Only 4 Services Left of the Church Year! You read that right, folks! We are in the single-digit numbers of how many services are left. The last service of the year is on Sunday, June 21. We will be back to a normal schedule on September 13, 2026. But, we want to keep the momentum going! Are you interested in leading a discussion group, book club, hosting a dinner at the church, or offering lessons in a craft? Let's stick together this summer. All ideas are welcome! l

Events, Outreach, and Fundraising Meeting Scheduled for May 21, at 6 PM! Continuing the conversation from the Annual Meeting, we will come together to discuss ways to improve communication, break down silos, and explore the possibility of combining committees that currently have only one member. The discussion will be led by the administrator, Jessica. Please come with an open mind and positive suggestions.

“To see, simply to look and to see, is an ethical act and intentional choice; to see, with open eyes, is a spiritual practice and thus a risk, for it can open you to ways of knowing the world and loving it that will lead to inevitable consequences. The awakened [and curious] eye is a conscious eye, a willful eye, and brave, because to see things as they are, each in its own truth, will make you very vulnerable.”

April is National Poetry Month! Our Annual Poetry Service is SUNDAY, April 26. All are welcome to read one or two poems at the service. If you want to rehearse your poetry before the service, workshop a poem in process ( bring 5 copies) or meet your fellow church poets, join us SUNDAY April 19, after the service in the Maya Chepek room. So, grab your coffee & snacks and head over for a poets meet up on Sunday, April 19.

Of all our themes this year, Embracing Possibility is arguably most central to our faith. It has distinguished Unitarian Universalists from our beginning. Historically, when others saw depravity and sin at the core of human identity, we saw potential. When many were preaching that this world is fallen, we fell in love with the possibility of heaven on earth.

We are thrilled to announce that UUNB has been awarded grants from the New Bedford, Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, and Acushnet Local Cultural Councils to support the 42nd Annual Jazz Concert on June 28, 2026!

Free author talk, sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, will take place during Thursday, March 12, AHA! night at the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford. Details inside!

Join UUNB in a National Day of Protest on June 14th! Details inside the newsletter.

This Sunday, May 25, we welcome Jerry Rooney from the Whitfield-Manjiro House as our guest speaker for Social Justice Sunday.

Great NEWS! We have received funding from the Local Cultural Councils to support programs happening at UUNB in 2025. The awards are as...