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Building Beloved Community Beyond the Binary Conference.

A place to find community with transgender, nonbinary folx and our allies. A conference for us to gather, learn and grow. Click here to register and for more information on the schedule, cost, accessibility, Covid protocols.

Social Justice Initiatives.

First UU’s social justice outreach program, instituted in 2005, provides a process by which the congregation can immediately act on its historical commitment to ethical universalism while also developing the foundation necessary for implementing a sustainable “Church in Community” strategy. The “Church in Community” strategy is a framework for the spiritual growth of the congregation requiring community “good works” initiatives that provide significant community benefit and inform the local community of First UU’s mission of service.

FUUSS Members Marching at SOSL Pride

Marching in the PRIDE parade at the NYS fair

FUUSS Members at a Black Lives Matter Rally

Some of our members participating in a Black Lives Matter rally

FUUSS Teens helping in Community Garden

Teen group volunteering in a community garden

Green Sanctuary Initiatives.

In May, 2011 First UU’s Green Sanctuary received notification from UUA’s Office of Congregational Stewardship Services that we will be recognized as an Accredited Green Sanctuary!

You can see a copy of our certificate here.

  • First UU’s Green Sanctuary Committee supports congregational efforts to affirm and support our 7th principle: “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

  • We believe that the Earth is in peril from human activities, and for us as people of faith, this is a moral and spiritual crisis of utmost importance.

  • Click here to find out more about our EARTH STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT. “We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap.” – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the Green Sanctuary Committee is to lead the congregation in its goal to obtain Green Sanctuary certification by identifying environmental concerns and opportunities within our building, community and the world at large, and by establishing special projects and ongoing activities that allow the congregation to address these concerns and opportunities. Green Sanctuary Certification is granted by the UUA Ministry for Earth in order to support congregational efforts to affirm and support our 7th principle: “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” The Green Certification process includes projects within our congregation and in partnership with other local, and possibly national or worldwide, congregations and community organizations.

Green Sanctuary Documents

We have the following documents available for review.

  • Charter

  • First UU Environmental Audit

  • Certified Action Plan

  • Application to UUA for Green Sanctuary Accreditation

GREEN SANCTUARY ACTIVITIES

  • Earth Day

  • Global Warming

  • First UU Pod

  • Education and Outreach

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