First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven

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.

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 Connecticut Food Bank.

Past Recipients

May Services

Sundays 10:30 am
Child care 10:15 - 11:30

Fellowship and refreshments after service.

May 5: Beltane
Celebrating the pagan May day festival. Coordinated by CUUPs.

May 12: The Ecstatic Emerson
Last month there was a slighting reference to Emerson in the UUWorld magazine, to which I took great offense. Briefly, the lack of cohesiveness in the UUA was blamed on Emerson's philosophy of radical individualism, called by him, "self-reliance." Never was a philosophy more unfortunately named! So what is "self-reliance," and what does it have to do with you and me? Coordinated by Terri O'Brien.

May 19: Renewing Our Community
We shall share a short service of mutual affirmation and welcoming of new members before
commencing our one hundred seventy-seventh Annual Meeting at 11:15.

May 26: UU Principles: Democratic Vistas
Another in our series of services introducing the children to the UU seven principles, and reintroducing the adults. There will be a program with the children, followed by a talk by Mark exploring the connections between justice and democracy, drawing on the ideas of the philosopher John Rawls. Coordinated by Theresa Bergherr and Mark Mitsock.

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	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.
	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 Connecticut Food Bank. Past Recipients	May Services Sundays 10:30 am Child care 10:15 - 11:30 Fellowship and refreshments after service. May 5: Beltane Celebrating the pagan May day festival. Coordinated by CUUPs. May 12: The Ecstatic Emerson Last month there was a slighting reference to Emerson in the UUWorld magazine, to which I took great offense. Briefly, the lack of cohesiveness in the UUA was blamed on Emerson's philosophy of radical individualism, called by him, "self-reliance." Never was a philosophy more unfortunately named! So what is "self-reliance," and what does it have to do with you and me? Coordinated by Terri O'Brien. May 19: Renewing Our Community We shall share a short service of mutual affirmation and welcoming of new members before commencing our one hundred seventy-seventh Annual Meeting at 11:15. May 26: UU Principles: Democratic Vistas Another in our series of services introducing the children to the UU seven principles, and reintroducing the adults. There will be a program with the children, followed by a talk by Mark exploring the connections between justice and democracy, drawing on the ideas of the philosopher John Rawls. Coordinated by Theresa Bergherr and Mark Mitsock.