Dear SUUS Families,
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling an enormous amount of weight lifted after yesterday’s inauguration. How are you feeling? Did you do anything special? We had a celebratory lunch and then ate blue cake! Yup, the inside was blue and so were our tongues! It was a truly joyous occasion expressed in cheers and happy tears.
If you missed last Sunday’s service, I share below the link to photos of the artwork presented by our Faith Formation children. It was a very meaningful presentation for the whole congregation and I am grateful to all who participated. https://photos.app.goo.gl/8Lp5hqAc9ikE17xA6
Please Join us this Sunday at 1pm in the SUUS parking lot where we will finish our story of “imagination,” and decide how to illustrate, act-out and create our final presentation together. Hope to see you there!
Love,
Amy
Faith Formation Happenings
WORSHIP
Sunday, January 24 at 10:30am – Ellen Creane
“Our UU faith is so unknown and so different that it can be a struggle to explain, so is it worth the effort?”
Virtual Chalice Lighters Needed!
Would your family like to light the chalice for a worship service? It’s a great way to engage your child to participate on Sunday mornings and join in community together. Please be in touch if you are interested. Many thanks to those who have been sharing your light!
CLASSES
TONIGHT!!! Thursday, January 21 at 7pm – CoA Class on Zoom
Please check email/text for Zoom link from Advisors. Also please bring paper, crayons, pencil or marker.
Sunday, January 24 at 1pm – Outdoor Family Chapel & Activity at SUUS
Grab your masks and warm coat and head over to SUUS on Sunday afternoon to complete our story of “imagination.” Fatima will be waiting for you to bring her story to life….
Don’t forget to bring a canned good (or two) for the Amistad Food Drive!
Sunday, January 31 – Faith Formation ZOOM Gathering following online worship (circa 1145am)
Please join us for an all ages FF gathering on Zoom to meet with local legislators about our roles as members of the community and how to deal with others “across the aisle.” Thank you Benna for coordinating!
Sunday, February 7 at 1pm – Faith Formation Hike at Supply Pond in Branford
Grab your hiking boots and poles and meet us for a stroll through the woods led by Elise Morrison and her family. Stay tuned for more details!
For any child or youth participating in Faith Formation activities, please complete the online registration form: https://shorelineuu.breezechms.com/form/769f58
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Food Drive at SUUS
Faith Formation will once again be collecting food for our neighbors at Amistad Catholic Worker House in East Haven, CT, where Luz Catarineau and her husband Mark Colville have been feeding the homeless since 1994. Now more than ever they need our help, and even in a global pandemic they continue to provide breakfast and lunch to those in need. Please review the list below and if you are able, kindly deliver your items to the covered bins at the top outdoor stairs at SUUS. If you are unable to contribute food at this time, they are always accepting prayers. For more information about Amistad, please visit their website: https://amistadcw.wordpress.com/
Breakfast
Coffee
Powdered creamer
Sugar
Pancake mix (complete preferable)
Pancake Syrup
Lunch
Juice mix
Pasta sauce
Pasta-variety
Canned vegetables
Rice
Beans-red, black, garbanzo beans
Essential Paper Products
Toilet tissue
Paper towels
Napkins
Facial tissue
*Please note: Amistad is happy to take anything else beyond the items listed above to either use as part of a meal or to bag up for families that are served.
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
February 6 at 1pm – SUUS Mom’s Group at the Lagasse’s
Next month, we will explore the theme of “beloved community,” and what a great way to kick it off then with the start of a SUUS Mom’s Group. A special thanks to Karis Lagasse for sending out a message of love to our Moms and organizing this very important connection. More details will be shared in the Friday e-blast. Stay tuned!
“My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.” – Michelle Obama
BIRTHDAY PARADES
Does your child have a Birthday coming up? SUUS Birthday Parades continue to celebrate our children and youth safely. We have a list of Birthdays, but please be in touch with Jennifer Farmer Etzel if your child has an upcoming Birthday and you would like us to organize a parade and/or you would like to participate in the upcoming parades. Thank you, Jennifer, for keeping this new FF tradition going!
PILLARS
Wednesday, February 3 at 7pm – Faith Formation Committee Meeting via ZOOM
Please mark your calendar for our next meeting and stay tuned for more details.