Wondering
Aloud
Come
ponder and celebrate life’s mystery with us. Our Sunday services
explore insights from world religion, philosophy, and earth-based
spiritual
traditions. We are a warm and open, member-led community,
whose small size fosters connectedness. Join us as we walk
together the road less traveled.
The
First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven has been a part of
the community since 1836. Our
member-led services are held Sundays at 10:30 am,
with
refreshments and conversation after the service. Child
care is
available. We
are a welcoming
congregation and proudly offer a warm welcome to
all, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Our meetinghouse is located at 608 Whitney Avenue in the Whitney Avenue Historic District of New Haven, 1.3 miles north of the New Haven Green and about one-half mile south of the town of Hamden. We offer hearing assist devices for the hearing impaired.
Our meetinghouse is located at 608 Whitney Avenue in the Whitney Avenue Historic District of New Haven, 1.3 miles north of the New Haven Green and about one-half mile south of the town of Hamden. We offer hearing assist devices for the hearing impaired.
Community
Connections
- The New Haven Bioregional group regularly holds meetings, skillshares, potlucks dinners, and presentations at our meeting house. New Haven Bioregional maintains a lifeboat garden on our property.
- The Childrens Preschool is a non-profit preschool for area children. The school has been located on our property since its founding in 1972, and we are represented on its advisory board.
- The New Haven/Leon Sister City Project has their offices in our meeting house. They engage in sustainable economic, human, and community development projects in Nicaragua
Social Justice and Charitable Giving
The
congregations gives away its weekly collection to organizations
pursuing social and environmental justice. We select a different
recipient each quarter. We are donating the money collected at this
quarter's services to The
Childrens Preschool scholarship fund.
Past Recipients
December Services
Sundays 10:30 am
Child care 10:15 - 11:30
Fellowship and
refreshments after service.
December 1: Topic tba.
Coordinated by Terri O'Brien Stephens.
December 8: “Sources of Our Living Tradition—Part 4.” A service with the children coordinated by Theresa Bergherr.
December 15: Topic tba.
Coordinated by Ben Ross.
December 22: "The Three Faces of Yule." The tree joins the world above to the world below, but is itself of this world. We are all--like the symbolic tree--workers between the worlds, dancers in the void, mystic explorers of the miracle of the commonplace. Service Coordinated by CUUPS. Note: Four loaves will be needed for this service: oat bread with parsley, barley bread with sage, spelt bread with rosemary, and rye bread with thyme. If you would proffer a loaf (or Arrepas Solsticias) please contact Francis at (203) 562-0672 or otherwise.
December 29: “Now is the Caroling Season.” Enjoy songs and stories associated with joy and gratitude in a candle-lighting service with time for private holiday reflections as we listen to live and recorded music. Paul and Julia Raspe will lead us in this tradition between Christmas and the New Year. Julia and Paul Raspe, coordinators