NFUUF
At the Jamesport Meeting House
An open-minded, open-hearted spiritual community
Upcoming Services
June 22* & July 13
Please note: The June 22 service is being cancelled so that we can participate in the Greenport Pride Parade starting at noon. (see below)
Services
Our worship services draw from diverse sources including science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience
At this time we are meeting on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month
Service Schedule
When and why
At this time, as we breathe new life into our Fellowship, we're scheduling two worship services a month.
We meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:30 a.m. - followed by coffee hour in the hospitality room.
Community Service
Community Action -
Outreach to our local community:
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Supporting the local UKRAINIAN CHURCH since the invasion started. (SEE DETAILS of NEEDS BELOW)
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Connecting incarcerated parents with their children through books & recorded readings.
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Adopting a bee hive at Promise Land Apiaries in Mattituck.
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Participating in the 1st annual Pride Parade in Greenport June 24, 2023
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Collecting and distributing non-perishable food items for local pantries.
Sunday Worship Services
Next service -
June 22nd at 10:30 a.m.
"CANCELLED"
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NOTE: Links to video archives of past services can be found by selecting 'Past Services' from the menu at the top of this site.
"CANCELLED"
- Sunday Worship Service
June 22 at 10:30
On June 22nd, for the third year we'll be participating in Greenport's joyful
Pride Parade. We have 2 banners to show who we are.
We have found, if it's a hot day, that an umbrella & water are helpful & useful.
Arrive by 11:30 at the kickoff point (Broad Street at Main Road, Greenport).
Parking on the side streets near Broad Street has worked in the past.
Parade begins at noon.
If you don't feel that you can march all the way,
it's easy to join and leave anywhere along the way.
The parade starts at Broad Street, travels into town on Main Rd,
turns along Front Street and ends at Mitchell Park.
Setting up a chair and cheering the marchers on
anywhere along the way will work, too.
We all know that it is imperative at this time to support
all who are targets of hate.
Hope you'll join us.
From Rev. Ben Bortin ...
This Sunday, various members and friends of the congregation will be sharing the sermon, in the form of participating in the Pride March in Greenport.
The value we are celebrating is the inherent worth
and dignity of every human being.
LGBTQ+ people in this country have been subjected to harassment, rejection, and discrimination. Some 70% of trans persons in this country have expressed fear for their personal safety.
Joining others who feel likewise, we are marching for people of all sexual orientations, for every person’s right to be whoever he, she, or they are.
The march begins at noon in Greenport, and feel free to invite friends to march along with us!
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Certificate of Incorporation
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NFUUF
PO Box 241
Jamesport, NY 11947
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North Fork Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
P.O. Box 241
Jamesport, NY 11947
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Ukrainian needs for our Collection Purposes
The following is from the Ukrainian website:
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Riverhead, NY
Our vase of curly willows
The artful creation of Nanette True.
Gifted to the Fellowship when she and husband Mike Comando, both founding members, moved away.
Attendees of our Sunday services and other users of the sanctuary, appreciate its beauty and simplicity.
The Eight Principles
Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote eight Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.
As Rev. Barbara Wells ten Hove explains, “The Principles are not dogma or doctrine, but rather a guide for those of us who choose to join and participate in Unitarian Universalist religious communities.”
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
4th Principle: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
*8th Principle: We covenant to affirm and promote: journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.
The eight Principles and six Sources of the Unitarian Universalist Association grew out of the grassroots of our communities, were affirmed democratically, and are part of who we are.
About Us
In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.
Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system. As Unitarian Universalists, we do not have to check our personal background and beliefs at the door: we join together on a journey that honors everywhere we’ve been before.
Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Our shared covenant (our seven Principles) supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Though Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions, this responsible search has led us to embrace diverse teachings from Eastern and Western religions and philosophies.
Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions:
The existence of a Higher Power
We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook, and in our values, as expressed in our seven Principles. We are united in shared experience: our open and stirring worship services, religious education, and rites of passage; our work for social justice; our quest to include the marginalized; our expressions of love.
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In Memoriam
June 26 2021 marked the passing of our founding member, wise, generous-in-every-way, Jere Jacob. We will always feel her loss and be grateful for her time with us.
Connect with us
Curious about Unitarian Universalism or this congregation?
Please call or send an email to Rev. Ben Bortin:
benbortin@gmail.com / 917-733-1460
(location address)
Jamesport Meeting House
1590 Main Road
Jamesport, NY 11947
(snail mail)
NFUUF
P.O. Box 241
Jamesport, NY 11947
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