After June 10
Worship will be held every Sunday during the summer at 10 AM
in the "air conditioned" Fellowship Hall with the exception of the 9th Annual Joint Summer Service, Sunday, August 5, which will be in Littleton.
Services appropriate for all ages will be designated on this website ~ there will be no child care or RE during the summer.
Yes, on this one Sunday you can bring your coffee to worship! In fact, as we gather, the Minister and the Committee on Ministry will be serving coffee, juice and donuts in front of the church. Then we will be called to gather on the side lawn of the church by our FPC Drummers! Our Musicians for this Sunday will lead our children in procession to our place of worship.
This will be a fun, informal service of stories and singing and sharing. DRESS CASUALLY and BRING A CHAIR OR BLANKET TO SIT ON! Some chairs will be provided for senior members. Also, please bring and/or wear your Capital Campaign T-shirt for an all-group photo just prior to the picnic.
Don’t forget our annual picnic will immediately follow the service. If the weather isn’t kind, we will have the service and the picnic in Fellowship Hall.
We bring our regular season of Sunday Morning Worship in our sanctuary to a close with our beautiful flower communion ritual. Please be sure to bring a cut flower or two. We will bring them all together in one bouquet symbolizing the unity in our diversity. In doing so, we will recognize the many blessings, gifts and talents we each bring to this community. In gratitude for all we receive from others in our church community we will leave with the flower that another person brought. Two members of our Youth Group will perform a short skit entitled “A Dialogue about Flowers and Men” written many years ago for this special Sunday by our late Minister Emeritus, The Rev. Don Kafka. Our Adult and Youth choirs, under the direction of Mike Pfitzer, and our children’s choir, under the director of Pat Sorn, will be providing beautiful music.
This is a very meaningful service that really communicates what is at the heart of our faith tradition. If you are interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism, this would be a great service to attend.
Unitarian Universalists are often accused of being too much in our heads or too intellectual in our approach to religion. What can we learn from mystics of the past and present about the heart of religion and the art of surrender?
Our service will be led by Allison Palm who just finished her second year in the Masters of Divinity program at Andover Newton Theological School. She is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist from central Minnesota and hopes to go into Parish Ministry once she completes her degree.
This will be an exciting service! Our Junior and Senior Youth selected the theme and they have been working with DRE, Michelle Cote and Music Director, Mike Pfitzer to create a meaningful service for all ages. We are very proud of our Youth at FPC. I hope you will be there to support them and hear their message. We will also recognize our graduating seniors at this service.
The Rev. Tom Rosiello will be preaching and leading the worship.
This month people in many parts of the world are celebrating the Buddha's birthday. Many Unitarian Universalists are drawn to Buddhist practices and thought.
This morning we will explore Buddhism and its connection to Unitarian Universalism. We will also take time in our service to acknowledge Mother's Day and the role that parents play in our lives.
The Rev. Tom Rosiello will be joined by the Rev. Cheryl Leshay in leading today’s service. Rev. Leshay is the affiliated community minister at the UU Church of Worcester and a professional chaplain. She, with the Greater Worcester Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministries, has been helping students attending colleges in Worcester, with campus ministry since 2004. She comes to our pulpit, joined with the voices of some of these students, to share with us this vital and essential outreach ministry. This is the famous Campus Ministry Road Show! Don’t Miss It!
Earth, fire, air, and water. Since ancient times these have been considered the basic elements that support life on our planet. Today with help from members of our green team and FPC supporters of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, we will focus on water. No life can exist without it and therefore all people have a right to safe, sufficient, affordable, accessible water for daily human needs. Our water is not a limitless resource and selling water has become a huge business. Music Director Mike Pftizer and singers from our choirs will lead us in some Earth Day Songs and chants.
We are blessed to have so many children as part of our church. This Sunday we will begin both services with a Child Dedication ceremony. At each service families with babies and older children who are new to our church or who have new children in their family will be participating. Our entire service will focus on children; not a children’s service, but a service about being a child. It is not easy to be a child. Growing up can be a tough job. We will focus on the challenges our children face and how our community and liberal faith tradition can help. Our worship will be led by The Rev. Tom Rosiello and Director of Religious Education, Michelle Cote.
