Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York

Trinity Shelter is in desperate need of volunteers to sleep overnight on Saturdays. If you can help with that or are interested in helping at the Wednesday night dinners hosted by Fourth U please contact Claudia Lorie Ishariel@aol.com (212) 708-8884

Fourth U’s music and meditation services continues. Join co-leaders Rev. Beth Putnam, Fourth U Affiliate Community Minister, and Tom McGinnis, Fourth U Music Director, for brief services of reflection built around music, poetry and silence offered one Wednesday a month at 7:00 pm at Fourth U.
Each month will focus on a different spiritual tradition; here are the topics for the summer:
July 15 – In many Buddhist traditions, sitting meditation combines chant meditation and silent meditation to expand each participant’s consciousness of themselves and their connection to the world and those around them. Come share an evening of mantra chanting and silent meditation with others.
August 19 – Summer is a time when many of us explore nature. Come explore nature inside our own heads at Refresh and Revive. This nature meditation will combine simple songs with the poetry of Mary Oliver and times of silence.

Fourth U invites you to DISCOVER THE TREASURE at our Annual Auction Gala!

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, 6:00 – 10:00 PM

Ahoy mateys!! The auction steering committee is already hard at work planning the 4th annual auction gala. Anyone who wants to be involved in helping with the event should contact Jeanne Martinet at Jeanne@Jeannemartinet.com or Liz Wolfe at lwolfe@wintecgroup.com.

Now is the time for you to begin soliciting donations from your neighborhood businesses, professional contacts, and your friends and family to help us make this a bountiful, spectacular night for 4th U. Some ideas for donations include: restaurant certificates; tickets to performances of all kinds - theatre, ballet, music, sports, etc; a week or weekend in a vacation home, valuable artifacts, sports memorabilia, new designerwear, fine jewelry, gift certificates, gift baskets, or any items from your own personal treasure chest.

Let’s hoist the sails high for this year’s event!

Join Fourth U members on Sunday, June 28, after services as we gather together to march in the Pride Parade! It’s a joyous event you will remember for a lifetime and a great chance to let the public know what a great congregation we have. Family and kid friendly! Contact Claudia Lorie: Ishariel@aol.com 212-706-8884

June 28: “It’s Not The End of the World” - led by Rev. Elizabeth Putnam

On June 25 Rev. Beth Putnam will begin the first set of Heart to Heart Conversations at Fourth U.  Heart to  Heart is a model for spiritual listening, where participants read shared materials and reflect on a topic before entering a circle of sharing and listening.  This summer’s session will focus on issues of balance, success and failure, money and sustainable living. The Heart to Heart Summer Session will be limited to 10 participants, there will be a sign up sheet in the entry way at Sunday Service or e-mail the Fourth U office.

The sessions will meet on the following Thursday nights at 7:00 pm: June 25, July 9 and 23, Aug. 13 and 27, and will end Sept. 10.  Each session will last an hour and a half, participants must agree to miss no more than one circle and to read all materials in advance. The Heart to Heart books will be available for loan or purchase from Fourth U. Come enter the circle of listening and sharing.