The beginning of this congregation’s mission is “Connecting in spiritual community, we celebrate life with joy,” and, oh, did we connect and celebrate this past weekend! If you weren’t able to attend the spring auction, please know that you were missed.

For all those who contributed items or services for the auction or raffle, did hours of data entry, who helped set up, decorated, prepared and served amazing food, provided fabulous kid’s activities, offered entertainment, volunteered during the event itself, cleaned up, and to all who participated and bid so generously… thank you, thank you, thank you! We had so much fun, and we hope you did, too!

Together we raised about $20,000, including over $5000 for the Building Fund, to care for our buildings and grounds. If you weren’t there and would like to make a contribution to the Building Fund, please send a check to UUSS with Building Fund in the memo. We have a couple wonderful events to look forward to on our calendar, so the connection and the joy will continue. If you donated an event, or service, please watch for an email confirming who won, so that you can contact them to remind them of their winning, when the time comes.

And, we hope to see you this coming Sunday, for flower communion, welcoming new members and celebrating members of 25 and 50 years, followed by lunch and the spring congregational meeting.

If you haven’t participated in a Flower Communion before, each person brings a flower or two to contribute to a common vase. In the service, we have an opportunity to choose a different flower to take home, spreading the beauty around.

With joy, and with care~ Rev. Lynn and Rev. Wendy