SUNDAY  SERVICE

All are Welcome to Sunday Service  at 10:30 am
September through June.  
​
To attend live on Zoom  https://zoom.us/j/96571006038 ​
Every first Sunday of the month we hold a Potluck Brunch Service that is in person only.
​No Zoom.​
All Souls Church is a member of the Five Points Cluster of churches. Once a month, we might attend service at a member church instead of holding service at All Souls. Zoom and accessibility information for the hosting church will be provided. Please be sure to check our service schedule for details.
 
Please enter through ramp door on Charles Street. 
Exterior doors are locked while we are in service. If you arrive at the church after 10:30 am, please ring the bell at the RAMP door and an usher will be happy to let you in. Church building including parish hall, sanctuary and restroom are accessible. 

If you have questions or concerns about accessibility, please see our Accessibility Page. If you need more information, please email the office so we can help. 

 



Want to help? No experience needed.
 Looking for a role in Sunday services as Service Associate, door bell person, greeter, or want to try your hand at tech? Reach out to Sarah in person or by email. We are looking for some new faces to join us on Sunday mornings!
Coffee hour help is also much appreciated! 


Recorded Services
Sunday services at All Souls are available here 
 



 Sunday, September 6 at 10:30 am
Food for the Soul Potluck Brunch

Join us at All Souls Braintree on Sunday, September 6, 2026 for our next Food, Fellowship, & Thought Sunday! Our topic for the morning is "Beginnings."

There is a terrifying and beautiful sanctity at any starting line. Before the first word is spoken or the first path is taken, the future exists as pure potential. In our Unitarian Universalist tradition, we are a people of the threshold—always learning, always mending, and always permitted to begin again in love.

Gather with us as we share a chalice lighting, a meal, candle lighting for joys and concerns, and meaningful table conversation.

All are welcome—bring your open heart, your listening ears, and your sense of wonder. We hope to see you there!  Please bring a food item to share, and include a list of ingredients in case of food allergies and sensitivities.

As you place your dish on the table, please select one of the provided serving utensils and leave it with your contribution. Thank you for helping us keep the buffet organized and ready to serve.

THERE WILL BE A DICKENS PLANNING MEETING FOLLOWING THE FOOD FOR THE SOUL POTLUCK BRUNCH ON SUNDAY, SEPT 6, ON ZOOM AND IN PERSON. 



Sunday, September 13 at 10:30 am
Water Communion Service

We gather again after summer to begin a new church year, carrying with us the experiences, memories, joys, and challenges of our individual journeys. Through our annual Water Communion, we bring water from meaningful places and moments and join them together in one common vessel—a beautiful reminder that, although our journeys may differ, we are deeply connected. 

As we begin this new year, may we carry with us renewed hope, compassion, and courage, along with a commitment to being a force for good in the world. May this community continue to be a place where we can return, reconnect, find nourishment, and flow outward together.
Remember to Bring a small amount of water from a meaningful place or to represent a place. 

Sunday, September 20 at 10:30 am
The Ancient Practice of Celebrating Little Joys with Aidan Scully

Two thousand years ago, Claudia Severa invited a friend to her birthday party. How do we know? Because we still have the invitation! Aidan Scully considers the long history of small human joys that are too often forgotten amid stories of conflict, and provides a UU perspective on seeing the full humanity of people we will never meet, whether they live around the world or lived thousands of years ago.

Aidan Scully (he/him) is a writer, interfaith organizer, and historian of religion from Taunton, MA, where he teaches Latin at Taunton High School. A recent graduate of the University of Cambridge, he is deeply interested in historical memory and early Unitarian thought, and now preaches at UU congregations around eastern Massachusetts.

Sunday, September 27 at 10:30 am
Every Person with Rev Kathy Schmitz

When we say that every person has the right to flourish, do we really mean EVERY person?

Rev. Kathy Schmitz is an Unitarian Universalist minister whose first ministry was at All Souls Church from 1999-2007. Since leaving All Souls, Rev, Kathy has served congregations in Texas, Miami, and Orlando, as both a settled and an interim parish minister. For the last 7 years she has served a number of congregations as a guest speaker and consultant. 

Rev. Kathy’s home is in Orlando with her husband Charlie Behrens where she currently serves as Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Orange County, FL.


Services for October


Sunday, October 4 at 10:30 am
Food for the Soul Potluck Brunch
The Courage We Carry
​What helps us choose courage when we are afraid? What sustains us when we don't have answers, when the world feels uncertain, or when hope is difficult to find?

Courage is often imagined as something we summon from within ourselves. But perhaps courage is also something we receive from one another. When our own light flickers, we can borrow courage, wisdom, hope, and strength from the people around us—and offer our own light when someone else needs it.

In this service, we’ll explore courage not as fearlessness, but as the willingness to keep moving toward what matters: to live our values, speak our truths, embrace change, and remain open to hope. We’ll consider the power of a community dedicated to nurturing the good in one another and the difference that collective courage can make in our lives and in the world.

As we gather, may we strengthen one another. And as we part, may we carry that courage with us, knowing that we never have to carry it entirely alone.

Sunday, October 11 at 10:30 am
Cluster Service in Canton
1508 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021


Sunday, October 18 at 10:30 am
​Stuff! with Valerie White

We're approaching a time of year when buying "stuff" becomes expected. Some of us are approaching a time of life when disposing of "stuff" becomes expected. In this sermon, I reflect on the things that matter, that SHOULD matter, that don't matter much, and how to think about them!

A UU for more than 60 years, and a 30+ year member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sharon, Massachusetts, Valerie has served as its president four times. 

She has also served on the boards of a number of UU organizations,
including Ferry Beach, Interweave, UUs for Jewish Awareness, UUs for Polyamory Awareness, the Ballou Channing district, and the Church of the Larger Fellowship. Valerie has attended 21 General Assemblies. She is admitted to practice law in Vermont.

Sunday, October 25 at 10:30 am
Lunch Making for Father Bill’s

Welcoming back our new tradition of feeding the hungry at Father Bills Mainspring Quincy.

Just like the previous sandwich making, Sarah Ellstrom with help from Peter Volpe will put together a sandwich making day followed by bagging up the lunches to bring to Father Bill's Quincy location.
The date for this event is October 25,2026. There will be a shortened service before lunch making. Service to start at 10:30am and should finish around our normal time.

We plan on having a small pre-packaged snack coffee hour (with coffee of course) that you can enjoy while making lunches since we will be meeting in the parish hall that day. 

Last sandwich day we made 85 bagged lunches, this time we are looking to make 100 and think this goal is achievable. Donations of cash are welcome but not necessary if you wanna just show up and help, that's great too! We have food shopping for supplies covered as well. 

There is a job for everyone to be done from making sandwiches to writing notes to decorating the lunch bags. So don't worry about being on your feet all day. We have jobs to be done for everyone's active level. 

We are so grateful for the people who donate their time. Thank you so much.



Gymnopedie No 3 by Satie performed by Judy Cobble, open source video compilation by Maggy Evans 

​ADDRESS 
196 Elm Street, corner of Church and Elm streets, in Braintree, MA  
Mail to PO Box 850219, Braintree, MA 02185
781-843-1388