The spirituality of food

Church member Amy Tedford will speak this Sunday, August 2, on “The Feast of Lughnasadh.” The service will examine the ancient Feast of the First Harvest (also called Lammas in the Christian calendar) and its meaning in today’s world of shipped-from-everywhere produce demanded by our desire for out-of-season fruits and vegetables. The service will begin [...]

Faith, hope, love, and the written word

Church member Jeri Kroll will read from her original poems and short essays on faith, hope, and love at our service this Sunday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m. The title of Jeri’s sermon is “The Healing Power of the Written Word.” The service will end at about 11:30, followed by coffee and fellowship. Child care [...]

The spark of creativity in Lynn

Church member Tony Toledo will speak on “Poetry in Lynn: Who Knew?” at our next service, to be held on Sunday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. Tony explains: There are many ways to build our extended community. We tend to think other folks will do things we can join. But community can be found in [...]

Volunteers needed for monthly meal

Our monthly volunteer work at the Salem Mission continues during the summer months. Every fourth Sunday we serve dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. This month, we will be serving on July 26. We all buy some food to prepare a meal of meatloaf for 100 people and make the meal when we arrive at [...]

Reflections on music and soul

This Sunday, July 12, NSUU Music Director Judy Putnam will speak on “How Singing Touched My Soul.” Judy will share her experience of singing with the Mystic Chorale for the past several seasons. She will describe the intensity of singing with more than 200 other voices and the effect that has had on her mind, [...]

Happy birthday, Eva Turner

Following last Sunday’s service, members of the Northshore UU Church honored Eva Turner on her 89th birthday with cake and goodies in the Fellowship Hall. Ms. Turner is not only an original member of our church, but was also a member of two NSUU predecessors, the Peabody Unitarian and Universalist Churches. For a Flickr slideshow, [...]

Thoughts on war and peace

In the last 90 years America has gone to war at least eight times. Yet this period contains more years of peace than war. We are a nation that historically goes to war reluctantly. Is that changing? “A Peaceful Nation” will be the topic of the sermon this Sunday, July 5. The speaker will be [...]

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