Category: Past Sunday Programs

22 Feb 2026: Racial Justice Then and Now

Several members of Pancheta Peterson’s long-running Racial Justice Study Group will join Pancheta—an educator and diversity pastor at First Parish Brewster UU, and throughout the Cape—to share reflections and “aha” moments from the books they’ve read together on U.S. history through the lens of racial justice and injustice, as well as the conversations those readings inspired. The program will include music from the Civil Rights Movement, stories, personal reflections, and time for Q&A and conversation with those gathered in the … Continue reading 22 Feb 2026: Racial Justice Then and Now

15 Feb 2026: “It’s All About the Soil” with Gretel Norgeot

Gretel Norgeot has been an advocate for locally grown food, farms, and farmers’ markets for decades. Nowadays, she focuses on soil health and its relationship to human health. Join us as she explains how regenerative growing and healthy soil can help with climate change. Growing healthy food, reducing use of plastics, chemical fertilizer and pesticides encourages the natural microbes in the soil so that carbon can be removed from the atmosphere and stored in the soil and more food can … Continue reading 15 Feb 2026: “It’s All About the Soil” with Gretel Norgeot

25 Jan 2026: The Story of Jessica Mitford

Join us on January 25, 2026, as Carla Kaplan discusses Troublemaker, her new book which tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death. Jessica Mitford, always known as Decca, dedicated her life to social justice and proved herself an immensely effective ally, but she also injected laughter into all her political work, annoying some activists with her relentless antics but encouraging many others to find joy … Continue reading 25 Jan 2026: The Story of Jessica Mitford

18 Jan 2026: For the Unremembered: A Journey of Reflection into Cape Cod’s Connection to Slavery

Join us on Sunday, January 18, when Susanna Graham-Pye shares her research into the complex legacy of systemic racism on Cape Cod. Her creative, non-fiction guidebook For the Unremembered: A Journey of Reflection into Cape Cod’s Connection to Slavery recounts how the “unremembered” shaped our communities and offers us a more inclusive understanding of our past and U.S. history. Susanna will read an excerpt from the book and discuss her intentions in writing it. All are welcome. Susanna Graham-Pye is … Continue reading 18 Jan 2026: For the Unremembered: A Journey of Reflection into Cape Cod’s Connection to Slavery

11 Jan 2026: Climate Conversations: What Can We Do?

Fighting climate change may feel too daunting for any one person to take on. But if enough of us change our behaviors and promote change in our communities, we can significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades. The Eastham Energy and Climate Action Committee will be leading a conversation about community and individual actions that are sensible and critical to helping to preserve the Cape Cod natural environment that we all love and cherish. Tom McNellis … Continue reading 11 Jan 2026: Climate Conversations: What Can We Do?

28 Dec 2025: Wiley Walk & Gathering

On Sunday, Dec 28, members and friends of Nauset Fellowship will meet at the Wiley Park parking lot at 10 a.m. to carry forward a tradition initiated by our former member and friend, Gail Hoffman. Please feel free to join us whether you knew Gail or not. The walk can be as long or short as works for you. If you bring a canine friend to join us on the walk, please keep them on a leash. We will gather back at … Continue reading 28 Dec 2025: Wiley Walk & Gathering

21 Dec 2025: Solstice Social Hour Gathering

Join us in honoring the Winter Solstice at the Chapel in the Pines. Come sit and sip, nibble and gnosh, and share stories, poems, songs to soothe our weary souls in these darkest of times, as we give birth to the light of the coming year with seeds that might give us hope. The most readily renewable resource of all is our relationships with each other! Join us at 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2025. All are welcome.

14 Dec 2025: Feed Us with Trees: Humans as a Keystone Species

As a girl, Elspeth Hay learned that we humans are a blight on the natural world. Her lived experience confirmed this story time and again—until the day she learned that we humans can eat acorns. Suddenly, things began to shift. In her new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food, Elspeth uncovers the ancient relationship between humans, our keystone nut trees, and fire—and the ways we can work together again to revitalize our world. Elspeth Hay … Continue reading 14 Dec 2025: Feed Us with Trees: Humans as a Keystone Species

30 Nov 2025: Earth:  Responsibility, Reciprocity and Right Relationship

Linda Coombs will discuss traditional Wampanoag practices that guided people in caring for the earth and maintaining the natural balance. She will offer specific examples of how these practices sustained the land. Her presentation will contrast these traditions with some of the harmful activities taking place today on Cape Cod, across the nation, and around the world. She will also explore the consequences of this damage and what it means when viewed through the lens of longstanding cultural values. Linda … Continue reading 30 Nov 2025: Earth:  Responsibility, Reciprocity and Right Relationship

23 Nov 2025: The High Seas Treaty with Rich Delaney

The High Seas Treaty – a landmark international treaty to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Passed by the United Nations and set to enter into force on January 17, 2026, it ambitiously establishes a legal framework for governing the vast “high seas” allowing for the creation of marine protected areas, conducting environmental impact assessments, and ensuring the fair sharing of benefits from genetic resources. What’s next? And will it make a difference? Richard F. Delaney is the … Continue reading 23 Nov 2025: The High Seas Treaty with Rich Delaney