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December 10th Worship

Scripture:   Luke 1:68-79Lesson: The Choral Worship Program! At UPA we understand that words are not the only language through which we can know the divine. While words can be very helpful and are certainly a cultural go-to when searching for meaning – think, prayers, reflection time, even our scriptures! – we know that

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December 3rd Worship

Help us Celebrate Ron’s retirement following worship.After worship join us in the Parish Hall for an Advent Lunch and a Celebration for Ron who after 30 years of with UPA has retired. There is still time to contribute to a gift for Ron click here  Scripture:  Mark 13:24-37 Lesson:  Keep Alert And just like that we

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Worship November 26th

Scriptures:  Psalm 150 and Romans 12:6 Lesson:  Joy in Singing  Happy Thanksgiving to you all!There are so many ways to celebrate this holiday. Often we will travel to be with family or family will come to see us. Some of our college students will come home for the long weekend and others will stay put

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Friday Dinner – Holiday Book Swap

Join us Friday, December 8 from 6:30-8:30 pm for our next Friday Dinner. Pizza will be served. Bring your own beverages and a dessert or appetizer to share if you’d like, and join us for holiday fun. And, to help you with your holiday “shopping,” we’ll be having a Book

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Betty Meyer Art Gallery

Three shows of oil paintings by Henry Gates shall be seen in the Betty Meyer Gallery at the United Parish of Auburndale. The church gallery at 64 Hancock street in Newton MA is open weekdays from 9:00am to 3:00 pm and Sundays 9:00am to 1:00pm. This gallery is of considerable

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Renewing our annual financial commitment

Be the church This past Sunday we heard from Treasurer, David Stuart who provided an update on UPA’s finances and also from Granville Harris. He told his and Marlyn’s story of how they came to become members at UPA. And what a great story it is, Once again as it is fall

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Worship November 19th

Scripture:  Genesis 1:1-2:3        Lesson:  Sabbath So often we hear that youth (generally teenagers) have no interest in church, worship, or our programs.  We hear tell that they are not inspired by worship and that the lessons of our faith aren’t relevant. Clearly they don’t know UPA youth. Last weekend eight of our middle

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Worship November 12th 

Scripture:  Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16, Matthew 25:1-13 Lesson:  To Know Ms. Wisdom In an age of slippery and false “truths” it is important to ask the question, what is wisdom?  From the beginning of human history our ancestors have wondered about wisdom: where it comes from, how it differs from “knowledge,” how

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Thanksgiving Offering

Outreach has designated World Central Kitchen as the Thanksgiving offering this year. Founded in 2010 World Central Kitchen responds to natural disasters, man-made crises, and humanitarian emergencies around the world. We’re a team of food first responders, mobilizing with the urgency of now to get meals to the people who need them most. Deploying

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Love and Loss

A new support group for those who have lost a spouse. Join us for on the first and third Tuesday monthly from 10:00am to 11:30am in the Fireside Room. If you have any questions please reach out to Sue O’Connell at susieolbi@gmail.com. 

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