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New Chalice Circle Forming

Join Our Brand New Chalice Circle!

For many years, chalice circles have been a vital part of our congregational life, where a group of usually 4-10 members meet once or twice monthly, led by a trained facilitator. Each meeting is structured and includes a check-in among … read more.

#UULent

#UULent has been created as a way for Unitarian Universalists to engage in a shared spiritual practice alongside siblings in faith who are observing Lent*.

We thank our UU colleagues Rev. Mr Barb Greve, Karen Bellavance-Grace and Alex Kapitan for this year’s calendar of 40 words. Each day you … read more.

RE on Valentine’s Sunday

Valentine’s Sunday (2/14) brings us several ways to connect with friends of all ages. We are offering a Children’s Sunday Gathering at 9:15 am via Zoom, and children will have a chance to see Rev. Hank, Katie, Sally and each other online. We’ll light a chalice, … read more.

Restoration and Repair: Art for Our Time

With the world being what it is, it can be hard to imagine what it might take to even begin a process of restoration and repair, on any front. However, the practice of artistic creation can be and has been a way for people to … read more.

Winter Frolic Fundraiser

This is a fundraiser to lift your spirits and benefit the community too – a portion of net proceeds will be shared with the Mission of Deeds and the Greater Boston Food Bank.  Some items will have fixed prices, and others will allow you … read more.

Center for Native American Awareness

On Monday, February 15th (at 3:00 pm) the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA) is hosting a virtual discussion on the book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants” led by Claudia Fox Tree (MCNAA Board Member), and Erin McCormack … read more.

RE Update

Students, please join us Sunday morning at 10:00 am for a service led by Rev. Hank and our musicians, and ministers and musicians from other UU churches. It will be fun to see another chalice and other musical instruments. It will be so interesting to … read more.

Sacred Vaccines

As members and friends of our church begin to receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, it is a good to be reminded that everything is sacred, including and especially getting inoculated. My friend the Rev. Michael Woolf in Evanston, IL wrote a prayer … read more.

Food Pantry Collections

Ongoing needs at the Reading Food Pantry include hot chocolate, mayo, rice pilaf and tissues. Most needed this week are canned meat and fish. Many guests ask for canned salmon, clams and sardines. Other favorites include canned chili, beef stew and hash. Our friend at … read more.