The SNUUC office sends out weekly e-mail announcements about upcoming events, activities and news. Let me know if you would like to include something. Lisa
Artists’ Initiative for Hope and Prosperity, a gathering of fine and performing artists, and a celebration of the creative treasures we have within all of us. A day for artists and healers to network, share their gifts and mentor anyone who wishes to experience their own creativity. Arden Fekett invites you to join artists, musicians, comedians, belly dancers and more for this celebration of creative life on Saturday, February 19 from 1:00 to 9:00 at SNUUC, a free event. For more information or to inquire about presenting call Arden, 516 655-0573 or ardiente77@aol.com.
LIAC and UU Connects invite you to their Annual Pasta Party and Talent Show, this Saturday February 19 at the UU Fellowship of Huntington. Dinner is at 6pm, Talent shop at 7pm and dessert at 8:30pm. All ages are welcome to perform. Please bring a non perishable food item to support the Huntington Food Bank. To RSVP and for additional information contact David Silver at dsilver360@aol.com.
February 18-21 -- at Frost Valley YMCA Camp in Claryville NY for the 2011 UU Young Adult Winter Retreat. Stay three nights (meals included) in a beautiful, 40-person, environmentally friendly lodge with a wood-burning fireplace. Meet new friends, re-connect with old ones, and just relax in the Catskill mountains and enjoy a striking view of the stars. The cost of the retreat is $285. Scholarships are available. http://www.uumetrony.org/ya/fv11/
This Sunday we welcome Jennifer Greene, our Director of Religious Exploration, to the pulpit. Her sermon is titled Matters of the Heart — the Denominational Study/Action Issues Before Us. Jennifer came to us from the UU Fellowship of Bellport, where she served as a lay leader for many years. She is also part of the Reverence for Life Team for the Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry, and will be coordinating the UUAM booth in the exhibit hall this summer at General Assembly.
Jennifer was a preteen when her family started attending Cedar Lane UU Church in Maryland, and she still remembers her delight at discovering people who were asking the same kind of questions she was. Jennifer's son, Dan Garisto, is an 11th grader in SNUUC's senior youth group.
Jennifer says, "To me, 'Unitarian Universalist' and 'activist' feel redundant; I feel more spiritually whole when my actions are aligned with my values, and when I'm able to inspire others toward positive change. I agree with our Unitarian forebear and abolitionist, Theodore Parker, who preached that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. When I was just a babe, the great preacher and civil rights leader Martin Luther King famously declared this same hopeful vision, and still our struggles continue—against racism, economic injustice, war, and other forms of oppression.
"King's widow Coretta and their son Dexter both became dedicated vegans and advocates for animals, and so have I. It gives me joy to practice nonviolence every day through my food choices, and to help others do the same—in a way that's compassionate and humble and loving, I hope! By choosing vegan whenever you can, you'll help hasten the day when billions of individuals don't suffer at human hands, simply for taste, convenience, or tradition. Yes, food is a very personal matter. When people ask me why they should eat more plant foods, here's what I say: because it's better for you, better for the planet, and most important, it's consistent with your own values of kindness, mercy, and justice."
The RE Committee is meeting this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
The deadline for the March Open Line is this Sunday, February 20. Please send the information that you would like included to the office by Sunday, office@snuuc.org. Thanks!
The February 20 and 27 concerts celebrating African American History Month have been postponed and are now rescheduled for March 20. More information will be coming.
Just about everyone enjoys Coffee after our service on Sundays. We need volunteers if we are to continue to have Sunday Coffee Hour. Volunteers are needed for all the Sundays in March. It does not have to be elaborate. You can simply bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make and serve coffee, food is optional. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Please choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday.
Sophia Fahs Camp news: Do you have a child or youth who will be entering 3rd-12th grade next fall? Would your child/youth be interested in attending the 2011 Sophia Fahs UU Religious Education Camp on Shelter Island for a week this August? Camp will begin 3 pm Sunday, Aug. 7, and end on Friday, Aug. 12. Applications were mailed in early February with a due date of March 15. Campers' medical forms need to be signed by a medical professional, so you may want to make any necessary office appointments *now* in order to meet the March 15 deadline and get the best tuition rate. Adult volunteers are needed! Speak with Jennifer Greene to learn more.
Bess and Maurice Forge Scholarship Application 2011 The Bess and Maurice Forge Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior presently enrolled in the SNUUC RE / Youth Program or involved with SNUUC and who has been involved in social justice and community service in memory of Bess and Maurice Forge, long time members of SNUUC. Bess and Maurice were social activists during their lifetimes. They were leaders in social justice issues and denominational affairs. They were active members of the Social Action Committee. Applications (attached to this e-mail) are due no later than Sunday March 20, 2011 and must be submitted online to committee members Ilene Corina, Jim Hawkins and Arlene Brown.
Applications available for Student Internship Program. The Student Activity Fund (SAF) is a grant program funded by the UU Veatch Program at Shelter Rock that enables UU high school seniors and undergraduate college students to perform significant community service while earning money to help finance their education.
The purpose of the Student Activity Fund is to encourage young Unitarian Universalists to live their religious values through internships in social action, advocacy and service provision. Through the years, students have participated in the program in their home towns and all over the world. The program is open to high school seniors and undergraduate college students whose families are members of Long Island UU Congregations. Read about the experiences of last year's student participants on the Long Island Area Council website, http://www.liacuu.org. Application Deadline for Summer 2011 and the 2011-12 Academic Year is APRIL 15, 2011. Applications and more information about the Program are available on the LIAC Website (http://www.liacuu.org) or by contacting Linda Pfeiffer, Coordinator of the SAF Program by e-mail (lpfeiffer@optonline.net) or phone (631-584-6854).
Registration is now open for the UU District of Metro NY 2011 Annual Meeting! When: May 6-7, 2011
mmreedWhere: Hyatt Morristown, Morristown NJ Highlights
* Keynote Address by the Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed, author, lecture, and Affiliated Faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School.
* On Friday night, Peter Mayer in concert.
* Outstanding workshop and caucusing opportunities.
* The UU Network Mall.
* Awards and scholarships presentation.
* Election of the District President, Trustees at Large, members of the District Nominating Committee, and the District UUA Trustee.
Complete details, including registration and hotel information, are available at http://www.uumetrony.org/am11/.
Register online or through the mail by printing the online form. Online registration ends April 29, or postmarked by April 26. Hotel reservations must be made by April 26 to get the discounted rate. For the discounted rate, visit https://resweb.passkey.com/go/UUMN to reserve online. Or call 1-800-223-1234 and say you are attending the Unitarian Universalist meeting.
Congratulations to Kate Keller who auditioned for an island wide talent contest and will perform at the third annual Got Talent? Long Island contest on March 25. Click on this link to see more
http://huntington.patch.com/articles/got-talent-long-island-wants-to-hear-you
Last Sunday’s Intergenerational Project hosted by RE was a huge success. Many ages of UUs made cards and letters for soldiers in Baghdad and collected items to ship to them. They are still collecting things through February. Please go to http://www.give2thetroops.org/pdf/COMPLETELISTOFITEMSTODONATEGTTT.pdf to see the list of what they are collecting, and bring items to the RE wing
The Thrift Shop Committee urges us to donate clothes and HARD GOODS (pots, pans, dinnerware, silverware, small to medium sized furniture, appliances) and whatever else you think might brighten up someone's life. Have you been to the Thrift Shop lately? Our Thrift Shop, located at 22 West Merrick Road here in Freeport, is a terrific place to shop and to donate clean, gently used saleable merchandise. It’s also a great place to volunteer some time. Speak to someone from the Thrift Shop on Sunday to find out how you can help.
For the Love of Ted event on February 5 was a huge success! The building was filled with more than 140 happy people enjoying the activities, the food, the entertainment and being with each other and with Ted Tiller. Click on this youtube link to see clips from the event. www.youtube.com/user/icorinapc We raised more than $12,000 for UMDF, the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation! (www.umdf.org) Thanks to all the people who helped to make this event so successful. Ted’s book on Bullying is available for sale for $10 each with $1.00 from each sale going to the UMD Foundation. See Ted or Ilene Corina on Sunday.
Security at SNUUC Once again cars were vandalized during an evening event at SNUUC, this time on February 4. The car windows were broken and things were stolen. We have increased exterior lighting and will call the Freeport Police Department when we have evening events to ask that they increase their drives through the property. The board plans to investigate what surveillance equipment might deter future break-ins. In the meantime, it might help to keep out of sight any valuables you may leave in your vehicle parked on the property.
Green Covenant: Living in Right Relationship with Earth Saturday, March 19, 9:00-4:00, $25. Sponsored by the NY Metro District and UU Ministry for Earth. Held at Community Unitarian Church at White Plains. Register Today! See the flyer on the bulletin board in the hall for information and registration. https://www.formdesk.com/uuforms/Green
Artists’ Initiative for Hope and Prosperity, a gathering of fine and performing artists, and a celebration of the creative treasures we have within all of us. A day for artists and healers to network, share their gifts and mentor anyone who wishes to experience their own creativity. Arden Fekett invites you to join artists, musicians, comedians, belly dancers and more for this celebration of creative life on Saturday, February 19 from 1:00 to 9:00 at SNUUC, a free event. For more information or to inquire about presenting call Arden, 516 655-0573 or ardiente77@aol.com.
LIAC and UU Connects invite you to their Annual Pasta Party and Talent Show, this Saturday February 19 at the UU Fellowship of Huntington. Dinner is at 6pm, Talent shop at 7pm and dessert at 8:30pm. All ages are welcome to perform. Please bring a non perishable food item to support the Huntington Food Bank. To RSVP and for additional information contact David Silver at dsilver360@aol.com.
February 18-21 -- at Frost Valley YMCA Camp in Claryville NY for the 2011 UU Young Adult Winter Retreat. Stay three nights (meals included) in a beautiful, 40-person, environmentally friendly lodge with a wood-burning fireplace. Meet new friends, re-connect with old ones, and just relax in the Catskill mountains and enjoy a striking view of the stars. The cost of the retreat is $285. Scholarships are available. http://www.uumetrony.org/ya/fv11/
This Sunday we welcome Jennifer Greene, our Director of Religious Exploration, to the pulpit. Her sermon is titled Matters of the Heart — the Denominational Study/Action Issues Before Us. Jennifer came to us from the UU Fellowship of Bellport, where she served as a lay leader for many years. She is also part of the Reverence for Life Team for the Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry, and will be coordinating the UUAM booth in the exhibit hall this summer at General Assembly.
Jennifer was a preteen when her family started attending Cedar Lane UU Church in Maryland, and she still remembers her delight at discovering people who were asking the same kind of questions she was. Jennifer's son, Dan Garisto, is an 11th grader in SNUUC's senior youth group.
Jennifer says, "To me, 'Unitarian Universalist' and 'activist' feel redundant; I feel more spiritually whole when my actions are aligned with my values, and when I'm able to inspire others toward positive change. I agree with our Unitarian forebear and abolitionist, Theodore Parker, who preached that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. When I was just a babe, the great preacher and civil rights leader Martin Luther King famously declared this same hopeful vision, and still our struggles continue—against racism, economic injustice, war, and other forms of oppression.
"King's widow Coretta and their son Dexter both became dedicated vegans and advocates for animals, and so have I. It gives me joy to practice nonviolence every day through my food choices, and to help others do the same—in a way that's compassionate and humble and loving, I hope! By choosing vegan whenever you can, you'll help hasten the day when billions of individuals don't suffer at human hands, simply for taste, convenience, or tradition. Yes, food is a very personal matter. When people ask me why they should eat more plant foods, here's what I say: because it's better for you, better for the planet, and most important, it's consistent with your own values of kindness, mercy, and justice."
The RE Committee is meeting this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
The deadline for the March Open Line is this Sunday, February 20. Please send the information that you would like included to the office by Sunday, office@snuuc.org. Thanks!
The February 20 and 27 concerts celebrating African American History Month have been postponed and are now rescheduled for March 20. More information will be coming.
Just about everyone enjoys Coffee after our service on Sundays. We need volunteers if we are to continue to have Sunday Coffee Hour. Volunteers are needed for all the Sundays in March. It does not have to be elaborate. You can simply bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make and serve coffee, food is optional. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Please choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday.
Sophia Fahs Camp news: Do you have a child or youth who will be entering 3rd-12th grade next fall? Would your child/youth be interested in attending the 2011 Sophia Fahs UU Religious Education Camp on Shelter Island for a week this August? Camp will begin 3 pm Sunday, Aug. 7, and end on Friday, Aug. 12. Applications were mailed in early February with a due date of March 15. Campers' medical forms need to be signed by a medical professional, so you may want to make any necessary office appointments *now* in order to meet the March 15 deadline and get the best tuition rate. Adult volunteers are needed! Speak with Jennifer Greene to learn more.
Bess and Maurice Forge Scholarship Application 2011 The Bess and Maurice Forge Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior presently enrolled in the SNUUC RE / Youth Program or involved with SNUUC and who has been involved in social justice and community service in memory of Bess and Maurice Forge, long time members of SNUUC. Bess and Maurice were social activists during their lifetimes. They were leaders in social justice issues and denominational affairs. They were active members of the Social Action Committee. Applications (attached to this e-mail) are due no later than Sunday March 20, 2011 and must be submitted online to committee members Ilene Corina, Jim Hawkins and Arlene Brown.
Applications available for Student Internship Program. The Student Activity Fund (SAF) is a grant program funded by the UU Veatch Program at Shelter Rock that enables UU high school seniors and undergraduate college students to perform significant community service while earning money to help finance their education.
The purpose of the Student Activity Fund is to encourage young Unitarian Universalists to live their religious values through internships in social action, advocacy and service provision. Through the years, students have participated in the program in their home towns and all over the world. The program is open to high school seniors and undergraduate college students whose families are members of Long Island UU Congregations. Read about the experiences of last year's student participants on the Long Island Area Council website, http://www.liacuu.org. Application Deadline for Summer 2011 and the 2011-12 Academic Year is APRIL 15, 2011. Applications and more information about the Program are available on the LIAC Website (http://www.liacuu.org) or by contacting Linda Pfeiffer, Coordinator of the SAF Program by e-mail (lpfeiffer@optonline.net) or phone (631-584-6854).
Registration is now open for the UU District of Metro NY 2011 Annual Meeting! When: May 6-7, 2011
mmreedWhere: Hyatt Morristown, Morristown NJ Highlights
* Keynote Address by the Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed, author, lecture, and Affiliated Faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School.
* On Friday night, Peter Mayer in concert.
* Outstanding workshop and caucusing opportunities.
* The UU Network Mall.
* Awards and scholarships presentation.
* Election of the District President, Trustees at Large, members of the District Nominating Committee, and the District UUA Trustee.
Complete details, including registration and hotel information, are available at http://www.uumetrony.org/am11/.
Register online or through the mail by printing the online form. Online registration ends April 29, or postmarked by April 26. Hotel reservations must be made by April 26 to get the discounted rate. For the discounted rate, visit https://resweb.passkey.com/go/UUMN to reserve online. Or call 1-800-223-1234 and say you are attending the Unitarian Universalist meeting.
Congratulations to Kate Keller who auditioned for an island wide talent contest and will perform at the third annual Got Talent? Long Island contest on March 25. Click on this link to see more
http://huntington.patch.com/articles/got-talent-long-island-wants-to-hear-you
Last Sunday’s Intergenerational Project hosted by RE was a huge success. Many ages of UUs made cards and letters for soldiers in Baghdad and collected items to ship to them. They are still collecting things through February. Please go to http://www.give2thetroops.org/pdf/COMPLETELISTOFITEMSTODONATEGTTT.pdf to see the list of what they are collecting, and bring items to the RE wing
The Thrift Shop Committee urges us to donate clothes and HARD GOODS (pots, pans, dinnerware, silverware, small to medium sized furniture, appliances) and whatever else you think might brighten up someone's life. Have you been to the Thrift Shop lately? Our Thrift Shop, located at 22 West Merrick Road here in Freeport, is a terrific place to shop and to donate clean, gently used saleable merchandise. It’s also a great place to volunteer some time. Speak to someone from the Thrift Shop on Sunday to find out how you can help.
For the Love of Ted event on February 5 was a huge success! The building was filled with more than 140 happy people enjoying the activities, the food, the entertainment and being with each other and with Ted Tiller. Click on this youtube link to see clips from the event. www.youtube.com/user/icorinapc We raised more than $12,000 for UMDF, the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation! (www.umdf.org) Thanks to all the people who helped to make this event so successful. Ted’s book on Bullying is available for sale for $10 each with $1.00 from each sale going to the UMD Foundation. See Ted or Ilene Corina on Sunday.
Security at SNUUC Once again cars were vandalized during an evening event at SNUUC, this time on February 4. The car windows were broken and things were stolen. We have increased exterior lighting and will call the Freeport Police Department when we have evening events to ask that they increase their drives through the property. The board plans to investigate what surveillance equipment might deter future break-ins. In the meantime, it might help to keep out of sight any valuables you may leave in your vehicle parked on the property.
Green Covenant: Living in Right Relationship with Earth Saturday, March 19, 9:00-4:00, $25. Sponsored by the NY Metro District and UU Ministry for Earth. Held at Community Unitarian Church at White Plains. Register Today! See the flyer on the bulletin board in the hall for information and registration. https://www.formdesk.com/uuforms/Green
Join Interweave at SNUUC this Friday January 7 from 7:30-9:30 for an Interweave Drop-In Evening. It’s an opportunity to socialize with Interweave friends on a cozy winter evening, all are welcome. Please join us if you are looking for some good company! Speak with Priscilla Gray if you have any questions.
Please save the date and join us at SNUUC For the Love of Ted, a Fundraiser on February 5, 4-10pm, to raise money for research for Mitochondrial Disease. The Guest of Honor and host is Ted Tiller who was recently diagnosed with this disease. The cost for this Fund Raiser is $20 per person. View this youtube video to see Ted’s appeal, http://www.youtube.com/user/icorinapc If you can help plan for this important event, Ilene Corina is having a meeting at her home in Wantagh this Saturday, January 8, at 3:00 pm. Please attend if you can. RSVP to Ilene for the address and / or directions (516) 579-4711.
Did you receive a holiday gift that is just not your thing? Do NOT store away! Barbara Singer is collecting new items to be put together in unique raffle baskets For the Love of Ted event to be held on February 5th. Please bring your contributions to SNUUC by Sunday, January 16, so baskets can be created and displayed on Sundays, January 23 and 30. Thanks in advance for helping Ted reach his goal of $1,000!
This Sunday we welcome Hollis Huston to SNUUC. Hollis is our go-to preacher who always gives us an interesting and enjoyable service. He will be preaching quite a few times this winter/spring during Catherine’s sabbatical. Hollis is a board-certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor, working as a chaplain for Jacob Perlow/Metropolitan Jewish Hospice. His sermon this week is titled What Are You Worshipping? or Finding Out Where Our Faith Really Lies.
Hi to All Adults Who Want To Make a Difference in a UU Child's Life! The RE Committee invites everyone who has ever thought about teaching RE at SNUUC, and all the upcoming RE teachers for this year to an orientation breakfast this Sunday, January 9, at 9:15 AM. Please join the other hardworking religious educators of our children's future as we discuss ideas, goals and duties. This is the place to learn what we need from you and how we in RE can nurture your love of our children. Lisa Bilello and Ilene Corina Co-Chairs and the RE Committee. RSVP to Ilene Corina icorina@aol.com and expect a call from DRE Jennifer Greene. Thanks!
IMPROV Classes! Fill your New Year with playfulness, collaboration, self-confidence and fun! Sundays at SNUUC, 12:30-2:30pm, January 9, 16, 23, 30. $100 ($80 for returning students). Speak with Brian Larkin or to sign up, e-mail Michael at classes@michaelrock.com. This class is open to adults and youth 15 years and older. All levels of experience welcome. Instructor Michael Rock is a Broadway performer, award-winning director and college professor. He has been teaching acting and improvisation for over 20 years at The Second City, NYU, Marymount Manhattan College and others. He has trained first-time performers, professional actors, corporate executives and everyone in between. His classes are professional and focused, yet fun, supportive and relaxed.
www.longislandimprov.com
The Board is meeting next Monday, January 10 at 7pm in the foyer.
The next SNUUC foyer art exhibit will feature work from the Long Island Black Artists Association. Join us at the opening reception on Friday, January 14 from 7-9pm. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments and live music by Nydia Liberty. A flier showing some of their wonderful artwork is attached.
All members should attend the Sunday January 23 bi-annual meeting at noon in the sanctuary. At this meeting there will be voting on the proposed slate of nominations to the Board and the proposed by-laws changes. See the December/January Open line for more information. The snow date Sunday January 30.
Special Friends is a group made up of RE kids and their partners, an adult member of SNUUC. Be a special friend to someone in our congregation and someone in the military! Sign up now so participants can be matched, speak with Rita Hines, Meghan Stark, Jojo Granoff or Ilene Corina. They meet every once in a while at SNUUC and get to know someone in the congregation from a different generation. There is an event planned for Sunday, February 13 at noon. Brown bag your lunch and a dessert to share with your special friend. You will be making Valentine cards and pictures and also writing notes to a soldier in Baghdad. Cody Matthews is 22 and from Selden, Long Island, he is Meghan Stark’s friend and is stationed in Baghdad. Together after lunch we will prepare a shipment of cards and letters to send to Cody and his friends. Feel free to bring items appropriate to send to Cody’s buddies; batteries, toiletries, socks, magazines, playing cards, gum, snack mix, air fresheners, hand warmers, etc.
Is this your year to explore the potential of Compassionate Communication in your personal or professional life? Rev. Paul Ratzlaff first introduced Marshall Rosenberg’s process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to SNUUC in 2003. Since then, more than 50 members and friends have participated in one or more of the 13-session series offered at SNUUC in the fall and spring of each year. Each practice group works with the text Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life, 2nd ed, by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. and related interactive exercises which work to support the teachings presented within each chapter. Building on this active participation, the Compassionate Communication practice group has become a vital small group ministry at SNUUC, open to all adults and youths (11th grade and up). Participants have reflected on the depth of connections made within the group as well as the potential for transformation in their outside relationships as they learn to communicate compassionately and clearly with new skills and empathy. The next 13-session series begins Saturday, February 5. Join us in the Foyer from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for 13 Saturday mornings. Pre-registration is requested, so if you plan on attending the fall series, or know someone who is interested in joining us, please contact Anne Fleming (afleming528@gmail.com) or Barbara Singer (barbara.singer@gmail.com).
Special Concerts Celebrating African American History Month are happening at SNUUUC. The Long Island Composers Alliance (LICA) and Park Avenue Presenters (PAP) announce the second Salute to Black History Month dedicated to the memory of Hale Smith, distinguished African-American composer. The concerts feature vocalists Tara Nova and Natalya Simone, pianists Jade Simmons, Paul Hefner and Rob Schwimmer, cellist Soo Bae, flutes and saxophones Cecilia Tenconi and Jimmy Cozier, drums Victor Jones, the SNUUC Drum Ensemble, The DrUUmatics and the Freeport High School Select Chorale.
-Sunday, February 6, 2-5 at SNUUC. The 2nd annual Hale Smith Day as proclaimed by the Village of Freeport in 2010. Tickets: $15, seniors $10, and students $5. Meet the artists and composers, reception follows the concert.
-Sunday, February 20, featuring Freeport's Songbird soprano Natalya Simone and Sunday February 27, featuring vocalist Tara Nova and pianist Paul Hefner. Both concerts 2-3:30 at SNUUC. Artists and tickets TBA
The Garden Stage of the UU Congregation of Central Nassau invites you to start the New Year off with a bit of Warmth! Friday January 7 offers a split bill of local favorites; Martha Trachtenberg & Tom Griffith and Josh Joffen. $15 Adv/$17 Door, 8:30 with Open Mike at 7:30 (sign-up at 7). Delicious homemade refreshments are available during intermission. For tickets and information contact calendar@uuccn.org
Come to the Victorian Tea presented by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (at Nassau Boulevard) in Garden City. A lovely afternoon Victorian Tea is served. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, homemade pastries and good conversation! Live music by Joe McAuley at the piano! Saturday, January 22 at 2-4 pm (snow date January 23 at 3:00pm) Ticket Reservations - $18 (seniors $16) Tickets at Door - $20 seniors $18) Group seating by request Call: Patsy (516) 781-4319 (ramabachi@aol.com) (516 770-0569 cell), Anna Lea (516) 746-0514, UUCCN (516) 248-8855.
Early in 2011, a local chapter of the national UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF) will be forming in the Metro NY district. Led by our own Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, a former VP of the UUCF, the chapter will meet on a monthly basis for evenings of fellowship and discussion, religious education and spiritual deepening. The Metro NY UU Christian Fellowship (MNY-UUCF) will meet the first Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 beginning on February 2, 2011, at the Community Church of New York in Manhattan.
The first several meetings of MNY-UUCF will be devoted to discussion of the Skinner House Books volume, Christian Voices in Unitarian Universalism. While it is available online from the UUA Bookstore, prior purchase of the book is not necessary. The lines of inquiry will be kept open-ended, so people can explore personal concerns as well as religious questions. How can Christian spirituality and Unitarian Universalist identity become more mutually enriching? That's something people are bound to discover together in these ongoing conversations.
Since the first inaugural meeting of MNY-UUCF falls on the festival of Candlemas, all attendees are encouraged to bring candles with them on February 2nd for blessing from a shared chalice lighting. UUs throughout the Metro NY District are warmly invited to attend: clergy members, religious educators, and lay leaders, cradle UUs and Christian "come-outers", recovering Catholics and fundamentalists, the theologically committed and the relatively uninformed, true believers and the merely Christian-curious. Anyone in the region with any degree of interest in the Jesus event, Christian traditions, or gospel stories is most welcome. Please feel free to contact the Rev. Mason via e-mail at UUminKMM@Gmail.com for further details -- and please be sure to pass the word along! Information about the national UU Christian Fellowship can be found at its website, www.uuchristian.org.
Barbara Singer suggests: my son Rob created a website for my 92 year old mom which contains the stories she has written since moving to The Fountains, a senior community in Millbrook, NY. Check them out at www.anniesstories.com
Please save the date and join us at SNUUC For the Love of Ted, a Fundraiser on February 5, 4-10pm, to raise money for research for Mitochondrial Disease. The Guest of Honor and host is Ted Tiller who was recently diagnosed with this disease. The cost for this Fund Raiser is $20 per person. View this youtube video to see Ted’s appeal, http://www.youtube.com/user/icorinapc If you can help plan for this important event, Ilene Corina is having a meeting at her home in Wantagh this Saturday, January 8, at 3:00 pm. Please attend if you can. RSVP to Ilene for the address and / or directions (516) 579-4711.
Did you receive a holiday gift that is just not your thing? Do NOT store away! Barbara Singer is collecting new items to be put together in unique raffle baskets For the Love of Ted event to be held on February 5th. Please bring your contributions to SNUUC by Sunday, January 16, so baskets can be created and displayed on Sundays, January 23 and 30. Thanks in advance for helping Ted reach his goal of $1,000!
This Sunday we welcome Hollis Huston to SNUUC. Hollis is our go-to preacher who always gives us an interesting and enjoyable service. He will be preaching quite a few times this winter/spring during Catherine’s sabbatical. Hollis is a board-certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor, working as a chaplain for Jacob Perlow/Metropolitan Jewish Hospice. His sermon this week is titled What Are You Worshipping? or Finding Out Where Our Faith Really Lies.
Hi to All Adults Who Want To Make a Difference in a UU Child's Life! The RE Committee invites everyone who has ever thought about teaching RE at SNUUC, and all the upcoming RE teachers for this year to an orientation breakfast this Sunday, January 9, at 9:15 AM. Please join the other hardworking religious educators of our children's future as we discuss ideas, goals and duties. This is the place to learn what we need from you and how we in RE can nurture your love of our children. Lisa Bilello and Ilene Corina Co-Chairs and the RE Committee. RSVP to Ilene Corina icorina@aol.com and expect a call from DRE Jennifer Greene. Thanks!
IMPROV Classes! Fill your New Year with playfulness, collaboration, self-confidence and fun! Sundays at SNUUC, 12:30-2:30pm, January 9, 16, 23, 30. $100 ($80 for returning students). Speak with Brian Larkin or to sign up, e-mail Michael at classes@michaelrock.com. This class is open to adults and youth 15 years and older. All levels of experience welcome. Instructor Michael Rock is a Broadway performer, award-winning director and college professor. He has been teaching acting and improvisation for over 20 years at The Second City, NYU, Marymount Manhattan College and others. He has trained first-time performers, professional actors, corporate executives and everyone in between. His classes are professional and focused, yet fun, supportive and relaxed.
www.longislandimprov.com
The Board is meeting next Monday, January 10 at 7pm in the foyer.
The next SNUUC foyer art exhibit will feature work from the Long Island Black Artists Association. Join us at the opening reception on Friday, January 14 from 7-9pm. Meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments and live music by Nydia Liberty. A flier showing some of their wonderful artwork is attached.
All members should attend the Sunday January 23 bi-annual meeting at noon in the sanctuary. At this meeting there will be voting on the proposed slate of nominations to the Board and the proposed by-laws changes. See the December/January Open line for more information. The snow date Sunday January 30.
Special Friends is a group made up of RE kids and their partners, an adult member of SNUUC. Be a special friend to someone in our congregation and someone in the military! Sign up now so participants can be matched, speak with Rita Hines, Meghan Stark, Jojo Granoff or Ilene Corina. They meet every once in a while at SNUUC and get to know someone in the congregation from a different generation. There is an event planned for Sunday, February 13 at noon. Brown bag your lunch and a dessert to share with your special friend. You will be making Valentine cards and pictures and also writing notes to a soldier in Baghdad. Cody Matthews is 22 and from Selden, Long Island, he is Meghan Stark’s friend and is stationed in Baghdad. Together after lunch we will prepare a shipment of cards and letters to send to Cody and his friends. Feel free to bring items appropriate to send to Cody’s buddies; batteries, toiletries, socks, magazines, playing cards, gum, snack mix, air fresheners, hand warmers, etc.
Is this your year to explore the potential of Compassionate Communication in your personal or professional life? Rev. Paul Ratzlaff first introduced Marshall Rosenberg’s process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to SNUUC in 2003. Since then, more than 50 members and friends have participated in one or more of the 13-session series offered at SNUUC in the fall and spring of each year. Each practice group works with the text Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life, 2nd ed, by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. and related interactive exercises which work to support the teachings presented within each chapter. Building on this active participation, the Compassionate Communication practice group has become a vital small group ministry at SNUUC, open to all adults and youths (11th grade and up). Participants have reflected on the depth of connections made within the group as well as the potential for transformation in their outside relationships as they learn to communicate compassionately and clearly with new skills and empathy. The next 13-session series begins Saturday, February 5. Join us in the Foyer from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for 13 Saturday mornings. Pre-registration is requested, so if you plan on attending the fall series, or know someone who is interested in joining us, please contact Anne Fleming (afleming528@gmail.com) or Barbara Singer (barbara.singer@gmail.com).
Special Concerts Celebrating African American History Month are happening at SNUUUC. The Long Island Composers Alliance (LICA) and Park Avenue Presenters (PAP) announce the second Salute to Black History Month dedicated to the memory of Hale Smith, distinguished African-American composer. The concerts feature vocalists Tara Nova and Natalya Simone, pianists Jade Simmons, Paul Hefner and Rob Schwimmer, cellist Soo Bae, flutes and saxophones Cecilia Tenconi and Jimmy Cozier, drums Victor Jones, the SNUUC Drum Ensemble, The DrUUmatics and the Freeport High School Select Chorale.
-Sunday, February 6, 2-5 at SNUUC. The 2nd annual Hale Smith Day as proclaimed by the Village of Freeport in 2010. Tickets: $15, seniors $10, and students $5. Meet the artists and composers, reception follows the concert.
-Sunday, February 20, featuring Freeport's Songbird soprano Natalya Simone and Sunday February 27, featuring vocalist Tara Nova and pianist Paul Hefner. Both concerts 2-3:30 at SNUUC. Artists and tickets TBA
The Garden Stage of the UU Congregation of Central Nassau invites you to start the New Year off with a bit of Warmth! Friday January 7 offers a split bill of local favorites; Martha Trachtenberg & Tom Griffith and Josh Joffen. $15 Adv/$17 Door, 8:30 with Open Mike at 7:30 (sign-up at 7). Delicious homemade refreshments are available during intermission. For tickets and information contact calendar@uuccn.org
Come to the Victorian Tea presented by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (at Nassau Boulevard) in Garden City. A lovely afternoon Victorian Tea is served. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, homemade pastries and good conversation! Live music by Joe McAuley at the piano! Saturday, January 22 at 2-4 pm (snow date January 23 at 3:00pm) Ticket Reservations - $18 (seniors $16) Tickets at Door - $20 seniors $18) Group seating by request Call: Patsy (516) 781-4319 (ramabachi@aol.com) (516 770-0569 cell), Anna Lea (516) 746-0514, UUCCN (516) 248-8855.
Early in 2011, a local chapter of the national UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF) will be forming in the Metro NY district. Led by our own Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, a former VP of the UUCF, the chapter will meet on a monthly basis for evenings of fellowship and discussion, religious education and spiritual deepening. The Metro NY UU Christian Fellowship (MNY-UUCF) will meet the first Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 beginning on February 2, 2011, at the Community Church of New York in Manhattan.
The first several meetings of MNY-UUCF will be devoted to discussion of the Skinner House Books volume, Christian Voices in Unitarian Universalism. While it is available online from the UUA Bookstore, prior purchase of the book is not necessary. The lines of inquiry will be kept open-ended, so people can explore personal concerns as well as religious questions. How can Christian spirituality and Unitarian Universalist identity become more mutually enriching? That's something people are bound to discover together in these ongoing conversations.
Since the first inaugural meeting of MNY-UUCF falls on the festival of Candlemas, all attendees are encouraged to bring candles with them on February 2nd for blessing from a shared chalice lighting. UUs throughout the Metro NY District are warmly invited to attend: clergy members, religious educators, and lay leaders, cradle UUs and Christian "come-outers", recovering Catholics and fundamentalists, the theologically committed and the relatively uninformed, true believers and the merely Christian-curious. Anyone in the region with any degree of interest in the Jesus event, Christian traditions, or gospel stories is most welcome. Please feel free to contact the Rev. Mason via e-mail at UUminKMM@Gmail.com for further details -- and please be sure to pass the word along! Information about the national UU Christian Fellowship can be found at its website, www.uuchristian.org.
Barbara Singer suggests: my son Rob created a website for my 92 year old mom which contains the stories she has written since moving to The Fountains, a senior community in Millbrook, NY. Check them out at www.anniesstories.com
The Bio-Spiritual Focusing series is meeting at a different time, 5:45pm. If you haven’t already spoke with Catherine about attending tonight’s first meeting, please call her now, 761-8076.
The Annual Family Holiday Trip will be held this Saturday, December 4. Families meet at Hicks Nursery on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury at 3pm. They have a mechanical holiday pageant, several photo opportunity spots and usually a live animal display. From there we caravan to the Old Country Buffet restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. After dinner, we caravan to view the decorated tree at the former EAB Plaza on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale. Contact Mary Brower or Chris Ragusa for information. All are Welcome!
Our Holiday Fair & lunch is this Sunday December 5, 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Hope you made your reservations for lunch! This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! (Remember to bring your bake sale goodies!) Invite your family & friends! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
Join us this Sunday for a Hanukkah service with Rev. Catherine Torpey. Her sermon is titled Fuel Enough.
As you do your online holiday shopping this year if you use Amazon, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. Or you can go directly with this link amazon.snuuc.org. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
The Sarah Jones event on Sunday, November 21st was a great success. Sarah performed brilliantly to a packed house (and a standing ovation) and then enjoyed dinner at Wild Fish with Catherine, Leslie and her family and members of the congregation. Not only was it a fabulous day but even after expenses SNUUC raised nearly $3,000! We are so grateful to Sarah for donating her talents and gracing our congregation with her presence.
Please help us decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas Eve by purchasing Poinsettias. These beautiful plants cost $10 each and are available in Red, Pink or White. After the service they are yours to take home to decorate your home for the holiday season. Please see Phil or Sharon Kennelty-Cohen to place your order.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…but the foyer is so delightful! Why not come join us for some Gentle Yoga with Spirit and add some balance, strength, and flexibility to your life? Our next 6-week sessions will begin on Tuesday, December 7th (5:30-6:30) or Thursday, December 9th (4:30-5:30). Enrollment is open to all, regardless of ability or previous experience with yoga. The cost for either 6-week course is $75 payable at the first class. Since space is limited, please contact Anne Fleming at afleming528@gmail.com to reserve your space!
Remember that Doug Breiding will pick up your Share the Light gifts at SNUUC on Sunday December 12.
We are having a baby shower for Lisa Itts! Come celebrate a new upcoming addition to SNUUC. It will be at SNUUC on Sunday December 12, 12:30-2:00. All SNUUC members and friends are invited to participate. Contact Jojo Granoff jojogranoff@yahoo.com for more information and to RSVP.
Please join us in Christmas Caroling on Tuesday, December 14 at 6pm at the South Shore Health Care facility at 275 Merrick Road, Freeport. It is a great way to spread holiday cheer and give to others. Please contact Jo Ann Fassman if you plan to join in this heartwarming event. We will go to Friendly's after to extend the fun and cheer.
Join SNUUC’s drumming ministry, Druumatics, for their 3rd annual Winter Solstice Drum Circle on Friday December 17, 7-9:30pm. They will create a warm, intentional energy as we celebrate the return of the light. Bring your hand drums, small percussion and dancing bodies. Light refreshments will be served. Donation: $5 for members (and family members), $10 for non-members. Proceeds go to the congregation and SNUUC’s drumming ministry. Please contact Sharon Nanos or Laura D'Angelo for more information. Check out the photos from their Day of Drum and Dance on their website, www.druumatics.org on the Gallery page.
Come to the Friday December 17 Pot Luck! 6pm at SNUUC. Bring a dish to share with 8-10 people. It’s the friends and families we bring together that make this a special night. You can join the Winter Solstice Drum Circle after dinner. RSVP's to Ilene Corina help to determine how many tables we need. Hope you can make it!
Can you help for Christmas Eve? These are the tasks we need done to make Christmas Eve special. Some involve being on stage and some are behind-the-scenes roles. Won’t you consider volunteering for one of them?
Please note: exceptions can sometimes be made for required rehearsals or meeting times if you chat with Catherine in advance. If you have a special talent you'd like to offer for the service itself (a song to sing, for instance), please contact Catherine immediately to see if it can be worked into the program.
1. Create mood lighting and other general set-up of space (2-4 people) – must be able to stay after worship on December 19
2. Brass musicians – must attend several rehearsals, exact times to be determined – there will definitely be one rehearsal on Thursday, December 23.
3. Readers (2 adults, 2 youth) – must attend meeting on Sunday December 19 at noon and dress rehearsal and arrive early on the 24th.
4. Set up people to prepare the space (2-4) – must be here early on the 24th.
5. Clean up people (2-4) – must be willing to stay after the service on the 24th or come in on Christmas Day.
6. Ushering/Fire marshals (2-4) – must attend meeting Sunday December 20 and arrive early on 24th
7. Scan pics for children's story and create power point – must be completed by Sunday, December 19
8. Show Power Point while it is read – must attend dress rehearsal
9. Candle lighters (4-6) – must attend dress rehearsal and arrive early on December 24
Reminder: the junior youth will collect all Guest at Your Table boxes on January 30, the last Sunday in January. Thanks for helping the UU Service Committee with your participation! If you did not get your Guest at Your Table box in November, see a junior youth, they have a few more.
The UU Congregation of Central Nassau invite you to their upcoming Garden Stage concerts. Enjoy Joe Crookston this Friday, Dec 3, 8:30 p.m. (open mic at 7:30, sign-up at 7), $15 in advance $17 at the door. “Artful, intense, and often transcendent…imaginative, and extremely engaging...If you love a moving song and magical madness, Joe delivers it all...the music, the lyrics, the energy, and the passion for exceptionally well written songs…He loves his audience, and it shows. Joe was chosen as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Most-Wanted Artist, and was featured on the Annual Falcon Ridge Preview Tour with Lindsay Mac, Anthony da Costa and Randall Williams. ---28 dates, from Club Passim to Kennedy Center. www.joecrookston.com” The Phil Ochs Tribute is Friday, Dec 10, 8:00 p.m. $20 in advance $22 at the door. “Phil's sister Sonny Ochs presents "Phil Ochs Song Night.” If you lived through the '60s and had even the slightest awareness of the war raging halfway across the world, you remember Phil Ochs. Whether you supported or opposed the Vietnam War at the time, Ochs was the smart, satirical musical embodiment of the anti-war movement. The show features a number of today's most prominent "topical" songwriters singing both Phil Ochs' songs and their own originals, songs driven by politics and timeless truths. Artists include Pat Wictor, Joe Jencks, Kim & Reggie Harris, John Flynn, and Magpie. http://www.sonnyochs.com/”. For tickets and information contact calendar@uuccn.org, 248-8855 www.GardenStage.com www.uuccn.org
Come to the Victorian Tea presented by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (at Nassau Boulevard) in Garden City. A lovely afternoon Victorian Tea is served. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, homemade pastries and good conversation! Live music by Joe McAuley at the piano! Saturday, January 22 at 2-4 pm (snow date January 23 at 3:00pm) Ticket Reservations - $18 (seniors $16) Tickets at door - $20 seniors $18) Group seating by request Call: Patsy (516) 781-4319 (ramabachi@aol.com) (516 770-0569 cell), Anna Lea (516) 746-0514, UUCCN (516) 248-8855.
Early in 2011, a local chapter of the national UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF) will be forming in the Metro NY district. Led by our own Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, a former VP of the UUCF, the chapter will meet on a monthly basis for evenings of fellowship and discussion, religious education and spiritual deepening. The Metro NY UU Christian Fellowship (MNY-UUCF) will meet the first Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 beginning on February 2, 2011, at the Community Church of New York in Manhattan.
The first several meetings of MNY-UUCF will be devoted to discussion of the Skinner House Books volume, Christian Voices in Unitarian Universalism. While it is available online from the UUA Bookstore, prior purchase of the book is not necessary. The lines of inquiry will be kept open-ended, so people can explore personal concerns as well as religious questions. How can Christian spirituality and Unitarian Universalist identity become more mutually enriching? That's something people are bound to discover together in these ongoing conversations.
Since the first inaugural meeting of MNY-UUCF falls on the festival of Candlemas, all attendees are encouraged to bring candles with them on February 2nd for blessing from a shared chalice lighting. UUs throughout the Metro NY District are warmly invited to attend: clergy members, religious educators, and lay leaders, cradle UUs and Christian "come-outers", recovering Catholics and fundamentalists, the theologically committed and the relatively uninformed, true believers and the merely Christian-curious. Anyone in the region with any degree of interest in the Jesus event, Christian traditions, or gospel stories is most welcome.
Please feel free to contact the Rev. Mason via e-mail at UUminKMM@Gmail.com for further details -- and please be sure to pass the word along! Information about the national UU Christian Fellowship can be found at its website, www.uuchristian.org.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Contact Joan Flynn, at Island Harvest, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21. or Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at Long Island Cares at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
The Annual Family Holiday Trip will be held this Saturday, December 4. Families meet at Hicks Nursery on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury at 3pm. They have a mechanical holiday pageant, several photo opportunity spots and usually a live animal display. From there we caravan to the Old Country Buffet restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. After dinner, we caravan to view the decorated tree at the former EAB Plaza on Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale. Contact Mary Brower or Chris Ragusa for information. All are Welcome!
Our Holiday Fair & lunch is this Sunday December 5, 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Hope you made your reservations for lunch! This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! (Remember to bring your bake sale goodies!) Invite your family & friends! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
Join us this Sunday for a Hanukkah service with Rev. Catherine Torpey. Her sermon is titled Fuel Enough.
As you do your online holiday shopping this year if you use Amazon, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. Or you can go directly with this link amazon.snuuc.org. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
The Sarah Jones event on Sunday, November 21st was a great success. Sarah performed brilliantly to a packed house (and a standing ovation) and then enjoyed dinner at Wild Fish with Catherine, Leslie and her family and members of the congregation. Not only was it a fabulous day but even after expenses SNUUC raised nearly $3,000! We are so grateful to Sarah for donating her talents and gracing our congregation with her presence.
Please help us decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas Eve by purchasing Poinsettias. These beautiful plants cost $10 each and are available in Red, Pink or White. After the service they are yours to take home to decorate your home for the holiday season. Please see Phil or Sharon Kennelty-Cohen to place your order.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…but the foyer is so delightful! Why not come join us for some Gentle Yoga with Spirit and add some balance, strength, and flexibility to your life? Our next 6-week sessions will begin on Tuesday, December 7th (5:30-6:30) or Thursday, December 9th (4:30-5:30). Enrollment is open to all, regardless of ability or previous experience with yoga. The cost for either 6-week course is $75 payable at the first class. Since space is limited, please contact Anne Fleming at afleming528@gmail.com to reserve your space!
Remember that Doug Breiding will pick up your Share the Light gifts at SNUUC on Sunday December 12.
We are having a baby shower for Lisa Itts! Come celebrate a new upcoming addition to SNUUC. It will be at SNUUC on Sunday December 12, 12:30-2:00. All SNUUC members and friends are invited to participate. Contact Jojo Granoff jojogranoff@yahoo.com for more information and to RSVP.
Please join us in Christmas Caroling on Tuesday, December 14 at 6pm at the South Shore Health Care facility at 275 Merrick Road, Freeport. It is a great way to spread holiday cheer and give to others. Please contact Jo Ann Fassman if you plan to join in this heartwarming event. We will go to Friendly's after to extend the fun and cheer.
Join SNUUC’s drumming ministry, Druumatics, for their 3rd annual Winter Solstice Drum Circle on Friday December 17, 7-9:30pm. They will create a warm, intentional energy as we celebrate the return of the light. Bring your hand drums, small percussion and dancing bodies. Light refreshments will be served. Donation: $5 for members (and family members), $10 for non-members. Proceeds go to the congregation and SNUUC’s drumming ministry. Please contact Sharon Nanos or Laura D'Angelo for more information. Check out the photos from their Day of Drum and Dance on their website, www.druumatics.org on the Gallery page.
Come to the Friday December 17 Pot Luck! 6pm at SNUUC. Bring a dish to share with 8-10 people. It’s the friends and families we bring together that make this a special night. You can join the Winter Solstice Drum Circle after dinner. RSVP's to Ilene Corina help to determine how many tables we need. Hope you can make it!
Can you help for Christmas Eve? These are the tasks we need done to make Christmas Eve special. Some involve being on stage and some are behind-the-scenes roles. Won’t you consider volunteering for one of them?
Please note: exceptions can sometimes be made for required rehearsals or meeting times if you chat with Catherine in advance. If you have a special talent you'd like to offer for the service itself (a song to sing, for instance), please contact Catherine immediately to see if it can be worked into the program.
1. Create mood lighting and other general set-up of space (2-4 people) – must be able to stay after worship on December 19
2. Brass musicians – must attend several rehearsals, exact times to be determined – there will definitely be one rehearsal on Thursday, December 23.
3. Readers (2 adults, 2 youth) – must attend meeting on Sunday December 19 at noon and dress rehearsal and arrive early on the 24th.
4. Set up people to prepare the space (2-4) – must be here early on the 24th.
5. Clean up people (2-4) – must be willing to stay after the service on the 24th or come in on Christmas Day.
6. Ushering/Fire marshals (2-4) – must attend meeting Sunday December 20 and arrive early on 24th
7. Scan pics for children's story and create power point – must be completed by Sunday, December 19
8. Show Power Point while it is read – must attend dress rehearsal
9. Candle lighters (4-6) – must attend dress rehearsal and arrive early on December 24
Reminder: the junior youth will collect all Guest at Your Table boxes on January 30, the last Sunday in January. Thanks for helping the UU Service Committee with your participation! If you did not get your Guest at Your Table box in November, see a junior youth, they have a few more.
The UU Congregation of Central Nassau invite you to their upcoming Garden Stage concerts. Enjoy Joe Crookston this Friday, Dec 3, 8:30 p.m. (open mic at 7:30, sign-up at 7), $15 in advance $17 at the door. “Artful, intense, and often transcendent…imaginative, and extremely engaging...If you love a moving song and magical madness, Joe delivers it all...the music, the lyrics, the energy, and the passion for exceptionally well written songs…He loves his audience, and it shows. Joe was chosen as a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Most-Wanted Artist, and was featured on the Annual Falcon Ridge Preview Tour with Lindsay Mac, Anthony da Costa and Randall Williams. ---28 dates, from Club Passim to Kennedy Center. www.joecrookston.com” The Phil Ochs Tribute is Friday, Dec 10, 8:00 p.m. $20 in advance $22 at the door. “Phil's sister Sonny Ochs presents "Phil Ochs Song Night.” If you lived through the '60s and had even the slightest awareness of the war raging halfway across the world, you remember Phil Ochs. Whether you supported or opposed the Vietnam War at the time, Ochs was the smart, satirical musical embodiment of the anti-war movement. The show features a number of today's most prominent "topical" songwriters singing both Phil Ochs' songs and their own originals, songs driven by politics and timeless truths. Artists include Pat Wictor, Joe Jencks, Kim & Reggie Harris, John Flynn, and Magpie. http://www.sonnyochs.com/”. For tickets and information contact calendar@uuccn.org, 248-8855 www.GardenStage.com www.uuccn.org
Come to the Victorian Tea presented by the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (at Nassau Boulevard) in Garden City. A lovely afternoon Victorian Tea is served. Enjoy tea sandwiches, scones, homemade pastries and good conversation! Live music by Joe McAuley at the piano! Saturday, January 22 at 2-4 pm (snow date January 23 at 3:00pm) Ticket Reservations - $18 (seniors $16) Tickets at door - $20 seniors $18) Group seating by request Call: Patsy (516) 781-4319 (ramabachi@aol.com) (516 770-0569 cell), Anna Lea (516) 746-0514, UUCCN (516) 248-8855.
Early in 2011, a local chapter of the national UU Christian Fellowship (UUCF) will be forming in the Metro NY district. Led by our own Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason, a former VP of the UUCF, the chapter will meet on a monthly basis for evenings of fellowship and discussion, religious education and spiritual deepening. The Metro NY UU Christian Fellowship (MNY-UUCF) will meet the first Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 beginning on February 2, 2011, at the Community Church of New York in Manhattan.
The first several meetings of MNY-UUCF will be devoted to discussion of the Skinner House Books volume, Christian Voices in Unitarian Universalism. While it is available online from the UUA Bookstore, prior purchase of the book is not necessary. The lines of inquiry will be kept open-ended, so people can explore personal concerns as well as religious questions. How can Christian spirituality and Unitarian Universalist identity become more mutually enriching? That's something people are bound to discover together in these ongoing conversations.
Since the first inaugural meeting of MNY-UUCF falls on the festival of Candlemas, all attendees are encouraged to bring candles with them on February 2nd for blessing from a shared chalice lighting. UUs throughout the Metro NY District are warmly invited to attend: clergy members, religious educators, and lay leaders, cradle UUs and Christian "come-outers", recovering Catholics and fundamentalists, the theologically committed and the relatively uninformed, true believers and the merely Christian-curious. Anyone in the region with any degree of interest in the Jesus event, Christian traditions, or gospel stories is most welcome.
Please feel free to contact the Rev. Mason via e-mail at UUminKMM@Gmail.com for further details -- and please be sure to pass the word along! Information about the national UU Christian Fellowship can be found at its website, www.uuchristian.org.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Contact Joan Flynn, at Island Harvest, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21. or Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at Long Island Cares at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
Check out our SNUUC website www.snuuc.org and see all the smiling faces!
Come to the Pot Luck this Friday! 6-10 pm at SNUUC (if you can help set up come at 5:30). Bring a dish to share with 8-10 people. Buy it, bake it or boil it! Its the friends and family we bring together that make this a special night. The theme this month is to bring a current event you want to discuss. Newspaper article, news item, the weather or something happening at your job, in your home or in the world? Everyone will get a chance to chat about what's on your mind! Do you like charades? Plan on having some fun with charades! RSVP's to Ilene Corina icorina@aol.com help to determine how many tables we need. Hope you can make it!
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! This Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! Please note the new Bargain Prices! $40 for general admission, $20 for high school students, $75 for priority seating and $150 for priority seating & Dinner at Wild Fish with Sarah. Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a
hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
Join us this Sunday for a Thanksgiving tradition, Guest At Your Table, where our Junior Youth share stories of many lands from the UU Service Committee.
SHARE THE LIGHT IS BACK! The popular holiday gift giving program is here to herald in the Christmas and New Year’s holidays thanks to Doug and Linda Breiding. Share the Light is an anonymous gift giving program which provides gifts at holiday season to needy children who were or are in foster care and may not otherwise receive a holiday gift. When you sign up you receive an information sheet about a child giving the age, interests and possible gift options. Then you purchase the gift, wrap it in holiday paper and bring it to SNUUC before Sunday December 12 for the Breidings to pick up and distribute. This program has been ongoing since 1994 with the generous support of the three local congregations; Freeport, Garden City and Shelter Rock. We need you! Doug Breiding will be at SNUUC this Sunday November 21 both before and after service to sign up participants and they will have child information sheets available for assignment. Doug and Linda thank you and hope you will continue your extraordinary generosity and support.
The RE Committee will meet this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
Where did the time go? Its already time for the next Open Line. The deadline for the December and January Open Line is this Sunday November 21! Please send your information to the office at office@snuuc.org Thank you very much for your help!
As you do your online holiday shopping this year if you use Amazon, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. Or you can go directly with this link amazon.snuuc.org. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
Our Holiday Fair & Lunch is Sunday December 5 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Lunch seats are limited! Make your reservations on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer. Lunch is only $15 senior youth to adult, $8 junior youth and RE children, under 5 is free.. This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
The Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held this Sunday, November 21 at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
We need volunteers if we are to continue to have refreshments during our Sunday Coffee Hour. This Sunday is the only date that has been filled for November and beyond. It does not have to be elaborate. The minimum asked is to bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make coffee. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday. Thanks!!
Come to the Pot Luck this Friday! 6-10 pm at SNUUC (if you can help set up come at 5:30). Bring a dish to share with 8-10 people. Buy it, bake it or boil it! Its the friends and family we bring together that make this a special night. The theme this month is to bring a current event you want to discuss. Newspaper article, news item, the weather or something happening at your job, in your home or in the world? Everyone will get a chance to chat about what's on your mind! Do you like charades? Plan on having some fun with charades! RSVP's to Ilene Corina icorina@aol.com help to determine how many tables we need. Hope you can make it!
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! This Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! Please note the new Bargain Prices! $40 for general admission, $20 for high school students, $75 for priority seating and $150 for priority seating & Dinner at Wild Fish with Sarah. Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a
hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
Join us this Sunday for a Thanksgiving tradition, Guest At Your Table, where our Junior Youth share stories of many lands from the UU Service Committee.
SHARE THE LIGHT IS BACK! The popular holiday gift giving program is here to herald in the Christmas and New Year’s holidays thanks to Doug and Linda Breiding. Share the Light is an anonymous gift giving program which provides gifts at holiday season to needy children who were or are in foster care and may not otherwise receive a holiday gift. When you sign up you receive an information sheet about a child giving the age, interests and possible gift options. Then you purchase the gift, wrap it in holiday paper and bring it to SNUUC before Sunday December 12 for the Breidings to pick up and distribute. This program has been ongoing since 1994 with the generous support of the three local congregations; Freeport, Garden City and Shelter Rock. We need you! Doug Breiding will be at SNUUC this Sunday November 21 both before and after service to sign up participants and they will have child information sheets available for assignment. Doug and Linda thank you and hope you will continue your extraordinary generosity and support.
The RE Committee will meet this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
Where did the time go? Its already time for the next Open Line. The deadline for the December and January Open Line is this Sunday November 21! Please send your information to the office at office@snuuc.org Thank you very much for your help!
As you do your online holiday shopping this year if you use Amazon, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. Or you can go directly with this link amazon.snuuc.org. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
Our Holiday Fair & Lunch is Sunday December 5 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Lunch seats are limited! Make your reservations on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer. Lunch is only $15 senior youth to adult, $8 junior youth and RE children, under 5 is free.. This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
The Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held this Sunday, November 21 at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
We need volunteers if we are to continue to have refreshments during our Sunday Coffee Hour. This Sunday is the only date that has been filled for November and beyond. It does not have to be elaborate. The minimum asked is to bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make coffee. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday. Thanks!!
The SNUUC office sends out weekly e-mail announcements about upcoming events, activities and news. Let me know if you would like to include something. Lisa
Check out our SNUUC website www.snuuc.org and see all the smiling faces!
A hearing on three proposed by laws changes is to be held this Sunday, November 14, at noon in the sanctuary. The proposed amendments are available in the office and the SNUUC website (look for the News and Events link on the left side of the page and click on forms). The proposed amendments with any revisions will be available to view and will be voted on at the bi-annual meeting on January 23, 2011. Comments to the proposed by-law changes to be submitted in writing, should be directed to the SNUUC office, attention of the Board of Trustees. More information about the proposed changes is in the attached November Open Line.
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! On Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! General admission is just $40, priority seating is $100 and for $200 you can enjoy priority seating and dinner with Tony Award winner Sarah Jones! Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a hilariously lively performance,
actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
The Thrift Shop Committee will meet this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
The UU District of Metro NY Chalice Lighters program raises funds to help metro UU congregations and ministries achieve their growth potential. Chalice Lighter Sunday at SNUUC was last Sunday. If you were unable to contribute, Carl Spatt will be available in the foyer again this Sunday. Checks may be made out to UUDMNY. All contributions are tax deductable. Thank you for your contributions!
Where did the time go? Its already time for the next Open Line. The deadline for the December and January Open Line is next Sunday November 21! Please send your information to the office at office@snuuc.org Thank you very much for your help! Lisa
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. This Sunday’s Chancel Flowers are donated by the Bryson-Brockmanns in celebration of the 62nd wedding anniversary of Lisa’s parents, Lillian and Gene Bryson. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
To affirm its commitment to the greater Unitarian Universalist community, SNUUC is conducting an Association Appeal. To fund our dues to the UUA, metro district and Long Island association, the Board of Trustees is asking members to stretch their stewardship by $85 per member beyond their pledges. Envelopes for each member are available in the foyer before and after worship from trustees. Despite the Oct. 31 deadline on the Association Appeal letter, the congregation is happy to accept your donation anytime throughout the year, even in incremental contributions. Please support our Association Appeal.
We need volunteers if we are to continue to have refreshments during our Sunday Coffee Hour. This Sunday is the only date that has been filled for November and beyond. It does not have to be elaborate. The minimum asked is to bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make coffee. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday. Thanks!!
Our Holiday Fair & Lunch is Sunday December 5 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Lunch seats are limited! Make your reservations on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer. Lunch is only $15 senior youth to adult; $8 junior youth and RE children. This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be next Friday, November 19 in the RE wing from 6-10pm. The theme for November will be Current Events. Bring an article you have read or news item you have heard to discuss. Then join in a game of charades! Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
UU singer-songwriter Peter Mayer will perform at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30. Peter was featured at the UUA’s 2010 General Assembly this past June. “Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.” All net proceeds will go to the Fall Chalice Lighters call and the Partner Church. Tickets are $15, call 627-6560 x 133 for more information.
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held on November 21 this year at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
As you do your online holiday shopping this year, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
Catherine's email inbox overfloweth. She has created a new account to which "minister@snuuc.org" is forwarded, in the hope that having an email account dedicated only to SNUUC mail will make finding important emails from you easier. Kindly assist her in this effort by only emailing her at "minister@snuuc.org" from now on. Her gratitude for your cooperation also overfloweth.
Check out our SNUUC website www.snuuc.org and see all the smiling faces!
A hearing on three proposed by laws changes is to be held this Sunday, November 14, at noon in the sanctuary. The proposed amendments are available in the office and the SNUUC website (look for the News and Events link on the left side of the page and click on forms). The proposed amendments with any revisions will be available to view and will be voted on at the bi-annual meeting on January 23, 2011. Comments to the proposed by-law changes to be submitted in writing, should be directed to the SNUUC office, attention of the Board of Trustees. More information about the proposed changes is in the attached November Open Line.
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! On Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! General admission is just $40, priority seating is $100 and for $200 you can enjoy priority seating and dinner with Tony Award winner Sarah Jones! Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a hilariously lively performance,
actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
The Thrift Shop Committee will meet this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
The UU District of Metro NY Chalice Lighters program raises funds to help metro UU congregations and ministries achieve their growth potential. Chalice Lighter Sunday at SNUUC was last Sunday. If you were unable to contribute, Carl Spatt will be available in the foyer again this Sunday. Checks may be made out to UUDMNY. All contributions are tax deductable. Thank you for your contributions!
Where did the time go? Its already time for the next Open Line. The deadline for the December and January Open Line is next Sunday November 21! Please send your information to the office at office@snuuc.org Thank you very much for your help! Lisa
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. This Sunday’s Chancel Flowers are donated by the Bryson-Brockmanns in celebration of the 62nd wedding anniversary of Lisa’s parents, Lillian and Gene Bryson. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
To affirm its commitment to the greater Unitarian Universalist community, SNUUC is conducting an Association Appeal. To fund our dues to the UUA, metro district and Long Island association, the Board of Trustees is asking members to stretch their stewardship by $85 per member beyond their pledges. Envelopes for each member are available in the foyer before and after worship from trustees. Despite the Oct. 31 deadline on the Association Appeal letter, the congregation is happy to accept your donation anytime throughout the year, even in incremental contributions. Please support our Association Appeal.
We need volunteers if we are to continue to have refreshments during our Sunday Coffee Hour. This Sunday is the only date that has been filled for November and beyond. It does not have to be elaborate. The minimum asked is to bring 1/2 gallon of milk and come at 10am and make coffee. Ask a friend or member of a committee you are on to do it with you. Also watch for “pot luck" Sundays where you can bring one thing to share. Choose a date and speak with Mary Brower or Lisa in the office to schedule. You can also sign up on the sheet; it’s on the coffee table on Sunday. Thanks!!
Our Holiday Fair & Lunch is Sunday December 5 12-5 at SNUUC. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and then let your holiday shopping begin! Lunch seats are limited! Make your reservations on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer. Lunch is only $15 senior youth to adult; $8 junior youth and RE children. This is the gift event of the year! We will have handmade collectibles from our Unicrafters, temptations from the bake table, dazzling gemstone jewelry, stained glass, on-the-spot gift cards, Pampered Chef items, clothes, scarves and more! Cash only. See you at the Fair!
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be next Friday, November 19 in the RE wing from 6-10pm. The theme for November will be Current Events. Bring an article you have read or news item you have heard to discuss. Then join in a game of charades! Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
UU singer-songwriter Peter Mayer will perform at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30. Peter was featured at the UUA’s 2010 General Assembly this past June. “Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.” All net proceeds will go to the Fall Chalice Lighters call and the Partner Church. Tickets are $15, call 627-6560 x 133 for more information.
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held on November 21 this year at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
As you do your online holiday shopping this year, you can help SNUUC by logging on to our website www.snuuc.org and click on Fund Raising on the left side of the page, then click on Amazon.com. When you shop through our site, SNUUC will get a percentage of what you spend at no cost to you. It’s easy and the dollars do add up. Thanks!
Catherine's email inbox overfloweth. She has created a new account to which "minister@snuuc.org" is forwarded, in the hope that having an email account dedicated only to SNUUC mail will make finding important emails from you easier. Kindly assist her in this effort by only emailing her at "minister@snuuc.org" from now on. Her gratitude for your cooperation also overfloweth.
The SNUUC office sends out weekly e-mail announcements about upcoming events, activities and news. Let me know if you would like to include something. Lisa
Remember to turn your clocks back this Saturday night
Check out our SNUUC website www.snuuc.org and see all the smiling faces!
Join us this Friday November 5 for the National League of American Pen Women display our South Ocean Art Gallery. View the works of artists Eleanore O’Sullivan, Dina Fine, Diana Sanzone, Carolyn DeSoucey and Phyllis Rutigliano. Come to the opening reception this Friday from 7-9pm to meet the artists and enjoy their art, light fare and music by Kristin Seyfried and Ian Cathcart.
For the second year, SNUUC's own improvisational troupe, Rev Cat and the ImprUUvments, startles, captivates and entertains you (and even themselves) with fast-paced, improvised frivolity. This Saturday, November 6, 8pm at SNUUC. This show was a big hit last year, so don't be left out! Enjoy a fun evening with your SNUUC friends for the low, low price of $18 and get an evening of gaiety and a few tasty nibbles. All proceeds after expenses go to SNUUC! Buy your ticket at the door or call Catherine to make your reservation.
Chalice Lighter Sunday at SNUUC is this Sunday, November 7. The UU District of Metro NY Chalice Lighters program raises funds to help metro UU congregations and ministries achieve their growth potential. Twice each year we are asked to contribute. Every dollar goes to the congregations or ministries selected by the District committee in a detailed grant application process. The committee selects programs that can best help make significant steps toward growth. This year there are 3 congregations participating as a group and Kelley Hausman of the Mt. Kisco UU Congregation will represent these congregations at our service. Under the banner Growing Our Spirits and Our Minds, Mt Kisco hopes to hire an intern, have a community outreach program and expand their physical space. Lincroft and East Brunswick NJ UUs are hoping to engage professionals to develop programming in generosity and gratitude. Together we make a difference. Our grateful thanks, Alice and Carl Spatt, Chalice Lighters coordinators. Checks may be made out to UUDMNY (Unitarian Universalist District of Metro New York). All contributions are tax deductable. Thank you for your contributions!
This Sunday’s Chancel Flowers are donated by the Bryson-Brockmanns in celebration of the 62nd wedding anniversary of Lisa’s parents, Lillian and Gene Bryson.
To affirm its commitment to the greater Unitarian Universalist community, SNUUC is conducting an Association Appeal this month. To fund our dues to the UUA, metro district and Long Island association, the Board of Trustees is asking members to stretch their stewardship by $85 per member beyond their pledges. Envelopes for each member are available in the foyer before and after worship from trustees.
We send our sincere thank you to Betty Shelton who generously gave $5,000 to SNUUC in memory of her husband John. Betty is staying at the Rockville Nursing Center for a while as she receives physical therapy to help her feel more comfortable walking. Betty has no phone and welcomes visitors, it is best to plan for just a short visit. The address is 41 Maine Ave, Rockville Centre room 228.
The November edition of the Open Line is available; the pdf of the file is attached. It is also online http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Printed copies are in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer.
Catherine's email inbox overfloweth. She has created a new account to which "minister@snuuc.org" is forwarded, in the hope that having an email account dedicated only to SNUUC mail will make finding important emails from you easier. Kindly assist her in this effort by only emailing her at "minister@snuuc.org" from now on. Her gratitude for your cooperation also overfloweth.
A hearing on three proposed by laws changes is to be held on November 14, at noon in the sanctuary. The proposed amendments will be available in the office and the SNUUC website prior to the hearing. Following the hearing, the proposed amendments with any revisions will be available to view and will be voted on at the bi-annual meeting on January 23, 2011. Comments to the proposed by-law changes to be submitted in writing, should be directed to the SNUUC office, attention of the Board of Trustees. More information about the proposed changes is in the November Open Line.
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be Friday, November 19 in the RE wing from 6-10pm. The theme for November will be Current Events. Bring an article you have read or news item you have heard to discuss. Then join in a game of charades! Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer.
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! On Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! General admission is just $40, priority seating is $100 and for $200 you can enjoy priority seating and dinner with Tony Award winner Sarah Jones! Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a hilariously lively performance,
actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
The UUSC-UUA Pakistan Flood Relief Fund has been increased by $388 thanks to the many SNUUC congregants who contributed. Thank you very much!
Raid YoUUr Sister’s Closet Come join other UU Women of LI to gather in fellowship and to kick-off the 1st meeting of an island wide quarterly women's group to support and celebrate each other. This Saturday, November 6th at the UU Fellowship of Huntington. Please bring a dish for brunch to share with 6-8 friendly ladies along with items from your home that could use a new home. 9 AM -10:30 AM - drop off and set up in Main Hall, 10:30 AM -11 AM - pot luck brunch and brief meeting in Social Hall, 11 AM -12:30 PM - shop for free! Email UUFH member Debi Tracy at dtcmp@optonline.net for more information. Items left at the end of the day will be donated to SNUUC’s Thrift Shop.
Justice in Honduras: Nectali Rodezno from the National Lawyer’s Front against the Coup. The 2009 coup in Honduras installed a brutal regime that continues to assassinate, disappear and repress the human rights defenders, journalists, campesino movements, indigenous peoples and all who oppose it. More than one million Hondurans have migrated to the U.S. because of economic and state-sponsored violence at home. And U.S. support has been instrumental in maintaining the de facto government’s hold. Come hear firsthand reports of what’s going on in Honduras from the front lines of the struggle, and learn about what we can do in solidarity to address this humanitarian crisis. Thursday, November 11, 7:30 pm, UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Art Gallery, (516) 627-6560, x177 for Info. Directions at: www.uucsr.org. Co sponsored by the UUCSR Social Justice Committee and Witness for Peace, Mid-Atlantic Region
UU singer-songwriter Peter Mayer will perform at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30. Peter was featured at the UUA’s 2010 General Assembly this past June. “Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.” All net proceeds will go to the Fall Chalice Lighters call and the Partner Church. Tickets are $15, call 627-6560 x 133 for more information.
Announcing a March & Rally protesting violence against immigrants. Saturday, November 13, gather at noon (rain or shine), rally begins at Port Richmond & Castelton Avenues, Staten Island. Seventeen Mexican immigrants have been violently assaulted in the past few months and many more threatened in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island where unemployment has reached epidemic proportions. Supporting human rights for all people, especially those most vulnerable, is a core Unitarian Universalist value. Join us in support of immigrant justice, human rights, and jobs for all. March in unity with various UU churches in the Metro district and other faith-based and community groups against racist unemployment and attacks against immigrants. Contact Rita Pearl (rdpearl@aol.com) (for Weaving the Fabric of Diversity at First Unitarian Congregation Society in Brooklyn) or Alex Wolf (alexmwolf@gmail.com) for more details,
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held on November 21 this year at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
Remember to turn your clocks back this Saturday night
Check out our SNUUC website www.snuuc.org and see all the smiling faces!
Join us this Friday November 5 for the National League of American Pen Women display our South Ocean Art Gallery. View the works of artists Eleanore O’Sullivan, Dina Fine, Diana Sanzone, Carolyn DeSoucey and Phyllis Rutigliano. Come to the opening reception this Friday from 7-9pm to meet the artists and enjoy their art, light fare and music by Kristin Seyfried and Ian Cathcart.
For the second year, SNUUC's own improvisational troupe, Rev Cat and the ImprUUvments, startles, captivates and entertains you (and even themselves) with fast-paced, improvised frivolity. This Saturday, November 6, 8pm at SNUUC. This show was a big hit last year, so don't be left out! Enjoy a fun evening with your SNUUC friends for the low, low price of $18 and get an evening of gaiety and a few tasty nibbles. All proceeds after expenses go to SNUUC! Buy your ticket at the door or call Catherine to make your reservation.
Chalice Lighter Sunday at SNUUC is this Sunday, November 7. The UU District of Metro NY Chalice Lighters program raises funds to help metro UU congregations and ministries achieve their growth potential. Twice each year we are asked to contribute. Every dollar goes to the congregations or ministries selected by the District committee in a detailed grant application process. The committee selects programs that can best help make significant steps toward growth. This year there are 3 congregations participating as a group and Kelley Hausman of the Mt. Kisco UU Congregation will represent these congregations at our service. Under the banner Growing Our Spirits and Our Minds, Mt Kisco hopes to hire an intern, have a community outreach program and expand their physical space. Lincroft and East Brunswick NJ UUs are hoping to engage professionals to develop programming in generosity and gratitude. Together we make a difference. Our grateful thanks, Alice and Carl Spatt, Chalice Lighters coordinators. Checks may be made out to UUDMNY (Unitarian Universalist District of Metro New York). All contributions are tax deductable. Thank you for your contributions!
This Sunday’s Chancel Flowers are donated by the Bryson-Brockmanns in celebration of the 62nd wedding anniversary of Lisa’s parents, Lillian and Gene Bryson.
To affirm its commitment to the greater Unitarian Universalist community, SNUUC is conducting an Association Appeal this month. To fund our dues to the UUA, metro district and Long Island association, the Board of Trustees is asking members to stretch their stewardship by $85 per member beyond their pledges. Envelopes for each member are available in the foyer before and after worship from trustees.
We send our sincere thank you to Betty Shelton who generously gave $5,000 to SNUUC in memory of her husband John. Betty is staying at the Rockville Nursing Center for a while as she receives physical therapy to help her feel more comfortable walking. Betty has no phone and welcomes visitors, it is best to plan for just a short visit. The address is 41 Maine Ave, Rockville Centre room 228.
The November edition of the Open Line is available; the pdf of the file is attached. It is also online http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Printed copies are in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer.
Catherine's email inbox overfloweth. She has created a new account to which "minister@snuuc.org" is forwarded, in the hope that having an email account dedicated only to SNUUC mail will make finding important emails from you easier. Kindly assist her in this effort by only emailing her at "minister@snuuc.org" from now on. Her gratitude for your cooperation also overfloweth.
A hearing on three proposed by laws changes is to be held on November 14, at noon in the sanctuary. The proposed amendments will be available in the office and the SNUUC website prior to the hearing. Following the hearing, the proposed amendments with any revisions will be available to view and will be voted on at the bi-annual meeting on January 23, 2011. Comments to the proposed by-law changes to be submitted in writing, should be directed to the SNUUC office, attention of the Board of Trustees. More information about the proposed changes is in the November Open Line.
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be Friday, November 19 in the RE wing from 6-10pm. The theme for November will be Current Events. Bring an article you have read or news item you have heard to discuss. Then join in a game of charades! Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer.
Tony Award winner Sarah Jones will be at SNUUC! On Sunday, November 21 Sarah Jones will perform scenes from her award winning performance of Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com to see all of the great performances and benefits she has been doing with Meryl Streep, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Close, Michele Obama and even Miss Piggy! You can see Sarah Jones in person at SNUUC on Sunday November 21 at 3:00! General admission is just $40, priority seating is $100 and for $200 you can enjoy priority seating and dinner with Tony Award winner Sarah Jones! Speak with Jeanne Menoutis for more information and to reserve your tickets. jemini263@aol.com. In a hilariously lively performance,
actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving us just a sample of her spectacular character range. Visit http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sarah_jones_as_a_one_woman_global_village.html.
As the holidays approach it is nice for us to think about feeding others; Volunteer with Island Harvest or Long Island Cares! These two organizations received crisis large grants from UUCSR to help alleviate the shortage of food experienced by many LI families. They organize activities that an individual or a family could undertake. Island Harvest has a Turkey and Trimmings Collection Campaign (TTCC). They need dozens of extra volunteers to help at Supermarket Food Collections and other events where they collect turkeys and canned and packaged food, and then sort and box the donated food. Contact Joan Flynn, joan@islandharvest.org or 516-294-8528 ext. 21 to register. Long Island Cares is partnering with WALK Radio and King Kullen to host 18 Food Drives at a different King Kullen location each day from November 1-18. You can bring your donations to a location, shop and give, or register to volunteer at one of these locations. Contact Amy Datkun, Volunteer Coordinator, at (631) 582 FOOD x119 or adatkun@licares.org.
The UUSC-UUA Pakistan Flood Relief Fund has been increased by $388 thanks to the many SNUUC congregants who contributed. Thank you very much!
Raid YoUUr Sister’s Closet Come join other UU Women of LI to gather in fellowship and to kick-off the 1st meeting of an island wide quarterly women's group to support and celebrate each other. This Saturday, November 6th at the UU Fellowship of Huntington. Please bring a dish for brunch to share with 6-8 friendly ladies along with items from your home that could use a new home. 9 AM -10:30 AM - drop off and set up in Main Hall, 10:30 AM -11 AM - pot luck brunch and brief meeting in Social Hall, 11 AM -12:30 PM - shop for free! Email UUFH member Debi Tracy at dtcmp@optonline.net for more information. Items left at the end of the day will be donated to SNUUC’s Thrift Shop.
Justice in Honduras: Nectali Rodezno from the National Lawyer’s Front against the Coup. The 2009 coup in Honduras installed a brutal regime that continues to assassinate, disappear and repress the human rights defenders, journalists, campesino movements, indigenous peoples and all who oppose it. More than one million Hondurans have migrated to the U.S. because of economic and state-sponsored violence at home. And U.S. support has been instrumental in maintaining the de facto government’s hold. Come hear firsthand reports of what’s going on in Honduras from the front lines of the struggle, and learn about what we can do in solidarity to address this humanitarian crisis. Thursday, November 11, 7:30 pm, UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Art Gallery, (516) 627-6560, x177 for Info. Directions at: www.uucsr.org. Co sponsored by the UUCSR Social Justice Committee and Witness for Peace, Mid-Atlantic Region
UU singer-songwriter Peter Mayer will perform at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30. Peter was featured at the UUA’s 2010 General Assembly this past June. “Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and the mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of "folk", and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.” All net proceeds will go to the Fall Chalice Lighters call and the Partner Church. Tickets are $15, call 627-6560 x 133 for more information.
Announcing a March & Rally protesting violence against immigrants. Saturday, November 13, gather at noon (rain or shine), rally begins at Port Richmond & Castelton Avenues, Staten Island. Seventeen Mexican immigrants have been violently assaulted in the past few months and many more threatened in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island where unemployment has reached epidemic proportions. Supporting human rights for all people, especially those most vulnerable, is a core Unitarian Universalist value. Join us in support of immigrant justice, human rights, and jobs for all. March in unity with various UU churches in the Metro district and other faith-based and community groups against racist unemployment and attacks against immigrants. Contact Rita Pearl (rdpearl@aol.com) (for Weaving the Fabric of Diversity at First Unitarian Congregation Society in Brooklyn) or Alex Wolf (alexmwolf@gmail.com) for more details,
A Conference on Veterans and Homelessness will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9-3 at the UU Congregation of Shelter Rock. There are perhaps 5,000 homeless vets on Long Island; there are only about 300 units of transitional housing for them. Two-thirds of L.I.'s homeless are members of families, 50 percent are children; 25 percent live on the street. Services for vets on Long Island are inadequate; it's up to us to do something to shed light on the gravity of the problem. Keynote speaker Wilkens Young has gone from prison to homeless to homeowner since the year 2000. There will be numerous speakers and a panel discussion with people from various Veterans Services agencies. The conference is run by John Javis of the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island, a consortium of 70 providers of service for veterans and co-sponsored by the Men's Group and the Shelter Rock Forum; there is a $3 donation for a light breakfast and sandwich lunch. Please join them for all or part of this important day.
Transgender Day of Remembrance will be held on November 21 this year at Temple Sinai 425 Roslyn Rd Roslyn NY. TDoR is a day to remember those who have been lost to violence this past year because they are gender variant. Help say "no" to violence and come support TDoR. See Ilene Corina or Kyle Schuessler for more information. Both are on the planning committee.
Bio-Spiritual Focusing is a process for getting in touch with ourselves. It is a simple yet profound way to bring the body and the mind into alignment and to tap into the wisdom within us. Rev. Torpey has taught BSF at SNUUC once before and will offer it again this fall. Because of the nature of this class, you must commit to all sessions (there can be some flexibility if you know in advance that certain dates will be impossible), and you must have a chat with Rev. Torpey in advance of the start of the class. This is an abbreviated introduction to the practice. Wednesdays, December 1, 8 and 15, 7-9pm.
14/10: SNUUC – October 15, 2010
We share the sad news that long time SNUUC member John Shelton has died. John joined SNUUC in 1964 and was an integral part of our Thrift Shop organization. There will be a memorial service for John tomorrow, Thursday October 14 at noon at SNUUC. Betty appreciates your caring thoughts.
Thank you to Alice Spatt and Rita Tancredi who will organize a reception after the service. Please contact Alice or Rita if you can help on Thursday, either at the reception or with cookies or other finger foods for the table. Thank you very much.
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be this Friday, October 15 in the RE wing from 6-10pm and will be hosted by Interweave. Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Have an instrument? Get together and jam. Share a discussion while younger ones hang together. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer.
Join us this Sunday, October 17, as we celebrate Community Ministry with Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason and Rev. Deb Morra.
The RE Committee is meeting this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
There will be a Board meeting on Monday, October 18 at 7pm in the foyer.
The deadline for the November Open Line is Sunday October 24. Please speak with your committees to see if there is something you would like included in this issue and send it to the office ASAP. Thanks!
The Religious Education Committee is seeking individuals who would be interested in working on a subcommittee to explore generating and implementation of policies which will enhance the safety of our children during SNUUC events. Please see Ilene Corina or Lisa Bilello if you are interested in volunteering for this task.
The new fall series of Improv classes began at SNUUC, at 6 p.m. This series runs three weeks, October 10, 17 and 31. And, in the spirit of creative spontaneity, the classes are being offered on a package ($60 for all three) or drop in basis ($25 per class if you don't buy the series). All are welcome to give Improv a try! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brian Larkin, bolarkin@optonline.net or teacher Michael Rock xmrock@gmail.com.
Our Holiday Fair is Sunday, December 5th! December is just around the corner and before you know it, it will be Holiday Fair time. We need vendors to exhibit and first preference will be given to SNUUC members, outside vendors are welcome too if they are referred by a SNUUC member. We ask for a non refundable deposit of $20 to hold your reservation. For more information or to reserve your space please contact Alice Spatt or Arlene Brown. The Ways & Means Committee is taking orders for Gift Cards for the holiday. They have a long list of cards that can be purchased. Visit with them on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer to see the list or you can go to www.snuuc.org, click on Fund Raising, then Gift Cards to see the list.
Were you unable to attend this year’s Talent Auction? Are you looking for a fun event to attend with your SNUUC friends? You’re in luck, the Talent Auction 'leftovers' can be found at www.snuuc.org. Click on Events from the News & Events link on the left side of the first page.
Family Centered Patient Advocacy Training, Train to be a Patient’s Advocate;You CAN Make A Difference!
Family Centered Patient Advocacy Education is a one-day course that teaches the family, friends of the patient, or interested community members, how to become part of the medical “team” to help the patient get the best care possible. Learn about listening and sharing information appropriately. Test your skills in patient safety and hospital policy. Learn ways to pull a whole community together to help a patient who is sick, injured, or in need of long-term care. Learn a new skills set, now, so when you want to help someone who is injured or ill, you will be there to support their recovery. This program was developed by some of the best patient safety experts in this country! These are critical skills that will last a lifetime. They focus on safety, quality care, communication skills and much more. Training will be done on Monday November 1, 7:30-5:00, at The Center for Learning and Innovation, Lake Success, NY 11042 Register Here! Don't miss out, time and space is limited!
Do you have a key for our building that you no longer use? The keys to the outside doors are expensive, if you have one that you no longer use please return it to the office. Thanks!
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly clothing including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St). If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, speak with Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. Thank you!
The Pumpkin Patch, a Fall Festival right in the middle of Garden City, opened last weekend at the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Blvd), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. They have thousands of pumpkins to choose from, beautiful mums, free concerts, drumming, pumpkin painting, children’s story time, and their famous homemade pies and baked goods. Bring the family, bring the camera. Free admission.
For the second year, SNUUC's own improvisational troupe, Rev Cat and the ImprUUvments, startles, captivates and entertains you (and even themselves) with fast-paced, improvised frivolity. Saturday, November 6, 8pm at SNUUC. This show was a big hit last year, so don't be left out! Buy your ticket today! For the low, low price of $18, you get an evening of gaiety and a few tasty nibbles. All proceeds after expenses go to SNUUC! Buy your ticket at SNUUC, or call Catherine to make your reservation by phone.
Rev. Craig Hirshberg, an ordained Unitarian Universalist minster and spiritual director who has been teaching meditation for 15 years, will lead a weekend titled Simply Silence on November 5 – 7 at the Kirkridge Retreat Center, Bangor, PA. The cost is $335 including meals, double occupancy. During this weekend silent retreat, participants will practice basic mindfulness meditation instruction, such as sitting, walking, and breathing meditation, complimented with guided meditations and labyrinth walks. This retreat is compatible with all faith traditions and can accommodate both the beginner and more advanced meditator in a supportive, comfortable, beautiful, natural environment. To register, contact Kirkridge Retreat Center, http://www.kirkridge.org.
Save the Date! Sunday, November 21 at SNUUC for a benefit performance of Sarah Jones’ Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. This week’s flowers are from Interweave, in celebration of each individual’s journey towards authenticity. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
SNUUC always looks so nice when the building is decorated for the December holidays. Can you put some lights on the tree next to the sign outside? Can you help to decorate the foyer and the chancel? Please speak to Catherine or contact the office to say that you would like to help decorate.
Monday Night Pilates at SNUUC - 5-6pm or 8-9pm, only $12 per class - no contracts to sign, no commitment, just come and stretch! Questions? Contact Bonny Levenson or Jeanne Menoutis.
Rev. Catherine Torpey will be on sabbatical from January 1, 2011 until May 31, 2011. A sabbatical, much like a Sabbath, is intended to be a time of rest and reflection, allowing one to return to the usual round of duties with new vision and renewed enthusiasm. Unitarian Universalist congregations commonly grant their ministers a sabbatical leave sometime between the fifth and seventh year of service. Ministerial sabbaticals often include study and/or travel, and provide the opportunity for personal and vocational enrichment. The time away from the usual duties of ministry is intended to foster creativity, fresh insight and greater receptivity to the ineffable. A sabbatical benefits a congregation in several ways:
O It encourages the minister to hone his or her skills for spiritual and institutional leadership
o It encourages longevity in ministerial calls by giving time for renewal by both the congregation and the minister
o It gives the congregation a chance to challenge itself during the minister’s absence, and to depend upon its inner resources, as well as the generosity of local ministers and congregations
Thank you to Alice Spatt and Rita Tancredi who will organize a reception after the service. Please contact Alice or Rita if you can help on Thursday, either at the reception or with cookies or other finger foods for the table. Thank you very much.
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone, from youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. Mark your calendars for the third Friday of the month (with a few variations). The next one will be this Friday, October 15 in the RE wing from 6-10pm and will be hosted by Interweave. Bring a dish to share with 8 people. Have an instrument? Get together and jam. Share a discussion while younger ones hang together. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more info and to offer to host a dinner please contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer.
Join us this Sunday, October 17, as we celebrate Community Ministry with Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason and Rev. Deb Morra.
The RE Committee is meeting this Sunday at noon in the RE wing.
There will be a Board meeting on Monday, October 18 at 7pm in the foyer.
The deadline for the November Open Line is Sunday October 24. Please speak with your committees to see if there is something you would like included in this issue and send it to the office ASAP. Thanks!
The Religious Education Committee is seeking individuals who would be interested in working on a subcommittee to explore generating and implementation of policies which will enhance the safety of our children during SNUUC events. Please see Ilene Corina or Lisa Bilello if you are interested in volunteering for this task.
The new fall series of Improv classes began at SNUUC, at 6 p.m. This series runs three weeks, October 10, 17 and 31. And, in the spirit of creative spontaneity, the classes are being offered on a package ($60 for all three) or drop in basis ($25 per class if you don't buy the series). All are welcome to give Improv a try! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brian Larkin, bolarkin@optonline.net or teacher Michael Rock xmrock@gmail.com.
Our Holiday Fair is Sunday, December 5th! December is just around the corner and before you know it, it will be Holiday Fair time. We need vendors to exhibit and first preference will be given to SNUUC members, outside vendors are welcome too if they are referred by a SNUUC member. We ask for a non refundable deposit of $20 to hold your reservation. For more information or to reserve your space please contact Alice Spatt or Arlene Brown. The Ways & Means Committee is taking orders for Gift Cards for the holiday. They have a long list of cards that can be purchased. Visit with them on Sunday at the Ways & Means table in the foyer to see the list or you can go to www.snuuc.org, click on Fund Raising, then Gift Cards to see the list.
Were you unable to attend this year’s Talent Auction? Are you looking for a fun event to attend with your SNUUC friends? You’re in luck, the Talent Auction 'leftovers' can be found at www.snuuc.org. Click on Events from the News & Events link on the left side of the first page.
Family Centered Patient Advocacy Training, Train to be a Patient’s Advocate;You CAN Make A Difference!
Family Centered Patient Advocacy Education is a one-day course that teaches the family, friends of the patient, or interested community members, how to become part of the medical “team” to help the patient get the best care possible. Learn about listening and sharing information appropriately. Test your skills in patient safety and hospital policy. Learn ways to pull a whole community together to help a patient who is sick, injured, or in need of long-term care. Learn a new skills set, now, so when you want to help someone who is injured or ill, you will be there to support their recovery. This program was developed by some of the best patient safety experts in this country! These are critical skills that will last a lifetime. They focus on safety, quality care, communication skills and much more. Training will be done on Monday November 1, 7:30-5:00, at The Center for Learning and Innovation, Lake Success, NY 11042 Register Here! Don't miss out, time and space is limited!
Do you have a key for our building that you no longer use? The keys to the outside doors are expensive, if you have one that you no longer use please return it to the office. Thanks!
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly clothing including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St). If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, speak with Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. Thank you!
The Pumpkin Patch, a Fall Festival right in the middle of Garden City, opened last weekend at the UU Congregation of Central Nassau, 223 Stewart Avenue (corner of Nassau Blvd), 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. They have thousands of pumpkins to choose from, beautiful mums, free concerts, drumming, pumpkin painting, children’s story time, and their famous homemade pies and baked goods. Bring the family, bring the camera. Free admission.
For the second year, SNUUC's own improvisational troupe, Rev Cat and the ImprUUvments, startles, captivates and entertains you (and even themselves) with fast-paced, improvised frivolity. Saturday, November 6, 8pm at SNUUC. This show was a big hit last year, so don't be left out! Buy your ticket today! For the low, low price of $18, you get an evening of gaiety and a few tasty nibbles. All proceeds after expenses go to SNUUC! Buy your ticket at SNUUC, or call Catherine to make your reservation by phone.
Rev. Craig Hirshberg, an ordained Unitarian Universalist minster and spiritual director who has been teaching meditation for 15 years, will lead a weekend titled Simply Silence on November 5 – 7 at the Kirkridge Retreat Center, Bangor, PA. The cost is $335 including meals, double occupancy. During this weekend silent retreat, participants will practice basic mindfulness meditation instruction, such as sitting, walking, and breathing meditation, complimented with guided meditations and labyrinth walks. This retreat is compatible with all faith traditions and can accommodate both the beginner and more advanced meditator in a supportive, comfortable, beautiful, natural environment. To register, contact Kirkridge Retreat Center, http://www.kirkridge.org.
Save the Date! Sunday, November 21 at SNUUC for a benefit performance of Sarah Jones’ Bridge and Tunnel. Sarah is a Tony Award winning playwright and performer and the daughter of Leslie Farrington Griggs. Visit www.sarahjonesonline.com
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. This week’s flowers are from Interweave, in celebration of each individual’s journey towards authenticity. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
SNUUC always looks so nice when the building is decorated for the December holidays. Can you put some lights on the tree next to the sign outside? Can you help to decorate the foyer and the chancel? Please speak to Catherine or contact the office to say that you would like to help decorate.
Monday Night Pilates at SNUUC - 5-6pm or 8-9pm, only $12 per class - no contracts to sign, no commitment, just come and stretch! Questions? Contact Bonny Levenson or Jeanne Menoutis.
Rev. Catherine Torpey will be on sabbatical from January 1, 2011 until May 31, 2011. A sabbatical, much like a Sabbath, is intended to be a time of rest and reflection, allowing one to return to the usual round of duties with new vision and renewed enthusiasm. Unitarian Universalist congregations commonly grant their ministers a sabbatical leave sometime between the fifth and seventh year of service. Ministerial sabbaticals often include study and/or travel, and provide the opportunity for personal and vocational enrichment. The time away from the usual duties of ministry is intended to foster creativity, fresh insight and greater receptivity to the ineffable. A sabbatical benefits a congregation in several ways:
O It encourages the minister to hone his or her skills for spiritual and institutional leadership
o It encourages longevity in ministerial calls by giving time for renewal by both the congregation and the minister
o It gives the congregation a chance to challenge itself during the minister’s absence, and to depend upon its inner resources, as well as the generosity of local ministers and congregations
15/09: SNUUC – September 15, 2010
Friday Night Pot Lucks! Come to SNUUC each month for the Family and Friends Pot Luck! This is for everyone - youngsters to the young at heart; children, singles, couples, parents and grandparents, bring your friends and neighbors who would like to know more about us! Come relax, chat, play games, watch a movie or jam together at least once a month at SNUUC. The first one is this Friday, September 17 from 6-10pm. Please bring food to share with 5-6 people. Have an instrument? Get together and jam. Share a discussion while young ones play together. Helpers are always needed so please sign up! For more information contact Ilene Corina or Lori Strumeyer.
This Sunday’s sermon will be Clay in the Hands of the Potter to honor the Jewish High Holy Days, with Rev. Catherine Torpey.
The RE Committee will meet this Sunday, September 19 at noon in the RE wing.
The Board has changed its meeting day to the third MONDAY of the month. Their next meeting is Monday, September 20 at 7pm in the foyer.
Since the world learned of the floods now devastating Pakistan, conditions have worsened dramatically. As of August 23, the Pakistani government estimates that 17.2 million people are affected by the floods — more than the Haiti earthquake, the 2005 South Asia earthquake, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami combined. The growing enormity of this humanitarian disaster has compelled UUSC and the Unitarian Universalist Association to launch their UUSC-UUS Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund.
Most recently, rivers flowing from the flooded areas in the northwest have swelled with water and are deluging the Sindh and Punjab provinces in the south. This is sure to have serious long-term implications for all of Pakistan. The fertile Punjab is the breadbasket for a country where a third of its population of 170 million people live below the poverty line. Hildegard Schubert has graciously offered to collect donations from SNUUC. At last Sunday’s service she collected more than $200. If you have not yet had the chance to donate, Hildegard will be in the foyer after this Sunday’s service. If you would like to donate by check, please make it payable to "UUSC-UUA Pakistan Flood Relief Fund”.
DrUUmatics!The SNUUC Drumming group is offering an exciting Day of Drum and Dance, next Saturday September 25 from 9am to 9:30pm at SNUUC. Building Community through the Healing of Rhythms of the Drum. Take classes with Long Island’s greatest drummers and dancers. Come and join them for a fabulous day filled with joyous music and dance. Only $69 for the entire day, to attend the Drum Circle only is $15. Registration deadline was last Friday, September 10 but please speak with Laura D’Angelo or Sharon Nanos to see if there is space available for you. Visit www.druumatics.org for more information.
All are invited to the Opening Reception for the upcoming Foyer Art exhibit titled New Works: A Group Exhibit. This exhibit will feature 5 local artists; Liz Cronley, Jeanne Corwin, Meryl Cittadino and Connie Kerwick-Kearns. These artists will display a variety of genres and topics. Join the artists at the Opening Reception on Friday, September 24 from 7-9pm in the Foyer for a special evening with art, music and refreshments.
Building Your Own Theology Please join Rev. Torpey for a class in "Building Your Own Theology". This is one of the most enduringly popular of UU curricula because it gives participants an opportunity to learn a little and explore a lot. We'll do the first three sessions, which explore how religious liberals can "do" theology, your personal spiritual autobiography, and what constitutes religious experience. We'll meet on three Tuesday nights, September 28, October 5 and October 19 from 7 to 9pm. We'll need a minimum of four participants; please commit to all three by signing up on the sheet on the easel in the foyer.
Is this your year to explore the potential of Compassionate Communication in your personal or professional life? Rev. Paul Ratzlaff first introduced Marshall Rosenberg’s process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to SNUUC in 2003. Since then, more than fifty individual members and friends have chosen to participate in one or more of the 13-session series offered at SNUUC in the fall and spring of each year. Each practice group works with the text Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life, 2nd ed, by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. and related interactive exercises which work to support the teachings presented within each chapter.
Building on this active participation, the Compassionate Communication practice group has become a vital small group ministry at SNUUC, open to all adults and youths (11th grade and up). Participants have reflected on the depth of connections made within the group as well as the potential for transformation in their outside relationships as they learn to communicate compassionately and clearly with new skills and empathy.
The next 13-session series begins Saturday, October 2nd. Join us in the Foyer from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for 13 Saturday mornings from October 2 through January 15. Pre-registration is requested, so if you plan on attending the fall series, or know someone who is interested in joining us, please contact Anne Fleming (afleming528@gmail.com) or Barbara Singer (barbara.singer@gmail.com).
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly clothing including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St) and is open every day but Sunday. If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, speak with Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. It’s also a great place to volunteer some time. Speak to someone at the Thrift Shop Table in the foyer on Sunday to find out how you can help. Thank you!
If you’ve been thinking about joining the choir, now is the time. Attend three choir rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. to see if we can make beautiful music together. Call Ellen Zaehringer-Gach or Joe McAuley.
The September edition of the Open Line is out. The pdf of the file is attached to this e-mail and is also available online at http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Printed copies are available on the Welcome Table.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
Do you shop amazon.com? Please remember to go to www.snuuc.org click on fundraising, and then click on amazon.com to do your shopping. There is no extra charge for you and SNUUC gets a percentage of what you spend! Tell your friends!
This Sunday’s sermon will be Clay in the Hands of the Potter to honor the Jewish High Holy Days, with Rev. Catherine Torpey.
The RE Committee will meet this Sunday, September 19 at noon in the RE wing.
The Board has changed its meeting day to the third MONDAY of the month. Their next meeting is Monday, September 20 at 7pm in the foyer.
Since the world learned of the floods now devastating Pakistan, conditions have worsened dramatically. As of August 23, the Pakistani government estimates that 17.2 million people are affected by the floods — more than the Haiti earthquake, the 2005 South Asia earthquake, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami combined. The growing enormity of this humanitarian disaster has compelled UUSC and the Unitarian Universalist Association to launch their UUSC-UUS Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund.
Most recently, rivers flowing from the flooded areas in the northwest have swelled with water and are deluging the Sindh and Punjab provinces in the south. This is sure to have serious long-term implications for all of Pakistan. The fertile Punjab is the breadbasket for a country where a third of its population of 170 million people live below the poverty line. Hildegard Schubert has graciously offered to collect donations from SNUUC. At last Sunday’s service she collected more than $200. If you have not yet had the chance to donate, Hildegard will be in the foyer after this Sunday’s service. If you would like to donate by check, please make it payable to "UUSC-UUA Pakistan Flood Relief Fund”.
DrUUmatics!The SNUUC Drumming group is offering an exciting Day of Drum and Dance, next Saturday September 25 from 9am to 9:30pm at SNUUC. Building Community through the Healing of Rhythms of the Drum. Take classes with Long Island’s greatest drummers and dancers. Come and join them for a fabulous day filled with joyous music and dance. Only $69 for the entire day, to attend the Drum Circle only is $15. Registration deadline was last Friday, September 10 but please speak with Laura D’Angelo or Sharon Nanos to see if there is space available for you. Visit www.druumatics.org for more information.
All are invited to the Opening Reception for the upcoming Foyer Art exhibit titled New Works: A Group Exhibit. This exhibit will feature 5 local artists; Liz Cronley, Jeanne Corwin, Meryl Cittadino and Connie Kerwick-Kearns. These artists will display a variety of genres and topics. Join the artists at the Opening Reception on Friday, September 24 from 7-9pm in the Foyer for a special evening with art, music and refreshments.
Building Your Own Theology Please join Rev. Torpey for a class in "Building Your Own Theology". This is one of the most enduringly popular of UU curricula because it gives participants an opportunity to learn a little and explore a lot. We'll do the first three sessions, which explore how religious liberals can "do" theology, your personal spiritual autobiography, and what constitutes religious experience. We'll meet on three Tuesday nights, September 28, October 5 and October 19 from 7 to 9pm. We'll need a minimum of four participants; please commit to all three by signing up on the sheet on the easel in the foyer.
Is this your year to explore the potential of Compassionate Communication in your personal or professional life? Rev. Paul Ratzlaff first introduced Marshall Rosenberg’s process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to SNUUC in 2003. Since then, more than fifty individual members and friends have chosen to participate in one or more of the 13-session series offered at SNUUC in the fall and spring of each year. Each practice group works with the text Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life, 2nd ed, by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. and related interactive exercises which work to support the teachings presented within each chapter.
Building on this active participation, the Compassionate Communication practice group has become a vital small group ministry at SNUUC, open to all adults and youths (11th grade and up). Participants have reflected on the depth of connections made within the group as well as the potential for transformation in their outside relationships as they learn to communicate compassionately and clearly with new skills and empathy.
The next 13-session series begins Saturday, October 2nd. Join us in the Foyer from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for 13 Saturday mornings from October 2 through January 15. Pre-registration is requested, so if you plan on attending the fall series, or know someone who is interested in joining us, please contact Anne Fleming (afleming528@gmail.com) or Barbara Singer (barbara.singer@gmail.com).
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly clothing including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St) and is open every day but Sunday. If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, speak with Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. It’s also a great place to volunteer some time. Speak to someone at the Thrift Shop Table in the foyer on Sunday to find out how you can help. Thank you!
If you’ve been thinking about joining the choir, now is the time. Attend three choir rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. to see if we can make beautiful music together. Call Ellen Zaehringer-Gach or Joe McAuley.
The September edition of the Open Line is out. The pdf of the file is attached to this e-mail and is also available online at http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Printed copies are available on the Welcome Table.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one, to honor or celebrate a special event or just because you like flowers on the chancel! Your commemoration will be listed in the Order of Service and the Open Line. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
Do you shop amazon.com? Please remember to go to www.snuuc.org click on fundraising, and then click on amazon.com to do your shopping. There is no extra charge for you and SNUUC gets a percentage of what you spend! Tell your friends!
09/09: SNUUC – September 8, 2010
Our Annual Fall Kick-Off Pot Luck Dinner is this Saturday, September 11 at SNUUC! Dinner begins at 5:30.
Please bring food enough for at least 8. If your name begins with:
* A - H please bring Salad or Vegetable
*I - O please bring a Main Dish
*P - Z please bring Dessert
Many thanks to the following people who have volunteered to coordinate this year's kickoff potluck:
Set up tables: Ken Bellafiore - Set up food (these folks will be arriving at 4:30): Ilene Corina, Mary Brower, Robin Norris - Clean up: Rosemary Olander-Beach, Grace Zee Rae. Please assist them by arriving early to help set-up or stay after to help put away tables and chairs. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please e-mail Rosemary at rosemary.olander@verizon.net.
This Sunday is our Water Ceremony. Rev. Torpey’s sermon is titled Like Empty Pitchers to a Full Fountain. Please bring a bit of water from your summer for our ceremony.
The September edition of the Open Line is available; the pdf of the file is attached. It is also available online http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Please remember that due to budget and environmental concerns it has been decided that the best way to read our Open Line monthly newsletter is online, via our web site. The office will continue to send an e-mail to you on the 1st day the new Open Line is available. The few members who do not have computer access will receive it via regular mail. Printed copies are available in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer. If you feel that having a copy mailed to your home is important, please call Lisa in the office, 623-1204 or e-mail office@snuuc.org or send a note and she will put you on the regular mail list. Thank you for your help!
DrUUmatics! The SNUUC Drumming group is offering an exciting Day of Drum and Dance, Saturday September 25 from 9am to 10pm at SNUUC. Building Community through the Healing of Rhythms of the Drum. Take classes with Long Island’s greatest drummers and dancers. Come and join the m for a fabulous day filled with joyous music and dance. Only $69 for the entire day, to attend the Drum Circle only is $15. Registration deadline is this Friday, September 10. Please see the attached flyer, speak with Sharon Nanos or visit www.druumatics.org for more information.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one or to honor or celebrate a special event. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
Please bring food enough for at least 8. If your name begins with:
* A - H please bring Salad or Vegetable
*I - O please bring a Main Dish
*P - Z please bring Dessert
Many thanks to the following people who have volunteered to coordinate this year's kickoff potluck:
Set up tables: Ken Bellafiore - Set up food (these folks will be arriving at 4:30): Ilene Corina, Mary Brower, Robin Norris - Clean up: Rosemary Olander-Beach, Grace Zee Rae. Please assist them by arriving early to help set-up or stay after to help put away tables and chairs. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please e-mail Rosemary at rosemary.olander@verizon.net.
This Sunday is our Water Ceremony. Rev. Torpey’s sermon is titled Like Empty Pitchers to a Full Fountain. Please bring a bit of water from your summer for our ceremony.
The September edition of the Open Line is available; the pdf of the file is attached. It is also available online http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Please remember that due to budget and environmental concerns it has been decided that the best way to read our Open Line monthly newsletter is online, via our web site. The office will continue to send an e-mail to you on the 1st day the new Open Line is available. The few members who do not have computer access will receive it via regular mail. Printed copies are available in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer. If you feel that having a copy mailed to your home is important, please call Lisa in the office, 623-1204 or e-mail office@snuuc.org or send a note and she will put you on the regular mail list. Thank you for your help!
DrUUmatics! The SNUUC Drumming group is offering an exciting Day of Drum and Dance, Saturday September 25 from 9am to 10pm at SNUUC. Building Community through the Healing of Rhythms of the Drum. Take classes with Long Island’s greatest drummers and dancers. Come and join the m for a fabulous day filled with joyous music and dance. Only $69 for the entire day, to attend the Drum Circle only is $15. Registration deadline is this Friday, September 10. Please see the attached flyer, speak with Sharon Nanos or visit www.druumatics.org for more information.
As part of our efforts to economize, the congregation voted to have flowers on the chancel only when they are donated. Flowers on the chancel can be donated for any reason; in memory of a loved one or to honor or celebrate a special event. Please sign up on the Chancel Flowers Calendar on the bulletin board in the foyer and donate $25 to pay for the flowers. Speak to Lisa in the office for more details.
14/06: SNUUC – June 9, 2010
Do you shop amazon.com? Please remember to go to www.snuuc.org click on fundraising, and then click on amazon.com to do your shopping. There is no extra charge for you and SNUUC gets a percentage of what you spend! Tell your friends!
Join SNUUC families this Friday, June 11 at Jones Beach, Field 6 at the end of the ramp, 5pm until closing. To find everyone, when looking at the water, park to the right and look for the showers and handicap ramp. Walk down the ramp towards the water. Bring your dinner and friends and family. Speak to Ilene Corina with any questions.
This Sunday we will celebrate our Coming of Age students Sarah Bilello & Lisa Weingarten, and will also recognize the Bridging RE classes with Rev. Catherine Torpey.
The Thrift Shop Committee is meeting this Sunday, June 13 at noon in room 1.
The Social Action Committee is meeting this Sunday at 12:15 in the RE wing.
The deadline for the summer edition of the Open Line is this Sunday, June 13. Traditionally the summer newsletter is shorter than the regular monthly editions, but I will put in whatever you give me. Please e-mail, snail mail, deliver or phone in your information to the office ASAP. Thanks! Lisa
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our annual “Welcome Summer Barbecue” next Sunday, June 20 right after service. Thank you to the membership committee for providing food for the grill and the beverages! Please bring a salad, dessert or side dish to share.
Were you unable to attend this year’s Talent Auction? Are you looking for a fun event to attend with your SNUUC friends? You’re in luck, the Talent Auction 'leftovers' can be found at www.snuuc.org. There's a link from the home page; look for the Upcoming Events box on the lower right side.
Are there dishes in the kitchen or umbrellas in the coat area that belong to you? Please check. Any items remaining will be donated to the Thrift Shop.
Phil Kennelty Cohen has a date conflict for the Friday June 18 “Men’s Night of Excess Without Stress: Eat Drink Play Poker” offered by Ken Bellafiore at this year’s Talent Auction. After some fierce bidding for this popular event, Phil paid $50. Would you like Phil’s seat at the table? Please contact him directly via return email, philk-c@optimum.net
We received a new DVD player for our television, thanks to Steve Lester. Now we are asking for someone to hook it up and perhaps clear the TV cart of electronics that we no longer use. Can you help? Please contact Lisa in the SNUUC Office.
Linda Nanos is looking for a Facebook lesson or 2. Linda will make a donation to SNUUC in exchange for help with creating a new Facebook page. Please give her a call or e-mail Linda, linda_nanos@hotmail.com if you can help.
There is a lot to read in the June edition of the Open Line. The pdf of the file is attached. It is also available online at http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Please remember that due to budget and environmental concerns it has been decided that the best way to read our Open Line monthly newsletter is online, via our web site. The office will continue to send an e-mail to you on the 1st day the new Open Line is available. The few members who do not have computer access will receive it via regular mail. Printed copies are available in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer. If you feel that having a copy mailed to your home is important, please call Lisa in the office, 623-1204 or e-mail office@snuuc.org or send a note and she will put you on the regular mail list. Thank you for your help!
Looking to relax and stretch easily into summer? Then come and try our Gentle Yoga with Spirit right here at SNUUC. Summer classes will meet on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Our two Tuesday afternoon series will each include 5 classes (Series 1- June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27 and Series 2- August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) Each 5-class series costs $62.50. We will also be offering morning yoga classes on Thursdays from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Our two Thursday morning series will be a 5-week series (July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) followed by a 4-week series (August 5, 12, 19, 26). The five week series fee is $62.50 and the four-week series is $50.00.
As always, if you know at sign up that you will be missing particular classes, we will prorate the tuition fee. We do not credit or refund for classes missed once registration is complete (except for unexpected illness or family emergencies where class credits can be negotiated). To register for any or all of these series, please contact Anne Fleming at 516 623 8258 or afleming528@gmail.com.
Save the date of Friday, July 9th, 7 to 9 p.m. for a special program "What in the world is going on? Interactive Astrology Presentation.” This summer, once in a lifetime planetary patterns align to initiate transformational change on a global level over the next several years. Discover what the 2010 turning point means for you in this engaging interactive presentation. Learn to surf this wave of change with Big Island Hawaii Astrologers, Teachers and Healers, Kathryn Andren and Joseph Mina. www.Gemini-Awakening.com Contact Barbara Singer (Kathryn’s mom) at 516.742.6627 or email barbara.singer@gmail.com to reserve your place. $25.00 per person.
Please Save the Date! Join us on Saturday, July 10 at 7:30pm for a fundraising event to support the 21st Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba. The evening will include a short film screening, music and a guest speaker from IFCO, (The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization). This year, we are pleased to announce that we will almost definitely have Rev. Lucius Walker, Jr. Executive Director if IFCO as our guest speaker. Admission is free with donations of any amount. The Cuba Caravan is dedicated to ending both the US government travel ban and the immoral economic blockade of Cuba. The program will be preceded by a pot luck supper at 6:30. In addition to attending the event, please contact the Social Action committee if you are interested either in travelling to Cuba with the caravan and/or in donating or helping to solicit humanitarian aid (medical equipment and supplies and construction materials are especially needed). For more information about the event or to volunteer to help host the event, please contact Don or Mirna Obers-Cortes. For more information about IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE visit their website at www.pastorsforpeace.org
Drumming Thursdays from 6 – 8pm. Join us to learn African drumming. $20 a session. There is usually a drum available if you can’t bring your own.
Monday Night Pilates at SNUUC - 5-6pm or 8-9pm, only $12 per class - no contracts to sign, no commitment, just come and stretch! Questions? Contact Bonny Levenson or Jeanne Menoutis.
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly SUMMER CLOTHING including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St). The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 4. If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, see Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. Thank you!
Hamptons Hospitality Members and friends of the UU Congregation of the South Fork (UUCSF) provide affordable and welcoming accommodations in the “Hamptons” located on Eastern Long Island. The Hamptons is a two-hour drive east of New York City. Our white sandy beaches that extend for miles are world famous. A wide variety of outdoor activities include: boating, golf, kayaking, shopping, fishing, horseback riding, biking and Vineyard tours. The cultural scene is rich with antique shops, art galleries, museums and three performing arts theatres. In addition, some annual events to take in are the Hampton Classic Horse Show in August and the Hamptons Film Festival in October. For more information visit www.uucsf.org Please contact Charleen Murphy 631-728 - 3248, chmurphy@hamptons.com or, Ingrid Krinke, 917- 526- 0308, ikrinke@gmail.com to arrange your stay.
The Margaret Fuller 2010 Bicentennial is a special project of UU Woman’s Association and UU Women and Religion-Metro District, funded in part by The Fund for Unitarian Universalism and UUWA. The purpose of the project is to restore Margaret Fuller's place in history, literature, and memory. Scholars have long proclaimed Margaret Fuller as being the most brilliant woman in America. A woman ahead of her time, she was the first American to write a book on equality for women, thereby she laid the groundwork for the women’s rights revolution in America. More information on the numerous events celebrating the Margaret Fuller 2010 Bicentennial is available at www.margaretfuller.info
District Executive, Andrea Lerner recently sent this reminder about DRE positions available in our area. Please forward freely – perhaps you know someone who is ready to explore a career as a religious educator!
Quarter-Time Religious Exploration Coordinator - The Unitarian Church of Staten Island
Full-Time Director of Religious Education - The Unitarian Church of All Souls
Full-Time - Director of Religious Education - Interim - Central Unitarian Church of Bergen County
Full-Time Youth and Young Adult Coordinator - The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
Join SNUUC families this Friday, June 11 at Jones Beach, Field 6 at the end of the ramp, 5pm until closing. To find everyone, when looking at the water, park to the right and look for the showers and handicap ramp. Walk down the ramp towards the water. Bring your dinner and friends and family. Speak to Ilene Corina with any questions.
This Sunday we will celebrate our Coming of Age students Sarah Bilello & Lisa Weingarten, and will also recognize the Bridging RE classes with Rev. Catherine Torpey.
The Thrift Shop Committee is meeting this Sunday, June 13 at noon in room 1.
The Social Action Committee is meeting this Sunday at 12:15 in the RE wing.
The deadline for the summer edition of the Open Line is this Sunday, June 13. Traditionally the summer newsletter is shorter than the regular monthly editions, but I will put in whatever you give me. Please e-mail, snail mail, deliver or phone in your information to the office ASAP. Thanks! Lisa
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our annual “Welcome Summer Barbecue” next Sunday, June 20 right after service. Thank you to the membership committee for providing food for the grill and the beverages! Please bring a salad, dessert or side dish to share.
Were you unable to attend this year’s Talent Auction? Are you looking for a fun event to attend with your SNUUC friends? You’re in luck, the Talent Auction 'leftovers' can be found at www.snuuc.org. There's a link from the home page; look for the Upcoming Events box on the lower right side.
Are there dishes in the kitchen or umbrellas in the coat area that belong to you? Please check. Any items remaining will be donated to the Thrift Shop.
Phil Kennelty Cohen has a date conflict for the Friday June 18 “Men’s Night of Excess Without Stress: Eat Drink Play Poker” offered by Ken Bellafiore at this year’s Talent Auction. After some fierce bidding for this popular event, Phil paid $50. Would you like Phil’s seat at the table? Please contact him directly via return email, philk-c@optimum.net
We received a new DVD player for our television, thanks to Steve Lester. Now we are asking for someone to hook it up and perhaps clear the TV cart of electronics that we no longer use. Can you help? Please contact Lisa in the SNUUC Office.
Linda Nanos is looking for a Facebook lesson or 2. Linda will make a donation to SNUUC in exchange for help with creating a new Facebook page. Please give her a call or e-mail Linda, linda_nanos@hotmail.com if you can help.
There is a lot to read in the June edition of the Open Line. The pdf of the file is attached. It is also available online at http://www.snuuc.org/Forms/OL.pdf or you can go to www.SNUUC.org and click on the News & Events link. Please remember that due to budget and environmental concerns it has been decided that the best way to read our Open Line monthly newsletter is online, via our web site. The office will continue to send an e-mail to you on the 1st day the new Open Line is available. The few members who do not have computer access will receive it via regular mail. Printed copies are available in the pamphlet rack in the entrance hallway and on the welcome table in the foyer. If you feel that having a copy mailed to your home is important, please call Lisa in the office, 623-1204 or e-mail office@snuuc.org or send a note and she will put you on the regular mail list. Thank you for your help!
Looking to relax and stretch easily into summer? Then come and try our Gentle Yoga with Spirit right here at SNUUC. Summer classes will meet on Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Our two Tuesday afternoon series will each include 5 classes (Series 1- June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27 and Series 2- August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) Each 5-class series costs $62.50. We will also be offering morning yoga classes on Thursdays from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Our two Thursday morning series will be a 5-week series (July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) followed by a 4-week series (August 5, 12, 19, 26). The five week series fee is $62.50 and the four-week series is $50.00.
As always, if you know at sign up that you will be missing particular classes, we will prorate the tuition fee. We do not credit or refund for classes missed once registration is complete (except for unexpected illness or family emergencies where class credits can be negotiated). To register for any or all of these series, please contact Anne Fleming at 516 623 8258 or afleming528@gmail.com.
Save the date of Friday, July 9th, 7 to 9 p.m. for a special program "What in the world is going on? Interactive Astrology Presentation.” This summer, once in a lifetime planetary patterns align to initiate transformational change on a global level over the next several years. Discover what the 2010 turning point means for you in this engaging interactive presentation. Learn to surf this wave of change with Big Island Hawaii Astrologers, Teachers and Healers, Kathryn Andren and Joseph Mina. www.Gemini-Awakening.com Contact Barbara Singer (Kathryn’s mom) at 516.742.6627 or email barbara.singer@gmail.com to reserve your place. $25.00 per person.
Please Save the Date! Join us on Saturday, July 10 at 7:30pm for a fundraising event to support the 21st Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba. The evening will include a short film screening, music and a guest speaker from IFCO, (The Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization). This year, we are pleased to announce that we will almost definitely have Rev. Lucius Walker, Jr. Executive Director if IFCO as our guest speaker. Admission is free with donations of any amount. The Cuba Caravan is dedicated to ending both the US government travel ban and the immoral economic blockade of Cuba. The program will be preceded by a pot luck supper at 6:30. In addition to attending the event, please contact the Social Action committee if you are interested either in travelling to Cuba with the caravan and/or in donating or helping to solicit humanitarian aid (medical equipment and supplies and construction materials are especially needed). For more information about the event or to volunteer to help host the event, please contact Don or Mirna Obers-Cortes. For more information about IFCO/PASTORS FOR PEACE visit their website at www.pastorsforpeace.org
Drumming Thursdays from 6 – 8pm. Join us to learn African drumming. $20 a session. There is usually a drum available if you can’t bring your own.
Monday Night Pilates at SNUUC - 5-6pm or 8-9pm, only $12 per class - no contracts to sign, no commitment, just come and stretch! Questions? Contact Bonny Levenson or Jeanne Menoutis.
SNUUC's thrift shop is in need of donations, particularly SUMMER CLOTHING including shoes or bags. Our Thrift Shop is located at 22 Merrick Road in Freeport (between Church St and So. Main St). The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 4. If you are unable to make it over to the shop to drop your donation off, see Deb Scharf or Lori Strumeyer and they will help. We are also accepting kitchen items, pots, pans, dishes, glassware, silverware, etc. including small appliances in good working condition. Thank you!
Hamptons Hospitality Members and friends of the UU Congregation of the South Fork (UUCSF) provide affordable and welcoming accommodations in the “Hamptons” located on Eastern Long Island. The Hamptons is a two-hour drive east of New York City. Our white sandy beaches that extend for miles are world famous. A wide variety of outdoor activities include: boating, golf, kayaking, shopping, fishing, horseback riding, biking and Vineyard tours. The cultural scene is rich with antique shops, art galleries, museums and three performing arts theatres. In addition, some annual events to take in are the Hampton Classic Horse Show in August and the Hamptons Film Festival in October. For more information visit www.uucsf.org Please contact Charleen Murphy 631-728 - 3248, chmurphy@hamptons.com or, Ingrid Krinke, 917- 526- 0308, ikrinke@gmail.com to arrange your stay.
The Margaret Fuller 2010 Bicentennial is a special project of UU Woman’s Association and UU Women and Religion-Metro District, funded in part by The Fund for Unitarian Universalism and UUWA. The purpose of the project is to restore Margaret Fuller's place in history, literature, and memory. Scholars have long proclaimed Margaret Fuller as being the most brilliant woman in America. A woman ahead of her time, she was the first American to write a book on equality for women, thereby she laid the groundwork for the women’s rights revolution in America. More information on the numerous events celebrating the Margaret Fuller 2010 Bicentennial is available at www.margaretfuller.info
District Executive, Andrea Lerner recently sent this reminder about DRE positions available in our area. Please forward freely – perhaps you know someone who is ready to explore a career as a religious educator!
Quarter-Time Religious Exploration Coordinator - The Unitarian Church of Staten Island
Full-Time Director of Religious Education - The Unitarian Church of All Souls
Full-Time - Director of Religious Education - Interim - Central Unitarian Church of Bergen County
Full-Time Youth and Young Adult Coordinator - The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
