Auction Catalog Part I and Part II (PDF)   Part I Welcome from the Auction Steering Committee Sponsorship HOW to BID: Auction Guidelines Proxy Bidding Form LIVE AUCTION: Items & Offers EVENTS: Small Dinners & Other Events FIXED PRICE Items: Handmade, Other Part II CHANCE Items: Handmade, Other   UUCSJS’s 16th Annual Auction will be … Continued

Sunday, November 28, 2021 Waxing Floors in Heels Presented by Margaret Circle Margaret Circle will take us back to the late sixties as young women discover what the women’s movement means to them. Tune in remotely by visiting our Facebook page for Livestream of this service.

Sunday, November 21, 2021 Honoring the History of Thanksgiving Rev. Dawn Fortune and Jess Dunn-Safonof ALL AGES SERVICE! The American mythology around the Thanksgiving holiday offers a narrative that we now know as wildly inaccurate. We all live on land that was once populated by Native Americans. In this interactive, All-Ages service, we will share … Continued

Sunday, November 14, 2021 Lessons in Idealism from UU History: James Luther Adams and Dorothy Day Rev. Dawn Fortune James Luther Adams and Dorothy Day — each struggled in their own way with the idealism of a liberal faith in a world filled with imperfection and occasionally, outright evil. What does it mean to be … Continued

Sunday, November 7, 2021 Falling Back and Looking Back: What does UU History have to teach us? Rev. Dawn Fortune It has been said that there is nothing new in the world. This year, as we set our clocks back an hour, let’s examine together what our shared Unitarian and Universalist histories have to offer … Continued

Sunday, October 31, 2021 All Hallow’s Eve Rev. Dawn Fortune ‘Tis all hallow’s eve, a time for dress up and pretend, a time to safely imagine scary things having to do with death and what may or may not come afterwards. Bring a photograph or memento of a loved one you have lost in the … Continued

Sunday, October 24, 2021 Cultivating Relationships by Cultivating the Land Lay speakers Meredith Massey & Jason Simmons Where and when are you your most essential self? What makes you feel most connected to the Earth and to others? Join Meredith Massey and Jason Simmons of Thin Place Farm as they explore the relationships formed when … Continued

Sunday, October 17, 2021 Blessing of the Animals Rev. Dawn Fortune Our relationships with companion animals can bring us deep joy and many lessons about loyalty, trust, and love. Bring your favorite animal(s) with you this Sunday to have them blessed during the service. All animals must be leashed or in a cage that prevents … Continued

Sunday, October 10, 2021 Building Relationships Through Trust and Vulnerability Rev. Dawn Fortune In order to be in relationship with one another, there must be some degree of trust. Trust allows us to share parts of ourselves that are tender, knowing that we will be safe. In Unitarian Universalism, we share a core set of … Continued

Sunday, October 3, 2021 A Recipe for Relationship Rev. Dawn Fortune Relationships would be so much simpler with clear instructions. Instead, we take humans with various needs and fears, priorities and values, passions and talents; then we mix them all in a neighborhood, or workplace, or classroom, and hope they’ll get along. But there are … Continued