Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth, MA

You are Welcome!

"Love is the doctrine of this church,
The quest of truth is its sacrament,
And service is its prayer." From Reading No. 471

We are a liberal religious community that welcomes all people seeking their own spiritual path - whether they believe in an established religion, a path of their own choosing, or are agnostic or atheist. Our congregation offers Sunday services, religious services for couples and families, and special programs in every season.

We celebrate diversity; we are an official Unitarian Universalist Association Welcoming Congregation; and newcomers are always welcome. Our building is wheelchair accessible. We provide personal amplifiers, large print hymnals, large print editions of the Order of Service, and large print editions of our monthly newsletter.

Sunday Services are at 9:30am. Directions to the meetinghouse are given below. To see what a sermon will be about, see Sermon Summaries. For information about scheduled events, see our Calendar and Special Notices pages, or call the office at 508-457-0449 between 9am and noon Monday through Friday.

Purposes and Responsibilities

Consistent with the religious purposes of the Fellowship:

We unite, in the discipline of truth and in the spirit of universal goodwill, to strengthen our convictions in the value and need for liberal religion, and through the strength of unity, to give expression to these convictions.

We shall be a Welcoming Congregation, declaring and affirming our special responsibility to promote the full participation of persons in all our activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to race, color, sex, disability, affectional or sexual orientation, age or national origin, and without requiring adherence to any particular interpretation of religion or to any particular religious belief or creed.

We strive to help our Members and Friends and their families grow in spiritual awareness and moral understanding, to provide regular opportunities for religious celebration, community, mutual support, learning and free inquiry, and to promote human rights and concern for the natural environment.

Minister

Reverend Robert Francis Murphy is our congregation's full-time minister. Like many of the people who live on Cape Cod, Bob is originally from somewhere else. He was raised in California and in Rhode Island. "Part of my family was Roman Catholic and part was Protestant," notes Bob. "I love both sides of my family. However, the decision to become a Unitarian Universalist was my own decision and it was one of the best decisions that I ever made!"

Bob received his M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School and he spent several years in ministry in North Carolina. He is active in human rights work and environmental justice work in Massachusetts. Bob is married to Lyn Dalzell, who is a physician's assistant with a background in social work. They live in the village of Cataumet in a Cape Cod house with two horseshoes over the front door. The UU design stands for "Unitarian Universalist."

Rev. Bob was interviewed by Boston Globe reporters for the 2007 Earth Day season. The resulting article, "Pairing environmentalism, economic justice", described the Fellowship's activities on behalf of environmental justice. More information about these activities is on our Environmental Justice page.

Reverend Murphy's scheduled office hours at our meetinghouse are on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 pm. Please call for an appointment. Hospital visits and evening visits can be scheduled as needed.

Special Ceremonies

Religious ceremonies for couples and families are performed after consultation with the minister. Cape Cod is very popular as a location for weddings, child dedications, and family reunions. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth can provide assistance with these religious events. Church membership is not required. Our fellowship is a welcoming congregation that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families. If you need help in planning a memorial service, wedding, or child dedication in the Cape Cod area, please contact our minister (see contact information below).

Weddings, memorial services, and child dedications are scheduled for a variety of places on Cape Cod. If you would like to rent our meetinghouse for a special event, please contact our meetinghouse office. Ask for a copy of our current rental rates and building use policies.

From Off Cape: From Route 3 South, follow Rte 3 across the Sagamore Bridge onto the rotary. Stay in the right lane and take the first exit off the rotary onto Route 6 West. Follow Route 6 several miles through the Bourne Bridge Rotary. From Route 495 East: Route 495 becomes Route 25 a few miles before the Bourne Bridge. Follow this route across the Bourne Bridge and onto the rotary. At the Bourne Bridge rotary, stay in the right lane and take the exit to MA Route 28 South. Follow Route 28S for several miles. Exit onto MA Route 151, turning right at the end of the off ramp and heading east. Proceed about 3 miles and make a right-hand turn onto Sandwich Road (at the traffic light). Proceed 1.5 miles south toward Teaticket Village. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is located on the right at 840 Sandwich Road. Drive into the Fellowship's parking area, where traffic flow is counter clockwise.

From the Outer Cape: Follow Route 28 North from Hyannis to Mashpee. At the Mashpee/New Seabury Rotary, turn right onto Route 151 West. Proceed 3.3 miles west, turning left onto Sandwich Road at the traffic light. Proceed 1.5 miles south toward Teaticket Village. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is located on the right at 840 Sandwich Road. Drive into the Fellowship's parking area, where traffic flow is counter clockwise.

Contact Us

Telephone:

Fellowship office 508-457-0449
Call Rev. Murphy at the Fellowship office or his home, 508-563-5948

Snail mail:

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth
840 Sandwich Road
East Falmouth, MA 02536

Email:

Please note: To prevent internet robots from sending spam to the following, email addresses are given with [at] in place of the @ sign. Substitute the @ sign for [at] when typing in one of these addresses.

General inquiries: info[at]uuffm.org
Reverend Murphy: murphydalzell[at]aol.com
Website editor: web-editor[at]uuffm.org.

Major Events

Coming Next

SCREENING OF THE 2009 AWARD-WINNING MEDIA REFORM DOCUMENTARY, BROADCAST BLUES (76 minutes), Wednesday, August 25, 7pm. More information at Adult Religious Education.

HARVEST DINNER: The annual Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner will return to our meetinghouse on Saturday night, October 16th. This will be a ham and bean supper with some harvest season entertainment. We'll recognize and thank some of the Cape Cod people who have helped with sustainable food production and "ethical eating" activities during recent months. The Rachel Carson Harvest Dinner is sponsored by the Social Action Committee. It's a Cape Cod tradition that the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth has supported for several years.

Past Events

FISHING EXPEDITION: For the third year, our fellowship will go to sea on a fishing expedition with Captain Jim Tietje. This is a fundraiser for the Falmouth Service Center's community food pantry sponsored by the Social Action Committee. The party boat will leave the Falmouth harbor dock on Tuesday afternoon, August 17. We'll be at sea "for about four hours." Fishing equipment, bait, and instructions will be provided, so it's nice opportunity for families to learn the basics of saltwater fishing. Adult tickets are $40.00 each. Childrens tickets are $25.00 each. Reservations are encouraged. For reservations and additional information, please contact Jim Tietje at 800-548-2626.

MINISTER IN AFRICA: Rev. Bob Murphy was in Ethiopia in July. The Sierra Club had asked Rev. Murphy to participate in a fact-finding visit that focused on population, development, and womens rights issues. Bob has a masters degree in public health and he has been active in environmental justice work for several decades. During the 1990s, he wrote the national Unitarian Universalist Association statement on population and development.

JULY 14: Public Discussion on BP Oil Disaster

JULY 17: “PIES FOR PETER:” Giant Community Bake Sale at Peg Noonan Park in Falmouth, 9 am until sold out. Fundraiser for the new Fairwinds Center on Katherine Lee Bates Road in Falmouth. Peter Kirwin was the director of the first Fairwinds Clubhouse on the Upper Cape. The new Fairwinds facility was dedicated as the Peter D. Kirwin Fairwinds Center in April, less than two weeks before his death.

July 24: Annual Yard Sale