“Music Sunday” – 9:15 and 11:00am
Come to services and hear the UCE Choir and guest soloists sing a rich assortment of spirituals. In addition, Bret will share his insights and thoughts that will help us to see ever greater depths in this great American art form.

“What I Believe In” – 9:15 and 11:00am
Participants in our “Journeys: Boston and Beyond” coming-of-age program will offer their responses to the question “What do you believe in (today), not just in your head but in your life?” As they continue learning to develop and act upon their own beliefs, our seventh- and eighth-grade students will present their credo statements.

“White Supremacy Teach In” – 9:15 and 11:00am
This Sunday our congregation joins a large, growing group of Unitarian Universalists who will shift our regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship to participate in a teach-in on racism and white supremacy. Led by UCE’s Beloved Conversations group, our community will be participating with hundreds of UU churches around the country in this large-scale historic action.

“Let’s Change the World!” – 9:15 and 11:00am
UUSC President and CEO Tom Andrews, former Member of Congress from Maine and long-time activist, will talk about how religious communities may be key to major social change in the years ahead and what Unitarian Universalists in particular can do to make that so.

“Living the Interdependent Web: Earth Day” – 9:15 and 11:00am
It is both scientific fact and spiritual stance that we humans are part an interdependent web, together with all living things. Reflections for Earth Day on what it means to respect, revere, and participate in the interdependent web. A worship service for all ages. Rev. Connie Grant leading.

“They Who Follow” – 9:15 and 11:00am
To find the historical Jesus, one may turn to the core teachings found in his parables and sermons. What do they say to us free thinkers? How can they help raise our spirits from the depths of despair, and help those hungry for healing and wholeness? Rev. Bret Lortie leading.

April 16, 2017 – Rev. Bret Lortie

“Transformation in Our Times” – 9:15 and 11:00am

Rev. Bret will address the racial divisions of our times, even within our faith movement, as an opportunity for the kind of creative transformation we believe possible in the world.

April 9, 2017 – Rev. Bret Lortie

“The Radical Dr.Seuss, and What He Can Still Teach Us” – 9:15 and 11:00am
March is the birthday of Theodore Geisel, better known by his middle name as Dr. Seuss. Before he became a famous children’s author, he was an editorial cartoonist. Ministerial Intern Kevin DeBeck will show some of this artwork and what their images mean for us today, 70 years later.

April 2, 2017 – Kevin DeBeck

“Our Selves, Our World, Our Stories” – 9:15 and 11:00am
We can keep on having half-conversations about who’s right and who’s wrong and further feed the brokenness that threatens to tear us apart. Or we can see each other as part of a larger We–a We that is broken, but a We that is in this brokenness together. Rev. Scott Aaseng speaking.

March 26, 2017 – Rev. Scott Aaseng

“Jefferson’s Gospel” – 9:15 and 11:00am
Throughout his adult life, Thomas Jefferson, a self-professed “Unitarian of one,” was obsessed with creating a single, cohesive narrative of Jesus’ teaching, which he eventually titled The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth. With razor in hand, he literally spent decades cutting apart the gospels to reveal what he felt were the essentials of Jesus’ ministry. It’s the “Greatest Story Ever Told” as only Jefferson could. Rev. Bret Lortie speaking.

March 19, 2017 – Rev. Bret Lortie