Certification due by February 5, 2025
Every year, the UUA requires each congregation to certify membership, RE enrollment, Board structure, staff, diversity information, and financials. Although the UUA does not dictate how each congregation operates, they still like to check the pulse of each organization falling under the umbrella of the UUA. They also use this information to determine Annual Program Fund (dues) requests, apportion delegates for elections and General Assembly, better understand congregational needs, and compile data about overall indicators and trends within Unitarian Universalism.
If you would like to become a member or enroll your child in the RE program, please do so before we have to certify on February 5.
To see the aggregated results from last year's certification process, please click the button below.
Consider becoming a MEMBER of our church
There have been a lot of new visitors here this year and they must like us because they keep coming back. Are you one of those folks? Would you like to talk about becoming a member of UUNB? This growing Beloved Community would love to have you involved!
New Members Sunday is Feb. 9 and we would like to welcome YOU, so please let Karen know if you're interested or if you have any questions. Call the office at 508-994-9686 or email Karen at minister@uunewbedford.org. Let's GROW this place!
Save the Date!
Reminder: Deb will be doing a hospitality training session in the kitchen BEFORE service on January 19, at 10:30 AM. Anyone interested in volunteering in the kitchen for events and Sunday service coffee hour is encouraged to attend.
Social Justice Committee Meeting Tonight
Weekly SJC meetings happen on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. Please visit the calendar on our website to get the Zoom link. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Did you miss Sunday service? Watch it here
Upcoming Services
***Please be aware that from now on, if you arrive on Sundays after 11 AM you will have to use the Union Street entrance. This is because we do not have a Sunday Sexton.
January 19: Stories and Social Change: The practice of building the future we hope for (MLK Day), Ms. Morning will lead Sunday School.
January 26: Stories and Religion: The practice of building our UU identity, We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King by Yolanda Renee King
The UUA’s “Side with Love” 30 Days of Love Event is an “annual month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice, 30 Days of Love will go from January 20 through Valentine’s Day, February 14.
You can check for events on the website at:
We are Unitarian Universalists (open wide toward each other)
Who put love at the center of our lives (hands on heart)
And as we go out into the world,
Let us remember that…
Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law.
This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, To seek the truth in love, And to help one another. - James Vila Blake
Contact Yasmin with any questions at flefleh@gmail.com
We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Infinity Productions to bring a monthly concert series and open mic to our church. This is a huge opportunity for the church to make money to support our ministries and facility care. Please share these events with your family and friends and attend yourself.
Our partnership with Jeff Angeley from SouthCoast Lessons continues in 2025 to bring FREE programs to the people with Old Time Fiddle Session, Contra Dancing, and more to UUNB.
Open Mic is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 4 PM for a 4:30 PM start. After the event on January 19, Open Mic will occur on the first Sunday of each month through June. All donations from this event will benefit the church, so please tell your family and friends.
FREE - every 4th Sunday of the month in the Maja Capek room.
There will be order forms in the sanctuary and the Parish House for those who would like to purchase tickets to the following concerts with a check. Please put the order form and your check in an envelope and mail it to the office or drop it in the mail slot on 8th Street.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Save the Date! Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.
The calendar on our website shows everything happening at UUNB. Updates are displayed immediately, so you will always know what is planned.
Our Mission is to encourage diversity and mutual acceptance and work for positive change in ourselves and our community.
"We envision a congregation in which we practice the principles of our faith. We seek to enjoy peaceful reflection and inspiration in intellectually and spiritually satisfying church services. We aim to embrace the people and efforts of our church community by supporting our children and their programs, our committees and their goals, our staff and their efforts on our behalf, and each other."
Our Promises
Each person is important.
Be kind in all you do.
We help each other learn.
We search for what is true.
Each person has a say.
Work for a peaceful world.
The web of life’s the way.
Build the beloved community, free from racism and oppression.
First Unitarian Church in New Bedford
71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 994-9686
Administrator ext. 10
Minister ext. 13
Karen cell: (508) 441-9344
Thrift Shop ext. 12
Board Members & Officers
Steve Carmel, President
Charles Morgan, Vice President
Deborah Carmel, Treasurer
Cora Peirce, Clerk
Trustees
Committee Chairs
Staff
The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 AM to 1 PM
(508)994-9686 ext.12
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