Author: Jennifer Landry

Religious Exploration Program News – Sunday, February 1, 2026

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Sunday, February 1st  Please join us for Religious Exploration at 10am.    This Sunday, we will hope for good weather and try again to assemble “Dignity Kits” for the unhoused folks in our community.  They will be distributed at Worcester Fellowship.   YOU CAN HELP by bringing in some items.  HERE IS THE LIST!TRAVEL SIZES PLEASE:  … Continue reading Religious Exploration Program News – Sunday, February 1, 2026

UUCW Refugee Ministry Team News – Opportunity to Help an Afghan Refugee

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Greetings from the Refugee Ministry Team. This is an appeal for donations to help an Afghan man, who is currently detained by ICE, with his legal expenses and potential bond. Several of us who are part of this congregation have developed close friendships with a number of Afghan refugees. We started out as volunteers, but over … Continue reading UUCW Refugee Ministry Team News – Opportunity to Help an Afghan Refugee

Religious Exploration Program News – Share the Dignity

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As part of a continuation on the MLK Jr Day Of Service, our Religious Exploration children will be assembling “Dignity Kits” that will be distributed to the unhoused community in which Aaron ministers to every Sunday with Worcester Fellowship. We are asking if you could donate some of the items we will need to assemble a … Continue reading Religious Exploration Program News – Share the Dignity

The Way of the Bodhisattva

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by Laura K Secor In many of her dharma talks available through the publisher Sounds True, Pema Chodron teaches us the way of the Bodhisattva by exploring a text of the same name.  The Bodhicharyavatara, the Way of the Bodhisattva, was written in the 800s by a Buddhist monk named Shantideva.  Pema writes in her book “No … Continue reading The Way of the Bodhisattva

MLK Reading – Thursday, January 22nd at 7 p.m, at the Major Taylor Museum

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Gather with others for a communal reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s  speech Beyond Vietnam, an address he gave at the Riverside Church New York City in April of 1967. We’ll have break-out groups to reflect on the text, sing songs from the civil rights struggle, and enjoy refreshments. Major Taylor Museum, 2 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Free … Continue reading MLK Reading – Thursday, January 22nd at 7 p.m, at the Major Taylor Museum

Garden-On Team News – Winter Sow Program, Saturday, January 24, noon – 4 pm

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Our Garden-On Team will be partnering with the Worcester Native Plant Initiative to present a free Winter Sow program this Saturday, January 24th, here at UUCW. Please bring three empty translucent milk jugs, two to take home and one to donate back to the Initiative. Each person will receive two free native seed packets to … Continue reading Garden-On Team News – Winter Sow Program, Saturday, January 24, noon – 4 pm