Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence

09/05/2026

Join USNF Sunday, September, at 10am for our annual poetry service led by Sarah Metcalf at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence (220 Main St., Northampton).

"Poems on our unique status as feeling, thinking creators of meaning – poems no AI program could ever 'write.'"

For more information about USNF services, visit uunorthampton.org.

08/21/2026

Join USNF Sunday, August 23, at 10am for a service led by Janet Spongberg at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence).

"Drawing on spiritual traditions that center gratitude and grace, our lived experience, and the legacy of Buddhist teacher and deep ecologist Joanna Macy, a consideration of how honoring our deep interconnections can steady us, and transform us for this moment."

For more information about USNF summer services, visit uunorthampton.org/summer2026.

08/15/2026

Join USNF Sunday, August 16, at 10am for a service by guest leader Charly Nicholson at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence).

“From the atoms that form us to the forces that bind us, awe can be found wherever Creation makes connections.”

For more information about USNF summer services, visit uunorthampton.org/summer2026.

08/01/2026

Join USNF Sunday, August 2, at 10am for a service led by USNF's Welcoming Congregations Team at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence).

"We will gather together to explore what it means to be a congregation truly welcoming to all. Welcoming is a spiritual practice—one that calls us to listen, learn, grow, and love more deeply. Our commitment to radical inclusion and centering love calls us to move beyond words and into deep transformation. Come ready to dance with joy and be moved by sorrow in this music-filled service. You matter, you belong, and together we are transformed by love.”

For more information about USNF summer services, visit uunorthampton.org/summer2026.

07/26/2026

Join USNF Sunday, July 26, at 10am for a service led by Rev. Yvonne Garrett at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence).

“This summer as we mark 250 years of the experiment that is the United States, we can also acknowledge our own long history as Unitarians & Universalists here in the U.S. And while this may be a time for fireworks and celebrations, we are living in deeply troubled times. Summer is a time for rest for many of us but it is also a time when we can “gather our spirits” - taking stock of the work we’ve done so far and the things we have yet to do.”

For more information about USNF summer services, visit uunorthampton.org/summer2026 (link in bio).

07/18/2026

The beautiful medallion on our Great Hall ceiling was on the front page of the Daily Hampshire Gazette last week! The accompanying article talked about the ceiling renovation that caused us to relocate our summer services. We're so pleased that the renovation is going well! We're also thankful to the Gazette for their coverage of USNF and so many other stories of our community!

NORTHAMPTON — Nearly a year ago, a more than 124-year-old medallion fell from the roof of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Northampton and Florence’s church, prompting a more than $250,000 ceiling repair and renovation project slated for completion this week. Light poured through the church...

07/18/2026

Join USNF Sunday, July, at 10am for a service led by Rev. Karen G. Johnston at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity (130 Pine St., Florence).

In "Memento Mori," Rev. Johnston will ask us to consider the gifts that come with the awareness of our own mortality.

"Remember that you, too, shall die. Sounds morbid to some and wise guidance to others. The wisdom in this spiritual practice has been known in many world traditions over the ages - not taking life for granted, using our mortality as a tool for skillful living. How might this be true for us?"

For more information about USNF summer services, visit uunorthampton.org/summer2026.

07/11/2026

Join USNF for a lay-led summer service this Sunday at Bombyx. Inspired by the speculative novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Lynne Marie Wanamaker will offer reflections on how to live in extraordinary times and how to steward what is “best about the world.” All are welcome to attend. For more about USNF and our summer services, visit our website (link in Linktree in bio).

06/20/2026

Join us Sunday June 21 at USNF for an intergenerational service, followed by a farewell potluck lunch for our departing interrim minister, Rev. Eric Cherry! All are welcome to enjoy the service and to join us in celebrating Rev. Eric and his ministry!

06/06/2026

It’s time for another Freedom Summer, says USNF member Teresa Amabile - and we heartily agree!

A partisan Supreme Court decision threatens to largely undo the progress that the Voting Rights Act made against Black disenfranchisement. In the face of this terrible turn of events, ordinary people must act.