Worship This Week
10 a.m. March 1, 2026
March 1st: Paying Attention: Wake Up!
Led by Rev. Lori
Music by Doug Kolmar
For our Sunday security, we lock the doors at 10:05. Ushers will monitor the doors until 10:15.
Church Activities This Week
Unless indicated otherwise, these activities welcome all members and friends.
Full calendar below with links to these & other upcoming events.
Saturday, Feb. 28th @ 10:00 AM - ICE Out Standout, Saco Transportation center
Sunday, Mar. 1st @ 10:00 AM - Worship (Click Here to Live Stream)
Sunday, Mar. 1st @ Coffee Hour - Celebrate Al & Marilyn C.s 50th Wedding Anniversary
Wednesday, Mar. 4th @ 10:00 AM - BOT Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, Mar. 4th @ 5:00 PM - Harbour Singers
Thursday, Mar. 5th @ 6:00 PM - SBGM Dine Out
Friday, Mar. 6th @ 12:00 PM - Brown Bag Lunch
Office Hours
Administrator
Brian Dustin
Mon/Wed/Fri 8-10 AM
Caring Needs
Message from Rev. Lori
Hello Good People,
There are many kinds of sleep. There is the sleep that comes at night, when our bodies finally release the day. But there is another kind of sleep that can last for years. The sleep of routine.The sleep of numbness. The sleep of believing that nothing can change—not in us,not in the world. We move through our days on autopilot. We answer the same emails.We worry the same worries. We rehearse the same stories about who we are. And we call it being awake.
But every spiritual tradition, in its own way,
whispers the same invitation:
Wake up.
Wake up to this breath.
Wake up to this body.
Wake up to the person in front of you.
Wake up to the fragile, shimmering fact
that you are alive.
Find a comfortable spot, sit up straight, take some deep breaths. I invite you to consider at least 1 thing you are asleep to. I Invite into your consciousness something that you work hard to ignore. Where are there hard feelings for you right now? Where do those feelings live in your body? What do you do to numb those feelings? Why is this thing hard to think about? What makes it so? What could waking up to that hard thing mean to your life right now?What does paying attention to it mean for you?
Please consider this “wake up call”, and join us Sunday to do more “waking up” together!
Peace and blessings,
Rev Lori Whittemore
(she, her, hers)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco Biddeford
Coffee Hour Celebration!!!
Please join us in celebrating Al & Marilyn C.’s 50th Wedding Anniversary after the Sunday Service this week!
Upcoming Events
These UUCSB meetings, community events, and important deadlines are just around the corner.
Learn more by clicking on a square or check out our full calendar over here!
Ongoing activities
Share the Plate: March
Each month, UUCSB chooses an organization to split weekly donations made by congregants during the course of Sunday services. As many of you attend virtually, we are providing an online venue for these donations.
This month, we ask for donations to be split between UUCSB’s general operating fund & Age Friendly Saco. From their website:
Age Friendly Saco’s mission, “A Community for a Lifetime”, is to promote active aging by optimizing opportunities for health, engagement, and safety while removing barriers that prevent our citizens from remaining in their homes as they age. This will be accomplished through engagement with community organizations as well as collaboration with the City of Saco and the recruitment of community volunteers for the delivery of services that will empower residents to remain in and engaged in their community as they age.
If you would like to donate to February’s Share the Plate Org. IFKA Click HERE.
School Street Coffeehouse Fundraiser
School Street Coffeehouse is pleased to offer special edition stickers, donated by Thomas Clukey, as part of a $1 fundraiser.
Stickers will be available at Coffeehouse events, open mikes, and during Social Hour on Sundays. For those of you at a distance, stickers can be obtained by mail with a $1 donation and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Every sticker purchased will support and give visability to the Coffeehouse, helping sustain this brand new tradition at UUCSB.
Please note: Each Friday, the current Friday Flyer posts at 9 AM and the previous week’s Flyer is archived. Rev. Lori’s weekly messages remain online in the form of reflections. You can find the archive here.