Posts by Lyn Cox

Christmas Eve Services

All are welcome to join Christmas Eve worship services on December 24. The Family Service meets at 6:00pm and features a pageant. This year, we’re celebrating “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” a story about simple joys and bringing meaning to this holiday. ASL interpretation will be available at the 6:00pm service. In between the services, there…

No Service August 18: Friendship Day

UUCSS will be CLOSED on Sunday, August 18, as we travel to our neighbors at the Cedar Lane UU Church for Friendship Day. Cedar Lane UU Church is located at 9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD 20814. Friendship Day is a multigenerational service celebrating creativity and collaboration. Worship at Cedar Lane UU Church in the summer…

UUCSS 2019 Annual Meeting

All members of UUCSS are encouraged to attend the annual congregational meeting on Sunday, June 2, 2019, after the worship service. Light refreshments will be served. We will be celebrating our year and voting to approve the budget and the new slate of board members for the coming year. 

Stewardship Cottage Meetings

This year’s Annual Budget Drive is officially launched! All Members and Friends of UUCSS are invited to sign up for an ABD cottage meeting! Sign-ups are now open, and cottage meetings begin March 17. Light refreshments will be served at all cottage meetings, and some are noted to be children-friendly. We encourage all to join…

Pastoral Letter, October 31, 2018

Dear Ones, On Sunday (10/28), we came together in worship, carrying various kinds of grief from personal, national, and international news. When the worship service ended, we still had those griefs, but we also had the strength of being part of something larger than ourselves. Realizing that the news keeps on coming, while the memory…

Take Chances! Make Mistakes! Get Messy!

In our first worship service together, I lifted up the role model of Ms. Frizzle from the children’s book and television series “The Magic School Bus.” Ms. Frizzle encourages her students to learn about science through direct experience. Ms. Frizzle’s motto, “Take chances! Make Mistakes! Get Messy!” is also good advice for a congregation during…