UU Middleboro
A Church that Puts Love at the Very Center of Our Life Together
Welcome
If you are looking for a spiritual home, come in and experience our open minds, open hearts, and open doors. For over 125 years, the First Unitarian Universalist Society has been serving individuals and families in Middleboro and surrounding towns with great music, meaningful and thought-provoking sermons, and opportunities to give back. We are committed to spiritual growth and lifelong learning with religious exploration that promotes creativity, integrity, and compassion. We work together to build a world that is more loving and more just for all people.
Our mission
To create and sustain a welcoming and caring community that embodies our UU principles, inspires spiritual growth without dogma or creed, and promotes and serves racial and social justice.
Pride Sunday
Rev. Beau Rivers preaching
Join us for our annual Pride Celebration service!
25 South Main Street, Middleboro MA 02346
508-947-1935
From the Parish Committee
June 2, 2026
Needed: Strategies for Balancing Our Budget
I had a lively conversation with a friend at coffee hour this week about the pledge drive, the budget deficit, and how to make the congregation aware of our overall financial situation. Sorting it out afterward led to this:
- We agree on the facts. Each year our expenses grow faster than our income. Our annual deficit is increasing, forcing us to withdraw from our investments.
- We agree on the implications. If we don’t reverse course, we’ll drain our investments dry.
- We agree on the need to balance income and expenses.
- We agree this should happen as quickly as possible to preserve our investments.
Now we need to develop strategies on several levels.
Minister’s Message
June 2, 2026
MUSIC UPDATES!
I want to let you know our search for a new music director at UU Middleboro is well underway! Our Search Committee members are Bet Giddings, Dody Atkins-Perry, Sue Curtiss, and Mal Marvill. We have already posted the position with well over 15 sites and an additional dozen or so people who have network connections with other musicians. With our excellent baby grand piano, new keyboard, lovely historic organ, an enthusiastic choir, and several talented musicians, we are confident of the rewards we have to offer a new part time Music Director!
We will be saying goodbye to our current beloved Music Director, William Smith, Sunday, June 28th. If you would like to help plan this event, please contact our host extraordinaire, Andrea Priest.
Please Donate Books to Fill Our Little Free Library Box
This wonderful book box was generously donated by the Middleborough Rotary Club and made by MHS students. It is very popular, and the books go fast!
We need your help to keep it full of interesting books, especially teen and children’s books with summer vacation almost here. Rotary members also fill it, but we need more books!
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Matthew Mission Food Pantry Requests Pasta
For the month of June and throughout the summer, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry is collecting pasta. Your contributions will help alleviate hunger for those who live with food insecurity. Your support and generosity are very much appreciated! Thank you!!
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Spring Auction
June 10 – June 21, 2026
Deadline to submit offerings: June 9
It is time again for the ever-popular Spring Services Auction!
We are again holding a fundraiser centered on goods and services. It’s a chance to pick up some great items, enjoy meals with friends, and grab a quick getaway.
We’re seeking offerings that might include:
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Friday, June 12 7:00 p.m.
We will be holding the Annual Meeting of our Society on Friday, June 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. All are welcome to participate, though only members of UU Middleboro as of May 14, 2026, who have made an annual contribution to the Society, are eligible to vote on any matters that will be decided at this meeting.
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New Moon Meditation on Zoom
with Natalie Johnson
https://zoom.us/j/96186959270 Passcode 594577
This New Moon falls in the sign of Gemini, the Cosmic Twins. Those born under this sign tend to be very gregarious…the social butterflies and master communicators of the Zodiac. They can be likened to bees and other pollinators abundant in Nature as they flit from flower to flower, gaining and disseminating ideas, knowledge and beauty and then spreading it about for the nourishment and benefit of the whole.
Walking in Nature As a Spiritual Practice
Grace Trail at Nelson Park, Plymouth
Since Mother Nature cancelled our walk last month, we are giving it another try now. Our walk in June is planned for a Plymouth location often referred to as The Grace Trail. This was the first of many such reflective and healing trails started by Anne Jolles.
Movie Night
Everyone is invited to attend Movie Night with Rev. Beau. Remarkably Bright Creatures is a wonderful drama starring Sally Fields and Lewis Pullman.
The movie's plot features elderly cleaner Tova Sullivan who takes the young drifter Cameron under her wing, with their deepening connection being observed and solidified by a giant Pacific octopus.
Please join us!
Celebration of William’s Music Ministry
Today's summer worship service will start at 10:00 and will be held in the Sanctuary.
We will be saying goodbye to our current beloved Music Director, William Smith, on Sunday, June 28. There will be a light lunch in the Parish Hall after the service. Please RSVP to [email protected]. If you would like to help plan this event, please contact our host extraordinaire, Andrea Priest.
New Moon Meditation on Zoom
with Natalie Johnson
https://zoom.us/j/96186959270 Passcode 594577
This New Moon falls in the sign of Gemini, the Cosmic Twins. Those born under this sign tend to be very gregarious…the social butterflies and master communicators of the Zodiac. They can be likened to bees and other pollinators abundant in Nature as they flit from flower to flower, gaining and disseminating ideas, knowledge and beauty and then spreading it about for the nourishment and benefit of the whole.
Walking in Nature As a Spiritual Practice
Grace Trail at Nelson Park, Plymouth
Since Mother Nature cancelled our walk last month, we are giving it another try now. Our walk in June is planned for a Plymouth location often referred to as The Grace Trail. This was the first of many such reflective and healing trails started by Anne Jolles.
Movie Night
Everyone is invited to attend Movie Night with Rev. Beau. Remarkably Bright Creatures is a wonderful drama starring Sally Fields and Lewis Pullman.
The movie's plot features elderly cleaner Tova Sullivan who takes the young drifter Cameron under her wing, with their deepening connection being observed and solidified by a giant Pacific octopus.
Please join us!
Celebration of William’s Music Ministry
Today's summer worship service will start at 10:00 and will be held in the Sanctuary.
We will be saying goodbye to our current beloved Music Director, William Smith, on Sunday, June 28. There will be a light lunch in the Parish Hall after the service. Please RSVP to [email protected]. If you would like to help plan this event, please contact our host extraordinaire, Andrea Priest.
New Moon Meditation on Zoom
with Natalie Johnson
https://zoom.us/j/96186959270 Passcode 594577
This New Moon falls in the sign of Gemini, the Cosmic Twins. Those born under this sign tend to be very gregarious…the social butterflies and master communicators of the Zodiac. They can be likened to bees and other pollinators abundant in Nature as they flit from flower to flower, gaining and disseminating ideas, knowledge and beauty and then spreading it about for the nourishment and benefit of the whole.
Walking in Nature As a Spiritual Practice
Grace Trail at Nelson Park, Plymouth
Since Mother Nature cancelled our walk last month, we are giving it another try now. Our walk in June is planned for a Plymouth location often referred to as The Grace Trail. This was the first of many such reflective and healing trails started by Anne Jolles.
Movie Night
Everyone is invited to attend Movie Night with Rev. Beau. Remarkably Bright Creatures is a wonderful drama starring Sally Fields and Lewis Pullman.
The movie's plot features elderly cleaner Tova Sullivan who takes the young drifter Cameron under her wing, with their deepening connection being observed and solidified by a giant Pacific octopus.
Please join us!
Celebration of William’s Music Ministry
Today's summer worship service will start at 10:00 and will be held in the Sanctuary.
We will be saying goodbye to our current beloved Music Director, William Smith, on Sunday, June 28. There will be a light lunch in the Parish Hall after the service. Please RSVP to [email protected]. If you would like to help plan this event, please contact our host extraordinaire, Andrea Priest.
Current news posts
Monday, June 15 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
The UU Book Club continues to meet on the third Monday of the month. Book Club members will be emailed the Zoom link a few days before each meeting. Different genres of books are discussed.
The book for June is James by Percival Everett.
If you are not on the Book Club’s email list but would like to join us for the discussion, please contact Lois Aldrich ([email protected]).
New and old members are welcome.
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As part of the congregation’s safety efforts, FUUSM recently purchased an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and an evacuation chair that can be used to carry individuals with limited mobility down stairs. We are looking for individuals who are interested in being trained on one or both devices, and we are planning to schedule a training session this spring.
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Each month, the Cash in the Plate (CIP) program at Unitarian Universalist Church of Middleboro extends our collective impact beyond our walls, directing our shared generosity toward organizations working for justice, dignity, compassion, and human connection.
For June, in recognition of Pride Month, we are supporting:
The Trevor Project
Providing Crisis Support for LGBTQ+ Youth
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June 14 – 21, 2026
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), where participants gather to worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy decisions for the Association through a democratic process. While anyone can attend, congregations must certify annually to have voting delegates.
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