FUSF New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk

Posted by Laura Cerier on  December 1, 2023
The First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) — 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin, MA — will host a New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk on Sunday, December 31st, from 5 – 7pm. This annual, free, event offers an opportunity to experience both an outdoor labyrinth in our pine grove, and 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

Holiday Cookie Walk

Posted by Laura Cerier on  November 19, 2023
Saturday, December 9, 10 am—1 pmThe First Universalist Society in Franklin will hold their first annual “Holiday Cookie Walk” on Saturday, December 9th, from 10 am until 1 pm. Come and stroll through the festive Meetinghouse, located at 262 Chestnut Street in Franklin, as you select from a delicious assortment of homemade treats provided by more than 30 bakers. You are sure to find the perfect confections for your holiday table, a hostess gift, or

Ware Lecture Potluck

Posted by Laura Cerier on  November 12, 2023
Please join us Friday, November 17, 6-8 pm, at the Meetinghouse, for a potluck dinner where we will view the 2023 UUA General Assembly Ware Lecture, by Imani Perry, with discussion to follow. Imani Perry was the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American studies at Princeton University and a faculty associate with Gender and Sexuality Studies and Jazz Studies. In the summer of 2023 she joined the faculty at Harvard University as a Radcliffe Professor. She

Photography Contest

Posted by Laura Cerier on  October 14, 2023
Take a shot. Join the inaugural FUSF photo contest.The goal of this contest is to celebrate what at FUSF brings you joy. Images received from you, our congregation, will be used to grace the walls of the meetinghouse, on our website, or in publicity efforts to promote FUSF to the Greater Franklin Area.Our esteemed judges are Barbara Evans, Jake Jacobson, and Donna Williams.2023 Photo Contest Entry Details and RequirementsTheme:  What at FUSF brings you joy?Seeing friends

FUSF Has a New Peace Pole!

Posted by Laura Cerier on  October 14, 2023
Next time you are walking into the meetinghouse, stop and look left – you will see a new Peace Pole! This new pole was generously gifted to the congregation by Bobbi and Dave Gerlits and installed last week with help from the Asset Team.     The Peace Pole has been a focal point in the Peace Garden at First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) since 2008. The new peace pole is aluminum and replaces the original