Saturday, September 16, 10:00-12:00 in the Parish Hall De-Escalation Training by Meg Stone and Rick Jackson of Impact Boston.
Late Spring 2023, our Memorial Gardens and Walkway are full of perennial plants bursting into bloom. There are daylilies, liatris, black-eyed Susans, coneflower, phlox, daisies, iris varieties, early coreopsis, and coral bells. See our gardens grow!
Variety of Activities: Scavenger Hunt, Races & Contests, Craft Table, Refreshments, Entertainment, Food, Vendors, Raffles, Children’s Activities and More! Free Event for Everyone to Enjoy. Several FUUSM members are helping with the celebration. FUUSM will have a table there.
On Music Sunday, May 21, 2023, the Chalice Choir took on the challenge of Requiem, a multi-movement masterwork by John Rutter. Rutter, born in London in 1945, is one of the most prolific choral composers of our time.
The Cash in the Plate for the month of June is donated to the NAACP Brockton Branch, one of our main partners. Their mission is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial discrimination.
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough Tony Chiuppi and his crew from Middleboro High School built our new Book Box in collaboration with the Middleboro Rotary Club. Mr. Chiuppi’s crew managed the excavation and mounting of the Book Box at Tony’s direction. At a future date, the Rotary Wheel will be added to the Book Box.
As I write this, the month of May is coming to a close and June is just a few days away. Our June worship services promise to be celebratory as we recognize the work of our Religious Exploration program, Pride Sunday, and, of course, Celebration Sunday itself, before we move towards closing the books on the 2022-23 church year and the beginning of a well-planned series of summer services.
Many kudos to the many singers and instrumentalists who came together to present Requiem by John Rutter on Music Sunday, May 21st. This was our first in-person Music Sunday since spring 2019 – that’s four years ago! Our 2019 program was ambitious, but this year’s surpassed it! It was hard, rewarding work—and for me, pure pleasure bringing a masterwork to life for a worship experience.
RE Children. We will wrap up our lessons and our Explore Beyond Our Walls in Ancient Greece and India with our last stories, The Brave Little Parrot and A Bundle of Sticks. We will be talking about courage, perseverance and cooperation. Youth GroupOur last meeting will be on June 11 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. We will plan for a summer cookout together and will plan for Pridefest. There will be some crafting during this evening for those who are interested in keeping their hands busy while we talk. There will also be pizza and ice
In honor of Memorial Day, we are collecting new (or like-new) rolling luggage and new, unopened toiletries and other personal care items for Veterans and homeless folks in our area. Let’s help Middleboro Elks Lodge #1274 support the Brockton VA to provide these much-needed items. No one should ever have to carry their belongings in a black, plastic trash bag. See the attached flyer for list of items. Contact Sandy Smiley at 508-947-1809 or ssmiley3@verizon.net if you have questions.
