November newsletters are now online

You will find the November church newsletter, the Advance, in our Newsletters section, and our RE newsletter in Religious Education.

This Sunday’s service: “The Ones We Miss”

This Sunday, October 31, we will mark the Day of the Dead with a service titled “The Ones We Miss,” led by our minister, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie. We will reflect on those who’ve died in this past year and those we miss deeply. Please feel free to bring photos of departed loved ones for [...]

Social justice through gift-giving

During the holidays — and any time you want to celebrate a special occasion — why not consider gifts that work for social justice? Fair-trade items pay the craftspeople who make them a fair price for their labor. Here are a few sources to consider: SERRV: Fair-trade craft items from all over the world. Equal [...]

This Sunday’s service: “A Small Army of Love”

Our service this Sunday, October 24, will focus on the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, based in Roxbury. Our guest speaker, the Reverend Kate Wilkinson, is the ministry’s coordinator of congregational outreach and volunteers. Her sermon, “A Small Army of Love,” will deal with boundary-crossing, solidarity, and love, which are themes that come up all the [...]

Food and animals and fun — oh, my!

Throngs of people, including families, kids, and elders, turned out on Saturday, October 16, for the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church’s annual Octoberfair. The fair is one of our major fundraisers of the year. This year’s fair featured an unusual auction item: a motorcycle. After the morning festivities, folks gathered in the Ed Lynn Fellowship Hall [...]

This Sunday’s service: Re-visioning religious education

Please join us this Sunday, October 17, as we begin the process of creating a new vision for our Religious Education Program. The theme of the service is “All Ages Together,” and it will be presented by our minister, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie; our new director of religious education, Ashley Benner; and the Religious Education [...]

Dogs, cats, even a snake

Dogs, cats, and even a snake came to church this past Sunday, October 10, for the Northshore UU Church’s second Blessing of the Animals service. Our minister, the Reverend Frieda Gillespie, greeted various four-legged and no-legged guests, and the service closed with the hymn “All Creatures of the Earth and Sky.” Please click on the [...]

New chalice honors the life of Bob Merkle

Please click here for photographs of the dedication During the second half of the church year, the Religious Services Committee discussed the idea of getting new chalice for the church. The chalice has long been a symbol of Unitarian Universalism and is part of every service around the world. We felt it was time to [...]

This Sunday’s service: The Blessing of the Animals

Please join us this Sunday, October 10, for our second “Blessing of the Animals” service. “Bring your beloved pet to church as we celebrate the way in which they enrich our lives,” says the Reverend Frieda Gillespie. “There will be a blessing ceremony that all pets and their humans are invited to participate in.” The service [...]

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