< To Upcoming Services Feb 9, 2025 On Inclusion, Part I Sunday Service: "On Inclusion, Part I" Rev. Josh will begin a two-part sermon series on our February ministry theme, Inclusion . He'll reflect on the history of UU denominational efforts to fashion on more inclusive faith. Note: The service originally scheduled for this morning, "Desperate but Disciplined," with Rev. Kendra Ford, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek. Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-02-05 Sunday Service: "On Inclusion, Part I" Rev. Josh will begin a two-part sermon series on our February ministry theme, Inclusion . He'll reflect on the history of UU denominational efforts to fashion on more inclusive faith. Note: The service originally scheduled for this morning, "Desperate but Disciplined," with Rev. Kendra Ford, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek. Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, February 9, 2025 #eBlast -02-05 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sunday, July 27th: Sunday, August 3rd: Bittersweet August. In this service, we explore the unique bittersweetness of August, when in the midst of our slow savoring of summer, we are reminded of its transition into shorter, busier, unfamiliar days ahead. Like all of life’s seasons, how do we remain present for the savoring and curious about the possibilities ahead? Coordinators: Sandy Karosi & Paula Baker Sunday, August 10th: Science and Spirit on an Island. Star Island, in the Isles of Shoals, operates as a retreat and conference center. “Shoalers” – those who attend – consider it a spiritual home. David and Jane have been part of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science for decades, and this year were joined by Stan McMillen. The service will share some insights from this year’s conference on Science and Spirituality. Coordinators: Jane Penfield & David Klotz Sunday, August 17th: Sacred Spaces. Affordable Housing as a Moral Imperative through MISAC. Join UUSE MISAC board members to hear the story of one of the most effective social outreach efforts involving UUSE. Learn how the Manchester Interfaith Social Action Committee (MISAC) has provided high-quality, affordable housing to Manchester families for 56 years, while awarding over $2.5M to housing-related grant projects over the past 12 years. Coordinator: Kate Kimmerle Sunday, August 24th: Coffee House Worship! Back by popular demand! This morning we bring the all-congregational coffee house to Sunday morning worship! Enjoy music, poetry, and community. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek Sunday, August 31st: Weaving Our Lives General Assembly 2024. We will be presenting an edited version of the 2024 GA Sunday Worship service featuring inspiring stories and music focused on the interdependent web of life of which we are all a part. Coordinator: Vivian Carlson #AugustNewsletter Sunday, August 3rd: Bittersweet August. In this service, we explore the unique bittersweetness of August, when in the midst of our slow savoring of summer, we are reminded of its transition into shorter, busier, unfamiliar days ahead. Like all of life’s seasons, how do we remain present for the savoring and curious about the possibilities ahead? Coordinators: Sandy Karosi & Paula Baker Sunday, August 10th : Science and Spirit on an Island. Star Island, in the Isles of Shoals, operates as a retreat and conference center. “Shoalers” – those who attend – consider it a spiritual home. David and Jane have been part of the Institute on Religion in an Age of Science for decades, and this year were joined by Stan McMillen. The service will share some insights from this year’s conference on Science and Spirituality. Coordinators: Jane Penfield & David Klotz Sunday, August 17th: Sacred Spaces. Affordable Housing as a Moral Imperative through MISAC. Join UUSE MISAC board members to hear the story of one of the most effective social outreach efforts involving UUSE. Learn how the Manchester Interfaith Social Action Committee (MISAC) has provided high-quality, affordable housing to Manchester families for 56 years, while awarding over $2.5M to housing-related grant projects over the past 12 years. Coordinator: Kate Kimmerle Sunday, August 24th: Coffee House Worship! Back by popular demand! This morning we bring the all-congregational coffee house to Sunday morning worship! Enjoy music, poetry, and community. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek Sunday, August 31st: Weaving Our Lives General Assembly 2024. We will be presenting an edited version of the 2024 GA Sunday Worship service featuring inspiring stories and music focused on the interdependent web of life of which we are all a part. Coordinator: Vivian Carlson #AugustNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled NLDC Annual Recruitment The Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) is starting our annual recruitment effort for the July 2025 - June 2026 term. On March 2nd after the 11:00 A.M. service, the NLDC will be recruiting for new chairs and committee members. We will have handouts outlining committee charters and chair responsibilities available for review and posted on the bulletin board in the Program Room. What we have learned from our conversations with chairs and members serving on UUSE committees is that congregants rarely reach out on their own to volunteer. However, when someone takes the initiative to reach out to an individual and discusses committee opportunities, then congregants are more likely to be open to serve. It is our hope that these recruiting sessions will provide an opportunity to reach out to more congregants and extend a personal invitation to serve the UUSE community. Please join us and consider volunteering for a committee. This congregation cannot continue to sustain itself without volunteers. We desperately need more volunteers, and we need them now. Please consider making time in your busy schedules usually just a few hours a month to give back to a community that enriches our lives and community in so many ways. We hope to see you there, but if you can't make it, please reach out to one of the NLDC members. Our contact information will be on the bulletin board in the program room soon. Sincerely, the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee #FebruaryNewsletter The Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) is starting our annual recruitment effort for the July 2025 - June 2026 term. On March 2nd after the 11:00 A.M. service, the NLDC will be recruiting for new chairs and committee members. We will have handouts outlining committee charters and chair responsibilities available for review and posted on the bulletin board in the Program Room. What we have learned from our conversations with chairs and members serving on UUSE committees is that congregants rarely reach out on their own to volunteer. However, when someone takes the initiative to reach out to an individual and discusses committee opportunities, then congregants are more likely to be open to serve. It is our hope that these recruiting sessions will provide an opportunity to reach out to more congregants and extend a personal invitation to serve the UUSE community. Please join us and consider volunteering for a committee. This congregation cannot continue to sustain itself without volunteers. We desperately need more volunteers, and we need them now. Please consider making time in your busy schedules usually just a few hours a month to give back to a community that enriches our lives and community in so many ways. We hope to see you there, but if you can't make it, please reach out to one of the NLDC members. Our contact information will be on the bulletin board in the program room soon. Sincerely, the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee #FebruaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled GHIAA News! GHIAA News! Meet GHIAA Organizer Nina Vazquez Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Join the SJ/AO committee meeting on Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 P.M. for a conversation with new GHIAA organizer, Nina Vazquez. This is an opportunity for Nina to meet UUSE and for you to meet Nina and learn more about the issues GHIAA is focusing on. All are welcome! Come to the Meetinghouse or join us online. Participate in GHIAA House Meetings in October & November Concerned about immigrant rights and protections? Affordable housing? The impact of our state's inequitable fiscal policies? Join a GHIAA House Meeting and share your stories. Each of the house meetings is issue specific. You are welcome to attend more than one. For details, including dates & locations, and to sign up, click here. #eBlast-10-01 GHIAA News! Meet GHIAA Organizer Nina Vazquez Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Join the SJ/AO committee meeting on Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 P.M. for a conversation with new GHIAA organizer, Nina Vazquez. This is an opportunity for Nina to meet UUSE and for you to meet Nina and learn more about the issues GHIAA is focusing on. All are welcome! Come to the Meetinghouse or join us online . Participate in GHIAA House Meetings in October & November Concerned about immigrant rights and protections? Affordable housing? The impact of our state's inequitable fiscal policies? Join a GHIAA House Meeting and share your stories. Each of the house meetings is issue specific. You are welcome to attend more than one. For details, including dates & locations, and to sign up, click here . #eBlast -10-01 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Oct 19, 2025 On Love and Hate "On Love and Hate" Diving into our October ministry theme, “cultivating compassion,” Rev. Josh examines the ways we regard our fellow humans across the various divisions in society. Even when we disagree vehemently, how do we honor the humanity of the other? This sermon was purchased by Bill Coleman at the 2024 goods and services auction. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek. Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-10-15 "Who Knew Love and Hatred Feel So Much Alike?" Diving into our October ministry theme, “cultivating compassion,” Rev. Josh examines the ways we regard our fellow humans across the various divisions in society. Even when we disagree vehemently, how do we honor the humanity of the other? This sermon was purchased by Bill Coleman at the 2024 goods and services auction. Coordinator: Rev. Josh Pawelek. Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, October 19, 2025 In Case You Missed It #eBlast -10-15 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled The State of Transgender Rights The State of Transgender Rights Friday, October 17th at 7:00 P.M. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St, Hartford (corner of Farmington Ave. and Woodland St.) All are welcome to an evening with Jennifer Levi, Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights, GLAD Law for a lecture on the state of transgender rights. Jennifer Levi is the Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights and a nationally recognized expert on transgender legal issues. Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD LAW) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identify and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation. Join us! #eBlast-10-15 The State of Transgender Rights Friday, October 17th at 7:00 P.M. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St, Hartford (corner of Farmington Ave. and Woodland St.) All are welcome to an evening with Jennifer Levi, Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights, GLAD Law for a lecture on the state of transgender rights. Jennifer Levi is the Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights and a nationally recognized expert on transgender legal issues. Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD LAW) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identify and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation. Join us! #eBlast -10-15 OOS Sermon YouTube

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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Spring Spruce Up Spring Spruce Up Saturday, May 16th, 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Please join the Building & Grounds Committee on Saturday, May 16th for our annual spring work party to spruce up the grounds. Here is an opportunity to steward the land that is home to UUSE. We'll prepare the grounds for summer and share information about upcoming B&G projects. This is a time for all ages - kids and youth are welcome with a responsible adult. Dress for the weather and bring your favorite lawn tools (we do have some to lend). We'll provide snacks, beverages, and some guidance. For more information, contact Jane Osborn or Cory Clark. See you then! #eBlast-05-13 Spring Spruce Up Saturday, May 16th, 8:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Please join the Building & Grounds Committee on Saturday, May 16th for our annual spring work party to spruce up the grounds. Here is an opportunity to steward the land that is home to UUSE. We'll prepare the grounds for summer and share information about upcoming B&G projects. This is a time for all ages - kids and youth are welcome with a responsible adult. Dress for the weather and bring your favorite lawn tools (we do have some to lend). We'll provide snacks, beverages, and some guidance. For more information, contact Jane Osborn or Cory Clark . See you then! #eBlast -05-13 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Screening: Borderland | The Line Within Screening: Borderland | The Line Within Tuesday, September 23, 2025 in the UUSE Meeting Room All ticket proceeds dedicated to CT Students for a Dream In Borderland, we journey with immigrants resisting and organizing for their rights. The interwoven stories of courageous immigrants seeking a way forward sheds light on the human cost of the struggle. Spanish subtitles. Tickets are $5 and benefit CT Students for a Dream. Q&A with the filmmakers follows the screening. Click here for more information. #eBlast-09-17 Screening: Borderland | The Line Within Tuesday, September 23, 2025 in the UUSE Meeting Room All ticket proceeds dedicated to CT Students for a Dream In Borderland, we journey with immigrants resisting and organizing for their rights. The interwoven stories of courageous immigrants seeking a way forward sheds light on the human cost of the struggle. Spanish subtitles. Tickets are $5 and benefit CT Students for a Dream. Q&A with the filmmakers follows the screening. Click here for more information. #eBlast -09-17 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Sep 8, 2026 ROMEOS Retired Old Men Eating Out, or The ROMEOs, is a social group that gets together once a month for lunch. Contact the office for details. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Pagan Group - Mabon Celebration 1:00PM On September 24th we are holding a ritual for Mabon at 1:00 P.M. in the UUSE sanctuary to celebrate the autumnal equinox. Our group meets periodically to discuss our practice and to plan rituals. If you would like more info about this group or paganism in general, contact Sandy Johnson. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Jan 26, 2025 The Power of Protest Sunday, January 26: The Power of Protest.Coordinators: Mary Lawrence & David Klotz #JanuaryNewsletter Sunday, January 26 : The Power of Protest. Coordinators: Mary Lawrence & David Klotz #JanuaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube