Community Conversations: Connecting Across Generations March 19 · 5:00 PM · Online Join the UUUM in a conversation focusing on the power of intergenerational connection. By highlighting mentorship, oral history, and shared learning, the dialogue bridges elders’ lived experience with younger voices shaping Roxbury’s future. Speakers will reflect on how memory, guidance, and accountability move across generations and strengthen community continuity. for Zoom link go to uuum.org.

Garden Group April 2 · 4:00 PM · Offsite Monthly gathering at different Belmont gardens for any wishing to chat gardening! Beginning to advanced gardeners share community and talk about gardens, tips, or techniques. All are welcome! Contact Jess Hausman at garden@uubelmont.org for this month’s meeting place!

FCB Sangha April 27 · 7:30 PM · Online The FCB Sangha meets weekly throughout the year on Mondays 7:30 PM lasting one hour. It features a democratically run organization where participants can sign up to either offer the opening candle, or a 20 minute reading, followed by 30 minutes of sacred silence and a closing

The FCB Legacy of Slavery Project: Update, Q&A Session, and Reception November 23 · 12:30 PM · Sanctuary Join us to learn about the progress of the FCB Legacy of Slavery Project and what comes next. We will be unveiling a temporary display honoring the enslaved workers on the Atkins’ Soledad Plantation, which includes the names uncovered thus far, photos, and information about their lives.

Youth Group Boda Borg Field Trip March 29 · 12:00 PM · Parlor High school students (9th-12th grades) are invited to join us for a special field trip to Boda Borg. We leave from church at 12:00 pm for a social justice training with UU Mass Action, and then have fun at Boda Borg! Food provided. We meet every Sunday, for more information, email Elliott at youthprogram@uubelmont.org .

People with Family Members Who Are Struggling March 1 · 5:00 PM · Conference Room We are an open support group for people with family members who are navigating emotional or mental health challenges. Come to receive support in a non-judgmental and confidential group setting. Gain insights on living your own fulfilled life. Share resources and experiences, and feel less alone. Next meetings are February 1, March 1, April 5, and May 3 from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm in the Conference room. Email Nina Grimaldi at familysupport@uubelmont.org People with Family Members Who Are Struggling

Drop-In Meditation January 6 · 11:00 AM · Library Join us for a weekly drop-in meditation on Wednesdays from 11:00–11:50 am in the Library. Sessions include both walking and sitting meditation, led by Eleanor Hobbs. All are welcome. For questions or more information, email Eleanor at meditation@uubelmont.org.

Make a difference through the UU Urban Ministry: A Conversation with Robert Jones January 11 · 12:30 PM · Library Join us for a lively info session and lunch with Robert Jones, the Urban Ministry’s volunteer coordinator, to learn more about how you can get involved, on Sunday, January 11 at 12:30pm. in the Library. For more info email Gladys at gladys.unger@gmail.com

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Embodying Resilience with the Worship Committee May 17 · 11:00 AM · Sanctuary Join our FCB Worship Committee for a service exploring our theme of embodying resilience through reflection, poetry, music, and practice. RE classes are happening and childcare is offered. Gathering Music - Casey Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Greet Your Neighbor – I now invite you to connect with those around you, take a moment and welcome your neighbors with a smile and friendly hello. - Gabby GB Organ Prelude - Pastorale in F major , Op. 59, No. 5, by Max Reger; Casey Hannan, organ Opening Words: The Soft, Stubborn Practice - Rev. Michelle Collins - Margaret Eagle Source of Love, Spirit of Interdependence, we give thanks for the web that holds us, the hands that have steadied us, the voices that remind us we are not alone, the presence of those who have leaned on us just as we have leaned on them. Resilience is not a solitary triumph. It is woven through community: shared meals, gentle questions, laughter that breaks through grief, courage borrowed from one another when our own runs thin. In this moment, let us remember that we are stronger together than apart. May we continue to offer and receive care, trusting that our connections sustain us even when we cannot behold the whole picture. Blessed be the bonds that hold and that keep holding. Chalice Lighting Life is a gift, for which we are grateful. We gather in community to celebrate The glories and the mysteries of this great gift. Gathering Hymn - #83 , Winds Be Still Story - The Bamboo and the Storm – A Zen Buddhist Tale – Read by Leslie Talmadge Anthem - Sure on this Shining Night, by Samuel Barber - Senior Choir Reflection and Practice - Leslie Talmadge and Ariel Savitz Words of Offering Offertory Doxology From all that dwell below the skies; Let words of love and peace arise; Let joyful songs of praise be sung; Through every land by every tongue. Amen. Candles of Celebration and Concern - Prayer - Gaby GB Hymn - #352 , Find a Stillness Reading Words from Pema Chödrön - Gabby GB Closing Hymn - #108 , My Life Flows On in Endless Song Extinguishing the Flame - Rhythms of Renewal- Rev Michelle Collins - Leslie Talmadge The circle widens, the season turns. We have paused in this hour to remember that the world remakes itself by rhythm, not by force. As you leave this place, let yourself join that rhythm, giving and receiving, resting and moving, one small life in a great turning of renewal. Organ Postlude Lord God, Now Be Praised , BWV 601 — Johann Sebastian Bach Flower Dedication

Second Friday Concert: Jonny Kringle & The Wondaland Band Annual Holiday Concert December 12 · 7:30 PM · Parish Hall Jonny Kringle and The Wondaland Band return for their annual holiday rock concert. All donations from the show support the Maher Family Toy Drive, and can be made when reserving your seat or at the concert. Join us for this special Second Friday celebration. Get your tickets here .