Sunday Service- Neurospicy New Year or The Neurodivergent Guide to January The turning of the year is an invitation to ask: whose rhythms do we honor in our communal life? Neurodivergent ways of sensing and knowing can reveal possibilities for more accessible, compassionate, and imaginative churches. The Reverend Alix Klingenberg reflects on her own lived experience … Continue reading

All ages will gather in the building at our usual morning time, but not for a typical service. Instead, bring leftovers, table-top games, and cards to enjoy each other’s fellowship as we close out another year together.  Service leader: Sunday Service Committee  Children’s RE:  Intergenerational 

Christmas Eve Service, 7pm Join us for lessons and carols, many carols. If you are joining via Zoom please have a candle with you, if possible, so you can participate in sharing of the light that ends the service. If you are coming in person, please bring cookies to share following the service. Presenter and … Continue reading Christmas Eve (Wed.) Service

On the longest night of the year let us lean into the darkness. Our celebrations of light are coming, our human desire is to counter the cold of winter, but for this moment we will center ourselves in the stillness. Join Patty Klingenberg for a time of reflection. Presenter and Service leader: Patty Klingenberg Monthly … Continue reading Sunday Service: Solstice

HOPEDALE IS ZOOM ONLY ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 — NO IN-PERSON SERVICE Gathering today virtually, we will celebrate the values of Pluralism and Generosity. During December we gathered food for our community, and on our Mitten Tree, warmth for the children. These gifts have been delivered via the Talawanda Oxford Pantry & Social Service (TOPSS), and generosity is needed … Continue reading Sunday Service: An Advent Snow Day

Thoughts in National Letter-Writing Day On Dec. 7 we celebrate the art and history of handwritten letters.  Come join us as Diane Wright explores letter-writing, and how it differs from other forms of connection. Presenter: Diane WrightService leader: Adriane Ruther

Let’s take a moment at this busy time of year to slow down and listen to the silence. Join Jennifer Blue for silent Quaker worship on Thanksgiving weekend. Presenter and Service leader: Jennifer Blue

J. Robert Moskin says, “Thanksgiving comes to us out of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and faiths. At whatever straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.” The service will include tossing our Gratitude Ball of Yarn, some help from our kids, and the availability of Guest … Continue reading Sunday Service: Thanksgiving – Being Grateful

How do we as a congregation and as individuals use, let alone practice, such words during these challenging times? Join the Reverend Mary Tarbell-Green as she tells us the story of a deer and what her journey has to teach us. The Rev. Mary serves as Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care at First Unitarian Church of … Continue reading Sunday Service: Hope, Yearning, Resolve  

The biblical flood story of Noah has been inspirational for millennia. More recently science has uncovered facts about a flood unprecedented in human history, from a time and place that indicate it was the source of the Great Flood experiences and stories. Can this flood story by science be at least as inspirational as Noah’s … Continue reading Sunday Service: Can a Science Flood Story Inspire Us as Much as the One by Noah?  OR How Long Can You Tread Water?