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< 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 Reflections on Our Declaration of Independence Reflections on Our Declaration of Independence A Multifaith Panel Discussion Wednesday, July 1st - 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Join faith leaders from diverse traditions as they reflect on liberty, equality, justice, and the role faith communities have played in shaping Manchester. This is a community conversation about celebrating our shared ideals while acknowledging the work still to be done. The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday, July 1st from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Bangladesh Bhaban Community Center, 9 Delmont Street in Manchester. Doors open at 4:00 P.M. Community members of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to attend and participate in the Q & A. #eBlast-06-24 Reflections on Our Declaration of Independence A Multifaith Panel Discussion Wednesday, July 1st - 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Join faith leaders from diverse traditions as they reflect on liberty, equality, justice, and the role faith communities have played in shaping Manchester. This is a community conversation about celebrating our shared ideals while acknowledging the work still to be done. The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday, July 1st from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Bangladesh Bhaban Community Center, 9 Delmont Street in Manchester. Doors open at 4:00 P.M. Community members of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to attend and participate in the Q & A. #eBlast -06-24 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled CT UU Social Justice Ministry Action Hours: CT UU Social Justice Ministry Action Hours: Trans Rights & Immigrant Rights The newly formed CT UU Social Justice Ministry (a statewide coalition) invites you to join two zoom "Action Hours." • Friday, February 20 at 4PM:We will write postcards to protect gender affirming care in our state (postcards provided) and will chat with special Guests Matthew Blinstrubas of Equality CT and Liz Gustafson of Reproductive Equity Now about their legislative agendas for this short CT legislative session. • Friday, February 27 at 4PM:Come share what you know about immigration justice and care work in your part of the state. We will learn from each other. Special guests and/or actions to be announced, but one thing we will do for sure is get a better sense of the work being done across the state to protect immigrants and learn more about the resources available to do this work. • Please RSVP here for one or both action hours on Zoom. #eBlast-02-18 CT UU Social Justice Ministry Action Hours: Trans Rights & Immigrant Rights The newly formed CT UU Social Justice Ministry (a statewide coalition) invites you to join two zoom "Action Hours." Friday, February 20 at 4PM: We will write postcards to protect gender affirming care in our state (postcards provided) and will chat with special Guests Matthew Blinstrubas of Equality CT and Liz Gustafson of Reproductive Equity Now about their legislative agendas for this short CT legislative session. Friday, February 27 at 4PM: Come share what you know about immigration justice and care work in your part of the state. We will learn from each other. Special guests and/or actions to be announced, but one thing we will do for sure is get a better sense of the work being done across the state to protect immigrants and learn more about the resources available to do this work. Please RSVP here for one or both action hours on Zoom. #eBlast -02-18 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 $$$$ for UUSE! This year’s chocolate auction helps celebrate the end of our 2026 Annual Appeal. All members and friends of UUSE are invited to create chocolate confections (cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, and any other kind of chocolate dessert you can imagine). Bring your creations to the meeting house on the 31st (include your name and a list of ingredients). Then, come to the auction at 12;30 and bid on whatever looks best to you! Bring your check book or cash and pay when you collect your WINNINGS. It's that simple!!! We need 5-6 volunteers to help out on the 17th. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Rev. Josh at minister@uuse.org or 860-646-5151! #MarchNewsletter Sunday afternoon, March 29, 12:30 PM Chocolate is awesome, and a chocolate auction is a great way to raise $$$$ 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 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Sunday Service: "Sing! Sing! Sing!" Sunday Service: "Sing! Sing! Sing!" Our second annual hybrid hymn sing service will feature favorite hymns with some sharing about why they are meaningful. Coordinators: Martha Larson and Stacey Musulin. Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, July 13, 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#. #eBlast-07-09 Sunday Service: "Sing! Sing! Sing!"  Our second annual hybrid hymn sing service will feature favorite hymns with some sharing about why they are meaningful. Coordinators : Martha Larson and Stacey Musulin. Summer schedule: 10:00 A.M. service Sunday, July 13, 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#. #eBlast -07-09 OOS Sermon YouTube

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled Verplanck Giving Tree Verplanck Giving Tree NOW through December 14th Let's brighten the holidays for our friends at Verplanck Elementary. The Giving Tree will be set up in the lobby after each service on November 23 and 30. Stop by to choose a "wish list tag" for one of the students. Typically, gifts are around $30. Deadline is December 14 to return the wrapped present and original tag. We're also buying $25 Stop & Shop grocery cards for families. You can donate by check (put Verplanck in the memo line) or in cash (in an envelope marked with your name and Verplanck). Annie will order cards in bulk. Questions? Call Nancy Pappas at 860-646-5151. Want to help Verplanck students in another way? The Verplanck Tutoring project could use three or four more volunteers to spend one hour per week helping kindergarten and first grade students learn to read. Most urgently, they hope to find two people who can jump in from now through the beginning of December. It's a structured one-on-one program with excellent teacher support, so please consider helping out. Email Nancy Pappas at uuseoffice@uuse.org or text 860-646-5151. #eBlast-12-10 Verplanck Giving Tree NOW through December 14th Let's brighten the holidays for our friends at Verplanck Elementary. The Giving Tree will be set up in the lobby after each service on November 23 and 30 . Stop by to choose a "wish list tag" for one of the students. Typically, gifts are around $30. Deadline is December 14 to return the wrapped present and original tag . We're also buying $25 Stop & Shop grocery cards for families. You can donate by check (put Verplanck in the memo line) or in cash (in an envelope marked with your name and Verplanck). Annie will order cards in bulk. Questions? Call Nancy Pappas at 860-646-5151. Want to help Verplanck students in another way? The Verplanck Tutoring project could use three or four more volunteers to spend one hour per week helping kindergarten and first grade students learn to read. Most urgently, they hope to find two people who can jump in from now through the beginning of December. It's a structured one-on-one program with excellent teacher support, so please consider helping out. Email Nancy Pappas at uuseoffice@uuse.org or text 860-646-5151. #eBlast -12-10 OOS Sermon YouTube

Coffeehouse & Open Mic Join us on the first Saturday of each month, October through May, for an evening of music, poetry, stories, and community! Bring your own songs, poems, stories, or any creative offering — or simply come enjoy the warm, supportive atmosphere as part of our appreciative audience. Sign-ups begin at 6:00 PM, and performances start at 6:30 PM. We feature 12 slots, each about 10 minutes or two songs. BYOB, BYO dinner, and BYO friends — we’ll provide the coffee!. < Previous Next Coffeehouse Next >

< To Upcoming Services Watch the eBlast for the next scheduled 27th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance 27th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 P.M. This year, the Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford at 155 Wyllys Street in Hartford is hosting the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that serves to raise public awareness of the hate crimes against transgender people and the suicidality that such hate can incite. MCC Hartford is also commemorating the 5th anniversary of TV-365 (Trans Voice and Visibility 365 days a year). The theme for this year's event is "Courage and Strength to Be" and will feature a candlelight vigil, speakers, music and a reception. Please arrive early as seating is limited or join via Zoom: Contact the Office for Zoom Link. For more information, contact the MCC Hartford office at 860-646-5151. #eBlast-11-19 27th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 P.M. This year, the Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford at 155 Wyllys Street in Hartford is hosting the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day that serves to raise public awareness of the hate crimes against transgender people and the suicidality that such hate can incite. MCC Hartford is also commemorating the 5th anniversary of TV-365 (Trans Voice and Visibility 365 days a year). The theme for this year's event is "Courage and Strength to Be" and will feature a candlelight vigil, speakers, music and a reception. Please arrive early as seating is limited or join via Zoom: Contact the Office for Zoom Link . For more information, contact the MCC Hartford office at 860-646-5151. #eBlast -11-19 OOS Sermon YouTube

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< To Upcoming Services Nov 17, 2024 Building a Consensus For over five decades, unique individuals at UUSE have created "a welcoming, open-minded, spiritual community seeking truth and meaning in its many forms" by weaving their ideas together creatively to move our society forward. Join us as we share out thoughts around the hard work, commitment, and "love of the light in each other" that guide us in building a consensus community that includes the aspirations of all. Special Guest Musicians: Meeting House. Coordinator: Kate Kimmerle #eBlast-11-13 Sunday, November 17th: Building a Consensus Community For over five decades, unique individuals at UUSE have created "a welcoming, open-minded, spiritual community seeking truth and meaning in its many forms" by weaving their ideas together creatively to move our society forward. Join us as we share our thoughts around the hard work, commitment, and "love of the light in each other" that guide us in building a consensus community that includes the aspirations of all. Coordinator: Kate Kimmerle. #NovemberNewsletter OOS Sermon YouTube

Social Justice is a central point of any liberal religion. Social Justice UUSE is committed to social justice in all its forms. Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA) UUSE fully supports GHIAA is all its endeavors. To find out more check the GHIAA website Conversation on CT’s Fiscal Roadblocks w/ Speaker Ritter April 8 A Conversation on CT's Fiscal Roadblocks with House Speaker Matt Ritter, joined by members of the Hartford Legislative Delegation A GHIAA and CT For All event to compel policy change on CT's path to passing a budget that invests in community needs. Tuesday, April 8, 6:00-7:30 pm Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland St., Hartford ASL & Spanish interpretation provided Please register here We are grateful for the collaboration between Immanuel Congregational Church, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, GHIAA, and CT for All in organizing this event

< To Upcoming Services Aug 23, 2026 Blessed Are the Animals Blessed Are the Animals As Unitarian Universalists, we believe all life is sacred. For anyone who has had a connection to an animal, you have felt the interdependence of all life. On August 23rd, we will lift up our non-human family and celebrate all that they bring to our lives. If you have, or have had, an animal in your life that you would like to hold in spirit that day (note: we will not be blessing animals in the sanctuary), please send us a photo along with the animal's name, and whether the animal is living or has passed - we would love to create a slideshow to use in the service. In addition, if you have a story, poem or song that you would be willing to share, please reach out to us. We may not be able to use all of them but we would like to incorporate as much as possible. And we'd love to hear from the children and youth as well!! Please send photos to Paula Baker (uuseoffice@uuse.org ), and if you'd like to participate, contact Paula or Ellen Williams (uuseoffice@uuse.org ). Please send photos or be in touch by August 7. #eBlast-08-05 Blessed Are the Animals As Unitarian Universalists, we believe all life is sacred. For anyone who has had a connection to an animal, you have felt the interdependence of all life. On August 23rd, we will lift up our non-human family and celebrate all that they bring to our lives. If you have, or have had, an animal in your life that you would like to hold in spirit that day (note: we will not be blessing animals in the sanctuary), please send us a photo along with the animal's name, and whether the animal is living or has passed - we would love to create a slideshow to use in the service. In addition, if you have a story, poem or song that you would be willing to share, please reach out to us. We may not be able to use all of them but we would like to incorporate as much as possible. And we'd love to hear from the children and youth as well!! Please send photos to Paula Baker ( uuseoffice@uuse.org ), and if you'd like to participate, contact Paula or Ellen Williams ( uuseoffice@uuse.org ). Please send photos or be in touch by August 7 . #eBlast -08-05 OOS Sermon YouTube