First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton

Hanukkah Event - Dorshei
2024-12-15 15:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Parish Hall, Kitchen, Alliance, Headstart & Chapel

Caroling Events 2024
2024-12-15 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-12-07 10:30 - 11:30
Looking to do some caroling? We have 3 FUUSN caroling events scheduled:

Saturday, Dec.7, at the amazing Holiday Fair – 10:30am: Gather around the piano.

Sunday Dec. 15, 12-2pm in Newton Centre: we’ll meet near the big parking lot (more info closer to the day). Let me know you’re coming so I can have a caroling book for you (music@fusn.org)

Tuesday Dec. 17, 3pm at Evans Park (430 Centre St.): Let me know you’re coming so I can have a caroling book for you (music@fusn.org)

All are welcome! Bring your family!

Pageant Rehearsal
2024-12-15 12:00 - 13:00
This year’s Christmas Pageant is switching to a no-rehearsal-needed format. That said, if you or your child would like a prominent role in the pageant, we will be holding a brief rehearsal on Sunday, December 15th at 12pm to give you an opportunity to run through the role before the Christmas Pageant Service on December 22nd. You can still participate in the pageant if you do not attend this rehearsal! Contact Devin for further information or to let him know you’d like to help out with the pageant.

Band Rehearsal
2024-12-15 11:45 - 13:00, 2024-12-08 11:45 - 13:00, 2024-12-01 11:45 - 13:00 | Sanctuary

Alternative Coffee Hour
2024-12-15 11:40 - 12:15 | Alliance Room, Childrens’ Chapel, and Ministers’ Parlor

Newcomers Potluck
2024-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | FUUSN Kitchen and Alliance Room, 1326 Washington ST, Newton, MA, 02465
If you’re new to FUUSN or still feel new, or if you are reconnecting after being away for some time, you are invited to a potluck dinner in the Alliance Room at FUUSN on Saturday, December 14th at 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Children are welcome and child care will be provided if desired.
Come talk with other folks who are interested in Unitarian Universalism and FUUSN. There will be time to discuss our congregation’s services and activities and to ask questions, as well as time just to get to know one another.
Please tell us if you can come and what you would like to bring (suggestions: an appetizer, main dish, side dish, salad, or dessert that serves 6-‐8 people). We will provide beverages.
For years, these friendly, informal potluck suppers have been a favorite way for new people and current members to get to know each other better. We look forward to having this opportunity to be with you!

Soul Collage
2024-12-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Chapel
Images, Intuition, and Insight with Isabel Phillips, Ed.D
Take a break from your thinking brain and rest in your imagination and creativity! Follow what fascinates you. There will be images galore, meditative music, and grace-filled time to follow your curiosity and wonder.
SoulCollage® begins with the process of choosing and then combining images on a 5” x 8” card to create your own personal deck of SoulCollage® cards. What you learn from each new card draws you more deeply into your own wisdom, intuition and self-discovery.
Gift yourself with breakfast followed by three hours of spaciousness in community and see what you might bring into being!
Space is limited to 10 people, and the cost is $25 which includes breakfast and all card-making materials. Please email Devin to reserve your spot today. Reservation is not complete until payment is received.

Yoga Meditation Group
2024-12-14 07:00 - 12:00 | Parish Hall

Mentors/Candidates Meeting
2024-12-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Headstart Room

Parents' Night Out
2024-12-13 18:00 - 21:00 | Chapel and Nursery
Member Services and the RE Committee have worked together to offer Parents free childcare for ages 6mo. through 5th grade (6th and 7th graders become helpers) at FUUSN once a month between December and May, starting on December 13. Reserve space for your kids today and plan that date night (RSVP required)!

Mentors Dinner
2024-12-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States

Over 60s Walking Group
2024-12-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-06 11:00 - 12:00
First Friday of Month: Cutler Park
Meet at Parking Lot at 84 Kendrick St, Needham Heights, MA 02494
Second Friday of the month: Ware Cove/Flower Meadow, Auburndale
Meet at the parking lot at end of West Pine Street (104)
Third Friday of the month: Hammond Pond Reservation/Webster Woods
Meet at parking lot behind Chestnut Hill Shopping Center before Container Store. Hammond Pond Pkwy north from Rt 9. FIRST left after entering shopping center from Hammond Park Pkwy. Go to end of parking lot and entrance to the Reservation is straight ahead. The pond is on your right. Park anywhere.
Fourth Friday of Month: Kennard Park/Lost Pond
Meet at Kennard parking lot, 246 Dudley Road, Newton
If Fifth Friday of month: Cutler Park
From December- March- ALL walks are at the Newton Cemetery
For more information, contact Ruth Comstock 617-571-4945 .

Choir Rehearsal
2024-12-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Parish Hall

Member Services Meeting
2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Online

Coffee with the Minister
2024-12-08 11:30 - 13:00 | Ministers’ Parlor
Are you new to FUUSN? Visiting for the first time? Come meet Rev. Debra in the Ministers’ Parlor during Coffee Hour.

Holiday Fair
2024-12-07 09:30 - 14:00 | Alliance Room, Parish Hall, and Children’s Chapel
The FUUSN Holiday Fair is a fun, festive event on Saturday December 7. Join us as the Parish Hall is transformed into a Holiday marketplace. Shop for gifts, toys, homemade baked goods, wreaths and swags. The Baked Goods table is overflowing with homemade cookies, cakes and sweets, Pick up a fresh green wreath, topped with a colorful bow. Buy a ticket for the Quilt Raffle. You might win a handmade quilt. There’s a holiday caroling session open to all who want to join. Come one, come all to the FUUSN Holiday Fair. Learn more here.
Questions? Contact us at HolidayFair@fuusn.org

Creationdance
2024-12-06 16:30 - 18:30, 2024-12-05 16:30 - 18:30 | Headstart Room

Holiday Fair Set Up
2024-12-06 09:00 - 21:00 | Alliance Room, Parish Hall, and Children’s Chapel

Holiday Fair Set-Up
2024-12-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Alliance Room, Parish Hall, and Children’s Chapel

Over 60s Zoom Meetup
2024-12-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Online

JourneySongs Rehearsal
2024-12-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Chapel

Social Justice Action Presentation: Leadership Development in the Wake of the Recent Election Results
2024-12-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Everyone is invited for our monthly free lunch at noon after coffee hour in the Alliance Room (RSVP required). UU Rev. Jo Murphy will speak about her work as executive director of the UU Mass Action organization coordinating with all the UU congregations in Massachusetts. She will emphasize leadership development in the wake of the recent election
results.
UU Mass Action was founded by Lynn Holbein, former Co-Chair of the FUUSN Social Action Council before she moved to North Carolina. Their mission is to organize and mobilize UUs in Massachusetts to confront oppression. They provide pathways towards justice and identify opportunities in which we can live our shared values. They build relationships with congregational leaders and work to develop their leadership and engage them in our statewide campaigns. These are campaigns on climate and economic justice, immigrant justice, housing justice, youth engagement and more. Every year in April they lead all congregational teams to lobby their state representatives and senators about pending legislation that need sponsorships and support. Rev. Jo worked as a chaplain at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for the past two years, in addition to being a case manager supporting people living with brain injuries. She is a volunteer organizer with the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network and with the Boston chapter of Standing Up for Racial Justice.
Please RSVP (required).

Racial Justice Task Force
2024-12-01 11:30 - 12:30 | Chapel

Worship Service: Feel, Deal, Heal
2024-12-01 10:15 - 11:30 | Sanctuary
Devin Shmueli, Director of Family and Community Ministries
While 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.
You may also join us on Zoom: https://bit.ly/fuusn-worship-2024-2025
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