Upcoming Events

• Friday, December 6, 12:30pm, First Friday Daytime Women’s Group ~ We will share a festive lunch at the Greenburgh Public Library. Please join us! Contact Theresa Reynolds (ntdelise@optonline.net) to RSVP.

• Friday, December 6, 7:30pm, Evening Women’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Diane Guernsey (dianeguernsey.uu@gmail.com).

• Friday, December 6, 7:30pm, Men’s Group ~ on Zoom or in person at South Church. Contact Paul Gross (pgross@pulsevoices.org).

• Saturday, December 7, 3:00pm, Westchester Choral Society Concert ~ at Rye Presbyterian Church. See details below

• Saturday, December 7, 8:00pm, Voices Cafe Presents Buffalo Rose ~ at UU Westport. See details below.

• Sunday, December 8, 12:30pm, Music at CUUC Holiday Concert ~ at Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains. See details below.

• Thursday, December 12, 7:00pm-8:00pm Service for Holding Grief and Love ~ at CUUC and on Zoom. See details below.

• Sunday, December 8, 4:00pm, Advent Party ~ at South Church. See details below.

• Saturday, December 14, 3:00pm, New Westchester Symphony Orchestra Sing-Along ~ at South Salem Presbyterian. See details below.

• Saturday, December 21, 1:15 - 2:45 pm. Reading Black Lives Book Group ~ Barnes Room at Hastings Public Library, reading One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon (June 2024). See below for book description. Contact Claudia Gisolfi (cgisolfi8@gmail.com).

Upcoming Worship

• Sunday, December 8, 10am “TBA” ~ Rev. Kym McNair

• Sunday, December 15, 10am “TBA” ~ David Noel

“Come, Said the Muse, Sing me a Song”, performed by the Westchester Choral Society

Saturday, December 7, 3:00pm, Rye Presbyterian Church

FUSW’s Doris Staubi is part of the Westchester Choral Society, and they are having a concert for the holiday season. Tickets are $30. Click here for the flyer or visit www.westchesterchoralsociety.org for more information.

Voices Cafe Presents Buffalo Rose

Saturday, December 7, 8:00pm, The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport, 10 Lyons Plain Rd, Westport, CT

The dynamic Buffalo Rose is returning to Voices Cafe! This six-piece modern folk/Americana band takes the singer-songwriter tradition to a whole new level. Folk music legend Tom Paxton shares “How can a band be loose and tight at the same time? Listen to Buffalo Rose for the answer. I flat out love them.” This music is simply good for the soul! Take a listen to Buffalo Rose!

Click here for tickets.

Voices Cafe concerts offer a BYO setting with a choice of coffee-house style seating at tables or individual seating. Guests can bring their own beverages and snacks; coffee and sweet treats will also be available for purchase. Groups of four or more can reserve table space.

Voices Cafe concerts support social justice programs in our local community, under the guidance of The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport. At the Dec 7th concert, they are supporting the Holiday Toy Give-Away organized by Helping Hands Outreach, benefiting families in the Bridgeport community. We encourage you to bring new, unwrapped gifts and/or warm items for toddlers to teens, including scarves, hats, gloves or mittens, and/or Walmart gift cards in $10 increments.  

“Favorites of the Season, Old and New”, Music at CUUC Holiday Concert

Sunday December 8, 12:30pm, Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains

CUUC’s 23rd annual holiday concert features both the UU Choir singing songs of the season and a trio of musicians performing Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2. 

Click here for more information.

Annual Advent Party at South Church

Sunday, December 8, 4:00pm, South Presbyterian Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry 

South’s annual Advent Party, on Sunday, December 8, is always a wonderful evening of laughter, good food, friends old and new, children and adult crafting together, caroling and the lighting of the Christmas Tree. 

The fun will begin at 4:00pm, outside on the front lawn. There will be hot cider and chocolate and wine to sip. From 4:15 to 5:15pm there will be children and adult craft hour in the Chapel. Everyone will gather outside to light the South Church Christmas Tree at 5:15 pm. It is wonderful to see the lights and the beauty of Advent as we sing together. At 5:30 pm, dinner is served family style in Fellowship Hall. People sign up to host a table (bringing a main dish for 10 people) as well as to bring sides, dessert and wine. Tables will be set, juice and sparkling water provided. The famous Mediocre Ensemble, led by Doug Epstein, will play music during dessert. If you haven't played your instrument in years ... that's perfect! 

Come with your family or come alone--one of the reasons this evening is so magical is that we are all together. 

To RSVP, email legiannone@yahoo.com.

Service for Holding Grief and Love

Thursday, December 12, 7:00pm, CUUC

Join CUUC for a service holding space for grief and love in this holiday season.

Click here for additional info.

Click here to view the livestream or dial in (audio only) at 646-876-9923

Webinar: 761 321 991, Passcode: 468468

“Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along”, New Westchester Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, December 14, 3:00pm, South Salem Presbyterian, 111 Spring St, South Salem

Join FUSW’s Nancy Eisenman and Richard Slade for the annual sing-along featuring cherished favorites from Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, and more!

Click here for details.

Click here to view concert music info.

Reading Black Lives Book Group

Saturday, December 21, 1:15 - 2:45pm, Barnes Room at Hastings Public Library

We will be reading One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon (June 2024). 

One of Our Kind is "an artful page-turning thriller, but constantly mindful that decisions about community and identity can put lives at stake." - Kirkus Reviews. Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to an all-Black gated community called Liberty in California. Jasmyn expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but most residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world’s troubles. Then Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders. 

Looking for Updates About Our New Home?

Visit the Members page of fusw.org, and click on the New Home Updates button to see the latest progress on our new space. Information will be posted as it becomes available.

FUSW Contacts & Information

Questions, Concerns, or Compliments for FUSW? Reach out to any member of our Board of Trustees, fusw.org/board-of-trustees (place cursor over the picture, then right-mouse click to copy the email).

Board of Trustees - The Board usually meets on the third Monday of each month via Zoom at 7:45pm. Click here to join our meeting on Zoom. Meetings are open to any member of FUSW. For confidential matters, non-Board members will be asked to leave temporarily. At the end of the meeting, there will be an open forum, during which non-Board members can speak about topics of concern, limiting remarks to two minutes. To access the minutes from previous meetings, visit the Members page of fusw.org and click on Board Minutes Archive. The schedule varies during the summer. Check with a board member to confirm the date and time if you wish to attend a summer board meeting.

Scheduling Zoom Meetings or Submitting Information for The Scoop and FUSW Calendar - Contact our Administrator, Rina Schunk (admin@fusw.org). For Zoom meetings, please include the purpose and preferred date/time. Articles for The Scoop are due by Wednesday at 10:00am.