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unitarian universalist congregation at shelter rock
2018-2019 congregational theme
Strengthening the Interdependent Web
See the Program and Event List Here
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UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES TOUCHSTONESThe Rev. Ned Wight
Transportation AssistanceUUCSR offers FREE transportation assistance to Sunday Worship and Soulful Sundown Services for members who are unable to travel due to physical or financial limitations. Contact Nicole Roman, Temporary Assistant to the Ministers, at [email protected] or 516.472.2941 for an application.
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 9:00 AMPeace and Meditation Service
Facilitated by Cello Da Silva and The Rev. Ned Wight
Please join us in the Chapel for a brief time of reflection and meditation on peace in a time of conflict and turmoil.
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 11:00 AMManaging Conflict
The Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson and Andrea Lerner
We are honored to have two members of the staff of the UUA Central East Region join us to impart their wisdom about managing conflict within congregations. The Rev. Dr. Hope Johnson and Andrea Lerner, Congregational Life Consultants, will expand our understanding of the inevitability of conflict in UU congregations and helpful ways in which it can be addressed to preserve institutional health and strength. In the afternoon, they will be leading a workshop for the members of UUCSR’s Committee on Ministry to expand our own congregation’s skill and capacity to manage conflict.
Annual Women's History Month Breakfast: Visit uucsr.org/WGbreakfast to RSVP for breakfast with guest speaker Joan Minieri at 9:00 AM, in the Veatch Ballroom.
Worship Service: March 8 is International Women’s Day, whose theme this year is #BalanceforBetter—"Better the balance, better the world.” To help observe this day, members of the UUCSR Women’s Group will share stories of women from around the world who are doing extraordinary things.
Sunday, March 3, 2019, 11:00 AMTogether Women Create Change
Women's Group
“Letter from February 3 Sermon”
My sermon on our fourth UU source, Jewish and Christian teachings, included a letter I’d written to a young person during a rough patch in her life. Here is the text of that letter:
Dear "Jane,"
Your mother called today to bring me up to date about your recent move. In many ways, she said, it has been a difficult time of transition for each of you. She said that you have been contending with depression for a long time, and that the past couple of months have been particularly difficult—painful, bleak, without much to look forward to, hang on to, or hope for.
The individual freedom each one of us has been given is an awesome gift—sometimes a burdensome gift, sometimes a terrifying gift, sometimes a wonderful gift. The chalice lighting words we used to say together every week at a church I once attended come to mind: "Life is a gift for which we are grateful. We gather in community to celebrate the glories and the mysteries of this great gift."
Sometimes it's hard to find much to feel grateful for. Sometimes "The glories” seem to be almost totally eclipsed by "the suffering,” and "the mysteries" seem more woeful than wonderful. While everyone’s experience of life is her or his own, and no one knows exactly what anyone else is feeling or experiencing, I, too, have wrestled with the angel of despair in my life. At such times, the love I knew others felt for me always seemed like something of a mixed blessing: On the one hand, I felt totally unworthy of their love—as unworthy of their love as I felt incapable of loving myself. On the other hand, I felt somewhere deep within me a longing to accept their love without reservation— as they were offering it to me—to accept it without questioning it—because it was freely offered—and to allow myself to understand that if they could love me, warts and all, maybe I could love myself, too.
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TOUCHSTONESContinued from page 1
Soulful Sundown Friday, March 8, 2019 Dinner 6:30 PM ($4)
Worship 7:30 PM The Rev. Jennifer Brower &
Cosmic Orchestra Free Coffee House with
Eugene Ruffolo
UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICESContinued from page 1
For that is what depression is—or does to us. It robs us of our capacity to feel and experience love--from within ourselves, from outside ourselves, from friends from family, from strangers, from God.
The experience of being at the limit, at the edge of meaning in life, is a very old human experience. The ancient psalmist wrote thousands of years ago, "Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning." (Psalm 130)
I sense that you, too, are crying out of the depths and waiting, watching for some help, some relief, some comfort, some hope. God, or whatever you might choose to call the greatest mystery in the universe, has called each of us into being for a reason—or reasons. Our task in living is to figure out what this reason might be--or perhaps better stated, to construct this reason with God.
A friend of mine who had lost a lover to AIDS took pains to remind me in my bleakest moods, "You know, Ned, God don't make no junk." I've had lots of chances to think of his words. There have been many days when I have felt like junk. pure and simple. His words apply to you as much as me: "God don't make no junk. "
I know you are surrounded by people who love you: your family your classmates, your friends, people I don't know—and even people you don't know. I count myself among that company. And individually, each of us feels powerless to lift the cloud of depression that so distorts perception that you can't feel the love within yourself connected to and replenished by all of our love for you. Even when you can’t feel the connection, I want you to know that there is nothing that can separate you from this love.
I trust that you will someday be able to embrace love and hope with the same intensity that you have been embraced by hopelessness and despair. It may take some time—and a willingness to stay on the difficult path of self-examination and personal change that you have set out on. I'll continue to hold you in my thoughts, in my prayers, in my hopes—and in my heart. If you wish to write or call me, please don't hesitate to do so. I care about you and want you to experience joy in your life once again. I believe it's always there waiting for us.
Yours, Rev. Ned
MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTERSIn times of pastoral crisis, you may need to reach out to a member of the Ministry Team. Monday-Friday during regular business hours, please contact the Assistant to the Ministers, Kimberly Rossiter, by phone or email: 516.472.2941 or [email protected]. On weekends and after regular business hours, please call the live answering service at 516.795.0329.
Rev. Ned Wight to Participate in Interfaith Seminar
Saturday, February 23, 2:00–5:00 PM, representatives of various faiths will share their understanding of “Vaishnav Jan Bhajan,” a 15th-century spiritual song which was a favorite of Mahatma Gandhi. This is the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth. This interfaith seminar will be held at Temple Tikvah, 3315 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Rev. Ned Wight will present a Unitarian Universalist perspective on the relevance of this ancient text to our contemporary multi-cultural society. All are welcome, but an RSVP is requested at either [email protected] or [email protected]. This event is being scheduled in conjunction with “World Interfaith Harmony Month,” declared by the United Nations and the Parliament of World Religions.
INTERFAITH MINISTRY
MINISTERIAL TRANSITIONS
As has been reported previously, the Board of Trustees has decided to engage the services of a Developmental Minister to assist the Congregation and has decided to appoint a "Selection Committee" to recommend a candidate to the Board. To assist in the process of creating the Selection Committee, the Board has asked for candidates from the Congregation. (We welcomed self-nominations.)
Over 80 Members took the time to respond, and the Board has received the names of more than 55 different members. At a time when finding volunteers willing to serve in leadership roles in the Congregation has become difficult, we are appreciative of those members who have volunteered to work on this important task, and are grateful for the names of other possible Selection Committee members who are held in high esteem by their fellow congregants.
At its two meetings in February, the Board of Trustees will begin to identify a process for appointing the members of the Selection Committee with the hope that the full Committee will be in place before the end of March.
Klaus Masuch, President John Ryan, SecretaryMark Hartman, Vice President Brian Muellers, Treasurer
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Committee Budget Meeting NoticesFor Discussion of 2019-2020 Committee Budgets
Member Events
SundayFebruary 24 9:30 AM Bride's Room
Membership SundayFebruary 24 12:15 PM Veatch Library
Men's Group SundayFebruary 24 12:30 PM Veatch Conf. Room
Adult Programs
WednesdayFebruary 27 5:00 PM Veatch Conf. Room
Program Council
WednesdayFebruary 27 7:30 PM Veatch Ballroom
DAC MondayMarch 4 3:00 PM Office Conf. Room
Religious Education
TuesdayMarch 5 7:30 PM Art Gallery
Women's Group
SundayMarch 10 8:45 AM Veatch Conf. Room
Worship (2) SundayMarch 10 9:15 AM Bride's Room
Art TuesdayMarch 12 4:00 PM Office Conf. Room
Publicity & Promotions (2)
Tuesday, March 12 7:30 PM Bride's Room
Bookstore WednesdayMarch 13 4:00 PM Bride's Room
Congregational Town Hall Meetings for Budget Review
Thursday, March 14, 2019, 6:30-7:30 PM, RE Room 15Sunday, March 17, 2019, 12:45-2:00 PM, Art Gallery
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 2:00-3:00 PM, RE Room 15
Come voice your opinions, concerns, and perspectives during the period of budget planning for the 2019-2020 UUCSR congregational year. Join members of the Finance Committee to listen and learn together. All are welcome.
As many members are aware, there was a serious, but swiftly contained fire in the Worship Room during the Sunday Service on February 10. The dragon costume being worn by the third-grade class to celebrate the Lunar New Year caught fire.
As the children moved past the pulpit, the back end of the costume grazed the open flame of the votive candle that is used
to light the chalice. Thankfully, due to the swift efforts of the RE teachers and UUCSR members in the Sanctuary, the fire was completely extinguished within 25 seconds of igniting. While no one was physically injured, one child's shirt and hair were singed. For all—those who were present and those who learned about the incident later on—having a fire in worship was frightening.
Many questions have been raised and recommendations offered to help prevent and respond to matters of fire safety. I welcome member input. In a desire to develop a more comprehensive fire safety plan, a meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee will took place on Tuesday, February 19, dedicated solely to this concern. (This meeting was not be open to guests.) The congregation will be presented with findings and recommendations. In the interim, it is important for all UUCSR members to know that all of our fire safety equipment, including alarms, fire extinguishers, and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, are independently tested throughout the year in accordance with public assembly requirements. Both the smoke detectors and sprinklers in the Worship Room were in working order on Sunday, February 10. Some have thought otherwise.
In this instance, due to the material of the costume, very little smoke developed and therefore the smoke detectors in the ceiling were not triggered. The cloudy conditions in the Worship Room were created by the discharge of a fire extinguisher. Further, the sprinkler system requires that the temperature reach 190 degrees in order for the system to be activated. Although the temperature at the point of the fire may have reached this intensity, the fire did not rise to the height of the sprinklers in the ceiling.
The safety of all who enter our house of worship and fellowship is paramount. This incident provides the congregation an opportunity to reassess our fire safety needs and education and train members in best practices during emergencies. I look forward to working with you to provide as safe an environment as possible.
If you wish to speak with a member of the Ministry Team about pastoral concerns related to this incident, please contact Assistant to the Minister Kimberly Rossiter. She can be reached at 516.472.2941 or [email protected] to schedule a meeting with either Rev. Jennifer Brower or Rev. Ned Wight.
CONGREGATIONAL AFFAIRSCONGREGATIONAL AFFAIRSAdam Barshak, Congregation Operations Administrator
The religious community is essential, for alone our vision is too narrow to see all that must be seen. Together, our vision widens and strength is renewed.
Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed
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Dramatic Readings Superior Donuts,a comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner, Tracy LettsFriday, February 22Art Gallery6:00 PM Potluck Dinner7:00 PM Play Reading
Join us in our continuing venture in reading plays: some old, some new, comedy, drama, farce. Copies are distributed and parts are chosen by participants at the event, so no need for preparation. After the reading we discuss the play, the author, relevance and interpretation. If you don’t want to be an actor, come anyway to share in the discussion.
Suggested donation is $10 per person per session and that includes a potluck dinner and beverages. If you bring food to share, suggested donation is $5. Registration is required so we can provide the right number of copies of the play for the evening. Maximum number of participants is 20.
For questions or RSVPs, please contact Jessica Pond at [email protected] or call 516.472.2914.
Native American Environment And SpiritualityWater, Water, everywhere, but not a drop to drinkSunday, March 17, 2019, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomChief WinterFlower Robinson Northeastern Native American Association
Many issues facing Native American communities. Many are insidious, life and death problems.
WinterFlower will address 13 issues that are plaguing the Native American communities, especially the Native Americans who still live on the “The Rez.”
The 13 issues that are challenging Native American spirituality and their relationship to Mother Earth include:
» Living every day with polluted water, land, and even the air. » Mass incarceration» Violence against woman and children» Inadequate health care» Dearth of capital and financial institutions
Pre-registration recommended. RSVP to Jessica Pond, 516.472.2914 [email protected]
Tammy Weil is the UUCSR Executive Assistant. For eight years, she has worked closely with the Congregation Operations Administrator (COA) as liaison to the Board of Trustees. She is the UUCSR Human Resources representative, and liaison to the Nominating Committee, the Ministerial Care & Compensation Committee, and the newly formed Hadley House LLC, in addition to supervising two other staff positions. Tammy is also the primary contact for non-member use of the UUCSR premises. These are known as Outside Use groups. This Quest will provide information from Tammy about a few groups that welcome UUCSR member participation.
UUCSR provides meeting space for many worthwhile community groups without space of their own that are not affiliated with UUCSR. Several Outside Use groups are not-for-profit, self-help groups that meet here weekly or monthly. They are usually not charged a fee to use our space, but sometimes make donations. All such meetings are open to the public; anyone is welcome to attend meetings held by the following Outside Groups.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Good Morning God group has been meeting at UUCSR since 2012. They meet for one hour every Thursday at 10:30 AM, in the Veatch house. AA provides an opportunity for men and women to share stories in a 12-step recovery program to live life free from alcohol. For information call Leslie Entin (917.822.0880).
LLS Myeloma Support Group has been meeting at UUCSR since 2007, when they were the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). LLS is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and myeloma, and improving the quality of life of patients and their families. The group meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:00-7:30 PM and is facilitated by an oncology social worker. Please call 631.370.7532 for more information.
Nar-Anon (NA), known officially as Nar-Anon Family Group, started meeting at UUCSR in 2013. The program is not a religious one but a spiritual way of life using a 12-step model. This group is for friends and family members of those who are affected by another’s addiction. It meets every Tuesday from 6:30-9:00 PM. Visit www.nar-anon.org for more information.
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) began meeting at UUCSR in 2000. It offers support for those who struggle with food-related issues such as compulsive overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, and binge eating. OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive food issues by working a 12-step program. The group focuses on the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of the addiction. There are no dues or fees for membership. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop the destructive eating behavior. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Visit www.oa.org for more information.
CONGREGATIONAL AFFAIRSTammy Weil, Executive Assistant
ADULT PROGRAMS COMMITTEEWinterFlower Regla Robinson, Chair
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SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEEClaire Deroche. Social Justice Coordinator SOCIAL JUSTICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, February 20, 2019Climate Justice Task Force Meeting 7:00 PM, in the Art Gallery. We will be discussing how to support The Climate Mobilization, The Climate and Community Protect Act, and the New Green Deal. New members are always welcome.
Saturday, February 23, 2019Together to End Solitary Confinement 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Mindful that February is Black History Month, we will examine “Race and History.” At 10:00 AM, we will gather in the Chapel to remember those in solitary confinement. We will then move to Room 15 for coffee and to view Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University, interviewing Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2016. As the US continues to grapple with issues of race, history is proving to be an invaluable tool to underscore and discuss uncomfortable truths still governing the difficult dynamics of race in America. How can history help us face and overcome such uncomfortable truths? How can history help slay our ignorance?
Monday, February 25, 2019
SJ Mental Health Subcommittee Meeting, 4:00–6:00 PM, Veatch Conference Room. This subcommittee works to eliminate the stigma of mental illness. New members are being recruited so if you’re interested, please come to this meeting with your ideas and suggestions.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019Long Island Justice Town Hall for NYS Farmworkers, 7:00– 8:30 PM, LIU Post, Brookville Campus, Humanities Room 119, 720 Northern Blvd, Greenvale, NY. This may finally be the year to pass the Farmworkers’ Bill of Rights. Come learn how you can support this needed change. Contact Claire if you plan to attend and would like to carpool.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING
Current Campaign for the INN: We have temporarily suspended the collection of sheets and men’s clothing for the INN until further notice. Thank you for your generosity.
Food and Clothing Donations: The Social Justice Committee of UUCSR sponsors several ways for members of the congregation to meet the needs of others for food and clothing. Please see the flyer on the table in the main lobby for complete details.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK
Supports
MENTAL HEALTH
What’s Going on in Albany! Part 2
On February 14, we observed the first anniversary of the Parkland, FL school shooting in which 17 students and teachers died and 17 more were injured. What a year it has been! The brave student survivors became the voice of a new movement to address the gun violence that plagues our nation.
One result of the efforts to draw attention to this national crisis is the publication of the online project, Since Parkland: 1,200 American Kids Shot and Killed. A collaboration between the Miami Herald and The Trace, the project sent hundreds of teen reporters into their communities to document the lives of those 1,200 children who died by gun violence. Although the stories are heartbreaking, they deserve our attention. I encourage you to take some time to read a few at https://sinceparkland.org/
According to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the activism inspired by the Parkland massacre resulted in more than half of our states passing at least one gun-control law in 2018. ( https://tinyurl.com/y2epbtgx ) There was also a decrease in legislation passed to extend gun rights. Is the tide turning?
Although New York State already has laws placing strict controls on the purchase, ownership, and use of guns, this year’s legislature added several laws that had been awaiting a vote in the Senate and the Governor’s signature. The new laws include the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO/”Red Flag”) Law; a Background Check Extension; a Bump Stock Ban; a Ban on Arming Educators; and a Gun Buyback Program. (You can find detailed information about these new laws at https://tinyurl.com/y4a2uqyo ) The missing piece of legislation is Nicholas’s Law (Bill S1764), named for Nicholas Naumkin, the 12-year-old who was unintentionally shot and killed by a friend in 2010. The legislation would require the safe storage of all firearms in one’s home. Members of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence hope to bring this legislation up for a vote very soon. To advocate for this bill with your state senator, go to https://tinyurl.com/y8r5fyb8 Put in your address and find your senator. You can send your senator a message from his/her website.
Cablevision Channel 20 / Verizon Channel 37in the incorporated Villages of Great Neck/North Shore:PATV (Public Access TV) are currently airing Shelter Rock special events on Cablevision. Visit PATVV for program dates and times:
Live Stream available on PATV for those who do not get their station.
Find previously shown programs on PATV’s On Demand Link
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VEATCH NEWSEileen Jamison, Program Director
Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
The Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock provides support for efforts within the religious and spiritual mission of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter
Rock where their purposes are best served by outside agencies acting under the Veatch Program and the Congregation.
MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS Stephen Michael Smith, Music Director
Sunday, February 24, 20191:30 PM • WORSHIP ROOM
MUSIC AT SHELTER ROCK PRESENTS
An Afternoon of JazzTHE BRANDON LEE SEXTET
Tunes by: • Dizzy Gillespie • Cole Porter • George Gershwin • Horace Silver • Jerome Kern • Vernon Duke • Brandon Lee
UUCSR Members: $10 • Non-Members: $12Under 18: FREE • Tickets available at the door
Meet the Artists • Reception Following
All welcome!Adequate free parking • Fully handicapped accessible
Unitarian UniversalistCongregation at Shelter Rock
Human. Kind.
48 Shelter Rock RdManhasset, NY 11030 uucsr.org | 516.627.6560
Meet Brandon Lee
Brandon Lee was born and raised in Houston, TX in 1983. He started on piano at 5 and switched to trumpet at 9. Lee found his love for jazz at 11 and never looked back. At 16, Lee made his first connection with Wynton Marsalis through Essential Ellington.
In 2001, Lee was one of 18 students chosen in the inaugural class of the Jazz Studies Program at The Juilliard School. From 2009-12, Lee was on Jazz Studies faculty as one of the youngest faculty members to ever teach at The Juilliard School.
Lee has performed with Christian McBride Big Band, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Birdland Big Band, David Berger Big Band, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Aaron Diehl featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, and the Kenny Barron Quintet, Fat Cat Big Band and many others.
In February 2018, Lee was awarded his first Grammy as a sideman on Christian McBride’s big band album, “Bringin’ It.” As a leader, Lee has recorded three albums: “From Within” (2007), “Absolute-Lee” (2010), and his latest, “Common Thread” (2017). He also co-leads a 10-piece group called the Uptown Jazz Tentet (UJT). In March 2017, UJT released its first album titled, "There It Is."
Lee moved to North Carolina from 2013-18 to pursue a college teaching position for the Miles Davis Studies program at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG). Currently, Lee resides in New York City where he is pursuing more performance opportunities and continuing to build on his musical career.
Your Veatch Dollars at Work on Long Island!
I have been told that there are some members of Shelter Rock who are unaware of the significant amount of Veatch funding that works to create social justice on Long Island. So, let me tell you how your Veatch dollars are currently at work in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
In 1993, the Veatch Board of Governors established the Long Island Unitarian Universalist (LIUU) Fund as a donor-advised, field-of-interest fund at the Long Island Community Foundation (LICF). Its purpose was to create a mechanism for the Veatch Program to offer support, through a regranting program, to organizations working for social change on Long Island. This regranting program continues to provide an opportunity for local UU congregations to collectively further the principles of Unitarian Universalism locally. Proposals are reviewed by LICF staff and presented to an advisory committee composed of members drawn from Unitarian Universalist congregations in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Last year, the LIUU Fund awarded 13 grants totaling $250,000, $65,000 of which went to support organizations promoting racial equity. Other highlights from their latest grant docket include:
• A $20,000 grant to the Domestic Harmony Foundation for cultural sensitivity training for police in communities with high concentrations of South Asian and Muslim populations;
• A $20,000 grant to New Hour for Women and Children–Long Island to support leadership development and advocacy training that empowers formerly incarcerated women;
• A $20,000 grant to The Advocacy Institute to expand legislative advocacy training and resources for Long Island’s non-profits.
In the coming year, the LIUU Fund will continue to award grants to non-profit organizations and initiatives that advance a progressive social change agenda. The fund intentionally aims to protect the civil and human rights of the poor, people of color, immigrants, women, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations. Shelter Rock members can be proud of LIUU’s work to further their Principles right in their backyard.
Jana North, Shelter Rock Representative to
LIUU Fund
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEBen Bortin, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator MILESTONES
THANK YOU
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It is a delight to introduce one of the newest members of this congregation, Elena Litescu. Elena was born and raised in Rumania, where Unitarianism began over 450 years ago, and also, not incidentally, the first country of size to issue an edict of religious toleration. As some of you know, we have a partner congregation there, and already, Elena is working to revitalize that program.
After achieving a bachelor’s degree in Rumania, Elena’s first job out of college was in the Public Relations department at a nearby City Hall, where she developed solid diplomatic and negotiation skills and interacted with numerous international delegations. Her religious journey was guided by Greek Orthodox principles.
By the end of 2005, Elena and her husband became proud American citizens, and also new parents. "Our son, Daniel," comments Elena, "is the joy of our lives." Elena’s passion is education and, currently, she is pursuing a doctoral degree in education at Northeastern University with an anticipated graduation date of September, 2019.
Elena first came to our building as a volunteer for Literacy Nassau. Liking the welcoming atmosphere she observed here, she returned for a service. After the service, in her words, "I wanted to be part of this wonderful community and become a member of UUCSR."
On behalf of all of us, a warm welcome to you, Elena!
Hospitality Hints
The Newcomer tables at the UU Café are not just for newcomers! These tables are designated for first-time and recent comers, but also for anyone who would like to be introduced to these guests and recent attendees. If you’re unsure if someone is new, perhaps a phrase like, “I don’t recall if we’ve met" is a viable opener. Generally, the Newcomer tables will be the toward the back on the left, designated by small signs, “Welcome Newcomers!”
We share the sad news of... the death of UUCSR member Midge Russell. Midge died on Monday, February 4, 2019, following a short illness and time in home hospice care. She was 93 years old and was in her 66th year as a member of our congregation. Midge was our longest-term member. Midge is survived by her five children Meri, Bill, Tom, Patti and Eleanor and grandchildren Kyna, Ben, Bud, Julia, Michael, Russ and Lauren and great-grandchildren Aidan, Maya, Johnna, Rocco and Aurelia. At Midge's request, no funeral is planned. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to
The Russell Familyc/o Eleanor Russell
245 Henry Street 6DBrooklyn, NY 11201
In 2018, 2,732 campers and their families experienced the magic of camp by attending one of our eleven week-long summer or twenty-eight weekend camping programs. This was made possible through the efforts of 28 Camp John Marc summer staff members and 1,342 volunteer counselors and medical staff members. Please know we are grateful for your (May, 2018 $731.25 Soulful Sundown) support in providing this experience to the campers of Camp John Marc.
Campcerely, Kevin Randles, Executive Director
Theater For Everyone
If you enjoy writing short plays, acting or directing, we have a free, fun weekend activity for you! No experience necessaryNewcomers welcome. Writers: Please submit short plays (5-10 minutes) by February 24 Saturday, March 2, 2019 Rehearsal • 10:00 AM Sunday, March 3, 2019 Rehearsal •10:00 AM
SHOWTIME • March 3, 2019, 2:00 PM ALL FREEFriends and Family ALL Welcome
RSVP to Meg Cohen [email protected] 631.456.8761
SPECIAL EVENT
ART INSPIRING ACTION:Film Screening, Panel
and Art Workshoppresented by
UUCSR and the Gold CoastInternational Film Festival
Sunday, March 24, 20191:00 PM
Worship Room
Special screening of the Academy Award-winning short film, INOCENTE, a timeless true story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America: children.
Brief panel discussion with the film’s executive producer SUSAN MACLAURY and other experts follow. An art workshop with refreshments will close the program. FREE - All ages welcome.
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GREEN SANCTUARY COMMITTEEJim Peters, Chair
This article reflects our stewardship of the earth and our commitment to the Seventh Principle.
Better Diet, Healthier Environment
Lowering greenhouse gases can be achieved in time. We can go Off Fossil Fuels, the campaign being promoted by NY Renews, and switch to clean renewable energy. We can also lower global greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in selecting a meatless daily diet. If more people gave up meat, the compensation would be a cleaner environment and products that are tasty, protein rich plant-based ones.
But why should we start giving up meat? The Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are terrible. They cause a release of methane gases (37 percent) from the animals and nitrous oxide (65 percent) because of the GMO soy and corn they are fed. In fact, globally, 65 billion animals suffer under unhealthy conditions, leaving antibiotics and hormones for us to consume and pesticides and fertilizers damaging our environment.
Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, agrees with the plant-based shift. He says,” This is a win-win.” Our plant-based sources, if produced in a sustainable way, are being experimented in labs. Some alternatives include cultured meats. Using animal cells we can grow food products identical to beef, fish, poultry, and pork. We already have vegan “eggs” from mung beans and Japanese cultured Wagyu beef. Another substitute is algae. This blue-green Spirulina has been around for eons. Already it is a staple of health food stores and juice bars. It’s mixed as a powder into foods, such as smoothies, wraps, energy bars and desserts. Moreover, algae-based food reduces deforestation due to cattle raising and creates few green house gases.
What about insects? Globally, edible crickets, ants, grasshoppers, etc., cooked properly are an answer. They are currently found in “flour powder” and used as ingredients in chocolate and energy bars. They are pure protein. But beans are better. They are rich in protein and other good vitamins. Growing them reduces green house gases up to 74 percent. Also, any nuts we grow release no CO2 and offer many healthy nutrients. In our markets “meat mimics” like soy-based tofu are substitutes and pea protein is added to many products.
Still we may need more to entice us to change our eating habits and ideas from a past culture promoting protein in meat rather than the healthier plant-based ones. They do not harm people or animals. Better diet, healthier environment!
Elaine Peters for the Green Sanctuary Committee
C O M M U N I T Y F O R U M
With Nassau County Executive Laura Curran
The fi rst in a series hosted by Blank Slate Media and the UUCSR Shelter Rock Forum Sponsored by Northwell Health
The county executive will answer topical questions posed fi rst by award-winning journalist and Blank Slate Media publisher Steven Blank and then in a question-and-answer period with members of the audience.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 | 7:30-9 PMUUCSR WORSHIP ROOM
ADMISSION IS FREERegistration not required for UUCSR members.Public registration open at:www.theislandnow.com/communityforum
on the record
Guest Speaker:FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ
Author or coauthor of nineteen books, includingDiet for a Small Planet, with over 3 million copies sold.
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 20197:30 PM • All Are Welcome
$5 Suggested Donation | Worship Room | RSVP: uucsr.org/lappe
The recipient of 18 honorary degrees, Frances has been a visiting scholar at MIT and University of California, Berkeley and, in 1987, received the Right Livelihood Award, often called the “Alternative Nobel.”
She is co-founder of Oakland-based Food First and Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, with her daughter, Anna Lappé.
Refreshments and book signing followingspeaking, questions & answers.
Questions? Please contactSharyn Esposito at 516.472.2960
Hope is PowerHer latest work is Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want, coauthored with Adam Eichen. Daring Democracy focuses on the roots of the US democracy crisis and how Americans are creatively responding to the challenge.
SHELTER ROCK FORUMColin Woodhouse, Chair
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BOOKSTORE COMMITTEEBrigitte Mueller, Chair
WG-Women Talk Daytime Series First & Third Wednesday of each month in the Art Gallery 12 to 2:00 PM. Bring lunch [cookies & beverage provided]
Women’s Group TGIFFriday, March 1, 2019, 7:00 PM, Social Hall
Professionally led Beach Ball Soccer -Let's get kickin'! Women’s Group Book Series
Friday, March 15, 2019, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryLeft: A Love Story by Mary Hogan, Led by Robin Finnan-Jones
WOMEN’S GROUPSandra Hazel Frank, Women’s Group President
Speak Up, Speak Out
“Children should be seen and not heard.” As a very little girl, I remember hearing this at the kitchen table. As it may seem difficult to imagine for those who know me, I really tried to be quiet. Then I doubted myself. Then I was annoyed. It just wasn’t fair. Later on, I noticed that this idea particularly seemed to apply to women.
Were you ever asked to play the quiet game? How long can you be quiet? The first one who speaks loses. Did you play? This provoked lots of resistance. I never liked being silenced. In a letter to the Editor, Kimberly Probolus notes that a large majority of letters published by The New York Times come from males. She encourages more women to write, as it can establish our full humanity. It asserts that women’s ideas and words deserve an audience. In a response, Thomas Feyer, Letters Editor and Susan Mermelstein, Staff Editor for The New York Times committed themselves to parity, urging women and anyone else who feels underrepresented, to write in.
Since then, many interesting responses appeared in the Letters section. One cited the luxury of having enough time. “Add it to the list,” she wrote. Another noted that men grow up assuming their ideas are worthy, while women are shushed, mocked, interrupted, mansplained, and punished. A very sad comment came from a woman who never thought anyone would want to hear her voice. Always deferring to others, she attributed it to being a woman, brown, or young. Another thought it was because men complain while women get to work and fix the problem. Yet another woman wrote about harassment and intimidation. Her voicemail included suggestions that she leave the country. A flag waving feminist reported that she already had a dozen letters published. Another claimed that topics of interest to women were “soft” news and of lesser prestige. Women are interested in topics like relationships, child development, ethics, values, health, nutrition, the environment, and personal safety.
Whatever the reason, let’s take advantage of the opportunity presented by the editors. Let’s write to them and speak up, speak our minds in all areas of our lives. We are no longer silenced little girls. We can establish our full humanity. Our words have value.
RACE — IN THEIR OWN WORDS
In observance of Black History Month your UUCSR Bookstore is featuring books by black authors, some of which are:• Washington Black by Esi Edugyan is a novel whose hero,
George Washington Black, narrates his escape from servitude in Barbados in 1830, and his subsequent adventurous life. The author is a Canadian lady whose parents came from Ghana
• Between the World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is in the form of a letter to his adolescent son in which, among other issues, he tries to explain what it is like to inhabit a black body and live within it. Toni Morrison states, "Its examination of the hazards and hopes of black male life is as profound as it is revelatory." This is required reading
• Becoming by Michelle Obama is her fascinating memoir and the best-selling book of 2018 still topping the list of best-sellers
• Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. A Harvard-educated lawyer tells of his moving experiences fighting for those, mostly black men, on death row and the hurtful, humiliating unfair horror of the justice system
• Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo by Zora Neale Hurston. The author tells the story of the last slave ship, The Clotilda, through interviews in 1927 with its last living survivor, Cudjo Lewis.
• The Sun Does Shine: How I found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton.
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave memoir by Frederick Douglas, originally published in 1845
• The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes.• The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes. A collection of 14
short stories sometimes humorous, but often tragic. • The Dream Keeper and other poems written by Langston Hughes
for young readers, contains the following poem:
I, TOOI, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh, And eat well,And grow strong.
TomorrowI’ll sit at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me, “Eat in the kitchen,”Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed
I, too, am America.
Please visit us in the Book Store to chat and browse. We are open for one hour after the Sunday service and located just off the Main Lobby. Lois Wolfson
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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTSPlease see UUCSR.org for additional details on all programs. See LIACUU.org for other area congregations.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019BOT Task Force Meeting, 9:30 AM, Bride's RmWomen Talk Daytime, 12:00 PM, Art GalleryMembers' Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomLLS Myeloma Support Group Meeting, 6:00 PM, RE Room 16Stewardship Task Force, 7:00 PM, Office Conference RoomClimate Justice Task Force Meeting, 7:00 PM, Art GalleryInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, Terrace RoomCANCELLED: Transcendentalism: Emerson, Parker, and Fuller, 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Room 206, 207Lunch Bunch - Pearl East Restaurant, 1:00 PM, ManhassetNAMI Sibling & Children of Peer Support Group, 7:00 PM, RE Room 17Blank Slate Media & SRF - Speaker Forum with Laura Curran, 7:00 PM, Worship RoomBoard of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch BallroomChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019Cornell Master Gardner Luncheon, 9:00 AM, Social HallMembers' Bridge Lessons & Game Play , 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomDramatic Readings, 6:00 PM, Art GalleryGame Night, 6:45 PM, RE Rooms 6 and10
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019Saturday INN Cooking, 9:00 AM, Main KitchenSGM Facilitators Meeting, 9:45 AM, Veatch Terrace RoomCaring Hearts Quilters, 10:00 AM, Rm 204, 205Together to End Solitary Confinement, 10:00 AM, RE WingYoga, 11:00 AM, Art Gallery
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019Peace and Meditation Service, 9:00 AM, ChapelGreat Books-Modern American Poetry & Consuming Interests, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomAll Congregation Retreat Meetiing, 9:30 AM, Bride's RoomChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallSpecial Membership Committee Budget Meeting, 12:15 PM, Veatch LibraryMen's Group Meeting, 12:30 PM, Veatch Conference Room
Rehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 12:30 PM, Veatch Terrace RoomMembership February Orientations, 1:00 PM, Office Conference RoomCommittee on Ministry Workshop (Private), 1:00 PM, RE Room 15Music at Shelter Rock, Jazz Concert, 1:30 PM, Worship RoomJazz Concert Reception, 2:30 PM, Art Gallery
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019Mental Health SJC Sub-Committee Monthly Meetings, 4:00 PM, Veatch Conference Room
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomNAMI Criminal Justice Committee Meeting, 3:00 PM, RE Room 15Nar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19Small Group Ministry Fourth Tuesday Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch Terrace RoomKundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Veatch BallroomCommittee on Ministry Meeting, 7:30 PM, Office Conference RoomRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 7:30 PM, Veatch LibraryMinisterial Care & Compensation Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Bride's Room
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019Members' Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomAdult Programs Meeting, 5:00 PM, Veatch Conference RoomNAMI Family Support Group, 7:00 PM, RE Room 15Investment Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, Office Conference RoomInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Social Hall, Bride's RoomProgram Council Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Room 206, 207Finance Committee Mtg, 5:30 PM, Veatch LibraryChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room
FRIDAY, MARCH 01, 2019Members' Bridge Lessons & Game Play , 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomT.G.I.F. - Beach Ball Soccer, 7:30 PM, Social Hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 02, 2019Caring Hearts Quilters, 10:00 AM, Rm 204, 205Theatre For Everyone - Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Social HallYoga, 11:00 AM, Art Gallery
SUNDAY, MARCH 03, 2019Great Books-Modern American Poetry & Consuming Interests, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomWomen's History Month Breakfast - Together We Make Change, 9:00 AM, Veatch BallroomChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallYoung People's Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 12:30 PM, Veatch Terrace RoomTheatre For Everyone - Rehearsal, 12:30 PM, Office Conference RoomLove and Stitches, 12:30 PM, RE Room 15Rescheduled -Small Group Ministry First Sunday Meeting, 1:00 PM, Bride's RoomDo You Believe?, 1:00 PM, RE Room 14Sheldon Turtletaub Memorial, 1:30 PM, Worship RoomTheatre For Everyone Play, 2:00 PM, Social Hall
MONDAY, MARCH 04, 2019DAC Budget Meeting, 3:00 PM, Office Conference Room
TUESDAY, MARCH 05, 2019Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomRacial Justice Task Force Meeting, 6:15 PM, Veatch Conference RoomRacial Justice Task Force Meeting, 6:15 PM, Veatch KitchenNar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19Kundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Veatch BallroomRE Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryAgenda Planning Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch LibraryDAC Meeting, 7:30 PM, Office Conference RoomRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 7:30 PM, Veatch Terrace Room
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2019Women Talk Daytime, 12:00 PM, Art GalleryMembers' Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomSRI Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch Conference RoomInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, Terrace RoomMembership Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryNominating Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Bride's Room
THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2019LREDA Cluster Meeting, 9:00 AM, Veatch BallroomYoga, 9:30 AM, Art Gallery
Visit UUCSR.org for additionalcalendar programs and events.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTSPlease see UUCSR.org for additional details on all programs. See LIACUU.org for other area congregations.
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SJC INN Cooking - Thursday, 9:30 AM, Main KitchenAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Room 206, 207Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30 PM, Veatch Conference RoomMeditation Program, 6:30 PM, ChapelPersonnel Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch LibraryShelter Rock Forum Committee Monthly Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch Oval RoomTransition Team Meeting, 7:30 PM, Bride's RoomChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room
FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2019Members' Bridge Lessons & Game Play , 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomMind the Gap Packing Event, 6:00 PM, Social HallSoulful Sundown Supper, 6:30 PM, Social HallSoulful Sundown Service, followed by Coffee House, 7:30 PM, Social Hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 09, 2019Caring Hearts Quilters, 10:00 AM, Rms 204, 205Caring Committee Meeting, 10:00 AM, Office Conference RoomYouth Service Trip Youth Orientation, 10:00 AM, Art GalleryYoga, 11:00 AM, Art GalleryGrade 7 Sleepover, 7:00 PM, RE Wing
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2019SGM Second Sunday- Early AM Meeting, 8:30 AM, Office Conference RoomWomen's Group Board Meeting, 8:45 AM, Veatch Conference RoomGreat Books-Modern American Poetry & Consuming Interests, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomWorship Committee Meeting, 9:15 AM, Bride's RoomMentor Breakfast, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallYoung People's Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallChess Games, 12:00 PM, Social HallGrade 1 "Open House" Presentation & Fundraiser, 12:00 PM, Main Lobby 2Congregational Meeting, 12:45 PM, Worship Room
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2019Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomArt Committee Meeting, 4:00 PM, Office Conference RoomHadley House LLC BOM Meeting, 5:30 PM, Veatch Conference Room
NAMI Family to Family Classes, 6:30 PM, RE Room 15Nar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19SJC NAMI Walk Kickoff Event, 6:30 PM, Social HallKundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Veatch BallroomHousing Board Mtg, 7:30 PM, Veatch LibraryPublicity & Promotions, 7:30 PM, Bride's RoomCommittee on Ministry Meeting, 7:30 PM, Office Conference RoomRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 7:30 PM, Veatch Terrace Room
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019Reach Out America, 12:30 PM, Social HallSmall Group Ministry Second Wednesday AM Hadley House Meeting, 1:00 PM, Hadley House Community RoomMembers' Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomBookstore Committee Meeting, 4:00 PM, Bride's RoomNAMI Family Support Group, 7:00 PM, RE Room 15Inisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, Terrace RoomSmall Group Ministry Second Wednesday PM Meeting, 7:30 PM, RE Room 19Social Justice Monthly Meeting, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryFood & Water Watch Monthly Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Conference Room
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Room 206, 207Finance Committee Meeting, 5:30 PM, Veatch LibraryTown Hall Meeting - Budget Review, 6:30 PM, RE Room 15Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal RmSRF: Hope is Power: Daring Democracy for the America We Want, 7:30 PM, Worship Room
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019SGM Third Friday Hadley House Meeting, 1:00 PM, Hadley House Community RoomMembers' Bridge Lessons & Game Play , 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomSoulful Songs & Stories, 7:00 PM, RE Room 14Women's Group Book Series, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryCongregational Dance, 8:00 PM, Social Hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019Saturday INN Cooking, 9:00 AM, Main KitchenCaring Hearts Quilters, 10:00 AM, Rms 204, 205Worship Assistant Training meeting, 10:00 AM, Art GalleryYoga, 11:00 AM, Veatch Ballroom
SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019Great Books-Modern American Poetry & Consuming Interests, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4
Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomSmall Group Ministry (Annual Budget Discussion) Coordinators Meeting, 9:00 AM, Bride's RoomChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallYoung People's Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 12:30 PM, Veatch Terrace RoomTown Hall Meeting - Budget Review, 12:45 PM, Art GalleryCommunity Service Learning Session, 12:45 PM, RE WingThird Sunday SGM Meeting, 1:00 PM, Bride's RoomNative American Spirituality and Culture, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomSt. Patrick's Day Party, 6:00 PM, Social Hall
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019Cornell Cooperative Educational Training Workshop, 8:30 AM, Social HallOvereaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomNAMI Criminal Justice Committee Meeting, 3:00 PM, RE Room 15NAMI Family to Family Classes, 6:30 PM, RE Room 15Nar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19NAMI Peer-to-Peer Classes, 6:30 PM, RE Room 17Small Group Ministry Third Tuesday Meeting, 7:00 PM, Bride's RoomKundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Art GalleryBoard of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch BallroomFilm - Fahrenheit 11/9, 7:30 PM, Social HallRehearsal - Chekhov's Three Sisters: Redux, Finally To Moscow, 7:30 PM, Veatch Terrace Room
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019Manhasset School Retirees, 10:30 AM, Bride's RoomWomen Talk Daytime, 12:00 PM, Social HallMembers' Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomTown Hall Meeting - Budget Review, 2:00 PM, RE Room 15LLS Myeloma Support Group Meeting, 6:00 PM, RE Room 16Climate Justice Task Force Meeting, 7:00 PM, Art GalleryInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, Terrace RoomTranscendentalism: Emerson, Parker, and Fuller, 7:30 PM, Veatch Library
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Next Quest: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | Deadline for Content: Thursday, February 28, 2019
unitarian universalist congregation at shelter rock48 Shelter Rock Rd. Manhasset, NY 11030 | 516.627.6560 | uucsr.org / [email protected]
Minister for Pastoral CareRev. Jennifer L. Brower ([email protected])Minister of Lifespan Religious EducationRev. Dr. Natalie M. Fenimore ([email protected])Interim Senior MinisterRev. Ned Wight ([email protected])Congregation Operations AdministratorAdam Barshak ([email protected])Veatch Executive DirectorJoan Minieri ([email protected])Music DirectorStephen Michael Smith ([email protected])Membership & Volunteer CoordinatorBen Bortin ([email protected])Lifespan Religious Education CoordinatorCarson Jones ([email protected])Youth & Young Adult Program CoordinatorIndia Harris ([email protected])Social Justice CoordinatorClaire Deroche ([email protected])
Officers of the CongregationPresident: Klaus MasuchVice President: Mark HartmanSecretary: John RyanTreasurer: Brian Muellers
Members of the Board of TrusteesMarilyn FischellShanti Carole FlotEdwin Frank Barry Nobel
Jana NorthRobert NuxollRebecca SmithVic Weit
February 20, 2019
The Quest February 20, 2019
Celebration!
St. Patrick’s Day
Ladies AND gentlemen all welcomeRSVP online in the events calendar or contact Sharyn Esposito
[email protected] or 516.472.2960
OVER 21 ONLY, PLEASEPrice In Advance$30 Members$35 Non-Members
sunday,March 17, 2019
6:00 PM social hall Featuring classic
corned beef, cabbage, shepherd's pie and Irish soda bread!
Be entertained by Dexter Wells playing old-time Irish favorites and some Irish sing-a-longs PLUS Doug
Hyer on Irish Trumpet. Songbooks will be available.
Performance by Royal Irish Dance Academy
Presented by the UUCSR Men’s Group
