Welcome to Unitarian Universalist Society East
Sunday Services at 9:00 and 11:00
Sunday Services Schedule
December Ministry Theme: Presence
Join us at 9 or 11 AM. The 11 AM Zoom service login and call-in information is shared through the congregational eblasts on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Subscribe to the eblast by sending a message to uuseoffice@uuse.org or call the UUSE office at 860-646-5151.
Sunday, December 1: The Present of Presence. Our December theme is “The Practice of Presence.” We can find profound meaning and comfort in practicing awareness of what is present: here and now. In this service, we encourage awareness of the lessons nature offers about acceptance, coping, and the importance of trust and community. We’ll also reflect on the idea that the greatest present we can give ourselves and those we love is that of our presence. Coordinators: Anne Vogel and Stacey Musulin
Monday, December 2: Evening Vespers Service. In a season busy with ‘bright and merry’, we may also find ourselves sitting with sadness, grief, and pain in body or spirit. Join us as we pause in the quiet to acknowledge and support each other in bearing these burdens. We invite you to bring your chalice from home, where we will light it for the service. Coordinators: Sandy Karosi, Ellen Williams, and Paula Baker
Sunday, December 8: On Being Present in the Dark Season. This morning we continue exploring our December ministry theme, presence. Rev. Josh offers reflections on presence during the dark days of late autumn as the winter solstice approaches. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek
Sunday, December 15: Dona Nobis Pacem. All congregational Holiday Music service.
Through music and song, story and homily, we celebrate the season and articulate our many-
faceted prayer that peace may prevail. Join us! Coordinators: Mary Bopp, Emmy Galbraith, Rev.
Josh Pawelek
Sunday, December 22: “On Being Present as the Sun Returns.” In the midst of many
festivals of light, Rev. Josh shares more thoughts on presence. And we’ll sing all those carols
that never make it into our Christmas Eve service!!! Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek
Tuesday, December 24, 7:00 PM. Silent Night, Holy Night. All congregation Christmas Eve worship. On this sacred eve, we welcome the spirit and magic of Christmas. And we sing! Coordinators: Mary Bopp, Emmy Galbraith, Rev. Josh Pawelek.
Sunday, December 29, one service at 10:00 AM: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Coordinators: Micah Baxter, Maureen Flanagan, and Pat Eaton-Robb
Sunday, January 5: On the Road to Positivity. Given the human brain’s capacity to reorganize its synaptic connections—what scientists refer to as neuroplasticity—it should be possible through sustained practice to change our thinking, to transform the tendency toward negative thinking into a much more satisfying, useful and positive encounter with the world. This service was purchased at last year’s goods and services auction by Skip Gatting. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek
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Community Outreach Ministry
Charitable Giving for December
As always, thank you for your generosity.
We do not gather our gifts only for ourselves, but to share with the larger community.
Continuing our practice of sharing our gifts with the community beyond our walls, fifty percent of our Sunday plate collections for the month will be shared between:
- McKinney Men’s Shelter (Hartford)
- East Hartford Shelter
- Cornerstone Shelter (Rockville)
Please contact Louisa Graver at uuseoffice@uuse.org, David Lacoss, or Nancy Madar at nuuseoffice@uuse.org.
Checks made out to UUSE will be treated as follows. If the memo line:
✓ is blank or “pledge” - all will go toward your pledge.
✓ has “COM” or the name of the charity - all will go to the charity.
✓ has “1/2 pledge, 1/2 COM” - it will be divided equally.
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2024/2025 Ministry Themes
September: Invitation
October: Deep Listening
November: Repair
December: Presence
January: Story
February: Inclusion
March: Trust
April: Joy
May: Imagination
June: Freedom
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News from the UUSE Committee on Ministry
The UUSE Committee on Ministry (COM) is defined in Article 6, Section VII of the UUSE Constitution. It has a number of functions. Most importantly, it supports the minister in a variety of ways (giving feedback, help in discerning and implementing goals, organizing surveys, etc.). It also serves as a conduit for communication between congregational members and the minister. While UUSE members and friends are always encouraged to reach out directly to the minister with comments, questions, concerns, etc., they are also welcome to reach out to COM members. For a number of years, the COM was inactive. But that is no longer the case. The COM has five new members: Christina Bailey, Gina Mango, David Garnes, Rhona Cohen, and Vivian Carlson. Thanks to these five people for agreeing to serve in this very important role!
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Minister's Column
Dear Ones:
“Love keeps coming.” These words came into my preaching and writing vocabulary twelve years ago, around the time of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (December 14, 2022). That was an extraordinarily difficult time for our state and our nation. Ministers from all religious traditions were looking for words that would offer comfort to their congregations. What could I say in the wake of such a painful and unnecessary tragedy? “Love keeps coming.” I’m not sure where I first heard these words. It might have been a poem or a meditation. It might have been a television or radio show. I find them comforting. They give me strength. “Love keeps coming.”
Now we come fully into the holiday season. We do so in the wake of a national election that many Unitarian Universalists and other liberal people of faith experience as painful, unnerving, anxiety-producing and even terrifying. I confess I find it difficult these days to step into our pulpit on Sunday mornings, or to sit in committee and staff meetings, or to meet with a UUSE member or a ministerial colleague, and not feel the weight of what’s coming after inauguration day. I can’t say it more plainly: I feel a weight. So I remind myself, “love keeps coming.”
Christmas, we know, is the centerpiece of the holiday season in United States society. For Christians, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ. For many reasons, that’s not my theology. I don’t regard Jesus as Christ or as a savior. But I do recognize that Jesus practiced a ministry of love—and that love had the power to save many people. In my experience, one can read through the stories about Jesus in the Bible and confidently make the claim that “love keeps coming.” Because of this, I’ve been understanding Christmas more and more as a celebration of the continual birth of love into the world. For me, the message of Christmas is “Love keeps coming.”
Our ministry theme for December is presence. I’ll be preaching about presence from a variety of angles; but as I write these words, I’m wondering how easy it is for you to be present to love these days. What are the sources of love in your life? Family and friends? Giving and receiving gifts of time and care? Helping others? Receiving help from others? Working for justice and peace? Working to protect the environment? Listening? Being heard? And what about our UUSE community? We’ve had our tensions over the past few years, but I know so many of you find great comfort and solace in the loving embrace of our congregation. How can you be present to love in this holiday season and beyond? How can you center love in this holiday season and beyond?
I’m asking because, given everything that’s happening in the wider world, given the anger and bitterness that are racing around many social spaces, given the fear many are feeling, being present to all the sources of love in our lives matters. This presence will sustain us. It will get us through. Thus, I urge you to consider this question: How can you be present to love in this holiday season?
With love and faith,
Rev. Josh Pawelek
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President's Column
Tis the season of giving cheerfulness and feeling thankful...
The gift of a smile and cheerfulness should be generously shared. Smiles lead to more smiles,s cheerfulness to more cheerfulness.
None of us fully understands what another person is feeling, but rest assured that smiles, warmth, kindness and cheerfulness are soothing to people and a salve to hurts. Choosing to be cheerful means you are willing to free yourself from what is convenient to you at the moment and reach out to others whose experiences you don’t fully understand, giving them a safe pathway to reach back. This is honesty, as no one knows what another is truly feeling, but we can genuinely want each other to feel comfort. We do know that warm, cheerful expressions can ease and sooth others difficult feelings and pain, rather than promote them. Signaling tension and anger breeds tension and anger. Let’s focus on breeding cheerfulness and warmth. Michel de Montaigne shared these wise words, “The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness”.
Now for the gratitude part of the season: I love this poem. It may seem silly (which is good), but a closer look reveals the profound.
I am thankful for:
...the mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.
…the taxes that I pay because it means that I’m employed.
…the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to wear.
…the shadow who watches me walk because it means I am out in the sunshine.
…the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking.
…all the complaining Ihear about our Government b because it means we have freedom of speech.
…that lady behind me in church who sings off key because it means that I can hear.
…lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home.
…my huge heating bill because it means that I am warm.
…weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means that I have been productive.
…the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am still alive.
~ Nancy J. Carmody
Happy holidays, Peggy Webbe, your President
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Director of Children & Youth Ministry Column
Slowness and Stillness
When the world says go faster
A voice inside says, no, slower.
When darkness falls and my body says rest now
My mind is busy with tasks to make us more comfortable.
When I am both exhausted and excitable
in the way that feels like my life depends on it,
It is a sign.
My human body and brain argue with one another.
The earth and all her wisdom blankets me with darkness,
gently pats me and says, lie down.
Just like the leaves falling to the forest floor
Allowing me to see a wider and further view.
The leaves have accepted
they’ve done their work for this cycle.
And now the earth's floor works on them.
For the Earth to take the nutrients she needs,
the leaves must allow it.
They must settle and relax,
and trust in a way that is a distant memory.
In order to absorb the sunlight, which makes me rich,
I must lay long enough
Give it the time it takes to perform magic.
The circle is closing.
It loops around until it meets its beginning, and then
it rests.
There lies space and completeness at the same time.
A pause between a breath.
A dull humming
A voice tells me
Return,
Return.
A cracking and breaking
Now that I've outgrown
this ephemeral version of myself.
Decay
Return
My rotting bits feed the atmosphere, that is
lacking something.
I lay and offer it because I no longer need it for myself.
A big breath out
A sigh of relief
Carbon dioxide the trees need.
Succumb
To the darkness, to the stillness
The Earth she has provided for us
My body tells me it's time to lie down,
but *I* know it's really only 5 o'clock.
Who's right? My body or the clock
I soften and remember
Feel the rhythm and adjust to it
Allow
The space
The slowness and the stillness.
Emmy Galbraith (she/her/hers)
Director of Children and Youth Ministry
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UUSE Dollar$ and $en$e
UUSE Gift Policy
Below are some of the highlights of the new Gift Policy approved at the May 2024 Congregational Meeting:
UUSE greatly appreciates individuals, families and groups that contribute gifts to our Society. The Gift Policy was established to protect and serve the long-term interests of the congregation, so that it may properly manage and steward the assets donated to further its mission.
Monetary gifts are under the oversight and management of the Policy Board and the Finance Committee. Physical gifts are under the oversight and management of the Policy Board and the Building & Grounds Committee.
When monetary gifts are received without a use designation or instructions, The Policy Board will determine the best use(s) of those funds. When such a gift exceeds 5% of the current fiscal year’s operating budget (5% is ~$29k this year), the Policy Board shall present its use(s) recommendation to the Congregation for a vote.
If you would like to learn more about gifts or the Gift Policy, please contact Patrica Wildes (Stewardship) or Bob Knapp (Finance). All are warmly welcomed to attend Finance Committee meetings on the second Tuesday of the month, via ZOOM.
The Finance Committee
November 2024
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Young Adult Care Packages
The High School Youth Group would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated items for the young adult Care Packages. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to send 9 wonderful care packages to our young adults. We are very grateful for your support!
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Upcoming Events
A December Brass Concert
Sunday, December 1, 3 PM
Celebrate the Holidays with The Atrium Brass Quartet.
The Atrium Brass Quintet formed in 1991 uniting five friends who shared a love of brass music. Jim Lendvay (tuba) serves as the group’s director and librarian. His goal from the beginning was to create a brass group dedicated to top 40 music. That’s the top 40 of the last four or five centuries!
The group typically plays ceremonial music at graduations, weddings, and church services, but is just as happy to play music for concerts and cocktails. Their library is expansive and varied, and includes selections from the renaissance to today, including circus marches and music of contemporary artists like Freddy Mercury and Sting. While audiences may not know the titles of every piece Atrium performs, they’ll find it familiar to the ear. As Jim likes to joke, “it’s all the music you didn’t know you wanted to hear!”
Performers for our December 1 concert will be: Steve Owens and Steve Lyons, trumpets; Beth Pratt, French horn; Fred Bagnall, trombone; and Jim Lendvay, tuba.
Admission is free. This concert is given in memory of Lynn and Roland Chirico, longtime members of UUSE.
The program will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society East located at 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT. It is free and open to the public.
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UUSE Coffeehouse is Back!
Sign up starts at 6 PM-- performances will start at 6:30 PM - NEW START TIME!
The Coffeehouse and Open Mic is held monthly on first Saturdays October through May. Musicians, Poets, and Storytellers share their talents. Performer sign-ups start at 6:00PM with 12 slots of 10 minutes each. Performances start at 6:30PM. Bring your dinner. Bring your friends. Bring your favorite beverage. We'll provide the coffee. A $5 suggested donation goes directly to UUSE. Coffeehouse is sponsored by the Music Committee.
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New Member Sunday
December 8, 9:00 and 11:00 AM
Have you taken the Intro to UU class? Would you like to become a member of UUSE? If yes, please contact Carole Boster or Janet Dauphin at membership@uuse.org.
The next UUSE New Member Sunday is December 8. If you have any questions, please contact Janet or Carole, or Rev. Josh Pawelek at minister@uuse.org.
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Manchester, CT Death Café
December 17 th , 1:00 to 2:30 PM
UUSE Meeting House
UUSE’s next Death Café will be held at the meeting house on Tuesday, December 17 th from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Death Café is a global movement with a simple goal: to provide participants in any stage of life with an opportunity or open-ended discussion about death and dying. There is no formal agenda, but there is tea, cake, and a comfortable place to discuss this issue that will touch all of us at some point in our lives. All are welcome. Questions? Contact Rev. Josh Pawelek at minister@uuse.org.
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2025 Goods & Services Auction
LIVE on Saturday Jan. 25, 5 PM
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One of UUSE’s biggest fun(d)raisers!!
Our First-ever Saucy Cook-Off is Here!
This year’s challenge is new: Who makes the very best sauce that’s ever cuddled up to a noodle? Do you make terrific marinara, bolognese, alfredo, pesto? Or how about stroganoff, tetrazzini, goulash, lo mein or even mac & cheese sauce?
Want to “Match Whisks” with other UUSE cooks? We have limited space for contestants so reserve your place! Email auction@uuse.org Who will win that beautiful UUSE Cook-Off Apron? Win, lose or draw, we all enjoy a free dinner of pasta*, salad, crusty bread and dessert, including complimentary soft drinks, beer & wine. *Gluten free offered!
Exclusive Live Event Items
The only way to snag meals in members’ homes, special activities, vacation getaways and Rev. Josh’s tailor-made sermon is to come on January 27.
For the Kids
There will be a Kids Bid Table with items for kids ONLY to bid on. There will also be fun activities, a video and free childcare available!
Raffle Basket Drawing
The winners of the raffle baskets will be drawn at the Live Event, too.
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FILL THE CATALOG WITH EXCITING DONATIONS!
Online Auction: The online auction runs Monday, January 13, 8 AM through Friday, January 24, 10 PM at fundraiser.bid/uubid. Bid high and bid often! Share the link with friends and watch for new items.
What can you donate that will thrill and amaze?
Will you offer rides to the airport, a couple of hours of weeding, a photo scrapbook or house portrait? Do you have collectibles, sports equipment, a piece of art or something else that needs a new home?
Contact your favorite merchants to ask for a donation – if you love a place, others will too. Email auction@uuse.org by January 1 to let us know what you’ll contribute.
Meals to tickle the tastebuds!
Meals are our most popular offerings. Italian dinners, picnic lunches, wine tasting, pool parties, DIY dessert classes, brunches by a lake … all sorts of culinary adventures are popular! What can you offer?
***Added in 2024!*** A buddy system for hosts!! Not everyone has the space, time AND the skills to host. If you would like to pair up with someone else, watch for the sign-up board in the lobby!
Create a Themed Basket
We ask committees, small groups etc to create themed baskets for a teacup raffle. We will display the baskets and sell tickets on Sunday, January 12 and 19. Drawing will be January 25. Claim your theme by January 1; capacity is only 10 baskets.
Lend a Hand… It’s Fun and Rewarding
The auction is one of our biggest fundraisers – and certainly the biggest party of the year. Can you spare an hour or two to help this event run smoothly? We need help with set up, clean up and during the event. Contact auction@uuse.org if you can take a shift. We look forward to seeing you!
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Key Dates and Deadlines
December 2: It’s never too early to claim your spot in the Get Saucy Cooking Competition! Space is limited. Email auction@uuse.org
Throughout December: Plan your donation to the auction and email the committee!!
Include:
- a thorough description
- approximate value of the item or service. If you have a firm minimum bid requirement, let us know. In general, we open bidding at 1/3 to 1/2 of the item’s value to promote active bidding.
- time and date for any events (setting this in advance is a good idea!)
- the number of places or offerings
- photos: We can include several photos of each item. Use a plain background for best results. If you need help taking photos, let us know as soon as possible.
Baskets!
January 1: Claim your basket theme. There’s a 10 basket limit and we want them all to be different.
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January 8: Submit the description of your basket and a list of the contents. Include several photos taken with a plain background if possible.
January 8-10: Drop the baskets off at the meetinghouse. We can help package it if you need. Plastic is neither desirable nor necessary!
Donations!
January 1: Absolute deadline to send donation details to auction@uuse.org. Sooner is better.
We will contact you about the timing to drop off your items. Most are not displayed ahead of time, since space is very tight. Please don’t drop anything off until we ask.
January 12 and 19: Baskets are displayed in lobby; raffle tickets sold
January 13: Online auction opens
January 24: Online auction closes. Set up crew works through afternoon.
January 25:Live auction, 5 pm. Snow date is February 8.
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The Auction Committee—
Robin Byrne, Anne Carr, Susan Gabriele, Jennifer Klee, Chris Larson, Stan McMillen & Nancy Pappas. Questions? Email auction@uuse.org!
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Keep up to date on all UUSE happenings here.
Green Sanctuary News
Still Hoping
If you’re like me, you’re nervous about what the new administration’s effects will be on climate change. And if you’re like me, your gut feeling is that it won’t be good. But deep down we hope it won’t be as bad as we think. Here are some things I base my hope on:
Trump has promised to, once again, withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The chief executive of Exxon Mobil discouraged Trump from withdrawing the US from the pact, arguing that would mean forfeiting a chance to push for “common sense” carbon-cutting policy on the world stage. I know that Exxon Mobil was among the companies that unsuccessfully discouraged the departure in 2017. But I’m still hoping.
Elon Musk (who, at least currently, has the ear of Trump) believes in the human-caused effects of climate change. And, he believes in a carbon tax! See a video on this. In a biography published last year by Walter Isaacson, Musk was described as becoming interested in solar power and electric vehicles as a college student because he was worried about the dangers of global warming and the prospect of the world running out of fossil fuels. So, I’m hoping.
- Finally, I hope people like you and I can still make a difference. Did you know that Manchester has a composting program that you can join? Through the Food Scrap Drop-off Pilot Program, you can bring your food scraps to one of the drop-off stations where it will be collected and transported to a nearby facility for composting - and the biogas created in the process will be captured for energy! Here’s the flyer. Even if you compost at home, this program accepts items that you wouldn't put in your home compost bin.
UUSE was the first accredited Green Sanctuary in CT and still the only recertified congregation. As of 2020 at least 30% of all UU congregations are Green Sanctuaries, 5 of which are in CT. But now UUA has revised and begun a new version called Green Sanctuary 2030. The Sustainable Living Committee endorses this new project but needs new people to take on the leadership of such a project. Does this interest you? We welcome anyone interested in this or other projects of the Sustainable Living Committee to join us for our monthly zoom meeting on second Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. Let Anne Vaughan, uuseoffice@uuse.org know so you can receive an agenda and zoom link for the next meeting.
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Join Us in Activities at UUSE!
Keep up to date on all UUSE happenings here.
Ladies at Lunch
Friday, December 13, we'll enjoy lunch at Georgina's, 275 Boston Turnpike, Bolton. We meet at noon. All are welcome so do join us if you can.
Please RSVP to Sharon Huber by Thursday, December 12. 860-646-5151, or uuseoffice@uuse.org. See you there!
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New Adult Religious Education Offering
Adult Affirmation
3rd Sunday of each month, October to May, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Beginning in late October, Rev. Josh will offer a new course entitled “Adult Affirmation.” This is a mash-up of a previous course entitled Building Your Own Theology and the Affirmation class which UUSE youth take around their 9th-grade year. Participants will have an opportunity to explore theological and spiritual questions related to God, humanity and human nature, the earth, the role of the individual in community, and social and environmental justice engagement. Participants will also craft a credo—a statement of their personal theology.
There’s an exciting twist to this year’s class. We’re going to experiment with having the youth Affirmation class participate in Rev. Josh’s classes. Yes—this will be our first attempt at multigenerational Affirmation.
The class is currently scheduled to meet at UUSE on the 3rd Sunday of each month, October to May, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. If there are adults who want to participate in this class but can’t do so on Sunday afternoons, please let Rev. Josh know at minister@uuse.org or (860) 652-8961. If there is a sufficient number of people who’d prefer to take the class during the week, we can add another section.
Want to sign up? Contact our office at uuseoffice@uuse.org or 860-646-5151. Questions, contact Rev. Josh.
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UUSE Holiday Choir
Wednesdays, starting October 30th at 7:15 PM
Do you love to sing? Do you love to have fun? You don't have to audition. If you answered “yes” to these questions you can sing with the UUSE Choir! Weekly rehearsals start Wednesday, October 30th at 7:15 PM. in preparation for the Holiday Music Services on December 15th. All ages welcome. For more information, contact Mary Bopp at music@uuse.org.
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Pastoral Friends Rotating Chair
Sep – Oct: Sally Gifford
Nov – Dec: Sue McMillen
Jan – Feb: Sid Soderholm
Mar – Apr: Laurie Semprebon
May – Jun: Anne Stowe
Back-up Gene Sestero
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Books, Classes, and Discussions
Adult Religious Education
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Book Lovers
The Book Lovers meet in person and simultaneously on Zoom every second Tuesday from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. You are welcome even if you haven’t finished the book. The link is sent out each month with the meeting reminder, usually the weekend before that Tuesday by Carolyn Gimbrone. Here are the books, with number of pages, for the next several months.
- December: The Wind Knows My Name, by Isabel Allende (272 pages) Discussion Leader - Louisa Graver
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Yoga at the Meetinghouse Wednesdays at 10:00 AM
All are welcome to these gentle-to-moderate yoga classes for all abilities. $5 drop-in fee. Bring a yoga mat (we have some extras). Bring a friend! Questions to: Susan at uuseoffice@uuse.org. Yoga is a UUSE adult education offering.
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Buddhist Group
The Buddhist Group meets at 7 PM on the first Tuesday of the month for meditation and discussion of a Buddhist perspective on the monthly ministry theme. Email Nancy Thompson at uuseoffice@uuse.org for details or the Zoom link.
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Humanist Group
3rd Tuesdays at 4:30 PM
This ongoing group explores Religious Humanism and its applications to life, both historically and today. All welcome. Contact Rev. Josh at minister@uuse.org for the Zoom link.
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God Talk
A discussion group for UU theists
4th Tuesdays at 4:30 PM
This ongoing group explores how UUs can name and experience God in meaningful, useful ways. All are welcome. Contact Rev. Josh at minister@uuse.org for the Zoom link.
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Science and Religion Discussion Group
Climate Migration
Where do science and religion meet? Where are they in opposition?
December 5 at 4:30 in the Chapel and on Zoom (Note: This is the 1st rather than the usual 4th Thursday ) Mark Gilbert. Contact Linda Duncan for discussion questions or Zoom link. Contact Linda Duncan for questions and Zoom link.
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Women's Sacred Singing Circle
Every Thursday at 7 PM
We sing songs and chants from a variety of traditions, including some written by women from circles around the country, including our own. All are about the earth, healing, spirit, and, of course, women.
Come late, leave early, or stay the whole time. Come every week or off and on, when you choose. But come! We have so much fun each week, we want you to join us in the laughter, song and community!
For more information visit Meetup.
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UUSE Coffeehouse is Back!
Sign up starts at 6 PM-- performances will start at 6:30 PM - NEW START TIME
UUSE's monthly coffeehouse opens its 24th season. Sign up starts at 6 pm -- performances will start at 6:30 pm NEW START TIME. Poets, singers, songwriters, storytellers, bagpipers, and performers of all kinds may sign up for a 10-minute or two-song slot. Non-performing audience members are warmly welcomed. We provide the coffee -- BYO food or libations
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Newsletter Submissions
Submit articles using newsletter@uuse.orgor use this publicity form. Deadline for the Newsletter is the 20th of each month.
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UUSE General Information
UUSE Office Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Meetinghouse Office: 860-646-5151
Office Administrator: Annie Gentile email: uuseoffice@uuse.org
Minister: Rev. Joshua Pawelek, 860-646-5151, minister@uuse.org
Minister Office Hours: Tuesday 10 AM to 7 PM and Thursday 10 AM to 4 PM
Director of Children & Youth Ministry: Emmy Galbraith, 860-646-5151, dcym@uuse.org
President: Peggy Webbe, 860-646-5151, uuseoffice@uuse.org
Newsletter Editor: Carol Marion, 860-646-5151, newsletter@uuse.org
Website Coordinator:uuse.web@uuse.orgUUSE Website:https://www.uuse.org
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