At our Ingathering service, we will partake of a popular Unitarian Universalist ritual known as the Water Communion. Please bring a small bottle/vial of water from some of your summer experiences, whether you traveled near, far, or not at all.
And please note – if … read more.
Notes for meeting March 16, 2016
Suzette Reiss, Peter Young, Mark Sisson, Laurie Ullman, Irene Stewart, Sherry Smith, Dan Durett, Donya Vanburen, Bill Funke
Excused: Kimberley Debus, Aiyoung Choi
In Kimberly’s absence, Dan opened the meeting with words of appreciation about the Building Team’s commitment to the current and future … read more.
Peter Young (chair), Mark Sisson, Laurie Ullman, Irene Stewart, Sherry Smith, Kimberely Debus, Suzette Reiss, Donya VanBuren, Bill Funke- Aiyoung Choi attended by phone Absent: Dan Durett
Kimberly read the opening words, “The Gates of Hope,” a poem by Victoria Safford.
We did not read and/or accept … read more.
Donya VanBuren (Chair), Bill Funke, Suzette Reiss, Laurie Ullman, Peter Young, Mark Sisson, Sherry Smith, Irene Stewart.
Not in attendance: Aiyoung Choi, Kimberley Debus, Dan Durett
Donya called the meeting to order at 7:10.
Bill read a few passages related to the phoenix and its rising from the ashes.
The … read more.
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Notes- Building Team Meeting
February 10, 2016
Attending: Suzette Reiss, Kimberly Debus, Laurie Ullman, Peter Young, Bill Funke, Sherry Smith, Aiyoung Choi, Irene Stewart, Mark Sisson, Donya VanBuren, Dan Durett (During the course of the meeting, Dan excused himself.)
Kimberly read a passage from Blessing the Imperfect, Meditations … read more.
SUCCESS!
After several years of hard work, lobbying, and raising awareness, the youth of Project Bus Stop are seeing success – the first two shelters have been built on the North Fork, in Mattituck.
There are more on the way – two at Calverton National Cemetery, two … read more.
We are heartbroken to announce that longtime member Barbara Adams has passed away in Nepal at age 84.
A memorial service will be held in the next few weeks – this post will be updated as we get more information. Meanwhile, it is an honor to share this … read more.
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Parker Richards at the New York Observer wrote a beautiful tribute to Member Sidney Abbott, who passed away last year. Please click here to read this wonderful article, which quotes, among others, former First Universalist minister Reverend Addae Krabba.
It has long been a tradition in our church to give scholarships to graduating seniors who have been involved in our RE programs. In recent years, the RE Committee has done fundraisers to raise the money for these scholarships. This year, however, without a building … read more.
