Upcoming Events

• Saturday, September 28, 1:15 - 2:45pm, Reading Black Lives Book Group ~ Barnes Room at Hastings Library - Reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (2022). See below for book description. Contact Claudia Gisolfi (cgisolfi8@gmail.com).

• Friday, October 4, 12:30pm, First Friday Daytime Women’s Group ~ Please join us for lunch at Lombardo's Pizza, 10 Hamilton Street, Dobbs Ferry. Contact Theresa Reynolds (ntdelise@optonline.net) to RSVP.

• Friday, October 4, 7:30pm, Evening Women’s Group ~ on Zoom. Contact Diane Guernsey (dianeguernsey.uu@gmail.com).

• Friday, October 4, 7:30pm, Men’s Group ~ in person at South Church. Contact Paul Gross (pgross@pulsevoices.org).

• Sunday, October 6, 11:30am, Soup Sunday ~ Fellowship Hall at South Church. See details below

Upcoming Worship

• Sunday, October 6, 10:00am “Be the Change” ~ Susan Greenberg and other FUSW members

• Sunday, October 13, 10:00am “TBA” ~ Roy Program Group

Soup Sunday - October 6

The First Unitarian Society is joining UUs across the land to revive our commitment to climate justice. Together with South Church we are designating Soup Sunday on October 6th to be a celebration - a tasting menu of plant-based soups, sandwiches, and salads. Click here for more details.

Last call to join the FUSW Writing Group!

Every other Saturday, October 5, 19; November 2, 16, 30; December 14, 28. Contact Michael Carman (michaelannecarman@gmail.com) for details.

Reading Black Lives Book Group

Saturday, September 28, 1:15 - 2:45pm, Barnes Room at Hastings Library

We're reading Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (2022). Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past—and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake—in this immersive family saga, “a character-driven, multigenerational story that’s meant to be savored” (Time). NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER, ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, NPR, BuzzFeed, She Reads. Contact Claudia Gisolfi (cgisolfi8@gmail.com).

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.

Voices Cafe welcomes the Kemp Harris Band on October 5th at 8pm!!

Westport Connecticut’s Voices Cafe is thrilled to have The Kemp Harris Group with us on October 5th at 8pm. Simply defying musical categorization, Kemp Harris moves effortlessly from blues to soul, stirring in jazz and a bit of folk, and these world class musicians just keep drawing us in, holding us enthralled all evening long! The Kemp Harris Group brings together amazing talent, for a genre-defying performance, from singer-songwriter Kemp Harris on piano and vocals, to Adam Osgood on harmonica and vocals, Brian Verrochi on bass, and Michael Caglionone on the saxophone and flute. Bill Huley of The Alternate Root & Extended Play Sessions recently said “That place was buzzing...a performance for the ages! What a night! Kemp is the real deal."  

Click here for tickets and info.

At Voices Cafe music and social justice walk in harmony, with each concert benefiting social justice causes near and dear to our community. Our all-volunteer team, and its performing artists share a deep commitment to social justice. Voices Cafe’s concerts support social justice under the guidance of The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport, whose programs include actively supporting racial justice, gender equity, immigration, refugee resettlement, literacy, reproductive rights, and food insecurity, among other issues. 

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.