Celebrate Earth Day!

Posted by Laura Cerier on  March 25, 2024
Join us after the service on Sunday, April 21st and celebrate Earth Day by learning about the importance of native plants! We will start at 11:15 am to give everyone time to get coffee and snacks. Steve Derdiarian (Landscape Architect) and Stirling Cousins (Master Naturalist) will give a presentation and then we will have time for questions (45 minutes to one hr).
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 7 PM to 8:30 PM Inspired by The Moth Radio Hour, the theme of the night is “Surprises.” Join us for an evening of fun as amateur storytellers dare to share their personal stories about surprises they have experienced. Snacks and beverages will be provided during intermission but feel to bring your own. What’s Your Story? is a family-friendly event hosted by the First Universalist Society in Franklin in our beautiful

Conversations on Walden

Posted by Laura Cerier on  March 24, 2024
Join us as we read and discuss 8 chapters in Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, focusing on how Thoreau’s ideas relate to the ways we may choose to live in the twenty-first century.  Bobbi Gerlits and Ann Parsley will be facilitating this Adult RE class. The class will meet in-person at the FUSF meetinghouse from 2–3:30 pm on 7 consecutive Sunday afternoons: February 11, 18, and 25; March 3, 10, 17, and 24. To register for

New England Country Dance

Posted by Dave Gerlits on  March 2, 2024
Saturday, March 2, 7 PM – 9 PM Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to the First Universalist Society in Franklin for a festive evening! New England Country Dance is a fun, accessible “barn dance” that is suitable for people of all ages, from 4 to 88. Families, college students, teens, and the young at heart are most welcome!  The dancing does not require any previous experience. The dance caller walks everyone on

Movies with a Message: Groundhog Day

Posted by Dave Gerlits on  February 2, 2024
Friday, February 2, 7 pm Groundhog Day shows us that if we lived long enough, all of us would eventually choose to live more morally. In Groundhog Day, we learn that there’s no point worrying about the past or future. We should worry most about the present and how we treat other people in the moment. Popcorn will be provided, or bring your own favorite movie snack! Join us – Come for the comedy, and