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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Pajama & Sock Drive Pajama & Sock Drive Collection runs through Sunday, November 23rd! Help us support EmpowerU and the kids of Squire Village. Please drop off new pajamas and socks in all sizes 5T to adult at UUSE by Sunday November 23rd. Questions? Contact Desiree at uuseoffice@uuse.org . #eBlast-11-19 Pajama & Sock Drive Collection runs through Sunday, November 23rd! Help us support EmpowerU and the kids of Squire Village. Please drop off new pajamas and socks in all sizes 5T to adult at UUSE by Sunday November 23rd. Questions? Contact Desiree at uuseoffice@uuse.org . #eBlast -11-19 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Trunk Or Treat Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 25th, 2025 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Set-up at 5:30 PM Are you participating in Trunk or Treat this coming Saturday? If you plan to decorate your car and hand out candy from your trunk, be here in the UUSE parking lot for 5:30 PM to set up. Bringing the kids to Trick or Treat? Trunk or Treat runs from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This event is open to the public. Hope to see you there! #eBlast-10-22 Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 25th, 2025 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Set-up at 5:30 PM Are you participating in Trunk or Treat this coming Saturday? If you plan to decorate your car and hand out candy from your trunk, be here in the UUSE parking lot for 5:30 PM to set up. Bringing the kids to Trick or Treat? Trunk or Treat runs from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This event is open to the public. Hope to see you there! #eBlast -10-22 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled UUSE "Summer Suppers" UUSE "Summer Suppers" Would you like to be a host? The Membership Committee wants to keep our seasonal Community suppers going, but we need your help! If you would like to host a "Summer Supper" at your home sometime in late July or August, please contact Sue Myers via email (uuseoffice@uuse.org ) or phone 860-646-5151) by July 10 and let her know the date and time for your event and how many guests you can accommodate. She'll send you back a quick questionnaire to gather further details for the sign-up sheet. Hosts are asked to provide a main dish. Guests will bring all the appetizers, sides, desserts, etc. We'll put your sign up sheet in the lobby after Sunday services on July 13 and 20. Questions? Ask Sue Myers or Carole Boster. #eBlast-07-09 UUSE "Summer Suppers" Would you like to be a host? The Membership Committee wants to keep our seasonal Community suppers going, but we need your help! If you would like to host a "Summer Supper" at your home sometime in late July or August, please contact Sue Myers via email ( uuseoffice@uuse.org ) or phone 860-646-5151) by July 10 and let her know the date and time for your event and how many guests you can accommodate. She'll send you back a quick questionnaire to gather further details for the sign-up sheet. Hosts are asked to provide a main dish. Guests will bring all the appetizers, sides, desserts, etc. We'll put your sign up sheet in the lobby after Sunday services on July 13 and 20. Questions? Ask Sue Myers or Carole Boster. #eBlast -07-09 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled UUSE Chocolate Auction!!! To Celebrate the end of our 2026 Annual Appeal!! Sunday afternoon, March 29, 12:30 PM Chocolate is awesome, and a chocolate auction is a great way to raise $$$$ for UUSE! This year’s chocolate auction helps celebrate the end of our 2026 Annual Appeal. All members and friends of UUSE are invited to create chocolate confections (cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, and any other kind of chocolate dessert you can imagine). Bring your creations to the meeting house on the 31st (include your name and a list of ingredients). Then, come to the auction at 12;30 and bid on whatever looks best to you! Bring your check book or cash and pay when you collect your WINNINGS. It's that simple!!! We need 5-6 volunteers to help out on the 17th. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Rev. Josh at minister@uuse.org or 860-646-5151! #MarchNewsletter ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Feb 22, 2026 02-22-26 Generous Spirit Rev. Josh explores the many ways we manifest generosity and why it matters that we continually cultivate generous spirits. Kate Kimmerle purchased this service at the 2025 UUSE Goods and Services Auction. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-02-18 Rev. Josh explores the many ways we manifest generosity and why it matters that we continually cultivate generous spirits. Kate Kimmerle purchased this service at the 2025 UUSE Goods and Services Auction. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, February 22, 2026 In Case You Missed It #eBlast -02-18 OOS Sermon YouTube

b63975d3-067b-41f6-a3a8-2d24d527e6ee < Back Emergency Preparedness Taskforce Emergency Preparedness Task Force : Charged with creating and recommending for approval an all-hazards Emergency Operations Plan following national guidelines. The task force will then be responsible for developing ways to educate and train the congregation in its application, reviewing and updating the plan every two years, and for making any recommended changes. Updated October 9, 2025 at 2:02:29 PM

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Stewarding Opportunity! We are looking for people to canvass members & friends. Being a steward is a way to get to know new people, to share your enthusiasm and commitment for UUSE and to help make our Annual Appeal a success. The commitment time is relatively short with one training session and a couple of weeks to contact 2 - 4 members or friends. The stewardship conversations are a time of fellowship and sharing our dreams and aspirations. Talking about financial commitment is a small part of a much larger conversation about generosity and community. So please consider volunteering to be a steward this year. We especially want people who have never been stewards before, especially parents! For those who did not mail in their pledge or did not attend a potluck, the steward will use a personal visit (if both feel comfortable), email, phone calls, or texts to get in touch with people to answer any questions and remind them to fill out their pledge form and return it to Annie. Personal canvassing will be from March 18 – April 6, 2026. We will provide training on Thursday evening, March 5 or Saturday morning, March 7, 2026. Specific times will follow. Please email Phil Sawyer at uuseoffice@uuse.org or call 860-646-5151 if you are willing to help or have any questions. Our Annual Appeal occurs from March 1 – April 6, 2026. #JanuaryNewsletter We are looking for people to canvass members & friends. Being a steward is a way to get to know new people, to share your enthusiasm and commitment for UUSE and to help make our Annual Appeal a success. The commitment time is relatively short with one training session and a couple of weeks to contact 2 - 4 members or friends. The stewardship conversations are a time of fellowship and sharing our dreams and aspirations. Talking about financial commitment is a small part of a much larger conversation about generosity and community. So please consider volunteering to be a steward this year. We especially want people who have never been stewards before, especially parents! For those who did not mail in their pledge or did not attend a potluck, the steward will use a personal visit (if both feel comfortable), email, phone calls, or texts to get in touch with people to answer any questions and remind them to fill out their pledge form and return it to Annie. Personal canvassing will be from March 18 – April 6, 2026. We will provide training on Thursday evening, March 5 or Saturday morning, March 7, 2026. Specific times will follow. Please email Phil Sawyer at uuseoffice@uuse.org or call 860-646-5151 if you are willing to help or have any questions. Our Annual Appeal occurs from March 1 – April 6, 2026. #JanuaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Help Youngsters Improve Reading Skills! Help Youngsters Improve Reading Skills! Can you spare an hour a week to help young students become stronger readers? For the fourth year, UUSE members are volunteering in Verplanck Elementary School classrooms, working with kindergarten, first and second-grade kids. Note: We previously worked with a federally funded program known as RSVP. Now that program has been eliminated, but we'll be working directly with the school staff. Here's an opportunity to see talented teachers in action and support what the Verplanck faculty calls "our scholars." Please email Nancy Pappas at uuseoffice@uuse.org by August 20 with your questions and (we hope) commitment. We expect to begin toward the end of September, so we'll have more details soon. #eBlast-08-20 Help Youngsters Improve Reading Skills! Can you spare an hour a week to help young students become stronger readers? For the fourth year, UUSE members are volunteering in Verplanck Elementary School classrooms, working with kindergarten, first and second-grade kids. Note: We previously worked with a federally funded program known as RSVP. Now that program has been eliminated, but we'll be working directly with the school staff. Here's an opportunity to see talented teachers in action and support what the Verplanck faculty calls "our scholars." Please email Nancy Pappas at uuseoffice@uuse.org by August 20 with your questions and (we hope) commitment. We expect to begin toward the end of September, so we'll have more details soon. #eBlast -08-20 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sing Out Love Listening Sessions Sing Out Love Listening Sessions February 12th, 26th and March 5th Are you interested in hearing (and maybe even singing) music from the UUA's new online hymnal, Sing Out Love? Join our Music Director, Mary Bopp, and Rev. Josh for an exploration of the music in this wonderful new resource. Thursdays, February 12th, February 26th and March 5th, 11:00 to 1:00 PM at the meeting house. All are welcome. #eBlast-02-11 Sing Out Love Listening Sessions February 12th, 26th and March 5th Are you interested in hearing (and maybe even singing) music from the UUA's new online hymnal, Sing Out Love? Join our Music Director, Mary Bopp, and Rev. Josh for an exploration of the music in this wonderful new resource. Thursdays, February 12th, February 26th and March 5th, 11:00 to 1:00 PM at the meeting house. All are welcome. #eBlast -02-11 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Summer Themed Tag Sale Saturday, May 3rd, in conjunction with the Mayfair At this year’s Mayfair celebration we’ll be offering a summer themed tag sale to raise money for our beloved UUSE. We’ll be offering anything related to summer: Gardening tools and equipment, sports equipment, pool and patio items, outdoor games, bird baths, etc. Think “outside” and that’s what we’re looking for! So start that spring cleaning and put your items aside for our May 3rd tag sale! Contact Deb Gould or Sandy Karosi for more information. #MayNewsletter Saturday, May 3rd, in conjunction with the Mayfair At this year’s Mayfair celebration we’ll be offering a summer themed tag sale to raise money for our beloved UUSE. We’ll be offering anything related to summer: Gardening tools and equipment, sports equipment, pool and patio items, outdoor games, bird baths, etc. Think “outside” and that’s what we’re looking for! So start that spring cleaning and put your items aside for our May 3rd tag sale! Contact Deb Gould or Sandy Karosi for more information. #MayNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Dec 17, 2023 Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace). Our annual holiday music service celebrates this season of light in the darkness with our entire multigenerational congregation. Come for the music, come for Emmy's story, come to be together! Coordinators: Mary Bopp, Sande Hartdagen, #eBlast-12-13 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Upcoming Workshops Upcoming Workshops Help Brainstorm Vision and Mission Ideas with the Strategic Planning Task Force The Strategic Planning Task Force is offering three upcoming dates in March to join us in brainstorming our current vision and mission statements and what revision ideas we may want to consider to help guide our next five years and future strategic plan. During the short workshop (about 2 hours), participants will review both statements and give their ideas to help with brainstorming our new vision and mission statements. Upcoming Dates Sunday, March 22, at 12:30 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel right after services Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel after the Chocolate Auction We’d love to hear your thoughts and incorporate your ideas! Please RSVP using the Google Form. #eBlast-03-18 Upcoming Workshops Help Brainstorm Vision and Mission Ideas with the Strategic Planning Task Force The Strategic Planning Task Force is offering three upcoming dates in March to join us in brainstorming our current vision and mission statements and what revision ideas we may want to consider to help guide our next five years and future strategic plan. During the short workshop (about 2 hours), participants will review both statements and give their ideas to help with brainstorming our new vision and mission statements. Upcoming Dates Sunday, March 22 , at 12:30 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel right after services Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 P.M. in the Children’s Chapel after the Chocolate Auction We’d love to hear your thoughts and incorporate your ideas! Please RSVP using the Google Form . #eBlast -03-18 OOS Sermon YouTube