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Upcoming Services
December 15, 2019, "Light" - The Third Source (#3 in a series) — Rev. Margie Allen
“Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” A close look at the third of the six sources from which our living tradition draws. We read wise words by holiday-light. En-light-enment. The Unicorn Choir, Tom Pelletier & Ron Posnack, and Bethany Riddle share the gift of music.
Upcoming Events / News
Upcoming Labyrinth Walks
In this season of joy, perhaps you feel like stepping back and finding some peace. A quiet labyrinth walk to the beautiful piano music of Brigitte Simpson might just be what you're looking for. Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 8:0 p.m.
Also, you are invited to begin 2020 with a labyrinth walk on New Year's Day. We start at 1:30 p.m. Bring something to share at our social time after the walk. Annie Mark will be playing the harp for us as we walk.
NOTE: Regular Thursday afternoon walks will be held on Dec. 12 and 19. at 1:30 p.m. NO walk on Dec. 26 or Jan. 2.
Sharon Goldman at Grounds & Sounds – Friday, Dec. 13, 8:00 p.m.
Long Island born-and-bred, Sharon Goldman was raised on ballet, books and Billy Joel. Her singer-songwriter storytelling is a "clinic in how to paint an indelible picture with the simplest images and symbols" (Alan Young, New York Music Daily). Sharon’s 2016's KOL ISHA/A Woman's Voice CD was named one of the Top 10 Folk Albums of 2016 by WFDU's Ron Olesko. She combines heartfelt portraits and memorable lyrics with unforgettable melodies and pure, precise, expressive vocals — taking a folk/pop sensibility to new artistic heights. Sharon's newest album, Every Trip Around the Sun, was released in July 2019.
"With Every Trip Around the Sun, Sharon Goldman reaches inside herself and pulls out a compact, intimate voice that whispers existential secrets into the listener's ear. The resulting effect is a seductive, delicious sharing of places visited and a life fully lived." Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in New York City
Sharon has won numerous songwriting awards and was honored with a showcase spot at the 2017 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance conference. Grounds and Sounds is thrilled to have her on our stage. To hear some of Sharon's music, click here. To purchase tickets ($15.00), click here.
LIGMC Presents “Make The Yuletide Gay!” Holiday Concert at UUFSB - Saturday, Dec. 14, 8:00 p.m.
The sounds of swinging standards and tongue-in-cheek twists on holiday season favorites will fill the air during the upcoming concert presented by the Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus (LIGMC). “Make the Yuletide Gay!” – featuring jazz and swing-influenced holiday songs alongside satirical parody renditions – will be performed Saturday, Dec. 14 at UUFSB. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available at the door or ligmc.org.
Announcing Winter 2020 Meditative & Wellness Arts Classes
The schedule of classes for our Meditative and Wellness Arts Winter Program is now available online. The program includes Tai Chi, Qigong, Kripalu Yoga and Essentrics. Classes are offered Monday through Friday and include something for everyone, from beginner to advanced. For more information contact Linda Mikell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Le Petit Salon de Musique presents Parhelion Trio - Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:00 p.m.
At Le Petit Salon de Musique on Dec. 15 at 2:00 p.m., Parhelion Trio will be performing classic works by Debussy and Saint-Saens alongside exciting and beautiful contemporary originals written for the trio by Daniel Weymouth, Wendy Griffiths, Sunny Knable, and Daniel Felsenfeld. The concert will feature a WORLD premiere of 'Rhapsody'—a romantic Rachmaninoff-influenced tour de force ending with a rousing tarantella—written for the trio by Peter Winkler.
Praised by The Strad magazine for their "effervescent" playing, Parhelion Trio – Sarah Carrier (flute), Ashleé Miller (clarinet), and Andrea Christie (piano) – is a New York City-based ensemble dedicated to bringing virtuosic, robust, and impactful contemporary music to diverse audiences. The Trio has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “ETHEL and Friends” Series. Parhelion is also the recipient of a 2018 New Music USA grant for their upcoming project Dark Matter: A Tribute to Vera Rubin, inspired by the life and work of the late astrophysicist. For more information and for tickets, go to lepetitsalon.org.
People Talking About Unitarian Universalism
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)
History of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook
Video of our 50th Anniversary
Video of our 50th Anniversary Service and Dedication Ceremony
A video of the full service from our special anniversary service and the building dedication on October 21, 2012 is posted on our website. The video is quite large and may take a few minutes to load. Go to http://uufsb.org/worship-service-videos.