This is an exciting time for FUSF. We are hopefully close to calling a new minister. Unlike a traditional search for a settled minister, as we pursued last year, this search is for a two-year Contract-to-Call minister. In this case, the Board enters into a contract with the Minister, with the ultimate goal for the congregation to formally call them as our settled Minister prior to the end of the two-year contract.    A RefresherAs you know,

During FUSF’s worship service on Sunday, April 12, we will have a child dedication. Often children are dedicated as babies, when adopted, or when their family is new to being Unitarian Universalist.     What is a Child Dedication? Many Unitarian Universalist congregations hold child dedication ceremonies for infants and children. They are a part of the worship service in which the infant/child(ren) are blessed and the congregation promises to support and nurture the child.  What

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.

Sunday, April 26 Immediately following Sunday Service Come to service ready for yard work or bring a change of clothes. Either way, please plan to join the Asset Committee in cleaning up our reawakening grounds. Bring along your work gloves, rakes, leaf blower, trimmers, and most of all your community spirit and join in the fun! Whether you can stay for an hour or three, your help is greatly appreciated. If outdoor chores do not suit

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