First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleboro
We Put Love at the Very Center of Our Life Together
The Legacy of American’s Indigenous People
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching
Indigenous People's Day gives us an opportunity to look at the cultures that populated the American continent before European settlement and to gain from their wisdom. The Chalice Choir will be singing.
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. Our liberal religious congregation has been serving individuals and families in Middleborough 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.
Song Circle
Coping with Grief
Led by Viola Fairweather
3rd Annual UU Road Rally
Holiday Fair
Quilt Chances Available!
As a part of our Holiday Fair, Linda Thompson has, once again, donated a quilt to be raffled off. Thank you, Linda! Chances will be available for purchase each Sunday before and after service. Chances are $5 each or a book of 6 for $20. A minimum of $500 on chances for the quilt needs
READ MORE: Quilt Chances Available!Ministerial Search Survey & Cottage Meetings
In October we will be hosting Cottage Meetings to go over the summary of survey findings and to further refine your wishes and concerns. There is a sign-up sheet in the Parlor, or you can click on this article to sign up online.
READ MORE: Ministerial Search Survey & Cottage Meetings
Current news
Greetings, members and friends of UU Middleboro! We’re already a month into the new church year, and the weather is getting crisper as the days shorten and nights lengthen. It’s time for pumpkins and candy corn and fall colors and (almost) time for pumpkin spice-flavored everything. Our tasks for the second year of interim ministry are coming clearly into focus. We’ve tried out a few sample covenant statements (bonds of fellowship) as unison readings the first four services of the year, and plans are in place for Andrea Priest to lead up a team to present a draft statement for
READ MORE: Minister’s Note
This month is starting out with a chance to drum-in a new month. On October 1 at 3:00 PM, Sam Holmstock will lead about 20 fine folks in a workshop to explore the rhythms of African and AfroCuban styles. We’ve got a range of talents from beginners to advanced. I’m so looking forward to learning new techniques and enjoying the magic that happens when we make music together. Music is an invitation to enter a unique part of our minds and to share that emotional journey with others. Recently our minister started singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” from the pulpit,
READ MORE: October Music Musings
RE Committee: We will meet on the first Wednesday of the month, October 4, in person at the church at 6:30 p.m. This month we will be planning for our Annual Bonfire Party and our fall and early winter activities. Coffee Hour for Parents: We will bring back an opportunity for parents to share during coffee hour. We will set up a table for parents and will try to meet once a month on the second Sunday of the month as appropriate. This month our time together will be on October 8. I will reserve a table for the group, and anyone
READ MORE: RE in October
The Cash in the Plate for the month of October will be donated to South Shore Resource & Advocacy Center and the United Way of North Central Mass. for the Leominster flooding victims. October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. The South Shore Resource & Advocacy Center is a nonprofit, community-based domestic violence program that has been assisting survivors of domestic violence and their families for more than 40 years. We will also be donating to the United Way of North Central Mass. This organization is channeling funds to the Leominster Flood Relief Fund.
READ MORE: Cash in the Plate for October
This Small Group Ministry is meeting weekly on Wednesdays for five weeks: October 4, 11, 18, 25, and November 1 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. Group is limited to 8 participants. The sign-up sheet is on the Parlor table. If there is sufficient interest, the ministry will be offered again in the spring.
READ MORE: When We GrieveLed by Peter Connolly
The process has advantages for us in addition to improving our chances of finding a minister. We are planning to use the process of “contract to call.” In this process, the Search Committee provides an application to candidates and interviews and reviews applications of any ministers who apply. The committee makes its recommendation to the PC, and if the PC finds the candidate acceptable, the PC negotiates a contract and hires the minister. Please click on the title to read more.
READ MORE: New Search Ministerial Process
Please sign up to host coffee hour after the service. This time of fellowship gives us all a chance for coffee and conversation and a relaxing way to catch up with each other. Instructions are provided, and we are keeping the snacks simple. Committees are invited to host a Sunday which is a great way to share your committee work. We’d love to get a regular schedule of hosts to share this task. Click on the title to read more and to sign up online, or you may use the sign-up sheet on the Parlor table.
READ MORE: Coffee Hour Hosts Needed