We Have A New Minister!!

It’s official!!  Jordinn Nelson Long has accepted the position of Minister and was nearly unanimously voted in by the congregation!!  Congratulations!!

Please watch the video of Jordinn’s first service below.

My 15th – “Do You Remember?”

We sit in spaces made beautiful by human hands, and made holy by our own beliefs and dreams. As we contemplate a new beginning, together, how shall we hold our history and this living, breathing moment?   This service marks the end of candidating week with Jordinn Nelson Long; a special congregational vote to call will immediately follow the service. 

May 8th – “Being Thomas, Together”

As humans, we wish to connect, and we yearn to celebrate . . .  and yet, the reality: we have questions. Wonderings.  And yes, we can say it: doubts.  What does it mean, as a people of faith, to also claim the legacy and blessings of deep critical inquiry—and where might we go from here? 

Beach Cleanup

Saturday, May 14, from 9:00am-10:30am, at the corner of Church and Main Streets in Fairhaven. We will supply bags, rakes, rubber gloves and refreshments. Feel free to bring your own work gloves. It will be low tide, but you may still want to wear shoes that can get damp/wet. For more information, contact Bob Rocha,

Candidating Week – May 8 – 15, 2016

During that week, there will be many opportunities to spend time with Jordinn Nelson Long and get to know her (check the church calendar of events).  We are finalizing the schedule for that week and will keep you posted.  We do know a few dates for sure: Sundays, May 8 and May 15 – Jordinn

May 1st – “Ritual and Inspiration”

This sermon will look at the ancient practice of creating ritual to express our deepest thoughts and feelings.  You may have rituals in your life that you do not recognize as such.  Rituals, though, express what we consider most holy in our human experience whether we develop and practice them consciously or not.

Announcing UUSF’s Ministerial Candidate Jordinn Nelson Long

Dear Members and Friends, The Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) is thrilled to introduce you to our candidate for settled ministry, Jordinn Nelson Long! Jordinn possesses the skills and talents our congregation requested, as reflected in the survey and cottage meeting results. Jordinn’s sermons are extraordinarily well written, thought provoking and inspirational. A highly effective communicator,

Announcing UUSF’s Ministerial Candidate Jordinn Nelson Long

  Dear Members and Friends, The Ministerial Search Committee (MSC) is thrilled to introduce you to our candidate for settled ministry, Jordinn Nelson Long! Jordinn possesses the skills and talents our congregation requested, as reflected in the survey and cottage meeting results. Jordinn’s sermons are extraordinarily well written, thought provoking and inspirational. A highly effective

April 24th – “Coming of Age”

Eight of our youth will use the classic questions of systematic theology to tell us what they believe religiously at this creative time of their lives. 

April 17th – Are We There Yet?

Dave Sykes will lead the Worship Service today.  “The Journey Toward Equality for the T in LGBTQ.”  Through great effort and thoughtful consideration, our church earned a Certification as a Welcoming Congregation in 2005.  An outstanding achievement!  Since that time, most would agree that the march toward equality for the gay community has accelerated.