Karen Stephenson encourages the congregation to join her in saying “GWUUCM,” the acronym for “Greater Worcester Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministries” during the service on Sept. 19, 2021. It was Rally Day Sunday and Karen and others spoke about the variety of ways that this congregation lives out its mission and ministries through work on committees and teams at the church.
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Evan Wilson, left, and Nancy Hancock spoke on Rally Day Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Evan spoke about the Side With Love Committee; Nancy spoke about Lunch With the Minister and the UU Book Club.
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Dave Schowalter, left, and Maya Desai talk about the Women’s Group and the Men’s Group respectively on Rally Day Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, joking that they’d gotten their phones mixed up.Dave Schowalter, left, and Maya Desai talk about the Women’s Group and the Men’s Group respectively, joking that they’d gotten their phones mixed up.
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The UUCW Board held their monthly meeting on Sept. 13, 2021.
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Happy birthday, Food Pantry! Food Pantry Board of Directors members, from left, Betsy Wood, Marilyn Raymond and Denise Darrigrand pose on September 18, 2021, the 26th anniversary of the Food Pantry. They each hold $25 gift cards, which will be distributed to guests in honor of the anniversary. Not present for the photo was fellow Board of Directors member Linda Morse.
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Volunteers David Fields, left, and Evans Waldron shop for squash for UUCW’s Food Pantry at the Worcester County Food Bank’s warehouse on Sept. 17, 2021. UUCW picked up 2,207 pounds of food for distribution the following day.
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From left, Evans Waldron hands a case of chicken soup to Brian Keyo at the Worcester County Food Bank’s warehouse on Sept. 17, 2021. UUCW rents a UHaul once a month to transport the food from the Food Bank to church. Brian drives it.
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From left, David Fields, Evans Waldron and Denise Darrigrand are shown at the Worcester County Food Bank’s warehouse on Sept. 17, 2021. Waldron and Darrigrand are loading food onto a belt to be weighed.
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Youth in the COA class pose with their mentors and supervising adults as they assemble to go out to Concord for a canoe trip on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.Continue reading →
Joe Ruivo dusts the underside of the pews on Sept. 11, 2021, Church Work Day. Joe and others washed, scrubbed, swept, vacuumed, dusted and polished to get the church ready for the first service of the 2021-22 church year on the following day. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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How’d they do that? To get the first image in this slideshow, Betty Jenewin lay on the floor and pointed her camera at Joe Ruivo at the back of the church dusting the bottom of the pews. Betty used a mid-range telephoto lens (115mm) to make the pew legs look compressed. (photo by Robin Mitzcavitch)
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Vickie Cox-Lanyon dusts and polishes the pews during Church Work Day, Sept. 11, 2021. Vickie organized the volunteer work crews for the day. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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Pauline Courchesne sweeps Fellowship Hall during Church Work Day, Sept. 11, 2021. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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Kim McCoy works on a cabinet door in Fellowship Hall during Church Work Day, Sept. 11, 2021. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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Russell washes toys from the nursery on Church Work Day, Sept. 11, 2021. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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Youth in the COA class pose with their mentors and supervising adults as they assemble to go out to Concord for a canoe trip on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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From left, Desi, Eve Stutsman, Victor and Andrea Cruz interact in the foyer on Sept. 12, 2021. (photo by Dianne Mann)
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Jessie Trowbridge, left, participates in the Ingathering Water Ceremony after the service on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Board President Sheri Linn is at right. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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The Rev. Aaron Payson, left, and Board President Sheri Linn, right, laugh as Jenn DelGizzi explains that she will be using her coffee as a symbolic representation of water during the Ingathering Water Ceremony after the service on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (photo by Betty Jenewin)
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Music Director Matt Johnsen plays a frame drum for the song “Mother I Feel You” at the conclusion of the Ingathering Water Ceremony after the service on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. Pauline Courchesne stands at left. (photo by Betty Jenewin)Continue reading →
The Garden-On team poses after the service on Sunday, September 5, 2021. They are, from left, Betty Jenewin, Ruth Silver, Melissa McKeon, Leo DaSilva, Carole Howe and Jan Cutman. They are debuting their new t-shirts, designed by UUCW’s own Jane Moore Houghton, artist and designer. The team planned and conducted the service on September 5, 2021. It was on native plants and was titled “Saving the World One Plant at a Time.” (text by Betty Jenewin / photo by Linda Rich) Continue reading →
Members of the Social Threads quilting cooperative show off their quilt at a meeting on Sunday afternoon, June 27 in Fellowship Hall. Photo by Robin Mitzcavitch.Continue reading →
The Rev. Aaron Payson holds up a native plant as he tells the congregation that everyone is welcome to take one home to plant in their own home garden. The Youth Group potted up the plants, which were donated by Leo DiSilva of the Garden On Team.Continue reading →
This year’s graduates of the Religious Exploration program were recognized at the service on June 13, 2021. Left to right are Josh, Rhane, Alanna, Gareth, Director of RE Robin Mitzcavitch and Gavin. Not present is Max.
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Issac and his dad Shah Salmi sing Husavik (My Hometown), the Offertory song for the service on June 13, 2021.
The Rev. Aaron Payson hands a rose to outgoing president John Odell as part of the annual meeting on June 6, 2021.
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Deb Zawielski and Janet Stone check in with clerk Debbie Merrill before the annual meeting.
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New President Sheri Linn reacts after receiving a rose from the Rev. Aaron Payson during the annual meeting; the Rev. Cheryl Leshay is a left.
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Catherine Roberts spoke up at the annual meeting, not to ask a question, but to praise the Board for their work.
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The new Board of Directors recites the Litany of Installation at the Annual Meeting. They are, left to right, Bruce Leshay, Kate Bejune, Brian Keyo, Michelle Hernandez, Melissa McKeon, new President Sheri Linn, Sue Neaz and John Odell.
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Inclement weather forced Sunday, May 30, 2021’s service inside the sanctuary, the first Sunday service inside since the pandemic began. It was a ‘hybrid’ service, as the video camera in the foreground is broadcasting over Zoom and Facebook Live.Continue reading →
