Category: News

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

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

UUCW Book Group – “The Places In Between” – January 14, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM

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The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, January 14that 7 PM in Classroom 3.   We will discuss Rory Stewart’s “The Places In Between.”    This non-fiction book is about a 36-day walk across Afghanistan in 2002, just after the fall of the Taliban. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read … Continue reading UUCW Book Group – “The Places In Between” – January 14, 2026, 7 – 8:30 PM