Join us for a NON-TRADITIONAL, Traditional Hymn Sing. Since our church moved into a virtual-worship format, small groups of singers have recorded hymns from our grey and teal hymnals. This Sunday we plan to Zoom-sing along to some of our favorites. This is your chance to sing lustily–no one will…
Join Deanne as she describes her history with racial justice work. Time for virtual fellowship and discussion will follow the presentation. Sunday, August 30, at 9:00 a.m. Virtual Sunday Service with Deanne Bonnar A MIDDLEBORO GIRL’S PERSONAL JOURNEY TO RACIAL JUSTICE WORK Join Deanne as she describes her history with…
ABUNDANCE Presented by Bill Howe There is so much good news, and we could all benefit from focusing on the good that surrounds and supports us every moment. We so often seem to be products of our sub-cultures’ and families’ assumptions about lacks of one sort or another. It seems to…
BRINGING WOMEN’S HISTORY TO LIFE Presented by Laura Stevens and Adrienne Williams Laura and Adrienne have been featured in the remarkable theatrical production “We Did It For You” Women’s Journey Through History”. The musical answers the question how women got their rights in America, as told by the women who…
REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST Presented by Kate Melchior For decades, Austria identified as “Hitler’s first victim,” a narrative that remained in place until well into the ‘90s. Kate Melchior, Assistant Director of Education at the Massachusetts Historical Society, will talk about the rapid transformation of Austrian Holocaust memory in the 21st century and…
Members of CUUPS invite you to join in at the beautiful Soule Homestead, located at 46 Soule Street in Middleboro, as we celebrate Lughnassadh (First Harvest) in our annual outside ritual. We seek to incorporate elements of native medicine and ceremony without infringing upon their unique spirituality, but in the…
The Virus and The Shadow………presented by Norm Grenier The recent pandemic has interrupted the usual flow of our daily routine. In many respects, it is a time of forced introspection and reveals to us many of our weaknesses. We will explore the meaning of these times using the insights of…
A Taste of Zen with Tom Tanguay What does Zen practice – which challenges us to wonder without answers, to journey from here to here, to sit and rest – have to offer us in a world seemingly gone mad? Zen Masters won’t explain and instead invite us to come…
As Long As We Are ‘Other’ with Natalie Johnson If we believe in the interconnectedness of all life, we need to remember that social justice and climate justice are rooted in the same misperceptions. Join Natalie as she examines the grave injustices that permeate our culture to find how they…
“Justice Choir” With Susan Hotchkiss Pete Seeger said it well: “Get people to sing together, and they’ll act together too.” There’s nothing new about singing for justice, but there is an exciting array of newly-written songs collected since 2017 into a growing Justice Choir Songbook. Susan and singers will explore…
