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SUMMARY:Worship Service: Christmas Pageant and Carol Sing
DESCRIPTION:Devin Shmueli\, Director of Family and Community Ministries\nAnne Watson Born\, Director of Music Ministry\nJoin us for this festive\, all-ages celebration of the Christmas Story in word and song\, followed by an enthusiastic singing of carols! Bring your Christmas cheer or find it here!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/worship-service-christmas-pageant-and-carol-sing/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Front Page,Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241201T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
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SUMMARY:Worship Service: Feel\, Deal\, Heal
DESCRIPTION:Devin Shmueli\, Director of Family and Community Ministries\nWhile 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 feeling. \nYou may also join us on Zoom: https://bit.ly/fuusn-worship-2024-2025 \nSubmit your Joys and Sorrows here.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/worship-service-feel-deal-heal/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Front Page,Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
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SUMMARY:Worship Service: Wheel of Life
DESCRIPTION:Lay Ministry\nThis 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 through transgendering; deepening our relationships by joining in marriage; acknowledging the changes in ourselves and relationships through separation and divorce; and remembering those loved ones we have lost through death. Please join us either in person or on Zoom. \n\n\nIf you would like to have one or more life event shared in the order of service at this service\, please complete this form by Oct 20. Answer only the questions relevant to you. If it is not apparent\, please make sure to include how the person is related to you. We may alter or edit the formatting to increase consistency within the order of service. If you prefer to email your events\, you can send them to Ellen Metzger. FILL OUT IN GOOGLE FORMS\nWe want to include poetry that seems meaningful and appropriate\, especially poetry written by members of the congregation. In this context\, we are focusing on inter-generational listening\, what we have heard and learned both from our elders and those younger than us\, whether easy or challenging to hear. If you have poetry you’d be willing to share for this purpose\, please contact Nancy Mattei.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/worship-service-wheel-of-life/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Front Page,Online Services,Special Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241020T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20241009T144501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T003512Z
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SUMMARY:Worship Service: Love and the JETPIG Values
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Joel and Rev. Debra co-leading worship\nIn 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.\n\nPlease join us either in person or on Zoom.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/worship-service-love-and-the-jetpig-values/
CATEGORIES:Front Page,Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241013T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20241009T144155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T003305Z
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SUMMARY:Worship Service: The Desert Spirit
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Joel Miller\nI’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. \nYou may also join us on Zoom. \nSubmit your Joys and Sorrows here.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/worship-service-the-desert-spirit/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Front Page,Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240925T165548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T165548Z
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SUMMARY:This Week in Worship: Guest Preacher Rev. Tom Schade
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRev. 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 UU Christian Fellowship\, the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association\, and the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations\, including one term on the UUA board from 2019 to 2022. He currently is working with a Board task force on By Law Revisions. He lives in Plymouth\, MA\, with his spouse\, Sue\, and two little dogs.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/this-week-in-worship-guest-preacher-rev-tom-schade/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240607T152409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T152409Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Service on Zoom - Our Philosophical Religion
DESCRIPTION: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 open up a new perspective on the history and essential nature of our faith.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service-on-zoom-our-philosophical-religion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240607T152210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T152210Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Service on Zoom - In Defense of Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:As members of a liberal faith\, we are regularly alerted to the importance of disciplining capitalism through initiatives like anti-monopoly legislation\, unionization; and social\, equity and governance policies. In our zeal to discipline capitalism\, however\, have we missed a larger reality – that it is capitalism which is responsible for the economic well-being of our age on which we all depend. FUUSN member Urban Larson addresses these questions regularly in his university teaching. His thoughts for us this Sunday will be an invitation to consider our biases concerning essential economic realities.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service-on-zoom-in-defense-of-capitalism/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240607T151742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T151914Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Service on Zoom - Strong in the Broken Places
DESCRIPTION:Singer songwriter Leonard Cohen wrote in his song\, Anthem\, “There is a crack\, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” In this service – Strong in the Broken Places – Claire Willis will invite us to see our wounds and limitations in a new light – as sources of strength and even beauty.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/summer-service-on-zoom-strong-in-the-broken-places/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240623T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240607T151529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T151837Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Service on Zoom - Psychedelics and Spirituality: The Religion with No Name
DESCRIPTION:Today we are experiencing something of a renaissance in the understanding and acceptance of psychedelic experience. The medical community is leading this renaissance as it researches the power of psychedelics to address medical conditions such as addiction and anxiety. Yet throughout history\, psychedelics have been even more centrally valued for their ability to promote spiritual experiences of love and oneness – creating what some have called The Religion With No Name. In this service\, Curt Lamb will lead a discussion of the implications for contemporary spiritual life of the psychedelic renaissance.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/summer-service-psychedelics-and-spirituality-the-religion-with-no-name/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T212152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T212152Z
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SUMMARY:Pride
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nHistorically one of the Seven Deadly Sins in Western Christianity\, pride has been reclaimed not just by LGBTQ+ folx but also as a healthy and important way to affirm our worth. What are you proud of?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/pride/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240526T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T211457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240319T211457Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Day
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nJoin us for a service honoring those we have lost in wars near and far.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/memorial-day/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240215T165022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T142332Z
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SUMMARY:Inciting Joy
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nWe celebrate the theme of renewal with meditations in word and song on the things that bring us joy\, tracing them all the way back to their beginnings as Ross Gay does beautifully in his book Inciting Joy. Creation Dance will offer their movement meditation on renewal and sources of joy\, and we will lift up memories of those who have passed in our monthly ritual of memorial candles. Our offering will benefit the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s Mother’s Day Walk for Peace.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/inciting-joy/
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T211003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T130605Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Worship: Listening With
DESCRIPTION:Guest preacher: Lindsay Donnelly-Bullington\nOur faith calls us to listen with\, not just to\, the world around us. What gifts and lessons do our senses offer us in our quest to build and become Beloved Community? \nLindsay Donnelly-Bullington (she/her) is an itinerant preacher and an aspirant for Unitarian Universalist ministry. She is completing her MDiv at Boston University School of Theology and previously served with the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth working with congregational involvement. She is looking forward to serving as Intern Minister with First Church in Boston this fall.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-worship-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T210739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T192427Z
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SUMMARY:Folk Music Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Join our wonderfully talented musicians for songs in celebration of our natural world\, and attending to climate change!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-worship/
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:20240421T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T210521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T150201Z
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SUMMARY:Tangled Up and Reckless
DESCRIPTION:The Sanctuary Boston \nCallie Jennings and the Sanctuary Boston band bring you a service that will leave you with more questions than you came with\, confused\, and unsure what it all meant… and hopefully convinced that’s a good thing. Trade your free and responsible search for truth and meaning for a tangled-up and reckless crush on the world and discover how being lost and foolish can make survival\, love\, and justice possible.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-sanctuary-boston/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T205743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T185711Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Service
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240319T205504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T195419Z
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SUMMARY:Might We Sit at the Table of the Almighty?
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Kevin Peterson\nStraddling the public domains of faith\, public reason\, and politics\, the Rev. Kevin C. Peterson is a Boston-based activist committed to advancing justice and good works in the public square. Trained and educated as a community activist\, a writer\, an organizer\, and a public speaker\, Rev. Peterson\, founder of the New Democracy Coalition\, addresses matters of civic life and democracy through public witness and engagement.\n \nHe is a policy advocate\, community and corporate convener\, and a grassroots civic activist comfortable in the classroom and with dialogue on the corners of embattled neighborhoods. Peterson principally focuses upon voter equality and racial equity for African Americans and Blacks throughout the African-American diaspora. He is gifted in the areas of diversity\, equity\, and inclusion discussions and corporate problem-solving relating to fairness. His sensibilities around fairness are grounded in a Blues-Jazz-and-Gospel-African-inflected worldview as exhibited through the life of Jesus and others such as Prathia Hall\, James Reeb\, John Brown\, Dr. Gardner Taylor\, John Coltrane\, Harriet Tubman\, James Baldwin\, Nimi Wariboko\, Cornel West\, Ralph Ellison\, Martin Luther King Jr.\, Billie Holiday\, August Wilson\, Dr. J\, Romare Bearden\, Toni Morrison\, and C.T. Vivian.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/black-to-the-future-repair-and-transformation-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20230713T235328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T154707Z
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SUMMARY:Sacred Surprises
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa\, Devin Shmueli\, and Anne Watson Born \n \nOur Easter service for all ages will celebrate the miracle and wonder of life in story and song! \nChildren of all ages are invited to join in our annual Easter Egg Hunt immediately following our 10:15 am intergenerational service. Please meet us in the Parish Hall to pick up a basket prior to the hunt which will be held on the FUUSN playground. All candy will be nut-free.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/all-ages-easter-service/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Religious Exploration,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240227T143028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T184821Z
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SUMMARY:Yasss Queen
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nCelebrate Purim with the tale of Queen Esther! Lift up the lives and gifts of our transgender siblings as we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility! Join our worship celebration!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/yasss-queen/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240228T004043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T184743Z
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SUMMARY:MUSIC SUNDAY: Finally On My Way to Yes!
DESCRIPTION:Anne Watson Born \nThis morning we explore transformation and change through music. We’ll dive into personal\, healing transformation as well as being a force for change in the world. There will be  a wide variety of songs\, including  Hejira\, Swing Down\, Chariot\, The Times They Are A-Changin’ and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s Sonnet (“My heart be brave”). The FUUSN Choir will be joined by the Band\, CreationDance\, Bob MacWilliams and Lois Shapiro.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/music-sunday-finally-on-my-way-to-yes/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240227T141813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T163503Z
UID:10001343-1710065700-1710070200@fuusn.org
SUMMARY:Surrender and Change
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nWe often think of change as something we are responsible for initiating\, controlling\, and completing. Attending to transformation\, however\, requires an interesting relationship between active work and letting go. How can practices of surrender help us arrive at the transformation we seek?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/surrender-and-change/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240227T134546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T184559Z
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SUMMARY:Before it is Asked
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nHow are we transformed by generosity? What conditions need to be present in us and in our community to help us realize the potential future we have together? This morning we launch the annual budget drive with story\, song and celebration. Join us! \n 
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/before-it-is-asked/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240124T202139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202143Z
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SUMMARY:The Shape of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nAs we conclude our monthly theme of Justice and Equity\, we reflect on a line from one of our most beloved Unitarian Universalist hymns\, Spirit of Life. What does it mean to give life the shape of justice?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-shape-of-justice/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240218T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240124T201706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T164744Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240124T201055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T201059Z
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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:20260423T061152
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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:20260423T061152
CREATED:20240102T211206Z
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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:20260423T061152
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:20260423T061152
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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