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< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Speak: Young Voices Out Loud Speak: Young Voices Out Loud A Youth Poetry Slam Sunday, June 29, 2025, 12:00 P.M. at UUSE Come hear the raw power, creativity, and passion of young poets taking the mic. Original voices. Bold stories. Live and unfiltered. Please support these amazing young poets as they prepare for Brave New Voices 2025!! Hosted by our very own Elizabeth Thomas. All are welcome -- come cheer them on! No cost. #eBlast-06-18 Speak: Young Voices Out Loud A Youth Poetry Slam Sunday, June 29, 2025, 12:00 P.M. at UUSE Come hear the raw power, creativity, and passion of young poets taking the mic. Original voices. Bold stories. Live and unfiltered. Please support these amazing young poets as they prepare for Brave New Voices 2025!! Hosted by our very own Elizabeth Thomas. All are welcome -- come cheer them on! No cost. #eBlast -06-18 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Calling all Artists. Photographers and Poets A new art exhibit for the Sanctuary will go up on March 29th—signups by March 23rd. Our Spring theme is Renewal. Spring brings renewal through longer days, warmer air, and the return of growing things. The fresh light and new life of the season offer a sense of energy and hope after winter’s stillness. Please register your entries by sending an email to uuseoffice@uuse.org . Include title, medium, price (if for sale), and photo (if you wish to have your submission included in the sanctuary slide show). Poets, please send your poems to Carol for mounting by March 20th. If you would like to include a photo or a small piece of artwork, please send it along as well. Drop-off for entries is on March 26th from 11 to 12:30. Watch the e-blast for more information. Questions? Please contact Eric Vogel or Jannet Heller #MarchNewsletter A new art exhibit for the Sanctuary will go up on March 29th—signups by March 23rd. Our Spring theme is Renewal . Spring brings renewal through longer days, warmer air, and the return of growing things. The fresh light and new life of the season offer a sense of energy and hope after winter’s stillness. Please register your entries by sending an email to uuseoffice@uuse.org . Include title, medium, price (if for sale), and photo (if you wish to have your submission included in the sanctuary slide show). Poets, please send your poems to Carol for mounting by March 20th. If you would like to include a photo or a small piece of artwork, please send it along as well. Drop-off for entries is on March 26th from 11 to 12:30. Watch the e-blast for more information. Questions? Please contact Eric Vogel or Jannet Heller #MarchNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Come Sing, Chant, and Reconnect With Us! Save These Kirtan Dates –Led by Heart-Centered Kirtan with Libby Volckening, Dan Thomas, Zach Gregory, Chris Ball, and Brie Sullivan. No experience needed! • Sunday, 3 PM, February 22, 2026 • Sunday, 3 PM, March 22, 2026 • Sunday, 3 PM, May 17, 2026 Suggested Donation: $20 (more or less is always OK—no one turned away). Scent-Free: Please no incense, perfume, or essential oils. Seating: Chairs provided. Some cushions. Best to bring a cushion if you prefer floor seating. For more info: https://www.uuse.org/regular-events/kirtan Unitarian Universalist Society East, 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT Sudha, Central CT Community Kirtan And the UUSE Music Committee #OctoberNewsletter Save These Kirtan Dates – L ed by Heart-Centered Kirtan with Libby Volckening, Dan Thomas, Zach Gregory, Chris Ball, and Brie Sullivan. No experience needed! Sunday, 3 PM, February 22, 2026 Sunday, 3 PM, March 22, 2026 Sunday, 3 PM, May 17, 2026 Suggested Donation: $20 (more or less is always OK—no one turned away). Scent-Free: Please no incense, perfume, or essential oils. Seating: Chairs provided. Some cushions. Best to bring a cushion if you prefer floor seating. For more info: https://www.uuse.org/regular-events/kirtan Unitarian Universalist Society East, 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester, CT Sudha, Central CT Community Kirtan And the UUSE Music Committee #OctoberNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Mar 9, 2025 Trust in Action Sunday Service: "Trust in Action" By trusting in each other's unique gifts, we are able to build a community of love, support and action at UUSE. Do you manifest trust as a spiritual leader? And if so, how? Please join our speakers as they reflect on their personal engagement with trust. Coordinators : Sandy Karosi & Kate Kimmerle Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-03-05 Sunday Service: "Trust in Action" By trusting in each other's unique gifts, we are able to build a community of love, support and action at UUSE. Do you manifest trust as a spiritual leader? And if so, how? Please join our speakers as they reflect on their personal engagement with trust. Coordinators : Sandy Karosi & Kate Kimmerle Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, March 9, 2025 In Case You Missed It: #eBlast -03-05 OOS Sermon YouTube

< 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 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 Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Annie's Vacation Schedule and Wednesday E-blast Annie's Vacation Schedule and Wednesday E-blast July 5 - July 11 Please note that Annie will be away on vacation next week (July 5 through July 11). If you plan to come to the church during this time and are unsure if anyone will be there to let you in, please be sure to bring a key. Additionally, if you wish to have a notice included in the Wednesday, July 8 eblast, contact Susan Barlow. #eBlast-07-01 Annie's Vacation Schedule and Wednesday E-blast July 5 - July 11 Please note that Annie will be away on vacation next week (July 5 through July 11). If you plan to come to the church during this time and are unsure if anyone will be there to let you in, please be sure to bring a key. Additionally, if you wish to have a notice included in the Wednesday, July 8 eblast, contact Susan Barlow . #eBlast -07-01 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CCIU Visit to the Hindu/Jain Temple The Connecticut Council for Interreligious Understanding will be holding a House of Worship Visit to the Hindu/Jain Temple on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple Society 11 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457 Founded in 1979, CVHTS serves the religious, cultural, and social needs of the Indian community in Connecticut and across the Northeast. Sri Satyanarayana Temple is designed in a traditional style to accommodate worshippers from several different Hindu sects and friends. Please join the Hindu and Jain members of CCIU as we visit this beautiful house of worship and learn about the deities and practices of the Hindu and Jain faiths. Bring your questions and curiosity to this unique House of Worship visit, sponsored by CCIU and the CVHTS. OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Dec 24, 2023 Christmas Eve - One Service Only Come celebrate the season with story, song and contemplation. One service only at 5:00PM Coordinators: Martha Larson & Molly Vigeant #eBlast-12-20 Christmas Eve service is at 5 PM ONLY. There will NOT be a morning service or CYM programming on Sunday, December 24th OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Youth Group Bottle and Can drive Bottle and Can Drive The Youth Group is running a UUS:E Bottle and Can Drive to be held Saturday morning, April 29 in conjunction with the May Fair. All proceeds to benefit UUS:E. So save up your empties and help raise money for our community! OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Nov 16, 2025 Do UU Know Your History? "Do UU Know Your History?" Rev. Josh offers a primer on Unitarian Universalist and Unitarian Universalist history. Where have we come from as a people of faith? This sermon was purchased at last year's goods and services auction by Josh's mother-in-law, Elaine Pascetta. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. #eBlast-11-12 "Do UU Know Your History?" Rev. Josh offers a primer on Unitarian Universalist and Unitarian Universalist history. Where have we come from as a people of faith? This sermon was purchased at last year's goods and services auction by Josh's mother-in-law, Elaine Pascetta. Coordinator : Rev. Josh Pawelek Services at 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Sunday, November 16, 2025 In Case You Missed It #eBlast -11-12 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CoffeeHouse and Open Mic CoffeeHouse and Open Mic Saturday, May 2, 2026 at UUSE Come for MayFair, stay for the CoffeeHouse and Open Mic! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, stories and community. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 P.M., and performances start at 6:30 P.M. We feature 12 slots, each about 10 minutes or two songs. BYOB, BYO dinner, and BYO friends -- we'll provide the coffee! A $5 suggested donation goes directly to UUSE. CoffeeHouse is held the first Saturday of each month, October through May and is sponsored by the Music Committee. #eBlast-04-29 CoffeeHouse and Open Mic Saturday, May 2, 2026 at UUSE Come for MayFair, stay for the CoffeeHouse and Open Mic! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, stories and community. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 P.M., and performances start at 6:30 P.M. We feature 12 slots, each about 10 minutes or two songs. BYOB, BYO dinner, and BYO friends -- we'll provide the coffee! A $5 suggested donation goes directly to UUSE. CoffeeHouse is held the first Saturday of each month, October through May and is sponsored by the Music Committee. #eBlast -04-29 OOS Sermon YouTube