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Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, the Board of the Unitarian Church of Staten Island has decided to cancel in-person Sunday Services for the foreseeable future. Join our virtual Sunday services online from our Facebook page at 11:00 am.
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Sunday Services
Sunday January 31, 2021 • 11:00 am
A Vial of Hope: The COVID Vaccine and How Faith Can Support Science With Rev. Emily DeTar Birt Over this past year people across the country have used religion as a shield against the medical advice of doctors asking to wear masks or other measures for COVID-19 prevention. Unitarian Universalism is a faith where science and religion fit together. Across Staten Island, ministers, rabbis, imams proclaim the value of science in promoting health measures regarding COVID-19. For this service, I will share why I believe science and faith can easily fit together, and why religious voices can be so important to advocate for the health of our community. 
Sunday January 24, 2021 • 11:00 am
Religious Persecution of The Bahá’í Faith in Iran With guest speaker Ted Hall and Worship Guild Associate, David Michaels With this service, we will begin our series on Religious Persecution. Each service in the series will highlight a particular group in the world that is being persecuted for their religion. In this first service in the series, we will examine the Iranian government’s persecution of Iranian citizens of Bahá’í faith. The Bahá’í faith was born in Iran and is currently the second largest religion in Iran after Islam. Despite these facts, the Bahá’ís in Iran do not share the same rights and protections as Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians, or Jews, but are often deprived of basic human rights, and even life itself, because of their religion. Efforts are being made by the Bahá’í community to bring international attention to the issue with the belief that increasing international pressure is the only way to secure freedom for Iranian Bahá’ís. This situation is made all the more difficult due to the fact that Iranian citizens at large are suffering greatly because of US government sanctions against Iran. Please join Sally Jones and Ted Hall as they present this issue to us, and please stay with us to be a part of the continuing group discussion immediately following the service. 
Sunday Jan. 17th, 2021 • 11:00 am
A Dream of the Beloved Community Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday with Rev. Emily DeTar Birt The King Center writes, “Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision, in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. In the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it. Racism and all forms of discrimination, bigotry and prejudice will be replaced by an all-inclusive spirit.” As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to lift up this vision of Beloved Community and to work to justice together. Come and learn more about the vision of the Beloved Community and what that means for our times. |
Upcoming Events
Loving Staten Island Friendship Coffee and Dessert Hours
Hosted online by various Staten Island faith communities For a number of years, the Staten Island Inter-Religious Leadership Council has been hosting Loving Staten Island Friendship Dinners, with the aim of getting people of different faiths and backgrounds together and forming connections. The pandemic curtailed the in-person gatherings, but not the gatherings themselves! So, grab your favorite dessert and login to Zoom to meet other Staten Islanders. To support each other through the pandemic. To learn about different houses of worship and community centers in your borough. And to have meaningful conversation and make new friends. Date: Host: Jan 17 - Temple Israel Reform Congregation Feb 21 - Richmond Inter-Parish Council, The Episcopal Churches of S.I. Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm To join any Friendship Dessert Hour: Go to zoom.us and enter: Meeting ID: 931 9985 7416 Passcode: 135731  UCSI Women gather for fun and Christmas cheer, 2018
Get/Stay Connected with the UCSI Women's Online Gatherings
Every Wednesday at 7:00pm Through weekly meetings of the Women's Group, during this time of social distancing, we enjoy getting to catch up with each other and to get to know one another better. You can either video call or phone call in to these gatherings. Please contact Kathy Santo at membership@uucsi.org for more details. 
Virtual Children and Youth Programming
Every Sunday at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm Children's Chapel We have been invited by Community Church of New York to join their Children's Chapel on Sundays at 10:30 am. All families with children ages 0-17 are welcome! Please register for the chapel. Email DRE Jil Novenski at jnovenski@ccny.org Beacon UU Youth Groups Beacon UU (formerly known as the UU congregation of Summit, NJ) has opened their programing for us to join. Every Sunday at 6:00 they have two youth groups. One for 6th-8th grade members, and another for 9th-12th grade. Please email minister@uucsi.org to register. |
