Dear SUUS Families, Last week we began our exploration of “holding history” with an introduction to the Quinnipiac – the Native American tribe that inhabited the lands of Madison and surrounding towns. This Sunday we will continue learning and honoring the Quinnipiac (“people of the long water land”) during our Thanksgiving service. There will be …
Dear SUUS Singers! Please join Nick and me from 9:30 – 10am this Sunday for our final rehearsal of the Thanksgiving Anthem! We will perform the song during the offertory. The weather looks mild, but please dress appropriately. The sanctuary serves as a warming area so you can stay comfortable before and after you sing! …
Please join us on Zoom or in the church garden, 297 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT, with heaters, weather permitting. We’re celebrating the Quinnipiac people in this multi-generational Thanksgiving worship service. The Quinnipiac (meaning “people of the long water land” in the Quiripy language) and their ancestors inhabited what is presently the Quinnipiac River watershed in south-central Connecticut, …
Sunday, November 21, 10:30am, Rev. Terry Sweetser – “People of the Long Water” Read More »
Brrrrr . . . it’s getting chilly in the SUUS garden. But we want to have Sunday services and Faith Formation gatherings out there in the fresh air. Not to worry! Our Board of Warmers (Trustees) quickly approved purchasing tall outdoor heaters – less costly and easier to manage than renting – using authorized money …
Each Sunday morning when weather permits outside services (in addition to Zoom), we need two adults or teens who can help set up the outdoor worship service – in the two gardens outside our building. Starting at 9 a.m., you’ll help us by bringing small pieces of furniture such as folding tables, small end tables, sound …
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 …
Dear SUUS Singers, We are on for another outdoor rehearsal this Sunday, November 14 at 9:30am at SUUS. Along with warming up our voices, we will be able to keep warm under our new outdoor space heaters! THANKSGIVING ANTHEM SCHEDULESunday, November 21 at 9:30am at SUUS (rehearse & sing during Thanksgiving service!) See you on …
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 hellfires are singeing you.” The Ballou family fled France and England to Providence, Rhode Island, a …
Sunday, November 14, 10:30am – Rev. Terry Sweetser: “What Are You Reading?” Read More »
The Book Group will be meeting at SUUS in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, November 17th at 3pm to discuss the current UU Common read, BREATHE, A Letter To My Sons by Imani Perry. Please contact Irene Roman with any questions.
