Earth Day is April 22 - EarthKeepers Suggest This Activity

Doing your utmost to take care of this great planet? Conserving resources at home and in your daily life? Try this link to see how well you’re doing: http://myfootprint.org/en/.

Or, view this link with your children to see how your family can minimize your carbon footprint:
http://www.cooltheworld.com/kidscarboncalculator.php

For more information, links and tips, please check out the EarthKeepers page.

All Fellowship Seder - Saturday, April 19, 5:00 p.m.

We will be celebrating our All Fellowship Seder on April 19 in the Sanctuary. This is the evening before Easter.  A sign-up sheet will be posted at the Fellowship beginning on Sunday, April 6; each family is asked to bring various foods for the celebration and volunteer to either set up, serve or clean up.  We need equal numbers for each task.  Please RSVP by April 15. Contact Vivian at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Humanist Discussion Group - Tuesday, April 22, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Our next meeting is from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 22 in the green room at the Fellowship. The topic is "War."  Possible questions for discussion include:

• What can the UN do to prevent war?
• Should we send help and weapons to the "better" side?
• Should we send food aid to the civilian population?
• Should we take in refugees from war torn countries?
• Do you approve of the arms trade?

For general information about the Humanist Discussion Group, click here.

How to Motivate People to Productive Action - Monday, April 28, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Whether you want people to attend your Fellowship meeting, come to your event, fill out a form, volunteer, or simply follow directions, effective communications is key. That’s why the next in our series of Leadership Development Training Workshops will be on “Communicating Effectively.” Led by members of the Communications Committee, this interactive workshop will provide hands-on training, and will be valuable to anyone leading a UUFSB committee/group or planning an event/other activities. All are welcome. Council members should find this session especially useful. Subjects include:

• How to motivate people to come to your Fellowship meeting or event. Techniques and resources.
  Small group activity: Work as a team to promote an event.
• How to reach out, educate, and inform using our Fellowship electronic media: website, newsletter, emails, Facebook, etc. Real-time training: Editing your own committee website pages. Bring your laptop if you would like to participate. (We can work in pairs.)
• How the Communications Committee can make your communications efforts easier.

This workshop will be held at the Council on Committee Chairs meeting on Monday, April 28, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Please RSVP to John Robinson, Chairperson of the Council of Committee Chairs (COCC), at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Friday, April 25. 

CommUUnity Tag Sale - Saturday, May 17 - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

As sure a sign of spring as the robin or crocus, the May CommUUnity Tag Sale is nearly upon us. Now in its 5th year, we are looking forward to welcoming buyers and sellers into our space, our warmth and our friendly community. The CommUUnity Tag Sale is, at heart, a mission to unite people who have used clothing and household items in good condition with people who need those items and may not be able to afford to buy them new. We rent our parking lot spaces to individuals who want to be part of a giant garage sale. We sell simple refreshments (water is free!), and have our own space selling items donated by UU's. At the May Sale, we are also accepting books.

Special Note: Getting out the news about the Tag Sale is critical. Please click here to download our flyer. Print it out and post it at your local convenience store or office bulletin board. Thank you!

There are dozens of tasks, large and small, that make up this experience. Helping out is a lot of fun and a great way to demonstrate our hospitality! Questions? Want to help? Contact Dixie Comeau at 631-724-6789 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Want to rent a space? Contact Susan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 631-751-0297.

Qi Gong Workshop – Saturday, May 31, 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
SORRY THIS WORKSHOP IS COMPLETELY FULL

 UUFSB Children & Youth Choir Perform at Stony Brook University

Our UUFSB Children & Youth Choir once again performed the National Anthem at the Stony Brook Men's basketball game, on Saturday, February 1st. Click here to view the video!

 

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 now 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.

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