(an exclusive video showing for our congregation) Sunday, August 31st at 12:30pm
Imara Jones, award-winning journalist, changemaker, and trans rights activist, delivered the keynote address at this year’s General Assembly, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s annual gathering in June. Her lecture was powerful, timely, and incredibly important. If you care about trans rights, trans people, and the state of our democracy, you do not want to miss this!
Please stay after the Welcome Back Breakfast for a showing of this incredibly powerful 75 minute lecture.
CHURCH NEWS
Religious Education News
Important Dates for Families
Sat. Sept. 6 - 4:00 p.m. RE Volunteer Training
Sun. Sept. 7 - 10:00 a.m. RE Family Orientation
Sun. Sept.14 - 10:00 a.m. First Day of RE Classes
We're looking for several caring volunteers to help in the classrooms on Sundays, to teach/facilitate pre-planned classes and activities. No prior teaching experience is required, just an open heart, willingness to participate, and dedication to our youth's spiritual development. We will start the church year with a volunteer training on Saturday, September 6th at 4pm.
Please email me: emily@charlestonuu.orgor speak to me after this Sunday's service if you'd like to volunteer!
Help spread the word about parking at the church during the week!
In addition to our 24/7 spaces, we have two leases on our parking lot: Charleston Day School and Southeastern Management. Each lease allows church members to park on certain days/times. If you are parking during the week, whether during the day or in the evening, please read the signs carefully to determine if that space is available. And always make sure to put your parking pass on your rearview mirror.
Because parking is limited downtown, random folks are frequently parking in our parking lot. Cars are now being booted or towed. If you are not in a church parking space, your parking pass does not guarantee that you will be safe from towing. We don't want our members to get caught up in that inadvertently!
Musicians Wanted!
This fall we will be forming a UC- CHS "House Band," which will play for the service one Sunday a month.
This volunteer group will cover a wide variety of styles and genres, depending on the themes of the service. We are primarily looking for drums, guitar, electric bass, keyboard, and singers; however we are open to other instruments! Time commitment is minimal, 1-2 rehearsals per service beginning in late September/early October.
Interested?
Please click the link below to respond to this quick questionnaire.
Our Chancel Choir resumes rehearsal on August 20th! If you've been interested in joining us, now is the perfect time! We're also having a choir party on August 30th. interested singers are welcome to attend. Please email our music director at ryan@charlestonuu.org for more details.
SAVE THE DATE
Men's Group Meeting September 2
6:30 pm
Lower Gage Hall
For thoughtful men to come together on a regular basis and share their life concerns, interests, and hopes for the future. Specifically, to provide emotional support, foster bonding, social interaction.
Contact Mark Farnham at mfarnham@bellsouth.net
Eden Keepers Saturday, September 6th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Eden Keepers gathers to maintain our beautiful and historic churchyard. All are welcome and no gardening experience is required – simply a love of plants and an appreciation of this wonderful green space. Bring gardening tools if you have them, gloves, water to drink while working and bug spray. We will work from 9-12, weather permitting, followed by a potluck lunch in Gage Hall. If you can't get there at 9, come when you can.
Bring a dish to share and put it in the kitchen until after the work party. We will have a brief committee meeting during our lunch. For more information, please contact Laura Moses at 843-364-1976 or lauramoses@yahoo.com.
Books and Coffee
Ray and Elliie Setser will host
Books and Coffee at their home on Sunday, September 7 at 5:00pm.
The book being reviewed is Percival Everette's "James" a fictional account by Jimfrom Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn".
Please bring suggestions for a nonfiction selection for October.
Coffee and snacks will be served.
Call (843)-571-3417 to RSVP and get address.
Coffee with the Minister! Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 9am
Mercantile and Mash 701 E Bay St
Annual Pancake and Syrup Drive to benefit the James Island Outreach food pantry.
Please bring any brand of pancake mix and syrup to church on
Sunday, September 7 and 14th.
Donations will be accepted in Gage Hall each Sunday.
The Outreach is experiencing a 60% increase in client activity
at the food pantry in the last six months.
All donations are greatly appreciated.
Call Priscilla Shumway with any questions 843-425-1850.
Green Sanctuary Presents
Saturday, Sept 20 10 am – 11:30 am Church-sponsored Litter Sweep along Newmarket Creek
This Creek, between King St and Morrison Drive near Huger Street, is the third pillar in the “Just Ecological Corridor,” along with Gadsden Creek and HalseyCreek. The JEC has recently been endorsed by the City and being led by Director of Sustainability Mika Gadsden.
This family-friendly sweep will be held under the auspices of the Sea Grant Consortium (https://www.scseagrant.org/bsrs-sites/ ) and is being led by Church member Dave Ruef. We are in viting Church members, residents of nearby Meeting Street Lofts, Friends of the Lowline (which is adjacent), as well as the general public.
Parking is free in the Meeting Street Lofts garage for 2 hours. Bags, gloves and instructions will be provided at a table set up near the garage entrance which is on Huger Street, between Meeting and King Streets.
Don't miss this is an opportunity to walk along a little-known downtown creek.
Food Bank Fall Schedule for UU Volunteers
On September 20th, we will dedicate our work in memory of Paul King who volunteered with us as recently as this spring. Paul's life was dedicated to helping others stay healthy and active, so this work was meaningful to him and Kathleen. A strong showing in honor of Paul would be wonderful.
Our church has a long history of volunteering with the Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB), primarily packing BackPack Buddies boxes for school children, Senior boxes, or sorting donated food for folks with food insecurity throughout coastal SC. Please join us on the 3rd Saturday of each month to volunteer at the LCFB (located at 2864 Azalea Drive, N. Chas).
Fall dates include September 20th, October 18th, November 15th, and possibly December 20th (to be confirmed).
We meet at 9:00 a.m. and usually finish by 11:30. Closed-toe shoes required. Children 12 and older with an adult and 16 and older are welcome to participate; LCFB staff will sign for school volunteer hours. Please sign up using
Click this link to register
for the SCUUJA Fall Festival bit.ly/scuuja
BOOK OF LIFE
To share a significant life event (births, deaths, celebrations, transitions and other joys and sorrows) send to Marcia Castano at marciapate5@gmail.com by Saturday evenings at 6:00 p.m. or write them in person on Sunday morning.
The physical book is kept at the front of the church near the pulpit.
Interested in joining our wonderful church community?
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