Kiana Edmond will give our Story for All Ages
Nancy Simpson will be our Worship Associate
Music will be provided by our Choir and Ryan Pagels.
As always, the Annex is open to ages 5 and under
from 10 AM-12:15 PM.
Live Stream Service HereSign up to be a Sunday Fellowship Facilitator!GreeterFlowersCoffee Hour
9:45 AM - Meditation - Upper Gage Hall, Room 1
Participants gather for an hour to practice insight meditation and discuss various aspects of the meditative path and its interplay with our lives.
10 AM - Forum - Lower Gage Hall
Local High School Students Fighting Book Bans
“What started as a high school book club in South Carolina has become one of the most effective student groups in the country at fighting book bans.”--PEN America
DAYLO (Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization) is a nationally recognized student-led book club and pro-literacy advocacy group with chapters across South Carolina—including Charleston. Academic Magnet High School founding DAYLO chapter president, Kate Selvitelli, along with fellow DAYLO student leaders, will discuss DAYLO’s origins, mission, successes, and ongoing efforts to advocate for the right to read freely. Students will be joined by their adult co-mentors, Claire Bennett and Jonathan Haupt, for this multimedia presentation and community conversation.
Wear rainbow colors to church next Sunday, May 25 in preparation for Pride and Clint Tawes' sermon: Wrapped in Rainbows.
COMMUNITY & CHURCH NEWS
To sign up to get trained or volunteer for a future Sunday, click here
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE Sunday, May 18th after church
Our Constitution requires that the Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be in May each year. This year the Annual Meeting will be held on May 18, immediately following the church service. As members, we are the owners of the Unitarian Church in Charleston and as such, we have the responsibility of making important decisions that will affect the future of our church. Please put this date in your calendar and plan to attend.
Check the information packet that was sent to your email for the Zoom link if you cannot make it in person.
Connie Hayes
Chair, Vestry Board
NEWS FLASH!!
In addition to the important business of the Annual Congregational Meeting (right after the May 18 service), the Vestry Board is asking all members to fill out a short in-person survey. Note: those who are unable to be there in person will be mailed a link to fill out the survey online. Receiving everyone’s feedback will provide essential information, allowing Rev. Rebecca, the Vestry, and the congregation to work together to sustain our vibrant church community. Please plan on attending the meeting – we need and want to hear from you!
Pledge month may have ended, but it's never too late to pledge!
As of today, we still have a little under $18,000 to go to make our goal of $405,000.
THURSDAY, May 15; 6 PM 68 Calhoun Street, Main Library,
Meeting Room A
These sessions focus on deep listening and spiritual reflection.
If you have been looking for a way to explore your spirituality, share resources, and connect with new people, this is the group for you!
SCUUJA invites you to sign up for the Zoom workshop, "Speaking the Language of Our Faith for Justice: Faith in Action!" with the Rev. Deanna Vandiver, Director of the UU College of Social Justice. It will be held on May 17 from 11 am to 3:30 pm. It's a spiritually grounded justice education event designed to equip you for faithful action in this political moment. You will deepen your faith and bring justice to life through your own participation and practice.
About the presenter: Rev. Deanna Vandiver (she/they) is a called auntie, a collaborator, an artist, an affiliated community minister for love and liberation with the Church of the Larger Fellowship, the Director of our Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (www.uucsj.org), and the founder of Ever Unfolding. Deanna lives with her partner on the land of the Suquamish nation, “people of the clear salt water,” in Washington state, still being shaped by deep and faithful justice education in Bulbancha, Louisiana.
There's no cost to the workshop, but we do suggest that you donate $10.00 or more if you can to the UU College of Social Justice. SCUUJA will collect the donations and send them to the UU College of Social Justice. Donate at www.scuuja.org/donate.
MONDAY, May 19, 7 PM Lower Gage Hall
The Unitarian Church in Charleston is pleased to host a monthly Death Cafe. At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." To learn more about Death Cafes in general, click here.
For more information about our event, please reach out to Scott Morgan at wsm371@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, May 21; 5:30 PM
Gage Hall
Amidst the challenges facing our nation, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and disheartened. To counter this, we invite you to a monthly potluck supper and discussion focused on "What's New and What's Good?"
WEDNESDAY, May 21; 7 PM
Choir meets on Wednesdays
from 6:45 PM-8:15 PM (7 PM on New & Good nights),
and Sundays at 10am
(when Choir is present).
If you're interested in singing in the choir, please contact Ryan at ryan@charlestonuu.org
SAVE THE DATE
Women's Book Club
Main Library, Meeting Room A
68 Calhoun Street
6 PM
Women come together to have a thoughtful, guided conversation about a chosen book and the reading experience.
Read as many or as few of the books as you like - come to one session or come to them all! We meet on the fourth Saturday
at 10am in Gage Hall.
* May 31: Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing by The Rev. Dr. William Barber II * June 28: No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit
SATURDAY, June 7
7:30 PM
Sanctuary
Classical Pride Charleston is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ community in Classical Music. It will feature LGBTQIA+ composers both past and present, as well as performers who identify with or provide allyship for the LGBTQIA+ community. This year's feature piece is "Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland. The concert will include a chamber orchestra, the UU Chancel Choir, The Palmetto Peace Choir, and various guest artists.
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.
