Justice is what love looks like in public.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TEAM (SJT) MEETING
Our next monthly meeting is Tuesday, December 5th at NOON via Zoom
The Social Justice team is a self-selecting group open to all UUFH Members and Friends. We welcome all active participants. Whether your social justice interests are one or many, you can contribute to our SJT efforts. Please contact Charlotte Corrigan for the Zoom link if you plan to attend this meeting.
Join Social Justice Team (SJT)
We meet the first Tuesday of each month from 12-1:30pm via Zoom.
All are welcome to attend. These meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH Justice efforts. To participate, please e-mail Charlotte Corrigan for the agenda, prior minutes, and Zoom link.
GS2030 (Green Sanctuary Renewal) is included in our meetings per the Fellowship’s approval of our UUFH Congregational Project for 2023-2024
GS2030 UUFH Congregational Project: CONGREGATIONAL READ
We are looking forward to continuing to learn and grow together, and we invite you to join us in our Congregational Read: All We Can Save: Truth Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine Wilkerson. Discussions and other activities will start after the holiday season. Stay tuned for details!
UPDATE: The book is an anthology of short chapters so it’s easy to browse and read chapters of special interest to you. The link above takes you to the project website where you can purchase the book directly as well as link to an excerpt. Rev. Terry Davis is planning a service based on the book on Sunday, February 11. Add the book to your reading list now. Stay tuned for additional updates and details!
2023-2024 OUTREACH COLLECTIONS:
DECEMBER OUTREACH COLLECTION:
Guest at Your Table – Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
On Sunday, December 3, your UUFH Social Justice Team begins a new Outreach Collection with our annual Guest at Your Table Collection supporting the work of UUSC – the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
This year we are delighted to have a guest speaker for the service, Julian Sharp. Julian is the Senior Associate for Congregational Support at the UU Service Committee. In this role, he works to strengthen relationships between the UUSC and UU congregations. Julian manages the Guest at Your Table program, UUSC Sunday, and other congregational philanthropic initiatives.
To direct your offering to these programs, please write “GAYT” in the memo line of your check. Or, if you are giving cash, please use an GAYT envelope or GAYT box. You may also contribute through your Vanco account via the UUFH website. Click “Donate” at the top of the website home page and select “Outreach Fund.”
Thank you for your generosity!
These Outreach Collections and the Board’s “Pass the Plate” Collections put our UU values into actions in our local community and beyond.
Want more NEWS?
Contact Charlotte Corrigan to join the UUFH jUUstice WORKERS NEWS email list. Use this link for this week’s news compilation: JW NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS in this issue: details are in the linked JW NEWS text!
- OUTREACH COLLECTION for December: UUSC – Guest at Your Table – starts 12-03
- SOUP SUNDAY is December 3 – Fellowship Hall after services
- UU JUSTICE NC – news, Friday Action Hour
- VIGIL FOR GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS & FAMILIES – December 6, 7 pm
- Color of Change workshops — Dec. 5 and Dec. 12
- Hendersonville Green Drinks – December 14, 5:30 pm (MountainTrue co-sponsor)
- LWVHC updates: MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION – links
- IAM HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE – ends December 15
And more…
UU JUSTICE NC
Subscribe to receive the monthly newsletter & action alerts in your inbox at UUJusticeNC.org DONATE to UU Justice NC via this link: You Can Donate Here!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia Sampson, Executive Director, UU Justice NC: see the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for additional specific actions you can take.
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Every Friday at 11:00 UUs from across the state gather to recap the past week and take action on the issues impacting our state and country. In the coming month, we’ll be focusing on the upcoming municipal elections and will also keep the pressure on our elected officials to better promote the HOPE program. And we always have good music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones!
Join via this Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107
And if you can’t make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time – just check out our UU Justice NC – Friday Action Hour 2022
SIGN UP MAKES IT EASY to receive the weekly update in your inbox automatically. Click Here to Sign Up! Receive a listserv email with all the details prior to Friday’s Action Hour.
December 3rd is Soup Sunday!
Following the start of our Guest at Your Table / UU Service Committee Outreach Collection at the December 3rd service, the Social Justice Team and Family Ministries will co-host a Soup Sunday event.
UUFH volunteers have signed up to bring soups ranging from Gumbo to Chicken Noodle. In addition, there will be a variety of breads and desserts. Gluten Free and Vegan/Vegetarian options will be among the contributions. JOIN US downstairs after the service!
VIGIL FOR GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES
On Wednesday, December 6th, the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence will be held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill. The multi-denominational event brings together survivors of gun violence, victims’ family members, concerned citizens, faith leaders, lawmakers, and leaders of gun violence prevention organizations including Everytown for Gun Safety and the Riley Howell Foundation.
In that spirit, we will be holding a local event at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 6th. We will be remembering the victims, survivors, and communities that have been impacted by gun violence in 2023.
