Event Series Sunday Services

Love is a Battlefield

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa Pat Benatar was talking about romantic love, but the demands and the work it takes to love freely, with integrity and with conviction makes love of all kinds a battlefield at times. What can we learn from love’s battles?

Event Series Sunday Services

Being BeLoved

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa We round out our month of exploring the Gift of Liberating Love with a meditation on belonging: giving and receiving the gift of connection in community. Reflecting on the story of Ruth and Naomi, we'll explore the risks and the rewards of claiming one another and the kind of love that binds us […]

Event Series Sunday Services

You, Here, Now

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa Beginning the monthly theme of Justice and Equity, we reflect on Leo Tolstoy's famous story of The Three Questions as we explore what our obligations are to justice making, and how we know the next right thing to do.

Event Series Sunday Services

Bending the Arc

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward […]

FUUSN Musicians Concert

Sanctuary and Parish Hall

Come and hear the wonderful musicians of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in concert on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2pm in the FUUSN Sanctuary. This concert is a fundraiser for the UU Urban Ministry. You’ll hear classical chamber music by renowned pianist Lois Shapiro, as well as performances by Paul Antonucci and Debra Minard. […]

Event Series Sunday Services

Ask Me (Almost) Anything – ZOOM ONLY

Online

Curiosity fuels our growth in mind and spirit. This Sunday, join us on Zoom to explore the joy of questions: in this case, questions for your interim minister. If you've had something you've been dying to ask but haven't found the right moment, send it ahead of time to parisa@fuusn.org. We'll also take questions during the […]

Event Series Sunday Services

The Shape of Justice

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa As we conclude our monthly theme of Justice and Equity, we reflect on a line from one of our most beloved Unitarian Universalist hymns, Spirit of Life. What does it mean to give life the shape of justice?

Event Series Sunday Services

Before it is Asked

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa How are we transformed by generosity? What conditions need to be present in us and in our community to help us realize the potential future we have together? This morning we launch the annual budget drive with story, song and celebration. Join us!  

Event Series Sunday Services

Surrender and Change

Sanctuary and Zoom

Rev. Parisa Parsa We often think of change as something we are responsible for initiating, controlling, and completing. Attending to transformation, however, requires an interesting relationship between active work and letting go. How can practices of surrender help us arrive at the transformation we seek?

Reparations Task Force Presentation: Carl McCargo

Alliance Room 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, United States

You are invited by the FUUSN Racial Justice and Reparations Task Force to a presentation by CARL W. McCARGO, M.S. Carl has been a UU member in Springfield, MA for 38 years and is a long-time member of the Unitarian Universalist for A Just Economic Community (UUJEC). Carl’s UUJEC “Task Group for Reparations” in 2022 wrote […]

Event Series Sunday Services

MUSIC SUNDAY: Finally On My Way to Yes!

Sanctuary and Zoom

Anne Watson Born This morning we explore transformation and change through music. We'll dive into personal, healing transformation as well as being a force for change in the world. There will be  a wide variety of songs, including  Hejira, Swing Down, Chariot, The Times They Are A-Changin’ and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s […]