First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven

Wondering Aloud
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. We grow vegetables and imagination.

The First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven has provided a home for liberal religion since 1836. Our member-led services are held at our meetinghouse Sundays at 10:30 am. 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. You can also join our services using Zoom web conferencing.
Please join us for coffee and refreshments after the service.

Community Connections

The New Haven Bioregional group regularly holds meetings, skillshares, potlucks dinners, and presentations at our meeting house. New Haven Bioregional maintains a community garden on our property.
ANSWER CT, a chapter of the ANSWER Coalition, regularly holds meetings and events at our meeting house. The ANSWER coalitions mission is to stop war and racism.
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 board of directors.
The New Haven Compassionfest regularly holds meetings and vegan potlucks at our meeting house.
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. This quarter the recipient is Undue Medical Debt, who help everyday people pay their medical debts.

Past Recipients

September Services

Sundays 10:30 am

You can join our services in person at the

meetinghouse or via Zoom.

click here to join service

Sept. 13 - Service for the New Worship Year
The second week of September marks the start of our new worship year. This year's theme is seven-part:
"Be aware.
Be free.
Be focused.
Be here.
Be loved.
Be strong.
Be healed.
This seven-part incantation can be seen as a liberating spell, and has correlations to the planets, the days of the week, elements, and attributes. It asks of us, individually and as a group, to consider how the spiritual world is guiding us through these times.

Sept. 20 - "Part II: "The Future's Distant Shores"
When John Michael Greer asked readers of his blog for short stories set one thousand years in the future he received enough submissions to publish an anthology. Today we continue reading the second part of "The Future's Distant Shore" which we began reading last month. Co-ordinated by Gaianne Jenkins, its author.

Sept. 27 - Sukkot
Join us as we celebrate Sukkot, one of the most joyous Jewish holidays of the year! We will be celebrating the fruits of the season with an outdoor interactive service.
Together, we will decorate our Sukkah, enjoy delicious food, share music, and celebrate in the good company of our extended family. Please bring a potluck item to share.
Service coordinated by Shula, Ben and Will.

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Wondering Aloud 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. We grow vegetables and imagination.
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of New Haven has provided a home for liberal religion since 1836. Our member-led services are held at our meetinghouse Sundays at 10:30 am. 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. You can also join our services using Zoom web conferencing. Please join us for coffee and refreshments after the service.
Community Connections The New Haven Bioregional group regularly holds meetings, skillshares, potlucks dinners, and presentations at our meeting house. New Haven Bioregional maintains a community garden on our property. ANSWER CT, a chapter of the ANSWER Coalition, regularly holds meetings and events at our meeting house. The ANSWER coalitions mission is to stop war and racism. 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 board of directors. The New Haven Compassionfest regularly holds meetings and vegan potlucks at our meeting house. 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. This quarter the recipient is Undue Medical Debt, who help everyday people pay their medical debts. Past Recipients	September Services Sundays 10:30 am You can join our services in person at the meetinghouse or via Zoom. click here to join service Sept. 13 - Service for the New Worship Year The second week of September marks the start of our new worship year. This year's theme is seven-part: "Be aware. Be free. Be focused. Be here. Be loved. Be strong. Be healed. This seven-part incantation can be seen as a liberating spell, and has correlations to the planets, the days of the week, elements, and attributes. It asks of us, individually and as a group, to consider how the spiritual world is guiding us through these times. Sept. 20 - "Part II: "The Future's Distant Shores" When John Michael Greer asked readers of his blog for short stories set one thousand years in the future he received enough submissions to publish an anthology. Today we continue reading the second part of "The Future's Distant Shore" which we began reading last month. Co-ordinated by Gaianne Jenkins, its author. Sept. 27 - Sukkot Join us as we celebrate Sukkot, one of the most joyous Jewish holidays of the year! We will be celebrating the fruits of the season with an outdoor interactive service. Together, we will decorate our Sukkah, enjoy delicious food, share music, and celebrate in the good company of our extended family. Please bring a potluck item to share. Service coordinated by Shula, Ben and Will. .