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New and Ongoing Initiatives
of our Cares and Concerns Team:
(Jacky Coates, (Chair), Jessica Motherwell, Joy Silver, Lindsay Hindle, Casey Stainsby)
On Going Care Initiatives
Heart Ministry
Let’s help keep up the supply of hand-stitched hearts. Their tactile construction helps others to remember to love themselves when they are sad, anxious, fearful, upset. They can also be given to those who have delighted us with their service, care, kindness, thoughtfulness, etc. See Joy Silver for supplies and/or come to Stitch Witches on the third Sundays of the month at Jessica and Bill’s home. E-mail Jessica if you are coming and what you would like to work on so that she can have materials and equipment ready. Entry is around the back of the house.
New Care Initiatives
Remembering-Care
Our C&C Team would like to offer care to those members and adherents who are experiencing new challenges in their lives that are resulting in long-term duration and stress. Over time, this person’s on-going challenge may not be remembered. Our Team would like to introduce a way to help our spiritual community remember to send our caring thoughts.
Action Plan – Invitation to help with long-term care: At future Worship Services, following Joys and Sorrows, one of our C&C Team members will invite us to send caring thoughts to those who have indicated their appreciation for being remembered in their ongoing challenge. Here ways how you can help:
Send the name by either:
a) Emailing to care.concerns.uuss@gmail.com or
b) Telling a C&C Team member who is present at a Worship Service or Gathering Circle before the service or meeting begins.
Let the Team know when the person is ready to be removed from the Care List.
Birthday Angels
The Team will:
a) host an annual workshop, (TBA) at Molly Nye House for all ages to make a bank of birthday cards for our UUSS Community. Children and youth are particularly welcome to bring THEIR PLAYFUL creativity to the project.
b) invite people to indicate if they would enjoy the recognition of their birthday with a card/phone call.
Hands Together Remembering-To-Care Cards Workshop, (TBA)
Create a Remembering Card Workshop Multi-media art materials will be provided.
C&C Team members will provide finished cards to send messages of care to members who are for example: in hospital, receiving home-care, home-bound, going through a rite-of passage, e.g. divorce, sobriety, earning a driver’s licence, or having to retire one!
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