Events

Are you interested in learning Pilates?
An instructor is interested in teaching classes at SNUUC. Click here for more info.

Want to Dance?
Sharon Nanos would like to offer a weekly dance class for those interested in nurturing their "inner dancer". Experience the joy of expressing your soul through movement. Dance is many things, but at the core it is an artistic form of non-verbal communication. You'll do some jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, and some ballet warm-ups. Class will start with stretching and learning basic techniques, then will move into toning exercises and isolations. After warm-up you'll do combinations across the floor, then will work on a routine. Class will conclude with a cool-down. Sharon’s availability is weekday evenings (except Thursdays), or maybe a Saturday morning if there is enough interest. If you're interested, contact Sharon Nanos at snanos@optonline.net

A new Support Group will be held at SNUUC,
From the Heart: Bereavement and Support Group.

From the Heart, sharing sadness and grief, finding good memories. We will pass along helpful ideas to get by with the new pain in your life. It doesn’t matter when or how, this small group will help those who need support find it from each other. This group will run for three sessions on Wednesday evenings, June 18, 25 and July 2, 7-8:30. The facilitator is Patsy Turrini, a licensed Clinical Social Work Specialist and Psychoanalyst. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Talent Auction News!
The results are in! This year's Talent Auction raised over $15,000! This is more than we raised last year! Thanks to everyone that participated to make this the most fun Talent Auction ever! Some events are still open. Click here for the Open Item list or see it at the Ways & Means table. If all the open items get booked, we will raise at least another $1,500! To get in on any of open events, contact the bidder, tell them you are interested, and then give your check (made out to SNUUC) to Alice Spatt. Thanks!

Click here to download the '08 Talent Auction booklet.

Sophia Fahs UU RE Camp on Shelter Island,
taking place from August 10-15, is for UU children and youth from grades 3-12 from the Long Island area. Sophia Fahs Camp applications and brochures are now available. Deadline for best rates is March 24. Applications are available at http://www.liacuu.org/ If you would like to learn more about this wonderful camp opportunity or haven’t received your application in the mail, speak to Mino Lora-Braswell, Lisa Bryson-Brockmann or Bernie Kaplan.

UUMAC 2008 is Coming!
July 20-26, 2008, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA. There are lots of places you can go for your summer vacation, but none more life altering than a week at the Unitarian Universalist Mid Atlantic Conference (UUMAC). For more information, look for the UUMAC brochure in the rack in the foyer or go to www.uumac.org.

UU sponsored camp opportunities
abound this summers. Look in the pamphlet rack in the hallway for information about Ferry Beach in Maine, Star Island off New Hampshire, Murray Grove in New Jersey and Rowe Camp and Conference center in Massachusetts.

THRIFT SHOP DONATION DAY
has passed but you can always drop off them off at the shop and get a receipt.

Needed items include:
Pots and pans
Coffee pots, blenders, mixers
Towels and sheets
Decorative paintings and prints
Sets of flatware
Sets of dishes (no unmatched odds and ends)
Glassware
Hand tools
Small furniture (dressers, end tables, coffee tables, chairs
and lamps)
Small rugs
(Please no skis or bowling balls!)

Do you like to sing?
Why not join our choir? Choir We rehearse every Thursday from 7:30 - 9:30 in the Sanctuary and every Sunday from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. To audition, please attend three rehearsals. For more information contact our conductor, Ellen Zaehringer Gach.

PULSE News
PULSE now offers help in preparing patients for doctor’s visits,
surgery or hospitalization (Click here for more info).

Click here for Committee News
Click here for Old News
Click here for Interesting Readings (Past and Present)

Events

LOOK FOR EMAILS ON LAST MINUTE SUMMER FUN AT SNUUC AND ON L.I.!

Benefit Screening of the film SALUD
Saturday, June 28, 2008, 6pm Potluck Supper, 7pm Program (including music, movie and speaker from IFCO)

to raise money for the 19th IFCO/Pastors for Peace US/Cuba Friendshipment Caravan. SALUD explores Cuba's extensive global health initiatives, interviewing some of the 28,000 Cuba health professionals staffing public health systems in over 60 countries. Their stories, and those of some of the 30,000 young foreign medical students currently studying in Cuba, challenge us to rethink the potential for international health cooperation. "SALUD is an excellent, accurate and deeply moving portrayal of a healthcare system designed to keep people healthy rather than the 'sickcare' system that currently exist in the United States." Jocelyn Elders, MD, former U.S. Surgeon General. If you would like more information or can help with this event please call Don or Mirna Obers.

Our 2008 UU Metro 2008 Annual Meeting
will be held in Stamford, CT on May 2nd-3rd. The theme this year is "Every Heart is a Vessel; Every Dream is a Light." If you would be interested in representing SNUUC as one of our delegates at this conference, please see Ken Lawson immediately. If you want additional information on this conference, check it out on the web at http://uumetrony.org

South Ocean Art Gallery Exhibit
presents Notes From the Tree House, photography, sculpture, mixed media and musing from eco-artist/arts educator Jean Linville. Opening reception, this Friday, May 16, 7-9. Opening events include eco-poetry readings by Max Wheat, Jean Linville and others. Additionally, there will be refreshments and live music by flutist Matthew Fallon.

Click here for more info

The Youth of ICOP (Interfaith Community Outreach Program)
are hosting 2 events for Darfur Relief. This Friday, May 16 at 7pm in the RE wing, view the documentary The Devil Came on Horseback, a movie that exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has returned to the US to take action to stop it. Also, you are all invited to the ICOP Car Hop!! Saturday May 31 between 1-5pm at the Presbyterian Church parking lot, just north of SNUUC. Drive on by for some tasty hotdogs and burgers cooked with love and served with conscience. All proceeds will go towards Darfur Relief efforts.

PULSE Workshop
on Saturday May 17 at SNUUC, 3-5pm

PULSE of NY has developed the Family Centered Patient Advocacy Training Manual. This manual is part of a workshop to help family and/or friends learn about patient safety, partnerships and the healthcare system. If you are interested in attending a workshop on Saturday May 17 at SNUUC, 1-3pm, and are an advocate for someone or need an advocate to help with your care, call to register your name. Space is limited, call to reserve your place by May 3, (516) 579-4711 (PULSE) or see Ilene Corina. This program is great for those interested in pastoral care services in this area.

LIYUUTH and Families Picnic
at Eisenhower Park 2pm, field 2. Sunday May 18
Games, fun, fellowship, outdoor worship. Bring your own picnic & a dessert to share. Contact liyuuth@aol.com for more information.

Let’s Play Ball, Sunday May 18. Freeport SNUUC against Huntington UUHF at Eisenhower Park Field 2
2:00 pm. Bring a picnic lunch and snacks to share. Don’t play ball? Bring a chair and cheer your team!
Anyone who can hit a ball is welcome to play. See Ilene Corina for sign up to be sure we can get a team
together. Dare we take the challenge?

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Local UU Community Events

The Garden Stage at the UU Congregation of Central Nassau
presents Siobhan Quinn and Michael Bowers
on Friday May 2 at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:15, tickets $15. www.uuccn.org

Simon Apple
will be at the Grounds and Sounds Café at the Stony Brook UU Fellowship on May 9. Doors open at 7:30pm, open mic at 8:00pm, feature act at 8:45pm. Admission is $25. www.uufsb.org

The Last Licks Café
presents an Americana Music double bill featuring Jacqueline Schwab, pianist on the Ken Burn's TV documentaries, and the band Tobacco Roadies, with Ken Korb, Bob Westcott and Mike DiGeronimo, on Saturday, May 31, 8:30 pm, open mic at 7:30. The Last Licks Café is located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington.
Tickets are $15. www.lastlickscafe.org.

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Opportunities for Personal Growth and Service

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH
(More detailed descriptions and past offerings
can be found by clicking here)

Creative Clusters, The Artist's Way Group at SNUUC
is at capacity. A waiting list is being compiled for those who are still interested. The Artist's Way is a "course in discovering and recovering your creative self," and the title of a book by film director and writer Julia Cameron. The group will be meeting over 12 sessions this winter on Sunday evenings at SNUUC. If you or someone you know would like to get on the waiting list, or have any questions about the program, please contact Brian Larkin, bolarkin@optonline.net.

Yoga Mini Session
The yoga group is offering a 4-week mini-session of Gentle Yoga at SNUUC on Tuesdays. All classes in this minisession run from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Enrollment fee for this program is $48. This fee is payable at the first
class. Since space is limited, please contact Anne Fleming at afleming528@gmail.com or 516 623 8258 to reserve
your space.

Buddhist Meditation
Monday evenings
7:30-9:30
Newcomers, please arrive early

The ongoing Monday night meditation group, the South Ocean Sangha (SOS) has been meeting weekly since January 2006 at 7:15 on Monday nights and always welcome you to join them for meditation, reading and discussion of Buddhist teachings.

Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Thursday evenings
6pm-7:30pm

You are always welcome to join us. $25 a session for nonmembers or $20 for members. There is usually a drum
available if you can’t bring your own.

Great Decisions
A current events class using materials from the
Foreign Policy Association
Second Friday of the month
1pm-2:30pm

Meditation and Discussion
based on Wayne Dyer’s teachings
A meditation/discussion group continues. It is based on Dr. Wayne Dyer’s inspirational CD's and movies under the category of “Spiritual Cinema” (ex: “The Secret”). Please see Lisa Itts for details.

The *Friday Morning Buddhist Meditation Group*
meets each week at 9 AM. Presently the Friday group is reading dialogs and commentaries on the Buddha's Third Noble Truth. We begin our meditation with the performance of *Qi gong*. *Qi gong* can enhance the effect of the meditation. For questions about the Friday morning group or for instructions on how to meditate speak to Nick Nanos. Newcomers are welcome!

Readings in Liberal Religion
Discussion about classic writings on liberal faith
First Tuesday of the month
7:30-9:00pm

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE

Unitarian Church Thrift Shop
Come to volunteer or to buy
22 West Merrick Road, Freeport
10am-4pm Monday-Saturday
Soon to open on Monday evenings

CAiR
Community Achievers in Residence
Offering enrichment activities for children in Nassau County’s foster care program
Second Saturday of every month
October – May
All volunteers must go through an application process

SNUUC Choir
Thursday evenings
7:30-9:30pm
Auditions required, please call in advance

Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Service Trip to the Gulf Coast
(Anticipated) Winter or Spring 2008
Application required
Approximate cost: $800

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