kaiser's home for the annual retreat to prepare for the coming year. The Board welcomed Lynette Gray as Clerk and Kathy Ulman as a new member-at-large. This orientation and planning session helps get the board grounded in looking at their work through the lens of the NSUU Church mission: 

NSUU is a dynamic, creative congregation, providing an inclusive and welcoming spiritual home for all. We are guided by principles that promote caring relationships and the active pursuit of social, racial and environmental justice. 

Northshore Church to host its first Fundraiser/Friendraiser in more than 2 years!

Saturday, October 15 from 1-5:30 pm

(rain date October 16). 

A small committee has been hard at work planning a fall fundraiser to be held at the church. This event stems from an incredibly generous donation from both Shirley Guerriero and the family of Elaine Chipman. Both artists have donated more than 50 works that we will sell (100% of profit going to NSUU Church). 

We will ticket this event by reservation for a 1 pm-2:30 pm time slot, 2:30 to 4:00 pm time slot, and a final slot from 4 pm to 5:30. Attendees will be treated to live music and refreshments of savories, sweets and drinks. Most of the work is already framed and prices are reasonable, as set by the artists, ranging from $30 to $300.  

This volunteer effort will require many helpers to pull it off successfully. We are

planning a large-scale effort to market this event to both our members and to the

general public. We all know that "word of mouth" is the best marketing, so we need every member to invite friends, family and neighbors. We need help with set-up and clean-up, food preparation, greeters, people to host our NSUU Church Information Table, etc. We would be so happy to have as many of you volunteer as possible.

This event will be free to the public. The profit will come from the sale of the work. Think about how lovely it would be to purchase art for holiday and special celebration gifts!

Social Action Committee

A New Year

 The Social Action Committee is meeting and busily preparing an agenda for the 22-23 church year. We intend to help our church recommit to being a Welcoming Congregation through educational programs, speakers, book discussions and outreach to the LGBTQ+ populations.

We will continue our alliances with UU Mass Action and ECCO (Essex County Community Organization) and continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, rights for immigrants, refugees and the indigenous populations. 

We are always looking for others to join us in our endeavors.

BIJAN Housing and Sponsorship Support

UU Mass Action has encouraged support of this organization, the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network in their efforts to provide help to migrant families in need of support and housing, financial support, sponsorship, etc. For more information go to:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct0VcK6G7flXIhkfYiTU-rrPZtX9kBAFMno503PCee7Ld66g/viewform

From Unitarian Universalist Association

Beyond Network

We have been supporting a mother and five-year-old daughter from the DR who are in the US for medical treatment for the daughter at Mass General Hospital. Because of the visa type that they have, they have not been accepted into any shelters, but it is critical that they be able to stay in the US for treatment for the daughter as the doctors in the DR told the family that if the daughter didn't get treatment here, she would die.

I have been hosting them for about a month now but need them to transition to their next host around the 3rd of September and we haven't yet found another place for them to stay. If you are willing and able to offer housing for them anytime in the month of September or October, please let me know as I would like to come up with a plan for housing for all of their current appointments at MGH. I will continue supporting these two during their time in the US so you will not be responsible for finding their next housing situation if you say yes to hosting them for any amount of time. I can also answer any questions about my experience with them if that helps you discern if you can say yes to this.

If you can host them starting on September 3rd, please feel free to call me at 206-452-9023 with any questions you have and so we can start making plans.

Thank you all for all you do!

Heather Vickery    Vickery.heather@gmail.com