Sunday Worship

Heaven Is Where You Stand Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Join us Sunday, June 15, as we lift up Father’s Day and Flower Communion in an intergenerational service. […]

Welcome back for the first Sunday service of the 2025-26 church year. Bring a sample of water from your summer, tap water, or virtual water to share that is significant to you, and share something succinctly.   Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to […]

Sunday, September 14 We are a welcoming place for all who enter our doors. We affirm our identity as a Black Lives Matter church and as an LGBTQ+ welcoming community, and we take pride in being a safe haven for seekers, questioners, and heretics of every stripe. Here, diversity of belief and experience is not […]

Sunday, September 21 At our core, we are about welcoming, offering sanctuary to the last and the least, and by extension, to everyone. When we create space for those most in need of dignity and belonging, we build a spiritual home that embraces all who enter. Welcome here is more than a greeting at the […]

Sunday, September 28 We are about building community and recognizing its deep necessity. In connection with one another, we discover not just companionship, but the shared strength, wisdom, and compassion that sustain our spirits. Community can sometimes feel abstract, but we bring it into life through participation and presence. Events like our Holiday Fair, or […]

Sunday, October 5 Courage doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s as simple as showing up for someone who needs support, speaking a kind truth, or taking one small step toward justice. In our Unitarian Universalist community, we honor the quiet acts of bravery that shape our daily lives. The choices to live with integrity, compassion, […]

Sunday, October 12 Led by Rev. Jo Murphy Often in Unitarian Universalist churches, we struggle with our relationship to the land our churches sit upon. Though we work to acknowledge the land, we don’t always follow through with indigenous solidarity. This hurts our chance at fully belonging while recognizing the complications of any home. Come […]

Sunday, October 19, 2025 Fear is something we all struggle with; there's the fear of being alone, not being safe, being a burden, being dangerous to others, being a part of an unjust society, or being unwell. Sometimes we are lonely, sometimes we are not safe, sometimes we are a burden, maybe we were dangerous […]

Sunday, October 26, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and […]

Sunday, November 2, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and […]

Sunday, November 23, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Join us this week as Religious Exploration Director Carol Konvalinka-Connolly and Rev. F. Vern Wright collaborate on an old Jewish teaching story about a man's house that was "too small.” Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the […]

Sunday, November 30, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Thanksgiving is over. Many of us are tired. And it’s dark. There are so many presents to buy, and not enough money. Work is in full swing and demands the best of us, but it's dark. Where is the light? Join us as we […]

Sunday, December 7, 2025 Led by Amanda Aguiar Playing for Change brings together amazing musicians from around the world. Their music brings people together and gives us hope for a world that is open to accepting other cultures. As UUs, we believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all living things. Learn how Playing […]

Sunday, December 14, 2025 Join us for a multigenerational service that explores the meaning of Christmas. Listen as the Murray children bring stories to life during our annual holiday pageant and sing the familiar carols. We come together during this holy time looking for comfort and joy. May you find it here. Service begins at 10 a.m. This […]

Sunday, December 21, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and […]

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Led by Rev. F. Vern Wright V Join us for a concert and candlelight service Our Murray Musicians have prepared a beautiful concert that will begin at 5:00 p.m. Candlelight service at 6:00 p.m. Please note the earlier time!

Sunday, December 28, 2025 Led by the Religious Services Committee Renewal refers to a state of being that is new, fresh, or made strong once again. Psychological renewal refers to mental replenishment. Social renewal takes place when people reconnect with old friends or engage in new activities that bring a sense of vitality to one's […]

Sunday, January 4, 2026 Led by the Religious Services Committee Revisiting being a maker, finding creative ways to look at the World! There will be three groups during the service, each running about 20 minutes: Makers group with mystery bags to create something Music and Movement with Ruth Debrot Adult coloring For folks on Zoom, […]

Sunday, January 11, 2026 Mind and Matter: Embodying the Power of Critical Thinking Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. […]

Sunday, January 18 The Heart of Justice Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V This service will center on some of Martin Luther King's ideas about the courage to love. Justice is always "heart-centered," because this is the area where we store our most traumatic moments. Healing requires a great amount of individual and communal […]

Sunday, January 25 Hands for Justice Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V This service will explore the role of action in our shared world. Fear can be a paralyzing force, yet it loosens its grip when we remember that our democratic voice—and our presence in protest—is not rooted in anger or despair, but is […]

Sunday, February 8, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and […]

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Led by the Religious Services Committee "Good Trouble" refers to collective disruption that challenges injustice and promotes social change. The term was popularized by John Lewis, who encouraged people to advocate for equality and justice, even if it meant being labeled a troublemaker. Good trouble embodies the spirit of non-violent civil […]

Sunday, February 22, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and […]

Sunday, March 1, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V As a person who has struggled with ADHD-like symptoms, meditation helped me better prioritize what the present moment required. I could better complete tasks I didn't care for. I was more dependable. But I also learned attention could be like a clear blue sky--and thoughts and distractions […]

Sunday, March 8, 2026 Led by the Religious Services Committee No nation has been able to close the legal gaps between men and women. Even in 2026, women have only 64 per cent of the legal rights that men hold worldwide. In fundamental areas of life, including work, money, safety, family, property, mobility, business, and […]

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Listening is one of those over-used words. We all think we know what it is until we are forced to really do it. Truly listening is difficult, but it is also a transformative art if done with compassion and presence. Service begins at 10 a.m. This […]

Sunday, March 22, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V March 22 is the first day of Spring! Fittingly, we will be focusing on awareness of nature. I just might be exploring a little of Henry David Thoreau's thought! Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary […]

Sunday, March 29, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Our town and nation are highly polarized. People around the world come from a myriad of different cultures and customs. Many different languages are spoken. This week, we will explore the theme of how our attention can diffuse conflicts and better build bridges between […]

Sunday service, April 5, 2026 How Easter and Passover teach us to become liberated from the shackles of despair and oppression. Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship […]

Sunday, April 12, 2016 What Grows Here? Spiritual Leadership in Times of Change Led by the Religious Services Committee Many churches and religious institutions these days are facing uncertainty about their futures. Rather than focusing on what is lacking, what if we chose instead to tend the seeds that have already been planted in our […]

Sunday Service, April 19, 2026 Embracing our changing understanding of ultimacy. How has the divine changed for you over time? When have you learned that you had to set something down in order to move ahead? Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to […]

Sunday Service, April 26, 2026 Can we build an island of sanity together? This Sunday in the month-long theme of possibility, deals with community in the context of the following question: While world events and national circumstances continue to be galling, can we build an island of sanity together? I think we can. It's easy […]

Sunday Service, May 3, 2026 Clara Barton touched the lives of many people and is recognized her compassion. Barton was known as the "angel of the battlefield" during the Civil War. A life-long caregiver, she went on to become founder of the American Red Cross and the Barton Center for Diabetes Education in Oxford MA. […]

Sunday, May 10, 2026 The Woke Art of Getting Curious Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Our overarching theme this month is "awakening curiosity". Beyond the fact that curiosity was an early trait in our Unitarian and Universalist history, this Sunday, we will focus on how to get curious. What are the prerequisites of […]

Sunday, May 17, 2026 Led by the Music Committee Service begins at 10 a.m. This is a hybrid service. Join us in the sanctuary or log on to Zoom from the comfort and safety of your own home to participate in our worship experience. Service ends at 11 a.m., followed by coffee and fellowship. We […]

Sunday, May 24, 2026 Led by Rev. F. Vernon Wright V Join us this Sunday as we explore how to stay curious. Curiosity in our youth sometimes leads us to a less than curious adulthood. We will examine the possible connection between humility, grace, and openness. We may also look at how prejudice impacts our […]