Archives: Services

Seeking a Lifeline

Amid waves of continuing bad news and well-founded anxieties, how do we find the clarity and courage we need to move boldly together toward a different kind of future? This service will explore the intimate connection between growing spirituality and effective social engagement, suggesting … read more.

May God Watch

In her message, Joan Richards will consider the challenges of 2020 from the perspective of a church whose members have negotiated times of crisis for 300 years.

Joan has been an active member of First U since she and her family moved to Providence in 1982.

Healing: Reckoning

Why do people vote the way they do? In this post-election season, Rev. Tom Schade reflects on his own experience as he inquires into why people have voted the way they did.

Rev. Schade is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who served the First Unitarian Church of Worcester … read more.

Healing

Where do we go now, after the election? We may be elated or deflated. But we, as a people and a nation, will need to find ways to reconcile and heal.

Join us on Sunday morning at 10:30am for our virtual worship service, livestreamed from First … read more.

All Souls Sunday

Join us on Sunday morning at 10:30am for our virtual worship service, livestreamed from First U’s historic Meeting House. To view the service live, click here or go directly to First Unitarian’s YouTube channel, where you can also view it at a later time. If you … read more.

Old Wine and Cancel Culture

What is behind our tendency not to forgive? We’ve moved from shunning and exile, but how do we “cancel” now? And where does it leave us in terms of joy?

Join us on Sunday morning at 10:30am for our virtual worship service, livestreamed from First U’s … read more.

The Blame Game

Since the time of Adam and Eve, there’s always someone blaming someone or something for what befalls us. Are we too quick to cast judgement and assign blame? Could there be other interpretations? To use a word from Rev. Liz, what might happen if we … read more.