Upcoming events at UUCSB & beyond
Share the Plate! Jue 2026
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 fund and The Equality Community Center. From their website:
The Equality Community Center is a collaborative workplace for LGBTQ+ and allied social justice seeking non-profit organizations.
We strive to provide a safer and more inclusive gathering space with social and educational programming for all, while supporting the most marginalized in our communities.
This is an interactive calendar. Click on a highlighted square to find out more about what’s going on on that day! Or, below, you can scroll through the list of upcoming events.
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Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Saco/Biddeford Kit Making for the Unhoused
Join us monthly on the second Tuesday for kit making for the unhoused. We will are ssembling kits from the donations provided for spring/summer needs.
Religious Education Exploration Committee RETREAT
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor for an extended brainstorming “retreat”! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Saco/Biddeford Kit Making for the Unhoused
Join us monthly on the second Tuesday for kit making for the unhoused. We will are ssembling kits from the donations provided for spring/summer needs.
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic Night
Join us for a School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic.
This will be a relaxed evening of music, poetry, and performance — a welcoming space for artists of all levels to share their talents.
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic Night
Join us for a School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic.
This will be a relaxed evening of music, poetry, and performance — a welcoming space for artists of all levels to share their talents.
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
You’re invited to join the Religious Education Exploration Committee in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
School Street Coffeehouse: Pride Concert with Kate Fiano and Friends
Join us in welcoming Maine’s 2025 singer songwriter winner, Kate Fiano, and other guests for a night of music and fellowship celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.
Saco/Biddeford Kit Making for the Unhoused
Join us monthly on the second Tuesday for kit making for the unhoused. We will are ssembling kits from the donations provided for spring/summer needs.
School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic Night
Join us for a School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic.
This will be a relaxed evening of music, poetry, and performance — a welcoming space for artists of all levels to share their talents.
New Member Reception
Join us after our Sunday Service in getting to know the newest members of our UUCSB congregation!
Circle Dinner Evening
What are Circle Suppers? They are small (6+) potluck dinners, held in members’ homes, which bring friends, newcomers, and members of our congregation together to share food and get acquainted. These dinners are a good way to bring people closer, to get to know people in ways that we cannot on Sunday mornings or at committee meetings, and to get a mix of diKerent people than we might normally encounter.
Women's Songwriting Circle
Women Songwriter’s Circle is a welcoming and empowering space for women to explore creativity, share their voices through song, and connect in a supportive and nurturing community—regardless of musical experience.
Bring your unfinished songs, works in progress, or new ideas to share and receive thoughtful encouragement and feedback.
Circles will be held on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
Meet, Greet & Ask: Community Forum with your "Let's Try It!" Board
Your elected Board of Trustees has been hard at work since July. We have been learning a great deal about leadership and we would like to share some of that with you through several after-worship conversations.
In May, we will be discussing the Church Budget and how it works.
We hope that many of you can attend. We will share the information in other ways for those of you who can't make it.
School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic Night
Join us for a School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic.
This will be a relaxed evening of music, poetry, and performance — a welcoming space for artists of all levels to share their talents.
Religious Education Exploration Committee
We’re excited to invite you to the next Religious Exploration Committee meeting on Sunday, May 17th from 12:30–2:00 PM in the Parlor! This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, share ideas, and help shape the future of our RE program. We’ll be talking about upcoming events and dreaming together about what’s ahead for our growing committee. All are warmly welcome—come lend your voice and be part of the conversation!
Meet, Greet & Ask: Community Forum with your "Let's Try It!" Board
Your elected Board of Trustees has been hard at work since July. We have been learning a great deal about leadership and we would like to share some of that with you through several after-worship conversations.
In May, we will be discussing the Church Budget and how it works.
We hope that many of you can attend. We will share the information in other ways for those of you who can't make it.
Saco/Biddeford Kit Making for the Unhoused
Join us monthly on the second Tuesday for kit making for the unhoused. We will are ssembling kits from the donations provided for spring/summer needs.
Stewardship Sunday & Pot Luck Lunch
Please Join Us: Stewardship Worship Service at 10
followed by Pot Luck Lunch & Kickoff of ‘26-’27 Canvass Campaign!
School Street Coffeehouse: Sam Robbins
Join us in welcoming singer songwriter Sam Robbins to the the Coffeehouse!
School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic Night
Join us for a School Street Coffeehouse Open Mic.
This will be a relaxed evening of music, poetry, and performance — a welcoming space for artists of all levels to share their talents.
School Street Coffeehouse: Dan Blakeslee
Join us in welcoming singer songwriter Dan Blakeslee to the the Coffeehouse!
Community Forum: Mission & Communication
Congregational Forum #2: Mission and Communication
Mission Statement
An effective mission statement is used to guide decision making and communicate who we are. Mission statements can and should evolve over time, and updating ours has been on the agenda for years. We have collected input for the last 1-1/2 years. A team of Board Members examined the input and formed a team which prepared this statement:
We are a welcoming spiritual home.
We serve our community and our world with Love
and act boldly for Justice and Peace.
We discussed it in a forum a few weeks ago gathered feedback. You are invited to continue to reflect on this statement. Our aim is to vote on a version that is "Safe enough to try and good enough for now," knowing we can continue the process as we try it out in the coming months
Our hope is to move forward with this statement after a vote at June's Annual Meeting. We would use it to move us into what comes next, like next year’s bicentennial celebration! This will be posted on a bulletin board, in the Messenger and in the bulletins for you to review. To share your thoughts about it, please send an email to rantho2000@gmail.com. We can also discuss it at the forum on Sunday.
All are welcome!
Saco/Biddeford Kit Making for the Unhoused
The immediate needs are for camping equipment. And the need is right now. Biddeford issued an eviction to folks camped out near town, and so they are being moved and losing all of their belongings and thus seeking encampment elsewhere. For the next month the pressing needs are:
tents,
sleeping matts
sleeping bags
tarps
cooking stoves and gas
flashlights and batteries
Friends of Religious Education
We welcome all who wish to support our Religious Exploration: volunteers and participants.
Circle Dinner Sign Up Deadline
What are Circle Suppers? They are small (6+) potluck dinners, held in members’ homes, which bring friends, newcomers, and members of our congregation together to share food and get acquainted. These dinners are a good way to bring people closer, to get to know people in ways that we cannot on Sunday mornings or at committee meetings, and to get a mix of diKerent people than we might normally encounter.