Diane Reed presenting In this era where information, entertainment, and unlimited resources are at our fingertips, has electronic media become a curse or an opportunity to satisfy our innate curiosity? Let’s explore how that access can provide an opportunity to learn more about our faith, ourselves and the world around us.
If you are wondering what actions you can take over the summer to help preserve our democracy, the Social Justice Team plans to continue our Get Out the Vote (GOTV) efforts during July and August. These activities will include post-carding and learning more about our country’s electoral system. Anyone who is interested can participate. We do not have the specifics on the post-carding campaign yet but plan to email the details as soon as we have them to those who expressed interest.
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to "J"
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to “J”
At the Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way Free, but register in advance by calling the Center at 508-697-0929. https://www.bridgewaterma.org/DocumentCenter/View/5629/May-Newsletter-2024?bidId=
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.
Members of CUUPS presenting CUUPS will celebrate Lughnasadh at Soule Homestead, 40 Soule Street, Middleboro, 9:00 -10:00 a.m. We will gather in ritual to offer gratitude for our lives, for the abundant gifts of the earth and all the good things that enrich our lives on this planet. This is the first of three harvest Sabbats that celebrate the cycle of life and rebirth. We will honor this time of peace by sharing gifts from our gardens, gifts of the talents we possess, or a reading we wish to share. Along with the sharing among us, please bring something from
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This New Moon falls in the sign of Leo, the great cosmic lion. It also falls within the Lion’s Gate Portal: an alignment of Earth, Sirius and Orion within the constellation of Leo.
Timed with the annual flooding of the Nile in Egypt, this alignment creates a gateway of energy that can accelerate spiritual healing, transformation and the ability to manifest. Come join us as we set our intentions, meditate to connect with the heightened energies and together, manifest what we want to bring forth in the world.
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to “J”
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.
Dody Adkins-Perry presenting In 2017, Dody went on a 9-day pilgrimage through Alabama, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. The Living Legacy Project says, “The Pilgrimage is so much more than a civil rights history tour.” The group did visit historic sights, but they also met with veterans there, working in small consciousness-raising groups dealing with our relationship to racism and white privilege.
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to "J"
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to “J”
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. RSVP HERE
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.
Sue Curtiss presenting
Have you ever found yourself thinking about someone, only to receive a phone call or a visit from that person minutes or hours later and wondered “What was that about?” Synchronicity is what happens when seemingly unrelated events coincide in improbable ways that have some significance for you.
SUMMER READINGS: The UU Book Club will continue to meet over the summer. Meetings will be the third Monday of each month, 3:30- 4:30, by ZOOM. Book Club members will be emailed the ZOOM link a few days before each meeting.
Our readings will be:
July 15--The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan--Linda Thompson facilitating
August 19--The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin--Lois facilitating
September 16--title TBD-- Ed Priest to facilitate.
with Natalie Johnson
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This month’s Full Moon falls in the sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer. Although often associated with the element of water, it is actually an air sign and the higher octave of Gemini. Both rule communication, but where Gemini can be impulsive, unbridled and spontaneous, Aquarius is more refined, tempered and discerning… choosing exactly the right words and phrases to convey one’s true meaning.
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The RE Committee is meeting in the Parish Hall on August 21. See Kelly Lownds if you would like to join them.
All members and friends are invited to attend the Parish Committee Meeting. Zoom link will be sent out with UU Updates.
Postcarding parties will be held in the parish hall on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 2-3:30 pm, and Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 6-7:30 pm. We will have postcards from Workers Circle on which we will write messages to swing-state voters who have been identified as often not voting, encouraging them to get to the polls. We mention issues but not candidates. Bring colored pens if you have them, and let Lois Aldrich know you are coming--or just stop by! Lois will mail the cards all at once in October. If you can contribute postcard stamps (preferably not flags), they will be
The mission of the Social Justice Team of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough is to help the congregation take actions that create positive change in people, in our communities and in the world. Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal theology of engagement. We covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of all people and to promote respect for the interdependent web of creation of which we are a part. We draw inspiration and truth from experiencing each other and the world around us. We witness both the beauty and brokenness of our world, and we choose to do social justice
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.
Adrian Gunn presenting
Adrian will offer an exploration of stoicism as a philosophy, detailing how it has informed his own life and provided a framework for being a useful, ethical human being and a valuable member of community. As a way of being, it intersects in many ways with the Principles upon which Unitarian Universalism is based.
The Parish Committee will hold its annual retreat at the church from 10:00-5:00 on Sunday, August 25. The morning session will take place in the Parlor and we will move to the Parish Hall at 12:30 for lunch and the afternoon session. Participation in the retreat is limited to PC members and the Minister.
Please submit your information for the September Newsletter to office@uumiddleboro.org by August 26.
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to "J"
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to “J”
Chalice Choir rehearsals start on Aug. 27 at 7:00 in the Parish Hall. The choir rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings and sings on alternate Sundays starting on Sep. 8 and continuing through June 15.
Who Knew? Civil Rights Activists Who Led the Movement from behind the Scenes LLP's 2024 Education Series will feature Walter Naegle, Bayard Rustin's life partner, on the August 28 anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Naegle coauthored Troublemaker for Justice-The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington. Also speaking will be Bennett Singer, co-director of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin. Rev. Carlton E. Smith will moderate. The Zoom webinar is 7:30-9:30 pm. If you tune in a little early there is often live music to get you in the
Meeting ID
873 1010 8647
Passcode
965858
A "Meet the Candidates" Forum will be held this Thursday, August 29, on Zoom, at 8:30 am. This is your chance to get a sense of the candidates for the seat long held by Senator Marc Pacheco: Barry Sanders (D), Joe Pacheco (D), Kelly Dooner (R), and Jim Dupont (I).
Sanders and Pacheco (no relation to Marc Pacheco) will face off in the State Primary next Tuesday, September 3. Polls will be open 7 am - 8 pm. Dooner and Dupont are unopposed until the General Election on Nov. 5. Last date to register for the General Election is Oct. 26.
Calendar Planning for fundraisers, events, concerts, gatherings. Zoom link will be sent out in Updates. Open to all.
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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Church office: 508-947-1935
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