July 12 @10:30: Theme is POETRY
We hope you will join the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church throughout the summer for virtual Summer Sundays! Summer Sundays are not regular services, but instead facilitated discussions around a craft, current event, or spiritual pursuit. Click for more details.
MOREMUUC Summer Challenge!
MUUC's Committee on Ministry would like to challenge ALL of us to take on the “MUUC Summer Challenge!” Let’s encourage one and all to connect with at least one member of our beloved community, every week, this summer. It’s up to UU! It’s up to US. Click for more information on our Summer Challenge!
MOREMUUC’s Care Team – Summer Edition
Our spring-season Care Team (March-June) has wrapped up, but the need continues. And we NEED some fresh volunteers! Are you available to make a few (2-4) phone calls every-other-week for the coming months (July-August-September)? If so and/or if you would like to learn more, please email
[email protected]What Can I Do? Actions for Dismantling White Supremacy
Here's some great suggestions for things that we can all do to dismantle white supremacy and support Black lives right now. Will you choose something in each category to do, then tell us about it?
MORE60 Folks from MUUC Stand Out for Racial Equity
On June 7, in our masks, with our homemade signs and our new Black Lives Matter Banner, we showed up in droves to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and all those unlawfully killed by police.
MOREVirtual UUA General Assembly 2020: Can You Vote for MUUC?
This year's UUA General Assembly, the national convention of UUs, was supposed to happen in Providence RI -- but now it's all online, so you can view it from your living room! The virtual GA will be from June 24-28 online. Click for more details.
MOREStaying Connected this Summer
Do YOU want to keep gathering this summer, online? What kind of thing would you like to see? What kind of thing would you like to LEAD? The Community Engagement and Worship Teams are working together to create fun Sunday gatherings over the summer, and your input is wanted. Click for more info.
MOREDonations Welcome for the Melrose Pantry of Hope
The Pantry of Hope at the First Baptist Church is currently providing pre-bagged groceries to clients outside their church on Tuesdays from 1-3. They are not accepting food drop offs but would be thrilled with financial donations. Click for more details.
MORECovid Connections?
Some church folks are hoping to visit one another -- while wearing masks and staying 6-feet apart, of course. Do you have a porch that will accommodate visitors? Or a garden/yard? Or would you like to go visiting, or lead a socially distant small-group walk in nature? Click for more info.
MOREYou Can Still UU the Vote — Get Involved From Home
The UU the Vote campaign -- grounded in the UU principles of the Inherent Worth and Dignity of All People and the Interdependence of All Life -- is still alive and well and working for Electoral Justice at the local, state and national levels. Click for details on how to BE INVOLVED!
MOREBread of Life Meals to Go!
Bread of Life continues serving "Meals To-Go" four evenings a week. Instead of preparing and serving at this time, MUUC will donate the funds normally budgeted for a meal. Click to make your own personal donation to Bread of Life.
MOREMUUC Quilters Donate Masks to First Parish Church in Taunton for Their Social Outreach
When a call for help came from our sibling UU church, First Parish Church in Taunton, last week, the Melrose UU Quilters were on it! Our quilters responded by quickly making and mailing 30 masks to them. Click for the details! Thank you, Quilters!
MOREWant To Know More About Covenant Groups?
Are you interested in exploring your spiritual life and getting to know some folks here at church? Covenant groups are now forming. Please stay tuned to your Midweek Update email for upcoming information on Covenant Groups.
MOREMUUC Has Closed the Building
In line with our UU principles, our number one priority is caring for the most vulnerable. Public health experts tell us that the only method proven to save lives is social distancing. The MUUC board has now established Guidelines for Gathering, and our Sunday Worship services will be held online-only. Please click for more information.
MORETeam Ministry Update – New Timetable
At our March 19 meeting, the Board decided to delay MUUC's process for selecting Ministry Teams for next church year. This will now happen sometime in the first half of the 2020-21 church year. This decision was due to the extraordinary circumstances of the church's - and everyone's - response to the COVID-19 crisis.
MOREOrder Equal Exchange Products Online at MUUC
Through Equal Exchange, Melrose UU Church sells fair-trade coffee, tea and chocolate. By simply emailing your selections to us, we will get your order ready for you, then we can arrange pick-up/drop-off. Click for info.
MOREWelcome to the Melrose UU Church!
Welcome to this sacred space, where we strive to live our vision of being a beloved community that is welcoming and inspirational, a place of understanding and acceptance, and where social justice and compassion guide our actions. Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sept - June.
MORE“White Lies”: NPR Podcast about the Murder of Rev. James Reeb, UU Minister
The Anti-Racism Team invites you to listen to this important podcast series. In 1965, the Rev. James Reeb, a UU minister, was murdered during the civil rights events in Selma, Alabama. Although his murder has never been officially solved, NPR has in uncovered new information about this tragic incident. A "must listen" for all UU's.
MOREAnti-Racism Ministry
The Anti-Racism Ministry Team invites everyone to listen to the Podcast about Rev. James Reeb (see other post on HOME page). We are also working towards creating an alliance of Melrose and Boston METCO families. Consider: what can Melrose residents do create a top-notch experience for our METCO students? Click for details on MUUC's work…
MOREImmigration Ministry
There were many words of support and offers to participate in the Immigration Ministry after the 9/22 Worship service, "Who Is My Neighbor", that focused on the immigrant experience. There are some URGENT needs - the MUUC community is invited to participate in this important work. Click for a list of things you can do.
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Men’s Yankee Swap, Alternative Fair, Harvest Fair and More!
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Our “Giving Beyond Our Walls” Program enables us to donate thousands of dollars to worthwhile charitable organizations in the Melrose community and beyond. Click on the photo of our hard-working church member for more information about “GBOW”.
Large print orders of service are available; wheelchair accessible (accessible ramp is next to the parking lot, with an accessible parking spot); hearing devices are available; and we love our children. There should be no barriers to belief - all are welcome here.
