UU Middleboro
A Church that Puts Love at the Very Center of Our Life Together
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.
Gifts That Matter Most
Rev. Beau Rivers preaching
With the approach of the winter holidays, we begin to contemplate how we might honor and celebrate the ones we hold dear. Media outlets inundate us with wonderful gift ideas to tempt our wallets with the promise of happiness. The seduction of consumerism is so great, it often leads to the depletion of our financial resources. This service will explore the essence of gift giving and the possible meaning of true happiness.
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.
Family Choir Rehearsal – Sunday, December 8, at 10:00 a.m.
FAMILY CHOIR is happening this Sunday. Quick rehearsal for all interested singers at 10:00!
December Cash in the Plate
The Cash in the Plate for the first week of December will be donated to the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network IBIJAN). The Cash in the Plate for the remaining four weeks of December will be donated to the Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
Virtual Holiday Auction Fundraiser Is Happening!
It is time to start bidding! Our Virtual Holiday Auction starts Friday, December 6, at Noon and continues to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20. We have a terrific collection of items, from wonderful meals, cookies and cakes to jewelry, museum trips, healing sessions, handmade tools and more. Do your holiday shopping here!
Wreath-Making Workshop
Please join us for a fun and creative HOLIDAY WREATH-MAKING WORKSHOP led by Juli Gould and Nancy Backus. $30 (cash or check) covers all materials, but if you have hand clippers, wire cutters, or a wreath base, please bring them.
Finding Peace at the Holidays – Evening Candlelit Service
We welcome you to join us for a quiet, contemplative candlelit evening service designed to help us all cope with stress at the holidays. The service will be presented by Bet Giddings, Natalie Johnson, Patty and Barry Simon, Valerie Fontaine, Jeff Giddings, Frank Girard, and Tony Soares. The theme is Peace. This service will not be live streamed.
Song Circle
We hope you will join us for this fun night of music, sponsored by the Church and open to the public! We start at 6:00 p.m. with a potluck of hearty snacks in the Parish Hall, so bring along a favorite treat to share. A circle of chairs will be set up along with a portable keyboard, and we will provide some percussion instruments.
Potluck Lunch
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Finding Joy
To help support one another through this moment in history, I draw on the wisdom of Valarie Kaur, social activist and founder of The Revolutionary Love Project. The project inspires and equips people to build beloved community where they are, centered around an ethic of love.
Finding Joy this holiday season may be difficult for some than others. People with marginalized identities are living in fear of future legislation that already threatens their freedom and safety. When we do not resonate with the life experience of others, a Revolutionary Love calls upon us to Wonder. To Wonder is to cultivate a sense of awe and openness to the experiences of others, to listen to their pain, their needs, and desires. Wonder brings us the humility we need to recognize other people are as complex and infinite as we are. Wonder gives us information on how to love and care for each other. It is the wellspring of love.
Coming Together to Preserve Our Church Building
Recent events remind us how important it is to protect what we value. In that spirit, we are preparing to launch a major project to renew the exterior shell of our church building before the aging roof and shingles lead to potentially expensive damage. The Building & Grounds Committee has done a thorough examination of the building, identified the necessary repairs, and outlined a 3-phase plan to complete the work efficiently. When the project is completed in 2027, the building will be safe and dry for many years to come.
The great variety of winter seasonal music is impressive, from classical to folk to pop to everything in between. Despite the hokey barrage of tunes in many retail stores, most of the time we can pick and choose what fits our mood. The greatest joy is making music to share with one another.
We are a growing, caring, loving community of children and adults who are learning about the interdependent web of life this year. The garden space is growing, and we are grateful to be able to use the land behind the church to continue our exploration of nature. We will have nature walks every month and explore our local environment, the habitats around us and the animals and plants that are near us. What is our role in sustainability? How do we fit in the world? We will work on answering the questions together this year. Registration is rolling throughout the year and is available here: Religious Exploration Registration Form (google.com)
We received this lovely flower arrangement from the Tummino Family, thanking the whole church for organizing a beautiful service last Saturday. “It was perfect.”
The Cash in the Plate for November will be donated to the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe Fund (non-profit) to acquire 38 acres of their ancestral land on Triangle Pond in Plymouth. https://www.herringpondtribe.org/
Thank you to all who helped with the Outdoor Cleanup Work Party on October 22. We had beautiful weather, and many hands helped the cleanup to go smoothly. We have already used the space for our Halloween Bonfire. We appreciate the hard work and effort to clean this parcel of land so we can use it for outdoor activities. Well done! Photos by Kelly Lownds
