October 29; 9:00 – 1:00. Join UUSG as we visit a local UU congregation within 45 minutes of Gardner. We will carpool and leave UUSG at 9:00 and return between 12:30 – 1:00.
Category Archives: Services
Season of Preparing
October 22; 10am Cheryl Jacques It’s important to prepare for lean times: to gather up what you have in abundance, preserve it, and store it up. Can we do that with our spiritual well-being, like we do with a garden harvest? What might your future self need, that you can prepare now?
Article II: Purposes & Covenant
October 15; 10 am Chris Pera As we continue to discuss the proposed change to the UUA Article II: Purposes and Covenant, Chris will reflect on one of the Core Values surrounding our spiritual discipline of Love.
October Service Schedule
October 1 – The Grace of Stones – Rev. Leaf Seligman, Guest MinisterWe are pleased to welcome Rev. Leaf back to our pulpit this year. In this service, she invites us to engage more with grace which she defines as spiritual generosity without forethought of merit. October 8 – Indigenous People’s Day – Rev. Jane ThickstunThere is a movementContinue reading “October Service Schedule”
Indigenous People’s Day
October 8; 10am Rev. Jane Thickstun There is a movement to rename the holiday we know as Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. In this spirit, let’s look at the issues Native Americans face and how we can help to heal all the harm our European invasion has done.
The Grace of Stones
October 1 Rev. Leaf Seligman, Guest Minister We are pleased to welcome Rev. Leaf back to our pulpit this year. In this service, she invites us to engage more with grace which she defines as spiritual generosity without forethought of merit.
Days of Awe
September 24th, 10am Led by Rev. Jane Thickstun We are in the ten days between the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the period known as the Days of Awe. In the Jewish tradition, this is a time for introspection and repentance, a time for forgiving and examining what we might need to be forgivenContinue reading “Days of Awe”
Happiness Becomes You
August 13 – 10AM – Led by Boden Azora-Minda The Buddhist journey of Tina Turner. Our summer services are held downstairs in the coolness of the Fellowship Hall. Each of the services is followed by a potluck coffee hour offering time to connect with one another and hear how our summers are unfolding.
Flower Communion: Divine Gifts
10:00am Sunday, June 18th Led by Laura Evonne Steinman & the UUSG Gardeners Flower communion is a Unitarian tradition that shares the divine in each of us through the sharing of flowers! This year marks the 100th year since the first flower communion in 1923. Bring a flower or plant to share and take anotherContinue reading “Flower Communion: Divine Gifts”
Memorial Day
on May 28th at 10am, led by Laura Reichsman Memory, liberation, and what Memorial Day means to each of us.
Rev. Jane Thickstun, Guest Minister
on May 21 at 10am
Mothers’ Day: Sensitive to the Longing
on May 14th at 10am, led by Julie Pera We celebrate mothers of all types on this joyful day. Let us also hold spacefor the tender longing that might be hidden in the hearts of those around us –those who have experienced infertility, those whose mothers have died, thosewho have experienced the loss of aContinue reading “Mothers’ Day: Sensitive to the Longing”
Sacred Lessons: Classroom as Teacher
on May 7th @ 10am, led by Rev. Leaf Seligman Rev. Leaf taught her last college class at the end of April. She taught her firstone in 1985 and, except for a decade off for divinity school and ministry, shehas been in a classroom teaching in college or university, occasionally aprison or a community setting.Continue reading “Sacred Lessons: Classroom as Teacher”
Everyday Mindfulness
April 30 led by Boden Azora-Minda “When you are washing the dishes, washing the dishes must be the most important thing in your life.” Thich Nhat Han
The Evolution of Friendship
April 23rd led by Shannon Ouellette We will explore the evolution of friendship and the role that friendship plays in our everyday lives. This service is being hosted by the Executive Committee. We hope you will join us and invite a friend to share in the experience!
The Gospel of Mary Oliver
April 16th led by Laura Reichsman Many of Mary Oliver’s poems could be taken as prayers. Come explore the spiritual impact of her work and how it influences our own journey.
Be Open to Resurrection
10am Easter Sunday led by Julie & Chris Pera Many UUs choose to gloss over or turn away from our Christian roots because of prior experiences that caused us discomfort or uneasiness. While this reaction is understandable, perhaps it is also detrimental to us both as a religious community and as individuals. Let us comeContinue reading “Be Open to Resurrection”
Easter Sunday: Be Open to Resurrection
April 9th, lead by Julie & Chris Pera Many UUs choose to gloss over or turn away from our Christian roots because of prior experiences that caused us discomfort or uneasiness. While this reaction is understandable, perhaps it is also detrimental to us both as a religious community and as individuals. Let us come togetherContinue reading “Easter Sunday: Be Open to Resurrection”
Lessons from Monet: A Meditation on Sight and Vision
April 2nd, 10am by Rev. Leaf Seligman Rev. Leaf has kept a copy of Lisel Mueller’s poem “Monet Refuses the Operation” for years for the instruction it offers readers about the limits of sight and the true scope of vision. Having recently experienced an immersive Monet exhibit, she was inspired to pick up where theContinue reading “Lessons from Monet: A Meditation on Sight and Vision”
The Privilege of Passing: Cisgender Until Proven Otherwise
March 26 – Boden Azora-Minda The importance of being seen. A celebration of the Transgender Day of Visibility.
Unitarian Universalist Society of Gardner 