by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Team Pledges $221,000 Charitable IRA QCDs $34,000 Donors 97 Grand Total: $225,000 In Wicked, Glinda and Elphaba sing to each other across a chasm of difference: “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” It is a lyric about the kind of transformation that happens in … Continue reading “Because I knew you, I have been changed for good.” A Message of Gratitude as we close our “For Good” Stewardship Drive

by Melissa McKeon, President, UUCW Board of Management As a humanities person, I’ve spent very little time in my life looking through a microscope, but the first time I did (so long ago I don’t like to admit it), was a revelation: a tiny drop of saliva and cheek cells became the domain of monsters, … Continue reading Small Things In A Big World

by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, This month we are taking a wee break from Shantideva.  I know, I know, I can hear you begging for more of the Bodhicharyavatara.  I feel it too.  But we have to balance our chakras, we can’t eat figgy pudding every day of the week.  For April, which as we all know … Continue reading American Zen

by Rev. Aaron Payson This month’s Soul Matters Theme, Embracing Possibility, could not be better timed!  After 10 long years, the patent has finally been approved!  This effort just goes to show how ingenuity, desperate circumstance, and a little creative marketing can go a long way!  Blessings, Aaron Budget Saved!  Patent Approved! Worcester- The near-tragedy … Continue reading Embracing Possibility

by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Team The Stewardship Team gives a hearty “Thank you” to all of those who have pledged!  Over the last three weeks, we have raised over $160,000 in 49 pledges and IRA distribution requests for the 2026/2027 church year.  This puts us well on our way towards last year’s … Continue reading So Far, So GOOD!

by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, We are continuing to explore “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, a vivid description of the journey towards a particular flavor of enlightenment, a popular choice for Mahayana Buddhists. Which choice? Why, to embark on this “Enlightened Being Way”, to pursue this path, to explore the means of moving, … Continue reading The Way of the Bodhisattva – Part Three

by Rev. Aaron Payson I ended last Sunday’s homily with the following words: A house falls, and someone calls it justice.A child cries, and someone calls it noise.The sky is full of reasons,the ground is full of bodies,and the story keeps choosing its villains. Somewhere, an olive-skinned girlis trying to tell the truthover the roar … Continue reading Paying Attention In This Moment

by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Team & Melissa McKeon, Board President Last year, we “Defied Gravity.” This year, in the sequel, we are grounded in something just as powerful — For Good. If you’ve seen Wicked: For Good, you will recognize that in the title song, Elphaba and Glinda sing about how they … Continue reading The 2026 Stewardship Season – For Good