Religious Exploration Classes Today on our nature walk, we will be looking for balance in nature. We will look for animals, plants and objects in nature and discuss how they fit in our ecosystem and what would happen if they no longer existed. Youth Group The Youth Group is meeting today at 12:00 noon in the Parish Hall.  We will be having a Youth Cottage Meeting at 1:00.  Please join us. Nursery During the Worship Service 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

Rev. Beau Rivers preaching In uncertain times it is important to remind ourselves, only love can conquer hate and the work of citizenship continues long after the end of an election.  Special music will be provided by Tony Soares.

The youth will be meeting twice a month. “We encourage one another’s search for truth and meaning.  We strive to be active in peace-making and other efforts to improve the world.”  (uua.org)   The youth will also be encouraged to be engaged with “Sustainable Middleboro.”  

Members of the Parish Committee, our DRE Kelly Lownds, and I are happy to announce the dates for our upcoming Getting to Know You, cottage meetings! See the times listed below and look for the sign-up sheets on the Parlor table this Sunday or email office@uumiddleboro.org with your preferred date: 10/09   Wednesday  6:00 PM           10/29   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/10   Thursday     4:00 PM            11/01   Friday       10:00 AM (Zoom) 10/23   Wednesday  6:00 PM           11/10   Sunday      1:00 PM (Youth) 10/24   Thursday     4:00 PM           11/12   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/27   Sunday        1:00 PM           11/15   Friday       10:00 AM  (Zoom) Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday meetings will be at the church, and Tuesday and Friday meetings will be on Zoom.  I want to know what excites you about church! What feeds your spirit? What are you passionate about?

See Susan Hotchkiss.

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"

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”

The Peaceful Quilters meet every Tuesday in the Parish Hall.

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

Free online author talk with Louise Dunlap, author of Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind. An exploration of her own story and understanding of the impact of settler colonialism on Native and settler peoples in Massachusetts (Massachusett, Nipmuc, and Wampanoag land) and California's Bay Area and Napa Valley (Lisjan Ohlone and Mishewai Wappo land). For many years Louise Dunlap lived in the Boston area, teaching at UMass, MIT and Tufts and working with a range of peace and justice organizations including the Cambridge Peace Commission, Community Change Inc., Coalition Against Apartheid, and Cambridge Eviction Free Zone.

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.

Members of the Parish Committee, our DRE Kelly Lownds, and I are happy to announce the dates for our upcoming Getting to Know You, cottage meetings! See the times listed below and look for the sign-up sheets on the Parlor table this Sunday or email office@uumiddleboro.org with your preferred date: 10/09   Wednesday  6:00 PM           10/29   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/10   Thursday     4:00 PM           11/01   Friday       10:00 AM  (Zoom) 10/23   Wednesday  6:00 PM           11/10   Sunday      1:00 PM (Youth)  10/24   Thursday     4:00 PM           11/12   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/27   Sunday        1:00 PM           11/15   Friday       10:00 AM  (Zoom) Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday meetings will be at the church, and Tuesday and Friday meetings will be on Zoom.  I want to know what excites you about church! What feeds your spirit? What are you passionate about? We

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

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

Our RE Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.  We meet at the 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.

Free online author talk by Shane Burley and Ben Lorber.

Antisemitism is on the rise today. Safety through Solidarity takes the fight against antisemitism out of the hands of status quo defenders and into the hands of social movements. Using history, analysis and interviews with front-line organizers, Burley and Lorber situate the fight against antisemitism where it belongs-alongside the fight against all forms of oppression.

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=

Members of the Parish Committee, our DRE Kelly Lownds, and I are happy to announce the dates for our upcoming Getting to Know You, cottage meetings! See the times listed below and look for the sign-up sheets on the Parlor table this Sunday or email office@uumiddleboro.org with your preferred date: 10/09   Wednesday  6:00 PM           10/29   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/10   Thursday     4:00 PM           11/01   Friday       10:00 AM  (Zoom) 10/23   Wednesday  6:00 PM           11/10   Sunday      1:00 PM (Youth)  10/24   Thursday     4:00 PM           11/12   Tuesday    7:00 PM  (Zoom) 10/27   Sunday        1:00 PM           11/15   Friday       10:00 AM  (Zoom) Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday meetings will be at the church, and Tuesday and Friday meetings will be on Zoom.  I want to know what excites you about church! What feeds your spirit? What are you passionate about? We

See Susan Hotchkiss.

This month’s Full Moon occurs in the sign of Taurus, the quintessential Earth sign. Taurus reminds us of the importance of hearth and home, of belonging to a place, a family, a nation, an idealogy worth holding onto.  Taurus encourages us to send our roots deep into Earth Herself for stability, nourishment and grounding in order to withstand whatever storms might be brewing on the horizon.  

There will be a selection of home baked goods, soups, jams and jellies as well as a variety of crafts.  Quilts, Pottery, Jewelry and many other items will also be available.

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 with any questions.

A raffle drawing for Linda Thompson’s beautiful quilt, specially created to raise funds for the church, will cap the Holiday Fair. The red, white and blue quilt, which measures 72" x 72", is called Anthem and is a Quilt of Valor, which usually commemorates a veteran, a person who served or a Gold Star mother.