Youth Group — Trivia Planning December 3 · 12:00 AM The FCB Youth Group welcomes all high school students (9th-12th grades) to explore their faith, identity, and role in society in a safe, welcoming space. We meet every Sunday night from 6:30-8:30 pm For more information, email Elliott at youthprogram@uubelmont.org .

Listening Circles March 8 · 11:30 AM · Parlor The Committee on Ministry is offering four opportunities for congregants to share feedback on church life, set apart by topic. These will take place after church on February 8, March 8, March 29, and April 26. The sessions will last one hour. The topics are, respectively, Caring, Communication, Children’s Religious Exploration, and Adult Religious Education. The conversations will be reflected in our report at the Annual Meeting. For more information, contact Eleanor Sugarman at committeeonministry@uubelmont.org.

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UU Mass Action Advocacy Day April 16 · 1:00 PM · Online Please join others from First Church in advocating with our state legislators for bills that align with our UU values, including in the areas of immigration, climate, housing, indigenous rights, decarceration, trans rights, and democracy. To sign up or for more information, email Kathy Crawley at katcrawl.2@gmail.com. Learn more at uumassaction.org .

Cuba Now - An Update on the Current Socioeconomic and Political Climate More information coming soon.

Eighth graders have the opportunity to participate in Our Whole Lives (OWL) a progressive, comprehensive sexuality education program, framed around sexual health, justice & inclusion, self-worth, and responsibility. 8th & 9th Grade OWL Register Today! Our Whole Lives for Grades 8 and 9 is offered every year starting in January, running through June. In order for a youth to participate, parents or caregivers must attend a required parent orientation and sign a permission form. Classes take place every Sunday evening, except holidays, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Registration for the OWL cohort for Spring 2025 is full. Please contact Assistant Minister Martha Durkee-Neuman to be placed on the waitlist. 18 Sessions Sunday Evenings: January - June, 2026 4:30 - 6:30pm No class during vacation weeks Back to OWL main Seventh or eighth graders have the opportunity to participate in Our Whole Lives (OWL) a progressive, comprehensive sexuality education program, framed around sexual health, justice & inclusion, self-worth, and responsibility. (9th graders are also welcome if they were unable to take the course in 8th grade). It is designed to help participants gain the knowledge, values, and skills to lead sexually healthy, responsible lives. Topics include: Sexuality Values Anatomy Puberty Concerns Body Image Gender Identity Gender Expression, Gender Roles, Gender Stereotypes Sexual Orientation Healthy Relationships & Relationship Skills Enthusiastic Agreement (Consent) Sexuality in relation to Technology gy Consent Social Media & Internet Pornography Bullying and Bystander Responsibilities (in relation to sexuality/relationships) Lovemaking/Sexual Activity & Redefining Abstinence Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Options for Unintended Pregnancies Contraception Sexual Decision Making

Joy As Resistance February 8 · 9:00 AM · Sanctuary Practicing joy is not auxiliary to our movement for resistance, it is fundamental. Join Rev Martha for a multigenerational service focusing on experiencing and practicing joy. Childcare will be available for our littles ones. Gathering Music - Ian Garvie, piano Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Prelude Sarabande, by Arcangello Corelli Chalice Lighting — kid (recruited day of so no need to list in OOS) 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 — Joy in the Morning (in the insert) Embodied Practice — Rev Martha Anthem - Jim Wooster Joyful Interlude — Ottavio Parent Reflection — Katie Sasser Words of Offering — Rev Chris Offertory - What a Wonderful World, by Bob Thiele 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 — Rev Martha Prayer — Rev Chris Hymn — #30 Over My Head Joyful Interlude — Adelaide Riegle Homily — Rev Martha Communion of Delight — Rev Martha Closing Song — This Joy That I Have (in the insert) Extinguishing the Flame — child (recruited day of) Postlude - Jim Wooster OOS Insert: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JFXpM75Blb16WFzAznKYd4s6Du2vUopVhtYpecaKVpg/edit?tab=t.0 Sanctuary Flowers- In memory of Egon Racz's Name Day Februray 3rd by Bruce Kozuma

3rd Saturday Film Discussion Group January 17 · 7:30 PM · Online Join us for a discussion of “Universal Language,” a 2024 Canadian "surreal comedy . . . set somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg." Saturday, January 17, 7:30 to 9:00 pm, on Zoom. For link, contact saturdayfilm@uubelmont.org . Watch the movie on your own and join us to discuss.

Celebration Sunday March 1 · 10:30 AM · Parish Hall Join us to celebrate our Stewardship Campaign and reflect on what it means to grow together as one journeying community, planted in our values of love. There will be one service at 10:30 am, happening in the Parish Hall, where our children’s and youth choirs will lead us in music. This service will be multigenerational and children are invited to stay and participate. Childcare will be provided. Tune into the livestream here. “Celebration Sunday” March 1, 2026, 10:30 am Gathering Music - Ian Garvie, piano Welcome and Announcements – Board Member Prelude - “Minuet” by Henry Purcell; Ian Garvie, piano Chalice Lighting – Rev. Martha Durkee-Neuman Life is a gift, for which we are grateful. We gather in community to celebrate the glories and the mysteries of this great gift. Opening Hymn - #1000 , “Morning Has Come” Covenant statement — Rev. Martha Durkee-Neuman We come together again in loving friendship, seeking deeper truth and higher purpose, drawn by the Spirit of Life that sustains and connects us. Introduction - Rev. Chris Jablonski Junior Choir - “The Tree Song” by Ken Medema Stewardship Reflection - Laura Miyakawa Junior Choir - “God Bless the Grass” by Malvina Reynolds Reflection - Rev. Martha Durkee-Neuman Youth Choir - “Take Time” by Ann MacDonald Diers Reflection - Rev Chris Jablonski Words of Offering - Rev. Chris Jablonski Offertory - “The Circles of Our Lives” by David L Brunner; Youth Choir 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. Reflection - Ian Garvie Processional of Fruits — Ian Garvie Hymn #1028 , “The Fire of Commitment” Closing Blessing - Rev. Chris Jablonski Postlude - “Cebell” by Henry Purcell; Ian Garvie, piano

SoUUper Lunch February 25 · 12:00 PM · Kitchen Come Join us for SoUUper Lunch Every Wednesday at noon. Soup, salad, bread, dessert and great conversations. No reservations required!

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

Protest Music Now & Then: A 2nd Friday Special Concert Featuring Sol y Canto + TBA October 24 · 7:30 PM · Parish Hall Sol y Canto & TBD act presents an evening of original and classic protest music for these challenging times.