Please consider visiting our members in long-term care facilities! I am sure they would love to see you :) If you can't visit, perhaps a letter or card may brighten their day.
The Oaks, 4525 Acushnet Ave., NB
Larry Jaquith: Room 308B
Laurice Waclawick: Room 212B
Sippican Health Center, 15 Mill St., Marion
Ken Peirce: Room 112
African American Read-In on February 20 at 11:30 AM
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
*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.
Baby Leila will be welcomed to our congregation during the service on March 2.
We want to celebrate YOU! Become an official member of our church today.
Side with Love Webinar, Tuesday, March 4 at 7 PM - Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times
This moment calls for us to be deeply grounded in our values, resilient in the face of challenges, and responsible stewards of justice.
Together, we will explore:
Simple tips on communicating safely in public and on private channels
Strategies for responding in crisis moments
Practical tools for organizing and resisting authoritarianism
Join us for powerful stories from the organizers who helped write the Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible toolkit. Learn how these tips can help you meet this moment.
Now more than ever, we must show up for one another. Join us to deepen your commitment, strengthen your skills, and act in solidarity for a just and liberated future.
In faith and solidarity,
Nicole Pressley,
UUA Side With Love Organizing Strategy Director
February 26: The Practice of Not Leaving Religion Out, Gandhi Peace Greeting
UU & Sunday School Volunteers: 10:15-11:00 am
Contact Yasmin with any questions at flefleh@gmail.com
Please share these events with your family and friends and attend yourself. We would love to see you!
FREE Events Happening at UUNB
NEW - Starting this Friday
Open Mic is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 3:30 PM for a 4:00 PM start. 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.
Ticketed Events
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.
Order forms are available in the sanctuary and the Parish House for those wishing to buy concert tickets with a check. Please place the order form and your check in an envelope and either mail it to the office or drop it in the mail slot on 8th Street.
The calendar on our website shows everything happening at UUNB. Updates are displayed immediately, so you will always know what is planned
Amid confusing Trump executive orders, local state reps believe information is power
Should Massachusetts lose federal funding, important programs would come under threat, say Representatives Cabral, Markey, Sylvia, and Hendricks.
South Coast residents are expressing concern and fear to their state representatives following more than 60 executive orders from President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office, many of which could impact Massachusetts.
Early in his second term, Trump has tried to pause federal spending, threatened mass deportation and cracked down on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. It’s unclear how many of Trump’s executive orders are constitutional, prompting dozens of federal lawsuits — and a wave of confusion.
Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral, D-New Bedford, said that the current chaos comes from a lack of specifics in many of the executive orders. So the first step is figuring out what they might mean for the state, should they survive the lawsuits.
In interviews with The Light, Democratic Reps. Cabral, Christopher Markey, Mark Sylvia and Christopher Hendricks said they want people to be aware of the risks. Should Massachusetts lose federal funding, important programs would come under threat.
“We understand that we’re going to have, probably, an antagonistic relationship with the administration in the next few years,” New Bedford’s Hendricks said. “There is worry, but there is a sense of, we can handle this. … We’re just gonna stay the course and take issues as they come.”
The state House and Senate need to pass the state’s fiscal year 2026 budget by July. Trump’s moves have put the budget proposal in an uncertain state, since federal funding typically makes up about a quarter of the Commonwealth’s budget, according to the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. Massachusetts depends on the federal government for direct partnerships and state-administered programs, Fairhaven’s Sylvia said.
Though a federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s funding freeze, state representatives said a loss of federal funding would damage the South Coast, particularly if it affected state programs.
“We would see a greater impact as well, because cities like New Bedford and Fall River and others rely even more on state assistance,” Cabral said. For example, the majority of funding for public schools in the area comes from the state, not from local taxes.
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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."
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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.
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(508) 994-9686
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Steve Carmel, President
Charles Morgan, Vice President
Deborah Carmel, Treasurer
Cora Peirce, Clerk
Trustees
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