Information bulletins
Sharon Snyder is the Volunteer of the Month for April. In 1997, a good friend’s mother told Sharon she needed to join a UU church or a synagogue because she needed a community. At that time UUCSS was advertising its services in the Washington Post. Sharon saw that Rev. Jim Bank was preaching a sermon…
If you are a visitor who would like to learn more about Unitarian Universalism and UUCSS in particular or about the process for becoming a member, please join us April 14 at our monthly UUCSS 101 for an informal gathering with folks from the Membership Committee. We meet following the service in the Triangle Room, which is adjacent to the Community Hall…
Are you interested in becoming a member of UUCSS? Our next Pathways to Membership class will be from 9:00 – 12:00 pm on the morning of April 6 in the Dolan Lounge at the church. Reverend Cox will be joining us. The Pathways class provides an opportunity to learn more about the history and principles of the UU faith and about UUCSS in particular. You…
Please join us for the annual UUCSS Fellowship Dinner on Saturday April 27 at 6pm.
Enjoy good company, good food (pot luck style), good music, and dancing!
Please click on “Gather In Gratitude” above for the registration link.
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…
Steve Wilmarth first came to UUCSS with his former wife, Jenny Kelley, in search of a good religious education program for their kids Bryan and Ellie. At his first service he read the Seven Principles on the back of the Order of Service and was amazed, as he had never seen anything like it before. …
Catherine Buckler is the Volunteer of the Month for February. Catherine attended the UU Congregation of Rockville as a young child. From then on she considered herself a UU but did not have a church. When her daughter Sophia was born, she and husband Bob Geiger had heard good things about UUCSS and it was…
Susannah Numa is the Volunteer of the Month for January. Susannah was raised Unitarian Universalist. When she came to UUCSS in the fall of 2010 and experienced a few services with Rev. Liz Maclay and Rev. Ellen Jennings, it felt right, open, and comfortable. The music program was enticing, and she appreciated the diversity of services and worship styles. Susannah began by volunteering for nursery and…
Dear Ones, This time of year is full of gifts and opportunities. Some of these are purely joyful, others arrive through struggle.And then there are the struggles and pains that can’t be called gifts, even with reflection and work to find meaning in them. There is a lot going on among us and around us…
Deb Weiner is the Volunteer of the Month for December. Deb and her partner Janne Harrelson first came to UUCSS in 1997 when their daughter Lucy was 3 months old, looking for a place that would provide a foundation for ethical thinking and behavior where they would feel welcomed and accepted as a lesbian couple. …