Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven, Seeking
Director of Music
Historic & welcoming, strong in faith, music, and social justice. This service is eager to grow with your help.
Meet our community
Church Choir
We are a mid-sized, welcoming congregation that creates many activities & engagements around service. Our choir performs every service.
Our team today
Meet the staff
Rev. María Uitti McCabe, Congregational Life Coordinator Ashley Aadland-Lessa, Director of Faith Formation Susan Jennings, Custodian Denis Hebert, & current Music Director Dwight Thomas welcome you.
Rev. María Uitti McCabe, Interim Minister
Ashley Aadland-Lessa, Congregational Life Coordinator
Susan Jennings, Director of Faith Formation
Denis Hebert, Custodian
Dwight Thomas, Music Director
Our story
Unitarian Memorial Church
Unitarian Memorial Church is a historic church located at 102 Green Street in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, home to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven.
Welcome to
the UUSF Community
Our community has pioneered a model of second-hour Faith Formation that serves everyone, with programming for youth, programming for adults and combined programming for both. We've recorded great interest and great attendance.
Play Area
High Spirits
Events
Makers' Space
Food Insecurity
Intro Games
Holidays
Community
Conversations
Being Silly
Reading Together
Baking Together
Crafts Together
Learning
Making Music
In their own words
Our message
How we connect
We use print & social media to spread our message and inform the congregation of upcoming activities. We have an active Slack channel where members can digitally chat.
Example Flyer
Example Schedule
Our schedule
Faith Formation Today
Our congregation often meets in Second Hour for discussions, projects, small group talks, and casual conversation. We provide a dense schedule of outside church activities.
Our team today
Meet the staff
Rev. María Uitti McCabe, Congregational Life Coordinator Ashley Aadland-Lessa, Director of Faith Formation Susan Jennings, Custodian Denis Hebert, & current Music Director Dwight Thomas welcome you.
Rev. María Uitti McCabe, Interim Minister
Ashley Aadland-Lessa, Congregational Life Coordinator
Susan Jennings, Director of Faith Formation
Denis Hebert, Custodian
Dwight Thomas, Music Director
Interim Reverend
María Uitti McCabe
"Ministry in Unitarian Universalism gives me something unaccountably precious to fight for and nurture. It holds me accountable for building community and living into right relationship." Rev. María Uitti McCabe is the current interim minister through June 2026.
Congregational Life Coordinator
Ashley Aadland-Lessa
Ashley joined our team in November, 2017 after a four month search process. As the congregational life coordinator, Ashley serves as the administrator and membership coordinator for UUSF. Ashley is passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and serving both UUSF members and the wider community.
Director of Faith Formation
Susan Jennings
Susan joined the staff in 2024 with experience teaching and working with children and youth, directing campus sustainability efforts at UMass Dartmouth, and directing a multi-faceted center for regenerative practice in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Lead Custodian
Denis Hebert
Denis has been our lead custodian since 2016. Denis is a Vietnam veteran and retired from a career working in the ship yards of New Bedford, the city where he was born and raised.
Music Director
Dwight Thomas
Dwight has been the music director at Unitarian Memorial Church since 1996. Originally from Pawtucket, RI, he now makes his home in New Bedford, and as an accomplished organist and pianist, provides music for Sunday worship services, organ recitals, weddings, memorial services, choir concerts and special events.
Our story
Unitarian Memorial Church
The Unitarian Memorial Church in Fairhaven was built, financed, and donated to the Unitarians in 1904 by Henry H. Rogers in memory of his mother, Mary Eldredge Huttleston. The architects Brigham, Coveney and Bisbee of Boston designed this church in the 15th century Gothic perpendicular style.
For Applicants
Our message
To assist you, we've provided additional information about our congregation, a letter from the Reverend, a Covenant of Right Relations, and requirements for application.
Letter & Covenant
Please see the letter from Reverend María Uitti McCabe for her thoughts on UUSF.
Covenant of Right Relations
We covenant to build a religious community guided by love and sustained by respectful relationships. Believing that building healthy relationships is a spiritual practice, we listen appreciatively, speak with care, express gratitude, and honor our differences, working toward consensus where possible and moving forward in faith where it is not.We communicate directly, honestly, and compassionately, even when we are in conflict. When we hurt one another, we engage in the work of forgiveness and listening, repairing harm where possible, and knowing that healing and reconnecting take time. In celebration of the common purpose that unites us, we abide by this covenant, imperfectly but faithfully, as we work together to build the world we dream of.
Job Posting
Please see the embedded link for more information regarding the posting. As a fallback, the document is shared here (read only).
How to apply
For applying, please provide the following:
• A Letter of Intent / Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
Submit to: [email protected]
