Today's Quote

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
-- Ambrose Bierce

65 years of social justice

It was morning and it was raining, and outside his hut was a sea of clay. All in all, a perfectly miserable day but Tom Hemphill was about to undergo a transformation he would never forget. Listen to a most fascinating account of Hemphill's days in Southeast Asia working for social justice, a talk he presented to the church's Freethinkers group on Friday. It's now posted online.  

Gather in Peace on 9/11

  • To remember victims of violence in the name of religion
  • To denounce hate, fear mongering, and violence in all its forms
  • To celebrate religious diversity, to stand in solidarity, and dedicate ourselves to working for peace and understanding.
Where: First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota, 2050 Oak Street.
When: Sept 11, 2010, at 7:30 PM

Corporations Are Persons? Indeed!

The US Supreme Court decided that money is "free speech" on Jan 21, 2010.  It's all part of the fact that in the USA, corporations are persons under the law.  David Cobb, a national spokesperson for Move to Amend, will lead a community dialogue about this issue on Sat, Sept 18th from 10 am to noon at our church.

That time again ...

The next round of Get-Together Dinners begins next month; deadline for sign-up is Oct 3 for dinners in October and November (note there will be no dinner in December). Click here to fill out the form online , or you can print the form in PDF and fill it out by hand. Forms are also available at the membership table on Sunday mornings.

Jazz concerts at UUCS throughout the coming year

If you hear jazz music coming from the Sanctuary on a Friday afternoon over the coming nine months, don't be surprised. The Jazz Club of Sarasota, which bills itself as the oldest and one of the largest jazz clubs in the country, has signed a contract with UUCS to hold many of its Friday afternoon jazz concerts in the church Sanctuary.

Is Equality Only for Some?

The next Interweave movie is 8-The Mormon Propo$ition.  This is a one-of-a-kind film about religious groups who have an axe to grind with people they disapprove of.  September 15 at the Nicholson/Brown home, social hour 6 PM, movie at 7 PM.

In This Tough Economy, People Are Hungry!

Please bring non-perishable food to donate.  Each Sunday we have a bucket available near the Sanctuary for non-perishable food donations.

Did you know ...?

... that you can read Minutes of the Board of Trustees' meetings going back a year and a half? Yes, it's true. Just go to this page and find out what issues your board has been thinking about.

Can you save the planet without driving your family crazy?

No Impact Man will be shown in the UUCS Sanctuary at 7 PM on Tues, September 14.  Admission is $5 at the door, but no one will be turned away.  The series is sponsored by UUCS Social Justice Committee, WSLR 96.5, the Sarasota PEACenter, and Transition Sarasota.

Would a Unitarian Universalist Church Be a Good Fit for You?

Take a survey at Beliefnet.com and find out!
Sunday (September 5)
access Weekly Contact

Service (10:30 am)
"Peace, Parrots and People"
Rev. LoraKim Joyner
LoraKim, who has worked in avian conservation in Central America and the Caribbean for 24 years, invites us with stories and images to reflect how the well-being of birds, people, and environments are bound up together, including what we do here in Florida as Unitarian Universalists.

Forum (9:30 am)
"How Do the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement Programs Compare?"
 Presenter/Moderator
John Stinespring

Chalice Groups



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Share the Plate Offering

Each month we donate one of our Sunday offerings to an organization making a difference in our community.

We continue to collect non-perishable food items each week throughout the year for the
All Faiths Food Bank.

Please go to this page for a description of some past
Share the Plate Offerings.

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