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Rev. Lyn Cox

UUCSS’s Response to COVID-19

Pastoral Update, March 12, 2020A Message from Rev. Lyn Cox for the UU Church of Silver Spring Dear Ones, My heart is with you during this ever-shifting time. With regard to the COVID-19 virus, we are seeing more confirmed cases in Maryland, and we are seeing in other communities how choices made early on can…

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…

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…

Adult RE: Lunch and Learn Starts 10/7/2018!

This year we are offering classes in the theme of World Religions to match our children and youth’s exploration of the same topic. We start in the fall with in depth classes on three of the world’s major religions and continue in January with a comparative religions approach. These classes will be in the Chapel and led by Catherine Boyle, DRE. Please…

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…