Rev. Peter Connolly preaching Not every job we hold in life will function as a vocation, but in whatever role we find ourselves, we can find some measure of meaning and purpose if we invest ourselves in it.
We will be selling tickets during coffee hour throughout the month of January for the lovely baskets that have been assembled, with the drawing to occur at coffee hour on January 29. Baskets will be on display in the Parlor.
An informative panel discussion on the global issuesconcerning human trafficking and its violation of human rights. Tuesday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m.Brockton Public Library Refreshments will be served. For more information or questions, reach out toCourtney Henderson at win@naacp-brocktonbranch Click for details: Stop Human Trafficking
RE families (and any interested parties, friends) are invited to join us on Friday, February 3, for a fun night of crafting and cooking and visiting. From 5:30 to 6:30 we will have a potluck dinner. This is optional, but I’m bringing my famous chicken chili so……. Then from 6:30 to 8:30 we will be making gifts for Valentine’s Day. You can take the gifts home to share with someone you love or enjoy them yourselves. Please let me know if you can join us!
Just This Sangha meets virtually (via Zoom) nearly every Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for silent meditation and sharing of our practice experience.  From a Buddhist, particularly Zen, perspective, we focus on bringing practice to daily life; exploring letting go of our usual habitual reactivity and opening to ourselves and others as we actually are. Not a drop-in group, we do welcome potentially new members to join us for a few sessions to see if the group is a good fit. Contact Tom Tanguay at Thisjustthis@gmail.com for more information.
Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00 on church lawn. If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups. If you want to be notified of rare cancellations, please give Dody Adkins-Perry your contact information, and she will email or text you Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning. She is usually sitting in her Honda Fit on Nickerson Avenue near South Main Street from about 11:20.
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching All of us find ourselves confronting things that cause us fear and anxiety, enough so that sometimes we find ourselves overwhelmed. Today, we'll talk about some of the conditions that cause this great discomfort and sort out the responses that might be most helpful.  Special music will be provided by Bet Giddings.
with Natalie Johnson This Full Moon is in the sign of Leo and falls just past the celebration of Imbolc, the first holyday in the Wheel of the Year. A fire festival, it honors the very first stirrings of Spring, barely perceptible in our terrain but there nonetheless. It is the promise of Spring, even tho there most likely will be cold and wet for another couple of months. The Celtic world honored the goddess Brighid at this time. She later became known as St. Bridget when the lands were christianized. It is also noted as Candlemas and Groundhog Day. ... Read more
in the Parish Hall The Wheel of the Year brings us to our first holy day of 2023, the fire festival of Imbolc. This day focuses on many things. Cleaning and purification….it is time to sweep away any lingering residue from last year in order to move fully into the new. It gives us the first promise of Spring, as witnessed by longer days, greater light and the higher trajectory of the sun in the sky. It is the time of the Quickening…..when we can sense new life beginning to stir deep within the ground hidden from sight but felt ... Read more
Just This Sangha meets virtually (via Zoom) nearly every Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for silent meditation and sharing of our practice experience.  From a Buddhist, particularly Zen, perspective, we focus on bringing practice to daily life; exploring letting go of our usual habitual reactivity and opening to ourselves and others as we actually are. Not a drop-in group, we do welcome potentially new members to join us for a few sessions to see if the group is a good fit. Contact Tom Tanguay at Thisjustthis@gmail.com for more information.
With BCCR (Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights) Saturday, February 11, 10:00 -11:00, Bridgewater Center. Contact: Lois Aldrich
Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00 on church lawn. If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups. If you want to be notified of rare cancellations, please give Dody Adkins-Perry your contact information, and she will email or text you Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning. She is usually sitting in her Honda Fit on Nickerson Avenue near South Main Street from about 11:20.
Black History Month will be celebrated with a presentation of “Black History Soldiers, Sailors and Spies’’ presented by Bright Star Touring Theatre from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Middleboro Town Hall. Those attending will be able to experience, celebrate and learn about forgotten heroes and soldiers in Black history. They will see the work of the Buffalo Soldiers and Col. Charles Young as they help settle the American West and some of the nation’s first national parks; join the Tuskegee Airmen as they take flight to help win a battle in World War II and learn about ... Read more
Elizabeth Tarbox wrote in the forward to a Meditation Manual in Cohasset, "Among the blessings of being in religious community together is the opportunity to tell our stories, to listen to each other as each recalls some details, some captured frame of reference, and holds it out for others to see. We can open our store of memories and point to some - this is a gift of great worth." So this Sunday, nearest to Valentine's Day, several members of the congregation will share with you some memories of loved ones and how their lives were enriched by them. The Chalice Choir will be ... Read more
All members and friends are invited to attend the Parish Committee meeting. The link for this event will be sent by email to UU Updates subscribers.
We had a good level of interest in a potential support group for youth and parents and allies. Christine Hoyle and Kelly Lownds are working on a time and date for February or March (the 17th  either month) to advertise to the interested parties–some from inside and some from outside church.
Just This Sangha meets virtually (via Zoom) nearly every Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for silent meditation and sharing of our practice experience.  From a Buddhist, particularly Zen, perspective, we focus on bringing practice to daily life; exploring letting go of our usual habitual reactivity and opening to ourselves and others as we actually are. Not a drop-in group, we do welcome potentially new members to join us for a few sessions to see if the group is a good fit. Contact Tom Tanguay at Thisjustthis@gmail.com for more information.
Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00 on church lawn. If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups. If you want to be notified of rare cancellations, please give Dody Adkins-Perry your contact information, and she will email or text you Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning. She is usually sitting in her Honda Fit on Nickerson Avenue near South Main Street from about 11:20.
Taunton Applause Academy, Inc. 21 Main Street Reggie Harris is coming to Taunton on Saturday, Feb. 18!!! 7:30-9:30 at Taunton Applause Academy, 21 Main Street. Reggie is a powerful, engaging singer-songwriter of depth and passion, wise to the ways of injustice yet always inspiring hope, commitment and optimism. You will leave his concert buoyed up. Tickets are $20 from Eventbrite. Reggie Harris "Deeper than Skin" BHM 23 Tickets, Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM | Eventbrite Speak to Dody Adkins-Perry if you have questions. reggieharrismusic.com Reggie is also co-director of the UU Living Legacy Project, whose mission is a ... Read more
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching This Spring we will spend some time looking intently at the history of FUUSM with the intention of learning how past events have influenced our present status. Today, we'll look at some of the broader influences of our Unitarian and Universalist traditions.  Special music will be provided by Sixteen Shillings:  Rob Dragunas and Mark Belanger. Â
with Natalie Johnson We understand that we are co-creators of our own reality and the collective new world that we will share. What we dream today will become our shared existence tomorrow. It is still a time for dreaming big while things continue to fall apart around us. We imagine injustice, inequity, struggle, unequal distribution of basic resources, senseless and ceaseless war, continued degradation of the planet being replaced with systems that work for all beings, not just human. It is a time to gather together, and using our own unique gifts and talents begin to envision the world that ... Read more
The Book Discussion Group, led by Carleen Loper, meets the third Monday of every month to discuss a variety of book genres. Contact Carleen at Carleenml@aol.com for more information.
Just This Sangha meets virtually (via Zoom) nearly every Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for silent meditation and sharing of our practice experience.  From a Buddhist, particularly Zen, perspective, we focus on bringing practice to daily life; exploring letting go of our usual habitual reactivity and opening to ourselves and others as we actually are. Not a drop-in group, we do welcome potentially new members to join us for a few sessions to see if the group is a good fit. Contact Tom Tanguay at Thisjustthis@gmail.com for more information.
South Shore Support Group of Boston PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gay Youth), also SShAGLY (South Shore Area Gay and Lesbian Youth) 4th Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m. Both meet at the Duxbury UU church, 842 Tremont Street
Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00 on church lawn. If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups. If you want to be notified of rare cancellations, please give Dody Adkins-Perry your contact information, and she will email or text you Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning. She is usually sitting in her Honda Fit on Nickerson Avenue near South Main Street from about 11:20.
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching Joanna Macy's and Chris Johnstone's book Active Hope asks us to understand hope as "something you do, not something you have." Today, we'll explore a framework for enacting active hope in face of ecological crisis. The Chalice Choir will be singing this morning.
Articles for the March Newsletter may be submitted to office@uumiddleboro.org by February 27. The Newsletter deadline is the fourth Monday of every month. Any items submitted after that date may be included in the UU Updates.
Just This Sangha meets virtually (via Zoom) nearly every Friday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 for silent meditation and sharing of our practice experience.  From a Buddhist, particularly Zen, perspective, we focus on bringing practice to daily life; exploring letting go of our usual habitual reactivity and opening to ourselves and others as we actually are. Not a drop-in group, we do welcome potentially new members to join us for a few sessions to see if the group is a good fit. Contact Tom Tanguay at Thisjustthis@gmail.com for more information.
Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00 on church lawn. If you are interested in standing with us but would like the training first, please add your name, but put an X in the first column. All are invited to join in. Sign up for training and/or the vigil by visiting Vigil Sign-Ups. If you want to be notified of rare cancellations, please give Dody Adkins-Perry your contact information, and she will email or text you Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning. She is usually sitting in her Honda Fit on Nickerson Avenue near South Main Street from about 11:20.
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