Melissa Rowland with St.Johns banner at the UUA G.A.
We call it G.A., but that would have been a lot of abbreviations in one headline. G.A. is where Unitarian Universalists come together with representatives from the congregations to decide direction in social justice, to share … read more.
UNSUNG HERO
The Unsung Hero Award is presented to a member of St. John’s who provides leadership and service that is not generally recognized by the congregation. This year we’re recognizing Wanda Crawford.
Once a month Wanda has been leading and recruiting for coffee hour and … read more.
June 3, St. John’s formally welcomed members who had joined since last fall.
We’re happy to have these fine people in the congregation:
Trish & William Cranor
Anna Geimeir & Ryan Clo
Marie Carney Inanli
Christine Mouch
Karen & Tim Noonan
Paul Glasser
Daniel Stempler
… read more.
St. John’s is please to announce it has awarded students Emma Lawrence and Maya Newman its Dr. Catherine Roma Scholarship, recognizing excellence in academics, arts and social consciousness.
Emma has been a member of many choirs including the Milford High School Chamber Singers and OMEA All-State … read more.
St. John’s was fortunate to host UU composer and singer Jim Scott April 29.
His mix of song and casual sermon confirmed many issues of interest to Unitarians. Here he performs “What we don’t need.”
The living space at our neighboring church, Clifton United Methodist, will soon be available for a family seeking sanctuary from deportation. St. John’s UU is a Solidarity Congregation, and we have committed to helping Clifton United Methodist and other Sanctuary congregations. Please go to … read more.
St. John’s hosted a special chalice during service April 15.
We lighted the UUA’s flaming chalice, the symbol of Unitarian Universalism. It was at St.John’s this week as it makes its way to many congregations en route to General Assembly, the UUA’s annual meeting, … read more.
The Unitarian Universalist Association announced Jan. 10 that its “Standing on the Side of Love” campaign is now “Side with Love.”
The name of the UUA’s high-visibility public witness campaign is shorter—and less controversial for accessibility rights activists.
More information is on the UUA’s site.
To contact the church Board, use the email address board@stjohnsuu.org. If you are a member, you can log-in at the church website https://www.stjohnsuu.org to access the church directory. The log-in is in the upper right of the screen. The directory has all members’ … read more.
Our 2017 “MITTEN TREE” RESULTS:
108 hats, 56 pairs of mittens/gloves, 36 scarves, 113 socks, and new this year, 47 pairs of underwear! Thank you, everyone, for your generosity this year—our tree was definitely overflowing.
And once again, thank you to our Discoverers (2nd-4th grades) class … read more.
