Second Summer Service: 75 Attend
Hillary challenged us: “Where does your compassion start and where does it end? Find those edges, know them, hold them, converse with them. Really.” Read more about the June 26 worship service.
General Interest
Restoration and Summer Showcase at the UUUM
Series celebrates music, art, and culture in Roxbury Events will take place even as major work continues refurbishing the meetinghouse’s exterior. This Sunday soprano Juana Monsalve from Colombia sings Latin Folk music accompanied by guitar and percussion at 4 pm. Children will enjoy “Mum Bets World,” on Wednesday, July 20, 2 pm, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Intensive Community Program Strings Chamber Concert, Thursday, … Continued
Youth Give Us a Father’s Day Gift
At our first Summer Service last Sunday, a group of our youth sang the lovely “Piece by Piece” about a father-child relationship. (Click on the post to see video.)
The First Summer Service: A Great Success!
A group of youth sang a wonderful song, Rev. Claire prayed for Orlando, and 95 people came! “Coffee Hour” officially became “Lemonade and Cookies Outside in the Shade Hour.” To watch the video go to Sanctuary.
A Powerful Prayer for Orlando
At last Sunday’s service, Rev. Claire spoke all our grief. (Click on the post to see video.)
Spiritual Exercise for June: Sanctuary
Choose a place you can visit easily, every day. Maybe it is your backyard; maybe it is a spot by the Charles River, or a bench along the bike path. Maybe it is the Follen sanctuary. Maybe it is your very own bed. Go to this place every day — for a week, or hey, try the whole month! — … Continued
Lex Eat Needs Volunteers for July and August
Lex Eat Together provides a free weekly meal to anyone in need of food and/or companionship — and it needs help over the summer. Volunteers are needed on Wednesday evenings to help with set-up, serving, and clean-up. High school students, can earn community service hours. The work is easy and the atmosphere highly congenial. Sign up at Lex Eat volunteers and thank you. … Continued
“Pirates of Penzance” Operetta DVD and Photo Orders
What a show it was! To order photos or DVDs of our 2016 operetta, please complete this Pirates Google Form. Once your order is submitted, you will receive an email within 48 hours, letting you know how much is due and how to submit payment. For questions, contact Melissa Hawkins at mhawkins4@gmail.com.
Suggested Community Reads: Sanctuary
June’s Worship Theme is Sanctuary. Every month Amy Newmark and Jane Spickett suggest some books related to the worship theme. For those of you who would like to connect a bit more with the theme of “Sanctuary,” here is this month’s selection. Adults The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball Younger children Buffalo Music by Tracey … Continued
Our Transylvanian Friends Invite Your Family
Special April 2017 School Vacation Trip Follen’s Partner Church in Transylvania, Romania, has invited us to visit during school vacation, April 14–23, 2017. We will spend the weekend in Alsofelsozentmihaly, tour historic UU sites during the week, and then return for a second weekend in our partner village. The tour includes: Torda where the first act of religious … Continued