Sunday, August 1: Do We Grow Up to Become Our Parents? - Christel Kesler. This message addresses themes of social mobility and social equality from the perspective of the lessons that parents pass along to their children. How can these lessons both promote and impede equality? How can better understanding these intergenerational messages help UUs live out our second principle and work toward justice, equity, and compassion in human relations?
Sunday, August 8: Taking Shifts for the Revolution - Rev. Jon (Bucky) Rogers of Atlanta, Georgia. As we contemplate both the importance and the limitations of electoral work, this service will examine its spiritual and organizing lessons, including how to embody Rev. Ashley Horan's call to "take shifts for the revolution."
Sunday, August 15: Rev. Duncan of Abundant LUUV UU Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sunday, August 22: Searching Among Stones (a Faith Rocket message) - Kris Carlson. Science can put us in touch with spiritual mysteries, as one man found out when he handled the stone from a dinosaur’s stomach.
Sunday, August 29: A UU View of Miracles (a Faith Rocket message) - Bill Lee.
Even though our services are online, we gratefully accept Offerings, which can be made by mailing a check to PO Box 435, Waterville, ME 04903-0435 or by using the "Donate" button found on this page. (FYI, with the "Donate" button, 2.9% of your contribution goes to PayPal.) Thank you!
Weekly Gatherings
Tuesday Discussion Group, 11 am - 1 pm on Zoom. Topic for August 3rd: "Art in Our Lives." All are welcome! FMI, contact Carolyn MacRae. Zoom link:
Or to join by phone (audio only), dial: 312-626-6799. For some set-ups you might need: Meeting ID: 894 2713 8856 Passcode: 696243
Thursday Men's Coffee Group meets at 10:00 am each Thursday at Jorgensen's. FMI, contact Ray Winship
Friday Women's Group, 11 am - 1 pm. On non-first Fridays and weather permitting, we'll be at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow, else Zoom. For the park, which is handicap accessible, be sure to bring a chair, layers (sometimes it’s cooler by the river), and your own food and beverage. FMI, a ride to the park, etc., please contact Claire Prontnicki or Kit Alexander.
ESP is serving a limited menu from 3 to 4 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. Food service takes place outside so that contact can be eliminated almost 100%. We are serving a bagged meal of four sandwiches and whatever else we have to give. Thanks for your support!
The UU Church of Waterville does not currently provide direct financial assistance, but contributes to the Mid-Maine Interfaith Council.
To inquire about assistance with food, housing, etc., please email the Council's on-call minister at interfaithmidmaine@gmail.com
WELCOME!
We are a welcoming and inclusive community of faith. We are home to the spiritual-but-not-religious, to the religiously unaffiliated, to current and former members of other faith traditions, and to life-long UUs. We believe in the divinity of the human spirit.
Please explore our site, and reach out to us if you have questions or would like more information. We hope that you will find something meaningful, something to feed your spirit, something that speaks to your heart and nourishes your soul.
Watch this video (1 min 45 sec) for a taste of Sunday mornings at the Waterville UU Church.
Zoom services resume August 1st;
Sanctuary services resume September 12th
At the Annual Meeting on May 16th, church members voted to suspend Zoom services for the month of July, to resume Zoom services on August 1st, and to resume sanctuary services on September 12, 2021 if conditions permit.
Community Anti-Racism Rally - 6/1/2020
Over 200 people gathered on "The Point" on June 1, 2020 to protest racism in response to the murder of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
