by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Last week in Religious Exploration, we had a really interesting time speaking about imagination and how imagination can be fun! And as a bonus, imagination is crucial to those of us who care about the world we live in and our interconnectedness. At the beginning of the class, … Continue reading This is Your Brain on Imagination
by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Committee This community has just completed another record pledge drive season, with over $243,000 in combined pledges and planned IRA qualified charitable distribution (QCD) requests to contribute to the 2025-2026 church year budget. Although this did not reach our goal of $326,000 (what we truly need for financial … Continue reading Gravity Defied—Thank You from the Stewardship Committee
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration What a question! But this is a chapter title from one of my favorite books, “The Book of Joy” by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams. In this chapter, the Archbishop Tutu poses this question to the Dalai Lama. On many occasions throughout the book, the Dalai … Continue reading Why Are You Not Morose?
by Rev. Aaron Payson This month’s Soul Matters Theme is Joy. Consider the following story for all ages. The Story the Phoenix ToldWritten by April Rosario, inspired by the story of the Phoenix in Greek mythology Once upon a time, long long ago, it a far away land, there lived a magnificent Phoenix. Her feathers … Continue reading Joy, Fire and Resilience
by Laura K. Secor I have a Catholic friend. Not a former Catholic – Worcester is full of former Catholics, recovering Catholics, people who flinch at the sight of a nun. But recently I met a person who still attends mass, who still goes to confession, who has Faith with a capital “F”. He loves … Continue reading Do The Catholics Know Something We Don’t?
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration But how can I really know if I’m just spinning my wheels? Or not. Why is it so hard to keep going without seeing the tangibles lining up? Get ready, because this article is loaded with questions, just like me. I guess it’s all about trust. In my … Continue reading Trust In Your Effort
by Rev, Aaron Payson This month’s Soul Matter’s Theme is Trust. In honor of this and given the current climate in which we live, the following story seems most apropos. Wisdom Story: The Story of the Broken Pot(Authored by Soul Matters Director of RE Resources, April Rosario. Inspired by the tradition of Kintsugi and “golden … Continue reading On Trust
by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, the Stewardship Team Next Sunday, March 2 is the formal kickoff of the 2025 pledge season. This is when we, as members and active participants in UUCW make a promise for how much we will pay to financially support the operations of UUCW in the next church year (July, … Continue reading Pledge Drive 2025: Defying Gravity – We Need to Take Flight!
by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, Last month I gave you an outline of the Bodhisattva vow. I touched on the classic version, where the devout practitioner dedicates his life to the betterment of others. This in itself, the embodiment of compassion, is somewhat unbalanced to my Western mind. It ties us into the … Continue reading The Bodhisattva Vow in Shantideva’s Teachings: A Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Part 2
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Let’s be the welcome we crave—open hearts, arms outstretched.Let’s embody radical welcome, unquestioning love. Let’s be the welcome we crave,deeply hearing voices and hearts. Let’s be the welcome we crave—Enriching, understanding.Let us embody the community we crave. Together. ~ Rev. Dr. David Breeden One day, Fox invites Stork, … Continue reading To Be the Welcome
