Top photo: The Summer Service on July 5, 2026 was led by our new Ministerial Intern, Emily Miller McLak. The service was about protest songs and the theme was “And This Is Why We Sing.” Bottom photo: The Summer Service on July 12, 2026 was “A Conversation on LGBTQIA2S+” with Reina Quidon and her wife Nikki.
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The Summer Service on June 28, 2026 was Vivian Borek’s story “How French Strangers, Serendipity, and Trust Helped Me Find My Father.” At right, this is the likely home of Vivian’s father when he worked in Northern France in the 1920s. She deduced this thanks to encounters with a French restaurant owner, a municipal officer, social center director and man in the street.
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The Summer Service on July 26, 2026 was ‘Making Sandwiches for the Woo Fridges’ with Emily Konstan. A large intergenerational group made sandwiches and packed tote bags with other food items. The food was then brought to three Woo Fridges.
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14-year old Malachi was a big help to the Garden-On team today, cleaning out plastic pots G-O no longer needs. G-O will see that the pots get to Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, where they will be bailed up, shipped to East Jordan Plastics, and turned into brand new pots.
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On June 16, 2026, our Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry volunteers moved food into Fellowship Hall. At left, Paul Wood. At right, Evans Waldron, Pete Lanyon and David Fields.
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Top photo: the Men’s Group enjoyed a night out at a WooSox game on June 23, 2026. Bottom photo: The Women’s Circle met on July 11, 2026 at the home of LisaAnn DuKaten.
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The 8th Principle Task Force Team had a table at Worcester’s Juneteenth Celebration at Institute Park on June 20, 2026. Top photo: Dave Schowalter, Emily Stolarski and Beckley Schowalter Bottom photo: Rachel Keyo and Emily Stolarski.
