Week of Events
Religious Exploration
Religious Exploration
We draw our curriculum from the Tapestry of Faith on the UUA website. The RE children will be working with the “World of Wonder” curriculum, and the youth group will be working with the “Windows and Mirrors” curriculum. Our children will be “Earth Advocates” this year. We believe children possess an inherent ability to feel wonder and appreciate the world’s awesome plants, animals, spaces, processes, textures and patterns. Together we will explore, observe, engage and rest in this wonderful world. This year’s curriculum dives deep into our 7th principle – “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of
The End Is Near! The Archetype of the Apocalypse
The End Is Near! The Archetype of the Apocalypse
Normand Grenier Presenting From the mouths of ancient prophets to the sandwich boards of Times Square, voices have shouted: It’s over. Despite these sober predictions, we’re still here. So why it did it persist for so long? Today we will explore the nature of this image and its surprising vitality today. Norm Grenier is a longtime member of UU Middleboro and a student of the psychology of Carl Jung.
Finance Committee on Zoom
Finance Committee on Zoom
The finance team brings all church finance actors together. It consists of the treasurer and assistant treasurer, and representatives from investment, fundraising, pledge drive, and budget creation. Contact: Bill Howe
Teen LGBTQ+ Peer Support and Social Group
Teen LGBTQ+ Peer Support and Social Group
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to "J"
Adult LGBTQ+ Peer Support and Social Group
Adult LGBTQ+ Peer Support and Social Group
36 North Bedford Street, East Bridgewater, 2nd floor, 2nd door on the left This group is an opportunity to get to know your peers, support one another, share challenges, celebrate, seek support, play games & be; 978-809-2245, speak or text to “J”
Peaceful Quilters
Lay Ministry on Zoom
Lay Ministry on Zoom
Members of this team are trained to offer lay pastoral counseling. They may also provide meals; visits; phone calls; cards; transportation to medical appointments, the grocery store, church, or social outings; help with yard work; music; or respite/break time for caregivers. Contact: Susan Curtiss
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.
Meditation Group
Meditation Group
The Meditation Group meets every Wednesday afternoon in the church parlor to practice quiet meditation. It is open to those new to meditation as well as experienced meditators. Contact: Holly Begley or Diane Reed
Post-Election Vigil
Online Election Healing Justice Gathering
Online Election Healing Justice Gathering
Free online gathering to support one another regardless of early election results. Sponsored by the Women's March: a space to process, breathe, and hear from movement leaders and healers who can help hold us through whatever comes. Whatever the outcome, we have each other, and together, we are ready. Join us on Wednesday to find resilience and connection-because we have each other's backs, now and always. Free, but you must register: https://act.womensmarch.com/signup/electionhealingjusticenov62024/?t=4&akid=21816%2E3005293%2Esv5rDa
LGBTQ+ Senior Lunch with Entertainment
LGBTQ+ Senior Lunch with Entertainment
At the Bridgewater Senior Center, 10 Wally Krueger Way Free, but register in advance by calling the Center at 508-697-0929. https://www.bridgewaterma.org/DocumentCenter/View/5629/May-Newsletter-2024?bidId=
Social Justice Team on Zoom
Social Justice Team on Zoom
The mission of the Social Justice Team of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough is to help the congregation take actions that create positive change in people, in our communities and in the world. Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal theology of engagement. We covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of all people and to promote respect for the interdependent web of creation of which we are a part. We draw inspiration and truth from experiencing each other and the world around us. We witness both the beauty and brokenness of our world, and we choose to do social justice
Underground Before the Railway: Escaping Slavery, Claiming Liberty
Underground Before the Railway: Escaping Slavery, Claiming Liberty
On Zoom or in Boston. Free.
How did people resist the tyranny that the colonists imposed? More than a century before the famed Underground Railroad, Indigenous and Black people formed a network to help enslaved people escape. Sponsored by the Partnership of Historic Bostons. Presented by historians Margaret Newell and Linford Fisher, with Egypt Lloyd, co-founder of the Slave Legacy History Coalition.
Finance Committee on Zoom
Finance Committee on Zoom
The Finance Committee brings all church finance factors together. It consists of the treasurer and assistant treasurer and representatives from investment, fundraising, pledge drive, and budget creation. See Bill Howe for more information.
Organ Practice
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 start at 6:00 p.m. 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.
Peace, Justice & Equality Vigil
Peace, Justice & Equality Vigil
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.
Vocal Workshop
Vocal Workshop
with Jeannie Gagné The featured music event in November is a vocal workshop led by Jeannie Gagné, our former music director and wonderful jazz singer. The workshop will be held on Saturday afternoon, November 9, at 2:00. Please register with Susan Hotchkiss.
Emma’s Revolution: The Moving Forward Concert
Emma’s Revolution: The Moving Forward Concert
At First Parish Concord or on Zoom. Award-winning activist singer/songwriter duo of Pat Humphries and Sandy O. Their music features soaring harmonies and lush acoustic instruments, in songs that span folk to jazz and funk to rock. You may already know some of their songs such as Swimming to the Other Side or Shalom, Salaam, Peace. To purchase tickets (LIVESTREAM $20/Low & No Wage $15; IN PERSON In Advance $25, At the Door $30/ Low & No Wage $18): https://emmasrevolution.com/tickets-nov-9th-concord-ma
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