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Sunday, February 9, 10:00am worship


“Practice Makes...”


~ Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt


Rev. DeTar Birt will be preaching on a quote from adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy (see below) and it will be about how we can practice generosity and vulnerability. The title is "Practice Makes...". Here's the reading:


"Do you already know that your existence--who and how you are--is in and of itself a contribution to the people and place around you? Not after or because you do some particular thing, but simply the miracle of your life. And that the people around you, and the place(s), have contributions as well? Do you understand that your quality of life and your survival are tied to how authentic and generous the connections are between you and the people and place you live with and in?


Are you actively practicing generosity and vulnerability in order to make the connections between you and others clear, open, available, durable? Generosity here means giving of what you have without strings or expectations attached. Vulnerability means showing your needs."


-adrienne maree brown, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds


Our worship service will be in person at the Chapel at South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, and also via Zoom. If you or anyone you live with has COVID or COVID symptoms, please do not attend in-person services. 

Click here to join our worship online, or call 646-558-8656,

Meeting ID 921 3956 4302, Passcode: 266397


Click here for the Sunday, February 9, Order of Service

Please check our website fusw.org and Facebook page for the latest info and updates about our Sunday services and other events.

Upcoming Events


  • Friday, February 7, 12:30pm, First Friday Daytime Women’s Group ~ Please bring your lunch and meet in the small conference room at the Greenburgh Public Library. Please join us! Contact Theresa Reynolds (ntdelise@optonline.net) to RSVP.



  • Friday, February 14, 7:30pm, Men’s Group ~ on Zoom or in person at South Church. Contact Paul Gross (pgross@pulsevoices.org).



Upcoming Worship


  • Sunday, February 16, 10:00am, “A Living Legacy Pilgrimage” ~ Pat Lamanna


  • Sunday, February 23, 10:00am, “Giving from the Heart” ~ Rev. Arlin Roy

About Our Guest Speaker


Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt (she/her) is the Program Manager for NYUUJ, our UU state advocacy network. She is also the Co-Director for The Center for Jubilee Practice. Ordained as a Presbyterian minister, she is an outspoken advocate for youth ministry and social justice who has worked as a youth leader, Children, Youth and Family Pastor, and artistic and justice minister. She lives in New York City with her wife Emily, who is a UU minister in North Westchester. 

Gather to Celebrate... Rina Schunk!


Sunday, February 23, 12:30pm (after service), South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry


Please join in the festivities to mark the conclusion of our

spectacular administrator’s time with us as she prepares to

embark on a new adventure!


We will have a light lunch in the parish hall at South Church following the service.


Please RSVP so that we can get an accurate count for seating and refreshments. Contact Michael Carman (michaelannecarman@gmail.com or 914 316-8260)


Click here to view the flyer.

Service Archive


Pat Wictor has shared his sermon from the Sunday, February 2 service, “Turning Away from Resentment." If you missed the service or would just like to read the sermon, visit the Recent Sermons page on fusw.org to find the most recent posts.

Resources for Immigrants


Neighbors Link, which provides education, employment and legal services for immigrants throughout Westchester, has many resources for immigrants and their allies during this frightening time. Please see the link below. There are several upcoming webinars entitled "Know your Rights: What Immigrant Allies Should Know". Denise Woodin and Susan Greenberg attended this webinar and found it very informative. 


Neighbors Link’s Resources and Training Schedule in English and Spanish

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. 


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. 

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