First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton

Community Lunch
2024-04-07 11:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Parish Hall and Kitchen
Enjoy a bowl of warm vegan chili and munch on gluten-free cornbread as you mingle with the FUUSN community. The Community Lunch will be held on Sunday, April 7th following the service in the parish hall. Cost is $5 per person. Free for kids. All proceeds benefit the FUUSN Pledge Drive.

FUUSN Band
2024-04-07 11:30 - 13:00 | Sanctuary

Might We Sit at the Table of the Almighty?
2024-04-07 10:15 - 11:30 | Sanctuary and Zoom
Rev. Kevin Peterson
Straddling 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.

He 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.

Spirit Circle: Environment Focus
2024-04-07 10:15 - 11:30 | MA

Memorial Service
2024-04-06 14:00 - 19:00 | Sanctuary and Parish Hall

Climate Action Task Force: Introduction to the Work that Reconnects
2024-04-06 13:00 - 17:00 | Headstart Room
Led by Demie Stathoplos. Based on the writings and work of Joanna Macy
It’s easy to see that “business as usual” is causing harm to our earth’s ecosystems, and suffering for people all over the world as the effects of climate change cause greater and greater destruction. We see the ways we have been living are starting to unravel – droughts, heatwaves, torrential rains, catastrophic storms are coming more frequently and causing more damage. The Work That Reconnects is a body of thought and experiential exercises and rituals that help us connect deeply with all life on the planet and reclaim our ability to think and act on behalf of ourselves and all that is. This half-day workshop will explore this important framework that can enliven and empower us in this time that Joanna Macy calls The Great Turning.
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Community Lunch Cooking
2024-04-06 12:00 - 18:00 | Kitchen

UU Plant-Based Eating Club - Exploring Tasty Grains - Cooking Together Sessions
2024-04-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Location TBA, MA, United States
Join us for theme-based Cooking Together Sessions facilitated by a knowledgeable group member or guest.
Join our Club’s e-mail list at UU-plant-based-contact-up@googlegroups.com to sign up for this event. Registrants will receive more details about the event.
Join us on Saturday April 6, 2024 from 10 am to noon at a member’s home. Stay for lunch (optional) after the session. Come sample and learn about numerous tasty grains other than rice and quinoa.

Annual RE Committee Retreat
2024-04-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Chapel

Zoom Vespers 2023-2024
2024-04-05 18:00 - 18:30 | Online
Come to Vespers for music, readings and conversation. The service runs from 6 to 6:30 pm. Pre-service music begins around 5:47 pm
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https://zoom.us/j/95067560228
Meeting ID: 950 6756 0228

Creationdance
2024-04-04 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-03-28 16:30 - 19:00 | Headstart Room

Choir Practice
2024-04-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-03-27 19:30 - 21:00 | FUUSN Parish Hall, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States

FUUSN Band
2024-04-03 18:30 - 2024-04-04 20:30, 2024-04-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Chapel

Tai Chi Class
2024-04-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Headstart Room
Come and participate in this traditional form known as “Six Harmonies, Eight Methods” and experience for yourself this extraordinary gift from China’s rich cultural heritage. Joe Lyons, Instructor.

Bible Study for Unitarian Universalists
2024-04-03 18:00, 2024-03-27 18:00 - 19:30 | FUUSN Kitchen and Alliance Room, 1326 Washington ST, Newton, MA, 02465
In this six-session series led by Rev. Parisa and Devin Shmueli, we will explore especially the stories in Genesis that appear in the scriptures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We’ll begin with an conversation about what the Bible means for Unitarian Universalists, as well as how to engage the texts and translations, and then dive into the stories together. No previous experience with reading the Bible is necessary, just a curiosity and willingness to engage!
We will offer a simple supper with each session.

Living the Pledge to End Racism Workshop
2024-04-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
Barbara Deck and Christopher Krebs invite you to consider joining our next Living the Pledge to End Racism workshop series starting on February 27th. The Living the Pledge workshop involves six two-hour virtual sessions all on Zoom spread over 6 weeks. It is customized as an intimate small group experience for FUUSN folks and others who want to maximize their learning and personal transformation around racism and take the next step in building a Beloved Community at FUUSN or in their local community.
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Over 60s Meeting
2024-04-02 13:30 - 15:30 | MA

Sacred Surprises
2024-03-31 10:15 - 11:30 | Sanctuary and Zoom
Rev. Parisa Parsa, Devin Shmueli, and Anne Watson Born

Our Easter service for all ages will celebrate the miracle and wonder of life in story and song!
Children 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.

Oral History Interview
2024-03-30 09:30 - 14:00 | Chapel

Board of Trustees Meeting
2024-03-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Online

Guitar Lesson - Services Auction
2024-03-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Chapel

UUMass Action Advocacy Day (online)
2024-03-26 10:00 - 16:30 | Online
Do you care about racial justice but are looking for ways to put your values into action? Do you want to have an impact on critical social justice issues facing our communities in MA? Do your UU values ground you in your social justice work?
Join UU Mass Action for our annual Virtual UU Advocacy Day to live out our values by taking action together this March! At this annual event, we come together as UUs from across the state to build power for our movements. Participants will meet with legislators about our key areas of Immigrant Justice, Climate & Environmental Justice, Economic & Housing Justice, Indigenous Justice and Decarceration & Ending Solitary Confinement. As we near the end of the 2023-34 legislative session, this will be a critical moment to show up together as UUs, grounded in our faith, to let our legislators know which bills – out of the thousands that are filed – we care the most about.
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4-6th OWL Sessions
2024-03-24 16:00 - 17:15 | Downstairs Classrooms

Birthday Party
2024-03-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Headstart Room
