Please join the Social Justice Committee for a multigenerational workshop for Martin Luther King Day on Sunday, January 19th. Workshop options will run right after coffee hour from 12:00-12:45 in the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall. We look forward to seeing you there! See Cathy Ramin or Laura Martino with any questions.
MLK Multigenerational Workshop on Sunday, January 19 Read More »
Founded in 1982 in New Haven, the Connecticut Food Bank partners with food retailers, growers, donors, and volunteers to source food and distribute it through a network of community-based programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, residential programs, and day programs that serve adults and children, as well through our Mobile Pantry, GROW Truck
“Share the Plate” recipient for December – Connecticut Food Bank Read More »
Our donations address the needs of specific children, often living with grandparents, who have been removed from difficult family situations. Donations at this time of year anticipate the holiday season. The Share the Plate program aims to embody SUUS’s principles and values by showcasing an organization that we will support each month. By donating 50%
Share the Plate for November: Covenant to Care “Adopt a Social Worker” program Read More »
SUUS Activities & Events Committee led a visit to the Palestine Museum in Woodbridge last Sunday where they viewed the art collection, including elaborate traditional embroidery in styles unique to individual Palestinian villages. They also saw pictures by Palestinian children responding to the bombing of Gaza in recent years. The children’s art work has been
Update from Recent Palestine Museum Visit Read More »
The SUUS Green Team has responded to a new fracked-gas plant being approved for Killingly that also destroys a wetland in the process. Members have phoned Gov. Lamont’s office asking him to veto the permit for the new plant, since new energy sources are not needed in the state and any new plant will emit
SUUS Green Team News – 11/5/19 Read More »
On Saturday morning, seven adults and five young folks from SUUS served breakfast to about 75 adults and children waiting for their turn to shop at the Old Lyme Food Pantry. In addition, another twelve cooked or shopped to make this meal possible. (We were told that this was one of the better breakfasts they
Thank you on behalf of our less fortunate neighbors! Read More »
A great turn out of SUUS volunteers of all ages helped serve breakfast to those in need this past Saturday. Donations of casseroles, fruit, yogurt, bagels, muffins, and more were delivered to Old Lyme with SUUS members, youth and children who set-up, served and cleaned up. The Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries depend on our
Thanks To All For Supporting Our Food Insecurity Team! Read More »
Meet at 12:30pm at SUUS to carpool to the only Palestine Museum in the US and show solidarity with indigenous people and cultures. Contact Yann van Heurck at janinawoelfit@gmail.com or 203-245-9720. Bring lunch to eat at SUUS after the service and before we leave.
Palestine Museum Visit – Sunday, November 3 Read More »
This year, SUUS collected $482 for the CROP Walk for Hunger which funds food pantries and sustainable food projects in the US and abroad. Three SUUS members also took part in the annual walk which began and ended on the Guilford Green. Stay tuned for the same event next year!