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May 10, 2025 – The Roaring 20's Live & Silent Auction at Unitarian Church of Sharon (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)

May 10, 2025 – The Roaring 20’s Live & Silent Auction at Unitarian Church of Sharon (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)

May 10, 2025 – The Roaring 20’s Live & Silent Auction at Unitarian Church of Sharon (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)

https://www.uusharon.org/happenings/ucs-auction-2025/

 

” Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Unitarian Church of Sharon‘s fundraising event. It’s an event like no other, and we want you to be there!

Show your support for our congregation at our upcoming Roaring 20’s Auction fundraiser on Saturday, May 10. This event is open to 18+ members and non members of the UCS.

Reserve your ticket TODAY and look forward to a celebratory evening of music, food, and socializing while participating in exciting live and silent auctions! Help us ensure this event is a roaring success!

In addition to the live and silent auction, there will be a 50/50 raffle: $5 for 1 ticket, $20 for 5 tickets, or $40 for 12 tickets! The prize is half the pot, so the more tickets we sell, the bigger the pot grows!

Every dollar that is raised helps the congregation continue its mission of cultivating a loving community, inspiring spiritual growth and encouraging service bringing us closer to a brighter, more compassionate world for all

Thank you for supporting our congregation, your support is invaluable.

18+ Only please.”

 

Silent Auction Bidding Form: Click Here

 

 

 

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LiveArts event with Rachel Childers

May 4, 2025 – LiveArts Concert featuring Rachel Childers and Ann Sears at Murray Unitarian Universalist Church (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

Boston Symphony horn player Rachel Childers and pianist Ann Sears will present a uniquely lyrical program of music for horn and piano on SUNDAY, May 4th, at 3:00 pm.

Program to include music by Ludwig van Beethoven, William Grant Still, Olivier Messiaen, J.M. Damase, Erika Raum, & Harry T. Burleigh.

Rachel Childers joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as second horn at the start of the 2011-12 season, becoming the first female member of the BSO brass section in its history. Childers received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from the University of Michigan and an artist diploma from the Colburn School in Los Angeles.

She is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College and the New England Conservatory of Music, where she is chair of Winds, Brass, and Percussion Chamber Music. Childers also develops and performs programs for the BSO’s “Concerts for Very Young People” at local libraries and children’s museums. During the summers, she teaches at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

Tickets:

Adults: $25.00
All students: free with ID
Visit our website liveartsma.org to purchase tickets online and for more information. Tickets are available at the door.

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Food for the Soul - All Souls Braintree

May 4, 2025 – “Food for the Soul: Imagine.” at All Souls Church Of Braintree (10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

“All Soul’s Braintree: Join us Sunday, May 4th, for a special lay-led service titled “Food for the Soul: Imagine.” We’ll gather for connection, reflection, and inspiration as we explore the powerful message of John Lennon’s iconic song, “Imagine.”
Imagine with Us Sunday! (May 4th)
Pot Luck Brunch
Please Bring something to eat with more to share.
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Dear Friends,

Join us Sunday, May 4th, for a special lay-led service titled “Food for the Soul: Imagine.” We’ll gather for connection, reflection, and inspiration as we explore the powerful message of John Lennon’s iconic song, ‘Imagine.’

This service offers a unique opportunity to reflect on our life’s journeys and share insights with one another in a welcoming and open space. Whether you’re a long-time member or a first-time visitor, you are warmly invited to participate.

What to Expect:
• A Thought-Provoking Exploration: We’ll delve into the lyrics of “Imagine” through a Unitarian Universalist lens, focusing on its call for peace, unity, and a world grounded in our shared humanity.
• Shared Meal & Fellowship: Immediately following the chalice lighting, we invite you to stay for food and fellowship – a chance to nourish both body and spirit and connect with our community.
• Joys & Concerns: We’ll create a sacred space to share our joys and concerns, lighting candles or placing objects in the Zen garden as a symbol of our shared human experience.
• Interactive Table Exercise: Engage in thoughtful conversation with others as we explore the themes of the service together.

As always, all are welcome here – whoever you are, whatever your background or beliefs. Come as you are and open yourself to the connections and reflections this service offers.
We look forward to sharing this meaningful time with you.

Warmly,
The All Souls Community”

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May 3, 2025 – Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting (9:30 a.m.)

May 3, 2025 – Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting (9:30 a.m.)

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There will be a Five Points Cluster Planning Meeting at 9:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The meeting will be held on Zoom.us. Please contact your Five Points Cluster Coordinator for the Zoom link and password.

 

 

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April 19, 2025 – Mad Agnes at Not Just Another Coffeehouse (7:00 p.m.)

“Mad Agnes 

Saturday April 19, 2025

Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.

Suggested donation $25

The genre-bending trio, Mad Agnes, delivers smart songwriting, passionate performances, and an ease with one another on stage that invites the audience into their world of human connection and spontaneous fun. They transport listeners with well crafted instrumentation, using guitars, mandolin, ukulele, piano, an inventive keyboard, and three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer.

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April 19, 2025 – Public Witness Vigil for Justice and Democracy at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton (12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)

On Saturday, April 19, 2025, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton “…will host another Public Witness Vigil for Justice and Democracy on our lawn from 12pm to 1:30pm. There was a call for local actions on April 19, rather than a large rally in downtown Boston, so we will host once again.

Please bring your own peaceful sign if possible and/or signs to share with others, and bring a chair if you prefer to sit.  The last time we had 60-70 people, including families with children, over the course of the 90 minutes, and the weather should be much nicer this Saturday.”

The “Parish Committee is aware and supportive of these ongoing public witnesses, and many people on the Parish Committee are themselves participating. We may have some leftover sign making materials available in Parish Hall, to which you also may feel free to contribute.”

 

First Parish Unitarian Universalist Canton

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Halley Neal at Not Just Another Coffeehouse

March 23, 2025 – Halley Neal at Not Just Another Coffeehouse (7:00 p.m.)

Halley Neal

Folk Singer and Singer-Songwriter

Saturday March 23, 2025

Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.

Suggested donation $20

Location:

Not Just Another Coffeehouse
4 North Main Street
Sharon, 02067-1202
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https://halleyneal.com/home

Halley Neal is an award winning folk singer and songwriter whose live shows center on themes of positivity and peace. The formerly-Nashville-currently-Boston-based artist is often joined by her backing band of upright bass and fiddle. Halley’s lyrical folk-Americana songs are met with her soaring vocals and an upbeat bluegrass inspired instrumentation. Halley has gained national recognition from touring across the country to listening rooms and folk music venues and from her performances at festivals, notably the Kerrville Folk Fest, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Halley released her most recent solo record “Beautiful and Blue” to critical acclaim on September 30th, 2022. Her live shows are remembered for her effortless vocals and honest lyrics.

Shortly after graduating from Berklee college in 2019, Halley moved to Nashville, TN where in her first few months, she was a chosen finalist for “Nashville Rising Song,” a premiere songwriting competition. In Nashville, Halley also hosted house concerts in her backyard bringing together a community of independent musicians. In 2020, Halley became an official Guild Guitars artist, and performed a set of original music at the 2021 NAMM Show with Guild. She is also one of the first artists to participate in Guild’s “Factory Sessions” YouTube series, where she performed an original set of songs live in the Guild Guitars factory in Oxnard California. Currently, Halley tours nationally to house concert and listening room venues.

 

https://halleyneal.com

 

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