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.
Religion Without Revelation
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching
Most Western religious traditions are founded on the premise that the deepest meaning we can find in our lives depends on a revelation from a supernatural source. A humanist perspective finds natural sources to be enough. Special vocal music will be provided by Nicola Wilbar singing The Chandelier.
Plymouth County is currently in the LOW (green) risk level for Covid.
Masks are optional, but always acceptable and welcome.
Anyone experiencing virus symptoms or with known exposure is asked to worship with us online and refrain from other building use.
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.
Finding Peace at the Holidays
Song Circle Holiday Song Sing
Substance Use Prevention Presentation (free)
Virtual Holiday Auction Fundraiser
Get ready, our Virtual Holiday Auction has begun!! The bidding started at noon on Friday, November 24, and will continue to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8. We have a terrific collection of items, from wonderful meals, cookies and cakes to jewelry, museum trips, quilts and toys. Do your holiday shopping here! To participate in the auction, go to the Auction website (https://fundraiser.bid/FUUSM_Holiday_Auction_2023) and register – you can do that now. Then, START BIDDING!
Thank you, Parlor Task Force
It was a joy to dedicate the Avis Clay Parlor on Sunday afternoon with her children and family in attendance. And of course, even a greater joy to be present for the extraordinary Autumn Concert! Unfortunately, in the busyness surrounding preparations, an important element was left out.
Giving Tree
December 3 Deadline! Please be sure to drop off your gifts with tags attached in the Avis Clay Parlor no later than Sunday service. Please note: there are 4 gift cards for which I do not have the tear-off portion so I don’t know who to bug if those gifts don’t show up! Hope whoever has them will bring the gifts.
New Name Tags!
John Mullen has graciously offered to make new name tags for us. If you either do not currently have a name tag on the rack in the Parish Hall or would like a new one, simply email John at JohnNMullen@gmail.com.
Current news posts
December, 2023 Ah, the holiday season! The Christmas cards and holiday displays that were already crowding the aisles of department stores and Dollar Stores before Halloween have finally (already!) appeared in stores and homes and public spaces at a time that feels more appropriate. Already the “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays!” battles have begun online– and at certain political rallies. And, so, we get ready for the mixed blessings that the holidays bring. Happy Times. I got news a few weeks ago that Hope Rochefort, the daughter of my college room-mate Dave, and whom I’ve known all her life, gave
UU Middleboro church musicians are still basking in the warm glo of a superb Autumn Concert (in Memory of Avis Clay), performed on November 19. It was a huge push and a huge success. Kudos to all the performers and support people who came together to make it happen! December promises to be its usual lively month, starting with two new offerings. Thursday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m., there will be a special gathering called “Finding Peace at the Holidays.” The music will be instrumental, gentle and meditative, a great way to ease into the busiest month of the year.
Volunteers: We need people, please! I’m looking for a few loving and caring people willing to sit with our children on Sunday mornings for RE to teach the curriculum with me. We rely on CORI’d people/volunteers to provide safety and learning for the children downstairs each week. You can let the DRE know you are interested during the service, coffee hour or by email/phone call! Our Annual Holiday Party for RE: We will be celebrating the holidays on Sunday, December 10. The children will be together from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. for gingerbread making, holiday crafting, food and fun. There
…thanks to Alan Melchior, Sarah Person and Jim Bonnar, who got the new banner up on November 25, 2023, within days of the wind storm that brought down the old, worn-out one. You may not even have noticed the banner was missing!
There are volunteer openings available in December and January. We believe that participation in a worship service will help us build community and work together to meet our individual and Society goals. Please read more for the link to sign up online.
The Cash in the Plate for the month of December will be donated to Doctors Without Borders in light of the casualties and suffering being experienced by Israelis and Palestinians.
The 2023 Holiday Fair, held on Saturday, November 4, was a great success. By the end of the fair, we had raised $1,554 for FUUSM! At coffee hour on Sunday, November 5, an additional $95 was raised, bringing the total to $1,649!
