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The Southern Baptist world knew that Tamara Bowman, age 12, was trouble when she added Christianity to a comparative mythology paper. For many years, after going off to college, Tamara was happy to be free of religion. That was until her daughter Elise, age 4, started asking questions, such as why her friends couldn’t do play dates on Sunday and who was…
Veronika Martin grew up in a non-religious household in Germany, which was not unusual. When her family moved to the US in 1976, she was somewhat surprised that people were always asking her to come to church with them. Over time her response became that she was a universalist with a small “u” as most spiritual practices “were a valid path to…
The first thing you notice about Steve Hirsch is his smile. It is a lovely smile delivered with a glint in the eye whether he’s talking about his latest (non) hairstyle or the long hard slog of the Search Committee. At its core it shows a delight in learning and working with people, two hallmarks…
Jake Ryder does not remember a time growing up when he wasn’t attending UUCSS. Kids RE, OWL, Coming of Age and YRUU were all tucked away before starting at Rochester Institute of Technology. While pursuing degrees in networking and cyber security he developed a real interest in criminal justice, particularly concerning the unequal treatment of…
Mary Beth Lerner grew up in a household committed to social justice or as she put it “it was the air I breathed.” For many years social justice work took a back burner to an acting career in New York followed by teaching high school English and raising three children in the DC area. Attending…
Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt Online Worship Service for Candidating Week April 26, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
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Dear UUCSS Members, Friends, and Staff, We are excited to be able to present the candidate for ministry at UUCSS: Rev. Kristin Grassel Schmidt. Rev. Schmidt was born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland. From a young age Kristin encouraged her family to find a church to attend. They began going to Cedar Lane UU Church when…
Emily Harris was a regular church goer as a child but became disillusioned with religion as an adult, and after a family tragedy rejected theism. There were still good memories of what a church could be – supportive, loving, nurturing- but dogma and prejudice got in the way. Seeing how church communities supported their family…
Worship is online now and will potentially continue through April in an effort to protect one another from exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Our senior staff team has developed online worship on our new UUCSS YouTube page, as well as online connection throughout the week. Please continue to check our website for updates on our response to…