Walpole Unitarian Church

Welcome!

        One church, many paths

                                           ...even spiral ones!

         Come, Come, Whoever You Are!

             We're so glad you found us!

            The Walpole Unitarian Church is a congregation of people who have been committed and involved in the church for decades, as well as newcomers just entering our community.

            We embrace a diversity of religious beliefs and practices, celebrating and honoring faith traditions that offer an abundance of common ground and richness of thought and spiritual exploration.

Our Upcoming Services:

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Note: As we shelter in place, our Sunday worship will be via Zoom on-line. We will post a link here on the Saturday before the service so you can find your way to our cyber experience! For the duration, join us on a Sunday morning at 9:45 to get settled. Service begins at 10 a.m. This week's link:

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      Sunday 5 July – Church Picnic Cancelled, NO SERVICE

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      Sunday 12 July  — “Good Friends,” led by Rev. Elaine Bomford. A morning to appreciate the nature and sustaining power of friendship. 

When all this is over

When all this is over,

Maybe we’ll think of how beautifully the first returning birds sang, 

and how bright the pink moon shone.

Perhaps we’ll remember the first warm breeze that nudged the mulch from the way of early daffodils,

the squirrels who entertained us,

or the elder who teared when a stranger brought bread.

Maybe we’ll remember the passing nods of greeting, 

or the middle-aged couple dancing in the empty street,

the letter written in beautiful cursive, or the smell of first-cut grass.

When all this is over, 

perhaps we’ll think about the angels who sewed masks for strangers, 

and sang to each other from a distance, 

those who carried food to our cars,

heroes in hospitals who focused on hope,

Parents who kept their children safe and smiling.

Our hearts may recall the return of the dolphins to Venice, 

and mountains fresh and visible for lack of haze,

the planet saying “See how easy this could be? See?”

Perhaps we will rethink the word “essential,”

and remember how we made soup, made bread, and made do.

And when this is all over, 

maybe we’ll recognize

we’ve always been connected, 

listen a little deeper, notice a little more, 

waste a little less, and live a little better.

                                    ~ Dorothy Grover-Read

                                       Walpole Unitarian Church 2020

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