STARR KING UU FELLOWSHIP welcomes the Reverend EMILY BURR as our AFFILIATED COMMUNITY MINISTER The Rev. Emily Burr is a native New Englander and a UU since age 12. She received a BA in Physics from Vassar College in 1973 and graduated with honors from Andover Newton Theological School in 2004. She has served with the Peace Corps, as 1/2 time minister for the Kearsarge UU Fellowship, and consulting minister in Franklin, NH. Currently, she is Treasurer for both the UU Minister's Chapter for Northern New England and UU Action NH, serves as UUA representative on the Board of the NH Council of Churches, and is active in the NH Immigrant Solidarity Network. She has two grown daughters and a granddaughter and lives in Canterbury, NH with her husband. She looks forward to her role as Community Minister affiliated with Starr King.
September’s outreach collection will go to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s program of Environmental Justice and Climate Action. This work focuses on advancing and protecting the rights of marginalized populations who are at risk of climate-based displacement. The UUSC, in partnership with allied organizations, works with communities as they develop self-determination and strategies to counteract the challenges and dangers of slow-onset climate change. For example, the UUSC has partnered with Ecological Solutions, working with communities in the Solomon Islands where some communities have already faced displacement. Those affected have been learning how to advocate for government support in their relocation, and have received direct assistance in rebuilding their homes in new locations. Others at high risk for future displacement are developing strategies for relocation now. A significant piece of UUSC’s work also involves developing donors to assist with international financing to help affected communities that are self-determining their future steps. The September collection will be held on September 15
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Legacy Letters session of Wise Women In Training on September 25, 2019 10:30 Presenter Peggy Rosen
A “people person” and a life-long writer, Peggy has a passion for story and the connections inherent in writing and sharing story. Two years ago she left my career in healthcare to spend more time in the world of words, to write and to help others write. So began her “encore career” in life story work. She started a personal story writing business called Peggy Rosen Writing, LLC She specializes in personal stories in print form, such as heirloom books, legacy letters, editable manuscripts, and memoir.
Activity Committee News: " The Sidore Lecture at PSU on September 17th at 7 P.M. is "The Southern Strategy: The Role of Race in US Elections" given by Alison McLetchie. Dr. McLetchie is Associate Professor of Sociology at Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC. Her talk will focus on the role Race has played in shaping politics in the US.
A SKUUF group will gather for dinner before the lecture. Please contact Joe Kelaghan for details if you are interested in joining the group. (
josephkelaghan@gmail.com)
SKUUF Book Group The SKUUF book group holds its next meeting on September 18th at 3:00 pm. The only requirement for attendance is to read the book. The author is Tariq Ramadan a leading Muslim scholar, named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the 20th Century.
The book is
In the Footsteps of the Prophet, a biography of the Prophet Muhammad, According to one review: "capturing a life that was often eventful, gripping, and highly charged. Ramadan provides both an intimate portrait of a man who was shy, kind, but determined, as well as a dramatic chronicle of a leader who launched a great religion and inspired a vast empire. More important, Ramadan presents the main events of the Prophet's life in a way that highlights his spiritual and ethical teachings.”
Join the Climate Change Strike September 20 Noon to 3 pm. Join Rev. Linda, the choir, community and Fellowship members and friends for the Global Climate strike at the
Plymouth Town Common Friday, September 20 from noon to three. Millions of children and students across the globe have been striking on Fridays: for the climate, for our future. What started as a one-person protest by Greta Thunberg has grown to a movement of millions sacrificing their
#FridaysForFuture in over 160 countries in at least 2000 locations. We can support the movement and answer the call to action by attending the strike and raising awareness. Carry a sign, gather materials, sing a protest song, tell your friends!
PLEASE NOTE: The “Items for the Treasurer Box” has been relocated to the right of the Social Justice bulletin board.
Lay Pastoral Care - Please contact the office.
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