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Actually, there’s much more than that! Glendale Shoals at Lawson’s Fork Creek is a beautiful, nature conservancy, but long ago it was once a neighborhood dump. And now, when it rains, glass is unearthed and lies scattered about. This glass is a hazard to the human and animal visitors on the trail and to the […]
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Postponed – The glass workshop scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7th, is being postponed. Getting materials ready for the workshop has proven to be more time-consuming than originally thought and we need to experiment a bit more. We’ll reschedule soon and keep you posted. Glass into Art Workshop: Stacey Jackson has ideas for us to recycle
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It’s been a busy week! One of our get-out-the-vote efforts was sabotaged by the theft of our banner at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. So far, the others are untouched. Saturday, Joyce led a glass and litter pick up at Glendale Shoals. She says 5,011 pieces of glass were removed from Glendale Shoals today + an additional
Social Justice – October 20, 2020 Read More »
Updated smile.amazon.com link is located at the top right of our website https://uucs.org or you can bookmark your device: UUCS unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/57-0947382 Hello UUCS Family, As Stewardship Council Chair, I wanted to reach out and alert you to an update that is being changed in the way we collect donations when you choose
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“Voting is power. Who has it? And who is exercising their power? “Oftentimes I use that word ‘exercise’ when talking about democracy. I say, ‘Democracy is like a muscle—it needs to be used in order to be strong.’ My question to you, to us: ‘Are you exercising all of your power—all of your power?’ It
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Voting Action Team: Look for our new wayside pulpit signs and banner, coming soon. The deadline to register online to vote is Sunday, October 4, 2020, or in person, Friday, Oct. 2nd. We’ll be moving from a focus on getting people registered, to getting out the vote. For the most inspiring presentation on the importance
Social Justice News – September 2020 Read More »
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We have revamped the event originally planned for May 2020, now formatted to allow us to engage with one another safely during the pandemic. Each session will be recorded live for sharing after the event is over. All recordings will be posted to an LGBTQ Theologies website, for continual access and sharing. We hope you
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We’ve scheduled a general social justice meeting for Wed., Sept. 2nd, 7 pm, via zoom. We’ll go with q other month again, 1st Wed., 7 pm, so you can put that on your calendar. I’ll ask Anne to send a zoom link Wed. via email. IF you are reading this in the Happenings and want
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Face Mask / Being a Good Neighbor project Click links for printables: How to use and care for your mask How to become a maskmaker Late February Mask Update (February 26, 2021) We have crossed the 6,000 masks mark! Nicole Mathieu and Naomi Richardson were recognized as Unsung Heroes at our UUCS zoom celebration last