UUCSC News and Updates
Weekly on Fridays
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of South County, RI
Rev. DL Helfer, Minister
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Staying Connected While We're Apart
All are welcome!
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This Sunday * November 1, 2020 |
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Featuring reflections by
Elise Bender, Sky Kimball, and Cathleen Carr
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9:00-10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Remembering to Breathe: Preparation for the Election
No one is calm going into this election - there’s simply too much on the line. But remembering who we are, why we’re here, and how to reach out in love - that’s always a worthy practice.
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Religious Education/Exploration (RE) |
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November's Theme is Healing
This week's RE Newsletter is HERE!
In this video I share with you one of the ways that I practice self-care: in my herb garden! I introduce you to two medicinal herbs that I like to use in remedies and we get to watch a bumble bee rolling in a calendula flower. Pure bliss.
-- Lee Cowan, DRE
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A Virtual Time for All Ages
Healing Yourself
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A virtual RE Gathering on Sunday mornings
9:00 Kid time!
9:30 Parents sharing circle: share your joys and concerns as parents.
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UUCSC will celebrate the life of Ruth Rubenstein on
Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 1pm.
Please join by Zoom HERE .
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Carol Layne shares, my younger brother David Miner, passed away Wednesday, October 28th, with his wife Tedie and other family members at his home in Houston. He was a lifelong championship level athlete who fought a rare aggressive form of cancer until the very end, unused to the idea his body could fail him. Having lost our father in a car wreck at a very early age, Dave who was an educator, devoted the last three decades of his life to the mission of teaching teens how to drive safely, ultimately developing and owning a small chain of Stay Safe Driving Schools that had an extremely high safety rating for its graduates. My husband Dave and I were able to spend time with him during the last weeks of his life saying our goodbyes.
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You are invited to share with the UUCSC congregation your great joy or deep concern here. Please send 2 or 3 sentences describing your joy or concern to Betsy Dalton at elizabethmdalton@gmail.com and we can include it in the next newsletter issue. These connections are so important to us all.
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News from the UUCSC Board of Directors
by President Natalie Herbermann
Despite the challenges of virtual congregational life, we have a lot to be proud of this fall. We held our Annual Business Meeting on Zoom with the help and support of Sky Kimball, Martina Muller, Linda Dupuis and Karen Ellsworth. It was wonderful to see 53 of our members attending and voting on important matters. READ MORE
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Facilities Update * Exciting News! |
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UUCSC Becomes More Energy Efficient
By Jean Burke, Facilities Committee
We are moving from oil to natural gas for heat and planning a lighting upgrade to improve illumination and energy efficiency. Please do not enter building for the next two weeks. READ MORE
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Everyone Has a Story
Wendy Kahn is a new member…almost. The new member service in March at which she would have become “official” was postponed due to the Covid-19 shutdown. Read Wendy's story HERE.
If you would like to be featured in a mini biography, contact Elizabeth Donovan at elizdn@hotmail.com. Please share your story! You matter!
Read all of Our Stories HERE.
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Voting is no laughing matter. Well, actually, it is in this video. But it contains a serious message: Elections have consequences! So share this uplifting, fun and important message. It will be one more way to let our voices be heard! Almost as if you're voting twice.
Submitted by Johnnie Rodriguez
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VOTE by Spook Handy and Friends |
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We invite you to share a special Life at Home experience with your UUCSC friends and help us all to grow together. Submit your contributions for this column to Betsy Dalton at elizabethmdalton@gmail.com.
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for all the resources that have been listed here in the past few months.
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UUCSC Racial Justice Group. We meet weekly on Mondays at 7 pm.
We are learning, growing, acting.
All are welcome!
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Protecting Ourselves,
Protecting Our Communities
From the Regional Leads and Director of Congregational Life,
Unitarian Universalist Association
Dear Congregational Leader,
Like you, we’re keeping an eye on the news and wondering what the next few weeks might bring in terms of increased civic unrest and more assaults on our civil rights and the most vulnerable in our communities. While it’s impossible to predict what is to come – and we pray that our streets remain calm and our electoral process proceeds appropriately – it is wise to think ahead to what we can do to manage the unexpected and help out as our communities need us.
Submitted by Rev. DL Helfer
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From the Peace Dale Museum of Art and Culture |
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Digging the past on Manisses
Recent archaeological investigations on Block Island have provided evidence for 7,000 years of Native American occupation. On Thursday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m., Jay Waller, senior archaeologist at The Public Archaeology Laboratory, will talk about some of the highlights of recent archaeological discoveries that are contributing to our understanding of Manissean Indian life. To register for the Zoom presentation, send us an e-mail at pdmoac@aol.com.
Submitted by David and Mary Fulton
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Equal Exchange Products for Sale
Delivered Right to Your Door
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Organic Coffee and Tea Blends
Chocolate Bars
Dried Mango
Virgin Olive Oil
Submitted by Rosemary Galiani
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Need a reminder? Access the FAQ's here.
To get into or update your Membership Directory information,
Submitted by Etta Zasloff
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Communications Committee At Your Service! |
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Are you, or anyone you know, still having difficulty with these things? Feel like you are missing out, but don't know where to start?
- ZOOM meetings?
- UUCSC website?
- UUCSC weekly newsletter?
- UUCSC online directory and CTRN app for your Smartphone?
- UUCSC Facebook page?
If so, the friendly folks of the Communications Committee want to help. Please contact Betsy Dalton at 401-529-8733 or elizabethmdalton@gmail.com. We'll figure out how to help you, even in person, if needed. Let's keep communicating!
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How to Submit News and Updates |
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by Tuesday Noon each week to assure publication by Friday of that week.
Missed an issue? Find all past editions HERE.
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UUCSC Virtual Office Hours
Susan Rogala, Congregational Administrator, can be reached at 783-4170 or by e-mail HERE,
working virtual office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10am-3pm, Thursday 12-5pm.
All UUCSC staff members continue to work virtually; click HERE for details.
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