We offer hybrid worship services from September to June, unless otherwise noted. You are welcome to join us in the Sanctuary, but if you are unable to be there in person or feel safer staying remote, the services are sometimes on Zoom.
On this Mother’s Day, Rev. Michelle will share stories from her time in urban ministry and the strength and resiliency of the mothers she knew in the context of her nearly 18 years of ministry in Boston. We will recognize both our Faith in Action partner this month, the UU Urban Ministry, in this sharing as well as the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace occurring in Boston this morning with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute (our Faith in Action partner last month). Today let’s honor “mothers” in the traditional sense while also recognizing our “mothers” of choice and all the nurturers in our lives.
Our Soul Matters “Exploring Your Spirituality” theme for May is “awakening curiosity.” Let’s explore together in our monthly interactive service how we can awaken our sense of curiosity rather than judgment as a spiritual practice as well as the perspective, power, and spaciousness this can bring to our lives, particularly in the ongoing challenges of these times.
For this Memorial Day weekend service, let’s consider the role of creative art in the creation of public memorials and what this signifies for our national values, tensions, and theology. Along the way, we’ll also consider the origins of Memorial Day in Decoration Day historically in the aftermath of the Civil War, an early sign of value tensions to come that remain with us today. This service also will be a shared service with our Five Points Cluster sibling congregations, so let us welcome them in person and on Zoom!
Guest musicians: Rita and Norman Corey
Rita Corey has been an organist/choir director for many years in the Boston area, largely in liturgical churches, serving most recently at
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in N Easton. She retired from that church in June 2025. During the summer of 2025, Norman Corey retired from the United First Parish Church in Quincy Center, where he served as organist/choir director for 43 years. Both grew up in New York State, attended the University of Rochester, meeting in their organ teacher’s choir and the rest is history! They have lived in Sharon since 1987. Their son, Jonathan, is the Music Director at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Glen Allen, VA.
This service will be in person in the Sanctuary and virtual on Zoom.
Interdependence, one of our core UU values, can help us define our UU faith in the power of Love and help move us toward a more just and peaceful world. Too often, we confine our use of “interdependence” to climate justice issues and overlook its deeper connection with economic and social justice. Reflecting on and supporting the work of the UUUM gives us the opportunity to understand the transformative power of interdependence in our own lives and the lives of others.
BIO: The Rev. Stephen Shick is Minister Emeritus of the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson and a long-time supporter of UUUM. Professionally, he has been a local peace activist, a national radio broadcaster, a parish minister, and the founding director of two national Unitarian Universalist peace and social justice programs. He is the author of three books: Be the Change: Poems, Prayers and Meditations for Peacemakers and Justice Seekers, Consider the Lilies, and Speaking by Heart: The Spiritual Practice of Unscripted Public Speaking.
This service will be in person in the Sanctuary and virtual on Zoom.
As we enter this particular 2026 Pride Month, Rev. Michelle considers the admonishment of ‘Ruby’ to her in a nursing home many years ago and the ‘queerness’ of her challenge to ‘be a decent human being.’ We’ll reflect on the history of the evolution of Pride Month, and significant dates commemorated in June, while also considering the added strength and courage needed in publicly claiming pride these times.
For our final formal service of this congregational year, let’s consider how we are stronger when we flourish together, a Soul Matters theme for June. This will again be an interactive service, and we’ll also share flowers in celebration together. Bring a flower to share if possible, and we’ll also have flowers available as well as our annual glitter blessings for Pride Month!
This service will be in person in the Sanctuary and virtual on Zoom.