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Sunday services

We invite you to join us on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. for Worship and Church School. Our Sunday worship services begin with a Musical Reflection at 9:55 a.m. – which is also the time when we ring our bell. If you arrive at church after 10:00 am. please enter the Sanctuary quietly.

If you (or your family) would like to serve as a Greeter or Chalice Lighter on a Sunday morning, please let an usher know. As a courtesy to all, we ask that you please turn off your cell phone (or leave it in your car or at home) before entering the Sanctuary so that we can preserve a peaceful environment during Sunday worship.

Our religious services are held in the Sanctuary on Sundays at 10 a.m. from September through June with lay-led services offered during the summer months. Pulpit presentations, guest speakers, and special presentations, which offer fresh perspectives on religious, ethical, or social topics, are featured regularly. 

We have numerous rites of passage (dedications, marriages, union ceremonies, memorial services) held at Murray Church throughout the year. To arrange such a ceremony, please contact the Church Office.

Our church is handicap accessible. Large Print orders of Service are also available at the back of the Sanctuary, please ask an Usher or Greeter for one.  

Lay-led summer services are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Summer services are a unique opportunity for members and friends to share their interests and spiritual practices in a less formal, small group setting.

Our diverse and inclusive congregation is a “Welcoming Congregation” to bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people.

Sunday service cancellations

There will be a notice on the top of the home page here on our website and it will be posted on our Facebook page, be sure to “Like” us to see updates in your news feed.

WBZ-TV News, WCVB-TV5,  FOX-25 & WPRI-12, Fox Providence will air any Sunday Service cancellations during the morning news or check their websites.

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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world

Desmond Tutu

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We are a Green Sanctuary

Murray Unitarian Universalist Church is a Green Sanctuary accredited by the Unitarian Universalist Association.

The Green Sanctuary Program provides a path for congregational study, reflection, and action in response to environmental challenges. It provides a structure for congregations to examine their current environmental impacts and move towards more sustainable practices in ways grounded in Unitarian Universalism.

In May 2017, we submitted a proposal, with 12 projects in four focus areas: Worship and Celebration, Religious Education, Sustainable Living, and Environmental Justice. Once our projects were completed, we submitted our evaluation and were awarded accreditation in June 2020.

Recent Climate Actions by Our Team

Our team meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. via zoom. Anyone is welcome to join us. Use the contact form below if you have any questions or would like to be part of the team.

Find out how we are taking action

We have a page called Take Action where our members and friends share the actions that they take, large or small, that are intentionally done to help lessen their impact on the Earth.

Sustainability by Design

This was the title of the talk given by Mike Davis, chairman of the Attleboro Sustainability Commission, on April 1, 2024. This was sponsored by our Clara Barton Guild.

Green Heating and Cooling for Our Homes

A virtual event hosted by the Murray UU Church Climate Action Committee

An Introduction to Heat Pumps, Tuesday, May 31, 2022

An introduction to heat pumps, with Jim Nail, from HeatSmart Alliance, a volunteer organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of energy-efficient heat pumps in Massachusetts’ homes and buildings. “Heat pumps” may sound like an exotic new technology, but they are already widely used in Europe, Asia, and increasingly the United States. And here in Massachusetts, they are the preferred form of heating and cooling to help the state fight climate change — and for homeowners burning oil, propane, or using electric resistance heaters to save money.

That said, replacing an existing heating/cooling system or water heater can be a time-consuming and confusing process, especially if you aren’t familiar with heat pumps. Jim will bring you up to speed on what heat pumps are, why they are the best choice, the incentives available through MassSave to lower their cost, and the steps to take to upgrade your home to them. In addition, he will describe the HeatSmart Alliance whose volunteer coaches can guide homeowners through this process.

Massachusetts Climate Solutions, a Virtual Legislative Climate Justice Forum

On January 25, 2022. Our Murray Climate Action Team co-hosted this event, in collaboration with Attleboro’s State Representative Jim Hawkins and our UU Mass Action advocacy program. Four state legislators were on the panel, including Representative Jim Hawkins, Senator Paul Feeney, Representative Adam Scanlon, and Representative Joan Meschino, who authored one of the bills that we reviewed. We educated the community about legislative solutions for climate change and environmental justice, via a platform of six bills that are supported by a large coalition of organizations: Mass Power Forward.

Murray Climate Change Café

This was via zoom on Nov. 8, 2021. Co-led by Robi Rose, Barbara Clark, and Judy DePue. Climate Cafés are safe spaces for people to get together to talk and act on climate change, to share our concerns and our hopes, along with options for action and sharing of actions others are already taking.

Field Trip

We went to the “Revive the Roots” farm in Smithfield, RI to learn about their use of regenerative agriculture practices on September 27, 2021.

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Church News and Updates

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Holistic Fair 2024

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