Join us at Hopedale as we discuss our parenting philosophies and share some of the bitter and sweet memories of our parenting lives. Service Leader: Drew Ruther. (Children’s programming available.)

Join Service Leader Jennifer Blue as we sing our favorite hymns and contemplate the music in our lives. (Children’s programming available.)

Serving in the Peace Corps is both challenging and rewarding. Three former Peace Corps Volunteers will share their perspectives as they look back over their experiences:  Lori and Brad Mills in the Dominican Republic and Cynthia Kelley in West Cameroon. A question and answer period will follow their talk.  Service Leader:  Linda Amspaugh. (Children’s programming … Continue reading Sunday Service: Lessons Learned in the Peace Corps 

Diane Arbus said, “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”  On September 9, 1839, Sir John Herschel took the first glass plate photograph, and one could argue the world was forever changed.  Come join Diane Wright as we explore the history and power of photography, … Continue reading Sunday Service: Secret about a Secret:  Photography and the Modern Journey

The 2018 UUA General Assembly in Kansas City on June 20-24, 2018 affirmed the UUA’s commitment to inclusion and social justice. Delegates Genevieve O’Malley Knight and Curt Ellison will comment on their participation as this year’s Hopedale GA representatives, and share outcomes of the national meeting. (Children’s programming available.)

Hopedale will join hundreds of other congregations to celebrate this UU high holy day. Bring water or rocks from your special summer events (don’t worry if you forget-we will provide symbolic water to share). This ritual in gathering service officially inaugurates our new church year. Service Leader:  Patty Klingenberg. (Child programming available)

Back from the Pilgrimage In Joseph Campbell’s popular book of essays, Myths to Live By, he described something pertinent to our theme of sacred journeys: “The ultimate air of the quest if one is to return, must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others.”  As we … Continue reading Sunday Service: Back from the Pilgrimage

August 12: Sustainability in our Community  Chantel Raghu, an Oxford City Council member, will share with us her vision for sustainability in our community.  She has ideas about how we can become involved with furthering earth friendly practices.  There will be time for discussion as a part of this service.  Service Leader: Linda Amspaugh.  Chantal has … Continue reading Sunday Service: Sustainability in our Community 

June and July Sundays at Hopedale focused on understanding and participating in the Poor People’s Campaign.  We used a variety of formats (film, picnic, guest speakers, reading group, and group planning) to learn about and participate in The Third Reconstruction, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II’s fusion coalition for moral reconstruction.  Service Leaders, Libby Earle … Continue reading Sunday Service: Recap on Social Justice Sundays

We finish up the July extended book group, completing “The Souls of Poor Folk”, the audit of the Poor People’s Campaign, which was just released in April of 2018, alongside The Third Reconstruction: How a moral movement is overcoming the politics of division and fear, by the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, published in 2016. … Continue reading SJ Sunday, July 29: July 29, Ecological Devastation and Conclusion