Today's service is our Water Service, and is our first service of out regular church year. Sadie Kahn-Greene, our director of Faith Formation, leads the service today with support from Music Director Jed Holland, and worship associate Carl Phillips.
Today is our last service of the summer before we return to our regular church year. Today's service is led by Jess Woods, with support from Worship Associate Emma Rearick and Music Director Jed Holland.
Today's service is "Transitions from Summer to Fall: Spiritual Practices and Daily Living" and was led by Charlotte Cardone and Vengerflutta Smith.
Today's service was led by ministerial intern Carol Barschow. Caro tells us about Unitarian ministers William Ellery Channing and John Deitrich.
Today's service is "More Safe or More Afraid," and is led by Paul Introcaso, Livia Gershon, and Jessica Price, with support from Music Director Jed Holland and Andy Capen.
Today's wonderful service about our church robot, the Wonderbot, was led by Emma Rearick. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to get a recording. Imagine a beautiful solo of Breakaway (by Bridget Benenate, Avril Levigne & Matthew Gerrard) sung by Anne Smith, a wonderful sermon by Emma Rearick, some robot poems read by Jay Guarneri, and the congregation singing "The Robot Connection", all to honor and enjoy our Wonderbot, which was built and programmed by Frank Grossman and Katie Jesse back when the pandemic started in 2020!
This service, led by Bob Keating with support from Worship Associate, Bob Coulter, focuses on the act of being deliberately vulnerable, as well as the principles, rights and duties of Universalism that can comfort and transform us.
Today's service, Walking as a spiritual practice, is led by Karen Murray and Cathy Guevarra, with support from worship associate Emma Rearick, and music director Jed Holland.
Today's service is "Grief and Determination", and is led by Robin Trudel, with support from Music Director Jed Holland and Carl Phillips. Take a listen to a rare solo by our music director Jed!
This service, led by Reverend Allison Palm and Ministerial Intern, Caro Barschow, is entitled "Celebrating Pride". It explores the question posed by author Hannah Roberts Villnave, "Is Pride a Protest or a Party?". The words, music, and blessings contained in this service answer this question with a resounding "Yes". In the words of Villnave, "Why not rejoice while we resist, dance as we demand change, celebrate as we create community that delights in all of who we are?"
Today's service is our Flower Communion, and it is led by Rev Allison, with support from ministerial intern Caro Barschow, Director of Faith Formation Sadie Kahn-Greene, and Music Director Jed Holland. Today's service is the last one led by Rev Allison until she returns from her sabbatical in December.
Today's Bridging service is led by Rev Allison Palm, Sadie Kahn-Greene, and some of our graduating seniors.
Today's service is Switch-it-up Sunday, led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from music director Jed Holland, Director of Faith Formation Sadie Kahn-Greene, and ministerial intern Caro Barschow.
This service, led by Reverend Allison Palm, is entitled "Nurturing the Blessing You Are" and features child dedications and the welcoming of our Director of Faith Formation, Sadie Kahn-Greene, back from her 4-month sabbatical.
Today's service is "Widening the Circle" led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from music director Jed Holland, worship associate Elizabeth Lewis, and members of our Widening the Circle study group. Listen to the beautiful duet "One Day" and the thoughtful reflections by the Widening the Circle group.
Today's service is "Beauty and Awe" and is led by ministerial intern Caro Barschow, with support from worship associates Vengerflutta Smith and Emma Rearick, and music director Jed Holland.
The Limits of Awakening
This is our Easter service, led by Reverend Allison Palm with support from Ministerial Intern, Caro Barschow.
Today's service is "Woven Into a Single Garment of Destiny" The majority of the service was led by UUA President Rev Susan Frederick-Gray and UU Leaders from across the country with prerecorded videos. Unfortunately, we are unable to post this wonderful service.
Today's service is "Live Each Day As If It Were the First" and is led by Rev Allison Palm. with support from Music Director Jed Holland, Ministerial Intern Caro Barschow, Bob Coulter, Tess George, Kim Steele, and Jodie Holway.
Renewing What We Share
This service is led by guest minister, Reverend Shayna Appel with support from Worship Associate Emma Rearick. The title of the sermon is "Church v. Country Club; What’s the Difference?".
Today's service is "What does it mean to be church?: Generosity & Commitment”, and is led by the Rev Patrick McLaughlin. Rev Patrick is here visiting from Manchester, NH as part of a 3-way pulpit swap. This week Rev Allison is in Milford, and Milford's minister Rev Shayna Appel is preaching in Manchester. Rev Patrick is assisted today by our ministerial intern Caro Barschow, Music Director Jed Holland, Diane Wolfe, and Pat Ladew.
Today 's service is " A Promise Breaking, Promise Re-making Faith", led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, and worship associate Bob Coulter.
"Widening the Circle of Concern" - This service will explore the Widening the Circle of Concern report from our UUA Commission on Institution Change. What do the recommendations of this report mean for our congregation?
This service, led by Reverend Allison Palm with support from Ministerial Intern, Caro Barschow, and Worship Associate, Diane Wolfe, explores the role of pastoral care in our congregation and our faith. The church's Pastoral Care Associates offer their perspectives on the purpose, the process, and the value of pastoral care and explore the question, "How do we understand the congregation as a source of support and care?"
Today's service is "Fueling Our Flame", led by the Stewardship Team and Rev Allison Palm, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, ministerial intern Caro Barschow, Eileen Herring, and Brenna Woods. It takes a wide circle of support to keep our congregation. Join us to reflect on our gifts and the way we use them to fuel the flame of our congregation.
Today's service is "What Now? And What's Next?", led by our guest worship leader Matt Meyer, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, Bob Coulter, and Jodi Holway. When our plans are continually rethought, our calendars are revised, our schedules revisited, perhaps what we need are better questions for the future, instead of reaching for concrete answers. When things are changing quickly and the future is hard to predict, perhaps we can look to each other when we can’t always look ahead.
Today's service is Reproductive Justice Sunday. It is led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, ministerial intern Caro Barschow, Moe Daniels, and Lindsey Sylvester. Several of the videos were provided by the UUA. In commemoration of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the ongoing fight for reproductive health, rights, and justice, we will join UU congregations across the country for a Sunday of solidarity, support, and reflection. If you would like to look at sexuality resources for families, click here: https://uunashua.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sexuality-Resources-for-Families.pdf We apologize for the unexpected background radio music due to technical difficulties. Check out the contemplative music "All This Joy", the thoughtful song "Kids Only Matter When They're Not Born Yet" and the wonderful upbeat hymn "My Roots Go Down".
"Living in to our Principles"- What are the key ideas or principles that we go back to that help us to live with intention? We’ll hear from UU Nashua member Bob Keating about one of his touchstones and consider what it is that helps guide our lives.
In this service, led by Reverend Allison Palm and our Director of Faith Formation, Sadie Kahn-Greene, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday by exploring how we turn our good intentions into action for a better world. At the end of this service, we say goodbye for now to Sadie as she heads off on a four month sabbatical!
Today's service is "Living Deliberately", led by Rev Allison Palm, and supported by Ministerial Intern Caro Barschow, Music Director Jed Holland, Faith Formation Director Sadie Kahn-Greene, Andy Capen, and Moe Daniels. Sometimes taking time away from our everyday life can help us to reset and find new perspective. This service will explore the value of intentional time away and what this will look like for our upcoming staff sabbaticals.
Today's service is "Putting Down Intentions", led by Worship Associates Robin Trudel, Charlotte Cardone, and Emma Rearick, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, and Director of Faith Formation Sadie Kahn-Greene.
"Coziness" - When do you feel cozy? Let’s reflect on this quality of being and how it can restore us and open us to the joy and sorrow of life. A Zoom-only worship service – wear your slippers, bring your blanket and fill up your favorite mug with something warm and yummy.
This service is our Family Christmas Eve service, led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Sadie Kahn-Greene, Caro Barschow, Jed Holland, Carl Phillips, and friends.
This is our middle Christmas Eve service, of Lessons and Carols, led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Caro Barschow, Jed Holland, Vengerflutta Smith, and Andy Capen.
This is our 9 pm Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service, led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Caro Barschow, Jed Holland, Robin Trudel, and Emma Rearick.
Through story and song, we celebrate and honor the solstice with a modern solstice tale by Rev. Erica Baron. This service is led by Director of Faith Formation, Sadie Kahn-Greene and our minister, the Reverend Allison Palm. Also contributing their talents are Laurel, Abigail, Anna, Cooper, Jayden, Charlotte, Phinn, and Sabrina.
Today's service is "Finding Your Joy" and is led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Vengerflutta Smith, Sadie Kahn-Greene, Caro Barschow, and Music Director Jed Holland. Today is the first Sunday that we opened back up to a limited number of congregation members, as well as members on Zoom. There's some wonderful music, a great wonder box story, and a great sermon!
Today's service is "What is Joy?" and is led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Pat Ladew, ministerial intern Caro Barschow, and Music Director Jed Holland. This service is full of wonderful music, a wonderful sermon by Rev Allison, and an interview with the composer of our closing song "Peace and Joy".
"Florence Nightingale Had it Worse" - We explore the challenges of dealing with today’s epidemic, as well as broader social challenges, in the context of Unitarian Florence Nightingale’s experiences and frustrations.
This service, Led by Rev. Allison Palm with support from Ministerial Intern, Caro Barschow and Director of Faith Formation, Sadie Kahn-Greene, shares lessons of the honorable harvest from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass. This service is about learning from the wisdom and lessons from the indigenous teaching of this land.
Today's service is led by Rev Allison Palm, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, Ministerial Intern Caro Barschow, and Pat Ladew.
Today's service is "All That We Let In", led by Rev Allison Palm with support from Faith Formation Director Sadie Kahn-Greene, Music Director Jed Holland, and Emma Rearick. In this service, we will explore how our personal histories shape who we become. How do we hold the heaviness of being human with intention and care? We had some technical difficulties, so please excuse the sound quality on some parts. We also left out some parts of the service as a result.
Today's service is our All Soul's Service, led by Rev Allison Palm and Faith Formation Director Sadie Kahn-Greene. Join us for our annual service of remembrance for our loved ones who have died. We will explore together how we cultivate relationship with those who are no longer with us.
"Switch It Up Sunday: Cultivating Relationship" This week we will switch it up by offering short breakout group workshops for all ages as part of the service. Each one will focus on a different aspect of cultivating relationship – with yourself, with each other, with the earth, with music, etc.
In November, activists and world leaders will gather for the international UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. Achieving these goals will safeguard the homes and lives of millions of people. In this service, led by our Ministerial Intern, Caro Barschow, with support from Worship Associate, Andy Capen, we join with people of faith around the globe to raise our voices to affirm commitments to climate justice and an end to a fossil fuel-based economy.
Today's service is led by Director of Faith Formation Sadie Kahn-Greene, with support from Music Director Jed Holland, and the Land Acknowledgement Working Group.
Today's service is led by Rev Allison Palm with support from Vengerflutta Smith, Music Director Jed Holland, and Director of Faith Formation Sadie Kahn-Greene. How do we cultivate relationship with those with whom we disagree? What can our core values teach us about how to disagree with intention and love?
"Hugging Hope" - We are in the midst of a time of so much trauma. How do we take care of ourselves? How can connect to our bodies to find healing and hope?
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