312 FILLMORE STREET, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301    PHONE: 718-447-2204
Given the recent COVID outbreaks across the city due to the Omicron variant, the COVID Taskforce, with the full support of our minister, has decided to make upcoming services virtual and to close in-person gatherings for the immediate future, hopeful to resume in-person events when it’s safe enough to do so.
-- Reverend Emily DeTar Birt, Minister of the Unitarian Church of Staten Island

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

Sunday Services 
Sunday May 22, 2022 • 11:00 am
Walk with the Animals: Blessing of the Animals Service
With Emily DeTar Birt  and our animal companions
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
So many in our community are blessed to walk through life with animal companions. Whether we have pets or simply share the earth we live in, all of our lives are richer for the animals that make us our ecosystems and environments. Together, let us bless the animals, just as they have blessed us.

For in-person service:
Masks Are Required. To be inclusive of kids and people of all ages, including our children, masks are a simple and effective way to keep everyone safe. 
Maintain Social Distancing. Whenever possible, maintain social distancing. 
No communal singing, or food or beverages. While our choir will be able perform, no congregational singing is available at this time. And no food and beverages are to be consumed on the premises. 

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Sunday May 15, 2022 • 11:00 am
Keeping the Flame Alive
With DRE Jil Novenski and families from the Community Church of New York
Please come to this special in-person, family-friendly, intergenerational service! (There will be a virtual option.)
During this special multi-generational service, we will be joined by the Director of Religious Education, Jil Novenski, and the families of the Community Church of New York. They will be visiting our church! Together, all of our families will talk about why Unitarian Universalism is important to them. Together we will share how uniting the work of our communities has helped to keep the flame of our faith alive. 
Please give a warm welcome to families and friends from Community Church of New York who will be visiting us, either in person or online! They will get a special gift from us for being our religious exploration partners this year. We invite our families to join us and participate. Please bring your children, teens, and yourselves and answer this question: What does church family mean to you?  

For in-person service:
Masks Are Required. To be inclusive of kids and people of all ages, including our children, masks are a simple and effective way to keep everyone safe. 
Maintain Social Distancing. Whenever possible, maintain social distancing. 
No communal singing, or food or beverages. While our choir will be able perform, no congregational singing is available at this time. And no food and beverages are to be consumed on the premises. 
Sunday May 8, 2022 • 11:00 am
​Music is the Mother of the Spirit
With Carolyn Clark and Members of the UCSI Choir 
In-person service with virtual option
Anyone who enjoys music knows just how powerful it can be for the spirit. One this special mother’s day service, we will reflect both on the power of mothering and caring for each other, as we also reflect on the ways music cares for and nurtures us all. Join us on this hymn-centered service, and please sing along!

For in-person service:
Masks Are Required. To be inclusive of kids and people of all ages, including our children, masks are a simple and effective way to keep everyone safe. 
Maintain Social Distancing. Whenever possible, maintain social distancing. 
No communal singing, or food or beverages. While our choir will be able perform, no congregational singing is available at this time. And no food and beverages are to be consumed on the premises. 
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Sunday May 1, 2022 • 11:00 am
Our Chosen Future
With Rev. Emily DeTar Birt
In-Person Service, with Virtual Option
John Buehrens and Forrest Church wrote the book, A Chosen Faith, to describe Unitarian Universalism. A faith where we have the power and responsibility to choose our beliefs carefully. Well, when it comes to how our communities thrive, we also have a choice: in the ways we support our institutions and our communities, we choose our future. What choices will you make to prepare for the future of this community? What are you willing to invest to keep our church thriving?

For in-person service:
Masks Are Required. To be inclusive of kids and people of all ages, including our children, masks are a simple and effective way to keep everyone safe. 
Maintain Social Distancing. Whenever possible, maintain social distancing. 
No communal singing, or food or beverages. While our choir will be able perform, no congregational singing is available at this time. And no food and beverages are to be consumed on the premises. 
Upcoming Events
Loving Staten Island Friendship Coffee and Dessert Hours
Hosted online by various Staten Island faith communities 
PictureUCSI 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.

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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!