Calling all Members, Friends, and Visitors to UUCSS, to gather for fellowship, food, and re-engagement with our community. The first annual “Back to Church” potluck will commence after the Water Communion service on Sunday, September 8th in the Community Hall, and the Church Activities Fair will be located in the Children’s Chapel. The Fair will…
All water is one water. In its journey through the water cycle, a droplet can transform from solid to liquid to gas. It can travel underground, through the air, and across the sea. Even so, there is a unity to the water on earth, a commonality that flows through everything that lives. As our liturgical year cycles back to the beginning, we…
How do we as UU’s determine which beings are “worthy” beneficiaries of our social justice work? Why do we so often act like our own species is the only one that matters? How deeply have we explored our 7th Principle beyond traditional environmentalism? Chris will delve into these questions while offering some practical advice on how each of us can make a…
Unitarian Universalist tradition calls us both to immerse ourselves in love and gratitude and to seek ways to relieve suffering, to incite change for the better. Somewhere in the dynamic, changing center of our living faith, we can find a balance between loving in the midst of what is and reaching together for what can…
Please contact ops@uucss.org for details, as meeting schedule and location are subject to change. The Operations Council is composed of representatives from the Administrative Operations Committee, Property Committee, AV Committee and IT Committee.
SPECIAL FIELD TRIP SERVICE! From the foundational beginnings of Unitarian Universalism, congregations have been “taking thoughts for each other’s welfare” and practicing “mutual aid.” In this special two-congregation collaborative service, we will explore generosity and gratitude as practices of not only friendship but also congregational polity. Rev. Lyn Cox from Silver Spring and Rev. Katie…
The concept of grace might be framed in many ways. We can think of grace as a force of the universe that is always there, an assurance of the acceptance of the Source of Love, a resource for reconciliation, or a model of how we can live in connection with one another. We might think of grace as the truth that sets…
Rev. Anthony Jenkins will lead us in a service contemplating the 442nd Regimental Combat Team – a WWII Army unit composed almost entirely of second-generation Japanese-Americans. Together we’ll consider the unique context of racism and injustice that surrounded them, and their rise to become the most highly decorated unit in US military history.
In this service, we’ll explore the power of poetry to uplift and inspire, to comfort or express undying love. If you are a poet, a wannabe poet, or simply want to share one or two that inspire you, this is your opportunity! To facilitate planning and to accommodate ASL interpreters, please send copies of poems to Esther McBride…
Guitarist Steve Herberman is a graduate of Berklee College of Music. He has performed at venues such as Birdland in NYC, Spazio in Los Angeles, the North Wales jazz guitar weekend in the U.K., and a recent Italian tour.