Rev. Peter Connolly preaching Is our destiny foretold? Or do we claim it by the actions we take, the responsibility we take for those actions, and the character that emerges from those decisions? Special music will be provided by Patty Simon playing flute selections by Debussy.
RE Build a Bear of WholenessThis week we will continue our lesson about transitions, moves and friendships. Our story this week is Owen and Mzee. We will make friendship bracelets and share out stories about transitions. Nursery During the Worship Service Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the church service. Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Kelly Lownds, Director of Religious Exploration
Rev. Connolly will be offering a class on Unitarian Universalist perspectives on religious humanism. The text we will be using is entitled, Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism, which the UUA bookstore describes as follows, "Unitarian Universalist Humanists present their faith perspectives in 23 engaging and thought-provoking essays. They explore Humanist history, beliefs, approach to life, social justice, community, and religious education." The class will be offered in six 90-minute sessions on Sundays at 12:15 pm, beginning on January 21, and, if there is enough interest, a second section will be offered on Wednesdays, also at 12:30 pm. Today's class is meeting in
Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies. You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.
The Chalice Choir is a volunteer group that meets in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30. This choir sings every other Sunday from a wide variety of choral anthems, most set in four parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Membership is open but limited. Please contact Susan Hotchkiss for more information.
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.
You Are Cordially Invited To AttendThe US UK Summit On Race Black History: Peril or Promise?February 1, 2024 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WORLDWIDE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Hilina Ajakaiye, Executive Vice President Meet Boston This event is free, but pre-registration is required. With Affirmative Action, DEl, and Black History under attack, what action steps are needed to protect the integrity of Black History in the US, UK, and Beyond? Democracy is also at peril as the attacks continue around the world. These subject- matter experts will cut through the misinformation and speak truth to power! Pre-Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpcuuuqD4qGtRErNMwQz4UFgF_sDco9q3Y#/registration
Dr. Imari Paris Jeffries will present on how we can co-create a radically inclusive and equitable community where everyone belongs and Black people can prosper.
We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn. All are invited to join in. Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.
Rev. Dan Hotchkiss preaching The idea that we should live in the pursuit of happiness is embedded deep in our culture. We lose weight, earn money, make friends, and even cultivate our families and friendships in the hope of making ourselves happy. Dan Hotchkiss will share one of his favorite Bible books, Ecclesiastes, which offers some other ways to think about the purpose of our lives. Special music will be provided by Tony Soares. This morning we welcome Rev. Dan Hotchkiss to the pulpit. Dan is a UU minister and author of Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership. Dan has
Religious ExplorationThis week we will be talking about Hare's Gifts and performing a play during our class. We will begin class by walking our Labyrinth. We have some fun new snacks to share once we are done playing. Nursery During the Worship Service Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the worship service. Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Kelly Lownds, Director of Religious Exploration
Our next OWL classes will be held today and February 11 from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Avis Clay Parlor. We have a panel this week with three panelists. Pizza, water and snacks will be available.
We invite you to join us as we gather to celebrate Imbolc, our first ritual of 2024.
This cross quarter time halfway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox honors the first tentative stirrings of life as it prepares to emerge from its winter slumber and begins its journey toward the sun. Long before it is visible to the eye, it can be sensed as a quickening…the irrepressible impulse of new life toward emergence.
Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies. You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.
Dr. Marlene Fine and Dr. Fern Johnson will discuss why white people struggle with race and how we can own this problem and learn to do the work ourselves instead of expecting Black people to do it for us. Let's Talk Race is for all white people who want to face the challenges of talking about race and working toward justice and equity. Kindly RSVP. Email: martininstitute@stonehill.edu Phone: 508-565-1311.
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.
with Natalie Johnson https://zoom.us/j/98697359553 This New Moon falls in the sign of Aquarius, the water bearer who oversees communication and the cross pollination of new ideas, beliefs and concepts. Falling as it does just three days past Imbolc, we are invited to consider the life that is awakening deep inside the Earth and remember the seeds we all planted earlier to bring about a new way of living together on this planet. Seeds sown in faith and hope last year are being gestated deep within the womb of Mother Earth and soon will begin their upward journey toward the
The Finance Committee is meeting on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. See Bill Howe for information.
The Team brings news and information to the congregation about social justice events and activities being held in our community, offers training and runs events that are of major interest to church members, and actively supports several local organizations including Bridgewater Committee for Civil Rights (BCCR). The Brockton Chapter of the NAACP, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry, and Sustainable Middleboro. The Social Justice Team meets every other Friday.
Song Circle is cancelled for the month of February. We're taking a winter break. See you on March 8!
We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn. All are invited to join in. Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching When he signed on as the ship's naturalist on HMS Beagle in 1831, Charles Darwin considered himself a Biblical literalist and a scripture-based moralist; his study of the natural world profoundly challenged those notions. What can we learn from Darwin's spiritual journey? The Chalice Choir will be singing.
Religious ExplorationBuild a Bear of Wholeness: We will learn more about creating a home. In January we made hearths, and in February we will share the heart of our homes with each other and our families. Nursery During the Worship Service Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the church service. Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Kelly Lownds, DRE
Rev. Connolly will be offering a class on Unitarian Universalist perspectives on religious humanism. The text we will be using is entitled, Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism, which the UUA bookstore describes as follows, "Unitarian Universalist Humanists present their faith perspectives in 23 engaging and thought-provoking essays. They explore Humanist history, beliefs, approach to life, social justice, community, and religious education." The class will be offered in six 90-minute sessions on Sundays at 12:30 pm, beginning on January 21. Today's class is meeting in the Parish Hall. Rev. Peter Connolly
February12 Crooklyn (Spike Lee)
February 19 Eve's Bayou.
Films are streamed for free for 3 days prior to free discussion. RSVP.
The Chalice Choir is a volunteer group that meets in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30. This choir sings every other Sunday from a wide variety of choral anthems, most set in four parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Membership is open but limited. Please contact Susan Hotchkiss for more information.
Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies. You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.
UUMassAction has launched an Immigration Justice Campaign. The UUMA Immigrant Justice Team meets monthly. You need not attend all meetings. Join UUs across MA to work towards immigration justice.
Join UUSJ for a briefing by Patrick Berry, one of the attorneys who prepared the UUSJ amicus brief. Berry will explain what the case means for voting rights work, what occurred during oral arguments, and how Unitarian Universalists can act to lift such lifetime bans.
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.
The Finance Committee meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. See Bill Howe for information.
We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn. All are invited to join in. Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching From lives of hardship and persecution, Americans whose roots are in Africa have responded in ways thoughtful and inspiring. We'll spend some time with those stories today.
Build a Bear of WholenessSunday mornings we head downstairs after the Message for All Ages and learn more about creating a home. In January we made hearths, and in February we will share the heart of our homes with each other and our families. Nursery During the Worship Service Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the church service. Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Youth GroupYouth Group is scheduled to meet next Sunday, February 25, from 5:00 to
Rev. Connolly will be offering a class on Unitarian Universalist perspectives on religious humanism. The text we will be using is entitled, Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism, which the UUA bookstore describes as follows, "Unitarian Universalist Humanists present their faith perspectives in 23 engaging and thought-provoking essays. They explore Humanist history, beliefs, approach to life, social justice, community, and religious education." The class will be offered in six 90-minute sessions on Sundays at 12:30 pm, beginning on January 21. Today's class is meeting in the Parlor. Rev. Peter Connolly
Feb. 19 Eve's Bayou. Films are streamed for free for 3 days prior to free discussion. RSVP. Click here to sign up
We are continuing in the tradition of meeting and discussing various genres of books. We continue to meet on the third Monday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
February's book is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. If you enjoy reading, please pick up the book and join us!
Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies. You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.
The Chalice Choir is a volunteer group that meets in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30. This choir sings every other Sunday from a wide variety of choral anthems, most set in four parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Membership is open but limited. Please contact Susan Hotchkiss for more information.
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.
Members and friends are invited to attend the Parish Committee Meeting. The Zoom link for this meeting will be sent out in the UU Updates.
https://zoom.us/j/93645517679
This month’s Full Moon falls in the sign of Virgo, reminding us of the importance of being particular, precise and thoughtful in our imagining the new world. We are co-creating from the ground up, so we have both the privilege and the responsibility to be discerning. We lay the scaffolding for all to follow in the future. We are the leading edge, the pioneers of the new world to come…both an honor and a huge responsibility.
The Team brings news and information to the congregation about social justice events and activities being held in our community, offers training and runs events that are of major interest to church members, and actively supports several local organizations including Bridgewater Committee for Civil Rights (BCCR). The Brockton Chapter of the NAACP, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry, and Sustainable Middleboro. The Social Justice Team meets every other Friday.
We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn. All are invited to join in. Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.
Rev. Peter Connolly preaching Today, we'll look at the reality behind the rhetoric in the continuing struggle for equality for all races in the United States, exploring what we mean by "social justice." The Chalice Choir will be singing.
Build a Bear of WholenessSunday mornings we head downstairs after the Message for All Ages and learn more about creating a home. In January we made hearths, and in February we will share the heart of our homes with each other and our families. Nursery During the Worship Service Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the church service. Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Our Whole Lives OWL is for youth ages 12 to 16. Our next group
At The District Center of the Arts, 15 Court Street Taunton, MA 02780; Tickets are $25
Let the rhythm of live performances fill the air as we showcase talented local artists, celebrating the soulful sounds that have defined generations.
Engage in enlightening conversations and storytelling that highlight the incredible contributions of Black individuals throughout history.
Information for the March Newsletter may be sent tooffice@uumiddleboro.org. Any items submitted after February 26 may be included in the UU Updates.
Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies. You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.
The Chalice Choir is a volunteer group that meets in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30. This choir sings every other Sunday from a wide variety of choral anthems, most set in four parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Membership is open but limited. Please contact Susan Hotchkiss for more information.
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.
The book is At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance–A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power, by Danielle L. McGuire (2010). An online discussion led by the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation will be Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7 – 9 pm. RSVP to register, donation is optional.
Join this important informational forum on the deadly impact of Fentanyl and Xylazine on our community. To be held in the Middleborough Town Hall Grand Ballroom, 10 Nickerson Avenue. You can RSVP at www.bit.ly/FakeAndFatal
The Poor People's Campaign is a nationwide Moral March day of action will take place on Saturday, March 2, at 10 am in most state capitals across the country. There will be a follow-up action Monday, March 4, at 10 am to lobby and deliver demands to legislators. The Poor People's Campaign represents the urgent needs of poor people and low-wage workers.
We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn. All are invited to join in. Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.
Note: The church calendar contains some events that are not open to everyone, so that we can plan for building use. Open events are shown on the home page. Click on an event to show the full description.
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