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Unitarian Universalists
of the Salish Sea
Weekly Update
October 25, 2024
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Join us for our next service -
on a Sunday!
Sunday, Nov 3, 11:00am -1:00
Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver
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This month's theme: We’re supposed to be a “welcoming community of spiritual seekers”. Spiritual seekers? What on earth does that mean to you?
This is a gathering for connection and conversation. A short presentation by John Slattery followed by small group discussions. Soup lunch to follow. RSVP so we know how much soup to have on hand!
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Saturday, November 16 at 5:00
"Covenant"
St Margarets Cedar Cottage,
1530 E 22nd
Covenant is the thread that joins Unitarian Universalist congregations, communities, and individuals together in a web of interconnection. The practice of promising to walk together is how we build beloved community. Please join Cara Elrod, Sara Stevens and your Worship Circle as we explore what Covenant can mean to us as individuals and as a community.
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UUSS Craft Workshop
Sunday, Dec 1 @ 10:30am
Mollie Nye House, 940 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver
This is a crafting experience for all ages open to members and friends of UUSS
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The Metro UU congregations are hoping to do an all ages camp. If you would be interested in being on a team to help plan this, please contact Cara.
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Are you interested in joining a book club? Last year a group met to read Karen Armstrong’s book Sacred Nature. Some book club suggestions:
1. Heather Cox Richardson’s Democracy Awakening
2. A literary fiction book club with a different book each month
3. A book, or books, related to our 8th principal such as White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better
4. A book, or books, about nature and/or environmental issues such asSacred Nature
If you would be interested in participating in a book club and/or have a suggestion for a book that you think would be a good starting point, let Cara know. We can have more than one group and can meet virtually or in person. There have not been enough responses at this point to run a book club. If we don't have the numbers to run one for the fall, we will try again in the New Year.
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Will you join our Vision and Mission Team?
During our Sociocracy workshop, it became clear that the first step to creating our new governance structure is to define our overall UUSS Vision and Mission. While we have a deep sense of shared purpose for UUSS, getting more clarity on how we will fulfill that purpose is essential to knowing what circles we need going forward.
The UUSS Vision and Mission Team will create a proposed Vision and Mission for the whole community to consider. There will be at least one and possibly two rounds of comments and suggestions that will be incorporated into the Vision and Mission before we come together to make the final decide. The decision making process will use the consent model from Sociocracy, similar to the model we have been using for our other decisions.
The team will pull elements of our vision and mission from these resources. The team will co-create a proposal to present to the community. They will then review the comments and suggestions from community members and incorporate as many as possible. The team will then bring the amended proposal to the community for a decision.
The project will start sometime in the next week or two and wrap up ideally before Christmas break.
If you would like to be a part of this team and help us develop a proposal, please email catherine at catherinemarystrickland@gmail.com . We are hoping for a team of between 3 and 5 people.
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CUC Co-Lab: Experiences of Transformation
Saturday Nov 2, 9:30am
The Vancouver Unitarians are hosting informal satellite in-person gatherings at the Vancouver Unitarian church and have invited those interested to join them. They will have a conference camera and large screen TV and access to the kitchen. People should bring their own food, snacks to share are welcome. We will have tea and coffee.
Register here.
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CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATIONS
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Hard Conversations
Wed, October 30 @ 10:00am
A healthy community anticipates there will be hard conversations. Join us as we consider challenges and best practices. more info.
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Connect and Deepen
Saturday, Oct 26 @ 1:00pm
Connect & Deepen is an online community for adults interested in meaningful reflection, conversation, and shared ideas for living our values. This is a welcoming space that encourages spiritual as well as philosophical exploration, with an eye to putting these explorations into action. more info.
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Communications Needs & Resources
Wednesday, Nov 20 @ 10:00am Communication tools can help your congregation to build community, be more visible in the wider community, and make a difference in the lives of others. What’s working, what’s challenging, and where can you find help? more info.
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