< To Upcoming Services Mar 10, 2024 What is Sacred? We will explore 'what is sacred' from several different perspectives as we think about how our individual spiritual journeys may include sacred elements. We will also welcome UUSE's Girl Scouts on National Girl Scout Sunday. Coordinator: Vivian Carlson #eBlast-03-06 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Yule The UUSE Pagan Group will be holding a ritual for the Yule holiday on December 17 at 1 PM at UUSE. Weather permitting, we may be able to have a fire outside. If not, we'll light up the sanctuary to celebrate the return of light. For more info or to get involved, contact Sandy Johnson. The UUSE Pagan Group will be holding a ritual for the Yule holiday on December 17 at 1 PM at UUSE. Weather permitting, we may be able to have a fire outside. If not, we'll light up the sanctuary to celebrate the return of light. For more info or to get involved, contact Sandy Johnson. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Aug 11, 2024 Unearthing Our Spiritual Roots. For many, gardening in the summer is a spiritual practice. From tending small plants, to harvesting their bounty, gardening nourishes both our bodies and our souls. Join us for this mid-summer service as members share the roots of their spiritual connection to gardening. Coordinators: Sandy Karosi and Kate Kimmerle #eBlast-08-07 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Nov 24, 2024 Joyful Thanksgiving All Congregational Service. Let us pause and be mindful as the holiday season gets underway. This morning, through story, song and sharing, we reflect on all for which we are grateful in our lives. Coordinators: Emmy Galbraith, Rev. Josh Pawelek. Services at 9:00 and 11:00 AM Sunday, November 24, 2024 Gathering music starts at 8:55 and 10:55 A.M. Join the virtual service at 11:00 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: View last week's service, "Building a Consensus," November 17, 2024 here. #eBlast-11-20 Sunday, November 24th: Joyful Thanksgiving All Congregational Service. Let us pause and be mindful as the holiday season gets underway. This morning, through story, song and sharing, we reflect on all for which we are grateful in our lives. Coordinators: Emmy Galbraith, Rev. Josh Pawelek. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Strategic Planning Task Force Strategic Planning Task Force Vision & Mission Statement Community Post-It Wall For those who have not yet had an opportunity to share their opinions on the current vision and mission statements or for those who would like to add additional comments, we look forward to your opinions. We hope to get feedback from everyone to best represent the whole congregation with the upcoming work. There are two ways to participate. 1) In person in the Sanctuary lobby and on the Garden Level, after or before services from April 26th until the end of May, you can suggest revision ideas on a Post-It or place a green dot to show satisfaction with the current wording. 2) Online at any time in the next four weeks, you can go to the following link (or the QR Code above) to post revision ideas or simply a smiling emoji 😀 to show satisfaction with the current wording. Your input is greatly appreciated! Many thanks for your thoughts, The Strategic Planning Task Force #eBlast-04-22 Strategic Planning Task Force Vision & Mission Statement Community Post-It Wall For those who have not yet had an opportunity to share their opinions on the current vision and mission statements or for those who would like to add additional comments, we look forward to your opinions. We hope to get feedback from everyone to best represent the whole congregation with the upcoming work. There are two ways to participate. 1) In person in the Sanctuary lobby and on the Garden Level, after or before services from April 26th until the end of May, you can suggest revision ideas on a Post-It or place a green dot to show satisfaction with the current wording. 2) Online at any time in the next four weeks, you can go to the following link (or the QR Code above) to post revision ideas or simply a smiling emoji 😀 to show satisfaction with the current wording. Your input is greatly appreciated! Many thanks for your thoughts, The Strategic Planning Task Force #eBlast -04-22 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sunday Services Committee Pop-Up Open House! Sunday Services Committee Pop-Up Open House! The Sunday Services Committee will be hosting a "Pop-Up Open House" after both services on Sunday, March 15. We'll have a table in the Program Room, so grab your coffee and stop by! We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions and answer any questions you might have about our committee. #eBlast-03-11 Sunday Services Committee Pop-Up Open House! The Sunday Services Committee will be hosting a "Pop-Up Open House" after both services on Sunday, March 15 . We'll have a table in the Program Room, so grab your coffee and stop by! We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions and answer any questions you might have about our committee. #eBlast -03-11 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled May Day Rally May Day Rally May 1, 2025 -- 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee invites you to join the May Day Rally on May 1, 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Bushnell Park in Hartford. We will be joining GHIAA and other partners for a May Day Celebration of Power, Love and Resistance. Let's join together in support of immigrants and workers in our communities. GHIAA is registering folks online here. #eBlast-04-30 May Day Rally May 1, 2025 -- 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee invites you to join the May Day Rally on May 1 , 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Bushnell Park in Hartford. We will be joining GHIAA and other partners for a May Day Celebration of Power, Love and Resistance. Let's join together in support of immigrants and workers in our communities. GHIAA is registering folks online here . #eBlast -04-30 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Help Hartford Area UUs Help Hartford Area UUs Ask How Connecticut's Next Governor Will Lead UUism calls us not only to value democracy, but also to practice it by seeking reliable information, listening across differences, asking difficult questions, and holding public leaders accountable for how they use power. Ahead of Connecticut's August 11th primary, Hartford area UU congregations are organizing a nonpartisan gubernatorial candidate questionnaire. All candidates will be invited to answer the same questions developed by members of our congregations that are focused on where candidates stand on issues related to UU principles and values. For this reason, we need your questions! What do you want the candidates to explain about how they would govern Connecticut? What should they be asked about their priorities, use of executive authority, or responsibility to communities across the state? Please submit your questions to uuseoffice@uuse.org by noon on July 19th. Also, be on the lookout after the service on the 19th for the "Democracy Discussion Dropbox" in the lobby where you can submit your questions by hand. You need not include any identifying information on your submission. Note that participating congregations will not endorse or oppose any candidate. We provide this initiative only for voter education. Due to limited space, not all questions will be selected for presentation to the candidates. Contact the Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee with any questions. #eBlast-07-15 Help Hartford Area UUs Ask How Connecticut's Next Governor Will Lead UUism calls us not only to value democracy, but also to practice it by seeking reliable information, listening across differences, asking difficult questions, and holding public leaders accountable for how they use power. Ahead of Connecticut's August 11th primary, Hartford area UU congregations are organizing a nonpartisan gubernatorial candidate questionnaire. All candidates will be invited to answer the same questions developed by members of our congregations that are focused on where candidates stand on issues related to UU principles and values. For this reason, we need your questions! What do you want the candidates to explain about how they would govern Connecticut? What should they be asked about their priorities, use of executive authority, or responsibility to communities across the state? Please submit your questions to uuseoffice@uuse.org by noon on July 19th. Also, be on the lookout after the service on the 19th for the "Democracy Discussion Dropbox" in the lobby where you can submit your questions by hand. You need not include any identifying information on your submission. Note that participating congregations will not endorse or oppose any candidate. We provide this initiative only for voter education. Due to limited space, not all questions will be selected for presentation to the candidates. Contact the Social Justice/Anti-Oppression Committee with any questions. #eBlast -07-15 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Eclectica Concert “Wheeling Through Time” Eclectica Concert “Wheeling Through Time” Friday, December 5th, 2025 at 7:00 pm Eclectica is a Connecticut-based ensemble performing original arrangements of (mostly Western) music spanning centuries, continents, styles, and cultures, using voice and an eclectic variety of instruments including hammered dulcimer, Celtic harp, viola da gamba, violin, viola, accordion, and recorders. Eclectica has been arranging and performing together since 2016. “Wheeling Through Time” will take the UUSE audience on a soulful musical journey through time and place – from the 13 th to the 21 st centuries - with original arrangements of tunes from classical, folk, klezmer and more. Beautiful images accompany each piece in a slide show of art and photography curated just for this program, for a truly immersive experience. Visit Eclectica’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EclecticaCT $20 Suggested freewill donation. Unitarian Universalist Society East, 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT Eclectica Concert “Wheeling Through Time” Friday, December 5th, 2025 at 7:00 pm Eclectica is a Connecticut-based ensemble performing original arrangements of (mostly Western) music spanning centuries, continents, styles, and cultures, using voice and an eclectic variety of instruments including hammered dulcimer, Celtic harp, viola da gamba, violin, viola, accordion, and recorders. Eclectica has been arranging and performing together since 2016. “Wheeling Through Time” will take the UUSE audience on a soulful musical journey through time and place – from the 13 th to the 21 st centuries - with original arrangements of tunes from classical, folk, klezmer and more. Beautiful images accompany each piece in a slide show of art and photography curated just for this program, for a truly immersive experience. Visit Eclectica’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EclecticaCT $20 Suggested freewill donation. Unitarian Universalist Society East, 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Sep 27, 2026 Intro to Unitarian Universalism Intro to Unitarian Universalism Sunday, September 27, 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. - Garden Level Chapel #eBlast-09-02 Intro to Unitarian Universalism Sunday, September 27, 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. - Garden Level Chapel #eBlast -09-02 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Oct 8, 2023 Coming Together for Our Lives. Our closing words stress the supreme value we place on fostering connection and community. Surgeon General Murthy says this is just what the doctor ordered for an "epidemic of loneliness." How are we called to serve? Coordinator: Vivian Carlson #eBlast OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Nov 30, 2025 Awake My Soul "Awake My Soul" This morning Rev. Josh contemplates what it might mean to have a soul. Jennifer Richard provides the music, including a rendition of "Awake My Soul" by Mumford and Sons. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-11-26 "Awake My Soul" This morning Rev. Josh contemplates what it might mean to have a soul. Jennifer Richard provides the music, including a rendition of "Awake My Soul" by Mumford and Sons. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, November 30, 2025 In Case You Missed It #eBlast -11-26 OOS Sermon YouTube