Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport

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Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport Since 1821, an open and welcoming religious community acting in conscience and compassion. We believe that all people have the potential for goodness. Welcome!

If you are seeking a liberal religious home with a vital, caring, and creative congregation, enhanced by a dynamic spirit of community, we may be the church for you! Our ChaliceWe are a small but active congregation with a wide variety of people sitting in our pews. We come from a variety of religious backgrounds, range in age from very young to very old. We are single, married, widowed, and divorced; We are straight, gay, and everything in between. We revere the natural world and the diversity inherent within it. We aspire to be racially and economically diverse. At the UUSR, we value freedom of belief-there is no creed you have to recite or memorize. We concentrate on deeds not creeds. We try to follow the seven principles of our faith, as well as highlighting several Sources of our "Living tradition". We call our religion a "living tradition" because revelation is not sealed; prophets are still being born. We gather on Sunday mornings at 10:30am every week of the year. Religious Education and childcare are provided during the service, which includes readings, prayers, singing, children's stories and a sermon. The music ranges from Mozart to Brubeck; from the folk songs of James Taylor, to jazz renditions of Beatles tunes. We look forward to seeing you.

In a week that brought about plenty of reflection for many of us, Rev Christie presented a sermon full of imagery on thi...
11/09/2026

In a week that brought about plenty of reflection for many of us, Rev Christie presented a sermon full of imagery on this very topic. And presented attendees the proposition to make a visit to UU's Star Island retreat (oh yes, there are two of those).

Our music was provided by talented debut performers Noel Armstrong (vocalist) and Martin Gallo (pianist) offering truly uplifting songs that melded perfectly with the service. Be sure to catch them again in two weeks!

Sunday Nov 1.   Rev. Art McDonald expounded upon the notions of Faith, Charity and Hope, and particularly Hope: “the blo...
11/03/2026

Sunday Nov 1. Rev. Art McDonald expounded upon the notions of Faith, Charity and Hope, and particularly Hope: “the bloom and fruit and the leaf and the limb and the twig and the shoot… and the seed and the bud of the bloom of eternity itself”. A beautiful message flavored with Art’s irresistible humor of his ancestral Ireland.

Laura Evans and returned to lead our music with melodic selections adorned by her perfectly dynamic touch on the piano.

Rev Mike Duda was back in our pulpit this Sunday Oct 25, sharing an inspiring message that was an  exploration of the te...
10/25/2026

Rev Mike Duda was back in our pulpit this Sunday Oct 25, sharing an inspiring message that was an exploration of the term "Amen", which we UU's specifically use in our weekly doxology. It's a word that reinforces a commonality in all of us regardless of parochial beliefs, that we are bonded by the way we love. Mike also pointed out the recent 18-month history of UUSR's congregation and its remarkable effort to move along without a settled minister, every Sunday being vibrant with engaging sermons and a wide variety of supporting music. Amen to that!

Service was complemented by the jazzy musical trio of Karen Ristuben, guitar & vocals, Matt Dudgeon, piano and Steve Yost, bass.

Reverend Art McDonald spoke eloquently on the topic how comedy can be infused into our daily discourse to soften tempera...
09/27/2026

Reverend Art McDonald spoke eloquently on the topic how comedy can be infused into our daily discourse to soften temperament as we focus on the demands ahead. Injecting plenty of Art's own humor, it was an entertaining sermon with a powerful underlying message.

Music was provided by the ukulele tandem of Caroline Haines and Malcolm Ingram, performing songs also infused with the humor of Monty Python, and Rockport's own humorist composer Josh Brackett.

Sept 20, UUSR welcomed back the Reverend Jamie Green Klopotoski to its pulpit.  Jamie inspired our congregation with a s...
09/20/2026

Sept 20, UUSR welcomed back the Reverend Jamie Green Klopotoski to its pulpit. Jamie inspired our congregation with a sermon about “forgiveness” under unimaginable circumstances, based on examples of the Israeli-Gaza conflict. This will be remembered as the “A Capella” sermon, with angelic singing voices periodically accenting the inspiring spoken words.

It's Pledge Season.  What better way to kick it off than with the cleverly devised music of Sister Septema! The 2027 UUS...
09/13/2026

It's Pledge Season. What better way to kick it off than with the cleverly devised music of Sister Septema! The 2027 UUSR pledge drive is now FULL STEAM AHEAD!

August 30th was a Sunday-Service-of-Service.UUSR had a terrific turnout of hands to improve our building and its grounds...
08/30/2026

August 30th was a Sunday-Service-of-Service.

UUSR had a terrific turnout of hands to improve our building and its grounds. This D-I-Y effort expressed our deep connection with our property, and offered prime opportunity to build bonds that come from working sided by side with one another. Among the projects worked on were a complete cleanout of the kitchen, sorting what goes/stays in the attic, lots of gardening, repainting the office exterior door, and so much else.

A HUGE THANKS!! to all of you who took part!

Aug 16.  Rev Mike's sermon was entitled “Sawubona”. It is a Zulu greeting that literally means “I see you.” It is a way ...
08/17/2026

Aug 16. Rev Mike's sermon was entitled “Sawubona”. It is a Zulu greeting that literally means “I see you.” It is a way of greeting that is different from our typical “Hi, how ya doin?” kind of greeting. It is the way we truly “see” one another when we are in community. Beautiful message for a beautiful Rockport day!

08/09/2026

Sunday August 9. Our guest at the pulpit was Rev. Ken Reeves of Concord. He spoke eloquently on "The New Story of Nature."

"In the "old story", nature was depicted as “red in tooth and claw,” justifying its domination by people. And yet, a new story of nature is developing, supporting humanity in harmony with nature. Rev Reeves message was all about this "new story of nature", whereby our congregation learned of the intricate interconnectedness of nature, often in ways few of us can imagine. It was a fascinating story from UUSR's pulpit!

08/02/2026

Sunday Aug 2. The message from our pulpit by Ginny was one we all can connect with, caring for the caring. Brittney Betts delivered a beautiful ballad in Spanish (and English) during offertory segment, and joined Dana Cohen for lively trumpet/trombone postludes.

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4 Cleaves Street
Rockport, MA
01966

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