Join us for a worship experience that will restore your spirit and invigorate your mind. The worship service will include a Water Communion. Everyone is invited to bring water from a summer place near or far to pour into the communal bowl, symbol of what we each bring.
In addition to attending in person, you can join us on Zoom HERE (passcode: sunday) or on YouTube Live HERE for better audio and video. (That is also the link to watch the recording.) You can also find us on our YouTube Live page: youtube.com/@usguutv/streams. Online fellowship hour will be at the Zoom link.
The service will be followed by a potluck lunch, so please bring a favorite food to share, AND Community Day Sharing in the grove where you can meet committee, group and event leaders and see their exciting plans for the new church year and find meaningful and fun opportunities for your own engagement!
On Sunday, April 28, the Unitarian Society of Germantown, joyfully and by unanimous vote, called the Rev. Hannah Capaldi to be our next settled minister. This will be her first Sunday in USG’s pulpit as settled minister.
Reverend Hannah is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist. She was raised in the congregation at First Parish of Concord and was ordained there in December of 2019. She comes to ministry with a passion for preaching an inspiring word, challenging her communities to live into their best selves, and finding joy in pursuit of a better world.
Rev. Hannah graduated from Union Theological Seminary in New York City where she taught after-school to eighth graders, served as a chaplain at a shelter for LGBTQ+ youth, and worked in the college program at the Bedford Hills Women’s Prison. Upon graduation, she was honored with the Charles A. Briggs Award “for the qualities of conscience, commitment, and courage.” She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital and her ministerial internship at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Washington Crossing in Titusville, NJ. Her last five years have been spent serving the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia as the Minister for Faith Formation. In that role, she oversaw a portfolio that included membership, pastoral care, lifelong spiritual formation, and social justice.
Rev. Hannah lives in West Philly with her wife Livia and her toddler Antonia. In her free time, she loves to cook and host dinner parties, read long form journalism, and swim in any and all bodies of water. You can learn more about her at her website: revhannahcapaldi.squarespace.com