Posted on February 3, 2010 by northshoreuu
At our service this Sunday, February 7, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie will revisit our New Year’s resolutions in a sermon titled “Beyond Endurance to Patience.”
“What does it take to really implement a New Year’s resolution?” asks Frieda. “What creates the courage and endurance to change something significant in our lives? Perhaps our resolutions need to start with an entirely new approach.”
The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by coffee and fellowship at about 11:30. Child care and religious education classes are offered, and visitors are always welcome.
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by fromfred
This is a new feature for our website. In this space I will offer a “Story for All Ages.” It may be a review of the Sunday story or a new story that might spark a conversation at the dinner table. Please feel free to comment. — Fred
The strains of the opening hymn came to an end as Fred moved to the front of the pulpit. There he placed a small box on the floor and slowly lowered himself into the little chair. He began:
This morning’s Story for All Ages is about patience, but first I want to plant some tomatoes. I love tomatoes, and I really want a grilled cheese and tomato sandwich for lunch.
Fred took a small pot out of the box along with a bag of potting soil. Next he opened an envelope of seeds and placed a few below the surface of the soil. After the seeds were planted, Fred sprinkled water into the pot. Then he put everything down and started to stare with anticipation. His mouth began to water as he thought about the sandwich. Read more »
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by northshoreuu
A group of nature-lovers was wondering together: What is it about wilderness that so feeds the human soul?
This Sunday, January 31, our minister, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie, will deliver a sermon on “The Peace of Wild Things.” What is it about wilderness that so feeds the human soul? Why doesn’t it feel the same to everyone? What is the meaning of Thoreau’s statement “In wildness is the preservation of the world”?
The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed at about 11:30 by coffee and fellowship. Child care and religious-education classes are available, and visitors are always welcome.
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Posted on January 24, 2010 by northshoreuu
Posted on January 21, 2010 by northshoreuu
Following a series of holiday services in which there was no sermon, we are posting the audio of Reverend Frieda’s Sunday talks once again. We have added her January 10 sermon, “What Now?”, as well as her UU history sermon of January 17, “Becoming a Multicultural/Multiracial Faith.”
NSUU.org’s audio sermons are a great way to keep up with the life of our church on Sundays when you are unable to attend. We hope you will take advantage of this feature. Click here to visit our Sermons page.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by northshoreuu
Matt Meyer performs at UU gathering in Fort Worth, Texas
Please join us this Sunday, January 24, when our guest will be Matt Meyer, an artist of percussion. Several of our members who have experienced Matt’s talent and skills returned excited, and they encouraged us to invite him to conduct a Sunday service. This should be a very exciting and dynamic morning.
Matt is knowledgeable and experienced in a variety of styles including Latin, jazz, Brazilian, folk, funk, hip-hop, and pop. He is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by coffee and fellowship about 11:30. Child care and religious-education classes are available, and visitors are always welcome.
Following the service, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Matt will lead a drumming workshop at the church, with lunch being provided just before. Please consider attending — you do not need a drum, since Matt brings many percussion instruments for all to use. If you do have an instrument, bring it along.
We need a count of attendees for planning the lunch, so please contact our music director, Judy Putnam, at judeputnam {at} verizon {dot} net.
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by northshoreuu
Photo by Daniel Morel via TwitPic. Click on image for more.
In the wake of devastation wrought by the earthquake that struck the island of Haiti on January 12, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Association are launching a joint relief effort to bring aid to the impoverished island nation.
The Haitian Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance estimates 2.2 million people are immediately affected in this nation of 9 million people.
For more information, click here. Please contribute by clicking here.
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by northshoreuu
Our Unitarian Universalist History Series continues this Sunday, January 17, with the Reverend Frieda Gillespie speaking on “Becoming a Multiracial/Multicultural Faith.”
“Our movement has been, has lost, and now is reaching again to become a multmultiracial/multicultural faith,” says Reverend Frieda. “What does our history tell us about what is possible now? How do we step out of our history into the new?”
The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by coffee and fellowship at about 11:30. Child care and religious-education classes are offered, and visitors are always welcome.
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Posted on January 11, 2010 by northshoreuu
If you are new to the church or to Unitarian Universalism, join our minister, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie, and the Membership Team for a “New UU” class to learn more about our beliefs, our governance, our history, and how you can connect with this church.
You’ll get to know other members and new people to the church. It’s a good class to take if you’re considering joining the church as well. All questions will be entertained and answers attempted!
The sessions are January 17, January 31, and February 7 from 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. Lunch will be served to all. Sign up in the Fellowship Hall or call the church office at (978) 774-7582 and leave a message for Reverend Frieda.
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Posted on January 7, 2010 by northshoreuu
The Northshore Church now has a Twitter feed: @NorthshoreUU. It’s nothing fancy — just the RSS feed for the church blog (what you’re reading now), automatically redirected to Twitter. But if you are a Twitter user, you may find that following us is a convenient way of keeping up with what’s going on at NSUU.org.
We’ve added a link (“Follow Us on Twitter”) at the top of the right-hand column. Once there, you’ll also find Twitter feeds for the Unitarian Universalist Association, the UU Service Committee, the UU World, and UU Justice.
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