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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Special Screening: Intersexion Tuesday night, March 25th, at the UUSE meeting house 7:00 PM Co-sponsored by UUSE’s Adult Religious Education and Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committees. We’ve heard it said recently that there are only two genders. Indeed, the first question most new parents ask … “Is it a boy or a girl?” What if it’s neither? Fact: 1 in 2,000 babies is born with genitalia so ambiguous that the doctors cannot easily answer this question. In this groundbreaking documentary, intersex individuals reveal the secrets of their unconventional lives – and how they have navigated their way through this strictly male/female world, when they fit somewhere in between. #FebruaryNewsletter Tuesday night, March 25th, at the UUSE meeting house 7:00 PM Co-sponsored by UUSE’s Adult Religious Education and Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committees. We’ve heard it said recently that there are only two genders. Indeed, the first question most new parents ask … “Is it a boy or a girl?” What if it’s neither? Fact: 1 in 2,000 babies is born with genitalia so ambiguous that the doctors cannot easily answer this question. In this groundbreaking documentary, intersex individuals reveal the secrets of their unconventional lives – and how they have navigated their way through this strictly male/female world, when they fit somewhere in between. #FebruaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Protest Music Sing-Along Concert Protest Music Sing-Along Concert Sunday, August 30th, 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Center Memorial Park in Manchester Join UUSE and Emanuel Lutheran Church for a joint sing-along in Center Memorial Park in Manchester. Local musicians including Emmanuel Lutheran Church Choir members, Meetinghouse, Music from the Heart as well as our own Sandy Johnson and Andy Ricci (and maybe more) will present a retrospective of American protest music. Bring a lawn chair and your voice! Admission is free but includes an opportunity to donate to local community organizations. #eBlast-08-26 Protest Music Sing-Along Concert Sunday, August 30th, 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Center Memorial Park in Manchester Join UUSE and Emanuel Lutheran Church for a joint sing-along in Center Memorial Park in Manchester. Local musicians including Emmanuel Lutheran Church Choir members, Meetinghouse, Music from the Heart as well as our own Sandy Johnson and Andy Ricci (and maybe more) will present a retrospective of American protest music. Bring a lawn chair and your voice! Admission is free but includes an opportunity to donate to local community organizations. #eBlast -08-26 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CoffeeHouse and Open Mic CoffeeHouse and Open Mic Saturday, May 2, 2026 at UUSE Come for MayFair, stay for the CoffeeHouse and Open Mic! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, stories and community. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 P.M., and performances start at 6:30 P.M. We feature 12 slots, each about 10 minutes or two songs. BYOB, BYO dinner, and BYO friends -- we'll provide the coffee! A $5 suggested donation goes directly to UUSE. CoffeeHouse is held the first Saturday of each month, October through May and is sponsored by the Music Committee. #eBlast-04-29 CoffeeHouse and Open Mic Saturday, May 2, 2026 at UUSE Come for MayFair, stay for the CoffeeHouse and Open Mic! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, stories and community. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 P.M., and performances start at 6:30 P.M. We feature 12 slots, each about 10 minutes or two songs. BYOB, BYO dinner, and BYO friends -- we'll provide the coffee! A $5 suggested donation goes directly to UUSE. CoffeeHouse is held the first Saturday of each month, October through May and is sponsored by the Music Committee. #eBlast -04-29 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Mar 23, 2025 Love Will Guide Us Sunday Service: "Love Will Guide Us  Through the Hard Night" This morning, we welcome the Rev. Carolyn Patierno to our pulpit. Drawing on our Universalist spiritual heritage, Rev. Patierno will explore how we tap into the power of love to find resilience and hope. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-03-19 Sunday Service: "Love Will Guide Us  Through the Hard Night" This morning, we welcome the Rev. Carolyn Patierno to our pulpit. Drawing on our Universalist spiritual heritage, Rev. Patierno will explore how we tap into the power of love to find resilience and hope. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, March 23, 2025 In Case You Missed It: #eBlast -03-19 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sunday Service: "Coffee House Worship!" Sunday Service: "Coffee House Worship!" Back by popular demand! This morning we bring the all-congregational coffee house to Sunday morning worship! Enjoy music, poetry, and community. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek. Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, August 24, 2025 Gathering music starts at 9:55 A.M. Join the virtual service at 10:00 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 a Youtube link to the 8/10/25 service, "Science and Spirit on an Island" Click here for a Youtube link to the 8/17/25 service, "Sacred Spaces - MISAC" #eBlast-08-20 Sunday Service: "Coffee House Worship!" Back by popular demand! This morning we bring the all-congregational coffee house to Sunday morning worship! Enjoy music, poetry, and community. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek. Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, August 24, 2025 Gathering music starts at 9:55 A.M. Join the virtual service at 10:00 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 a Youtube link to the 8/10/25 service, "Science and Spirit on an Island" Click here for a Youtube link to the 8/17/25 service, "Sacred Spaces - MISAC" #eBlast -08-20 OOS Sermon YouTube

Fun and fellowship! A typical meeting might include time to check in, discuss events or topics of interest, enjoy games, movies, or other activities. Opportunities for community service and other special events such as outings or parties are also offered throughout the year. < Back Junior Youth Group (Gr 6-8) Fun and fellowship! A typical meeting might include time to check in, discuss events or topics of interest, enjoy games, movies, or other activities. Opportunities for community service and other special events such as outings or parties are also offered throughout the year. Previous Next

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Planning for a New Year, a New Vision, and a NEW STRATEGIC PLAN! The Strategic Planning Task Force started the new year with new planning toward revised vision and mission statements for the congregation. Task Force members interviewed eight individuals to better understand community goals. Then they brainstormed future vision and mission statements and strategized ways to involve all UUSE community members in setting congregation priorities. Stay tuned for the February 15th congregation service for more information about the Strategic Planning Task Force and the work that we can all do together for drafting our new plans as a community! Going Down Memory Lane: Trivia Game The Strategic Planning Task Force invites you to go down memory lane back to the world events of 2010–2011, when our current vision, mission, and strategic plan documents were being created. Through this activity, we can remind ourselves of how much has changed and what remains the same as we work together to reimagine these statements. Play the trivia game here. #FebruaryNewsletter The Strategic Planning Task Force started the new year with new planning toward revised vision and mission statements for the congregation. Task Force members interviewed eight individuals to better understand community goals. Then they brainstormed future vision and mission statements and strategized ways to involve all UUSE community members in setting congregation priorities. Stay tuned for the February 15th congregation service for more information about the Strategic Planning Task Force and the work that we can all do together for drafting our new plans as a community! Going Down Memory Lane: Trivia Game The Strategic Planning Task Force invites you to go down memory lane back to the world events of 2010–2011, when our current vision, mission, and strategic plan documents were being created. Through this activity, we can remind ourselves of how much has changed and what remains the same as we work together to reimagine these statements. Play the trivia game here . #FebruaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

0376e969-411b-4ccb-8397-cebd7d0ac846 < Back to Newsletter September Newsletter Article < Previous Article Next Article > Climate Future Film Festival - Chapter 2 October 18th at 2 PM The Sustainable Living Committee invites you to a free showing of The Climate Future Film Festival - Chapter 2! This new collection of 12 short films from around the world, explores the interior response to climate change - visceral, personal, artistic and emotional. Whether or not you have seen the original, chapter 1 set of films, shown at UUSE in Sept. 2025, you will be moved by these powerful short films to renewed action to fight the causes of and mitigate the harms done by climate change. Honorary judges are four-time academy award nominee and sustainability voice, Edward Norton, and ground-breaking author and climate leader, Bill McKibben. Come early to share info and ideas. Sponsored by the Sustainable Living Committee at UUSE. For more information, contact uuseoffice@uuse.org , call 860-646-5151, or visit uuse.org #SeptemberNewsletter Contact Information modified in accordance with UUSE Privacy Policies.

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled New World Trio Concert New World Trio Concert Join us at UUSE Sunday, January 11th at 3:00 PM for a chamber music program with Anhared Stowe, violin; Peter Zay, cello; and David Ballena, piano. The program will feature three remarkable pieces by great composers of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries -- Rachmaninoff, Hagen and Shostakovich. Suggested donation $20 to benefit UUSE. Join us at UUSE Sunday, January 11th at 3:00 PM . for a chamber music program with Anhared Stowe, violin; Peter Zay, cello; and David Ballena, piano. The program will feature three remarkable pieces by great composers of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries -- Rachmaninoff, Hagen and Shostakovich. Suggested donation $20 to benefit UUSE. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Important Notice - Next Week's Eblast Important Notice - Next Week's Eblast Have something you need to get in the eblast next week? Annie will be away on vacation from the 4th of July through Friday, July 11th. In the interim, please send your notices to Susan Barlow at uuseoffice@uuse.org . By the way, this also means that if you need to get into the UUSE building next week, please call ahead to see if someone will be there or bring a building key. #eBlast-07-02 Important Notice - Next Week's Eblast Have something you need to get in the eblast next week? Annie will be away on vacation from the 4th of July through Friday, July 11th. In the interim, please send your notices to Susan Barlow at uuseoffice@uuse.org . By the way, this also means that if you need to get into the UUSE building next week, please call ahead to see if someone will be there or bring a building key. #eBlast -07-02 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CT Crank-In 2025 CT Crank-In 2025 June 11 to June 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at UUSE The Connecticut Crank-In 2025 is a gathering of circular sock knitting machine enthusiasts from New England and beyond who share their fascination with and knowledge of these modern and antique machines. UUSE members and friends are invited to drop in anytime and check out what the fascination is all about. #eBlast-06-11 CT Crank-In 2025 June 11 to June 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at UUSE The Connecticut Crank-In 2025 is a gathering of circular sock knitting machine enthusiasts from New England and beyond who share their fascination with and knowledge of these modern and antique machines. UUSE members and friends are invited to drop in anytime and check out what the fascination is all about. #eBlast -06-11 OOS Sermon YouTube