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Religious Exploration News for December 17, 2023
This Sunday, December 17th, we have a Solstice Service for all at 10am in the sanctuary. Then at 4pm, please join in our beloved and beautiful tradition of a Vespers Service! There will be a fun play that anyone can join in, holiday music to sing along to, beautiful lights and music, and, of course, candlelight! Don’t … Continue reading Religious Exploration News for December 17, 2023
Craft Fair and Auction Thanks!
Thanks to Kirsty Johnson Erikson and Ana Gregory for their hard work on a successful fair and auction. Thanks to Auction Team: Jenny DelGizzi, Dee Hudson, Kate Sweetser, and everyone who donated auction items and worked at our craft fair! Thank you to all who bid and supported! This year, it looks like we raised … Continue reading Craft Fair and Auction Thanks!
Join us for Kindred Conversations – December 13, 10:30 am
Kindred Conversations is an open format themed-based group which gathers at UUCW. This month, we gather back to back on Wednesday Dec 6th and Wed December 13th in the lounge from 10:30 to noon! All are welcome, and we hope to see you! Questions- Contact Robin at
Garden-On Team News – Join Us As We Gather Seeds for Spring Planting!
Save the dates! Saturday, Nov 25th and Dec 16th from 2-5, we will gather seeds from our gardens. Then, inside Fellowship Hall we will clean and package them and also fill plug trays with soil and sow some seeds. Come join us for a half hour, an hour, or the whole time! Thank you!Garden On Team
Annual Holiday Giving Tree
This Sunday November 26th begins our tradition of bringing in new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and adult warm socks to decorate our Giving Tree found in the sanctuary!! The older grades of children will distribute these items via outdoor park drops over the winter for folks in need of warm gear. Thank … Continue reading Annual Holiday Giving Tree
2023 Holiday Shoe Box Project to benefit African Community Education of Worcester
Shoe Boxes, ACE kids, Holidays, UU. What? Here at UU, we continue our tradition of giving gifts to the refugee and immigrant children of ACE (African Community Education) in Worcester. If you care to participate, here’s what to do in Fellowship Hall after any Sunday before Dec. 17. 1) Go to the ACE table in … Continue reading 2023 Holiday Shoe Box Project to benefit African Community Education of Worcester
UUCW Book Group – “Nothing to See Here” – December 13, 7 – 8:30 PM
The book group meets again on Wednesday, December 13 at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Kevin Wilson’s “Nothing to See Here.” Agreeing to help her former roommate take care of two stepchildren who have special powers, Lillian tries to keep her charges cool in the face of things. This Science Fiction novel is short … Continue reading UUCW Book Group – “Nothing to See Here” – December 13, 7 – 8:30 PM
On Mystery: Heralds of Joy
by Rev. Aaron Payson This month’s Soul Matter’s Theme is Mystery. In service to this theme and following requests for the text of the imagined conversation which was part of last weeks’ sermon, below are the words to Heralds of Joy, first written by me in 2006, surfacing again this year as a reminder that … Continue reading On Mystery: Heralds of Joy