As a community that welcomes diversity, we are dedicated to exploring various religious traditions and ideas in our Sunday services and various special services throughout the year, such as celebrations of the Solstices, Christmas, Passover, and more.
Each week, we strive to embrace the value of human expression with stories, sermons, music, and art.
Whether you worship one god, many gods, or no gods, you are welcome here.
Join us Sundays at 10am.
To contribute to the Sunday collection, click here.
Summer Worship Consortium: June 21 – September 6
Our Summer Worship Consortium is back and expanded for another year!
This is a fun chance to visit other nearby UU congregations, meet new friends, and share ideas in a laid-back summer setting. This year, the consortium will be giving the entirety of our Sunday plate offerings to LUCE.
Please check each local church website for virtual access, childcare information, and other questions.
Sunday, July 5, at 10am
Sermon by Sarah
Klockowski
First Parish in Lincoln
fplincoln.org | Livestream
Sunday, August 16, at 10am
Sermon by Rev. Lisa Mobayed
First Parish in Lincoln
fplincoln.org | Livestream
Congregational Announcements
To submit a Friday email and/or Sunday bulletin announcement
- Please read the announcement guidelines
- Send your request via the Google form or assistantadministrator@uubedford.org
Submissions are due at NOON on Wednesdays.
Past Services
2025–2026: The overarching theme for this worship year is “Hope.”
June 2026
“Hope is found in celebrating the beauty all around us.”
- Sun. June 14: Flower Celebration: All Ages Service (Worship Team)
- Sun. June 7: Choosing to Be Queer (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
May 2026
“Hope is up to all of us.”
- Sun. May 31: Celebrating Our Multigenerational Connections (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. May 24: Symptoms and Causes (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. May 17: Coming of Age: Strong Roots (First Parish Youth)
- Sun. May 10: Follow the Goosebumps (Rev. Ali Jablonsky)
- Sun. May 3: Music Sunday: All Ages Service (A Tribute to the Artistic Diversity of the United States)
April 2026
“Hope is freedom.”
- Sun. April 26: Let the Storm Rage On (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. April 19 (Earth Day Service): Freedom and Interdependence (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger and the Environmental Justice Committee)
- Sun. April 12: I Call That Mind Free (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. April 5 (Easter Services): Traditional (9am), All Ages (11am)
- Fri. April 3: Tenebrae (Good Friday) Service (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
March 2026
“Hope is a verb!”
- Sun. Mar. 29: On Loneliness (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Mar. 22: It Matters What We Do: All Ages Service (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Mar. 15: Tea Parties and Mud Ball: Stewardship Sunday Service (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Mar. 8 (International Women’s Day Service): Hope Is Not a Lottery Ticket (Eileen Campbell, International Justice Mission)
- Sun. Mar. 1: Call and Response: Process Theology, Hope, and One Tiny Barking Dog (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
February 2026
“Hope is about winning the imagination battle.”
- Sun. Feb. 22: Awe and Everyday Wonder (Rev. Jo Murphy, Executive Director, UU Mass Action)
- Sun. Feb. 15: Minneapolis, Part Two (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Feb. 8: Making Our Dreams a Reality: All Ages Service (Worship Team)
- Sun. Feb. 1: Give Them Not Hell, But Hope (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
January 2026
“Hope is a leap into the unknown.”
- Sun. Jan. 25: On Lowering the Temperature (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Jan. 18: To the Light of Human Conscience (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Jan. 11: My Phone, My Frenemy (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Jan. 4: A Vision for the New Year (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
December 2025
“Hope is a gift.”
- Sun. Dec. 28: Make Space for Hope – Burning Bowl (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Wed. Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve Services): Family (3:30pm), Traditional (8:00pm)
- Sun. Dec. 21: As We Await the Dawn (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Dec. 14: Regifting Hope (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Dec. 7: A Mixed Bag (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
November 2025
“Hope looks like not giving up.”
- Sun. Nov. 30: On Heritage Americans (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Nov. 23: Wonderful World: All Ages Service (Worship Team)
- Sun. Nov. 16: Try Everything (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Nov. 9: One Last Sermon (Rev. Bill Schulz)
- Sun. Nov. 2: We Shall Not Be Moved (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
October 2025
“Hope is knowing you are enough.”
- Sun. Oct. 26: Ancestors Memorial Service: All Ages Service (Worship Team)
- Sun. Oct. 19: What Is Too Much? (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Oct. 12: All That Can Be Saved (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Oct. 5: Enough and Never Enough (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
September 2025
“Hope is openness.”
- Sun. Sept. 28: Facing Ourselves, Open To Change (Rev. Annie Gonzalez)
- Sun. Sept. 21: Hope Looks Like Welcome (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Sept. 14: A Meditation on Hope (Rev. Jamie Hinson-Rieger)
- Sun. Sept. 7: Ingathering