November Theme: Common Ground
Annual Ministry Theme: Truth
SUNDAY, November 10, 2024
New Member Sunday and Bring a Friend Sunday
SERVICE STARTS at 10:30am
Sunday, November 10, 2024
New Member Sunday and Bring a Friend Sunday
Sunday worship service starts at 10:30am, in person and on YouTube
Come be together in community at this pivotal time in our country. We will welcome our newest members and remember our covenant to “Come As You Are. Journey Together In Love. Act with Courage. Transform Our World.” Rev. Rebecca will reflect upon the election and how we are called to respond. Bring a friend and introduce them to our Unitarian Universalist values: Love, Interdependence, Pluralism, Justice, Transformation, Generosity, Equity.
“Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” –Maya Angelou
Boston Arts Academy’s “The Spirituals” in Concert at FRSUU
Saturday, November 9
Sanctuary, 3pm
Under the direction of Music Department Chair Michael W. Bradley, this award-winning group of 30 students at Boston Arts Academy returns to FRS in a concert that explores the evolution of the African American sacred choral music tradition. Proceeds from this concert will fund travel to perform at Carnegie Hall and national competition.
Buy tickets: https://bit.ly/TheSpiritualsBAA2024-11-09
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