Weekly News

November 12, 2025

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Welcome to Unitarian Universalist Society East

Email our office to receive a visitor packet or to find out more. We schedule several newcomer events throughout the year after Sunday services.

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Sunday Service:

"Do UU Know Your History?"

Rev. Josh offers a primer on Unitarian Universalist and Unitarian Universalist history. Where have we come from as a people of faith? This sermon was purchased at last year's goods and services auction by Josh's mother-in-law, Elaine Pascetta. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek

Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Gathering music starts at 8:50 and 10:50 A.M.

Join the virtual service at 11:00 A.M. via our Zoom link:

Contact the Office for Zoom Link.

Or join by phone. Call 1-860-646-5151 Meeting ID 357 815 420#.

In Case You Missed It

Click here for Chris Joyner's Memorial Service held on November 1st.

Click here for the November 2nd service, "On Gratitude."

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CYM News

Do you feel comfortable talking about your personal spiritual practice? Would you be willing to come in to the 2nd-5th grade classroom to explore big questions with our young UUs, with the support of seasoned classroom teachers? If so, please reach out to the Director of Children & Youth Ministry at dcym@uuse.org.

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The UUSE Artisan Holiday Market

(because it's so much more than a run-of-the-mill fair)

The UUSE Artisan Holiday Market will be held on:

Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 from 6 to 8:30 PM

Friday Night Sneak Peek: $5 Admission includes

mulled apple cider and dessert.

Sat. Nov. 22, 2025, 9 AM to 3PM - Free Admission!

Please click on the poster below and share it widely - and watch for a separate Fair eblast each Monday with all important details about how you can help make the Fair a great success!

Visit the table in the lobby on Sundays to sign up for a job -- help set up, work at the fair itself, clean up -- or email fair@uuse.org.

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Friendsgiving!

Emmy is organizing a Friendsgiving on the American Thanksgiving Holiday (Thursday, November 27) at UUSE. All congregants! Please be on the lookout for collection jars in both kitchen windows for monetary donations to help fund the meal. An email will be going out soon to organize contributions of appetizers, side dishes, desserts and drinks. Please reach out to Emmy Galbraith at dcym@uuse.org to express interest or ask any questions.

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Ladies at Lunch

Thursday, November 13th at noon

The November Ladies Lunch will be held on Thursday, November 13th at noon at the Nutmeg Restaurant, 297 South Main Street in East Windsor. Do join us if you can - All are welcome! If you plan to attend, please let Anne Vogel know by Wednesday afternoon, November 12th. Call her at 860-646-5151 or email: uuseoffice@uuse.org.

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Governance Stakeholder Session

A Message from Our Denominational Affairs Committee

The UUA Bylaws Renewal Team has been hosting a series of Governance Stakeholder Sessions, and you are warmly invited to take part. The conversations are about listening, imagining and shaping together -- not about having the "right answers."

The next session - Exploring Article V - will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 8:00 - 9:30 PM ET (eastern time). Register here. This is just the beginning! More conversations will follow as the bylaws renewal process continues.

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Know Your Rights Training

Friday, November 14th, 7:15 P.M. - 8:15 P.M. in the UUSE Meeting Room

The Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee is partnering with a local mutual aid group to provide timely training for UUSE and the public. Every US resident needs this "Know Your Rights" information for themselves and their friends and neighbors in case of interactions with Federal police. Contact Sid Soderholm with questions.

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Fall Clean-up

Saturday, November 15th, 9:00 A.M. to noon

What's the bit that you can do to care for the land UUSE inhabits? Join the Building & Grounds Committee for the annual Fall Clean-up on Saturday, November 15th, 9:00 A.M. to noon. Bring what you have for raking and pruning and we'll supply the rest: snacks, coffee, cider, equipment, guidance and a few laughs. Children and youth with responsible adults are especially invited. We can share with you what we have learned about ecological landscaping. Contact Cory Clark or Jane Osborn for more information.

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Yoga - News Alert

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Please Note: On Wednesday, November 19, due to the FAIR SET-UP, Yoga will meet at Samadhi Yoga, 283 East Center Street in Manchester at 1:30 P.M. (Samadhi now has more classes on Wednesdays, so they cannot accommodate us in the morning.)

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Pajama & Sock Drive

Collection runs through Sunday, November 23rd!

Help us support EmpowerU and the kids of Squire Village. Please drop off new pajamas and socks in all sizes 5T to adult at UUSE by Sunday November 23rd. Questions? Contact Desiree at uuseoffice@uuse.org.

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Multi-Faith Service

Sunday, November 23 at 5:00 P.M. at Beth Sholom B'Nai Israel

All are welcome to join Beth Sholom B'Nai Israel for their annual multi-faith service, Sunday, November 23 at 5:00 p.m., 400 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT 06040. BSBI will be joined by clergy throughout Manchester for a special Thanksgiving service with a theme of Community Connections. The Keynote Speaker will be Latasha Easterling-Turnquest M. Ed., Chief of Family Partnership & Student Engagement at Manchester Public Schools. This event is free and open to the public. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the local pantry.

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Attention Artists, Photographers and Poets!

New Sanctuary Exhibit Starting Thursday, December 4

A new sanctuary exhibit will go up on Thursday, December 4th. There is no specific theme for this show. Choose one of your favorites to share with the congregation. Please register your entries with uuseoffice@uuse.org and include title, medium, price (if for sale) and photo (if you wish to have your submission included in the sanctuary slide show). Poets, please send your poems to Carol for mounting by November 30th. If you want to add a photo or a small piece of art, send it as well.

INCOMING WORK: Drop-off is December 12/4/25 from 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. (Please note the new times.) If you can't make that window, kindly drop off your entry in Annie's office any time before the deadline.

OUTGOING WORK: Pick up your art by the end of the second service on Sunday, November 16th, so that Fair setup can begin. When you pick up your artwork, check your name off the list posted near the entry doors. Artwork not picked up will be in Annie's office.

REGISTRATION starts now through Tuesday, 12/2/25. That's not a lot of time so get your entries in. Let's make this a wonderfully eclectic display! The next exhibit will go up in early April. Questions? Contact Carol Marion, 860-646-5151, uuseoffice@uuse.org.

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Eclectica Concert

Friday, December 5th at 7:00 P.M.

Eclectica is a Connecticut-based ensemble performing original arrangements of (mostly Western) music spanning centuries, continents, styles, and cultures using voice and an eclectic variety of instruments. Eclectica's concert "Wheeling Through Time" will take the UUSE audience on a soulful musical journey through time and place from the 13th to 21st centuries with original arrangements of tunes from classical, folk, klezmer and more. Beautiful images accompany each piece in a slide show of art and photography curated just for this program for a truly immersive experience. $20 suggested free will donation. Click here for Eclectica's Facebook page.

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Pastoral Friends

The Pastoral Friends Committee has a rotating chair throughout the year. Should you need pastoral care during the months of November and December, please contact Laurie Semprebon.

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Ongoing Happenings at UUSE!

There’s Always Something Good Going On

• Stop & Shop Gift Card sales after services on 1st Sundays
• Fair Trade Coffee/Tea/Chocolate sales after services on 2nd Sundays
• Yoga, every Wednesday at 10 A.M. All welcome!
• Manchester Women's Singing Circle, every Thursday at 7 P.M.
• Book Lovers, 2nd Tuesdays at 3:30 P.M. in person and on Zoom.
• Women's Circle, 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00 P.M. (Zoom only December through March) Email Nora Alpers-Leon atuuseoffice@uuse.org for the Zoom link.
• Romeos, a monthly lunch for retired men on second Tuesdays - contact the UUSE office to be put on the email list.
• Ladies at Lunch, a monthly women's lunch typically on second Thursdays - advertised in the weekly eblasts.
• Buddhist Group, 1st Tuesdays at 7 P.M.
• NEW! Meditation Group, 3rd Mondays, 3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Group will meet on Monday, November 24th during fair setup week.
• God Talk, 4th Tuesdays at 4:30 P.M.
• Humanist Group, 3rd Tuesdays at 4:30 P.M.
• Science and Religion Discussion Group, 4th Thursdays at 4:30 P.M. November/Dec - "Origin Myths" with Jackie Muschiano -- Due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, meeting is on December 11th.

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Our Mission

Unitarian Universalist Society East is a welcoming, open-minded spiritual community seeking truth and meaning in its many forms. We share responsibility for building a more equitable, peaceful, and sustainable world.

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UUSE Links and Information

• Monthly Newsletter • Website • Previous Sunday Services

 • Children & Youth Ministry • Facebook •

New England Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association

uuse.org • 860-646-5151

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