January 9, 2018

unitarian universalist congregation at shelter rock

2017-2018 congregational theme

“Celebrating Worth and Dignity for All.”

UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES January Theme: Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable

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TOUCHSTONESNancy Reid-McKee, Ministerial Intern

Sunday, January 14, 2018 11:00 AMMartin Luther King, Jr. Sunday

“The King Legacy: Beyond Civil Rights” - The Rev. Ned Wight

Our Universal Tradition: LoveThomas Merton said: “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.”

The UU Principle of honoring the worth and dignity of all is closely tied with our understanding of universal love. The love we talk

about isn’t sentimental or emotional, but is more to do with our commitment to the relationship we have with one another. Being part of UUCSR entails making a promise, a covenant, to be part of this faith community. This means a commitment to being in relationship with the institution of UUCSR and also being in relationship with the individuals who make up the membership.

It usually sounds easy when we agree to belong to this community. There are many activities and programs here, people are friendly and inviting, so of course we want to be part of this vibrant place. But eventually each of us will find someone here that may appear scary to us, someone who may annoy us, or someone who is very different from us. This is when our belief in our principles, and our commitment to the whole congregation, are put to the test. After all, it is easy to honor someone when we are comfortable with them, but much harder to see their dignity and value when they challenge us in some way.

The UU faith is not easy, and in fact few of us can remember seven principles, let alone live according to them! But what we do is this: we come back together each week to remind ourselves of what we are about. Rev. Victoria Safford writes: “We respond every day in ways that are bold and ways that are skittish or selfish, ways radiantly healthy and ways tragic, dangerous, and flawed.” She goes on to say that our faith tradition exists to help us remember how we want to be, and we come back here again and again so we can be reminded again of what is of real value… each other. Even those who we find hard to love.

See the Program and Event List Here

Friday, January 12, 2018

Soulful SundownDinner ($4) 6:30 PM, Worship 7:30 PM

The Rev. Kimberley DebusLive band: The Cosmic Orchestra

Free Coffee House with Sam Baker follows ServiceWhere music resides at the heart of religious experience

Since 2009, the UUA’s Beacon Press has been the exclusive trade publisher for the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. titled, The King Legacy. Rev. Ned will focus on a series of 1967 lectures that underscore how prophetic King was in identifying fundamental truths underlying persistent American social problems.

Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:00 AM“Rediscovering Civility”

The Rev. Ned Wight

In conjunction with this month’s theme of “disagreeing without being disagreeable,” Rev. Ned will explore the theory and practice of “civility.” In a world where we are in constant contact with other people, some of whom disagree with us or offend us, how are we supposed to manage our interactions with others? Do our values as Unitarian Universalists obligate us to practice civility, even with people who rub us the wrong way? After the service, plan to stay for UU Café and the Congregational Meeting that follows.

Sunday, January 28, 2018 11:00 AMVeatch Sunday: “We Resist, We Rise”

Taj James, Movement Strategies Center, Guest Speaker

Movement Strategy Center supports community organizing through capacity-building, organizational development, and the training of new progressive leaders. Discussion follows with:

• Kris Hayashi, Transgender Law Center• Christine Nuemann-Ortiz, Voces de la Frontera• Maria Rodriguez, Florida Immigration Coalition

Transportation AssistanceUUCSR offers transportation assistance to Worship Services for members who are unable to travel due to physical or financial limitations. Contact Cindy Wilson, Assistant to the Ministers, at ministerasst@uucsr. org or 516.472.2941 for an application.

Sunday, January 28, 2018 8:30 AMPeace and Meditation Service

Facilitated by Cello Da Silva and Nancy Reid-McKee

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VEATCH NEWSJoan Minieri, Executive Director Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock,

WE RESIST, WE RISE

On Sunday, January 28, we invite you to join us for Veatch Sunday and the Veatch Board of Governors Annual Meeting. Between now and then, you will receive a copy of the 2017 Veatch Annual Report, entitled, “We Resist: We Rise.” We will explore this theme during the worship service with a sermon of the same title from our featured grantee speaker, Taj James.

Taj James is the founder, Executive Director, and a Board Member of Movement Strategy Center (MSC). Taj launched MSC in 2001, putting forth the question, “How do we weave together the strands of the progressive community into a progressive movement capable of winning lasting policy and social change?” For over a decade, Taj and MSC have served as a consistent source of social change, innovation and leadership.

Following the service and UU Café in the Social Hall, we will open the Veatch Board of Governors Annual Meeting with more inspiring stories from the field about strength and resilience in the face of unprecedented repression.

We will hear from:

• Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center. Kris has over 20 years of movement building, leadership and organizing experience. As a public transgender person of color, Kris has been a leader in movements for justice and rights for transgender and gender nonconforming communities for over 13 years. The Transgender Law Center is one of the largest organizations in the country advancing the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people.

The Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock provides support for efforts within the religious and spiritual mission of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock where their purposes are best served by outside agencies acting under the Veatch Program and the Congregation.

• Maria Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Florida Immigration Coalition (FLIC). Maria has worked to defend basic human rights of low-income and migrant peoples for 25 years. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she was active in the anti-apartheid and Central America solidarity movements. Maria worked as an organizer in Virginia where she led a campaign to create a housing cooperative. She has worked to defend public health care coverage and promoted the growth of award-winning free clinics: La Clinica del Pueblo in Washington, D.C. and Good News Care Center in Florida. Maria founded FLIC in 2005 and is the mother of Dante.

• Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera. Christine is recognized as a national leader in immigration reform, serving on the boards of a national coalition of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FAIR) and featured in national interviews on National Public Radio and CNN. She serves on the board of the Wisconsin Legalization Coalition (representing 44 allied organizations in the State), Wisconsin Citizen Action and Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice. She is the founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera, a low-wage and immigrant workers’ center with chapters in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, including a student chapter called Students United for Immigrant Rights, with members from three high schools.

Following the conversation with our grantees, you are invited to join the Board of Governors to continue the discussion of our work over the past year and in the year ahead.

Be sure to join us at the January 21, 2018 congregational meeting! At that meeting, the top ten categories from the dot boards will be narrowed down to four.

We plan to make one regular large grant of $100,000 in each of the four areas that the congregation selects.

LARGE GRANTSEileen Jamison, Large Grants Program Officer

The Large Grants Program of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock provides support for efforts within the religious and spiritual mission of the congregation where their purposes are best served by outside agencies acting under the Large Grants Program and the Congregation.

Large Grants will NOT be the first agenda item on the Congregational Meeting agenda. Please plan to stay until the end of voting on Large Grants to maintain a quorum. Thank you.

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As we continue to explore our ministry theme of “Worth and Dignity,” let us lift up the need to be mindful of those around us, of all faiths, who are suffering from intolerance, discrimination and abuse. We are called by our Unitarian Universalist faith to stand against the current increase in anti-Semitism. The Anti-Defamation League reported 1,299 anti-Semitic incidents across the US between January 1 to September 30, 2017, up from 779 in the same period in 2016. This is a 67 percent

increase in physical assaults, vandalism, and attacks on Jewish institutions. Incidents in K-12 schools in 2017 more than doubled and on college campuses, the increase in anti-Semitic incidents rose 59 percent. And alarmingly for our community, the largest number of incidents were in the states with the largest Jewish populations: New York, California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. New York State had the highest number of incidents with 267 – with 8 of these incidents being physical assaults. Our congregation resists white nationalism and anti-Semitism with religious education, worship, pastoral care and social justice which promotes peace, fellowship, and pluralism. Let us redouble our efforts in this New Year.

LIFESPAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONThe Rev. Natalie M. Fenimore

ADULT PROGRAMS

Soulful Small Group

January 19, 2018, 7:00 PM, Room 14

Soulful Small Group is the name for a discussion group modeled after Soulful Sundown. A song provides the theme and jumping -off point for sharing our thoughts and stories.

This month we’ll explore the spiritual relevance and personal meaning found in Al Carmines’ “Dummy Juggler,” a song about gifts and giving. Newcomers please register with Lea Titza (Ltitza@uucsr.org or 516.472.2975) and she will send you the Soulful Small Group Format and Covenant. Facilitators are Alice Giordano and Steve Marston. We start promptly at 7:00 PM. The rear parking lot near the chapel is closest to Room 14. Further details can be found on the UUCSR website event list and calendar.

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY

Help for New Year’s Resolutions!

Have you once again wanted to explore your spiritual life and have deeper relationships? Small Group Ministry can help you—two hours a month can be just what you need.

Join a group and give yourself the gift of time…

There are openings in many of the groups…contact Lea Titza at Ltitza@uucsr.org or 516.472.2975. If you want to talk to someone about SGM before you decide, call Betty Gold 718.805.6929 elizkgold@gmail.com

Pick up your new Adult Program Offerings schedule in the UUCSR Lobby, or view or download from UUCSR.org

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ADULT PROGRAM COMMITTEE OFFERINGS

WINTER | SPRING 2018

Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock

Sunday, February 4, 2018 1:00 PM

Life is short…enjoy the time you have!

Sunday, February 4, 2018 1:00 PM

Life is short…enjoy the time you have!

AT DEATH CAFÉS people discuss death while sipping tea and eating cake. A Death Café is a group-directed, casual discussion of death without an agenda or objective in an accessible, respectful, and confi dential space. It is a discussion group, rather than a grief support or counseling session, to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their fi nite lives.

Death Café

Admission is free, but you must register with the ministers' assistant, at 5ș6.472.294ș or ministerasst@uucsr.org

Facilitated by Betty Gold. For more information about Death Cafes, please go to deathcafe.com

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Congregational Meeting Announcement

Sunday, January 21following

Worship Service

All are welcome

Members may visit MYUUCSR for agenda

CONGREGATIONAL AFFAIRSKlaus Masuch, President, UUCSR Board of Trustees SHELTER ROCK BOOKSTORE

DENOMINATIONAL AFFAIRSKaren Krieg, Denominational Affairs Committee Chair

Congregants who have been members for three years as of January 2018 are eligible to apply to be delegates from UUCSR to GA, June 20-24, 2018. GA is the yearly business meeting for the UUA. Applications for General Assembly 2018 are available in the UUCSR Lobby and at MYUUCSR. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in voting on denominational matters and will be exposed to a wide and varied assortment of seminars and meetings pertaining to social action and Unitarian Universalism. Delegates will receive full funding for registration, travel and hotel in Kansas City from our Congregation in return for representing us and later reporting back at our GA Sunday Service. All applications for GA must be in by February 1, 2018.

Registration is now open for the UU-UNO International Spring Seminar at the United Nations entitled “When Crisis Calls: Advancing a Just Migration for All.” The Spring Seminar is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Organization (UU-UNO) partnered with the UU College of Social Justice. This year’s seminar will be held April 5 - 7, 2018. Registration is open through early March.

Congregants may check the UUA website (uua.org) for further details about these and other interesting denominational events.

“What does it mean to be spiritual?”

William R. Murry’s “Reason and Reverence: Religious Humanism for the 21st Century” helps us to understand both the question and the answers.

Our Betty Gold offers her insightful review of the book (available in the UUCSR Bookstore):

Unitarian minister William R. Murry is the former president and academic dean of Meadville Lombard Theological School.

His recent book is a humanist manifesto for the 21st century. In his words, “To be religious does not require that one accept the existence of a supernatural being. To be religious is a matter of one’s attitude toward all of life.”

The message of this small volume can engender long discussions and will be a valuable addition to your own religious thinking. No matter where or who you are, Murry will challenge your own philosophy and help it grow.

Each chapter is filled with wisdom, humor and humanism. After a short chapter about the history of humanism, he is not afraid to deal with the question, “What does it mean to be spiritual?” He finds the responsible search for truth to be a balance between intelligence and emotions.

Murry sees religious humanism as a religion for the future—we can prepare for it and this book will help lay the foundation.

UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

UU-UNO SPRING SEMINAR

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COMMON READ - CENTERING: NAVIGATING RACE,AUTHENTICITY, AND POWER IN MINISTRY

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Members of the UUCSR Choir entertained a the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN) at Glen Cove.

Once again, the members and friends of Shelter Rock were most generous providing almost 400 meals for the families of the North Shore INN at Glen Cove and the Aids Center of Queens County. Whole roasting chickens were delivered to both facilities on December 21, 2017 ,and distributed that day. In addition, twelve members of the Shelter Rock Choir entertained the Glen Cove Soup Kitchen Guests with holiday songs and carols during lunch after our food delivery.

Estelle Moore, President of the INN at Glen Cove, sent the following: “Richard … Thank you so much. Richard, you added so much Holiday Spirit to our soup kitchen on the Thursday before Christmas. It was a joy to see our guests singing. They could not thank me enough; however, the thank you belongs to you and the Unitarian Universalists. They [the INN guests] appreciated the chickens and I have been getting reports that they were delicious - the best they have ever cooked. Stay warm and know how much we love you. Sincerely, Estelle”

Again, thank you Shelter Rock for making this a memorable holiday for so many needy families.

Richard Bock, CoordinatorUUCSR Holiday Meal Program

2017 HOLIDAY UPDATE

Monday, February 5, 2018 • 7:00 pm • Art GalleryFacilitated by The Rev. Natalie M. Fenimore.

Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity, and Power in Ministry edited by Mitra Rahnema (Skinner House, 2017), highlights the stories, analysis, and insights of a number of Unitarian Universalist leaders of color as they explore how racial identity is made both visible and invisible in Unitarian Universalist communities.

The book is now available for purchase for $18 at UUCSR. To arrange a purchase, please contact Carson Jones (516.472.2915 or cjones@uucsr.org). Also available on Kindle by visiting http://amzn.to/2m8OL9A

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Update on the Work of the Social Justice Committee

Social Justice is at the core of our faith. As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to make a positive difference in our wider communities. According to its charge, “The UUCSR Social Justice Committee, its Subcommittees, Task Forces and Work Groups provide opportunities for members and friends to become informed about and involved in

social, moral, ethical, and economic problems and issues.” (Bylaws 8.5 L)

To carry out this charge, the following groups come under the Social Justice Committee’s umbrella: the Mental Health Subcommittee, LGBTQ Subcommittee, CoUUrage to Defy Hate Task Force, and Climate Justice Task Force.

Like any living and breathing organism, the SJ Committee needs to adapt to changing times. I’d like to share two cases in point: the LGBTQ Subcommittee and the CoUUrage to Defy Hate Task Force.

The LGBTQ Subcommittee was created when it was clear that the UUCSR chapter of Interweave, “a membership organization actively working to end oppression based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” could no longer function. In consultation with the Board of Trustees, the SJ Committee suggested that a subcommittee for LGBTQ issues be formed. In 2014, the BOT approved this action, and the SJ LGBTQ Subcommittee began to function.

However, after the first year there was no chair, and the subcommittee never held meetings on its own. Instead, for the last three years, the SJ Committee has sponsored events on LGBTQ issues.

Now the question arises: should the LGBTQ Subcommittee continue? Before the committee suggests to the BOT that it be dissolved, we want to know if there’s anyone who would be interested in taking a leadership role in the LGBTQ Subcommittee. If you have that interest, please contact Robin Finnan-Jones, Social Justice Chair, or Claire Deroche, Social Justice Coordinator.

The CoUUrage to Defy Hate Task Force was formed in the summer of 2016 to prepare for the premiere of the documentary, Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War. After this premiere, members of the Task Force decided to continue meeting to address the growing climate of hate in the USA, and like the Sharps, to respond to the refugee crisis of our time. With this mission in mind, the Task Force hosted three educational programs on the refugee situation; in collaboration with Catholic Charities, trained eleven refugee resettlement volunteers; helped two refugee families by soliciting gift cards, clothing, and household items from the congregation; sponsored a fundraising concert for Catholic Charities and Church World Service Refugee Resettlement Programs; and hosted an Upstander Training for 26 participants.

At this time, many in the congregation have expressed a need

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Social Justice Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM in the Art Gallery. New members are always welcome.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Cooking for the Guests of the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN): from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Main Kitchen. Meals cooked will be delivered to three shelters run by the INN. For further information, contact Verna Livingston, 516.883.7999.

Observance of a Week of Action to Close Guantanamo, 7:30 – 9:00 PM, Art Gallery. January 11, 2018 marks the 16th anniversary of the opening of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. According to the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), today, 16 years after it was opened, 41 people remain imprisoned there – most without charge or trial - well over a decade after they were first sent to Guantanamo. We will gather to reject this symbol of torture and petition our government for its closure. Co-sponsored by the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, the Islamic Center of Long Island, The Interfaith Institute of the Islamic Center of Long Island, and the UUCSR Social Justice Committee. For more information, see flyer.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

“Photo Requests from Solitary” Art Exhibit Reception: from 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Art Gallery. “Photo Requests from Solitary” is a unique collaboration between individuals living in isolated confinement who request a photo of anything, real or imagined, and the artists on the outside who fulfill those requests. Join us on January 14 to view these remarkable photos and meet individuals and family members directly affected by prolonged solitary confinement. Learn what you can do to end the torture of prolonged solitary confinement. “Photo Requests from Solitary” will be on exhibit until February 13, 2018. Co-sponsored by the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC) and the Social Justice and Art Committees of UUCSR.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Conference Call “Ending Prolonged Solitary Confinement” from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. Call in number: 1.855.392.2520. When

SOCIAL JUSTICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

SOCIAL JUSTICE COORDINATORClaire Deroche

for more programming and action on issues of racial justice and white supremacy. Therefore, in consultation with the ministerial team and members of the SJ Committee and the CoUUrage to Defy Hate Task Force, we’ve decided that it’s time to dissolve the CoUUrage TF and revive the SJ Racial Justice Task Force. The Racial Justice Task Force will meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month, beginning on January 24. If you’d like to join this task force, please contact Robin Finnan-Jones, Social Justice Chair, or Claire Deroche, Social Justice Coordinator.

The Social Justice Committee is alive, well, and changing to respond to new needs!

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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Cooking for Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN) Guests from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM in the Main Kitchen. Meals cooked will be delivered to three shelters run by the INN. Contact John Ryan at 516.487.5571 for information.

Women’s March on NYC, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. 2018 Goals: March Forward, Be Heard, Vote. Because the Change is on us. The UUCSR Women’s Group and the Social Justice Committee are registering a group for the Women’s March on NYC. Please register with Sharyn Esposito at sesposito@uucsr.org or 516.472.2960, leaving your name, email address, and cell phone number. (There is no charge to register.) We will contact you closer to the date with specific details. Suggested travel: Penn Station on the LIRR, and then taking the subway to our assigned meeting location. Read about the march at https://tinyurl.com/ydasr4g5 and https://tinyurl.com/ybgmuvm3

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Together to End Solitary Confinement at 6:30 PM in the Worship Room. Advocates for ending prolonged solitary confinement gather on the 23rd of every month, remembering those who are in segregated confinement 23 hours a day. After a vigil in the worship room, we will go to the art gallery for a conversation with individuals directly affected by solitary confinement, and share responses to the exhibit, “Photo Requests from Solitary.”

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING

The Social Justice Committee of UUCSR sponsors several ways for members of the congregation to meet the needs of others for food and clothing. Members can participate in monthly cooking for guests of the shelters run by the Interfaith Nutrition Network. Members can donate non-perishable food for our own congregational pantry located in the hall by the side entrance to the main kitchen and for local food pantries. Donations of gently used clothing benefit our own members through a clothing rack next to the congregational pantry, and men, women, and children served by United Veterans Beacon House. Please see the flyer on the table in the main lobby for complete details.

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WOMEN’S GROUPJudith Wylie-Rosett, President

Meeting Announcement

The Women’s Group Program and Budget Planning Retreat is scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2018, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM. An alternate date of February 3, 2018 has been selected in case of a weather cancellation.

THE SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEEAND WOMEN’S GROUP

UUCSR Participation Co-sponsored by the Women’s Group and the Social Justice Committee

Saturday, January 20 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

NYC will raise its voice again to demand equality for all humans!

(Sponsored by the Women’s March Alliance, Corp)

Register NOW for the Women’s March on NYC

To Register: contact Sharyn Esposito at sesposito@uucsr.org, or at 516.472.2960. Give your name, email address, and phone number.

(Registration is sponsored by the UUCSR Women’s Group and Social Justice Committee)

Registrants will be contacted closer to the event date

with specific details

Read about the march at https://tinyurl.com/ydasr4g5 and at https://tinyurl.com/ybgmuvm3

UUCSR Participation Co-sponsored by theWomen’s Group and the Social Justice Committee

Women’s Group TGIF presents

PREGNANCY, POVERTY, AND PUNISHMENTWhat you can do for your daughters,

granddaughters or yourself

February 2, 20187:30 PM | Worship Room

Register at uucsr.org/pregnancy

Speaker: Lynn M. Paltrow, J.D.,Founder and Executive Director of

National Advocates for Pregnant Women,

the leading organization fighting the

criminalization of pregnant women.

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERSBen Bortin, Volunteer and Membership Coordinator

I start the year and this column on a personal note. I realize with new immediacy and urgency how fragile and precious human life is. As many of you know, my son died early last month.

A few of you met him; he visited this congregation several times. For me, in various parts of the state and country, I have cherished memories of him too numerous to count, but

particularly in the past three years, when Jonathan and I both lived in Long Island. I regard his life as a 26-year gift.

I feel for others of you who have lost family members. As Helen Keller put it, “We bereaved are not alone; we belong to the largest company in all the world…

”Still in a state of shock and disbelief, I am mindful that in a basic way, the love we give to and receive from one another survives death.”

So I have this request, one which you’ve almost doubtless heard before - for the people you love in your family or among your friends, certainly for a son or daughter or grandchild, offer an extra hug for me.

There will be a celebration of Jonathan Bortin’s life on January 20, 2018, at Community United Methodist Church, 100 Park Ave., Massapequa, at 1:00 PM, and you are cordially welcome.

This experience has also allowed me to know with renewed vividness the value of a caring community such as this one. I’ve mentioned, with Andrea, my thanks in another part of this newsletter. The amount of love and caring from so many of you at UUCSR has been staggering. Our gratitude knows no bounds.

I am all the happier to welcome two more youth members to this congregation… Katie Ralph and Melissa Greco. It is a delight that you’ve linked your spiritual journeys with ours!

Wishing for a year when justice and peace can bloom, and a healthy and happy new year to you all,

THANK YOU

MILESTONES

We offer our condolences to … UUCSR members Mark and Karen Hartman and their family following the death of Mark’s stepfather, Sam Wakshull. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to:

Mark and Karen Hartman2 Argyle Road

Port Washington, NY 11050-4104

We grieve the loss of … UUCSR member Joan Wold, who died peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. She was 87 years of age. A memorial service was held at UUCSR in December. Condolences may be sent to:

Melissa Pappas

3225 Oceanside RoadOceanside, NY 11572

We mourn the death of … UUCSR member Doris Miller, who died on Sunday, December 17, 2017 after a long illness. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, January 13, 2017, 11:00 AM in the Worship Room. Condolences may be sent to her daughter and family:

Jana and David North715 Bryant Ave.

Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576

We offer our sympathies to … UUCSR members Bruce and Jean Smith and their family as they grieve the death of Bruce’s father, Harold Smith. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to:

Bruce and Jean Smith418 Sussex Road

East Meadow, NY 11554

We send our condolences to … UUCSR members Ron and Betty Ann Roel and their family as they grieve the death of Ron’s mother, Leslie Adele Roel. Sympathy messages may be sent to:

Ron and Betty Ann Roel and Family19 Saint Andrews Lane

Glen Cove, NY 11542

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The caring, support, and love from members and staff of this congregation, following the death of my son, Jonathan, have been beyond overwhelming. Andrea and I are deeply grateful for the many cards, calls, flowers, hugs, and gifts that we have received in the last four weeks from so many of you. And certainly a special shout out to the Caring Committee. Our love and our heartfelt thanks for kindness that we will never forget.

Ben Bortin and Andrea Starr

Thanks to Chris Hilke and Sandra Frank for your valuable suggestions in pre-planning for the Thanksgiving Day event. I am also so grateful to Carla Drezner for your ready advice and catering knowledge which helped make the task more manageable! You were awesome!!

Rhonda Kessler, ChairCaring Committee

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

CARING COMMITTEERhonda Kessler, Chair

Orientation to Unitarian Universalism and

The UU Congregation at Shelter Rock

Sundays, Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2018

1 - 2:30 PM, Veatch Terrace Room

Considering membershipin this Congregation?

Newcomers, new members, and any interested in the heritage of Unitarian Universalism and this congregation are invited to the four-part Orientation program, taking place in the Terrace Room in the Veatch House. RSVP with Ben Bortin, 516.472.2934 or BBortin@uucsr.org or sign at the Welcome Area. (Child care is available, by pre-arrangement at least one week in advance.)

Holiday Gifts by the Caring Committee

This holiday season, the Caring Committee of UUCSR has once again arranged for the delivery of gifts to those who have been identified as frail, ill and/or home bound. The significance of this endeavor was not only the gift giving itself, but the opportunity to demonstrate tenderness and concern for another in need. This kind of care was mutually beneficial. It was not only well appreciated by recipients, it was also personally rewarding for those who made the visits. It was especially wonderful getting to know others on a more personal level and to share some special moments of joy together. These handcrafted items were lovingly crafted by the Caring Hearts and Love and Stitches Quilters. Our committee member, Monica Schlichting graciously coordinated the visitation and distribution of gifts to thirty three members.

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC

Your Talent is Needed!

Do you sing, dance, mimeor tell (good) jokes?

We need you on stage for MUSIC AMONG US 2018!

Our own UUCSR Jazz Ensemblewill kick off the show.

Young people 18 and younger will be given top priority, but performers

of all ages are encouraged to participate. All participants must register in advance to perform.

SIGN UP NOW TO RESERVE A SPACE!

Please register by contacting Music LiaisonLea Titza at Ltitza@uucsr.org

Questions? Contact Karin Lyngstad-Hughes at drkarindc@icloud.com,

or Music Director Stephen Michael Smith at ssmith@uucsr.org

or by forms available in the Main Lobby

MusicAmong Us

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 41:00 p.m. Social Hall

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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTSPlease see UUCSR.org for additional details on all programs. See LIACUU.org for other area congregations.

Tuesday, January 09, 2018,Caring Committee Monthly Meeting, 6:30 PM, Office Conf. RmOvereaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomArt Committee Meeting, 4:00 PM, Office Conference RoomNar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19RE Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Conference RoomHousing Board Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Library

Wednesday, January 10, 2018Medical Qi Gong for Senior Health, 11:00 AM, Community RmReach Out America, 12:30 PM, Social HallBridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomBookstore Committee Meeting, 4:00 PM, Bride’s RoomInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TrcSGM Second Wednesday meeting, 7:30 PM, RE Room 19Social Justice Monthly Meeting, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryFood & Water Watch Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Conf. Rm

Thursday, January 11, 2018Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Veatch Rooms 206, 207Finance Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch LibraryNAMI Substance Abuse Dual Diagnosis Grp, 7:00 PM, RE Rm 17Close Guantanamo, 7:30 PM, Art GalleryChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room

Friday, January 12, 2018Tai Chi/Qi Gong (make-up session), 10:15 AM, Veatch BallroomBridge Lessons & Game Play, 1:00 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TerraceSoulful Sundown, 6:30 PM, Social HallSoulful Sundown, 7:30 PM, Worship Room

Saturday, January 13, 2018WG Prog. and Budget Planning Retreat, 10:00 AM, Ofc Conf RmCaring Hearts - Quilters, 10:00 AM, Veatch Rooms 204, 205Yoga, 11:00 AM, Veatch BallroomMemorial Service Doris Miller, 11:00 AM, Worship Room

Sunday, January 14, 2018Side by Side Mothers and Daughters Prog, 8:30 AM, RE Rm 15Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomWorship Committee Meeting, 9:15 AM, Bride’s RoomChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomYoung People’s Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RmBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallWorship Multigenerational Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallMen’s Group Meeting, 12:15 PM, Veatch Conference RoomGrade 1 Parent Meeting, 12:45 PM, RE Room 15

Artist Reception, 1:00 PM, Art GalleryCANCELLED: SGM Facilitators Meeting, 1:00 PMMinistry Task Force Meeting, 1:00 PM, Bride’s Room

Monday, January 15, 2018BUILDING CLOSED-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

Tuesday, January 16, 2018Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomNar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19New -SGM Third Tuesday Meeting, 7:00 PM, Bride’s RoomBoard of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom

Wednesday, January 17, 2018Medical Qi Gong for Senior Health, 11:00 AM, Community RmWG - Women Talk Daytime, 12:00 PM, Art GalleryBridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomLeukemia/Lymphoma Society Meeting, 6:00 PM, RE Room 16Investment Committee Meeting, 6:30 PM, Veatch Conf RoomClimate Justice Taskforce, 7:00 PM, Art GalleryInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TrcEmerson and Thoreau: Transcendentalism, 7:30 PM, Veatch LbryPublicity and Promotions Comm. Meeting, 7:30 PM, RE Rm 15

Thursday, January 18, 2018Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Veatch Rooms 206, 207Green Sanctuary Monthly Meeting, 7:00 PM, Staff LunchroomBoard of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch BallroomChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room

Friday, January 19, 2018Tai Chi/Qi Gong (make-up session), 10:15 AM, Veatch BallroomBridge Lessons & Game Play, 1:00 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TerraceSGM Third Friday Hadley House mtg, 1:00 PM, Hadley HouseSoulful Small Group, 7:00 PM, RE Room 14Women’s Group Book Series, 7:30 PM, Art Gallery

Saturday, January 20, 2018Saturday INN Cooking, 9:00 AM, Main KitchenCaring Hearts - Quilters, 10:00 AM, Veatch Rooms 204, 205Yoga, 11:00 AM, Art GalleryClimate Hub Coalition, 11:00 AM, Veatch House2018 Women’s March on New York City, 11:00 AM, ManhattanDramatic Readings, 5:00 PM, Art Gallery

Sunday, January 21, 2018Side by Side Mothers and Daughters Prog, 8:30 AM, RE Rm 15SGM Second Sunday- Early AM Group, 8:30 AM, Office Conf RmGreat Books-Short Story Omnibus, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Jazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomChoir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship Room

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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTSPlease see UUCSR.org for additional details on all programs. See LIACUU.org for other area congregations.

Young People’s Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RmBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallCongregational Meeting, 12:45 PM, Worship Room

Monday, January 22, 2018Kundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Veatch BallroomDAC Meeting, 7:30 PM, Office Conference RoomTransition Team Meeting, 7:30 PM, Bride’s RoomLarge Grants Advisory Group Meeting, 7:30 PM, Veatch Library

Tuesday, January 23, 2018Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomTogether to End Solitary Confinmnt, 6:30 PM, Glry, Worship RmNar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19SGM Fourth Tuesday Meeting, 7:00 PM, Veatch Terrace RoomFlame: Storytelling Grp w/N Reid-McKee, 7:00 PM, RE Rm 15Committee on Ministry Meeting, 7:30 PM, Office Conf Room

Wednesday, January 24, 2018Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomInisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TrcRacial Justice Task Force, 7:30 PM, Art Gallery

Thursday, January 25, 2018Yoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Veatch Rooms 206, 207NAMI Spirituality, 6:30 PM, RE Room 15Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room

Friday, January 26, 2018Bridge Lessons & Game Play, 1:00 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TerraceA Different Kind of Chinese Cooking, 6:30 PM, Main KitchenSaturday, January 27, 2018Child Care Nassau -Prnt Ldrshp Init. Retreat, 8:00 AM, Art GlryClimate Justice Group Meeting, 10:00 AM, Social HallCaring Hearts - Quilters, 10:00 AM, Veatch Rooms 204, 205Yoga, 11:00 AM, RE Room 6Veatch Weekend Dinner, 5:00 PM, Veatch House

Sunday, January 28, 2018Side by Side Mothers and Daughters Prog, 8:30 AM, RE Rm 15Peace and Meditation Service, 8:30 AM, ChapelMental Health SJC Sub-Comm. Mtg, 8:45 AM, Veatch Conf RmJazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomGreat Books-Even Deadlier, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomYoung People’s Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal Rm

Bagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Art GalleryWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallVeatch Sunday (includes Veatch Annual Mtg), 12:30 PM, SHLove and Stitches, 12:30 PM, RE Room 15Music Committee Meeting, 12:45 PM, Office Conference Room3rd Sunday SGM Meeting, 1:00 PM, Bride’s RoomAdoption Triad Ministry, 1:00 PM, RE Room 16

Monday, January 29, 2018Kundalini Yoga, 7:00 PM, Veatch Ballroom

Tuesday, January 30, 2018Overeaters Anonymous, 10:30 AM, Veatch BallroomNar-ANON Meeting, 6:30 PM, RE Room 19Flame: Storytelling Grp with N Reid-McKee, 7:00 PM, RE Rm 15

Wednesday, January 31, 2018Bridge Group, 1:00 PM, Veatch BallroomNAMI Family Support Group, 7:00 PM, RE Room 15Inisfada-Zen Sitting Meditation, 7:30 PM, Veatch Ballroom, Trc

Thursday, February 01, 2018LREDA Cluster Meeting, 9:00 AM, Veatch BallroomYoga, 9:30 AM, Art GalleryThursday INN Cooking, 9:30 AM, Main KitchenAA Meeting, 10:30 AM, Veatch Rooms 206, 207Personnel Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM, Bride’s RoomChoir Rehearsal, 7:30 PM, Choir Rehearsal Room

Friday, February 02, 2018Bridge Lessons & Game Play, 1:00 PM, Veatch Ballroom, TerraceWG Pregnancy, Poverty and Punishment, 7:30 PM, Worship Rm

Saturday, February 03, 2018Caring Hearts - Quilters, 10:00 AM, Veatch Rooms 204, 205Yoga, 11:00 AM, Art Gallery

Sunday, February 04, 2018Side by Side Mothers and Daughters Prog, 8:30 AM, RE Rm 15Women’s Group Board Meeting, 8:45 AM, Veatch Conf RoomJazz Ensemble Rehearsal, 9:00 AM, Ensemble Rehearsal RoomGreat Books-Even Deadlier, 9:00 AM, RE Room 4Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Worship RoomYoung People’s Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 AM, Choir Rehearsal RmBagel Breakfast, 10:00 AM, Social HallWorship Service, 11:00 AM, Worship RoomRE Classes, 11:00 AM, RE WingUU Café, 12:00 PM, Social HallLove and Stitches, 12:30 PM, RE Room 15

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FIRST CLASS MAIL DATED MATERIAL

Next Quest: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 | Deadline for Content: Thursday, January 18, 2018

unitarian universalist congregation at shelter rock48 Shelter Rock Rd. Manhasset, NY 11030 | (T) 516.627.6560 | uucsr.org / uucsr@uucsr.org Minister for Pastoral CareRev. Jennifer L. Brower (jbrower@uucsr.org)Minister of Lifespan Religious EducationRev. Natalie M. Fenimore (nfenimore@uucsr.org) Interim Senior MinisterRev. Ned Wight (nwight@uucsr.org)Congregation Operations AdministratorAdam Barshak (abarshak@uucsr.org)Veatch Executive DirectorJoan Minieri (joan@veatch.org)Music DirectorStephen Michael Smith (ssmith@uucsr.org)Membership & Volunteer CoordinatorBen Bortin (bbortin@uucsr.org)Religious Education CoordinatorJeanne Nametz (jnametz@uucsr.org)neYouth & Young Adult Program CoordinatorIndia Harris (iharris@uucsr.org)Social Justice CoordinatorClaire Deroche (cderoche@uucsr.org)Ministerial InternNancy Reid-McKee (nreidmckee@uucsr.org)

Officers of the CongregationPresident: Klaus MasuchVice President: Mark HartmanSecretary: John RyanTreasurer: Paul Drezner

Members of the Board of TrusteesMarilyn FischellShanti Carole FlotEdwin Frank Barry Nobel

Robert NuxollTara MinerRebecca SmithVic Weit

January 9, 2018

MEN’S GROUP MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

50/50 Raffle to benefit United Veterans Beacon House!

SUPER BOWL2018 Men’s Group Presents

Super BowlSunday Feast

Watch the Super Bowl on a HUGE ScreenSunday, February 4, 2018

5:30 - 10:00 PM Social HallHOT FOOD, SALAD, SANDWICHES, SNACKS

DESSERTS AND BEVERAGES *$20/members *$25/non-member guests

Open to all adult UUCSR members and their guests. 21 years of age and older, please

Please make this a ‘Souper Bowl’Canned good donations will go to the

LI Council of Churches Food Pantry in Freeport, NY

*RSVP Sharyn (sesposito@uucsr.org, 516.472.2960)

For those who cannot meet the donation price,please contact the office in advance. We willdo our best to accommodate you.

Bridge, Mah Jongg & other table games available in the Art Gallery for those who are attending but are not watching the game.

Interested in Membership at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock?

Are you interested in finding out more about Unitarian Universalism and this particular congregation?

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE IF ARRANGED A WEEK AHEAD

For more information: Contact Ben Bortin516.472.2934 or BBortin@uucsr.org

ORIENTATION TO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM AND THE UU CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK

ORIENTATIONSSundays in February

1:00 - 2:30 PMVeatch Terrace Room

February 4 February 11February 18 February 25

Attendance at Orientations is a requirement of

UUCSR membership