Beverly Unitarian Church

05/31/2026

SUNDAY Morning Sermon
June 7, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Rev. Allen Harden
Sermon: "As We Live: forever rediscovering, reinventing, and
renewing our lives."
Or reimagining and restoring – anything but keeping our heads down and letting the days pass by on their own terms, unchallenged and uninspired. We are the primary arbiters of our own futures, the designers of our fate. Our biggest job is to embrace the challenge of our own life, and to forge meaning, purpose, and beauty as we go forth. Our UU heritage suggests that there is no one path, but that all things are dynamic, and maybe, subjective. “Revelation is never sealed”. I understand this to mean that even ultimacy can change – over time,
between peoples, and within our own hearts.

Childcare is available during this service. Older children are invited to stay for the service if they wish.
The Beverly Unitarian Church welcomes people of every religious background, race, ethnicity, age, gender, and sexual and affectional orientation.
Services in our sanctuary or join livestream on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81390479972...
Meeting ID: 813 9047 9972
Passcode: 640541
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05/25/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
May 31, 2026 ~ 10:30
Member in the pulpit: Maria Moser
Sermon: "Against the Border Power: Abolition and the UU Tradition"
Available for viewing here: https://youtu.be/FPUQkuxd7a4

Photo by DJ Paine on Unsplash

05/21/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
May 24, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Member in the pulpit: Pat Hofmann
Sermon: "Forsaken: Holding Onto Hope When All is Lost"
Available for viewing: https://youtu.be/8UaVMKf-pbE
Is there a "lost and found" for paradise? A return path from wilderness back to refuge? From despair to hope?
Come explore with me ... and maybe find a secret refuge to sustain you along the way.

Photo by Ronak Valobobhai on Unsplash

05/21/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
May 17, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Rev. Allen Harden
Sermon: Revisiting Israel/Palestine
Available for viewing here: https://youtu.be/O8xZ9_j0jXY
Last year, we, as a congregation, passed a resolution supporting the rights of Palestinian persons, and specifically condemning US military and financial support for destruction and ongoing genocide in Gaza. A year later, some things have changed but not really in a meaningful way. Meanwhile, public attention is turned to the joint Israeli/American assault on Iran. What do we know about any possibility for a peaceful and just future in Isarael and Lebanon? What might we do to encourage progress toward this goal?
Photo by Richard Lee on Unsplash

05/06/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
May 10, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Flower Communion ~ Mother's Day Service
Member and Worship Chair in the Pulpit: Marylee Donnelly
The Flower Communion is a ritual created by Norbert Capek in 1923. We will be celebrating this tradition with flowers brought by members to share.

Childcare is available during this service. Older children are invited to stay for the service if they wish.
The Beverly Unitarian Church welcomes people of every religious background, race, ethnicity, age, gender, and sexual and affectional orientation.

Services in our sanctuary or join livestream on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81390479972...
Meeting ID: 813 9047 9972
Passcode: 640541

Photo by Shamblen Studios on Unsplash

04/28/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
May 3, 2026
Rev. Allen Harden
Sermon: Available here: https://youtu.be/NqJb47p-Jq8
Considerations on the dilemma we face when there is a definite conflict between our sense of morality and our UU principles. How do we continue to value and benefit from the excellent contributions that were created by a person who has fallen from grace and behaved in ways that appall? In our UU world, Rev. Forrest Church, a brilliant theologian, is a prime example. Then there is Woody Allen and many more.

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04/21/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
April 26, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Future Minister in the Pulpit: Emily Mace
Sermon: "How the Light Lands"
Available for viewing here: https://youtu.be/BJZRU9oAuS4
UU theology often espouses the idea of spiritual truth as light streaming through the many colors of stained-glass windows. This service asks, what does that colorful light land on? How does it reach into the alcoves and recesses of our lives; transform the earth we walk on, and allow us, like a prism, to refract those colors back into the world?

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04/14/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
April 19, 2026 ~ 10:30 AM
Sermon: "UU Shared Values: Equity"
Available for viewing here: https://youtu.be/R_Pd9nbXzZE
Rev. Allen Harden
Our UU statement of purposes encourages us to live our shared
values, among which is equity. “We declare that every person is
inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love and compassion. We covenant to use our time, wisdom, attention, and money to build and sustain fully accessible and inclusive communities.” What is equity that it is of prime importance to us? How is our commitment to equity grounded in love.

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

04/11/2026

CONCERT AT THE CASTLE featuring Mark Dvorak

Saturday, April 11, 2026 Concert begins at 7 p.m.

Dvorak is a singer with an “encyclopedic knowledge of traditional songs. His original material has been called “wondrous” and “profound.”

His concerts are a mix of the familiar and the new, traditional folk and standards from the Great American Songbook. He plays authentic country blues guitar and picks great old-time banjo. Mark enjoys involving his audiences in sing along songs, just like The Weavers used to do, and mixes in his own infectious and well-crafted originals.

Mark sings in a clear, signature voice and is a very engaging performer.
He likes to joke around with the folks who attend his shows and has a refreshing, down-to-earth presence.

Tickets are available for $25 online or at the door.

04/11/2026

SUNDAY Morning Service
April 12, 2026
Sermon: "Mistakes Were Made – Some Thoughts on Empowering Others"
Friend in the Pulpit: Kurt Kalas
View Kurt's service here: https://youtu.be/DXBy9gWiNsg
I'm sure that the first story that I ever learned involved a battle between good guys and bad guys. One was going to win and one was going to lose. Today, I've come to doubt the truth of that story. What if getting to know and support each other is more important than winning a war?

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Sermon: "Mistakes Were Made – Some Thoughts on Empowering Others" Friend in the Pulpit: Kurt Kalas...