Dear SUUS Families,
Please join Elise Morrison this Sunday, May 29 at 10:30am for an outdoor worship service at SUUS. If you can’t make it, there will be a LIVESTREAM on the SUUS Facebook page.
Special thanks to Jennifer Farmer Etzel for visiting the Faith Formation Exploration last Sunday and sharing information about the role of a SUUS “Greeter” with the group! And thank you Jennifer and Scott Swenson for jumping in last minute to lead our Explorers!
There is no Faith Formation this week, but we are back next Sunday, June 5 for our end-of-year party! Woohoo! Stay tuned for more details within the coming week!
Love,
Amy
Faith Formation Happenings
WORSHIP
Sunday, May 29 at 10:30am – Multiplatform Worship Service (Facebook Live & In-Person)
“Re-membering: Healing the Body/ Healing the Spirit“ with Elise Morrison
In The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (2015), psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk describes how losses and traumatic experiences scar, short-circuit, and even immobilize portions of the brain, sensory organs, and memory for months or years after a person experiences acute or chronic trauma.
As we gather together around a national holiday designated to remember the scars and losses of wars, past and present, we will consider how the many losses and traumas related to war remain lodged in physical bodies and spaces. Following van der Kolk’s work, we will explore how we must attend directly to our individual and communal bodies for holistic, lasting healing to happen.
*CLICK HERE to access Facebook LIVESTREAM
EXPLORATIONS & ACTIVITIES:
**Children & youth must be REGISTERED ONLINE to participate in Faith Formation activities.**
May Theme – “Nurturing Beauty”
Sunday, May 29 – No FF (Memorial Day Weekend)
June Theme – “Celebrating Blessings”
Sunday, June 5 at 10:30am – FF End of Year Party
Sunday, June 12 at 10:30am – Jacobs Beach Service (Bridging & End of Year Potluck Picnic)
*Please Note: Schedule Subject to Change
Friendly reminder for indoor classes & activities: Attendees who are eligible (ages 5+) must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination at the door (unless already cleared). Masks are required. Please remain at home if you experience any of the following symptoms: Fever 100 or higher, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea. Thank you!
YOUTH GROUP
Friday, May 20 – Bridgers Lunch w/Benna & Amy (check group text for details!)
Sunday, June 12 – Beach Service & Bridging
Please mark your calendar for this very special Service. More details soon!
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Sunday, June 5 at 10:30am – FF End of Year Party
Dirt Shirts, Tie-Dye Shirts, LUNCH & MUCH MORE!
Sunday, June 12 at 10:30am – End of Year Congregational Potluck Picnic at Jacobs Beach
PILLARS
Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30pm – FF Committee Meeting
*Please note date change for this meeting!