Event Series FUUSN Summer Services 2023

FUUSN’s Activist Heritage – Online Only

Online

FUUSN has a long and formidable history of social activism, including 19th century campaigns for abolition and public education, and 20th century crusades for civil rights. Bob Ellertsen will evoke our activist heritage in today's service to invigorate our commitment to action on issues of the 21st century. Note: This service is online only. http://bit.ly/fuusn-zoom […]

Summer Chime Concert

Location TBA MA

All are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs to FUUSN’s front lawn for a casual (free) concert. Feel free to bring a picnic supper. In case of rain, indoor seating will be provided. Each concert will last about one hour. During the summer series chimers will include Paul Antonucci, Bob Feldman, Cathy Longley-Cook, and […]

Event Series FUUSN Summer Services 2023

Beethoven and Transcendence

FUUSN Parish Hall 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, United States

How does music take us beyond our assumed identities?  The 'physical world' of Beethoven’s final piano sonata fills no more than 27 minutes of clock time, but through it we experience a sound world in which time seems to stand still and we gain the experience of individual identity merging with a larger whole.  Lois […]

Event Series FUUSN Summer Services 2023

New Forms of Church – Online Only

Online

Younger people are increasingly taking a pass on church attendance. Tandi Rogers, a UU minister who leads the spiritual direction program at Meadville Lombard Theological School, is an expert observer of this development. In this service, she will help us understand where young people might be going instead to find what they are searching for. […]

Water Ceremony

Location TBA MA

We resume Sunday Services in the sanctuary with our annual ritual of ingathering. All are invited to bring a small amount of water from your summer journeys, near or far, to symbolize what has given us life and nourished us in our time apart. Rev. Parisa Parsa, Devin Shmueli, Anne Watson Born, Carson Cooman and […]

Newcomer Potluck

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

If you are new or still feel new, you are invited to a potluck dinner in the Alliance Room at FUUSN on Saturday, September 30 at 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Children are welcome. Come talk with other newcomers who are interested in Unitarian Universalism and FUUSN. There will be time to discuss our congregation's […]

Blessing of the Animals – Multigenerational Service (No Religious Exploration)

Location TBA MA

You are invited to bring your favorite furry, hairy, feathered, scaly, or shelled pet to the Sunday morning service at FUUSN. We will celebrate our kinship with all living creatures in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi and share one of his iconic stories of compassion. This will be a service for all generations, […]

Community Lunch – 175th Anniversary Celebration

FUUSN Parish Hall 1326 Washington St., West Newton, MA, United States

Join us for soup, salad, bread, and a cake to celebrate the 175th birthday of our congregation. Lunch will be $5/person, children under 12 are free. Volunteer to help with lunch. To pay in advance or at the lunch, text “FUUSN Meals” to 73256 to pay using your mobile device. Please consider paying the processing fee […]