In our 92nd podcast episode, we discuss UUSM's welcomers -- our greeters and ushers -- with Carol Cook and several of our best welcomers.

Our All Together Now Auction for 2025 is in its first stage. It's time to decide what service, item, or experience you plan to offer. UUSM is fortunate to have Hildur Carlen and Karen Senffner in charge of the auction this year, after their smashing success last year. In today's episode, Karen and Hildur talk about YOUR first step of the auction -- deciding what you will offer. There is no limit so get creative. We need your donations!

For our 90th episode, we are doing our first "UUSM Groups" pod to let people know more about different groups with which members can connect at UUSM.

Saturday Soup Group is a new group for the new year. Listen to find out more.

My guest is Evie Platt, a new UUSM member and UUSM's newest RE Assistant. Hear why Evie was drawn to UUSM and what her favorite place on Earth is. She also shares her definitive answer to the question, "Is a hotdog a sandwich?"

In our first Throwback episode, we revisit our interview with Desiree LeBeaud about the environmental work of HERI Kenya and the ways we can help right now.

www.heri-kenya.org

My guest today is our new RE Assistant, Audrey Blair. Find out how she found her way to this job at UUSM and what kind of music gives her energy.

My guest is UUSM member Mareva Godfrey. She shares her own story about surviving ovarian cancer and invites everyone to Women to Women, an opportunity to learn more about the symptoms of ovarian cancer and hear the individual stories of ovarian cancer survivors.

The UU Climate Justice Revival will take place at UUSM on September 28 and 29. My guests are Rev. Brian Ferguson and Rev. Tovis Page. They discuss what to know before, what to do during, and how to continue the energy, after this worldwide UU Climate Justice Revival.

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In this Respect the Connect episode, my guest is Sunney Darling. She is a new mother to her 7 month old baby. She is a lawyer. She is an avid Tabletop Role Play Gamer, which is her topic to this podcast episode.

My guest is UUSM newcomer Mark Berger in this Respect the Connect episode about being an atheist.