Services

Multi-Platform Service (In-person and ZOOM): “A Quaker Women’s Play” 

The lives of Quaker women are fascinating, from Margaret Fell in England in the 1600s to Lucretia Mott in pre-Civil War America. We will hear some of their stories as we contemplate their courage. Presented by Cynthia Kelley with assistance from some of our younger community members. Service Leader:  Celia Ellison

Multi-Platform Service (In-person and ZOOM): “Freedom from Want” 

On March 6, 1943, Normal Rockwell’s painting entitled “Freedom from Want” was published.  Although it is associated with Thanksgiving, the painting, and its connection to President Franklin Roosevelt’s “four Freedoms” speech, created a range of reactions across the globe.  Join Diane Wright and service leader Jennifer Blue as we look at the idea of “freedom … Continued

Multi-Platform Service (In-person and ZOOM): This I Believe

“This I Believe” is an international organization engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives.  Members and friends in Unitarian Univeralist communities have a wide variety of core beliefs.  On this Sunday we will hear from Hopedale community members Jon Branstrator, Peter Carels, Neil Danielson, and Libby Earle.  … Continued

Sunday ZOOM Service – “Luminescence”

“Luminescence has been created as a distinctly UU holiday to honor the many paths our faith offers for attaining spiritual fulfillment and to celebrate the freedom our faith provides each individual in seeking their own personal truth.”  This annual service will be modified in many ways from the traditional Luminescence service. It is hoped that … Continued

Sunday ZOOM Service – The Fifth Principle: “The Right of Conscience and the Use of the Democratic Process Within Our Congregations and in Society at Large”

 Curt Ellison invites us to think about our commitments to the kind of community where we can freely express our individual conscience through the democratic process. If we take Theodore Parker’s view that “Democracy means not ‘I am as good as you are,’ but ‘You are as good as I am,’” how do we best … Continued

Sunday ZOOM Service: Playing the Rests: Rest as Refreshment and Resistance

Amber Franklin joins us as we think about..Sabbath, nap, break, pause . . . all are words used to describe the concept of rest.  From rest as refreshment to rest as resistance, life – like music – is punctuated by moments of rest. What does rest mean to you? Service leader: Jennifer Blue.