Hopedale will be joining with at least 579 other Unitarian Universalist communities to shift our regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship and participate in a teach-in on racism and white supremacy.  Over the past few weeks, many have been responding to calls by UUs of color to look critically *within* our faith communities–including hiring practices, power brokers, and … Continue reading Interest on old Debts of Blasphemy: Teach-In on White Supremacy.

March 12 is National Plant a Flower Day! Come join Diane Wright as she helps us consider all of our opportunities to plant the seeds of beautiful things in our lives. Service Leader: Pete Carels.

In the mid 1990s, scientists around the world began organizing an annual observance of “Darwin Day” on February 12, the birthday of Charles Darwin.  According to the organizers, the mission of International Darwin Day is to inspire people throughout the globe to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, … Continue reading Light will be Thrown: Reflections on Darwin Day 2017

January 15 is the birthday of Martin Luther King.  We arrive at this date at a time when our country seems more divided than ever on issues of race.  Come join Diane Wright as we explore new ways of approaching race, from the launching point of our UU principles.  Service Leader:  Orlita Kissane.  Monthly Potluck … Continue reading Some of My Best Friends

October 16 is the traditional date for Boss’s Day (in 2016 it will officially be October 17, to make it a “work day”), and it’s a good time to reflect on the nature of work, and what it means to have, or be, a boss. Come join Diane Wright as we consider the ways we … Continue reading Who’s the Boss of You? Reflecting on Power and the Meaning of our Work on Boss’s Day

Join service leader Jennifer Blue and speaker Diane Wright on September 18, International Water Quality Monitoring Day. We will reflect on the lessons and importance of water, and the nature of our relationship to it and with it. Kids will have a chance to use a water-testing kit to look at qualities of water from … Continue reading The Lesson of Water

There’s been a lot of talk about islands lately, from John Donne’s quote (“No man is an island”) to the news about China’s island constructions in the South China Sea. On August 21,1959, Hawaii became a state. Join us as Diane Wright returns to Hopedale, and we consider the meaning of islands, as metaphor, as … Continue reading I Land on an Island