Interested in joining a Covenant Group? 

Contact Sheryl Winsby  422-8187 for the northern/western Sussex County group, Betty Kirk 645-9061 for the Lewes group, or Carole Toomey 537-1126 for the Bethany group.

Green Sanctuary Program

The UUSD Green Sanctuary Committee will launch this program early next year.  Becoming a certified Green Sanctuary is a step-by-step process that usually takes about two years.  The kick-off will begin with engaging the congregation, in a format still to be determined by the newly formed committee, to become informed, excited, and committed to the process and the program.

The Green Sanctuary program has several goals including:

• To build awareness of societal environmental issues among UUs;

• To generate commitment for personal lifestyle changes;

• To motivate UUs to community action on environmental issues;

• To build a connection between spiritual practice and environmental consciousness; and

• To build awareness of and rectify environmental justice.

Please see the Social Justice page for more information.

Take a minute to say thanks!

Here’s your opportunity to say thank you to someone at UUSD doing a great job. We’ve established two new annual awards, described below, to recognize and thank those members who give that extra effort.  Take a minute and complete an awards form, which you can find in the back of the sanctuary, and nominate a UUSD member you believe is doing a great job and deserves a special thank you.  Return the completed form to a member of the Awards Committee, Karen Lee, Carolyn Herbert, or Ron Schaeffer before May 1, 2008.

• Founders Award – A candidate for this award is a UUSD member nominated by other UUSD member(s), who has exemplified what UUism stands for, and has personally contributed time, energy, and leadership to the continued growth, strength, and vitality of UUSD over a considerable time period (generally five + years).

• Unsung UU Award - A candidate for this award is a UUSD member nominated by other UUSD member(s), whose day-to-day actions and volunteer work both within the congregation, and outside inspire support and compassion, and express Unitarian Universalists Principles.  Considered in the judging are acts of service to the JPD District, the congregation, and/or the community at large.  The disparity between the degree of service and the amount of prior UUSD recognition is also an important consideration.

We are fortunate to have volunteers helping this church with all the things it takes to run smoothly and efficiently. But we also know, there are always a handful of members that are able and willing to put in extra effort, and really make a difference. That’s who we are looking to give a special thanks to next year at the annual meeting in June.  You can help identify and support those who deserve an extra thank you by nominating them for one of these awards.

Supplies are very low and the food basket is requesting the following items: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, hamburger helper, baby food (jars and cereal), small boxes of cereal, pasta, spaghetti sauce.  Let's help them to restock their shelves.

Please remember our food bank collection is an on-going project.  We need the following four items continually: canned salmon, canned tuna, canned diced tomatoes and peanut butter. Thanks for all your help.

UUSD Cookbook

Do you love to cook?  Have a recipe people are always raving about?  We will be creating a UUSD Cookbook!  Look for information soon on how to include your recipes! Anyone interested in helping with the organization and being part of the Cookbook's success please sign up on the fundraising table in the church.

UUSD Tee Shirts

UUSD tee shirts are for sale for $12 each.  Contact Anne Pikolas for more information.

These are the selections for 2007-2008:

Other suggested readings:

An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor

Losing America by Sen. Robert C. Byrd

Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca

The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

A Power Government Cannot Suppress by Howard Zinn

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini

Shattered: Reclaiming a Life Torn Apart by Violence by Debra Puglisi Sharp

The Girls by Lori Lansens

Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza

The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner

Heavenly Intrigue by Joshua Gilder and Anne-Lee Gilder

Abraham by Bruce Feiler

Mother Teresa, Come Be My Light. The Private Writings of Calcutta edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk