It’s likely that even lifelong Unitarian Universalists have read at least the beginning of the Book of Genesis and have some familiarity with its creation story. Do we get our idea of gender roles from the model of Adam and Eve? Are they ordained by God? Or – are people animals who have evolved over … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Created or Evolved? How Darwin’s Work Changed the Women’s Rights Movement”

How do we as Unitarian Universalists think about labor and work? How do these concepts look through the lens of our principles? Come prepared to think  about and talk about labor, work, and our UU principles. Service presenter:  Darrel Davis. Children’s RE:  Activity in lower level.

Join Diane Wright as we take a look at the role of news in our lives, how it has shifted over the decades, and what our current “diet” of 24-hour news cycles means for us. Service leader: Patty Klingenberg Children’s RE: Activity in lower level during the service.

It is our tradition to talk about our summers as we regroup for a new church year. Have you traveled? Why? Where? Did you get some well-needed rest? What was that like? If you knew this was coming you may have remembered to gather some water or a small rock from where you have been. … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Rock and Water”

Yard Sale this weekend – Friday, Aug. 9th 9-6; Saturday, Aug. 10th 9-4; Sunday, Aug 11th noon-4 at Hopedale. Remember to come and shop at the yard sale – treasures abound! Monday, August 12th — 7:00 p.m – Hopedale grounds. 4th Annual Hopedale Blessing of the Backpacks. All those who will be starting a new school year … Continue reading Upcoming at Hopedale: Aug. 9-12th

Yard Sale this weekend – Friday, Aug. 9th 9-6; Saturday, Aug, 10th 9-4; SundayAug. 11th  noon-4 at Hopedale. Remember to come and shop at the yard sale – treasures abound! Monday, August 12th — 7:00 p.m – Hopedale grounds 4th Annual Hopedale Blessing of the Backpacks. All those who will be starting a new school year (and … Continue reading Upcoming at Hopedale: Aug 9-12th

Sunday Service from General Assembly, 1:00 p.m. Join us in the building to watch a livestream of the culminating GA worship service. Picnic potluck brunch ahead of the service, 11:30 a.m.  Bring your brunch and maybe a chair and any fun outdoor game you’ve got! Inclement weather could cancel the outdoor picnic, but the service … Continue reading Picnic & UUA GA Viewing

We will celebrate this intergenerational and unique UU ritual along with congregations around the country. Designed during the lead-up to World War II, the flower communion is an expression of the worth of human life in all its diversity. Of course it is also a celebration of spring, and it marks the end of our … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Flower Communion”

This service will recognize the participation of our Hopedale kids in the Religious Education program and hear about what they have learned and done this year. Service Leader and Presenters:  RE Committee and Hopedale kids Children’s RE:  Intergenerational.  POTLUCK following the service.

All of us have in common our status as children of a human mother. In a Mother’s Day celebration of maternity and humanity we will take a humorous look at current attitudes toward mothering derived from popular culture, and then seek a wider understanding of nurturing practices of significance to everyone, whether biological mothers or … Continue reading Sunday Service: “Maternal Thinking”