Join our RE folks this morning for a Church-wide potluck breakfast. If it's nice weather, we can feast al fresco on the church lawn. Bring your favorite breakfast item to share with others.  Or just yourself if breakfast isn't your thing.  Beverages will be provided.Kelly Lownds, our Director of Religious Exploration, will facilitate a group conversation on the topic of "What Do Children Need?", the current state of child development as we emerge from the pandemic and what we can do to help our youth going forward.  Kelly is a social worker and manager with the state and has a

Every day brings new concerns about what is happening in our country and in the world. Many of us are feeling higher levels of distress than usual. Earlier in July, Deanne Bonnar convened a group, called a Coping Circle, to share these concerns, explore ways of managing stress, and think about how we live out our Unitarian Universalist values in these times. Participants found the meeting very helpful and decided to continue to meet. Anyone interested in joining is invited to attend.

In the Parish Hall

SIMBA AFRICAN DANCE ACADEMY PRESENTS Three Days African Dance Workshop in the Park August 3, 10, 17 at 5:00 p.m. Stanley Iron Works Park 99 High St Bridgewater, MA Activities: August 3 - Cultural West African Dance August 10 - Coupé Décalé, dance style from Ivory Coast August 17 - Ndombolo, dance style from Congo Program is free. Co-sponsored by the Bridgewater Cultural Council & Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights. www.simdaca.com

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.