I started coming to FUSF in the mid 90’s and signed the Membership Book in 1997. I’m a long-time member, but I didn’t come easy at first. I grew up Catholic and went to St Bonaventure University, a Franciscan Catholic University where I had a great experience. But something was always off for me from a religious and spiritual perspective. As I aged, I plodded on with my Catholic traditions; it was what I knew.

Watch the Film “Common Ground” and a Enjoy a Potluck Lunch Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 12:30 pm The First Universalist Food Justice Team will be screening the award-winning film “Common Ground,” starring, among others, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, and  Danny Glover.   “Sobering yet hopeful, ‘Common Ground’ exposes the toxic interconnections of American farming policy, politics, and health, by sharing stories of destruction and healing across the United States and beyond, and how regenerative

Everything you always wanted to know about leading aUU worship service (but were afraid to ask) ALL ARE WELCOME!Join Rev. Bev and the Worship CommitteeFor a hands-on workshop Sunday, March 1, 2026After Worship Service: 11:30 – 12:30 FUSF typically offers lay-led (non-clergy) services once a month to:  Give FUSF social justice teams the opportunity to highlight their goals and achievements Bring in guest speakers Offer opportunities to FUSF members and friends to lead a worship service

An Invitation to a Conversation with Ali Coakley, Proprietor of Night Owl Farm, Franklin, MA March 8, 2026, 12 pm Free Admission, Lunch Provided The First Universalist Society in Franklin’s Food Justice Team invites you to join us and Ali Coakley for a conversation about how she uses regenerative agriculture techniques at Night Owl Farm and its application for the home gardener. Lunch will be provided. Conversation starts at 12 pm. Please also bring seeds you would like

“We pledge to walk together”—to me, these words that start our unison affirmation say so much about this special community that we have here. When we first walked into FUSF over 27 years ago, we had 2 young sons, who were 2 and 4 years old at the time. Though my husband Michael and I were raised in different faiths, we had similar spiritual beliefs and mostly wanted to find a religious foundation for our