Rev. Beau Rivers preaching This collaborative service offered by members of the transgender and non-binary community will be followed by a discussion forum after coffee hour. Come learn how you can support the trans community in 2025.  The Chalice Choir will be singing. Photo Credit Zjazjazoie

Earth AdvocatesToday we will be sharing the story of Naamah and discussing plants and growing them. We will be starting seedlings, so put your green thumb on today and prepare to start some plants. Nursery During the Worship ServiceNiko 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. Youth GroupThe Youth Group is meeting today from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Kelly Lownds, Director of Religious Exploration

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.”  

Food Handlers Exams are being given on Sunday, January 26, and Sunday, February 9, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Please contact Susan Hotchkiss for any questions and registration.

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”

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

This month’s New Moon falls in the sign of Aquarius, the cosmic equivalent of the “world wide web”. Aquarius helps us to expand and magnify our vision beyond personal concerns in order to disseminate our wisdom more broadly.

This free Zoom webinar is sponsored by our friends at BCCR (Bridgewater Communities for Civil Rights) and East Bridgewater's Community Coalition for Change. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dei-what-it-is-and-how-to-champion-it-in-our-schools-tickets-1083240915739?aff Panel discussion with parents, students, educators, administrators and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) professionals who will bring their perspectives and understanding of DEI and its importance in ensuring all children in K-12 feel included, and receive a culturally responsive education that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Bridgewater and surrounding communities are becoming more diverse as reflected in the demographics of all of the surrounding schools. Parents, teachers and the community need to work

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 information to the church office.

The Meditation Group meets every Wednesday afternoon in the Avis Clay Parlor to practice quiet meditation. It is open to those new to meditation as well as experienced meditators. Contact: Holly Begley or Diane Reed

UU Mass Action's monthly Thursday Action Hour, on Zoom. Liz Alfred is a Senior Attorney for Emergency Assistance (EA) Shelter at Greater Boston Legal Services. She will share the most up to date info about UU Mass Action's work to keep families off the street. Please share and invite others to attend! Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/llPznRlzu0qd6t9J6qHYng2?contactdata=&nvep=&hmac=&emci=f6f7e584-c6b8-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=

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

Might be Will and Harper! (2024, 99% Rotten Tomatoes rating). Free. At South Coast LGBTQ+ Network Community Center, 2 Knobby Walk, Taunton (walkway opposite the Green, just past School St.) Free parking in lot on left off School St, or metered parking opposite the Green. 508-264-0584. https://www.sclgbtqnetwork.org/

See Susan Hotchkiss.

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.