The Compass, April 9, 2025
- Apr 9
- 4 min read
Did you miss Sunday service? Watch it here!
Save The Date For Our Next Congregational Date this Saturday, April 13!
The congregation is invited to participate in a clean-up at Fort Taber with our guest speaker for the April 13th Sunday service, Mary Lou Nicholson, from Be the Solution to Pollution.
Meet in the parking lot near the Military Museum, 1000 S. Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford.
Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring a reusable water bottle.
Cookies and brownies are provided.
April Services: The Soul Matter Theme is Joy
We are celebrating Earth Day with Mary Lou from "Be the Solution to Pollution" on Social Justice Sunday, April 13.
Mary Lou earned a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Bridgewater State College in 1992. She has been a professional nanny since 1994.
In 2011 she started the group, Be the Solution to Pollution, in order to clean up South Coast shorelines and teach the public about plastic pollution and its connection to climate change.
Mary Lou was trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2020 and is a member of Climate Reality Project: SouthCoast Massachusetts. She is also a member of the Plastic Free Massachusetts Coalition and the Zero Waste Rhode Island Coalition.
She has testified many times before legislators to encourage the passing of bills to reduce polystyrene and single-use plastic pollution.
Our Sunday school is a collaborative effort.
Everyone works together to share their skills, time, and energy to enrich our programs. We use the “Spirit Play” curriculum to share goals and objectives for the younger children. Children spend the first fifteen minutes in the sanctuary, and then we head upstairs to the classroom space. You are welcome to accompany your child.
The RE (Religious Education) Team meets monthly to determine the programs, policies, and events for the children, youth, and adults. Parents are encouraged to join the RE Team.
Don't hesitate to get in touch with the Director of Religious Education, Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent, for further information, questions, or comments about our Sunday School.
April 10: AHA Earth Eve Parade/Project Planet: Work of Heart & Bee Kind, Meet at the Church at 5:15 pm to walk to Market St./NBFP Library
April 13: Joy Found in Music -“Make a joyful noise!” Climate Justice: Single-Use Plastics
What’s on the market? Show and Tell
April 20: Joy Found in Hard Times- “Rise from the ashes!” Easter Service: Inter-generational
Adapted from Jesus, The Carpenter's Son By Sophia Lyon Fahs
April 27: Joy Found in Nature -“Take time to smell the roses!” & “Nature is the best
medicine!” Poetry Service, Yasmin Out
Social Justice Committee Meeting today at 6:30 PM on Zoom
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85480973249 to join.
Photos from Last Sunday's Holi Event hosted by the Social Justice and Outreach Committees.
Have photos you want to share? Email them to Jessica at admin@uunewbedford.org
Please share these events with your family and friends and attend yourself. We would love to see you!
FREE Events Happening at UUNB
Being Human takes place every Friday at 11 AM. Please use the parking lot door.
Hearts United is a support group for families affected by mental illness.
Ticketed Events
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Bread & Puppet Theater - The Obligation to Live
Tickets are $20; no one is turned away for lack of funds. Follow the link in the event to the Bread & Puppet website to reserve your seats.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.
If you prefer to pay by check or cash, please drop it in the mail slot on 8th Street, or stop by the office during office hours.
Save the date! A special performance with Whatever Mike, June 6, 2025. Tickets are $25
The calendar on our website shows everything happening at UUNB. Updates are displayed immediately, so you will always know what is planned
Protest, April 19, Fairhaven High School
Rev. Karen LeBlanc & Jessica will present an award at this event on April 10th. UU New Bedford was one of the shooting locations for the NB Film Festival.
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."
Our Promises
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.
First Unitarian Church in New Bedford
71 8th Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
(508) 994-9686
Administrator ext. 10
Minister ext. 13
Karen cell: (508) 441-9344
Thrift Shop ext. 12
Board Members & Officers
Steve Carmel, President
Charles Morgan, Vice President
Deborah Carmel, Treasurer
Cora Peirce, Clerk
Trustees
Committee Chairs
Staff
The Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 AM to 1 PM
(508)994-9686 ext.12
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