Things are popping here at FUUSE this spring! I can’t keep up with everything that is happening. Kim Canfield asked if it was like this every spring. And I had to say, no, not like this. I speculated that it was long winter rebound. And then I saw that the great big chalk board had … Continue reading Spring and the Leap of Faith
… and while most of the bulbs in my yard are still buried under snow things are popping up all over the place at FUUSE! What is happening: FUUSE members have enthusiastically embraced the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) invitation for the month preceding Earth Day to be honored as Climate Justice month. It was easy … Continue reading Spring is here!
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?
On March 8, the Social Justice Committee hosted a Soup and Talk on Unitarian Universalist values in the public square. Many members and friends shared their ways of presenting UU principles in commitment to justice.
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
