Our Social Justice Coordinating Team (SJCT) has two specific requests that need your input. 1) How best to continue our commitment to Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries? SSKP serves breakfast to those in need at the UCC church in Old Lyme. Their weekly meals have been shut down during the pandemic, but are now planning […]
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Hard to believe…but our end of year annual picnic is quickly approaching. Please use the link below to sign up for a beverage, side dish or dessert you can bring to share:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4fa4ab28a1fe3-jacobs Also….be sure to bring your own hamburgers, hot dogs, or vegan option with buns to be grilled at the beach. Thanks for making
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SUUS Delegates are Needed for the UUA General Assembly! If you are free and able to attend GA on June 22-26 virtually and would like to be a SUUS delegate to represent our congregation, please let Sue Schaedler know, and we will determine which registration option works best. Below you will find information on the
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Dear SUUS Families, It’s time for DIRT & DYE! Join US this Sunday, June 5 at 10:30am for our Faith Formation end-of-year PARTY and for some FUN in the SUN! In addition to DIRT & TIE-DYE shirts there will be WATER GAMES, PIZZA and MUCH MORE! The weather is looking fabulous and we hope you
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The first meetings of the new women’s groups at SUUS will be next week in the Fellowship Hall – Monday, June 6th from 12-2pm (bring your lunch if you wish) and Saturday, June 11 from 10-12 (bring your coffee or tea). As of now, the hope is to have 2 meeting time options, but the
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In June, we will share our plate with the Witness Stones Project, which was founded in 2017 in Guilford, CT. They seek to restore the history – and honor the humanity – of enslaved individuals who helped build our Connecticut communities. The hope is that communities that are committed to learning their history will dismantle
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Thank you so much for your generosity of giving. In May, we raised $649.79 for the Equal Justice Initiative, which will help the organization ensure that everyone gets equal justice under and by the law. Your generosity is so heartwarming!!!
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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
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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