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Beauty Calls Us Together

Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

June 4, 2023, 10:00 a.m.
“Beauty Calls Us Together”
Rev. Heather Rion Starr and Julie Keefer, Director of Music Ministries

Today we will join in the annual tradition of the Flower Ceremony. This year we will draw upon a song cycle created by Kathryn Canan, Rev. Suzelle Lynch, and Ruben Piirainen, composed in 2023 to honor the 100-year anniversary of the Flower Ceremony. The Flower Ceremony originated in 1923 by the Rev. Dr. Norbert Čapek, of the Congregation of Liberal Religious Fellowship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This tradition continues to this day to give us a communal way to celebrate beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community. Please bring a flower or a small bouquet to add to our collective table.

UUSD is requiring that only vaccinated individuals (who are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID) attend in-person services.
Please stay home and enjoy our livestream if you have a fever, any other symptoms of illness, or if it’s simply a better option for you.
Mask wearing is encouraged but not required.

Winter Solstice Celebration

Come! Call back the light! On this, the longest night of the year, we will invite new beginnings into our lives and pause to listen to the renewal of our life’s direction.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

“Lean Into the Mystery,” Rev. Heather Rion Starr on December 24th at 4pm.

Celebrate this time of the longest nights by singing carols, lifting up good stories, and enjoying one another’s good company.

All are welcome on this sparkly and festive evening.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Held at UUSD

On November 20, 2024, Sussex Pride hosted a solemn vigil at UUSD to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance. The event was co-organized by UUSD’s Social and Environmental Justice Committee. This candlelight ceremony honored the lives of transgender individuals who were tragically lost to violence over the past year.

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News

New Link for UUSD Music Ministry Interest Survey

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Suggestions for Approaching UUSD Driveway Safely

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Events

Drum Circle – Third Thursday of Each Month at 6pm

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Share the Plate, November: UUA Disaster Relief Fund

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Winter Solstice Celebration, Dec 20 at 6p.m.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Dec 24 at 4pm

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Memoir Writers Affinity Group – First Saturday of Each Month, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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Sharing Our Stories

Each of us at UUSD has a different story to tell about how we found a spiritual home here. A few of us are life-long UUs but most are not, having come from a variety of other religious backgrounds or from no particular place of faith. Whatever our journey, sharing the stories of the paths we took helps connect us to each other and to the shared journey we are now making.