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Sunday Services

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Join us onsite in Marblehead or on Zoom this Sunday for our weekly service.

Upcoming services:

December 14th: "Living Nativity Pageant" - The familiar and heart-warming elements of the Christmas story come together in sometimes unexpected ways in this retelling of the classic story.

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Order of Service

Recent Sermons & Services

Why Do the Wicked Proper?

An old Gospel song sets the question of the day: why do people who act badly not get the punishment they have so richly earned? This type of question philosophers call theodicy: if God is all-powerful, all knowing and all beneficent, why are there people going around committing bad acts? (October 26th, 2025)

All Souls/ Who Owns the Past?

For hundreds of years, Christian churches have observed a ritual in early November of remembrance of loved ones who have died. Perhaps the most elaborate ceremonies are those of Mexico, where it is called Dia de los Muertos. Here at UU Marblehead, we will observe it in the service as All Souls Day. Those who wish are invited to bring a photo or some other object which is associated in memory to someone close to you who has died. The time usually occupied by the Heart Ritual

Sermon: "Atonement: Getting the Goat on Yom Kippur"

Next Wednesday is one of the holiest days in the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. It occurs ten days after Rosh Hoshana, the Jewish New Year. The Hebrew Bible has elaborate rituals for Yom Kippur which are supposed to atone for any wrongs which have been committed in the year just past. They involve the sacrifice of animals, including two goats. One of the goats is released into the wilderness. This animal is called the scapegoat.

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What to Expect

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We gather in worship to find meaning and live more deeply. Worship creates connections within, among, and beyond us, calling us to our better selves, calling us to live with wisdom and compassion.

Unitarian Universalist worship styles vary by congregation, and even within congregations. Some congregations’ worship is contemporary and high tech. Some congregations’ worship is traditional and formal. At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead we try to find a balance of both. Our congregation’s worship is vibrant, dynamic, and multigenerational.

Elements of a typical Unitarian Universalist Sunday morning worship service include:

Words of welcome
Lighting a flaming chalice, the symbol of our faith
A multigenerational segment, such as a “story for all ages”
Music, both instrumental and vocal and in a variety of styles
A time for lifting up the joys and concerns of the congregation
A meditation or prayer
Readings—ancient or contemporary
A sermon given by our minister, a guest speaker, or a member of the congregation
An offering, collecting financial donations for the congregation or for justice work in the community.

From time to time, worships incorporate holiday celebrations, multigenerational plays and pageants, longer musical performances, child dedications, and coming-of-age ceremonies. We offer childcare and learning programs for children and youth during the Sunday service.