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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CT Crank-In 2025 CT Crank-In 2025 June 11 to June 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at UUSE The Connecticut Crank-In 2025 is a gathering of circular sock knitting machine enthusiasts from New England and beyond who share their fascination with and knowledge of these modern and antique machines. UUSE members and friends are invited to drop in anytime and check out what the fascination is all about. #eBlast-06-11 CT Crank-In 2025 June 11 to June 14 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at UUSE The Connecticut Crank-In 2025 is a gathering of circular sock knitting machine enthusiasts from New England and beyond who share their fascination with and knowledge of these modern and antique machines. UUSE members and friends are invited to drop in anytime and check out what the fascination is all about. #eBlast -06-11 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Artists, Photographers and Poets! Artists, Photographers and Poets! A new sanctuary exhibit will go up on Thursday, September 18. There is no theme for this show. It could be abstraction or realism, autumn, travel, nature, family, your choice. Variety is the spice of life. Please register your entries at uuseoffice@uuse.org . Include title, medium, and price (if for sale). Drop-off is 9/18/25 from 12:30 - 1:30 P.M. If you wish to have your submission included in the sanctuary slide show, send a photo as well. Questions? Contact Carolyn Emerson 860-646-5151. Want your name added to the mailout for exhibits? Email the above address. #eBlast-09-10 Artists, Photographers and Poets! A new sanctuary exhibit will go up on Thursday, September 18 . There is no theme for this show. It could be abstraction or realism, autumn, travel, nature, family, your choice. Variety is the spice of life. Please register your entries at uuseoffice@uuse.org . Include title, medium, and price (if for sale). Drop-off is 9/18/25 from 12:30 - 1:30 P.M. If you wish to have your submission included in the sanctuary slide show, send a photo as well. Questions? Contact Carolyn Emerson 860-646-5151. Want your name added to the mailout for exhibits? Email the above address. #eBlast -09-10 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Dec 20, 2023 "Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Handley" - December 20, 2023 1:00 PM 1:00PM - "Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Handley" - December 20, 2023 All are welcome to attend the Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Handley, Wednesday, December 20th at 1:00 PM at UUSE. For those who would like to view the service on Zoom please contact the office. 1:00PM - "Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Handley" - December 20, 2023 All are welcome to attend the Celebration of Life for Mary Ann Handley, Wednesday, December 20th at 1:00 PM at UUSE. For those who would like to view the service on Zoom please contact the office. OOS Sermon YouTube

bd1e14c7-d567-4937-b16e-f1a7a1169d40 < Back to Newsletter January Newsletter Article < Previous Article Next Article > Looking for Hosts for 2026 Annual Appeal Pledging Potlucks! HOORAY! HOORAY! This spring, the Stewardship Committee will offer Pledging Potlucks for two weekends: March 6 – 8 and March 13 – 15. We are looking for people who will host a potluck during those weekends. This year we hope that potential potluck hosts will team up to create an astounding offering. We would especially welcome a potluck offering from our ‘younger’ members and friends. The potlucks are often dinners but could be a brunch, lunch or perhaps dessert & coffee/tea. You can steward your own potluck, or a steward will attend to facilitate the conversation about pledging if you choose. We need to gather a list of hosts (and co-hosts) with dates and times of their potlucks by February 8, 2026. These potlucks are a way to come together in community, enjoy good food and have a deeper conversation about our connection to UUSE and our hopes and dreams for our future. We hope you will consider being a host or a team! Signups for potlucks will begin after services February 15, 22 and March 1, 2026 , when the Annual Appeal officially kicks off. Please contact Stan McMillen at 860-646-5151 or uuseoffice@uuse.org to host a pledging potluck in March. THANK YOU! #JanuaryNewsletter Contact Information modified in accordance with UUSE Privacy Policies.

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Childcare and Gift Wrap fundraiser Childcare and Gift Wrapping Fundraiser Wondering how you're going to get it all done this holiday season? We can help! The Youth Group is offering a Childcare and Gift-Wrapping Fundraiser on SUNDAY, December 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Drop off your children on the Garden Level anytime between those hours and shop for the holiday child-free. Youth will provide games, activities and a snack with adult supervision. Drop off your gifts at our wrapping station (with or without your favorite wrapping paper). We will wrap them for you in gift bags or wrapping paper while you're out. $13 per hour for the first child; $7 per hour for each additional child. $3 per gift wrapped. For more info or to reserve a spot, please contact Michelle Spadaccini at uuseoffice@uuse.org or 860-646-5151. All proceeds go to fund Youth Group activities. #eBlast-11-29 Wondering how you're going to get it all done this holiday season? We can help! The Youth Group is offering a Childcare and Gift-Wrapping Fundraiser on SUNDAY, December 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Drop off your children on the Garden Level anytime between those hours and shop for the holiday child-free. Youth will provide games, activities and a snack with adult supervision. Drop off your gifts at our wrapping station (with or without your favorite wrapping paper). We will wrap them for you in gift bags or wrapping paper while you're out. $13 per hour for the first child; $7 per hour for each additional child. $3 per gift wrapped. For more info or to reserve a spot, please contact Michelle Spadaccini at uuseoffice@uuse.org or 860-646-5151. All proceeds go to fund Youth Group activities. #eBlast -11-29 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sunday Service: "We Believe - Adult Credos" Sunday Service: "We Believe - Adult Credos" Some of the adults who participated in this year's Affirmation Class will share their credos. This is a time to reflect on what, how, and why we believe. Coordinator: Martha Lason Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, July 27, 2025 Gathering music starts at 9:55 A.M. Join the virtual service at 10:00 A.M. via our Zoom link: Contact the Office for Zoom Link. Or join by phone. Call 1-860-646-5151 Meeting ID 357 815 420#. In case you missed it Click here for a Youtube link to the July 20th service, "General (Assembly) Reflections." #eBlast-07-23 Sunday Service: "We Believe - Adult Credos" Some of the adults who participated in this year's Affirmation Class will share their credos. This is a time to reflect on what, how, and why we believe. Coordinator : Martha Lason Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, July 27, 2025 Gathering music starts at 9:55 A.M. Join the virtual service at 10:00 A.M. via our Zoom link: Contact the Office for Zoom Link . Or join by phone. Call 1-860-646-5151 Meeting ID 357 815 420#. In case you missed it Click here for a Youtube link to the July 20th service, "General (Assembly) Reflections." #eBlast -07-23 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Nov 5, 2023 Beacons Who Light Our Way. As we reach for inspiration in these times, our peace-building spiritual ancestors feed us with their light. We'll meet three women: dialogue leader Dr. Paula Green, activist Juanita Nelson, and from a hundred years ago, pacifist Unitarian minister Rev. Anita Pickett. Led by Rev. Sarah Pirtle, award-winning author and musician. Coordinator: Martha Larson #eBlast-11-01 As we reach for inspiration in these times, our peace-building spiritual ancestors feed us with their light. We’ll meet three women: dialogue leader Dr. Paula Green, activist Juanita Nelson, and from a hundred years ago, pacifist Unitarian minister Rev. Anita Pickett. Led by Rev. Sarah Pirtle, award-winning author and musician. Guest: Rev. Sarah Pirtle Coordinator(s): Martha Larson OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Aug 13, 2023 Poetry by Our Poets. August 13: “Poetry by Our Poets.” Come hear members of our UUSE community read their poems and offer reflections on what writing and sharing poems mean to them. Coordinator(s): Marsha Howland OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Jan 7, 2024 For the Love of...Place. Guest Minister: The Rev. Alison Cornish. For each of us, there are places that hold a special place in our hearts. We love them because of what we have experienced there, or the discoveries we have made, or even the relationships we have with the more-than-human who also inhabit that place. But is it possible for us to experience love from a place as well for it? What might that feel like? What liberation might it offer? Coordinator: Sheila Foran #eBlast-01-03 January 7: “For the Love of… Place” Guest Minister: The Rev. Alison Cornish. For each of us, there are places that hold a special place in our hearts. We love them because of what we have experienced there, or the discoveries we have made, or even the relationships we have with the more-than-human who also inhabit that place. But is it possible for us to experience love from a place as well for it? What might that feel like? What liberation might it offer? Coordinator(s): Sheila Foran OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Rob Laurens and Friends in Concert Saturday, January 11 at 7:00 P.M Come to the meeting house to experience award-winning, Boston-based singer-songwriter, Rob Laurens. Rob is currently celebrating the release of his new album, "Jubilee." Many UUSE members will remember his heart-warming original song, "You Are Welcome Here." Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance here or on the night of the show. #JanuaryNewsletter Saturday, January 11 at 7:00 P.M Come to the meeting house to experience award-winning, Boston-based singer-songwriter, Rob Laurens . Rob is currently celebrating the release of his new album, "Jubilee." Many UUSE members will remember his heart-warming original song, "You Are Welcome Here." Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance here or on the night of the show. #JanuaryNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Nu Haven Kapelye The Kapelye is a multi-generational, multi-ethnic band that plays joyous, foot- tapping, tuchus-shaking arrangements of Klezmer and Yiddish music from Eastern Europe and other locales and cultures. Klezmer music, in turn, influenced Jazz in particular, New Orleans. The Kapelye will have you clapping, laughing, weeping, dancing in the aisles, and embracing this timeless music. Wear your dance shoes! For more information and videos of the band, visit https://nuhavenkapelye.com/home. Click here for more on interplay of Yiddish music, jazz & Louis Armstrong. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Mayfair Tag Sale! Mayfair Tag Sale! Just a reminder to please gather items to donate to our Mayfair Tag sale on May 3rd. We'll be selling anything related to summer: gardening items and tools, sports equipment, pool and patio items, outdoor games, bird baths, picnic items, etc. Think "outside" and that's what we're looking for. Drop off will be Thursday, 5/1 or Friday, 5/2 anytime outside at the garden level covered porch or Saturday morning between 7:00 and 9:00 A.M. Contact Deb Gould or Sandy Karosi if you have questions. #eBlast-04-23 Mayfair Tag Sale! Just a reminder to please gather items to donate to our Mayfair Tag sale on May 3rd . We'll be selling anything related to summer: gardening items and tools, sports equipment, pool and patio items, outdoor games, bird baths, picnic items, etc. Think "outside" and that's what we're looking for. Drop off will be Thursday, 5/1 or Friday, 5/2 anytime outside at the garden level covered porch or Saturday morning between 7:00 and 9:00 A.M. Contact Deb Gould or Sandy Karosi if you have questions. #eBlast -04-23 OOS Sermon YouTube