Did UU Know?

Scroll down to see articles written by members of the Unitarian Society of Hartford about our community, our faith, our building, our lives, and the history of our religion.

 

Endowment Campaign-Related Document Links

• The Envelope, Its Meaning Is Not Just the Contents
• Sue Smolski Testimonial 
• The Religious Shelter – David Newton
• Various Ways to Support the Endowment – Sherry Manetta
• Form for cash donations and —
• Matching Donation Information – Endowment Committee
• Suggested Wording for Bequests – Endowment Committee
• Documenting Bequests – Endowment Committee
• Endowment, Why Would You Want One, A Primer – Joe Rubin
• Bios Your Endowment Committee Members
• Brochure Endowment Committee 2024
• FOCUS Group Meeting Summary 6/30/24
• FOCUS Group Helps Endowment Campaign 6/19/24
• A Short History of the USH Endowment 6/12/24
• Our Endowment Fund Brochure

Poet’s Corner Link

 

Each title is a link to an article written for the USH-Enews Did UU Know Section:

• An Electrical Blessing 03/24 – David Newton

• Henry Bellows 1814-1812 by Toni Gold

• Building and Grounds Recap 2023 – David Newton

• Volume of Berm Lake Increased – David Newton

• Standing of the Shoulders of Those Who Came Before – David Newton

• Congregation Desires in a Minister

• To Seek the Truth in Love – Judy Robbins

• USH Strategic Planning Governance Task Force Report – by Laura Cipriano

• Theodore Parker, 1810 – 1860 (Room 12) by Toni Gold

• Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850 (Room 11) by Toni Gold

• National Register Questions and Answers

• Meeting House National Register Nomination Considered by Toni Gold

• New Carpet Improves Meeting House Aesthetics by David Newton

• A History of Our Meeting House Memorial Gardens by Janice & David Newton

About the Meeting House . . .

• Some Earlier Roof History by  David Newton

• An Illustrated Tale of Our Sanctuary Roof by David Newton, B&G

• Final Touches by John Bengtson & Kevin Girouard 03/30/22

• About the Ambulatory by Toni Gold

• About Our Building

• Chapel Art

• Our Commemorative Quilt

• Worship Arts and Banners

How Things Happen . . .

• “Workday” Defined: B&G Spring Clean-Up by David Newton

• Meeting House Presents after Covid Hiatus by Paul Cipriano

• Enhancing How We Give to USH by Lisa Galinski 02/09/22

• Update Photo Directory by Brian Harvey 01/26/22

• Air Exchange at the Meeting House by Tina Davies 03/16/22

• Communications Sub-Council Springs to Enthusiastic Life  01/05/22

• Councils and Subcouncils

Famous UUs . . .

• The Protestant Reformation by Toni Gold 03/23/22

• About the Ambulatory by Toni Gold

• Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882 (Room 10) by Toni Gold

• William Ellery Channing, 1780-1842 (Room 8) by Toni Gold

• Joseph Priestly 1733 – 1805 Ambulatory Room 5 by Toni Gold

• Faustus Socinus 1539-1604, (Ambulatory Room 3) by Toni Gold 02/23/22

• Francis David, 1520-1579 (Ambulatory Room 14) by Toni Gold 01/26/22

• Michael Servetus 1511-1553 (Ambulatory Room 13) by Toni Gold 01/12/22

• Who Are the Unitarians and Is This a New Religion? By Gail Bogossian

Connecting to Each Other . . .

• USH Member Phyllis Hall Remembers 12/14/21

• Find your spiritual home and get involved

• Eighty Years is Hard to Put into a Few Minutes by Betty Arnold “I have been asked to talk about what this society means to me. I could just say “everything” and go sit down, but I’ll try to elaborate a bit. Eighty years is hard to put into a few minutes.”

Connecting to the Larger Community . . .

• A Look Into Our Social Justice Activities by Dana Donovan & Joanne Orlando

• The Village for Families and Children: Then and Now by Joanne Orlando 03/09/22

• Community Partnerships

About the Meeting House . . .

How Things Happen . . .

Famous UUs . . .

Connecting to Each Other . . .

Connecting to the Larger Community . . .

Poets Corner . . .