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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, 9:30 - 10:00 am Chair Yoga; - sign up acbradt@gmail.com Thursday, 10:00-11:00 am: Qigong drop-in class Read more... 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... Saturday, 10:00 am: Race and Reality in America: Virtual Conversations Sunday, 9:30 am: Forum (details below) Sunday, 10:20 am: Religious Education (details below) Sunday, 11:30 am: Coffee Hour (details below) Sunday, 7:00 pm: Zen Buddhism (see 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.
This Sunday, November 1,
on your computer or phone:
Sunday Service (recorded) at 10:45 am:
What the Pilgrims Didn’t Hear: The Silence of Massasoit Sermon by Rev. Budd Friend-Jones 400 years ago, the Mayflower dropped anchor off Cape Cod beginning a new chapter in North American history. In 1970, Wampanoag native Frank B. James was invited to give a commemorative oration to celebrate the anniversary on behalf of indigenous Americans. He would have recommended that Thanksgiving Day become a day of new beginnings in the relationships between our peoples. Instead, his speech was suppressed. Can we recover his vision? Pictured above is a painting of Massasoit wearing the red horseman's coat that he was given as a gift in the spring of 1621 by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins on behalf of the Plymouth colonists. Painting courtesy of Ruth DeWilde-Major. Music
Masked Mini-Choir
Live Religious Education at 10:20 am
Deep Listening
Hear your Ancestors! Join us as we remember and celebrate our ancestors. We will light the chalice and hear a short story about the Mayflower landing 400 years ago. Remembering a special loved one (person or pet) who has passed on is part of listening to their story. We encourage each of you to bring a picture of a person or pet that you want to remember as part of our lesson. We will kick-off our family Monthly Kindness Mission for November. 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 mailing list? Sign-up here by 10:00am on Sunday 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
Sarasota Strong: Understanding a Trauma-Informed Community
As a founding member of SRQ Strong and co-chair of the work group on trauma and older adults, our speaker knows trauma like the back of her hand, and her work with the older population during Covid provides an example of how a trauma-informed community might function. Presenter, Andrea Routh; Moderator, Marie Keeney; Zoom Host, Karen Bush. Live Zoom Coffee hour at 11:30 am
We gather in the Zoom "courtyard" after the service for fellowship. All are welcome to join us. The login for this meeting is the same as for the Forum. If you attend the Forum, you can just stay logged in. Or log out after the Forum and log in again for the Coffee Hour. To receive the login, sign up on our Virtual Guestbook.
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...
Past services, including transcripts, are on our Virtual Church page. Past Forums, including links to documents, are on our Forum Archive page. General Assembly 2020 events are on our GA 20 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
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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 ActionUUs in the News:
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Chalice Groups
Small groups are active now. Contact Chalice@uusarasota.org for more information, Read more... 
2020 UUCS Members Virtual Art Exhibit:
"Connecting with Art" 28 great pieces of art by 15 UUCS member artists. See it here! 
September blues and purple orchids
Dick Happy's latest reflection is at his "From the Garden Gate" blog ... 
Happy found with umbrella
Dick Happy's latest reflection, with video accompaniment, is at his "From the Garden Gate" blog ... 
Congratulations to Peg Green!
... for the recognition she has received from the national UUA in the Summer 2020 issue of the UU World magazine. Read More Click here for a Guide to Streaming Sunday Services, Meetings, and Classes
Beware of scams. Our ministers do not solicit contributions via email. Click here to read a scam email recently received by a member. 
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... 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. 
Get Together Dinners
is a great way to meet new people and reacquaint with old friends. Annual Report published
Our annual report for 2019-2020 has now been posted to the Members' Corner. |
Here we affirm and promote reason and the scientific method as the tools in learning to love each other and
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
Read more...
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Videos and Audios
Videos copyright Unitarian Universalist Association.
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...
UUA President Spearheads Voter Drive
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the UUA, joined us on October 20 in a get-out-the-vote drive on behalf of a voting rights amendment, which passed with 64% of the vote. Read more, see pictures and videos of the day's events...
Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the UUA, joined us on October 20 in a get-out-the-vote drive on behalf of a voting rights amendment, which passed with 64% of the vote. Read more, see pictures and videos of the day's events...
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.
UUs in the News:
Heartwarming adoption story featuring Diane and Dick Happy
The Happys are featured in Zac Anderson's front page column in the February 14 issue of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Read complete article...
Starting in July, your new or additional pledge OR extra gift will be matched by a group of Challenge Donor members, up to a total of $20,000. Thank you for doing a little more to support your church in these challenging times.
-- your Stewardship Committee
Read more about our Pledge drive...
-- your Stewardship Committee
Read more about our Pledge drive...
Remember our 5 fun "20/20 Vision" member videos? Watch them again here. Learn more.
Drone video of our partner church is now available. Click here to view...
Read more about our partner church...
Read more about our partner church...
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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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