Sunday Services Schedule

October Ministry Theme:Deep Listening

Fall Service Schedule: 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.

To subscribe to the eblast, please send a message to uuseoffice@uuse.org or call the UUSE office at 860-646-5151.

Sunday, October 6th: Listen to the Voices

Today we contemplate Listening. How can we listen - and hear - other people, the sounds of nature, and the "still and small" voice within? Coordinator: Martha Larson.

Sunday, October 13th: Half of All Communication

Our ministry theme for October is deep listening. Rev. Josh will continue our exploration of this theme. Even in this era of polarization, listening isn’t impossible. It is quite possible. It is, in fact, essential. Special Guest Musician: Jenn Richard. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek.

Sunday, October 20th: Ageism

This is the third in a series of services on aging. This service, “Ageism," will address the issues of age bias and discrimination. The first service was the “Spirit of Aging” and the second service was “Aging – What’s Next?" Coordinators: Nancy Madar and Sandy Johnson.

Sunday, October 27th: Ancestor Day

All congregation worship! In keeping with the season, everyone is encouraged to come in costume. Bring a memento of a deceased loved-one or ancestor to place on our ‘altar of remembrance.’ What lesson do you take from their life? Together we will share the ongoing power of our ancestors’ lives in our collective life. Coordinators: Mary Bopp, Emmy Galbraith, Rev. Josh Pawelek.

Sundays, November 3rd and 10th: Election Day I and II

Tuesday, November 5th is a big day for the United States of America. On the Sundays surrounding the election, Rev. Josh will address what’s at stake in this election. What’s at stake for us as UUs and liberal religious people? What’s at stake for our communities? What’s at stake for country? Our November ministry theme is repair. Rev. Josh sincerely hopes these services can focus on repair, but so much remains unknown. And there is so much at stake. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek.

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Community Outreach Ministry

Charitable Giving for October

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:

MARC, Inc. of Manchester is an organization which supports people with disabilities, empowering them to live, work, and enjoy all their community has to offer. Through the provision of many support services, their clients become able to live their lives to the fullest according to their individual goals and dreams.

Please contact Louisa Graver at uuseoffice@uuse.org, David Lacoss, or Nancy Madar at uuseoffice@uuse.org.

Checks made out to UUSE will be treated as follows. If the memo line:

✓ is blank or “pledge” is written, all will go toward your pledge.

✓ has “COM” or the name of the charity is on the memo line, 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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Minister's Column

Dear Ones:

Our ministry theme for October is deep listening—a fitting theme for the month in which we launch our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) discernment process. As we seek a common understanding of what our institutional relationship with the UUA ought to be, we will have an opportunity to practice deep listening with one another. Mindful that not everyone will know why this discernment process is happening, I’ll offer this overly generalized background:

Our denomination, the UUA, recently underwent a process of changing Article 2 (A2) of its bylaws. Since 1985 A2 had been the home of the 7 Unitarian Universalist principles and the 6 sources of our living tradition. When the UUA General Assembly voted in June to adopt a new A2, the principles and sources were replaced with a new statement which includes six values and related covenants, grounded in a central, underlying value of love. When our congregation met last March to vote in support or opposition to the proposed new A2, 70 percent of those present voted in opposition. The reason for this opposition was multi-faceted. Some simply didn’t like the new language. They found it lacking in clarity and crispness; not poetic enough; difficult to memorize; or that it didn’t speak to their sense of what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist. Others voted in opposition because they objected to the UUA’s process. Some wanted more time (important since so much of the early work had happened during the pandemic). Some objected to what they experienced as heavy-handed and dismissive tactics deployed by the UUA. Unfortunately, this A2 experience has been a source of conflict and pain in our congregation.

Then, last spring, the UUSE Policy Board received a set of proposed changes to our constitution from last year’s Constitutional Change Task Force. Some of the proposed changes would have altered UUSE’s current relationship to the UUA. Given the conflict and pain already present due to the A2 debate, and because a significant number of members felt they didn’t fully understand the proposed changes, the congregation voted to postpone voting on our constitution until we could conduct a discernment process. That process will finally launch in October.

I’ve recently become aware of concerns about the discernment process. Why is it taking so long to get going? Why can’t we hurry up and vote already? Some of us have been discerning for the last 18 months, so why do we need to discern more? Are the 70% who voted in opposition to the new Article 2 now just being ignored? I want to assure those who hold these concerns that I, the UUSE Policy Board and the members of the UUA Discernment Task Force are keenly aware of them. While the process is taking longer to launch than many had hoped, I remain grateful to Task Force members for their dedication to UUSE. These are all long-time, committed UUSE members. Their task of designing a high-quality discernment process has proven much more difficult and time-consuming than any of us originally imagined. They are keeping the best interests of the congregation in mind, and planning a process that will be inclusive, participatory and effective. Such a process, unfortunately, cannot be rushed.

I also want to assure all those who have concerns that, regardless of what the denomination does, UUSE can maintain its public use of and commitment to the 7 principles and 6 sources. Furthermore, as a congregation UUSE has not made any decisions about how it wants to engage with the new A2. In order not to contradict these assurances, the Sunday Services Committee has recently held in-depth discussions about how best to handle references to A2 and the UUA from the pulpit. (Contact me for more information.) There is so much more to say, but I will stop there. It’s time to listen.

With love and faith,

Rev. Josh Pawelek

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President's Column: Widening our Circle

Dear Congregation Friends,

What does it mean to “widen our circle”? As a UU faith? a congregation? a person? We are given resources, many helpful, on the meaning of this term by our UU leaders. But let’s each one of us look at what this means.

I recall our family prayer every night where my dad would recite in split-second timing “Bless the sick, the poor and the needy”. Those words have always stayed with me, and curiously no other wording in his prayers (mostly rote) lives in my brain. I just looked up the phrase “bless the sick, the poor and the needy”, and not surprisingly many Mormon references popped up (the religion of my childhood and generations of ancestors).

This scripture from the New Testament was also displayed: Luke 14:13–14 (NIV)

But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed.

Is this widening the circle, Yes! But, there is more to it. We need to invite and assist the poor, disabled and all disenfranchised people to the table of wealth and power.

The amorphous, universal expression “The Golden Rule” is often attributed to being fundamental in every religious tradition, and it is albeit with different wording. For instance, the African “Ubuntu”, the phrase of respect and reciprocity, reminds us that "I am what I am because of who we all are' are examples, but perhaps none are more poignant that “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. (I do note, however, that in the 21st century, some are referring to “The Golden Rule” as being an "old timey," arcane expression. Well …. perhaps.

As a congregation, how do we reach out to individuals and groups “left out” and “left behind?" Each one of us needs to think about this, using our own powers of discerning with kindness, equity, justice, inclusion. We will likely benefit from the resources shared with us by the UUA and other charitable organizations, and we may have our own ideas.

Let me conclude with a quote from Barack Obama that I found hanging from the wall of our Legal Aid headquarters:

I will never forget that the only reason I'm standing here today is because somebody, somewhere stood up for me when it was risky. Stood up when it was hard. Stood up when it wasn't popular. And because that somebody stood up, a few more stood up. And then a few thousand stood up. And then a few million stood up. And standing up, with courage and clear purpose, they somehow managed to change the world. ~ 2008 Democratic Nomination Acceptance Speech

Let’s all work together to “widen our circle” with kindness, respect and intelligence.

Peggy Webbe, President

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Director of Children & Youth Ministry Column

If Summer and Spring are a time for growth and expansion, Autumn marks the beginning of a contraction, a time of going inside ourselves. In our modern society we aren’t as dependent on the change of seasons, but there are still lessons they have to teach us. A fresh academic year has begun and children and adults alike are pulled in many directions with excitement. There can be an urgency to fit everything in, and a fear of missing out. Personally, I’ve discovered that what I’m missing the most this busy time of year is a true coming into myself, my home, and my family, in a slow and intentional way. But knowing that doesn’t make it easy to put into practice.

There is more fun and work I’m interested in doing that could ever be done. The wild animals signal a time to hurry up, and collect what you need so that it may warm you in the winter that lies ahead. Newsletters and social media and reports from our children encourage and perpetuate this hurriedness. So, in a way that feels like swimming upstream, I write out my intentions for the Autumn, to set the tone for this “going in” time.

Prioritize calming bedtime routines for everyone. For my children that means listening to their last worries of the day that is ending, and sharing stories or song to relax into. For me, it means jotting down bullet points of lingering thoughts from my day, so I can put them to bed for the night.

I look at the family calendar and prioritize different types of time. Attending a child’s soccer games as a family to show support. Asking about favorite seasonal meals and marking a few days that month that allow for spaciousness. I ask for opinions on selecting one family outing or home activity per month that would appeal to varied interests and needs and mark that down too. I schedule down time for everyone individually. This individual down time does not typically line up between each member in the family, but that’s ok. That’s how it is with a family growing in all kinds of ways. I find that if I don’t schedule downtime, it never comes. My dear and very busy friend marks it on her calendar as “sacred space.”

Then between these plot points on the calendar, I allow for the natural flow of life, and grace for myself when I feel I’ve missed the mark. The children in my home, neighborhood, and work benefit from this practice. I invite you to find your own plot points for your calendar, including sacred space. Breathe in deeply the buzzing energy around us, and transform it through exhalation into your sacred life.

Words to inspire during this shift into Autumn, from Galina Krasskova:

"On this holy tide, we hail the hunter and the hunted, the predator and the prey, the plough and the scythe, the blessings of growth and of decay. We honor our resources, and the frugality and careful planning of every ancestor whose careful household management got their families safely through the cold constraints of winter.

Mabon is a time of remembrance and of culling away, of honoring what we have, what we need, but also what we can provide to others. It is a time to look clearly at where we are weak in spirit, where we are strong, and where we stand somewhere in between, a time to take stock of our portion of gratitude and blessings for the coming season.”

Emmy Galbraith (she/her/hers)

Director of Children and Youth Ministry

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Trunk-Or-Treat: Oct 26, 2024

Last year we had what we now refer to as a "happy accident" at the annual Trunk or Treat. We marked the FB event as “public” which drew in a large crowd of young and diverse families from the area, and it dawned on us, this is a great opportunity for community members to become familiar with our congregation! This year we plan to do it again (on purpose), with extra candy on hand, and a Membership trunk with a package of goodies adorned by a QR code and quick blurb about the CYM program. We are hoping to draw a large crowd again, so we need some extra volunteers to help things run smoothly! This year's CYM registration form includes the volunteer option of assisting with events! So if you marked down an interest in helping with single events or plan to, put October 26 on your calendar and shoot me an email if this one interests you! Emmy Galbraith, dcym@uuse.org.

Spiritual Practice

Do you have a spiritual practice that you engage in? It could be daily, annually, or anywhere in between. Would you be willing to visit our Elementary classroom once this upcoming program year to simply tell or show them about your spiritual practice and why you do it? Need not be more than 5-10 minutes but can take as long as you’d like. If yes, please email Emmy Galbraith the Director of Children & Youth Ministry at dcym@uuse.org.

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Young Adult Care Packages

From Sunday Sept 29 through Sunday Nov 3, the High School Youth Group will be collecting items for Care Packages to send to our young adults beginning the post-high school chapter of their lives. Please consider donating protein bars, soup, tea, candy, snacks, toiletries, stationary, fun items - anything that a college student or young adult just starting out might enjoy. Not sure what to buy? Please consider purchasing an item from our Amazon Wish at this link: Care Package Amazon Wish List or making a monetary donation to help defray mailing costs. Can't help financially? We would welcome handwritten notes of encouragement to pass along to our young adults. Look for the bins in the lobby and on the Garden Level for the collection location. Please contact Michelle Spadaccini at uuseoffice@uuse.org for more information. Thanks for your support!

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Upcoming Events

Keep up to date on all UUSE happenings here.

Piano Bash 2024

On October 6 at 2 PM piano performers of all ages and levels are invited to play our two Steinway pianos in the UUSE meeting room. If you like to play the piano and want to perform or have questions send an email to Mary Bopp at music@uuse.org. Listeners are also welcome to attend. This is a free event.

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Mark Your Calendars!

Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance’s 2024 PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday, November 21th, 7:00 PM Weaver High School (415 Granby St., Hartford)

The Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA), and UUSE’s GHIAA core team, formally requests your presence at its 2024 Public Meeting on November 21st at Weaver High School. As a founding member of GHIAA, we are hoping for a HUGE show of support from UUSE members and friends, and have committed to bringing 80 people to the event.

 GHIAA Public Meetings are exciting, high-energy events during which we present the issues we will be working on for the coming two-year period. Watch for opportunities in the coming months to sign up to attend.

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Intro to UU

Sunday, October 6, 1:00 – 4:00 PM

UUSE Chapel/Rm 1 or Zoom

Would you like to know more about Unitarian Universalism and Unitarian Universalist Society East? Please attend our Intro to UU Session.

Rev. Josh Pawelek and the Membership Committee invite you to an

informative seminar, which will include:

• A brief history and background of our theology
• UUSE's mission, programs and facilities
• Opportunity to meet others interested in Unitarian Universalism
• Sharing of stories about what brings us together.

To register, please contact Annie Gentile at 860- 646-5151 or uuseoffice@uuse.org.

Please RSVP by Thursday, October 3. (Let us know if you need childcare.)

Questions? Please contact Carole Boster or Janet Dauphin at

membership@uuse.org.

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Crystal Bowls Concert

October 13th, 3 to 4:30 PM

Come relax and listen to the inspiring and healing sound of the Crystal Bowls. Let it bathe your senses. Priscilla Gale is an internationally known artist. She will respond to the vibrations around the room to create a concert you won't want to miss. Chairs will be available, but feel free to bring a mat if you wish to lie down to experience the sensations.

The program will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society East located at 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT and is open to the public. There is a $15 voluntary donation, but no one will be turned away. For more information or to register, call 860-646-5151 or visit uuse.org.

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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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UUSE Artisan Holiday Market News!

Questions can be sent to our fearless leader, Desiree Holian-Borgnis, and the planning committee Jennifer Klee and Michelle Spadaccini at Fair@uuse.org.

The UUSE Artisan Holiday Market (because it's so much more than a run-of-the-mill fair) will be held on

Friday, Nov. 22, 6 to 8:30 PM

Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 AM to 3 PM

Attention all Crafters! Join us Sunday, September 29 after the second service to make crafts for the holiday fair. We'll provide the materials and instruction for several different projects, or feel free to come and work on whatever it is you are making for the holiday fair. Bring your lunch. We'll provide dessert. Please contact Gina Campellone at uuseoffice@uuse.org to let us know you're coming.

Silent Auction is Looking for Donations

We have some UUs who own local businesses or are accomplished artists who help us out yearly with generous contributions. But you may have some treasures to donate. What draws bids? Past items that attracted numerous bids include a beautiful set of wooden jigsaw puzzles featuring some “whimsy” pieces, a new gas grill (a thank you gift for purchasing a car), a member upgraded her iPad, and donated her old one. We’ve had a quilting frame, a fancy Franklin Mint commemorative Monopoly game, sports memorabilia, high-end jewelry, gently used designer purses, and decorative home items. Themed baskets full of goodies that can be given as gifts are usually a big draw (think spa night basket, pet-owner basket, hostess gift basket, etc.) And, of course, the work of our many talented UUSE artists and crafters is always a big draw! Have an idea? Talk with Mary Ellen Vigeant.

Also --

Canning jars: Do you have any to donate to the cause? Leave them in the fair bin in the coat closet.

Leadership: We need people to take on a few leadership roles • Organize Lunch for the Fair Workers: Easy! Order take out and set/clean it up. • After Fair Party: Find and reserve a fun venue. • Garden Level Coordinator: Organize the team that empties out and resets the Children & Youth Ministry Rooms. • Jewelry team leader. Past chairs Peggy Webbe and Diana Sherman are happy to advise but have family matters that mean they don't have the bandwidth to donate as much time as they have in the past. Talk to Desiree or email Fair@uuse.org if you can step up. • Books: Are you willing to apprentice this year with the goal of taking over the leadership of the book shop next year? Talk to Dottie Keating at uuseoffice@uuse.org or Fair@uuse.org.

Fabulous Finds: The former “Friday Night Specials” booth has been renamed “Fabulous Finds” because it is open throughout the Fair. Please start setting aside any “upscale” tag sale items you would like to donate, including new or nearly new art, kitchen ware, serving pieces, clothing and accessories, tools, housewares or one-of-a-kind treasures. Contact Lesley Schurmann at uuseoffice@uuse.org if you’re unsure if your fabulous finds are appropriate or with other questions.

For more ways about how you can pitch in, click here.

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Join Us in Activities at UUSE!

Keep up to date on all UUSE happenings here.

Ladies at Lunch

Friday, October 11, at noon, we will meet at Buckland Grill, 465 Buckland Road, South Windsor. All are welcome! Join us if you can. If you can attend please RSVP to Sharon Huber by Thursday October 10 afternoon: uuseoffice@uuse.org or 860-646-5151. 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

PastoralFriends@uuse.org.

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.

Goodreads descriptions:

• October: It Can't Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis (401 pages) Discussion Leader Lorry King (Note: Some members may want to also read Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, by Rachel Maddow (416 pages) to add to the discussion.)
• November: Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rhys (176 pages) Discussion Leader Janet Dauphin
• 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

Fourth Thursdays at 4:30 PM in the Chapel and on Zoom

• October: Chris Larson, Dreaming
• Nov/Dec: Mark Gilbert? Where do science and religion meet? Where are they in opposition? What about evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, climate change, the brain, genetics? Members select favorite topics. 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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Green Sanctuary News

Many of us spent some time this past summer either sailing or cruising on the ocean, maybe fishing or crabbing. Some loved walking on the beach looking for shells or stones, some built sandcastles. Some just enjoyed soaking in the beauty, the vastness, the mystery, the powerful waves. Something about the ocean often makes us feel a deep spiritual connection to the universe.

The Sustainable Living Committee is excited to sponsor a Climate Café on Sunday, November 3rd following the second service with a presentation by our own Deb Dauphinais, an experienced scuba diver who cares deeply about our oceans, and the waters of New England. Here, in Deb’s own words, is what you’ll experience November 3rd.

I would like to share my passion with the community, including education about the fish, invertebrate, and plant life that is active right off the shores of the beaches that many of us visit. I will include stories of marine encounters and educate people about the small invertebrates that many of us overlook, from the small, harmless dog sharks down to the small barnacles which are actually quite beautiful when they actively feed with their feather-like appendages. I'd like to share some information that may be delightfully surprising to many - did you know that we have beautiful corals here?

As someone who loves our darker, colder New England waters as much as I love the warm tropical waters that get most of the attention when it comes to conservation and marine species information, I have successfully shared this passion with and educated many people about our own local waters. We take care of what we love - and the more we know, the more we can appreciate it.

Deb has been a certified professional rated dive educator for over 30 years. She is a PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Assistant Instructor and an AWARE Instructor, having been certified to teach their courses related to marine conservation and protection. She is on the teaching staff at Scuba Shack in Rocky Hill. Deb has completed hundreds of dives off the CT, RI, Mass, and Maine shorelines and countless hours of tide pool and beach exploration and has also been a volunteer at both the New England Aquarium and Mystic Aquarium, both as an educator and within the marine mammal rescue program. Most importantly, Deb says she’s simply a New England marine life geek who loves to share her passion!

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 October 8th meeting.

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Newsletter Design Update

Introducing Carol Marion as your new newsletter editor. We are transitioning the newsletter into Constant Contact, the same method we use to bring you the weekly eblasts and announcements. This will make reading the newsletter on mobile devices easier and we can still print copies for pickup at the front desk. Let us know what you think? And, you can still submit articles using newsletter@uuse.orgor use the 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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