First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton

Election Processing Event
2024-11-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Join Rev. Debra & Rev. Joel for a post election day gathering. More information to come.

Election Night Viewing Party
2024-11-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Join Fellow FUUSN members and friends to watch the election results together. Bring a dessert and beverage to share.

OWL Meetings
2024-11-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Headstart Room

JourneySongs Rehearsal
2024-11-03 15:30 - 17:00 | Chapel

Social Justice Action Presentation
2024-11-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Everyone is invited for our monthly free lunch after coffee hour in the Alliance Room. Arthur Bembury, Executive Director – Partakers, will speak about his experiences supporting hundreds of prisoners to get a college education to improve their opportunities of success after leaving prison. Partakers has helped people get B.U. degrees while they are behind bars. Partakers is supported by an extraordinary and growing group of over 400 volunteer mentors. Their mentors dedicate their time and hearts to their students, often over a period of years. FUUSN in the past has had many volunteers meet monthly with prisoners to encourage them as they work for their degrees. Come hear about the exciting work of this organization.

Band Rehearsal
2024-11-03 11:45 - 13:00, 2024-10-27 11:45 - 13:00 | Sanctuary

Choir Rehearsal
2024-11-03 11:45 - 13:00, 2024-10-27 11:45 - 13:00 | Sanctuary

Racial Justice Reparations Task Force
2024-11-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Chapel

McClinchy Memorial Service
2024-11-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Sanctuary and Parish Hall

Private Event
2024-11-02 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-01 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-31 09:00 - 16:00 | Headstart & Kitchen

Zoom Vespers
2024-11-01 18:00 - 18:30, 2024-10-25 18:00 - 18:30 | Online
Come to Zoom Vespers on Fridays for music, readings, and conversation. The service runs from 6 to 6:30pm. Pre-service music begins around 5:47pm. Vespers dates: August 30, Sept. 6, 13, 27, Oct. 4, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 29, Dec. 20. Info: music@fuusn.org.

Halloween Family Fun and Games Night
2024-11-01 17:30 - 21:00 | Parish Hall, Kitchen and Children’s Chapel
Come in costume or your pajamas! Bring food or drink for 6 people. Please volunteer to help make our Halloween Fun and Games Night spooktacular! Sign up here.

Over 60s Walking Group
2024-11-01 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-25 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 .

Creationdance
2024-10-31 16:30 - 18:30, 2024-10-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Headstart Room

Choir Rehearsal
2024-10-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Parish Hall

Appreciative Inquiry Meeting
2024-10-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is defined as “an asset-based approach to organizational and social engagement that utilizes questions and dialogue to help participants uncover existing strengths, advantages, or opportunities” in their organizations, including congregations. We will create questions to help identify FUUSN’s strengths and opportunities. We want to hear what works well, when was FUUSN at its best, and what draws you to this congregation. We also hope that you’ll get to know us better as well. These conversations will help set the stage for our work with the congregation on mission, vision, governance, and strategic planning.
Register here

Over 60s Presentation
2024-10-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States

Intergenerational Listening Activity
2024-10-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Alliance Room, 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, 02465, United States
This Sunday, the Member Services Committee will facilitate an opportunity for people of different generations to practice intergenerational deep listening. Come to the Alliance Room for this incredible opportunity to ask deep questions and answer questions deeply.

Alternative Coffee Hour
2024-10-27 11:40 - 12:15 | Alliance Room, Childrens’ Chapel, and Ministers’ Parlor

Worship Service: Wheel of Life
2024-10-27 10:15 - 11:30 | Sanctuary and Zoom
Lay Ministry
This Sunday your lay ministers will offer our annual Wheel of Life service. This service is where we recognize our collective transitions of the past year – growing our families through births and adoptions; moving on in our lives through graduations, new jobs, retirements, and geographic relocations; coming into our own truer selves through transgendering; deepening our relationships by joining in marriage; acknowledging the changes in ourselves and relationships through separation and divorce; and remembering those loved ones we have lost through death. Please join us either in person or on Zoom.

If you would like to have one or more life event shared in the order of service at this service, please complete this form by Oct 20. Answer only the questions relevant to you. If it is not apparent, please make sure to include how the person is related to you. We may alter or edit the formatting to increase consistency within the order of service. If you prefer to email your events, you can send them to Ellen Metzger. FILL OUT IN GOOGLE FORMS
We want to include poetry that seems meaningful and appropriate, especially poetry written by members of the congregation. In this context, we are focusing on inter-generational listening, what we have heard and learned both from our elders and those younger than us, whether easy or challenging to hear. If you have poetry you’d be willing to share for this purpose, please contact Nancy Mattei.

FUUSN Yard Sale
2024-10-26 09:30 - 13:00 | Parish Hall and Kitchen
Find it at the FUUSN Yard Sale! Toys and games, household items, art, collectibles, kitchen gadgets, pet items, tools, office supplies, crafts, luggage, frames, baskets, and more! Low prices! Please invite your friends and neighbors!
Volunteer to make the Yard Sale and Holiday Fair a success. Your participation matters. These events have been so successful because the FUUSN community has donated, volunteered and spread the word.
Sign up with our Signup Genius form: Yard Sale – Volunteer! Donations can be dropped off in the Parish Hall beginning after the service on 10/21.

Appreciative Inquiry with Revs. Debra and Joel - Basement Classroom
2024-10-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Downstairs Classrooms
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is defined as “an asset-based approach to organizational and social engagement that utilizes questions and dialogue to help participants uncover existing strengths, advantages, or opportunities” in their organizations, including congregations. We will create questions to help identify FUUSN’s strengths and opportunities. We want to hear what works well, when was FUUSN at its best, and what draws you to this congregation. We also hope that you’ll get to know us better as well. These conversations will help set the stage for our work with the congregation on mission, vision, governance, and strategic planning.
Please plan to attend only one meeting.
Register here.
