Rev. Peter Connolly preaching Women's History month presents us with an opportunity to look back on the gains we've experienced in women's rights, even in our lifetimes, while recognizing that in some respects, there is still a long way to go to reach full equality.  The Chalice Choir will be singing Blessing, a choral arrangement based on the traditional Irish Blessing.

Please consider joining us for one of our RE classes.  We are a small but mighty group and welcome all newcomers.  If your children are older, we have a youth group that meets twice monthly on Sunday evenings.  All our children this year are “Building Bears of Wholeness” and collecting badges that support our values.  There are always new bears for newcomers no matter the age or how long they join us! Religious Exploration ClassesAdditional badges will be offered every other week to ensure the children obtain the 16 badges for the lessons they had this year.  They are inserting

Our Whole Lives is for youth ages 12 – 16.  We have 3 leaders – Kelly Lownds, Greg Stevens and Katie Melchior – sharing the responsibility and privilege of teaching OWL to our youth.  The OWL group is meeting today in the Avis Clay Parlor at 12:30 p.m.

Rev. Connolly will be offering a class on Unitarian Universalist perspectives on religious humanism.  The text we will be using is entitled, Humanist Voices in Unitarian Universalism, which the UUA bookstore describes as follows, "Unitarian Universalist Humanists present their faith perspectives in 23 engaging and thought-provoking essays. They explore Humanist history, beliefs, approach to life, social justice, community, and religious education." The class will be offered in six 90-minute sessions on Sundays at 12:30 pm, beginning on January 21. Today's class is meeting in the Parish Hall.

Youth Group is meeting today from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. We will finish our air mural and will install the earth and air mural components. We will also be enjoying pizza and cookies. Kelly Lownds, DRE

We are continuing in the tradition of meeting and discussing various genres of books. New and old members are welcome.
The book we are reading for March is Zorro by Isabel Allende. If you enjoy reading, please pick up the book and join us!

The Wheel of the Year has turned once again. Although climate change has made our New England winters seem milder and less snowy, the gloom and dreariness of cold, rainy days, howling winds and heavier snows when they came still made winter a challenge for all beings in the Web of Life. 

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.

Forum on the deadly impact these two drugs are having on our communities. Middleborough Town Hall, 10 Nickerson Ave, Middleborough Sponsored by Achieve Greatness and the Town of Middleborough. Light refreshments. Free, but register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fake-fatal-tickets-827127499617?aff=erelexpmlt

71 Central Square, Bridgewater This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be;

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.

71 Central Square, Bridgewater This is a group for queer adults to gather, find support, share, socialize and build community.    

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.

with Loretta Ross Everyone we speak to, whether neighbor, friend, community member, or family, carries a slightly different set of values and expectations. In organizing conversations, it’s up to us to listen well and make strategic, thoughtful assessments of how to move our goals forward by taking into account the other person’s responses. Join us and veteran activist Loretta Ross (featured in The Persuaders!) for a conversation on how to assess and adjust our communication approaches based on the person we’re talking to and how closely they already align with our goals. To register:https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucO-rpjgoHdNwP2f8uH-TMCykIUmrtN-B#/registration For more information:https://docs.google.com/document/d/13nY_EIDVYqJCHE4EYpB91yeQ8Hyd0zbvEbMXGZCk05A/edit#heading=h.ne054hm4sefi

Join the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program for a talk with Patty Krawec, author of Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future, on Thursday, March 21 from 12:30-2pm in Dunn Conference Suite, Room A, Bridgewater State University. “Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec

See Susan Hotchkiss.

he Team brings news and information to the congregation about social justice events and activities being held in our community, offers training and runs events that are of major interest to church members, and actively supports several local organizations including Bridgewater Committee for Civil Rights (BCCR). The Brockton Chapter of the NAACP, the Matthew Mission Food Pantry, and Sustainable Middleboro. The Social Justice Team meets every other Friday.

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.