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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 […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa Today's world desperately needs the message of our Universalist heritage: the bold claim that all are saved and that we must tune ourselves to the love of God present in us, among us, and beyond us. Continuing our theme of Heritage, we will explore some of the radical thinkers who kept this […]
On October 24, 1868, a group of leaders in education, agriculture and politics officially founded a new Unitarian congregation in West Newton. Among them were luminaries we still celebrate: Horace Mann, Nathaniel Allen, as well as lesser-known folks whose decisions and foresight have made possible what this congregation is today. We'll join in story, song […]
Rev. Parisa Parsa, Anne Watson Born & Devin Shmueli We honor our ancient heritage from Judaism with reflections on Rosh Hashanah, and the ways we are called to live and renew our commitments to justice, to one another, and to the divine. We invite you to consider how the practice of offering and receiving welcome […]
We usher in our month exploring the gift of gratitude by reflecting on the power of giving thanks - before sharing a meal, while gazing upon a tree ablaze with fall color, when receiving unexpected good news, and when dealing with life's disappointments. How can we enrich our lives by tune ourselves to the key […]
We invite people of all faiths and identities to our annual vigil in memory of all those around the world whose lives were lost to violence due to their transgender identity. the ritual includes a litany of the names of those who were lost, music, prayers and candlelight.
Rev. Parisa Parsa What have I done to deserve this? How could I be so lucky? How did we get here? Why are we here at all? The big questions of our lives put us directly in touch with the mystery of existence itself, and our own limits. How can we practice opening our hearts […]
What binds us together in friendship, in kinship, in romantic love and in community? How do we honor the impulse to compassion as we experience it, and lift up the power and the mystery of its presence in our lives?
On the eve of the winter solstice, we gather to reflect on the ways that the darkness nourishes us and the light beckons us. After readings and music from many traditions' observances of this longest night, we process outside and offer our hopes for the light to come.
Rev. Parisa Parsa Our first Sunday in the month’s exploration of the Gift of Liberating Love will explore the ways love as a value and a guiding principle of our spiritual lives is far more than a glib, sentimental notion. THIS SERVICE WILL BE ON ZOOM ONLY due to the storm. Find us at this […]
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?
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 […]