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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T101500
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SUMMARY:Ask Me (Almost) Anything - ZOOM ONLY
DESCRIPTION:Curiosity fuels our growth in mind and spirit. This Sunday\, join us on Zoom to explore the joy of questions: in this case\, questions for your interim minister. If you’ve had something you’ve been dying to ask but haven’t found the right moment\, send it ahead of time to parisa@fuusn.org. We’ll also take questions during the service via the Zoom chat. \nPostponed until May 12\, 2024:\n\nDue to the closure of all FUUSN buildings for necessary repairs\, we have rescheduled guest preacher\, Rev. Kevin Peterson. Rev. Peterson is a founder and director of the New Democracy Coalition which focuses on the issues of civic literacy\, civic policy and electoral justice. He is a democracy activist who realizes the connection between addressing racial division as a precondition toward strengthening our democracy on the local and national level. He is an organizer\, writer and public speaker.  He enjoys talking to youth about civic engagement. He delights in his children\, Nigel\, Marcus and Farrell\, and the regular consumption of the delicacies transmitted by his parents\, including sweet potato pie\, and oxtail soup. The Newport Jazz Festival\, West Africa and the Smithsonian National Museum of Black History and Culture in Washington D.C.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/black-to-the-future-repair-and-transformation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
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SUMMARY:Bending the Arc
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n“I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one\, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.” \nThese words from Unitarian minister and theologian Theodore Parker in 1853 have taken on new life in their more succinct form paraphrased by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (“The moral arc of the universe is long\, but I believe it bends toward justice.) How do we calculate the curve and complete the figure of the arc\, when so many well-intentioned folks have gone astray? What guides us in the work of creating justice\, and what can keep us humble?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/bending-the-arc/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20240102T211604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T195818Z
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SUMMARY:You\, Here\, Now
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nBeginning the monthly theme of Justice and Equity\, we reflect on Leo Tolstoy’s famous story of The Three Questions as we explore what our obligations are to justice making\, and how we know the next right thing to do.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20240102T211206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T192143Z
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SUMMARY:Being BeLoved
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nWe round out our month of exploring the Gift of Liberating Love with a meditation on belonging: giving and receiving the gift of connection in community. Reflecting on the story of Ruth and Naomi\, we’ll explore the risks and the rewards of claiming one another and the kind of love that binds us beyond kinship. What deepens and enriches our connections\, and what can threaten them?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/being-beloved/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20240102T210857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T210857Z
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SUMMARY:Love is a Battlefield
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nPat Benatar was talking about romantic love\, but the demands and the work it takes to love freely\, with integrity and with conviction makes love of all kinds a battlefield at times. What can we learn from love’s battles?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/love-is-a-battlefield/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20231127T175943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T193716Z
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SUMMARY:The Way Is Long
DESCRIPTION:Justice work is the work of faithful people. A reflection and ritual to renew ourselves for the journey. \nThe Rev. Mary Margaret Earl has served as Executive Director and Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry for 9 years. In this ministry\, she strengthens connections between UUs and the Roxbury neighborhood where the UUUM operates. She has served on the leadership team of Moral Movement Massachusetts\, the Roxbury Cultural Network\, and currently serves on the search committee for the new Roxbury Community College president. Prior to her arrival at the UU Urban Ministry\, she spent 10 years at a faith-based nonprofit in RI serving the homeless community\, She is past president of the Board of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless\, recipient of the Heroes of Faith Award from the Rhode Island State Council of Churches for her interfaith work\, and received a Courage of Conscience award from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn\, Ma. She is a longtime vegan committed to standing up for nonhuman animals.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-way-is-long/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T113000
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CREATED:20240102T210603Z
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SUMMARY:More than a Feeling
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nOur first Sunday in the month’s exploration of the Gift of Liberating Love will explore the ways love as a value and a guiding principle of our spiritual lives is far more than a glib\, sentimental notion. \nTHIS SERVICE WILL BE ON ZOOM ONLY due to the storm. Find us at this link: Worship  \n 
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/more-than-a-feeling/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T113000
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CREATED:20231206T123642Z
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SUMMARY:The Sacred Thread
DESCRIPTION:What binds us together in friendship\, in kinship\, in romantic love and in community? How do we honor the impulse to compassion as we experience it\, and lift up the power and the mystery of its presence in our lives?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-sacred-thread/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20231129T020200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T020200Z
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SUMMARY:Vision that Can See the Whole
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nWhat have I done to deserve this? How could I be so lucky? How did we get here? Why are we here at all? The big questions of our lives put us directly in touch with the mystery of existence itself\, and our own limits. How can we practice opening our hearts and minds with awe and wonder?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/vision-that-can-see-the-whole/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134459
CREATED:20231129T013654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T013654Z
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SUMMARY:Stars Keep the Watch
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nThe mystery of the unknown depths inside us inspires poetry\, song\, and art across the centuries. How can we find time and space to enter into contemplation of our own hearts as we meet this holy season?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/stars-keep-the-watch/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T233000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20231024T214803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T214803Z
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SUMMARY:Saying Grace
DESCRIPTION:We usher in our month exploring the gift of gratitude by reflecting on the power of giving thanks – before sharing a meal\, while gazing upon a tree ablaze with fall color\, when receiving unexpected good news\, and when dealing with life’s disappointments. How can we enrich our lives by tune ourselves to the key of gratitude? \n 
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/saying-grace/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231008T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230830T213822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T221636Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Service
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Phyllis O’Connell Preaching
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230924T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230830T221430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T150831Z
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SUMMARY:What Makes You Come Back?
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nDiving deep into the Christian Testament parable of the Prodigal Son\, this morning we explore the spiritual invitation to return. What does welcome look like and how do we open our arms and our hearts when we have been hurt? How can we learn to see and understand one another anew?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/comeback/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230913T150423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T155610Z
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SUMMARY:Touched and Changed
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa\, Anne Watson Born & Devin Shmueli \nWe honor our ancient heritage from Judaism with reflections on Rosh Hashanah\, and the ways we are called to live and renew our commitments to justice\, to one another\, and to the divine. We invite you to consider how the practice of offering and receiving welcome might be renewed in your life and in our community life in the weeks to come.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/touched-and-changed/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T113000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230913T163742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T163742Z
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SUMMARY:One In Name\, in Honor One: FUUSN's 175th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:On October 24\, 1868\, a group of leaders in education\, agriculture and politics officially founded a new Unitarian congregation in West Newton. Among them were luminaries we still celebrate: Horace Mann\, Nathaniel Allen\, as well as lesser-known folks whose decisions and foresight have made possible what this congregation is today. We’ll join in story\, song and imagining some key points in our history this morning as we kick off our 175th anniversary celebration!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/one-in-name-in-honor-one-fuusns-175th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Special Services,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230913T161639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T163140Z
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SUMMARY:The Gospel of Universalism
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nToday’s world desperately needs the message of our Universalist heritage: the bold claim that all are saved and that we must tune ourselves to the love of God present in us\, among us\, and beyond us. Continuing our theme of Heritage\, we will explore some of the radical thinkers who kept this theology alive through history and consider how we might express the Universalism our heritage today.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-gospel-of-universalism/
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230627T181345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T174713Z
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SUMMARY:New Forms of Church - Online Only
DESCRIPTION:Younger people are increasingly taking a pass on church attendance. Tandi Rogers\, a UU minister who leads the spiritual direction program at Meadville Lombard Theological School\, is an expert observer of this development. In this service\, she will help us understand where young people might be going instead to find what they are searching for. \nNote: This service is online only. \nhttp://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom \nMeeting ID: 956 9102 1697
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/new-forms-of-church/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230627T181043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230713T192905Z
UID:10000012-1691921700-1691927100@fuusn.org
SUMMARY:FUUSN's Activist Heritage - Online Only
DESCRIPTION:FUUSN has a long and formidable history of social activism\, including 19th century campaigns for abolition and public education\, and 20th century crusades for civil rights. Bob Ellertsen will evoke our activist heritage in today’s service to invigorate our commitment to action on issues of the 21st century. \nNote: This service is online only. \nhttp://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom \nMeeting ID: 956 9102 1697
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/fuusns-activist-heritage/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230627T180725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230713T193105Z
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SUMMARY:Habits of Attention - Online Only
DESCRIPTION:How much attention do you give to your habits of attention?  Have you ever noticed how hard it is to take in goodness?  Claire Willis will help us understand new research that suggests we can actually increase our resilience\, strength and capacity to carry our suffering by reconsidering our habits of attention. We will become happier as well! \nNote: This service is online only. \nhttp://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom \nMeeting ID: 956 9102 1697
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/habits-of-attention-online-only/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230627T175948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230713T192905Z
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SUMMARY:Moral Foundations - Online Service
DESCRIPTION:Curt Lamb will lead a service that explores the fundamental values behind positions taken across our polarized political spectrum with the goal of expanding our understanding of\, and perhaps empathy for\, people whose views differ from our own. \nNote: This service is online only. \nhttp://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom \nMeeting ID: 956 9102 1697
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/moral-foundations-online-service/
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230625T114500
DTSTAMP:20260409T134500
CREATED:20230627T175113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230627T183437Z
UID:10000005-1687688100-1687693500@fuusn.org
SUMMARY:Responsible Investing - Zoom Only
DESCRIPTION:There is increasing momentum behind a movement seeking to harness the power of business to promote the common good. This Sunday\, Tim Brennan\, a responsible investing consultant and former chief financial officer of the UUA\, will help us understand the dynamics of this movement\, its successes\, its challenges\, and its implications for us as social activists. \nNote: This service is online only. \nhttps://zoom.us/j/95691021697 \nMeeting ID: 956 9102 1697
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/responsible-investing-zoom-only/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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