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Welcome to the Fourth Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Westchester in Mohegan Lake, New York. We are a liberal religious community where members and friends gather to support each other in spiritual journeys and to give service to the wider world of which we are a part.
Our Mission: We are a caring and inclusive spiritual community of children, youth, and adults who honor differences and support open-minded spiritual exploration and ethical development. We celebrate life, nurture each other, and provide support in loving and open-hearted acceptance. We commit ourselves to social justice through action in our local community and the larger world. |
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Upcoming Services
Sunday March 3, 2019 - 10:30AM
Cindy Davidson will lead the service, “Perspectives on the Work of Dismantling Systemic Racism: Part III, Living a Unitarian Universalist Theology: Liberal or Liberating?” Bring-In Lunch: our First Sunday monthly potluck lunch will follow the service on March 3. Please bring a dish or dessert to share. Coffee will be provided. Sunday March 10, 2019 - 10:30AM The 4th UU Social Justice Committee will lead the service. Sunday March 17, 2019 - 10:30AM "Shared Planet, Shared Faith" UU Congregations of Westchester Combined Worship 2019 Community UU Congregation, 468 Rosedale Ave, White Plains Our five congregations join together for a special multi-generational service focusing on care for the environment. See our flyer HERE. Carpools leave 4th UU at 9:30AM. There will no service at 4th UU. The service is to be streamed on Facebook Live. Sunday 24, 2019 - 10:30AM "A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Mary Oliver" The beloved poet Mary Oliver died January 17, 2019. We pay tribute to her love of nature, our UU love of her, and her mystic appreciation of all creation. Led by member SusanSchefflein. Upcoming Events
Zen Meditation Group
Meets Every Saturday, 9:00 - 11:30 AM Led by Rev. Paul Silverman. Free and open to the public. Friday Meditation Group Friday March 8, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Our monthly meeting will begin with 20 minutes of silent meditation. Tea and conversation follow. RSVP to Bob Schavrien (schavrien@optonline.net) or Susan Schefflein (susanschefflein@yahoo.com). Journey Group Thursday March 7, 6:00 - 7:30 PM Our monthly Journey Group resumes to discuss various topics on life’s journey. The topic for March 7 is creation. Readings are based on material prepared by Rev. Meredith Garmon of the Community UU Congregation. New members welcome!. Contact Judy Schavrien (schavrien@optonline.net). |
Minister's Message
It is good to be back after two weeks away and I look forward to seeing you again soon!
Weather conditions necessitated canceling my last service planned for Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday. Had we met on that day, you would have heard me talk about a black religious consultant’s blog-post that went viral among many of my UU colleagues: Don’t Preach King on King Sunday! Rather than preaching about Martin Luther King, Jr., the request was to “preach about the things King would have preached about … materialism, racism, and militarism.” Included among the many suggestions for white ministers: “Understand that King understood that there is both personal sin and collective/systemic sin. If you are not comfortable saying the word “sin,” do NOT use King. King believed in sin.” In the next weeks, we’ll engage the subject of racism from several anti-racist theological perspectives, primarily from non-white Global Majority thinkers who identify as black, Latinx, Native or Asian-American. No doubt systemic evil and collective sin will be common themes. In our work to center voices of those traditionally on the margins, let’s explore how we receive the words and works of those with whom we may not share the same theological grounding. As Unitarian Universalists, we are quick to affirm the (equally) inherent worth and dignity of every person, support one another as we take on a disciplined search for truth, and say we are better together with our different lived experiences and thoughts. I wonder, though, when we find it difficult to understand or appreciate another’s experience or perspective and when what we want is to be in community with those who are like-minded, what lessons do we risk throwing out with the bath water?? How do we cross the borders of theology and identity to collaborate across our differences towards the same aims of dismantling intersecting oppressions? How do we hold to our values, convictions and visions of a better world, a Beloved Community, even as we wrestle with our shortcomings? With blessings for the journey, Cindy Our minister Cindy Davidson is generally - but not always - in the church office on Tuesday and Wednesday late mornings and afternoons, and available by appointment on other days. She can be reached by email at minister.cindy@fourthuu.org, and by cell phone and text at 978-431-0605
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