Join us for a beautiful service of lessons and carols to recall the timeless Christmas story and let it enter our hearts anew. Our Sanctuary Choir will sing, and we will end the service with candlelight and "Silent Night." Come early to hear our Chime ring out holiday cheer (starts at 6:40).
This cherished service brings readings to celebrate Christmas, winter, and new birth alongside musical offerings spanning many genres. Join us for quiet beauty, contemplation and spiritual grounding to ring in Christmas.
Our annual Quaker-style service will be held on Sunday December 31, 2023 at 10:15am in the Sanctuary. “…group silence is a type of communion, using both the religious and secular meaning of the word. We are taking sustenance and solace from each other, receiving a blessing of the spirit. We are also communing together, experiencing community, in […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa Our 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. THIS SERVICE WILL BE ON ZOOM ONLY due to the storm. Find us at this […]
Justice work is the work of faithful people. A reflection and ritual to renew ourselves for the journey. The 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 […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa Pat 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?
Rev. Parisa Parsa We 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 […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa Beginning 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.
Rev. Parisa Parsa "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 […]
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 […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa As 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?
Rev. Parisa Parsa How 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!