UU Congregation at Rock Tavern

     All are welcome on Sunday mornings at 10:30. Join us!

Pat MacDonald captures the subtle colors of the sky and the landscape with her combinations of oil, pastel and watercolors. She’ll be captivating viewers in November on the walls of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern. An art show opening of her work is planned for Saturday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the congregation’s 9 Vance Rd facility in Rock Tavern. Stop by before, after or during Sunday services (10:30 a.m.) or arrange a private showing by contacting Michael Landrum at 845-851-6024. “As a pastel and oil painter, I am looking to express the subtle colors in the landscape before they quietly and quickly change” she explains of her approach. “Capturing the sky or the meadow before the air around them moves on and passes through.” Pat is a life-long painter and learner with an education grounded in the arts and a varied career. After raising her family, she took art classes at the NYC Botanical Gardens and Woodstock School of Art to rebuild her portfolio and joined the Goshen Art League and Wallkill River School to create new challenges and learn more about exhibiting. Now, she has her own studio and gallery in New Hampton, as well as a new passion for art. “When I choose a landscape I am looking for peace and serenity, something that should be noted and felt, a connection”, Pat says. “All this beauty and power inspires me, then it can become the essence of a new story.”

First Monday of the month 7pm On November 7 we will discuss Irresistible, a political comedy by writer/director Jon Stewart. You can find it streaming on Youtube. It’s hard to tell whether we will be in the mood for political comedy on Nov. 7, but we can hope. The Zoom link to join this discussion is below. Your opinions would be welcome. CLICK HERE TO JOIN

Third Monday of the Month at 7pm The Book Thief by Markus Zusak was selected for discussion at the October 17 meeting. With Death as the narrator, the story is set in 1939 Nazi Germany where reading the wrong book can get you killed. We have chosen The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as told to Alex Haley as the November 21 read. First published in 1965, interest in Malcolm X has grown with the Black Lives Matter movement. Considered a classic, it tells the story of his life and work as a Muslim leader and Black empowerment activist. CLICK HERE TO JOIN