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New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk

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Tuesday, December 31 5–7 pm Join us for a New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk on Tuesday, December 31st, from 5 – 7pm. This annual free event offers an opportunity to experience a candlelit labyrinth in our sanctuary. Finger labyrinths will be available for people who want to experience the labyrinth but have mobility issues. Labyrinths are found throughout the world with the oldest dating back thousands of years. In contemporary use, labyrinths provide an opportunity … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk

A New Year of Music

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It is wonderful to be back in the Meeting House for what promises to be an exciting year! As we search for a new minister, I think the love of music so many of us share will be evident to anyone who is considering being our settled minister!  I have heard from some congregants that they have often thought about joining the choir but weren’t sure what was involved. The Universal Singers meet twice weekly;  Sunday mornings … Continue reading A New Year of Music

Wasted Food, Hunger, and the Climate Emergency: How Food Recovery Helps

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Franklin Food Pantry Special Event for Hunger Action Month Hosted by the FUSF Food Justice Team Thursday, September 12, 2024 at FUSF Join Liz Miller of Spoonfuls, a Massachusetts-based food recovery organization, for an educational evening examining how collecting fresh, edible food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to social service agencies like The Pantry can help address food insecurity and the climate crisis. Please register to attend: https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/hungeractionmonth For questions contact … Continue reading Wasted Food, Hunger, and the Climate Emergency: How Food Recovery Helps

Acting Director of Religious Education Announced

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Sara Allegretti Please join the First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) in welcoming Sara Allegretti as our new Acting Director of Religious Education (DRE).   “We are delighted to have Sara join FUSF as our Acting DRE. Sara is a highly-qualified professional who values collaboration and creativity in her work, and cares deeply about the children of our congregation. In this role she will provide age appropriate curriculum and experiences which emphasize our UU values of justice, equity, transformation, … Continue reading Acting Director of Religious Education Announced

The Belle of Amherst

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October 26, 2024 at 7:00 PMBy William Luce This Tony Award-Winning play brings the poet Emily Dickinson to life for modern audiences. Based on Dickinson’s life from 1830 to 1886, the play is set in her Amherst, Massachusetts home and makes use of her work, diaries, and letters to explore both the agony of her infamous seclusion with moments of joy amid the people closest to her. Kathleen Mary Mulligan, stars in this one woman … Continue reading The Belle of Amherst