We are Unitarian Universalists
July 31, 2008
Audrey Greene
We stand in loving support and solidarity with our brothers and sisters at the Knoxville Unitarian Universalist Church. Our thoughts are with the children, the victims, and their families.
Knitting Group Continues Its Good Work
July 17, 2008
In keeping with our tradition of service to others, a knitting group has formed to help those in need keep warm this winter. On Tuesday evenings, between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM in the parish house, all are invited to participate in knitting hats, mittens, scarves, and other articles of clothing which will be distributed to shelters when our weather turns cold again. Men, women, young adults, and children, come and enjoy the fun! No experience necessary. Lessons are available for those in need. Patterns, yarn, and needles are available as well. Donations of yarn and finished goods are also accepted.
Bell Street Chapel Hosts The Rhode Island International Film Festival
July 17, 2008
Bell Street Chapel is happy to host the Rhode Island International Film Festival August 4 – 10. We will be screening many films during the week of the festival including the festival’s KidsEye International Festival. This popular festival-within-a-festival celebrates young video makers by showcasing their projects. Those attending KidsEye will see a diverse collection of youth-produced media. This portion of the festival runs every morning Monday, August 4 through Friday, August 8. Bell Street will also screen films made by, for and about the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community evenings beginning Wednesday, August 6 through Saturday, August 9.
For more information on the KidsEye Films, click here.
For more information on the GLBT films, click here.
Bell Street Chapel Welcomes José Ballester as our new Consulting Minister
July 17, 2008
The Governing Board is pleased to announce that Rev. José Ballester will be joining Bell Street Chapel as our Consulting Minister effective August 1. In this half-time position, José will work with the congregation to identify and articulate our Vision and Mission, so that the congregation can grow in size and in spiritual depth. He will also provide worship, pastoral care, and other ministerial services as his part-time schedule allows.
José has been a Unitarian Universalist minister for more than twenty years, and has served congregations in Norwell, Braintree, Brockton and Malden Massachusetts, and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. His most recent Parish Ministry was an experimental model of team ministry at First Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston, Texas from 2004 to 2008. José and the former Associate Minister shared responsibility for the worship service, staff supervision, religious education coordination, volunteer coordination and new member orientation. Additionally, José was responsible for community outreach, social justice ministry, financial oversight and publicity.
From 1994 to 2001, José was Associate Director for Member Action at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), where he directed the Just Works Volunteer Program. This program consisted of several interdisciplinary service-learning projects intended to transform participants into informed and empowered advocates for human rights and social justice.
José is currently a Trustee-at-Large on the Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees.
Please join us in welcoming José to Bell Street. The Governing Board looks forward to working with and learning from him as we begin this new chapter in our congregational life.
Bell Street Sings
July 17, 2008
Join Audrey Greene for our annual celebration of music, community, and the power of voices gathered in song.
Lessons of Travel
July 17, 2008
Dan Greco will lead our service and help us explore how the experience of traveling and encountering other cultures, languages and ways of life serves to shape our political, social and religious views.
Transforming Anger
July 17, 2008
Is there a way to notice anger, examine its deeper messages, and move toward positive change? Perhaps our human capacity for insight can guide us from our cruelest instincts to our greatest capacities
The LGBT Experience
July 17, 2008
Join Ray Perreault and Brian Kovacs on a personal and spiritual assessment of the LGBT experience. They will consider what is changing and what is not and how it affects us all.
Spirituality and Therapy
June 27, 2008
They are yin and yang. Heads and tails. Donny and Marie. Both spirituality and therapy seek to help people become their best selves. They can be and so often are inexorably linked. We look to explore this link and gleam insight from it.
The Gentle Faith of Fred Rogers
June 27, 2008
There are few personalities who evoke the warmth and acceptance by Mr. Rogers. His simple wisdom and insights have been a comfort to many. Please join us as we explore his legacy; zippered cardigans are optional.