12/2/2020 – It keeps happening. I keep getting SUUSED by your goodwill, hard work, and joy in each other. This morning I spent an hour with our pastoral team going over a careful list of SUUSers and making sure we were doing everything possible to stay in touch. We were all moved by the Sunday …
Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 20 for a special holiday gathering. Stories, poems and holiday memories will be shared. More details will follow in an announcement next week…but for now…SAVE THE DATE! Thanks, The SUUS Social Events & Activities Committee
Imponderables(Some things that keep me up at night) I really enjoy imponderables. Not the more cerebral ones (e.g., what happened before the Big Bang?), but the more everyday ones some of which I’m sure you’ve seen or heard. An example of one of the most familiar imponderables is the classic why do we drive on …
We’ll meet the next 3 months by Zoom.Our upcoming dates and books are: December 16: There by Tommy Orange January 20: Leadership for Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin February 16: Gilead by Marilyn Robinson If you have a question or need the Zoom link to connect, please contact Irene Roman.
This month, our charitable share of the plate will go to the Connecticut Food Bank, which provides food to local food banks, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, and food aid programs across six counties in Connecticut, including our shoreline towns. Last year, they distributed enough food for nearly 22.5 million meals to the more than 400,000 …
I’ve been telling friends about Shoreline UU and singing your praises! How you look after each other. How you eagerly volunteer to help out. And, how much you are devoted to the congregation. One friend said to me, “it sounds like you’ve been SUUSED!” And, I guess I have been. I am hugely honored and …
No Laughs Today but, Hopefully, a Smile or Two (“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” ~ Alphonse Karr) This is my 27th column for the SUUS newsletter. It was in early April when Reverend Jeanne asked if I would write a humor-based column for the …
New Chapters For each of us, the past year has brought with it challenges never anticipated along with a myriad of decisions to make in order to address those challenges. Few of us have been spared the task of having to adjust our lives and how we live them with each other. After closing the …
“Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar!” Friedrich Nietzsche once noted, “Without music, life would be a mistake.” I couldn’t agree more. I love how music can soothe our souls or even bring us up when we’re down, make us relax, make us dance, help us meditate, and I especially like that it constantly plays …
