April 23, 2026
“When we make promises, we don’t make them lightly.”
This Sunday, our youth have created a beautiful worship service for the First U community. Show up and be a witness to and recipient of their important ministry
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April 16, 2026
Worship this summer at First U
Over the Summer, we shift our Sunday morning rhythm and worship together with one service at 10 a.m. offered both in-person and livestreamed. Our Summer worship schedule begins this year on Sunday, May 10 (Mother's Day) and continues through Sunday, September 13 (Water Communion).
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April 16, 2026
Start with the medicine.
This coming Sunday, we will intentionally welcome and embrace the powerful medicine of wonder and awe as we gather to celebrate Earth Day together.
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March 19, 2026
Sex Ed Sunday: Yes, No, Maybe So
Sex Ed Sunday is this Sunday! Our First U OWL Program Coordinator, Claire Tralle, shares about how she and her family have learned about consent from Taylor, the Childless Lady Cat.
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March 5, 2026
Come in—bring your whole self
Come in. Come into this place which we make holy by our presence. Come in with all your vulnerabilities and strengths, fears and anxieties, loves and hopes. For here you need not hide, nor pretend, nor be anything other than who you are and are called to be. Come into…
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December 11, 2025
Welcoming Paolo Back to First U
Rev. Jen and Paolo Debuque share about Paolo's return to First U as Part-time Director of Music.
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December 3, 2025
December at First Universalist
Find your way into worship and community this December.
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November 20, 2025
A time of transition and farewell for Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout
As we prepare to say goodbye to Dr. Rideout, we want to express our deepest appreciation for his exceptional leadership, creativity, and dedication to our worship ministry.
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November 20, 2025
A faithful ending
On Sunday, December 7, 2025, I will conclude my service as your Director of Worship Arts Ministries. That morning we will share a ritual of release and blessing in worship, to honor the ministry we have held together and to place one another back into the care of Spirit for whatever comes next.
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