2023 Calendar
Sunday, January 1st, 2023 (1/1/23) - Spiritual Growth Guided Self-Hypnosis led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, January 8th, 2023 (1/8/23) - Patience led by Corinne Potter. Let's consider in what ways we may cultivate the ability to let life happen on its own good time and what happens if we do not.
Sunday, January 15th, 2023 (1/15/23) - Worth and Dignity and Death - Let's explore our first principle and see how it connects to our 7th principle through discussion prompted by two articles. Led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 (1/22/23) - The Good Life led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Join us as we explore what makes a good life. We'll take a look at a famous study on happiness and maybe get a homework assignment.
Sunday, January 29th, 2023 (1/29/23) - Luminescence Holiday service led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. Come celebrate our uniquely UU holiday. Luminescence celebrates that which makes Unitarian Universalism distinctive. In this holiday, we celebrate the light that shines within each of us. We honor our Unitarian Universalist faith for allowing us to pursue spirit with reason. We express our commitment to the principles that guide us and to actions that transform the world. And we celebrate the freedom our faith provides toward seeking our own personal truths.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023 (2/5/23) - Does humility have a dark side? led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. We will read and discuss and article on this topic.
Sunday, February 12th, 2023 (2/12/23) - Dark Side of Humility part 2 led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, February 19th, 2023 (2/19/23) Love led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, February 26th, 2023 (2/26/23) - Do Souls Matter? led by Corinne Potter. We will consider our individual thoughts about the concept of SOUL, as well as scientific information and spiritual experiences of others.
Sunday, March 5th, 2023 (3/5/23) - Creating a UU Service led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, March 12th, 2023 (3/12/23) - Vulnerability led by Anna Eskenazi Bush and DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, March 19th, 2023 (3/19/23) - Let’s Flip Out: The Church of What’s Happening Now! led by Anna Eskenazi Bush
Sunday, March 26th, 2023 (3/26/23) - What is Love? led by DeBorah Elizabeth and Susan Cochran.
Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 (4/2/23) - Grief led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Join us as we explore grief, both personal and collective.
Sunday, April 9th, 2023 (4/9/23) - Poems for Passover and other Spring Celebrations led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 (4/16/23) - Exploring our Third Pinciple: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations led by DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 (4/23/23) - UU Evolution – proposed change to UUA By-Law Article II led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. Come learn about and discuss the proposed elimination of principles and what it will be replaced with.
Sunday, April 30th, 2023 (4/30/23) - Vulnerability and Spirituality led by Anna Eskenazi Bush
Sunday, May 7th, 2023 (5/7/23) - Spiritual Motherhood led by Corinne Potter. We will explore the term historically and then share our thoughts and feelings about how motherhood (our own or our mother's) has impacted us in how we are living out own spirituality today.
Sunday, May 14th, 2023 (5/14/23) Cultivating Flow: Where Science and Spirituality Meet led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, May 21st, 2023 (5/21/23) Earth Chakras led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, May 28th, 2023 (5/28/23) Happy Holiday!
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 (6/4/23) Open Hearts led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, June 11th, 2023 (6/11/23) - Flower Communion led by Corinne Potter. This is in person and virtual. Please join us for a uniquely Unitarian Universalist ceremony. We will share the history of how it came to be as well as celebrate flowers as a model of unity in diversity. You may attend in person, or by using the Zoom link provided. Email [email protected] if you need the link or the address.
Sunday, June 18th, 2023 (6/18/23) - Our 7th Principle led by DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, June 25th, 2023 (6/25/23) - Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 (7/2/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, July 9th, 2023 (7/9/23) - Casual Chat
Sunday, July 16th, 2023 (7/16/23) - Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 (7/23/23) Akashic Records led by Leslie Bee. Akashic Records, or the Akashic library, is a history of every thought, word and action of every living creature throughout time.
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 (7/30/23) - Let's Explore Sacred Geometry led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, August 6th, 2023 (8/6/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 13th, 2023 (8/13/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 20th, 2023 (8/20/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 27th, 2023 (8/27/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 (9/3/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, September 10th, 2023 (9/10/23) - Water Communion led by Anna Eskenazi Bush (followed by Board meeting). Please bring or send a picture of water that is special to you (particularly over this past summer but anytime is good). If you don't know how to share the screen on Zoom, email the picture to [email protected] prior to the service. It could be a body of water or water from a tap in a house, whatever floats your boat!
Sunday, September 17th, 2023 (9/17/23) - InterBeing led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, September 24th, 2023 (9/24/23) - Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 1st, 2023 (10/1/23) - The Importance of Friendship led by Susan Cochran and DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 (10/8/23) - Every Child Matters Remembrance Service led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 15th, 2023 (10/15/23) - Honoring The Indigenous Culture and History led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 (10/22/23) - Show and Tell led by Corinne Potter. Participants will be given the opportunity to share any item, story, thoughts, etc. about their own personal journey of Spirit including where they feel drawn at the present time.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023 (10/29/23) - We will join the UU of Medford for their Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor.
The Cranberry Circle Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans was formed in 2003 at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough, MA. They are an eclectic group practicing Earth-centered, Nature-based, and general pagan beliefs that fit in with the UU Principles and Purposes. This Sunday service will be structured as a Pagan ritual celebrating Samhain, the festival that marks the Celtic New Year and the end of the harvest season. Readings and reflections will center on the common theme that runs through Samhain, Hallowe’en, and the Day of the Dead: our ancestors and the practice of remembrance.
https://uumedford.org/services/sunday-service-221/
Sunday, November 5th, 2023 (11/5/23) - Finding Warmth Inside (and Outside) led by Barbara Dyskant. Join us for a presentation and discussion of how we maintain our warmth as days shorten and temperatures drop.
Sunday, November 12th, 2023 (11/12/23) - Sacred Smudging led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023 (11/19/23) - Thanksgiving led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023 (11/26/23) - Beauty is Everywhere led by Rosanna Bonfilio. We will discuss the beauty in the everyday, and also in times of great hardship.
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 (12/3/23) - Chalica! led by Rosanna Bonfilio. (followed by Board meeting)
Sunday, December 10th, 2023 (12/10/23) - Spiritual Hospitality led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, December 17th, 2023 (12/17/23) - Winter Solstice led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, December 24th, 2023 (12/24/23) - Winter Holidays Past led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
Sunday, December 31st, 2023 (12/31/23) - Holy Anarchy led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, January 8th, 2023 (1/8/23) - Patience led by Corinne Potter. Let's consider in what ways we may cultivate the ability to let life happen on its own good time and what happens if we do not.
Sunday, January 15th, 2023 (1/15/23) - Worth and Dignity and Death - Let's explore our first principle and see how it connects to our 7th principle through discussion prompted by two articles. Led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 (1/22/23) - The Good Life led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Join us as we explore what makes a good life. We'll take a look at a famous study on happiness and maybe get a homework assignment.
Sunday, January 29th, 2023 (1/29/23) - Luminescence Holiday service led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. Come celebrate our uniquely UU holiday. Luminescence celebrates that which makes Unitarian Universalism distinctive. In this holiday, we celebrate the light that shines within each of us. We honor our Unitarian Universalist faith for allowing us to pursue spirit with reason. We express our commitment to the principles that guide us and to actions that transform the world. And we celebrate the freedom our faith provides toward seeking our own personal truths.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023 (2/5/23) - Does humility have a dark side? led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. We will read and discuss and article on this topic.
Sunday, February 12th, 2023 (2/12/23) - Dark Side of Humility part 2 led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, February 19th, 2023 (2/19/23) Love led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, February 26th, 2023 (2/26/23) - Do Souls Matter? led by Corinne Potter. We will consider our individual thoughts about the concept of SOUL, as well as scientific information and spiritual experiences of others.
Sunday, March 5th, 2023 (3/5/23) - Creating a UU Service led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, March 12th, 2023 (3/12/23) - Vulnerability led by Anna Eskenazi Bush and DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, March 19th, 2023 (3/19/23) - Let’s Flip Out: The Church of What’s Happening Now! led by Anna Eskenazi Bush
Sunday, March 26th, 2023 (3/26/23) - What is Love? led by DeBorah Elizabeth and Susan Cochran.
Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 (4/2/23) - Grief led by Rosanna Bonfilio. Join us as we explore grief, both personal and collective.
Sunday, April 9th, 2023 (4/9/23) - Poems for Passover and other Spring Celebrations led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 (4/16/23) - Exploring our Third Pinciple: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations led by DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 (4/23/23) - UU Evolution – proposed change to UUA By-Law Article II led by Anna Eskenazi Bush. Come learn about and discuss the proposed elimination of principles and what it will be replaced with.
Sunday, April 30th, 2023 (4/30/23) - Vulnerability and Spirituality led by Anna Eskenazi Bush
Sunday, May 7th, 2023 (5/7/23) - Spiritual Motherhood led by Corinne Potter. We will explore the term historically and then share our thoughts and feelings about how motherhood (our own or our mother's) has impacted us in how we are living out own spirituality today.
Sunday, May 14th, 2023 (5/14/23) Cultivating Flow: Where Science and Spirituality Meet led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, May 21st, 2023 (5/21/23) Earth Chakras led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, May 28th, 2023 (5/28/23) Happy Holiday!
Sunday, June 4th, 2023 (6/4/23) Open Hearts led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, June 11th, 2023 (6/11/23) - Flower Communion led by Corinne Potter. This is in person and virtual. Please join us for a uniquely Unitarian Universalist ceremony. We will share the history of how it came to be as well as celebrate flowers as a model of unity in diversity. You may attend in person, or by using the Zoom link provided. Email [email protected] if you need the link or the address.
Sunday, June 18th, 2023 (6/18/23) - Our 7th Principle led by DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, June 25th, 2023 (6/25/23) - Buddhism and Unitarian Universalism led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 (7/2/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, July 9th, 2023 (7/9/23) - Casual Chat
Sunday, July 16th, 2023 (7/16/23) - Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 (7/23/23) Akashic Records led by Leslie Bee. Akashic Records, or the Akashic library, is a history of every thought, word and action of every living creature throughout time.
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 (7/30/23) - Let's Explore Sacred Geometry led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, August 6th, 2023 (8/6/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 13th, 2023 (8/13/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 20th, 2023 (8/20/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, August 27th, 2023 (8/27/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 (9/3/23) - Casual Chat - no leader today so just come and hang out!
Sunday, September 10th, 2023 (9/10/23) - Water Communion led by Anna Eskenazi Bush (followed by Board meeting). Please bring or send a picture of water that is special to you (particularly over this past summer but anytime is good). If you don't know how to share the screen on Zoom, email the picture to [email protected] prior to the service. It could be a body of water or water from a tap in a house, whatever floats your boat!
Sunday, September 17th, 2023 (9/17/23) - InterBeing led by Anna Eskenazi Bush.
Sunday, September 24th, 2023 (9/24/23) - Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 1st, 2023 (10/1/23) - The Importance of Friendship led by Susan Cochran and DeBorah Elizabeth.
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 (10/8/23) - Every Child Matters Remembrance Service led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 15th, 2023 (10/15/23) - Honoring The Indigenous Culture and History led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 (10/22/23) - Show and Tell led by Corinne Potter. Participants will be given the opportunity to share any item, story, thoughts, etc. about their own personal journey of Spirit including where they feel drawn at the present time.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023 (10/29/23) - We will join the UU of Medford for their Sunday Service led by Rev. Bruce Taylor.
The Cranberry Circle Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans was formed in 2003 at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Middleborough, MA. They are an eclectic group practicing Earth-centered, Nature-based, and general pagan beliefs that fit in with the UU Principles and Purposes. This Sunday service will be structured as a Pagan ritual celebrating Samhain, the festival that marks the Celtic New Year and the end of the harvest season. Readings and reflections will center on the common theme that runs through Samhain, Hallowe’en, and the Day of the Dead: our ancestors and the practice of remembrance.
https://uumedford.org/services/sunday-service-221/
Sunday, November 5th, 2023 (11/5/23) - Finding Warmth Inside (and Outside) led by Barbara Dyskant. Join us for a presentation and discussion of how we maintain our warmth as days shorten and temperatures drop.
Sunday, November 12th, 2023 (11/12/23) - Sacred Smudging led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023 (11/19/23) - Thanksgiving led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
Sunday, November 26th, 2023 (11/26/23) - Beauty is Everywhere led by Rosanna Bonfilio. We will discuss the beauty in the everyday, and also in times of great hardship.
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 (12/3/23) - Chalica! led by Rosanna Bonfilio. (followed by Board meeting)
Sunday, December 10th, 2023 (12/10/23) - Spiritual Hospitality led by Corinne Potter.
Sunday, December 17th, 2023 (12/17/23) - Winter Solstice led by Leslie Bee.
Sunday, December 24th, 2023 (12/24/23) - Winter Holidays Past led by Rosanna Bonfilio.
Sunday, December 31st, 2023 (12/31/23) - Holy Anarchy led by Corinne Potter.
