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312 FILLMORE STREET, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301 PHONE: 718-447-2204
LINKTREE: linktr.ee/unitarianchurchofstatenisland

You Are Welcome Here!
Join us in person at Sunday Services 10:50am, with a virtual option via Zoom.
Please email [email protected] for information on how to join Sunday Service Zoom meetings.
Join us on Youtube—videos of the service are posted on our YouTube Channel https://bit.ly/3xgePI3.
Find news about us on this page, on Instagram and Facebook, and the Friday newsletter to Members and Friends.

Sunday Services and Current Events

Sunday, April 27, 2025 • 10:50 am
Abundance
With Guest Speaker Jody Stoll
In-person service with virtual option
UCSI’s Compassion Series looks to spotlight how the doctrinal principle of compassion is taught and practiced by each of the great religions represented here on Staten Island: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The simplicity of The Golden Rule is found in each of these denominations. Recognizing The Golden Rule continues to strengthen the ties that bind us, much needed in our polarized country.

Jody Stoll is from St. Mary’s Church, and a member of Episcopal Diocese/SI Humanitarian Committee. She was last in our pulpit in November 2023, part of a panel that spoke on Hunger in Staten Island. St. Mary’s Church offers a well established food pantry. It continues to be a strong identity of St. Mary’s reach to its greater community. The Episcopal Diocese’s Humanitarian Committee looks beyond the impacts of hunger, acting on compelling concerns we see that challenge our neighbors. Jody will focus on ‘Abundance’ and how the Humanitarian Committee works to ensure it for all.

For Access to Video Online: A video of the service is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3

Sunday, April 20, 2025 • 10:50 am
Poems of Hope, Renewal and Rebirth
With UCSI Member Robin Locke Monda
In-person service with virtual option
The story has been told in so many ways, the story of the seasonal cycle from springtime through autumn to winter to springtime once more. It’s the story of Persephone’s descent into the underworld. It’s the story of Osiris’ death at the hands of his brother Seth. It’s the Phoenix dying in a blaze of fire, and it’s Jesus on the cross and in the tomb. Each story leads to hope in rebirth, reemergence and renewal. Just like the spring flowers, we flower, too, despite the formidable clouds that sometimes surround us. Let’s gather for a Sunday of glad tidings and miracles, right here in our own neighborhood.

For Access to Video Online: A video of the service is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3xgePI3

Sunday, April 13, 2025 • 10:50 am
A Reading of the Haggadah in the Sanctuary
With Members of the Worship Guild
In-person service with virtual option
The Seder, with the recitation of the Haggadah, will take a non-traditional format. The Worship Guild will arrange for the reading of the Exodus from Zionism Haggadah created by Jewish Voice for Peace, and the musical accompaniment, just as we do for every Sunday service. The reading in the Sanctuary will be followed by a buffet lunch of traditional Passover foods, served in the Parish Hall.

All are welcome to join us.

For Access to Video Online: A video of the service is subsequently posted on our YouTube Channel.
https://bit.ly/3xgePI3

Meet Our Quarter-Time Minister, Reverend Daniel Lawlor
The Search Committee and the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Church of Staten Island are pleased to announce the appointment of Reverend Daniel Lawlor to the position of quarter-time minister. He will officiate services approximately once a month at the UCSI during the church year of 2024-25.

Rev. Lawlor is a minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Hudson Valley, in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. He says, “I am humbled and honored to be invited to serve with your historic congregation and kind community, where you commit each week to the search for truth and the spirit of love."

Inspired by his family’s example of engaged, religious practice and community work growing up in Rhode Island, Rev. Lawlor is inspired by caring communities and honored to witness the joys and sorrows in our faith. The son of a teacher and grandson of a deacon, Rev. Lawlor is a former middle school teacher and has served as a fundraiser for non-profits in California and New York, including the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth. Rev. Lawlor is a proud graduate of Boston University School of Theology and Brown University. He and his dynamic spouse Yumi, and their amazing young son call New York City home.

As a quarter-time minister (starting twice in November!) Rev. Lawlor shares,"I hope to see you soon, get to know you better, and connect for good, whether in a Sunday service or the wider community! I'm excited for the year ahead!"

Upcoming Events

Christmas cheer, 2018

Get/Stay Connected with the UCSI Women's Online Gatherings
Every Tuesday at 7:30pm
Through weekly meetings of the Women's Group on Zoom, we enjoy catching up with each other and getting to know one another better. You can either video call or phone call in to these gatherings. Please contact Kathy Santo at [email protected] 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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