Information bulletins
UUCSS’s Charity of the Month for September is Suited for Change. Founded in 1992, Suited for Change empowers women by increasing their employment and job retention potential. They are the area’s leading nonprofit for women in need of professional attire, mentoring, and job-readiness education. By providing head-to-toe professional attire to local women entering the job market or to those recently…
Jane Jackson is the July Volunteer of the Month. Jane came to UUCSS in 1984 with her husband John Acton searching for a community in which to raise their two-and-half-year-old daughter. They chose UUCSS because their upbringing conditioned them to go to the closest church. The first service they came to was on Canvass Sunday, and they heard Rev. Paul Johnson preaching…
Michael LeBlanc is the Volunteer of the Month for June. Michael has considered himself a Unitarian all his life. One of his most memorable moments as a young child was a Halloween service at the church where his mother was an RE teacher in which everyone dressed up in costume for the service and then…
Jeremy Holt is the Volunteer of the Month for April. Jeremy came to UUCSS in 2013, looking for a church in which to raise his 1 year old daughter Nora. UUCSS was the first church he and his wife Ashley attended in their search, and Jeremy immediately fell in love with the ministers, the music,…
Audrey Engdahl is the Volunteer of the Month for March. Audrey grew up in local UU churches. Audrey and her husband Rick first came to UUCSS when Rev Liz Maclay was preaching her candidating sermon and were married by Rev. Liz the following year in 2001. They chose to join UUCSS because of Rev. Liz’s…
There is a Legislative Kick-off session Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 2 – 5 PM at the UU Congregation of Columbia. UU Legislative Ministry of Maryland will discuss upcoming bills on the environment, criminal justice, economic justice, immigration, gun violence, LGBTQ issues, death with dignity, and healthcare.
THIS WEEK At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring January 4, 2018 Worship Services This Sunday’s Service THIS Sunday, January 7, 2018, Guest Speaker Gita Zember joins Rev. Evan Keely to lead a session of Kirtan in a service entitled: “Hari Om!” UUCSS will be alive with devotional chanting! Please Join Us! Worship Services Time…
THIS WEEK At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring December 20, 2017 Worship Services Two Christmas Eve Services Christmas Eve, December 24th, falls on Sunday this year, so we’ll have our first service at 10:30am, when we’ll have our Annual Childrens’ Pageant and hear our multi-generational choir perform. We will have a second evening…
The Green Sanctuary Committee requests that you send thanks to Montgomery County Council! They passed a resolution in support of proposed Renewable Portfolio Standard bill requiring electricity suppliers (all utilities and competitive retail suppliers) in the state to procure a 50% of their electric retail sales by eligible renewable energy sources by 2030. Councilmember Roger…
The Green Sanctuary Committee invites you to the Oppose Potomac Pipeline! hearing and rally that is going to be held on December 19 in Hancock, Maryland. What: Public Hearing on the Waterways Permit for the Potomac Pipeline When: Tuesday, December 19th, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Where: Hancock Middle/High School, 289 West Main Street, Hancock MD 21750…