Presented by Tom Tanguay For over 6 years now a dozen or so of us have been meditating and practicing together.  Our practice is paying attention.  Zen meditation is literally the practice of paying attention.  To our life. As it is. Willingness to do such a thing is essential— necessary and perhaps sufficient. This morning we will taste two particular aspects of Zen practice; experiencing physically the reality of the present moment and taking a peek at the working of our belief systems. There will be time for questions. This service will be on Zoom only. Here's the link: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/92732350860Meeting ID: 927 3235

The Book Club continues to meet monthly on the third Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Our October 18th selection is In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, and Carleen Loper will have multiple copies available. For more info, email Carleenml@aol.com.

All members and friends are invited to attend the Parish Committee meeting. The link for this event will be sent out by email to UU Updates subscribers.

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 our selves 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.

We will continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  In addition, we will be offering training to help us respond to folks with strong opinions.   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.

SNACK & PLAY FUNDRAISER Saturday, July 23         4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Church Lawn and the corner of Nickerson Avenue and Route 105 with other vendors  The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts is hosting a Sip & Stroll event on Saturday, July 23, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Middleboro Town Hall Lawn.  There will be more than 80 vendors selling goods and goodies, as well as several food trucks offering delectable delights.  Church will be having a "Snack & Play" area on our lawn, and this time we will also join the event on the Town Hall lawn.  We'll