July 2, 2023 – NO SERVICE
In observance of Independence Day weekend, there will be no service on July 2, 2023.
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The Church of Jazz
Church is where you find it. Join us for a jazz concert tuned to the qualities of human experience we look for in church. Geoff Hicks, celebrated local jazz artist (and minister) will transform our Parish Hall into a jazz club where you will be invited to refine the habit of finding church everywhere. Note: […]
Moral Foundations – Online Service
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. Note: This service is online only. http://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom Meeting ID: 956 9102 1697
Losing and Finding in Poetry and Music
FUUSN Parish Hall 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, United StatesLife is a round of losings and findings. Cathy Morocco, Lois Shapiro, Chris Welles and Norm Thibeault will lead a service on losings and findings filled with poetry that has found its lost music, and poetry that is still searching. Note: This service is in person only in the Parish Hall. There will be no […]
Habits of Attention – Online Only
OnlineHow 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 […]
Deepening Connection to Spirit through Silence and Song
Practicing mindfulness and singing together allows a place in us to open enough that we can hear or feel or sense the Spirit in us. The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton (FUUSN) will host an informal Sunday Service at 10:15 on August 6 that explores a few of the paths of practice that lead […]
FUUSN’s Activist Heritage – Online Only
OnlineFUUSN 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. Note: This service is online only. http://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom […]
Beethoven and Transcendence
FUUSN Parish Hall 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, United StatesHow does music take us beyond our assumed identities? The 'physical world' of Beethoven’s final piano sonata fills no more than 27 minutes of clock time, but through it we experience a sound world in which time seems to stand still and we gain the experience of individual identity merging with a larger whole. Lois […]
New Forms of Church – Online Only
OnlineYounger 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. […]
Sept. 3, 2023 – NO SERVICE
In observance of the Labor Day weekend, there will be no service on September 3, 2023.
Water Ceremony
Location TBA MAWe resume Sunday Services in the sanctuary with our annual ritual of ingathering. All are invited to bring a small amount of water from your summer journeys, near or far, to symbolize what has given us life and nourished us in our time apart. Rev. Parisa Parsa, Devin Shmueli, Anne Watson Born, Carson Cooman and […]
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The Gospel of Universalism
Rev. Parisa Parsa Today'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 […]