Join us for a worship experience that will restore your spirit and invigorate your mind.
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.
As we embark on the next chapter in the life of the congregation, let us examine how we can build a new way of being together. How might our values as Unitarian Universalists lead us to build a culture of care and accountability to one another?
Our Time for All Ages on this Sunday will be a Blessing of the Backpacks. Kids are invited to bring their backpacks (or something similar that represents their schooling) to receive a small gift. We hope they’ll carry these gifts with them throughout the school year to remind them that they are loved by USG.
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.
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