MARCH MINISTRY THEME: COMMUNITY
Annual Ministry Theme: Life
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
SPIRITUALITY OF CHANGE
SERVICE STARTS
AT 10:30AM
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Spirituality of Change
10:30am with livestream on YouTube
Change can upend our lives, bring unwanted feelings, and exhaust us. It is can also create a profound opportunity for personal growth, spiritual deepening, and community change. To do this requires compassion, gentleness, and intention — with ourselves and others. The service will be led by Rev. Evin Carvill Ziemer, New England Developmental Regional Lead of the UUA.
“Perhaps this is the essence of what the mystics call the faith experience. No guarantees, no net, no insurance policy, but you do it anyway because somehow to keep hanging on to that old bar is no longer on the list of alternatives.”
–Danaan Perry
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Ministerial Process Q&A
Lower Meetinghouse following worship
Join us after the service for a Q&A with Rev. Evin Carvill Ziemer. Topics of discussion will include the UUA’s ministerial search process, the interim ministry process, or anything else you’ve been wondering about. Evin will give a brief overview of the search process and interim ministry before opening it up to your questions.
Jean C. Wilson Music Series Concert
Kevin Neel, organist
Sanctuary, 4pm
Organist Kevin Neel will present a program of works by Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Vierne, Nadia Boulanger, Margaretha Christina de Jong, and William Grant Still. See below for more information.
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