We have no requests of the Board this month, EXCEPT for input and backing.  As you know, we aren’t going to be asking for regular monthly Share the Plate (STP) donations.  We do plan to ask for one in September (and maybe October) to fulfill our annual member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: July, 2024

Since the deadline for submission of SAC’s annual report was before the Committee’s last meeting of the church year on May 15, 2024, updates were mentioned at the congregation’s 189th Annual Meeting.  If you were unable to attend the May 19, 2024 meeting in person and would like a copy of the annual report let me know.  In the meantime here, in writing, is how … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: June, 2024

In March, we received Board approval for: – Rural & Migrant Ministry to be April STP recipient; and, – North Fork Environmental Council (NFEC) to be the recipient in May. Although there was a mixup announced (by me – sorry) at the First Sunday in April, I will make sure that each organization gets an equal donation (of the … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: May, 2024

In February, the Board approved John’s Place homeless shelter in Greenport, as our March STP recipient.  In addition to the collection box we had at March Sunday services (NOW filled to the top), John’s Place will receive a check for $ 200, thanks to your generosity and support. Also in February, we received Board approval for our April STP recipient to be Rural & Migrant Ministry (R&MM) which … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: April, 2024

We are still in the process of gathering ideas from local LIAC congregations that have implemented “added safety measures,” “Safety Teams” / a “Protocol for Building Access and Safety,” and will bring findings to the Board for review and approval next month as a first incremental change to our current “Safe Congregation Policy.” Each member of the Board was emailed a number of UUA resources by … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: March, 2024

Thanks to the generosity of our “small but mighty” congregation, a check for $225.00 will be sent to our January First Sunday STP recipient, The Retreat, which provides direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, their families, and the Eastern Long Island community. Our last public showing of the Prophetic Voices films: Part 5 “Spiritual Audacity – The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story” was … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: February, 2024

Our January 7, 2024, First Sunday Share the Plate (STP) will be collected to benefit The Retreat.  Headquartered in East Hampton, this nonprofit domestic violence agency serves all eastern Long Island.  The Retreat has grown from providing direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to a 24/7 multilingual crisis hotline, counseling, legal advocacy, prevention education, and emergency shelter for … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: January, 2024

– SAC was invited to share an end-of-day meal with middle school and high school participants of the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) at Rural & Migrant Ministry’s 2023 Summer Day Program (SDP) in Riverhead on August 2nd.  The ten young people present, members of Voices of Long Island Youth (VOLIY), were from four different communities in Suffolk … Continue reading News from the Social Action Committee (SAC) & 8th Principle Task Force: September 2023