Our April Share The Plate recipient, the Butterfly Effect Project received $180.00, thanks to your generosity. Sunday, May 18th we were treated to another visit from their inspiring founder, Tijuana Fulford. She spoke briefly about the “over 600 boys and girls across 31 in-school and out-of-school chapters” served by the organization. Four “Butterflies” shared their own … Continue reading June 2025

On Earth Day we hosted “Gardening for Change.” There was a leaf cleanup contest pitting a rake against a leaf blower, then a panel discussion moderated by Mark Haubner.  The Share the Plate recipient in April was “The Butterfly Effect Project”. There are still “Thinking of You” cards to sign in support of their work. … Continue reading May 2025

Our Share the Plate (STP) recipient for this month will be the Butterfly Effect Project. They have suffered recent harassment, bigotry and threats. Moral support from their community is important at this time.  “Thinking of You” cards will be available to sign at the April 6th & 13th services. As we do a lot of … Continue reading April 2025

We’re distributing “Know Your Rights” handouts in English and Spanish at all SAC meetings. A large number were given out at the SAC table during the Southold Winterfest. If you know people who need this information or anyone who could post it, there are copies on the SAC table near the back door. If you … Continue reading March 2025

The Southold Women’s Rally, sponsored by our congregation, was held in Greenport’s Mitchell Park on Saturday, January 11th.  Planning meetings, placard-making, and music sessions were held in our new building and consisted of community activists and organizers representing groups like the North Fork Unity Action Committee (UNITY) and the North Fork Chapter of Coming to the Table (CTTT).  There were the Board members and congregants who volunteered at the Rally to:  provide safety & security;  gather contact info from … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: February 2025

– One signed copy of Class, Race, and Gender: Challenging the Injuries  and Divisions of Capitalism, authored by Michael Zweig, Co-Chair of the NYS Poor People’s Campaign – Long Island region (our November STP recipient) remains available at the SAC table (near the back door) for $20.  Additional copies can be secured. – Our December STP collection is earmarked for Sound Justice Initiative, for which we have, thus … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: January 2025

**If you have questions, concerns, ideas, need of assistance, OR, if you have answers to questions and requests for help, please call / text / email:  Patte McManus **see contact info below** Thanks to the congregation generosity, we collected $ 215.00 in the November First Sunday Share The Plate (STP) for the LI chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign.  Speaking of the LI Chapter, … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: December 2024

If you haven’t voted yet and it is before 9pm on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – GO VOTE and it’s not too late to GET OUT THE VOTE! Share the Plate (STP) collections were taken up for New York Unitarian Universalist Justice (NYUUJ) <nyuuj.org> on September 1st and October 13th to fulfill our member commitment (1/10th of 1% of our annual operating budget, which … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: November, 2024

REMINDER:  the Board had approved two Share the Plate (STP) collections (one in September and a second in October) to fulfill our member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) network.  Our dues (1/10th of 1% of our annual operating budget) have increased and become a bit more difficult to reach in one month, though we are close to our goal.  STP collections are usually held on the … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: October, 2024

We have two matters to bring to the Board this month: 1) As you remember, we decided, for this year, not  to ask for monthly Share The Plate (STP) donations, EXCEPT for one in September (& maybe October) to fulfill our annual member commitment to New York UU Justice (NYUUJ) network.  We request your approval to do so now. 2) Your next meeting of SAC / 8th Principle … Continue reading SAC & 8th Principle Task Force: September, 2024