December 31, 5–7 pm The First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) will host a New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk on Wednesday, December 31st, from 5 – 7pm. This annual free event, open to all ages, 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

Friday, January 23 Puzzle Sale: 5-8 pm; Tournament Begins at 6 pm OR Saturday, January 24 Puzzle Sale: 9 am–12 pm; Tournament Begins at 10 am Puzzle Tournament Enter your team to puzzle against other teams in a friendly and fun competition on either Friday night or Saturday morning. Each team receives the same 500-piece puzzle and races to finish first. Prizes given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place.   It’s only $40/team for teams of up

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, by Angela Chen January 31, 7 pm FUSF is excited to introduce an FUSF book club, where we read 2-3 books per year and discuss the overall message of the book, ways it has stretched our thinking, perspective shifts, spiritual growth, and more. Our next book will be Ace by Angela Chen, held on Saturday, January 31st at 7PM at the Meetinghouse. The FUSF Book Club will

Sunday, February 8 2.30–4.30 pm at the Meetinghouse An FUSF event hosted by our Younger RE Class (Grades PreK-3). This event is for our whole community, not just families with young children and youth! Unplug and come hang out at FUSF on Sunday for an afternoon of community and FUN!  Bring: Your favorite game to share, a knitting/crochet/craft project, and/or some snacks. Activities: Board games, music for dancing, crafting table, and indoor-safe yard games Questions: Contact Sara Allegretti, dre@fusf.org

The First Universalist Society in Franklin is proud to announce it is one of only four congregations nationwide selected to receive this year’s prestigious Unitarian Unitarian Association’s (UUA) Bennett Award for Congregational Action on Human Justice and Social Action. The award to FUSF was in recognition of the congregation’s longstanding commitment to Food Justice and partnership with the Franklin Food Pantry.  The UUA award said, in part, “We were impressed by the intentionality you have