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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Now's the Time to Consider Attending General Assembly! Now's the Time to Consider Attending General Assembly! Early Bird registration will be open until March 31, 2025. UUA General Assembly (GA) will be held June 19-25, 2025 in Baltimore,, MD and will be in a hybrid format. General information about GA: General Assembly: The Unitarian Universalist Association's Premier Annual Gathering | UUA.org Register for GA: General Assembly Registration | General Assembly | UUA.org Delegate information: How Congregations Are Represented at General Assembly / Delegates | UUA.org Tentative Business Agenda and Being a Delegate: Shape Our Future Together at GA 2025! UUSE is entitled to 8 delegates in 2025: 6 lay delegates plus the minister and CYM Director. For more information about being a delegate, please check out the links above and let Carrie Kocher - uuseoffice@uuse.org - know if you have any questions or are interested in serving as a delegate. #eBlast-03-26 Now's the Time to Consider Attending General Assembly! Early Bird registration will be open until March 31, 2025 . UUA General Assembly (GA) will be held June 19-25, 2025 in Baltimore,, MD and will be in a hybrid format. General information about GA: General Assembly: The Unitarian Universalist Association's Premier Annual Gathering | UUA.org Register for GA: General Assembly Registration | General Assembly | UUA.org Delegate information: How Congregations Are Represented at General Assembly / Delegates | UUA.org Tentative Business Agenda and Being a Delegate: Shape Our Future Together at GA 2025! UUSE is entitled to 8 delegates in 2025: 6 lay delegates plus the minister and CYM Director. For more information about being a delegate, please check out the links above and let Carrie Kocher - uuseoffice@uuse.org - know if you have any questions or are interested in serving as a delegate. #eBlast -03-26 OOS Sermon YouTube

a1360c5c-96d0-4e4b-8b45-16ca36a21962 < Back Program Council Program Council coordinates the Society's programs for fellowship, service, recreation, and peronal growth; inclues chairs of standing committees and coordinators. The Program Council is presided over by the Vice President Program Council includes the following committees and groups Adult Education Children and Youth Ministries Committee Committee on Ministry Community Outreach Ministries Emergency Preparedness Taskforce Membership Committee Music Committee Nominating and Leadership Development Committee Pastoral Care Ministry Social Justice / Anti-Oppression Committee Stewardship Committee Sunday Services Committee Sustainable Living Committee / Climate Action Team Updated October 9, 2025 at 2:28:29 PM

224af6d3-8557-463a-94bb-b88f3359b50b < Back Nominating and Leadership Development Committee Prepares list of nominees for Society offices to present for vote at annual meeting; fills vacancies; identifies and nurtures leaders. Updated October 9, 2025 at 2:21:22 PM

< To Upcoming Services Nov 26, 2023 Observations on Generosity. Join us as we celebrate everyday generosity at UUSE featuring music from Meetinghouse! Some examples of everyday generosity include volunteering, helping a stranger, cooking for others, and so much more. What everyday acts of generosity have you observed at UUSE and in the wider world? #eBlast-11-22 November 26: “Observations on Generosity .” Join us as we celebrate everyday generosity at UUSE, featuring music from Meetinghouse! Some examples of everyday generosity include volunteering, helping a stranger, cooking for others, and so much more. What everyday acts of generosity have you observed at UUSE and in the wider world? Submit your short observations to Gianna DiMaiolo or Sandy Karosi no later than November 15. Coordinator(s): Gianna DiMaiolo and Sandy Karosi OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Governance Stakeholder Session 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. #eBlast-11-12 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. #eBlast -11-12 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Apr 26, 2026 The Possibilities in Us. Sunday, April 26th: The Possibilities in Us. In this service, we'll explore how there is hardly ever a single answer to a question, a single solution to a problem, or a single path to take. The unknown can certainly be daunting. However, the act of embracing possibility can afford us inspiration, growth, excitement, hope, and liberation. Coordinators: Stacey Musulin and Ellen Williams Sunday, April 26th: The Possibilities in Us. In this service, we'll explore how there is hardly ever a single answer to a question, a single solution to a problem, or a single path to take. The unknown can certainly be daunting. However, the act of embracing possibility can afford us inspiration, growth, excitement, hope, and liberation. Coordinators: Stacey Musulin and Ellen Williams #MayNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Take Action With UUs From Around the State Take Action With UUs From Around the State Join the Connecticut UU Justice Ministry for our two final weekly Action Hours of this legislative session. Action Hours take place on Zoom and include: music and joy, time to break down the week's news, a chance to connect with partners on the frontlines, and one action we take together right then and there during our meeting to support the work of our partners. • Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 PM - our guest will be from Hands Off Connecticut (Immigration justice coalition). • Thursday, April 30th at 7:30 PM - Part II of our Share and Learn series on Immigration Justice Work (no guest because in this special, by-request series, we share stories, strategies, and support as our congregations are deepening their immigration justice work.) RSVP for one or both sessions here and make a difference with other UUs from across the state and our justice-seeking friends. #eBlast-04-22 Take Action With UUs From Around the State Join the Connecticut UU Justice Ministry for our two final weekly Action Hours of this legislative session. Action Hours take place on Zoom and include: music and joy, time to break down the week's news, a chance to connect with partners on the frontlines, and one action we take together right then and there during our meeting to support the work of our partners. Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 PM - our guest will be from Hands Off Connecticut (Immigration justice coalition). Thursday, April 30th at 7:30 PM - Part II of our Share and Learn series on Immigration Justice Work (no guest because in this special, by-request series, we share stories, strategies, and support as our congregations are deepening their immigration justice work.) RSVP for one or both sessions here and make a difference with other UUs from across the state and our justice-seeking friends. #eBlast -04-22 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled UUSE “Community Suppers” Are Back! Would you like to be a host? The Membership Committee is once again organizing Springtime Community Suppers! But we need your help. If you would like to host a “Community Supper” at your home sometime during the merry month of May, please contact Sue Myers via email uuseoffice@uuse.org or phone (860-646-5151) by April 15 and let her know the date & time you would like to host, and how many guests; she’ll send you back a quick questionnaire to gather further details for the sign-up sheet. Hosts are asked to provide a main dish; guests will bring the appetizers, sides, desserts etc. We’ll put sign-up sheets in the lobby, after each service on April 20 and 27. Questions? Ask Sue Myers or Carole Boster uuseoffice@uuse.org . #AprilNewsletter Would you like to be a host? The Membership Committee is once again organizing Springtime Community Suppers! But we need your help. If you would like to host a “Community Supper” at your home sometime during the merry month of May, please contact Sue Myers via email uuseoffice@uuse.org or phone (860-646-5151) by April 15 and let her know the date & time you would like to host, and how many guests; she’ll send you back a quick questionnaire to gather further details for the sign-up sheet. Hosts are asked to provide a main dish; guests will bring the appetizers, sides, desserts etc. We’ll put sign-up sheets in the lobby, after each service on April 20 and 27. Questions? Ask Sue Myers or Carole Boster uuseoffice@uuse.org . #AprilNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

081b8519-79d5-4326-ad10-f049f1f5b181 < Back Sunday Services Committee Sunday Services Committee : Shares responsibility with minister for planning and conducting Sunday services. Updated October 9, 2025 at 2:31:32 PM

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Know Your Rights Training 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. #eBlast-11-12 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. #eBlast -11-12 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Christmas Eve (Morning) Dec 24: Christmas Eve (Morning) OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Mar 10, 2024 What is Sacred? We will explore 'what is sacred' from several different perspectives as we think about how our individual spiritual journeys may include sacred elements. We will also welcome UUSE's Girl Scouts on National Girl Scout Sunday. Coordinator: Vivian Carlson #eBlast-03-06 OOS Sermon YouTube