Nursery CareNursery care is available during the church service each week, courtesy of Niko Pucillo-Dunphy. RE Children's ClassesWe will be preparing for our Youth Service scheduled for June 4: Articulating Our Faith and Accepting One AnotherOur youth are thinking a lot about the world they live in and their place in it.  Today we will ask the congregation questions about what they believe as Unitarian Universalists and how their time in church impacts them day to day.  We will also be sharing some of the children’s ideas about acceptance and love with everyone.  Youth GroupIn May we will shift Youth

Rev. Peter Connolly preaching On this day which has been set aside to honor those who died for their country, we will lift up those whose lives we wish to be remembered and ask the question, "What would you be willing to die for?". Special music will be provided by Ed Priest.

Rev. Connolly will be offering a reading and discussion group on Sundays and Wednesdays at 12:15 pm starting the week of May 14 and running for five weeks.  The book we will be reading from is called What Do We Mean When We Say God? by Deirdre Sullivan.  It gathers reflections from famous authors and ordinary people.  Used copies are available from $5 to $7 per copy, including postage, from Amazon.com and other online booksellers.  The goal of the class will be to help participants find an understanding of the word “God” that is appropriate to whatever stage of their faith journey

The Peaceful Quilters meet every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

Bridgewater COA, 97 W. Center Street Taped interviews with authors: Ruby Bridges, author of the children’s book I Am Ruby Bridges, and Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, authors of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism.

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.

Rev. Peter Connolly’s office hours are Wednesdays,10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rev. Connolly will not be available on the second Wednesday of the month as he will be attending the UUMA cluster meeting.  He is available by appointment.  Monday is the minister's day off.  He will respond to emails and messages beginning on Tuesday of the week.

Please send your information for the Order of Service to office@uumiddleboro.org by Wednesday at noon for the following Sunday.

The Reading Group “What Do We Mean When We Say “God”? will be meeting in the Parish Hall, not the Parlor, today. Rev. Connolly will be offering a reading and discussion group on Sundays and Wednesdays at 12:15 pm starting the week of May 14 and running for five weeks.  The book we will be reading from is called What Do We Mean When We Say God? by Deirdre Sullivan.  It gathers reflections from famous authors and ordinary people.  Used copies are available from $5 to $7 per copy, including postage, from Amazon.com and other online booksellers.  The goal of the class

Bridgewater Academy Building, 66 Central Square

This is a small affinity group for individuals who wish to explore personal spiritual topics. Contact Bob Waterman 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.

Join us if you would like to help out maintaining the Memorial Garden.

Peace, Equality & Justice Vigil - Saturdays, 11:30 -12:00   on the 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.

with Natalie Johnson https://zoom.us/j/92906971312 This Full Moon falls in the sign of Sagittarius, the great cosmic archer.  Sagittarius is the higher octave of Aries.  While Aries gives us the initial impetus to start things, Sagittarius helps us to aim surer and higher, encouraging us to place our intentions on the tip of his arrow, trusting that he will send them further and more precisely into the higher realms in order to reach their target. From now until the Solstice, the sun continues to rise higher and burn brighter and hotter in the skies above.  Let us gather tonight to review the seeds we