This historic congregation welcomes you. Whether you are looking for a spiritual home, a Sunday school for your children, or a caring community of friends in which you can explore, learn, grow, and serveŠwe hope you will find it here.

As a Unitarian Universalist congregation, ours is a free faith. We have no creed, dogma, or doctrine. We commit ourselves to a never-ending spiritual quest, joining together for support and mutual encouragement in a free but disciplined search for meaning and truth. Uniting us are two great principles of our faith ­ individual freedom of belief and respect for the beliefs of those who differ from us.

As the congregation's minister, I invite you to let me know how I can best welcome you into this faith community, answer your questions, or offer you pastoral support during those joyful and difficult times that come to us all in life.

Reverend Nathan W. Detering
Minister

Regular Services

Regular services are held in the church sanctuary at 10:30 on Sunday mornings from mid-September through mid-June. Regular services last about one hour. Following the service coffee hour is held downstairs in Unity Hall. Please join us for refreshment and fellowship.

During the summer months we have lay-led services in Unity Hall.

When you walk in the front doors on Sundays, you will be met by Maureen Gormley, the UUAC Membership Development Coordinator, Cathie Healy, the Chair of the Membership Committee, or a church member who is ushering that day. At your first visit, please stop by the Welcome Table (which is located just inside the sanctuary) for a nametag and to sign our guest registry. Church members and friends wear nametags during the Sunday services and at coffee hour, which help us all to get to know each other better.

Please wear whatever you are comfortable to worship in. Looking around at the Sunday service you will see attire from causal to dressy and everywhere in between.

Religious Education Classes

During our service, families are encouraged to sit together. The first two rows of pews are reserved for families with small children. If your child becomes fussy during the service, please feel free to exit the sanctuary through a side door - you may listen to the service in our library until you are ready to return to the sanctuary. Most Sundays, children and teachers depart for religious education classes just before the offertory.

While children are welcome to remain with you during the entire service, they can also visit the church school if they like. Just ask an usher to direct you to the Religious Education Greeter. We offer free childcare for infants and toddlers on Sundays from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Ask one of the ushers to direct you to the nursery when you arrive. During the summer months we do not offer childcare or religious education classes.

Parking

Parking is available in the lots on either side of the church and along one side of the driveway. (Get Map) Additional parking is available on Sanger Street facing the library, in front of the Sherborn Library, and in front of the Sherborn Town Hall. These spaces are only a 3-minute walk from the church. Also, Burke and Burke Attorneys, the small yellow house neighboring the church to the north, is happy to let us use their lot on Sundays.

Accessibility The church is accessible to people with physical disabilities. There is an elevator in the northeast corner of the building, providing access to all floors. A handicapped accessible restroom is located on the top floor. We have large-print hymnals and an assistive listening system. Please let an usher know if you would like to use these materials, or if you require any other type of assistance.

Intro to UUAC

Are you interested in learning more about our church? Do you have questions about Unitarian Universalism? We can provide the answers in our 'Getting to Know Us' session. These sessions are held one Sunday per month following the church service, at approximately 11:45am. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our Minister, Nathan Detering and ask him your questions. Getting to Know Us sessions are scheduled for the following Sundays:

Getting to Know Us Sessions

• January 6, 2008
• February 3, 2008
• March 2, 2008
• April 6, 2008

If you are interested in learning more about Unitarian Universalism, we offer a course called "Roots". This course is a class on our Free Church Tradition and Unitarian Universalism. Reverend Nathan Detering leads the class in exploring the differences between orthodox and liberal ways in religion; why doubt, skepticism, and free inquiry are prized tools in religion; and how seeking, searching, questing, and questioning form the core of who we are as a people of faith. It is hoped that participants will also learn more about themselves and what they value, as well as meet and learn about other newcomers who are on the same pilgrimage of self-discovery.

• Roots Class - Saturday, March 15, 9-1
• New Member Open House: Sunday, April 13, 7-8:30 pm
• New Member Sunday: May 4

DVD for Visitors, Guests, and Newcomers

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has produced an exciting new DVD about Unitarian Universalism for Unitarian Universalists (UUs) to give to their friends and church guests. The title is "Voices of a Liberal Faith." This twelve-minute DVD shares important background information and inspirational messages about our religion including our history, theology, worship experience, religious education, social justice, and inclusiveness.

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