Rev. Peter Connolly preaching It's coming up to the 60th anniversary of "Mississippi Freedom Summer" and the 54-mile march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery.  Today, we look back on lessons learned and consider lessons still to be learned.  There will be special music from the Chalice Choir singing Like a Mighty Stream.

Build a Bear of Wholeness For our children in RE on Sunday mornings, we will continue to explore our relationship with our faith home.  We will consider the joys, the responsibilities and the protections that come from our family home and how they relate and can grow with our faith home.  Nursery During Church    Niko Pucillo-Dunphy and Jesse Hoyle offer child care during the church service.  Please feel free to bring your infants and toddlers to have fun with Niko and Jesse while you are in the sanctuary participating in the service. Kelly Lownds, DRE

During our congregational meeting in October, I mentioned that our funds for building and grounds maintenance were nearly depleted. We would like to have a plan to deal with this before we draft our next annual budget.

Eight years ago, the congregation faced several serious concerns about our church building.  Our furnace was on its last legs, the office administrator worked in an unheated tower, the roof was leaking, and the new minister needed an office.  We created the I Love My Church campaign to address these and other projects.

This event is being held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. Rustin tells the story of Bayard Rustin, activist and advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., who faced racism and homophobia as he helped orchestrate the 1963 March on Washington.

Youth Group is scheduled for January 14 and January 28, 2024.  We will continue with the element of air.  We will work on our mural and start installing it in the Parish Hall.  We meet from 5:00 to7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Kelly Lownds, Director of Religious Exploration

This standout will be held at Bridgewater Center. Join us!

We are continuing in the tradition of meeting and discussing various genres of books. We continue to meet on the third Monday of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For the months of January and February, we are meeting on Zoom. The link will be sent to Book Club members a day or two before the meeting.

Will be aired again on both January 15 and January 18 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS World (America Reframed) An America Reframed special, THE COST OF INHERITANCE, rethinks reparations through personal stories of how people and institutions across the country are holding their ancestry and privilege accountable while making amends in unique and genuine ways.  Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YDM7-PQD00

The Peaceful Quilters meet every Tuesday in the Parish Hall.

Help is available to assist with meals and more during illnesses or other family emergencies.  You are always invited to call or visit our minister to discuss any matter of concern to you.

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.

A Meditation Group meets every Wednesday in the Parlor from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. See Rev. Peter Connolly.

All members and friends are invited to attend the Parish Committee meeting.

Live at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower St, Duxbury, Thursday, Jan. 18, 5:30-6:30. Duxbury Library's Community Engagement Librarian, Sam, will give a presentation on pronouns and identity acceptance as ways to care for those in our community.

Will be aired again on both January 15 and January 18 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS World (America Reframed) An America Reframed special, THE COST OF INHERITANCE, rethinks reparations through personal stories of how people and institutions across the country are holding their ancestry and privilege accountable while making amends in unique and genuine ways.  Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YDM7-PQD00

See Susan Hotchkiss.

In Bridgewater Center with BCCR (Bridgewater Communities for Civil RIghts). Please join us! Bring a sign if you have one; they often have extras.

We continue scheduling weekly ½ hour vigils on Saturday mornings from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the church lawn.  All are invited to join in.  Contact Dody Adkins-Perry (adkinsperry@gmail.com) with any questions.