by Laura K. Secor Hello my UU friends, Welcome back for the new church season. Fall came quickly this year. I remember when I was young, fall always arrived right at Labor Day weekend. In the last couple decades, summer extended into September, and then in recent years, even into October. It was weird, but … Continue reading Bring In The Gods
by Ministerial Intern Emily Miller Mlčák I’m Emily Miller Mlčák, UUCW’s new ministerial intern for the next two years. I’ve already felt so welcomed by this congregation. Thank you for taking on an intern! A few things about me: I’m in my second year of seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School. I’m someone who has … Continue reading Introducing Ministerial Intern Emily Miller Mlčák
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Last Friday night I met with the Religious Exploration Team to put on a Welcome Back Families event . It was extraordinary! In the room, there was love. It wasn’t because of the pizza and the popsicles! It was love for our community gathering together. The twenty children … Continue reading Beginning With Love
by Rev. Aaron R. Payson “We gather at the edge of something new. Summer’s looseness gives way to rhythm, and rhythm calls us home. Whatever weariness, wonder, or waiting you carry through these doors, you are welcome here. You are seen here. You are needed here. Let us breathe together and open our hearts to … Continue reading Beginnings
by Rev. Aaron Payson May this day honor all who father the next generation in ways seen and unseen, named and unnamed. Bless those who father by raising children— with patience, humor, late night worry, and everyday love. Bless those who father through mentorship— teachers, coaches, neighbors, elders, and friends whose steady presence shapes a … Continue reading A Fathering Day Blessing
by Rev. Aaron Payson The season for Summer Worship is upon us! Beginning on Sunday, June 28 through Sunday, September 6, 2026, Summer Sunday Services returns to the lounge and various places in the community! All services this summer will be in-person only. Summer worship is informal and led by members and friends of … Continue reading 2026 UUCW Summer Sunday Services
from Evan Wilson, Clerk, Board of Management Notice of Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterSunday, June 7th, 2026, Following the Service on Zoom and In-Person Notice Pursuant to the by-laws of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, the Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester (UUCW) will take place following … Continue reading Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting – June 7, 2026
by Laura K. Secor Hello my UUCW friends, Last month I introduced you to the T’ang dynasty poets of China, who wrote from within the Ch’an tradition, a mix of Taoism and Buddhism that would eventually give rise to Japanese Zen. We explored the challenges the Anglophone world faced when first encountering these poets. It took time … Continue reading American Zen, Part Two
by Emily Stolarski This spring, let’s celebrate the creativity, love, and shared values that make our community shine! The 8th Principle Task Force invites the entire congregation—children, youth, and adults alike—to help create a joyful community art experience rooted in our UU values of justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, generosity, and interdependence. THE EVENT…A UUCW Community … Continue reading Creating Art, Building Community
by Rev. Aaron Payson Good People, Below is the poem that began and ended my reflection last Sunday on “Fear & Prophetic Possibility.” Then what follows are words I was privileged to speak as a welcome to a Japanese delegation of Hibakusha, those who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end … Continue reading Some Poems for the Times
