Nursery CareNursery care is available during the church service each week, courtesy of Niko Pucillo-Dunphy. RE Children's ClassesThis morning we will be continuing our conversation about thresholds. We will walk our labyrinth starting at the threshold of that path and continuing to work on our name stones.  We are going to play a game and learn a song, and then we will be creating flowers to decorate our threshold at church. Bring your creative energy and get excited about meeting our bears. RE CommitteeWe will meet on the first Wednesday of the month, October 4, in person at the church at 6:30 p.m. 

Natalie Johnson preaching Exploring a seasonal practice of atonement and forgiveness as a way of returning to right relationship with ourselves, the ancestors, our family and friends, the Earth and All That Is. Offered in preparation for entering more open-heartedly into the coming season of Light. Special music will be provided by a vocal ensemble as well as Ed Priest leading “I Am Light” by India Arie Simpson.                                  

Join us for an exciting one-hour workshop on drumming presented by Sam Holmstock. Sam has been drumming for most of his life. He received his training at Berklee College of Music and is well known through Cape Cod drum circles as well as Drum Strategies for Healing. Sam will teach us a hybrid technique that combines African and AfroCuban styles. Participants can use any drum that sits on the floor and is high enough to go above the knees. That includes Djembes, Congas, Ashikos, Cajons, or 5–7-gallon buckets with Remo Rhythm Lids on them.

Michael Tougias, co-author of King Philip’s War, the History and Legacy of America’s Forgotten Conflict, will speak on the subject at the Middleboro Public Library on Monday, October 2 at 6:00 p.m.

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

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.

Please submit your Order of Service information to office@uumiddleboro.org by 12:00 noon.

This Small Group Ministry is meeting weekly on Wednesdays for five weeks: October 4, 11, 18, 25, and November 1 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. Group is limited to 8 participants. The sign-up sheet is on the Parlor table.

If there is sufficient interest, the ministry will be offered again in the spring.

BCCR will present a forum on Book Banning on Wednesday, October 4, 6:00-7:45 pm, at the Bridgewater Public Library,15 South St, Bridgewater; also on Zoom.  Zoom link is on BCCR’s website. https://www.bccrcivilrights.org  “Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” —Isaac Asimov

See Susan Hotchkiss.

The RE Committee 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

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

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

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.