Dear Friends, While our in-building services are suspended, we are continuing services and Fellowship online. Our larger mission continues as well — we still support the community through our Share-the-Plate program. We continue to see supporting our Fellowship as part of our spiritual practice. And we can all do our part to keep our Fellowship going. We ask our Members and Friends to continue to make pledge payments and plate offerings by mailing a check to UUFSB 380 Nicolls Road, E. Setauket, NY 11733, making your payments through a billpay service with your bank, or using the Paypal button below. Whatever method you use, please be sure to designate where you want your donation directed. For checks / bill pay, add the designation in the "Memo" line / "Add a Memo" field. Please consider using the "Make this a monthly donation" option. Thank you!

Humanist Discussion Group Online Meeting - Tuesday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.

The Humanist Discussion Group has its next Zoom meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The topic is the History of Slavery on Long Island. Consider reading LONG ISLAND HISTORY: The rise of slavery.

"Long Island had the largest slave population of any rural or urban area in the North for most of the colonial era. For almost two centuries, New York was a slave colony and Long Island was a slave island. As the colonial period came to an end, on the eve of the Revolutionary War, slavery remained a potent force on Long Island. In the 1771 census, ... Suffolk County ... had the largest population on Long Island, 13,128, and 11 percent were black."

All are welcome. If you wish to participate but are not already on the mailing list, contact Gil Hanson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the Zoom meeting information.

Essentrics Second Summer Session - July 21-August 27

Essentrics is a gentle, full-body workout that promotes healthy aging and a pain-free body. It activates all muscles, frees joints, hydrates connective tissues and increases mobility. You'll experience more energy, release of tension, and relief from chronic pain. Come and see what Essentrics can do for you!

The remaining one-hour classes are offered at 10:00 a.m. on these dates:

• August 18, 20, 25, 27

Please contact Linda Mikell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to participate.

Morning Meditation on Zoom - Mondays thru Fridays, 7:30-8:00 a.m.

You are invited to join Rev. Linda Anderson and the Stony Brook Sangha in a Zoom morning meditation. On Mondays through Fridays, a number of us gather to meditate from 7:30-8:00 a.m. We start with a guided meditation and then finish in silence. It’s a great way to start the day. If you are interested in joining, please contact Linda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This video was created by the Unitarian Universalist Association to give people an introduction to Unitarian Universalism.

If you are interested in Unitarian Universalism, we hope you’ll visit us to learn more. If attending our services doesn’t fit your life, you might want to investigate the Church of the Larger Fellowship, a virtual congregation of Unitarian Universalists, with more than 3,500 members around the U.S. They hold online services on Sundays at 8 p.m., and on Mondays at 9 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. 

You can find them at clfuu.org.

Further Reading

A Precarious Path: The Bold Experiment of the Fellowship Movement

Unitarian Universalist Origins: Our Historic Faith (Mark W. Harris)

UU History in 8 Minutes

History of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook