Is Unitarian Universalism best described as a late offshoot of Protestant Christianity, or a very late offshoot of Greek philosophy? FUUSN member Arthur Anderson has made a decades-long study of this question resulting in a treatise titled The Transcendentalists and The Death and Rebirth of Western Philosophical Religion. This Sunday, Arthur will describe his research and […]
In an era of endless conflict and disputation, join us this Sunday for a reprieve. Joan Caplan and friends will lead us in a service of songs of hope and joy that renew the spirit. This service is IN PERSON ONLY.
Through his music, Franz Schubert sought epiphanies within the commonplace – a quest with meaning for all of us. Lois Shapiro, FUUSN ‘s cherished concert pianist and music educator, will help us understand the musical and intentional intricacies of an iconic Schubert composition, and show us its force, from beginning to end.
The second U in our name stands for Universalism, an old-time populist faith to which we are the sole heirs. Come to this service for some old time music from FUUSN’s infamous Jug Band, Outrageous Fortune. The day’s sermons will be drawn from the words of illustrious Universalists, and will, with a little luck, be […]
Are you good at listening? While we all manage to hear enough to get by, would things be different if we were great listeners? Would we find more depth in music? Would we discover more dimensions of nature? Would we experience our friends and loved ones more profoundly? This Sunday we will examine our habits […]
What endures through victory or defeat, despite the enthusiasms of the day.? Let's take some time out from the everflowing stream of events to consider the everlasting present. Rev. Tom Schade is a retired UU Minister who served the First Unitarian Church of Worcester, MA from 1999 to 2013. He has also served in leadership positions for the […]
Rev. Dr. Debra Haffner The Jewish Days of Awe, known as the High Holidays, begin on October 2nd at sunset with Rosh Hashanah and close at sunset on Yom Kippur on October 12th. Come explore what the rituals and lessons from these holidays might mean to us as Unitarian Universalists. Join us on Zoom
Rev. Joel Miller I've found a journey into the heat and loneliness of the desert might become a pilgrimage into the spirituality of hospitality. And that can be an experience of being a host, a guest, or sometimes both of these simultaneously. You may also join us on Zoom. Submit your Joys and Sorrows here.
Rev. Joel and Rev. Debra co-leading worship In June, the General Assembly of the UUA overwhelmingly passed a revised statement of our values and principles. Come and learn more in this introduction to these changes in how we center our faith. Future services this year will cover each of these themes in depth. Please join […]
Lay Ministry This Sunday your lay ministers will offer our annual Wheel of Life service. This service is where we recognize our collective transitions of the past year - growing our families through births and adoptions; moving on in our lives through graduations, new jobs, retirements, and geographic relocations; coming into our own truer selves […]
Devin Shmueli, Director of Family and Community Ministries While recovery is not one-size-fits-all, one thing we can learn from people in recovery - living with behavioral or substance addiction - is that it is necessary for one to lean into complex feelings rather than find unhealthy ways to cope. What does feel, deal, heal mean? Healing starts with […]