by Kent French, July 23, 2026
This summer’s worship series features members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like: liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) is about an unexpected person, someone from the wrong side of the tracks, helping someone in desperate need. There was a man in a ditch who had been beaten and robbed. And the people who should have… Read More
by Kent French, July 16, 2026
This summer’s worship series features members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like: liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. During the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus tells his listeners: you are the light of the world! And just as you wouldn’t hide a lamp under a basket, we shouldn’t let our lights be dimmed. Instead, Jesus exhorts us boldly: let your light… Read More
by UPB Editor, July 13, 2026
It’s time for the return of a favorite United Parish tradition – Dinners/Picnics for 8! These meals are a chance for us to gather and deepen our connections to one another in small groups of around 8 people. The meals are scheduled for Friday August 21, Saturday August 22, and Sunday August 23. If you can serve as a HOST for a Dinner for 8, please SIGN UP HERE. Please sign up no later than Thursday, July 30. If you have any questions, please contact Kate H. or send an email to gathering@upbrookline.org…. Read More
by Kent M French, July 09, 2026
This summer’s worship series features members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like: liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. On July 21, we kicked off this series with a helpful sermon-conversation about how Jesus and Isaiah describe the Good News. And how we see it in the world around us, in contrast to how our media outlets sell us the news. The next Sunday,… Read More
by Amy Norton-Benfield, July 01, 2026
This summer’s worship series will feature members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like: liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. This Sunday, we hear from Carolyn, a church member who regularly participates in the protests at the ICE detention facility in Burlington, MA. One day on her way to the protest, she encountered an angel in the form of a just-released detainee. “On a… Read More
by Amy Norton-Benfield, June 26, 2026
This summer’s worship series will feature members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We will look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like, namely liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. This Sunday, we hear from William, one of our teens, about how the Good News that God is always with him is a source of confidence and courage in his life. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know William, along with many of… Read More
by Kent French, June 18, 2026
This summer’s worship series will feature members and friends Reporting the Good News, however they see it in the world around them. We will look to Jesus’ inaugural sermon (Luke 4:14-19) and Isaiah 61 for our guidance about what God’s kind of Good News looks like, namely liberation for all of us. Summer worship is at 10am in Willett Hall. One of my regular tropes is that the media is so good at selling us on the bad news: all the crime, scandal, malevolence, harm, wars, pollution, and the worst of human behavior or cataclysmic events. Certainly, we can tout… Read More
by UPB Editor, June 15, 2026
Join us on Sundays at 10am from June 21 through September 6, downstairs in Willett Hall for Summer Worship. Our theme for Summer Worship is “Reporting the Good News,” inviting our summer homilists to share about where they see the Good News alive in the world (at a protest or picket line, siblings reconciling after a fight, a teacher showing mercy for a late assignment, etc.). Contact the Exalting Ministry Team at exalting@upbrookline.org…. Read More
by Kent M French, June 11, 2026
REMINDER: Worship begins at 10am in the Sanctuary this Sunday, followed directly by our June All-Parish Meeting. For four years, we’ve been grappling with the expensive reality of what it means to stay in our big, beautiful building in the bustling neighborhood of Coolidge Corner, a place that our Baptist, Congregationalist and Methodist forebears chose over 180 years ago. It’s been intimidating, daunting. At times, our path and direction has felt desultory, slow-moving. It’s also been exciting, challenging, full of possibility. It’s helped us clarify purpose, think and dream creatively, and build oodles of goodwill in the wider community around… Read More
by UPB Editor, June 10, 2026
Join us on Sunday, June 14, immediately following worship in the Sanctuary and on Zoom. (Please note, worship will start at 10am. The All Parish Meeting will be at 11am.) The All Parish Meeting is open to EVERYONE – whether you’re a long-time member of United Parish or you’ve just recently started attending worship. This is a chance for our whole congregation to come together. Come as we share and celebrate how God is working in our church. We will have strawberry shortcake for Coffee Hour. The Nursery will be open for childcare. We look forward to seeing you there!… Read More
