Stream UUA General Assembly Sunday Service from Home!

June 22 at 11 a.m.

Online Only.

"Stay Home: GA Worship at the Click of a Link"

General Assembly is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists includes a Sunday worship service open to the public and available via livestream. It broadcasts beginning at 11am and will last about 90 minutes. So we invite you to stay at home, make a second caffeinated beverage, and enjoy the powerful words and songs that you will experience with thousands of other UUs around the world.

Because we are NOT meeting in person, there will be no Coffee Hour. However Sunday Morning Breakfast will proceed as usual.

*No FUUSB in-person service*

To access the livestream, click here OR the image below.

Looking Back to Sunday

Rev. Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister



Here is a link to the video recording of last week's service.

UUA General Assembly for Everyone!

Christina Fulton, Director of Finance & Operations

If you are unable to attend General Assembly, there are still a few ways for you to participate! Video of some events from General Assembly (GA) 2025 will be live-streamed, June 18-22—no registration required. Live-streamed events will include the General Sessions and Sunday Morning Worship.

The Ware Lecture, Service of the Living Tradition, and Synergy Bridging Worship will not be available for public live-stream or on-demand viewing. General Assembly registration is required to live-stream these events, or access the video on-demand.

• Stream 2025 Events
• Videos of GA 2024 General Sessions, Service of the Living Tradition, Synergy Bridging Worship, and Sunday Morning Worship
• Program Book
• Program Schedule/Agenda

No Eclipse…But Still a Need for Housing in Burlington at Special Times. 

Susan Ogden, Homestay Team

The Homestay Team announces our Parent/Family Weekend and Graduation Homestay Program for 2025-2026!

Help us spread the word to UVM, St. Michael’s and Champlain College families who seek an alternative to hotels in friendly FUUSB homes. This is an ongoing fundraiser for FUUSB.

Here is the Homestay Link for the catalogue and registration.

Contact homestay@uusociety.org if you have any questions. 

Here is a graphic with the calendar of our Summer 2025 Sunday Services. If you want more details about each service, click here.

Two scheduling notes for this summer!

Erin Barbot, Ceremony and Scheduling Coordinator

Planning to meet in July?: If you are planning to have meetings at The Meeting House in July they need to be submitted by Thursday, June 20th. Erin is taking July off from scheduling so all requests for space need to be submitted by Thursday June 19th. You can submit those requests here. 

Recurring meetings: All recurring meetings follow the congregational calendar which means they end in June. If you are hoping your meeting will continue into the summer, or start again in the fall, please submit a new space request here.

Summer Administration Changes

Töve Johnson, Program Assistant

As you may remember from last year, the Administrative Assistant at FUUSB currently takes a 6-week hiatus during the summer. This means that Töve will not be working from June 28th to August 18th. 

In her absence, the following will occur:

• There will be no eNews- the last edition before the break will be 6/25. It will return on 8/27.

• Any emails sent to tove@uusociety.org will remain unanswered and deleted upon her return in August. 
• If you need to contact the office, reach out to Director of Finance & Operations, Christina Fulton at xina@uusociety.org

• Orders of Service will not be published for Summer Services, however a list of titles and descriptions will be available. 

• Administrative support will be significantly decreased during this time. Expect slower responses to administrative emails and tasks *Note: Some requests may not be able to be fulfilled until Töve returns in August*

Black Lives Matter Banner

Racial Justice Team

Racial Justice team members and congregation attendees were engaged at that time with the local Black Lives Matter organization by attending protests to raise awareness of discrimination, bias, and injustice toward black and brown Vermonters. Though Burlington no longer has a local Black Lives Matter organization, we continue to fly this banner to affirm the simple truth that black lives do matter. We believe the message of the banner is as important and relevant today as it was when we raised it back in 2018.

Juneteenth Events at Richard Kemp Center

Kathie Voigt Walsh, member, FUUSB Racial Justice Team

Dear Friends, here is info about two upcoming events this week at the Richard Kemp Center:

Raise Up Just Campaign Meeting

Thursday 6/19 (6-8pm)

On Thursday June 19th from 6 to 8 pm Mark Hughes will lead a meeting of the Raise Up Justice campaign, again at the Richard Kemp Center. The focus of this campaign is to create a multiracial, intergenerational, multiabled, interfaith fusion space to understand and respond to the origins and impacts of the history of slavery in the present moment. Recent meetings have examined how executive orders impinge on Civil Rights, and how groups of people are impacted by them. This meeting is monthly. For more information, contact Mark Hughes 802-227-2527.

Juneteenth Celebration

Saturday 6/21 (12-5pm)

The Richard Kemp Center will be celebrating Juneteenth this year on Saturday, June 21st from 12-5pm with an Open House at the Richard Kemp Center, 372 N. Winooski Ave in the Old North End. The flier below gives more details.

Faith Development Registration for 2025-26

Erika Reif, Director of Lifespan Faith Development

Please register Children and youth for the 2025-26 program year! Registration provides us with important information about the kids we serve and helps us plan for the year to come. Please include infants and toddlers who might use the Nursery and high school youth, even if they only plan to participate occasionally.

Climate Justice Team will meet online

on June 26th at 7:30 pm

Caitlin Waddick, Climate Justice Team

The Climate Justice Team welcomes new members to our monthly meeting on Thursday, June 26th at 7:30 pm. The meeting link will be shared via our Realm group and by email -- or ask! Direct your ideas and questions to climatejustice@uusociety.org  

As we deepen our commitment to the UU Climate Justice Revival, we ask, “What can FUUSB do to create a flourishing society that builds our connections to each other, nourishes people, and that envisions climate justice and collective liberation in Burlington and beyond?” 

As a part of it, we are talking about solidarity economics, summarized briefly here and inspired by the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network  and the Resist and Build Network.  

UU Weekend at Silver Bay

Erika Reif, Director of Lifespan Faith Development

Let us know if you’ll be joining others from FUUSB at Silver Bay by adding yourself to this spreadsheet!

Comradery, colorful fall scenery, campfires, kids’ programs, canoeing, and culinary pleasures await you at a coveted setting on Lake George from October 10 to 12, 2025 (with an option of extending your stay until October 13.) Remember – your room, meals from Friday dinner through Sunday (or Monday) lunch, programs, activities, and entertainment are all included in the price. Children under 6 are free and there are substantial discounts for older children and youth.

Click here for additional information about Silver Bay and UU weekend, including the registration form, the 2024 schedule, and a slide show.

June's Date with Death Club - register now for June 28

Rev. Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister

Our last session before a summer break, June's Date with Death Club session is "Owning Our Dying" with a focus on home funerals, death doulas, and how to hold a deathbed vigil.

Click here to register.  You are welcome to invite a guest and register them as well.

Taking a break in July & August, DwDC will be back the 4th Saturday of each month starting in September, going through the whole congregational year (with a break in December).

End of Year Housekeeping

Christina Fulton, Director of Operations & Finance

As we near ever closer to the end of the fiscal year (June 30th) it is time to look at your pledge status. Our budget relies on everyone completing their pledge if they possibly can. I will be emailing out Pledge Statements this week. Please, please, please, open your Pledge Statement. Even if you think you are paid in full, please open the statement and check. Thing happen all the time that can mess up your pledge status, it is really important to check it out.

And then, July 1st begins the new fiscal year and you will begin to pay on your pledge for the 2025/2026 Pledge Year. That means that you will need to go into Realm and set up your automatic payments, making sure that your total payments will fulfill your 25/26 pledge, and making sure that the Fund account listed is the 2025/2026 pledge year. If your automatic payments are paid with a credit card, make sure the card in Realm is the correct card and not an old expired card. You can also have payments taken directly from a bank account (which have lower fees than credit card payments).

As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to Christina at xina@uusociety.org.

Interested in joining a Group at First UU?

Susan Ogden, Member

Dear Friends,

If you are looking to deepen your connection with others and explore meaningful discussion, consider joining a circle at First UU!

We offer a variety of circles designed to foster community, personal growth, and spiritual exploration. To learn more about the different types of circles available, please visit the LINK to the FUUSB Circles web page.

For further information, please contact Gail Beck or Susan Ogden at ThemeCircles@uusociety.org.

Deepening Our Lives

Susan Ogden, Member

We are a Chalice Circle meeting the first and third Mondays of each month from 5-6:30 PM, at the meetinghouse. We are a diverse group and we are seeking more members. Our discussion derives from the Path. In June we will explore the Practice of Freedom .

Contact: ChaliceCircles@uusociety.org

Each month FUUSB has an Earth Teacher and a packet of materials to help you connect with and make meaning in your life in relationship with that Earth Teacher. Check it out.