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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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SUMMARY:All Ages Religious Exploration Sunday
DESCRIPTION:This year\, our RE Sunday will explore what it means to have a multi-generational community and intergenerational relationships. We’ll focus on the youngest among us\, by asking:  “What can we learn from children and youth?” and “How do we lift their voices and elevate their initiatives?” \nWe will hear from children and youth\, and we will celebrate our volunteers who make sure their voices are heard throughout the life and ministry of this congregation. We will also celebrate our high school seniors bridging to adulthood and recognize a college graduate. \nWe will hear about one youth-led initiative from Skye Larson and Skye’s friend Emily Riordan and their work helping Rosie’s Place. They will tell us more about their work and what they have done so far\, we will share the plate with Rosie’s Place\, and the youth group will sell baked goods and sandwiches during coffee hour to benefit Rosie’s Place.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/all-ages-religious-exploration-sunday/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:RE Classes,Religious Exploration,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
CREATED:20240227T141813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T163503Z
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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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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:20260501T004801
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240107T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20240102T210603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T104731Z
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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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231231T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231231T110000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231121T165001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T195902Z
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SUMMARY:Quaker Service - 10:15 am
DESCRIPTION: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 silence with each other. We are all focused on becoming present to ourselves so that we can become present to others.” (Heather McRae-Wolf)
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-service-1000-p-m/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T230000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231121T165426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T211151Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Music and Candles
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-service-1000-pm/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Special Services,Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231121T164827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T205103Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
DESCRIPTION: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).
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-service/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20230713T235218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T205637Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve: Pageant and Carol Sing
DESCRIPTION:Join 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/christmas-eve-multigenerational-service-and-pageant/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Religious Exploration,Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231206T123642Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231129T020200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T020200Z
UID:10001027-1702203300-1702207800@fuusn.org
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:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231129T013654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T013654Z
UID:10001026-1701598500-1701603000@fuusn.org
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:20231112T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231030T193547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T015044Z
UID:10000986-1699784100-1699788600@fuusn.org
SUMMARY:Music Sunday
DESCRIPTION:The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton will mark Veterans Day with a Music Sunday service on Sunday\, November 12\, at 10:15am. The service will feature works by Vaughan Williams\, Crosby Stills & Nash\, Debussy\, and more. Pianist Lois Shapiro and guitarist Bob MacWilliams will play\, and the choir will sing excerpts from Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. This timely anti-war piece was composed in 1936 on texts by Walt Whitman\, closing with the iconic text from Isaiah\, “Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation\, neither shall they learn war any more.”
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/music-sunday/
LOCATION:Location TBA\, MA
CATEGORIES:Special Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T233000
DTSTAMP:20260501T004801
CREATED:20231024T214803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T214803Z
UID:10000903-1699179300-1699227000@fuusn.org
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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