1 Benevolent Street
(Corner of Benefit and Benevolent)
Providence, RI 02906
401-421-7970
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With joyous music and words of solemn promise, we – the congregation of the First Unitarian Church of Providence – will install the Reverend Elizabeth Lerner Maclay as our eighteenth settled minister. The installation service reaffirms and formalizes the bond between minister and congregation that … read more.
A Sermon by Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern
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It is so good to be here! As some of you may know but maybe do not, Rev. Maclay and I … read more.
A sermon by Lee Clasper-Torch.
Lee served on the faculty of Moses Brown School for 25 years, teaching courses in comparative religion, philosophy, and ethics. He is currently a workshop, presentation, and retreat teacher and serves as the Men’s Engagement Coordinator for the Ten Men Project … read more.
A sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
Welcome
Welcome and again Good Morning! It is so good to be together, especially now, especially in this autumn full of so much – joy and hope, struggle and suffering. The stories we all know and share, the stories … read more.
A sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
Opening Words:
Community Means Strength, Starhawk
We are all longing to go home to some place
we have never been—a place half-remembered and half-envisioned
we can only catch glimpses of from time to time.
Community.
Somewhere, there are people to whom … read more.
A sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
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Avinu malkeinu, avinu malkeinu,
avinu malkeinu, chaneinu v’a neinu,
Ki ein banu ma’a –asim.
Asei imanu, tzedakah va chessed
Asei imanu, tzedakah … read more.
A sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay
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The word for beginning, in Greek, is “arxi,” It’s an ancient word. Its roots go back to the idea of a … read more.
Join us for the first service of the new church year as we welcome our new minister Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay and celebrate the beginning of our new church year together. Gather with us on the front lawn of the church this first Sunday to … read more.
In 2015, the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Janice made her first trip to Turkey. Here is what she learned about nationalism, alternative facts, and the immense courage of truth-tellers. Janice is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and a professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Rhode … read more.
Bailey will talk about experiences with the Unitarian Universalist faith during high school in relation to mental illness, tragedy, and coming to terms with sexuality. She is a senior at Smithfield High and a lifelong UU currently serving a two-year term as a Youth Observer to … read more.
