From Elio Farley: As a highly respected academic institution, Middlebury College’s decision to platform pseudoscience is counter to its educational mission and the well-being of students. Trans students and the communities that support us are organizing an event with the accurate and nuanced scholarship that our communities deserve. This expert panel will be an opportunity … Continue reading Trans Healthcare and Politics Panel (All Welcome)
Here in Addison County, Vermont UUs seek to build the beloved community by supporting local farms and migrant workers from Mexico and Central America who live in our community. For many years CVUUS has collaborated with other local groups to respond where help is needed, with language, legal aid, banking, shopping, transportation, health and housing. … Continue reading Migrant Worker Support Opportunities Coming Up
Help Over Hate: Several gathered for Gather, a drop-in community living room on Middlebury’s Merchants Row, that could use prepared meals and joined us in cooking lasagna in our lower level kitchen following worship and social hour on Martin Luther King Jr Weekend. This Help Over Hate service opportunity was hosted by Indivisible Middlebury and … Continue reading Practicing Democracy Opportunities at CVUUS
Meals for Charter House CVUUS has been providing meals for Charter House for at least 15 years. In order to do this, we need several volunteers to prepare part of the meals each time. We also need people to serve the lunch on the second Wednesday of the month. These opportunities are not onerous, do … Continue reading Charter House Meal Prep & Serving Help Sought
WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY, HAND IN HAND! These words from a recent anthem show how we share ourselves and strengthen the bonds of our CVUUS community. Thanks to all who joined us for our annual Rad Love Exchange in which everyone was able to participate. The success, fun and amazing ways in which we build … Continue reading Radical Love Extended with Monthly Game Night
America’s foster system is in crisis, and Vermont is no different. And the kids are the ones that pay the highest price with family and human service systems struggle. Around the breakfast table or during the commute to soccer or piano practice, parents tell their kids, “You can be anything you want to be.” “Work … Continue reading Supporting Foster Families
CVUUS Art Gallery Team welcomes your application to display your art in our versatile well-used lower level Ann Ross Fellowship Hall. The team is led by our board chair (and artist!) Hannah Sessions and her father (and artist!) Bill Sessions who you could contact with questions at blueledgefarm@gmail.com or office@cvuus.org. The team includes Larry Vanderburgh, … Continue reading Display Your Art at CVUUS!
CEAC’s Energy Navigators program is gearing up to offer our first Energy Navigator On-Boarding for individuals who are interested in volunteering with us as energy coaches. There are only a few more days to sign up for this session. Steve Maier, Richard Hopkins, and Jean Terwilliger currently serve on the board of Climate Economy Action Center of … Continue reading CVUUS Climate Engagement: Become an Energy Navigator!
DONATE TO HOPE Bring a non-perishable food for our sanctuary lobby food cart anytime. HOPE appreciates canned soups, veggies, jams and accepts many other non-expired items. They are running very short. Demand is skyrocketing. See their current needs here. Financial donations allow them to do bulk buying. 49th annual Addison County CROP Hunger Walk took … Continue reading Donate to HOPE Food Shelf & Atria (formerly Womensafe)!
Churches are often targeted by scammers, especially UU ones. One of their favorite scams is to impersonate the Minster, and ask for money. They may also impersonate other church leaders and staff. This impersonation scam is a type of “phishing”–getting you to bite, and hooking you for money. Here’s a quick way to protect yourself … Continue reading Protect Yourself from “Phishing” Scams
