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Sunday's Service:
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This Sunday, April 11:
Live Sunday Service at 10:45 am:
Traveling the Crooked Path
Sermon by Rev. Doug Wadkins Exploring our theme for April, Becoming, we look at some of the broad pathways that help people discover and uncover their deeper sense of self. It is both a time of self-discovery and a meaningful time of partnerships. It is both a time of great adventure and often a time of upheaval. Ultimately it is some of the most important life work that we will do and our congregations can be very helpful in assisting one discern what we might learn from that journey to becoming. Music
Don Bryn, piano, and the masked mini-choir
Live Religious Education at 10:30 am:
10:30 am Zoom Each of us comes with special talents and super powers to help our world. Join us to learn about your special talents through story, music, and art. Imagine if you were a superhero, what would be your special power? Come ready to share. No matter your age, ALL ARE WELCOME to join us if you are in line with our UU values and principles. Not on our current religious education mailing list? Sign-up here and a Zoom link will be emailed to you. Call Catherine Bonner at (941) 720-8437 if you have any questions. Live Forum via Zoom at 9:30 am
Labor Relations in Our Fields:
CIW Update This will be a dual-lingual presentation by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the farmworkers group which is leading the fight for Fair Food. CIW is still working for the “Penny a Pound” increase in the tomato fields and other initiatives. Presenters, Nely Rodriguez and Uriel Zayala-Perez. To receive the login, sign up on our Virtual Guestbook. Coffee Hour via Zoom at 11:30 am
Join us for conversation after the service in our vitual coffee hour. To receive the login, sign up on our Virtual Guestbook.
Community Conversation via Zoom at 2:00 pm:
How Big is the Tent?
Join us for a conversation to explore a couple of important topics for the future of the UU congregations in Sarasota. What is your vision for the congregation’s outreach? Will you seek congregants that are diverse or more focused? What would diversity in the congregation ask of you as part of the congregation? What are you willing to do to support social justice? The purpose of the gathering is not to make final decisions but to speak, listen, and together learn what is possible for the future. To receive the login, sign up on our Virtual Guestbook. (Photo courtesy BestProducts.com) Live Zen Buddhism via Zoom at 7:00 pm
A group focusing on "The Study and Practice of Zen" meets every Sunday evening at 7 pm via Zoom. Each session is organized into two components: The study of Zen and the practice of Zen through a 20-minute meditation. Open to newcomers as well as experienced Zen practitioners. To join the session send an email to zen@uusarasota.org with your name and email address. We'll email you the password and credentials. Read more...
Zoom meetings this week:
With the church campus closed, many activities have moved to Zoom. Here are some of them. Monday, 12:00- 1:00 pm; Mindfulness - sign up acbradt@gmail.com Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 pm: Qigong drop-in class Read more... Wednesday, 11:30 - 12:30 Coffee, Tea or Lunch Read more... Thursday, 10:00-11:00 am: Qigong drop-in class Read more... Thursday, 11:00 am Chair Yoga - sign up acbradt@gmail.com Thursday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm; Mindfulness - sign up acbradt@gmail.com Thursday, 5:00-6:15 pm: Racial Justice Reading Program. Read more... Friday, 5:00 - 6:00 pm: Happy Hour Read more... Sunday, 9:30 am: Forum (details below) Sunday, 10:30 am: Religious Education (details below) Sunday, 10:45 am: Sunday Service available above (details below) Sunday, 11:30 am: Coffee Hour (details below) Sunday, 2:00 pm: How Big Is the Tent? (details below) Sunday, 7:00 pm: Zen Buddhism (details below) Small groups and committees are also meeting via Zoom These events are listed on our calendar. The meetings are live events and not recorded.
Past services are on our Virtual Church page. Past Forums, including links to documents, are on our Forum Archive page.
Future services are on our Upcoming Services page. Zoom meetings are live and not recorded. How are the Virtual Church recordings made? see Making of Virtual Church Our Youtube channel is at Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota.
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Rev. Budd Friend-Jones
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The Reverends Beth Miller (Bethmuucs@gmail.com 617-893-1949), Doug Wadkins (dougwuucs@gmail.com 941-371-4974 extension 4) and Budd Friend-Jones (Buddfjuucs@gmail.com 224-623-9200) are available to respond to your pastoral needs. In addition, Caring Committee and Pastoral Care Team members are available to help in a variety of ways. Pandemic rules currently in effect prohibit hospital and care facility visits, and home visits would be only in special circumstances, but we can arrange other help as needed. Please contact Beth, Doug or Budd if you or someone you know in our church community has a need, or just to talk.
Social Justice Action
Racial Justice News
UUCS offers many different ways to get educated and get involved. More information here. We stand with the Jewish community
See Rev. Budd Friend-Jones' remarks about recent anti-semitism in Sarasota. A suspect has been identified. Read more... 
Ready to Take Action?
There are many ways to share your opinions about current events with your local, state and federal representatives. The most effective way is by phone, followed by writing letters. The Social Justice Committee is here to help by providing contact information, all in one place. Visit our Activist Corner for easy access to the phone numbers of your local, state and federal leaders. 
At this time, only financial donations are requested. We recently donated $1,540. 
Did you know? From clothes to food, the closer to home these products are made and bought, the less carbon is created with their transportation. Not only that, but you’ll be supporting the local economy. Vote for our community and our planet with your wallet.
Solution: BUY LOCAL 
Fair Trade Program
Our fair trade program is on temporary hiatus awaiting the end of the Covid issues. |
Song of Spring
Dick Happy's favorite spring hymn, together with picturees and video, are at his "From the Garden Gate" blog ... 
Chalice Groups
Small groups are active now. Contact Chalice@uusarasota.org for more information, Read more... 
UUCS Artist of the Month
Kathleen Konicek-Moran The UUCS Arts Council is pleased to present this virtual exhibit of Fine Art and Botanical Illustration – including artist’s comments that will tell you much about Kathleen and her art. See it Here. Call to UUCS Member Artists
The UUCS Arts Council is planning “Resilience” -- a themed Members virtual art exhibit for May 2021. UUCS members are encouraged to share their art that in some way speaks to the theme of resilience. Send up to two entries as digital images to gailcoppock@gmail.com by Friday, May 7th. Images should have a minimum file size of about 1MB. Please include your title card information (title, medium, size of actual piece, price or NFS, your name, and email or phone contact info). We also encourage you to add a short statement about how your art relates to the theme of “RESILIENCE.”. No size limits, date of completion, or other restrictions. Join in, and show us all what “resilience” means to you!
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Beware of scams. Our ministers do not solicit contributions via email. Click here to read a scam email recently received by a member. The Sarasota Mindfulness Institute, a local non-profit and friend of the church, warmly welcomes you to join us! SMI hosts free, twice-weekly guided mindfulness meditation/book discussion sessions via Zoom: on Wednesday evenings at 6pm, and/or on Fridays at noon. SMI also offers a variety of community classes, including mindful movement--Qigong & Tai Chi--via Zoom, three times a week. Donations are gratefully accepted. Easily register for all SMI classes, programs, and retreats at www.sarasotamindfulness.org.
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live in harmony with the earth.
We have no creed, but we do strongly encourage everyone to treat each other with respect. We are affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
live in harmony with the earth.
We have no creed, but we do strongly encourage everyone to treat each other with respect. We are affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Our religious education program helps our children develop their own common sense and logic in evaluating religious claims. We provide a safe place to help children learn and talk about the big issues such as God, Death, and Sexuality.
We are a Welcoming Congregation, celebrating and affirming the active presence here of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual members and friends, and their families.
We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
We are a Green Congregation, promoting respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
Meet the Ministers
Rev. Dr. Doug Wadkins, Interim Senior Minister, joined our church
August 1.. Read more...
August 1.. Read more...
Rev. Beth Miller, Associate Minister, joined the church on September 1. Read more...
Rev. Gilbert (Budd) Friend-Jones, Associate Minister, joined the church on September 1. Read more...
Ministerial Transition
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Meet the Board
Our Board of Trustees is elected annually by the congregation. Read more...
Happy gets distracted in church
Read more in Dick's "From the Garden Gate" blog...
Read more in Dick's "From the Garden Gate" blog...
The Board of Trustees meets at 7 pm on the third Tuesday of the month. Read the latest minutes here. The current year budget can be found in the Members Corner.
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Leach receives Unity Award
Rev. Brock Leach has been named as one of the recipients of this year's Sarasota Magazine's Unity Award. These awards celebrate the people, companies and projects that advance equality, diversity and inclusion in our community and around the world. Read More...
Rev. Brock Leach has been named as one of the recipients of this year's Sarasota Magazine's Unity Award. These awards celebrate the people, companies and projects that advance equality, diversity and inclusion in our community and around the world. Read More...
Congratulations to Tom Cook who was named the WINNER of WEDU's Be More Awards
This honor recognizes Tom to have lent voice to bring awareness, credence, support, or action to an issue or cause faced by our citizens and thus making a tremendous impact within an organization in our community. Tom has volunteered at Childrens First for nine years.
This honor recognizes Tom to have lent voice to bring awareness, credence, support, or action to an issue or cause faced by our citizens and thus making a tremendous impact within an organization in our community. Tom has volunteered at Childrens First for nine years.
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We are a
Welcoming Congregation Our church is a safe space for g/l/b/t persons. We take positions against oppression in our larger community. |
We are a
Green Sanctuary Congregation practicing reverence, gratitude, and care for the living Earth. |
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