Week of Events
United in Song
United in Song
Susan Hotchkiss, Ed & Andrea Priest, and Bet Giddings presenting Susan Hotchkiss, Ed & Andrea Priest, and Bet Giddings will lead us in a reflection and singalong beginning with the protest songs of the 1960’s and ’70’s. The popular and powerful songs of that time celebrate community building and strength. Join us as we journey back into a world that looks surprisingly like the world we live in today.
The A-Bomb and Humanity
The A-Bomb and Humanity
The Bridgewater Public Library has a photo exhibit on The A-Bomb and Humanity on display throughout September. This display commemorates the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings (1945) and all the suffering surrounding these events. M – F 9 – 8; Sat. 9 – 3:30 Produced by the Japan Confederation of A and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
Peaceful Quilters
Chalice Choir Rehearsal
Chalice Choir Rehearsal
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.
Order of Service Deadline
Order of Service Deadline
Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.
RE Committee Meeting
RE Committee Meeting
Our first RE Committee meeting will be Wednesday September 6, at 7:00 p.m. We will meet at church, and new members are welcome. You do not need a child participating in the RE program to join, just ideas and a love of our youth. Please consider volunteering to teach downstairs for a section of our program. We also need volunteers to help with plays and skits during the year as well as readers for our Message for All Ages during the service. Please contact dre@uumiddleboro.org if you are interested. Kelly Lownds, DRE
LGBTQ+ Older Adults & Allies – Lunch and Entertainment
LGBTQ+ Older Adults & Allies – Lunch and Entertainment
Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way To reserve a space, call 508-697-0929 or email https://www.Bridgewaterma.org/157/Elder-Affairs This event meets monthly on the first Thursday. Co-sponsored by OCES and the Senior Center
LGBTQ+ Older Adults & Allies – Lunch and Entertainment
LGBTQ+ Older Adults & Allies – Lunch and Entertainment
Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way To reserve a space, call 508-697-0929 or email https://www.Bridgewaterma.org/157/Elder-Affairs This event meets monthly on the first Thursday. Co-sponsored by OCES and the Senior Center
Social Justice Choir at BSU
Social Justice Choir at BSU
Beginning September 7; Thursday rehearsals. Open to community members of all ages. Email Dr. Sarah McQuarrie at smcquarrie@bridgew.edu to sign up or to ask for more info about this intergenerational choir dedicated to singing music that promotes a message of peace and justice as well as performs acts of community service. No auditions. The choir includes music majors as well as folks who don’t read music and everyone in between. Four-part choral repertoire with emphasis on composers from under-represented populations.
Song Circle
Song Circle
We hope you will join us for this fun night of music, sponsored by the church and open to the public! We will start at 6:00 with a potluck of hearty snacks in the Parish Hall, so bring along a favorite treat to share. A circle of chairs will be set up along with a portable keyboard, and we will provide some percussion instruments. Participants can bring their own guitars, ukuleles, dulcimers, etc., or just their voices - hands for clapping and feet for stomping! At 6:30 join folks who enjoy getting together with others to sing - no particular
Peace, Justice & Equality Vigil
Peace, Justice & Equality Vigil
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.
Wedding
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