The Sunday between Christmas & New Year’s Rev. Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Traditionally, at least in recent years, FUUSB has not held an in-person Sunday service on the Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s. Sometimes we have had a pre-recorded service that we made and then offered online. This year, we are inviting … Continue reading December 28 – No Service
Wednesday, December 24 at 4, 6, & 8 p.m. Please join us for our annual Christmas Eve candlelight service. Rev. Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister 4 p.m. – No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant– All are welcome to this family-centered service in the Sanctuary, featuring a No-Rehearsal Nativity Pageant and candle lighting. 6pm & 8pm – … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Services
Reverend Karen G. Johnston – Senior Minister While we aren’t meeting in person, Rev. Karen offers a brief reflection on the New Year that will be available at 10am on this Sunday. Invite your FUUSB friends over to watch together – watch with folx you want to introduce to FUUSB but who might enjoy exploring … Continue reading “A Small Reflection on the Coming New Year” (online)
Reverend Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Warren Baker, Worship Associate This multigenerational Sunday service will explore how necessary it is to come together to bring the light so that we can build the light and become the light. This is the launch of our stewardship season where we connect with the practice of generosity to … Continue reading “Bring the Light, Be the Light”
Mohsen Mahdawi, Guest Worship Leader with Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Dan York., Worship Associate For this special Sunday service, Palestinian Vermonter, Buddhist, and community activist, Mohsen Mahdawi will be in conversation with Rev. Karen. We’re so thrilled and honored to welcome him to our sanctuary where we will explore topics such as solidarity, fear, … Continue reading “Finding Peace in a Sea of Injustice”
Reverend Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Warren Baker, Worship Associate In this society, grief is made out to be a private matter. That’s not true in all cultures and places. What if we were to build spaces and understandings of how grief belongs to us all? What if we were to live lives that allow … Continue reading “Grief Belongs to Us All”
Pagan Gathering Geoff Duke, Worship Associate On February 1st, many modern Pagans observe Imbolc, a holiday that marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The days have grown noticeably longer, reassuring us that the dark and cold of Winter will give way to verdant Spring. Now is the time to … Continue reading “A Garden of Hope”
Reverend Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Mark Power-Freeman, Worship Associate Just before the vote to call Rev. Karen as FUUSB’s Senior Minister in May, 2023, she shared that, to her, we seemed a bit like an octopus – many arms, many hearts, many brains, working both independently and in harmony, though not always knowing what … Continue reading “Got Octopus?”
Esther Charlestin, Guest Speaker Reverend Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister In this service, we’ll explore what it means to stop shrinking ourselves in order to fit into spaces that were never designed with us in mind. Drawing from personal story, communal wisdom, and our shared Unitarian Universalist values, we’ll reflect on how we honor our … Continue reading “No Longer Dimming Our Light”
Reverend Karen G. Johnston, Senior Minister Betsy Thayer, Worship Associate Silence has so many meanings – for different contexts, different people, different histories. Silence has different textures, different weights. Rev. Karen will lead this service having just returned from a 9-day silent meditation retreat. Join us for worship at 10 a.m. in person in the Sanctuary, … Continue reading “The Gift of Silence”
