Some famous Universalists, Unitarians, and Unitarian Universalists born this month.

U, U, & UU Milestones

• Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891)
• Maria Mitchell (August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889)
• Sophia Lyon Fahs (August 2, 1876 – April 17, 1978)
• Ada Chastina Burpee Bowles (August 2, 1836 – August 30, 1928)
• Eliza Orne White (August 2, 1856 – January 23, 1947)
• Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973)
• John Nicholls Booth (August 7, 1912 – November 11, 2009)
• Lydia Smith Knapp Horton (August 7, 1843 – October 17, 1926)
• Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 4, 1844)
• Malvina Reynolds (August 12, 1900 – March 7, 1978)
• Lucy Stone (August 12, 1818 – October 18, 1893)
• Charles Francis Adams (August 18, 1807 – November 12, 1886)
• Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012)
• William Sweetser Heywood (August 23, 1824 – May 27, 1905)
• Edwin H. Wilson (August 23, 1898 – March 26, 1993)
• Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 – May 10, 1860)
• Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902)
• Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891)
• George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904)
• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894)
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)

The Seven Principles
Peace Candles & First Thursdays Peace Vigils
In April, 2003, Foxborough Universalist Church lit the Peace Candle that sits in the front window of the church and serves as a symbol of the congregation’s continued prayers for peace, especially in Iraq. In the Fall of 2006, UUFoxborough’s Social Action Committee began the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers have stood in front of the church with peace candles and signs once a month since then. Please support this ongoing effort by joining the vigilers and a First Thursdays Peace Vigil sometime from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. any first Thursday.