Join us for our celebratory annual Milestones service! This year, as we celebrate graduates and those moving to a new phase of school, we also get to honor two of our Faith Development programs. First, we’ll launch the young group of My First Chalice participants as they receive their first flaming chalices. Then, we’ll honor … Continue reading Milestones
In the United States, Mother’s Day traces its origins to the work of peace and public health activists of the 19th century. Today, we reflect on Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation, both in its original language and in updated context for the 21st century. With our May theme of Imagination as our guide, … Continue reading Then and Now
Come celebrate our new members of First Parish Beverly with our annual welcome ritual! One beauty of our UU faith is that we expect that it is growing and changing with us and in response to the world around us. Together we’ll explore the ways we shape and co-create Unitarian Universalism within our congregation, when … Continue reading This Faith We Build
How do the Exodus story, Northern California, and a tambourine intersect? Come follow the traces of planning for joy, build some joy in our service, and look back on some beloved music memories of the past 65 years!
We revisit the Easter story in this multigenerational service with three lessons about the strength of love, the blessings of community, and everyday miracles. With congregational participation, we draw from ancient stories and weave a new one; come celebrate with joy! And… discover a delightful Easter surprise!
In the face of divisiveness, the act of creating and embracing joy is revolutionary! In this service, we explore how we can use joy as a tool for creating change in our world, building and sustaining community, and renewing our energy.
There are patterns in our world we can trust in, even when life feels most unpredictable. The daily rise of the sun. The cycles of the moon. The turning over of seasons. The earth has given us a steady place to lay our trust throughout human history, and long before. In this service of gratitude, … Continue reading Look To The East
As we kick off our pledge campaign, we look back on what we have done so far this year and ahead to the stories we will build for our future. As a congregation, being entirely funded by our members and programs gives us full freedom to shape and mold our church community. It also means … Continue reading Sharing Our Stories, Shaping Our Future
The concept of the still small voice comes from Biblical times. Today, we might consider it the voice of the holy, our conscience, or even our gut. As we begin our exploration of this month’s Soul Matters theme, Trust, we’ll explore what it means to trust your own inner voice or calling. We’ll look at the difficult truth that it is okay to trust your own uncertainty, your own questioning, and we’ll look to some concrete actions we can take to follow our own still small voice.
In this multigenerational service, we’ll explore some of the many practices Unitarian Universalists use to connect more deeply to one another, to the world, and to the sacred. Together, we’ll share practices we’ve tried, practices we’ve made part of our regular lives, share a skit about a historical Unitarian, and try a communal spiritual practice … Continue reading One Faith, Many Practices
