Great NEWS!
We have received funding from the Local Cultural Councils to support programs happening at UUNB in 2025. The awards are as follows:
$300 for the 41st Annual Jazz Concert from the Mattapoisett LCC
$250 for the 41st Annual Jazz Concert from the Acushnet LCC
$2,250 for the 41st Annual Jazz Concert from the New Bedford LCC
$1,500 for Bread & Puppet Theater on April 24, 2025, from the New Bedford LCC
Social Justice Committee Meeting Tonight
Weekly SJC meetings are held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The Zoom link is available on our website. Everyone is welcome to attend!
The Wicked Queer Puppet Theater Show, "Dreamworld," Closes At Start of Imbolc by Maxx Fidalgo
NEW BEDFORD, MA - Vaulted ceilings. A tiered, raised stage. Stained glass windows from the 19th century. These are all common sights in downtown New Bedford, where buildings from the 1800s still stand proudly today. It’s what’s under those ceilings on that stage backed by those three, arched windows that’s less of a common sight. Or rather who.
At 12:30PM on the cloudy, frigid Sunday of February 3, 2025 - technically the start of the Gaelic season of Imbolc - located in the Try Works Auditorium of the First Unitarian Church in downtown New Bedford, the Wicked Queer Puppet Theater (WQPT) gave their last run of “Dreamworld.” “Dreamworld” is a theatre menagerie that pieces together live music and large, paper-mâché puppets built by-hand by the act’s performers. Their de-facto front-liner, J Terry of Westport performing as Hooly J Chan, played music from their newest album, A Worm’s Wings, released on July 8 in 2024. The production is layered with darkness, hope, and more than a little commentary on the current sociopolitical climate, phrased by Chan as "a very dark time in this country & our humanity."
Chan says they chose to make worms the center of this album and show because the worm has much to teach: in Chan's words, the "Earthworm thrives inside the dark. The worm is constantly regenerating its surroundings to create a home where growth is possible. So today we will look to our worm friends to teach us how to move through darkness, how to hold each other inside the unknown, and how to use our collective imagination to create a world that is rooted in love. Because with real love there is room to change and expand. In the dreamworld, we all have the ability to grow wings."
Did you miss Sunday service? Watch it here
Please be aware that from now on, if you arrive on Sundays after 11 AM you will have to use the Union Street entrance. This is because we do not have a Sunday Sexton.
March Services: The Soul Matter Theme is Trust
Baby Leila will be welcomed to our congregation during the service on March 2.
We want to celebrate YOU! Become an official member of our church today.
Please take note - there is NO SERVICE on March 16 due to the NB Half Marathon. We will see you on the 23rd!
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.
Please feel free to contact the Director of Religious Education, Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent, for further information, questions, or comments about our Sunday School.
March 2: Trusting Yourself, Wisdom Story: The Empty Pot – A Chinese Parable
Please share these events with your family and friends and attend yourself. We would love to see you!
FREE Events Happening at UUNB
Open Mic is FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 3:30 PM for a 4:00 PM start. Open Mic will occur on the first Sunday of each month through June. All donations from this event will benefit the church, so please tell your family and friends.
Ticketed Events
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
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.
Save the Date! Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.
Order forms are available in the sanctuary and the Parish House for those wishing to buy concert tickets with a check. Please place the order form and your check in an envelope and either mail it to the office or drop it in the mail slot on 8th Street.
The calendar on our website shows everything happening at UUNB. Updates are displayed immediately, so you will always know what is planned
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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