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Summer Services Schedule

by Rev. Aaron Payson As has been the tradition at UUCW for a number of years, we will again offer a series of Summer Sunday Morning Worship opportunities at 10 am in-person and online.  These services will be offered by members and friends of the congregation on a range of topics and experiences.  Please see … Continue reading Summer Services Schedule

Parties and Passages and Religious Exploration for All

by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration The Religious Exploration Team and I do a planning retreat every year, over 6 months before the new program year begins.  We all bring our unique vision, interests, humor, and talents. We combine them with my training and experiences with the UUA and with fellow religious professionals…. and … Continue reading Parties and Passages and Religious Exploration for All

On Delight

by Rev. Aaron Payson There is a Zen tale that goes something like this. One day while walking through the wilderness a man stumbled upon a vicious tiger. He ran but soon came to the edge of a high cliff. Desperate to save himself, he climbed down a vine and dangled over the fatal precipice. … Continue reading On Delight

Notice of 2023 Annual Meeting – June 4, 2023

from Kate Bejune, Clerk, Board of Management Notice of Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterSunday, June 4th, 2023, 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 2023 Annual Meeting – June 4, 2023

Robert Whitney – Celebration of Life – Saturday, May 20, 2023 – 3 PM @ UUCW

Family and friends of Robert “Bob” Whitney are invited to gather for a Celebration of Life on Saturday, May 20, 2023, @ 3 pm at UUCW. A reception in Fellowship Hall will follow the service. Bob’s obituary can be found HERE. He served for many years as this congregation’s Treasurer, then as pledge secretary, and … Continue reading Robert Whitney – Celebration of Life – Saturday, May 20, 2023 – 3 PM @ UUCW

On Creativity

Rev. Aaron Payson The Soul Matters theme for the month of June is creativity, a word which comes to us from the Latin word “Creatus”, meaning to make, bring forth, produce, procreate, beget, or cause.  A word related to another Latin word “crescere”, meaning to arise, be born, increase and grow.  So, to be creative … Continue reading On Creativity

Spring Holidays and UUCW

Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education It is with joy that we got to share all of our wisdom about spring religious holidays with our Religious Exploration Children.  We did this by viewing a wonderful video made by our own Vickie Cox-Lanyon and then having some discussion and crafting time. We then celebrated … Continue reading Spring Holidays and UUCW

On Resistance

Rev. Aaron Payson My colleague, Unitarian Universalist Minister, Victoria Safford writes of the story of the Exodus saying: “They had no idea, these slaves, what it could mean, this promise of land (their own country) and life abundant. Of freedom they knew nothing, except what they could taste by living in its opposite, slavery, and … Continue reading On Resistance