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On Sunday, September 10, 2023, we returned to our regularly scheduled Sunday Services at 10:50 in the Sanctuary, with a virtual option via Zoom link. The link is published in the Tuesday night email to our membership list, and on Friday in the newsletter to Members and Friends.

Listings are in reverse chronological order. Scroll down to the date you want.

Sunday Services

Sunday, October 8, 2023 • 10:50 am
So What Exactly Do We Believe?
With Visiting Minister Ember Kelley in the Pulpit
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
Throughout the history of our movements, Untarians and Universalists have sought to explain their beliefs without veering into dogma. Whether “Things Most Commonly Believed Today Among Us” in the 1880s or our modern 7 principles- these statements have sought to explain what exactly it means to be a Unitarian Universalist. So, what exactly do we believe?

Join Visiting Minister Ember Kelley for a reflection on what it means to be a Unitarian Universalist. We will reflect on being a dynamic and changing movement, and discuss the Unitarian Universalist Association's proposed changes to Article 2 discussed at the General Assembly this last summer.

For in-person service:
Masks Are No Longer Required in the Sanctuary.
Social Distancing. People are still reminded to be conscious of social distancing.

Sunday, October 1, 2023 • 10:50 am
Palestinian Lament: Living Under Occupation
With Dr. Karen Steele, Co-Chair of All Souls' Chapter of UUJME
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
Please join Dr. Karen Steele, co-chair of the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Chapter of Justice in the Middle East (UUJME), as she speaks about the dire situation of Palestinians living in Palestine/Israel and the work of her group doing outreach with other solidarity groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace and US Campaign for Palestinian rights, among others.

UUJME, founded in 1971, is a UU-related social justice organization of education and advocacy siding with love with the people of Palestine/Israel.

For in-person service:
Masks Are No Longer Required in the Sanctuary.
Social Distancing. People are still reminded to be conscious of social distancing.

Susan Flynn, UCSI Treasurer and GA 2023 Delegate with Christine Johnson, UCSI Board of Trustees President

Sunday, September 24, 2023  • 10:50 am
Hot Topics from GA
With Susan Flynn, UCSI Delegate to 2023 UUA General Assembly
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
Susan Flynn will present highlights from this year’s UU General Assembly. She reports that this GA was "monumental as well as historic." Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt was overwhelmingly elected the as the first woman of color and first out queer person to lead our Association.

Changes to Article II of the UUA bylaws were discussed and revised and a final version will be voted on at next year’s GA.  Having attended virtually as a delegate from our church, Susan will talk about these and other events that took place there.

For in-person service:
Masks Are No Longer Required in the Sanctuary.
Social Distancing. People are still reminded to be conscious of social distancing.

Sunday, September 17, 2023 • 10:50 am
Climate Crisis and the Community
With Visiting Minister Ember Kelley in the Pulpit
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
With a summer of heat waves, orange-tinted skies, and air quality alerts, many in New York City are suddenly feeling the realities of the climate crisis on a regular and personal level. With activists gathering in New York City the week of September 17th for Climate Week, we take time to consider our role in confronting the climate crisis. What can we do as Unitarian Universalists to challenge a world that continues to fall short in addressing the climate emergency?

Today we will hear from our newly appointed Visiting Minister, Ember Kelley, who will share about how the power of community can help us to build a new world- a world where the earth is taken care of and life is thriving.

For in-person service:
Masks Are No Longer Required in the Sanctuary.
Social Distancing. People are still reminded to be conscious of social distancing.

Upcoming Events

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 resumes.

Children's Chapel
Children's Chapel and Workshops
Every Sunday with CCNY • 9:30 am
Sunday Chapel starts at 9:30am. It is a sacred space for kids to share Joys & Concerns and to connect with friends old and new. We light the chalice together, sing hymns, and make way for movement or meditation as time allows. Our chapel welcomes young people ages 5-17, and we invite families with children younger than 5 to attend with their little ones too!

Religious Education Workshops for grades K-8 begin right after Chapel and run until 11:00am.

This year in our workshops, we’re celebrating the interdependent web of existence! Using a Circles & Cycles curriculum, kids will be making connections between our 8 UU principles and 6 UU sources of inspiration to build a network of understanding about what was, what is, and what can be.

We’ll explore tenets of Judaic and Christian teachings, other world religions and cultural traditions, and examine the words and deeds of prophetic people both past and present to strengthen understanding of how we can live faith into action on matters of social and environmental justice.

UU Kids Connect
Every Third Thursday • 7:00 pm
Starts on Thursday October 21st
This fall UU Kids Connect is the place to be for kids in grades K-8 who want to meet new friends from new places, share their joys & concerns, show & tell what they’ve been up to, and have FUN!

The UU Kids Connect Team creates a safer online space for social support and spiritual development as kids journey forward through their years. The UUKC GATHERINGS will happen every third Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm (Eastern) beginning on Thursday, October 21st.

Registration is FREE and open!

THE CHURCH IS LOCATED 1 BLOCK FROM SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER, ON THE NORTH SHORE OF STATEN ISLAND. A 15 MINUTE BUS/TAXI RIDE FROM THE SI FERRY TERMINAL IN ST. GEORGE.

DIRECTIONS:
BY TAXI: Drive to 312 FILLMORE ST, corner of CLINTON AVE—a 10 minute drive from the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

BY BUS: From the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, take the S40 BUS towards GOETHALS RD via RICHMOND TERRACE. Get off at corner of CLINTON AVE and RICHMOND TERRACE. Walk one block to 312 FILLMORE ST.

BY CAR: From the VERRAZANO BRIDGE, OUTERBRIDGE or GOETHALS BRIDGE, take the CLOVE ROAD EXIT on RT278. Turn onto Clove Road going toward and crossing VICTORY BLVD. Continue on CLOVE ROAD until you can make a RIGHT on BARD AVE and continue to RICHMOND TERRACE. Turn RIGHT on Richmond Terrace and proceed 4 BLOCKS to CLINTON AVE. TURN RIGHT onto CLINTON AVE and proceed 1 block to FILLMORE ST.

From the BAYONNE BRIDGE, take the first exit (EXIT 13) onto MORNINGSTAR RD. Turn right onto MORNINGSTAR and continue until the road ends at RICHMOND TERRACE. Turn right, going under the overpass, and continue on RICHMOND TERRACE for about 10 minutes, until you reach CLINTON AVE. Turn RIGHT onto CLINTON AVE. Go 1 block to FILLMORE ST. There is ample (and free) street parking.

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