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Want to take a look at what is happening at UUFS this month? Get a quick overview about the most current events and activities at Stay Connected, or delve into all the happenings in our March 2024 newsletter.

It’s back! Announcing The UUFS Marketplace on May 19 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The Marketplace will include a silent auction, sale of homemade goods (baked goods, preserves, art work, cards, etc.) and a potluck brunch. For more details, click here.

Join Our Vegetarian Potluck Group

Since before the pandemic, this group has been getting together for outdoor vegetarian & vegan potlucks at member’s homes. Organized by Fran Naylor and Laurel Beecher of Social Justice and Climate Action at UUFS, participants receive invitations via our Google Group: uufs-vegetarian-potlucks@googlegroups.com where we also share information about healthy vegetarian and vegan eating and its positive impacts on our health and the environment. If you would like your name added to the Vegetarian Potluck Google Group, please contact Laurel Beecher at activities@uufs.org.

Informational websites about the health and environmental benefits of a more plant-centered diet:

News from General Assembly 2023

Held in Pittsburgh, PA (and virtually) on June 21-25

In addition to electing a new president, delegates voted to move forward with a process to discuss further the proposed changes to Article II of the UUA bylaws with 86.3% of voters* in favor. Article II is the section that includes our Principles, Purposes, and Sources. The intent of the changes is to make them more inclusive. Three amendments to the proposed values were approved. A final vote on the proposed changes requires a two-thirds vote to pass next year at GA 2024. 

*Only 42% of electors voted. UUFS had no representatives at GA this year so could not vote. Note that next year’s GA will be all-virtual, and UUFS can send two representatives.

General Assembly 2023 Videos are available at https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2023 and includes a video marking the end of Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray’s presidency.

Proposed New Principles and Purposes

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UUFS Covid Decision Making and Policies on Safely Gathering

We encourage all attendees to be fully vaccinated and boosted for both individual safety and the safety of our community. We follow Santa Clara County Public Health COVID-19 Guidelines. (https://covid19.sccgov.org/covid19-guidelines.)

UUA guidance points to our covenantal commitment to care for all, which means that we take the time to listen deeply to one another’s concerns and fears before making any decisions that might put members of our community at risk, either physically or mentally. This includes a continued practice of inclusion, covenant, consent, and care for each other.

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