Welcome Back Event: “Make a Joyful Noise” Everyone is invited downstairs to Hale Hall from 9:30 am to 10:20 am to make simple instruments with which to celebrate our homecoming. We’ll end by parading at 10:20 around the outside of our meetinghouse with joy and thanksgiving and proceed into the sanctuary for the service. 10:30 … Continue reading Ingathering Sunday
Our last beach-side summer service will be an interactive experience designed to raise our energies, individually and collectively – with music, singing, stories, and maybe even a little dancing. Victoria is going to share some tales from her past, weaving stories and techniques together to share just some of what she’s learned along the way … Continue reading “LOVE: the glue that holds the Universe together”
Having Fun and Doing Tiny Things ● A Time to Laugh- We will have fun with Ray as he MC’s a game designed to tickle all our funny bones.● A Time to Sing- We will have fun with Braden and Miranda who will lead us in some hit show tunes.● A Time for Doing- Steve … Continue reading “Getting to Know You through the Warmth of Community and the Fire of Commitment”
This service will be about personal change. SUMMER SERVICESOur summer worship services are held every Sunday at 10:30 am outdoors at Dane Street beach on Lothrop Street in Beverly, in the shade of two trees in the middle section of the grassy area of the park. In case of rain, we will meet at our … Continue reading “Who I Should Be and Who I Am”
“It is the obligation of every person born in a safer room to open the door when someone in danger knocks”. —Dina Nayeri What does it mean to welcome those fleeing violence, war, persecution, and poverty? Are some of these hopeful arrivals more “welcome” than others? Daily we are confronted with crises in the news, … Continue reading “A Safer Room”
The Ipswich River, designated last year as one of the top-ten most Endangered Rivers® in the country, begins in Burlington and flows through 24 towns, 14 of which get their drinking water from it — including Beverly and Salem. Please join us Sunday in learning more about what the challenges and climate change impacts are; … Continue reading The Ipswich River, a Meditation
Connections, to me, start with one on one, in person interactions. All people deserve love, recognition and appreciation, whoever they may be. All can positively impact others. How do you show love, recognition and respect? In this service, I will first talk about connections: some I have made, some others have made– all having a … Continue reading “People are People”
I fell in love with Mark Twain when I was very young, because his first name was the same as mine. By the time I found out his real first name wasn’t Mark, I was hooked, and I have stayed hooked all my life. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has, I believe, a unique place … Continue reading “Huck Finn Isn’t Just for Kids”
SUMMER SERVICESOur summer worship services will be held every Sunday at 10:30 am outdoors at Dane Street beach on Lothrop Street in Beverly, in the shade of two trees in the middle section of the grassy area of the park. In case of rain, we will meet at our usual location at 225 Cabot Street. … Continue reading Lay Led Service
Julia Norcross and Diana Niethamer, Worship Leaders Join us as we explore the history of our national anthem, talk about why songs have meaning for us, and ask whether we need a new anthem to guide and celebrate our nation. SUMMER SERVICES BEGINOur summer worship services will be held every Sunday at 10:30 am outdoors … Continue reading “The Heart of the Matter: Anthems Personal and National”
