Dear SUUS Families,
Join us this Sunday for another outdoor Worship service and Faith Formation class! This week we will be reading the fable, “The Bundle of Sticks” and then we will begin our exploration of “Holding History,” our theme for the month of November. Come, let us journey together as we honor those who have come before us beginning with the Quinnipiac people who used to inhabit the very land SUUS occupies… The new outdoor heaters will be lit so come on over for warmth, fellowship, and to fill your spiritual cup.
For those in the singing mood, please join us at 9:30am for an outdoor choir rehearsal for our Thanksgiving Anthem featuring the tune of “Kumbaya.” “Come Sing a Song With Me” on Sunday morning!
See you then!
Love,
Amy
p.s. There will be an additional activity for children during the congregational meeting following the service.
p.p.s. Don’t forget to bring a few cans of food or apples for the FOOD DRIVE, and check out new TOY DRIVE info below! WOOHOO!
Faith Formation Happenings
WORSHIP
Sunday, November 14 at 10:30am – Multi-Platform Worship Rev. Terry
“What Are You Reading?” – On a sweltering August afternoon in 1789, Maturin Ballou saw his son deeply engrossed in a book. He asked, “What are you reading?” With sweat pouring off his brow, Hosea replied, “A Universalist book.” “No wonder you’re hot; the hell fires are singeing you.
CLASSES & ACTIVITIES
Please REGISTER ONLINE all children & youth participating in Faith Formation activities this year. Thanks so much!
Sunday, November 14 at 10:30am – Outdoor Worship & Faith Formation Class
Sunday, November 21 at 10:30am – Outdoor Multigenerational THANKSGIVING Worship Service
Sunday, November 28 at 1pm – Faith Formation Family Gathering
Stay tuned for more details!
YOUTH GROUP
Sunday, November 21 at 10am – Gift Wrapping Party at SUUS
Join advisors to wrap socks & gloves donated by Ocean State Job Lot for the Community Meal Center in New London
Tuesday, November 30 – New London Community Meal Center
Please check in with advisors re: meet-up time and details.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Faith Formation THANKSGIVING Food Drive!
Faith Formation families are at it again, and this time in support of Madison Food Pantries. Please consider donating FOOD and/or Thanksgiving Cards this holiday season. For donations, there are labeled and covered bins at the top of the exterior stairs at SUUS. The FOOD DRIVE will conclude on Sunday, November 21, following our Thanksgiving Service. FOOD needed:
Gravy (any kind)
Soups
Stuffing Mix
Cranberry Sauce
Canned or Boxed Potatoes
Canned Peas
Applesauce
FRESH Apples
Thank you in advance for supporting our community!
Faith Formation TOY DRIVE!
We are so pleased to join “Faith’s Annual Toy Drive” in support of Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Toy Closet: https://www.facebook.com/groups/402326700721644. The goal this year is 3000 toys and we are so happy to help achieve that number! In particular the hospital is in desperate need of UNWRAPPED toys for newborns and teens ages 15 – 18. Below are a few suggestions:
TOYS NEEDED:
Newborn Ideas: mobiles, rattles, grabbing toys, balls, activity gyms, board books
15 – 18 yr old Ideas: body wash, headphones, blankets, pillows, tech gadgets
*Drop-off toys at SUUS (bin on the steps & prior to December 10)*
OR
*Drop-off on Friday, Dec. 10 or Saturday, Dec. 11 from 8am – 3pm at:
What’s Cookin
78 Boston Post Road in Madison
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Sunday, November 14 at 4pm – The UU Common Read Book Discussion
https://www.shorelineunitarian.org/2021/10/09/the-uu-common-read/
PILLARS
Wednesday, December 8 at 6:30pm – Faith Formation Committee Meeting
Thank you to all who joined last night for our November meeting. I appreciate the time and energy you dedicate to our Faith Formation program!
We want to hear from you!
Please take the Faith Formation Survey HERE!