During worship on April 19 (2015), Coleen O’Connell told us the story of the Elm Dance, and Joanna Macy’s work with the people of Novozybkov, in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. Worship continued outdoors, where we learned the dance that Macy used in Novozybkov. You can read the story. Or listen to Coleen tell … Continue reading The Story of the Elm Trees
Why Would You Want to Use It? At the bottom right corner of the “front page” at exeteruu.org, there is a section called “UUs on Twitter.” Don’t be afraid of Twitter. Think of it as something like the scroll across the bottom of the news or sports channels on your television. Twitter shows headlines. Its … Continue reading Twitter?
It’s remarkable to see how often people have been downloading sermons from the web page. Several recent sermons have already been downloaded by over a dozen people. You can catch up on a sermon you missed — or hear it again — by listening to it on your computer while you visit the web page. … Continue reading … Hear Sermons on Your Smartphone
Sundays at 9:30am FUUSE has a single morning service on Sundays at 9:30am. Religious education for children runs at the same time. This gives us the opportunity to offer a variety of programming for adults and mixed generations after the service and social hour time. Look for all manner of things happening at FUUSE at … Continue reading Worship Services
Dear FUUSE Members – I am savoring the cricket song and tomatoes of late summer and planning for an exciting year at FUUSE. Much has happened over the summer, starting at the annual meeting in June. I want you know about the changes that are coming for this church year. First you need to know … Continue reading Letter from Kendra: 2014 Startup
Home composting is much easier than what you might have heard. You cannot fail, because compost knows what to do. There is a wealth of information about composting and not one, absolute “right way” to do it. Balancing ingredients greens vs. browns, hot vs. cold, small vs. large, and aeration are all factors that may … Continue reading Composting
Bottled water is bad for the environment, expensive, and despite what many people believe, it’s not superior to tap water. The bottled water industry uses vast amounts of carbon dioxide–generating fossil fuels to bottle and transport its bottled cargo. Further, it takes 1.5 million barrels of crude oil to provide the plastic for just one … Continue reading Bottled Water
We’ve all heard the mantra “reduce, reuse, recycle,” but too often recycling has overshadowed the first critical step of waste prevention. Here are a few things you can do to promote a greater awareness of the importance of the “reduce” step. Buy in Bulk: Avoid purchases that are packaged for single use (i.e. drinks, school … Continue reading Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Lawn care in the U.S. has come at a high cost to the environment. According to the U.S. National Wildlife Federation: 30% of water used on the East Coast goes to watering lawns; 60% on the West Coast. 18% of municipal solid waste is composed of yard waste. The average suburban lawn receives … Continue reading Green Lawn Care
Annual plants are pretty but use loads of petroleum and petrol products in the heating of greenhouses and production of plastic pots. I often wonder how much plastic is generated by us as well-meaning Mother’s Day celebrants, so on the 2nd Sunday of this month, when thinking of honoring your mother, please consider this list … Continue reading Save Petroleum: Plant Perennials!
