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Month: December 2018

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Holiday 2018 Photoessay: Tradition and Fresh Perspectives

December 31, 2018 Newsletter Staff

From Winter Solstice to New Year’s, UUSM celebrated the season with seven special Holiday Services including our annual Holiday Pageant and candlelit Christmas Eve services for children and adults. […]

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Welcome, New Members!

December 22, 2018 Newsletter Staff

Our church welcomed six new members this past December 16: Erika Scremin, Dan Wunsch, Julia Barnett, Chuck Craig, Cedar Boschan, and Barbara Gluck. We are reminded that the Welcoming Ceremony isn’t just about joining our […]

Ministry

January 2019 Worship Services: A New Year Full of Possibilities

December 30, 2018 Abby Arnold

Join us each Sunday as we celebrate and worship as a community. January 6, 2019, “UU 101, 201, 301, and 401”; services at 9 and 11 am. The Rev. Meg Barnhouse, storyteller, singer, songwriter, former South Carolina NPR host of “Bubba-Free Radio,” brings her own unique perspective on the journey of living Unitarian Universalism out loud. […]

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Personal and Spiritual Exploration for Adults, January 2019

December 28, 2018 Adult Programs

Learning and exploration are about the transformation of the individual, our community, and the larger society. Participation helps us grow in wisdom, compassion, and ethical living. See our upcoming activities, programs, and workshops for adults. […]

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To the Glory of Life: Possibility

December 17, 2018 Greg Ward

Dear Friends, If you’re like most human beings looking at the planet right now – or, even, just our little part of it – and you’ve experienced the sad frustration of intractability, you are who […]

Children & Youth RE News

A New Year…Imagine the Possibilities!

December 17, 2018 Kathleen Hogue

From the DRE January 2019 A popular song by Joe Darion & Mitchell Leigh begins: “To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave […]

White Fragility: WHy It's so Hard for WHite People to Talk About Racism
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White Fragility: Recognizing and Resisting Racist Responses

December 30, 2018 Barbara Andres

On Sunday, February 3, from 1:15 to 3:30 pm, please join us in the Cottage to discuss anti-racist educator Robin DiAngelo’s new book, White Fragility. We will share our responses to the author’s perspectives on […]

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Choir and Friends – Spreading Holiday Cheer!

December 17, 2018 Barbara Andres

On Saturday, December 1, a few of our choir members and friends got together to share seasonal music and good cheer with two care facilities in our neighborhood – Sunrise Assisted Living and Seaport Care […]

Art Wall

January Art Wall: C. Nolan Fansler

December 16, 2018 Barbara Andres

January’s Art Wall, which kicks off with a reception on Sunday, January 6, features the collection Color Study by artist C. Nolan Fansler. The paintings in Color Study explore the moods expressed by various colors. Fansler said, […]

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December UUSM News Podcast: News plus Rev. Greg on Holiday Services

December 20, 2018 Newsletter Staff

UUSM’s Interfaith Quest RE class presents the December news podcast. Listen in for highlights from the online Newsletter plus an interview with Rev. Greg Ward. He discusses all the special holiday services being celebrated at […]

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