Author: Jennifer Landry
Photos of the Week for June 28, 2022
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Royalston Falls Day Hike – July 16
Over the ages, the rushing waters of Falls Brook carved a deep gorge in granite, concealed by deep forest. Today, the brook plunges 45 dramatic feet into a dark pool veiled in mist, surrounded by a resurgent landscape that’s slowly erased the clear-cutting that arrived along with the first wave of 17th-century European settlers. In … Continue reading Royalston Falls Day Hike – July 16
UUCW Pastoral Care Team Survey
There are times in our lives when we need to know that someone will be there to walk beside us in life’s journey. The Pastoral Care Team (aka Parish Service Team) reaches out to members and friends of the congregation who may desire personal support during times of personal crises. This work is the institutional … Continue reading UUCW Pastoral Care Team Survey
June 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
June 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Prophetic Imperative June 1: “How does our faith hold brokenness, injustice, and suffering? Clumsily. Gingerly. Tenderly. Bravely. Lovingly. Reverently. Humbly and deliberately. Imperfectly.” ~ Victoria Safford June 2: “I’m no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.” ~ Michel Foucault June 3: “A prophet is not … Continue reading June 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
July 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
July 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Circle of Life July 2022 Readings from the Common Bowl July 1: “She understood that the hardest times in life to go through were when you were transitioning from one version of yourself to another.” ~ Sarah Addison Allen July 2: “Everything comes from everything and nothing escapes commonality. I … Continue reading July 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
Let’s Become a Good Trouble Congregation in 2022
by Beth Posner-Waldron, UUCW Get Out the Vote Team What’s all this talk about becoming a Good Trouble Congregation? In April 2022, JaZahn Hicks was hired to be the Campaign Director for UU the Vote, the UUA’s voting rights campaign. He has challenged congregations to put our faith into action and galvanize ourselves to … Continue reading Let’s Become a Good Trouble Congregation in 2022
The Message – June 21, 2022
Photos of the Week for June 21, 2022
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Garden On Team News – Green Space Award – June 21, 2022
First, we won First Place for the Best Sustainable Public Green Space from the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill’s 2022 Community Greening Awards. The awards letter notes “…for the beautiful and ambitious rain garden the congregants installed and planted. We believe beautification efforts like this make the city a more welcoming, healthier place … Continue reading Garden On Team News – Green Space Award – June 21, 2022