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# Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester

A Congregation of Love, Hope and Justice

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## Posts

- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - It's Time To Make Some Good Trouble!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-30-gotv-news-making-good-trouble/) - There’s lots of work to do before the mid-terms and we now have less than 100 days to make an impact on our democracy. Help empower voters to make their voices heard for the Midterm elections! The current priorities are postcards and letters to voters in Georgia and North Carolina. Write postcards with Reclaim Our
- [Ingathering Service and Water Ceremony - September 13, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-09-13-ingathering-water-ceremony/) - On Sunday, September 13, 2026, members and friends are invited to gather in person and online for our Annual Fall Sunday Morning Worship of Return following our summer ventures. This service will include a Water Ceremony, a tradition we have observed for many years. This is a reminder that, as you make your summer sojourns,
- [Meal Train for Mark and Frances Schlesinger](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-07-14-pastoral-care-schlesinger-meal-train/) - Due to a medical issue the Schlesinger's daughter Anne has set up a Meal Train for them for the next few weeks. If you can help our friends please CLICK HERE for more information.
- [Photos of the Week for July 28, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-07-28-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [NAACP Candidate's Forum - August 4, Worcester Boys & Girls Club](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-08-04-commnews-naacp-candidates-forum/) - Come to a candidate's forum Tuesday Aug 4 in downtown Worcester Two candidates for State Representative from the Worcester area have challengers this time. AND they've agreed to attend a Forum hosted by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - essentially Black people in Worcester who are organized for change). The
- [Annual All Church Clean - August 28 & 29 - Save the Date!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-08-28-29-save-date-annual-church-clean-up/) - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
- [Garden On Team News - Green Space Award - June 21, 2022](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-06-21-garden-on-team/) - First, we won First Place for the Best Sustainable Public Green Space from the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill’s 2022 Community Greening Awards. The awards letter notes “…for the beautiful and ambitious rain garden the congregants installed and planted. We believe beautification efforts like this make the city a more welcoming, healthier place
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Registration Is Open for 2026-2027!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-07-religious-exploration-program-news-2026-2027-registration/) - It's time to register!! Please register your children by CLICKING HERE for the 2026/27 church year. This is so important, because we rely on this data to plan curricula and who will teach classes! Thank you! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [A Fathering Day Blessing](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-24-nugget-arp-a-fathering-day-blessing/) - 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
- [The Message - June 23, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-23-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 23, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-23-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [#uucwreads - Ledoux/Case Family](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-23-uucwreads-ledoux-case-family-books/) - #uucwreads highlights the ways that books are part of our members' and staff's lives. Writing is all in the family for the Ledoux/Case clan. Stephen Ledoux, his wife Nelly Case and their two adult children, Miles Ledoux and Susannah Sudborough are all either authors or journalists. Stephen has a Ph.D. in Behaviorology, the natural science
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Summer 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-16-religious-exploration-program-news-summer-2026/) - Thank you for a great year- See you in September and help us plan by registering your kiddos!! bit.ly/rereg202627 Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [A Call For Dismas House Volunteers](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-16-call-for-dismas-volunteers/) - In the present climate we find ourselves - it is more important now than it ever has been - to support those in our society who have been marginalized- Volunteering a couple hours once a month is all it takes to make an impact and a real difference in another’s life. UUCW has committed to
- [Overnight Camping and Short Hikes in Princeton with David Miller - Saturday, June 27 - Sunday June 28, meet at UUCW Saturday at 10 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-27-28-dm-princeton-camping/) - We will meet in the church parking lot at 140 Shore Drive in Worcester at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 27, and drive to the Miller family wood lot in Princeton, MA. After a 100 yard walk into the woods, We will set up camp around our lean-to (log shelter). After lunch and on Sunday,
- [UUCW Book Group - Summer & Fall Information - "By Any Other Name" - Next Meeting is September 9, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-09-09-uucw-book-group-picoult-by-any-other-name/) - The Book Group will take June, July and August off, meeting next on Wednesday, September 9th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Jodi Picoult's’ “By Any Other Name.” Two women living centuries apart fight to be heard. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but
- [Save the Dates! Ferry Beach Registration is OPEN!! – September 18 - 20, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-09-18-20-ferry-beach-wknd-registration-open-now/) - Many of us begin the church year with a weekend of retreat, reunion, and reflection at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine (http://www.ferrybeach.org). The weekend is affordable and open to everyone. We join together with friends from First Unitarian Church for beach walks, volleyball, time to rest, a talent show, and even a campfire! Please reach out
- [Do You Know Someone Who...](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-31-uucw-service-database/) - Need a pet sitter, babysitter, dog walker, yard work helper, technical helper? Need a job or a volunteer opportunity? Emily Stolarski and Robin Mitzcavitch are collaborating to create a database to match people to opportunities and to helpers. Fill out the form by going to the link bit.ly/helpinguucw or scan the QR code. We hope this database will
- [Faith In Action - UU Mass Action Newsletter & Events Calendar](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-faith-in-action-uu-mass-action-newsletter-calendar/) - Looking for opportunities for learning and action with other UUs? Consider some of UU Mass Action's upcoming programs. Topics range from immigration justice, to climate justice, to indigenous rights and more! Learn more in their recent newsletter or at https://www.uumassaction.org/. 
- [Women’s Social Circle - Zoom & In Person Meetings September 2025 Through June 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-09-womens-social-circle/) - The UUCW Women's Social Circle continues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. We meet from 9 to 10:30 but you do not have to join for the full time. Pop in say hi and let us see your friendly face. This is a free flowing conversation about whatever happens to
- [Sunday Morning Reflections - now a Podcast!](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-reflections-special-events-post/) - Greetings! This podcast features reflections by The Reverend Aaron Payson, Minister of The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, MA (UUCW) ...
- [Burncoat Center for Arts And Wellness Refillery Van Starts at UUCW on June 30, 3:30 - 6:30 pm!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-30-bcaw-refillery-van/) - Refill with the Refillery at 78 Van on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30 beginning June 30th. Reduce. Reuse. Refill. Please see the Burncoat Center for Arts and Wellness site HERE for more information.
- [Office News](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-05-office-news/) - Summer 2026 Office Hours: The office will be open on Tuesdays from 8 am – noon from June 29 – September 7 (Labor Day). Jen will also keep an eye on emails and return phone calls on Friday mornings if needed. Jen will be on vacation the weeks of July 19 – 25, and August
- [Family Game Night - First Fridays October - May, 6 - 8:30 PM, Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-30-friday-game-night/) - UUCW hosts a monthly family game night on the first Friday from 6 – 8:30 pm. Enjoy pizza and board games with UUCW friends. Watch The Message for updates or contact Kim Napoleone or Ken Basye with questions.
- [Coffee Hour News](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-10-coffee-hour-news/) - You are warmly invited to contribute food or a helping hand any Sunday. If you have questions please contact Catherine Roberts. Coffee Hour is complete for the 2025-2026 church year, we will see everyone in September!
- [Faith In Action - Invitation to our UUCW Love in Action Announcements List](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-07-swl-news-love-in-action-announcements-list/) - You are invited to add your email address to our UUCW Love In Action Announcements List. The perks:● Receive email announcements for local vigils, demonstrations, city council meetings, school committee meetings, petitions, legislative bills, and anything in the Worcester area that is a form of love in action that has been vetted by a member
- [Calling All Fiber Folk!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-19-all-fiber-folk/) - Open to knitters, crocheters, cross-stitchers, and more. Any type of crafting with fibers! Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the church. Contact Kim Napoleone or Angela St. Laurent with questions.
- [2026 UUCW Summer Sunday Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-26-nugget-summer-services-schedule/) - 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
- [The Message - June 16, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-16-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 16, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Religious Exploration Sunday Highlights](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-16-religious-exploration-program-news-re-sunday-highlights/) - Thanks for joining us on RE Sunday! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW at the 2026 Juneteenth Festival - June 20, noon - 8 pm, Institute Park Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-20-uucw-at-juneteenth-festival-at-institute-park/) - Please come visit our table at the Juneteenth Festival on Saturday!
- [Photos of the Week for June 9, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-09-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [The Message - June 9, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-09-message/)
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, June 14, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-14-religious-exploration-program-news/) - We are so excited for this year’s service. Come support all the children involved in the service, and help us honor the teachers, and our graduating seniors: All people can get involved in RE Sunday Service at 10am. This will be a shorter service. The art show and picnic will follow the service!PLEASE REGISTER FOR
- [UUCW Holiday Craft Fair News - Vendor Applications Are Open!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-09-nugget-kj-holiday-craft-fair-vendor-application-open/) - by Kirsty Johnson Erikson, Holiday Craft Fair Coordinator It's that time of year again! The UUCW Holiday Fair committee is looking for vendors for tables at the fair, AND soup/warm foods folks. There was such an amazing variety of food for our Holiday Shoppers and Vendors at last year's Fair, and although we are about
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday June 10, 2026, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-10-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, June 10 in the Lounge. Please note this is the SECOND Wednesday in June. we've moved to accommodate the Yard Sale preparations the week before. This is our shared picnic event, so bring a salad, chips, fruit, cookies, etc to share. Please come for
- [All-Church Picnic! Sunday, June 14, 2026 Following Worship](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-14-annual-church-picnic/) - Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for our ANNUAL ALL-CHURCH PICNIC, Sunday, June 14th, following the Annual RE Worship Service. Cost is $5 per adult and a dish to share if you can. We will provide the entrée (burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, etc.), lemonade, and watermelon. Please join us for this
- [UUCW Community Art Show - June 14, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-14eighthprinciple-art-show/) - You’re Invited to the UUCW Community Art Show “The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love” to be held on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Join us at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester for a vibrant, heart-opening art show that brings our community together through creativity, truth-telling, and love in action. This special event
- [Yard Sale Drop Off Times](https://www.uucworcester.org/yard-sale-drop-off-times/) - We are excited to host this year's Yard Sale & Craft Fair on June 6, 2026. For those interested in contributing items to the yard sale, please drop them off: Wednesday, June 3rd - 9 am to 6 pm Thursday, June 4th - 9 am to 6 pm Friday, June 5th - 9 am to
- [The Message - June 2, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-02-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 2, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-02-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Annual Meeting Lunch - Sunday, June 7, after Worship](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-07-annual-meeting-day-lunch/) - For the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 7 a light lunch (sandwiches, chips, pickles, sweets) will be served in between the service and the start of the annual meeting. People are invited to contact Catherine Roberts if they want to contribute something, so she can let you know what we could use. Please email Catherine or text
- [New Member Sunday - June 7, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-07-new-member-sunday/) - Sunday, June 7, will offer another opportunity for people to formally join the congregation as new members by participating in a ceremony during the 10 am worship service, during which participants sign the membership book and are welcomed formally by the congregation. Participation in this ceremony is not a requirement for membership.Anyone who wishes to
- [Outdoor Craft Fair and Indoor Yard Sale - Helpers Needed, Please Sign Up!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-06craft-fair-yard-sale-volunteers-needed/) - UUCW will hold an outdoor craft fair and indoor yard sale Saturday, June 6, 2026, 9 am - 3 pm. Please CLICK HERE or on the image above if you are able to assist with the event! 
- [Outdoor Craft Fair and Indoor Yard Sale - Saturday June 6, 9 am - 3 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/outdoor-craft-fair-and-indoor-yard-sale/) - Please join us on June 6 for an Outdoor Craft Fair and Indoor Yard Sale! We also will have a BIG Native Plant Sale, live music from the Hipswayers and the Dogfather Food Truck. Rain or Shine! UU Church of Worcester, 140 Shore Drive, Worcester. Parking available next door at Bancroft School. Craft Fair -
- [Garden-On Team News - Plant Fundraiser Saturday June 6, 9 am - 3 pm During the Craft Fair & Yard Sale](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-06-garden-on-team-news-plant-sale/) - Our Garden-On Team is having our annual Native Plant Sale in conjunction with our yearly Yard Sale.Swing by next Saturday, June 6th to get some natives for your garden.
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, June 7, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-07-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join us for Religious Education Funday on Sunday June 7th at 10am. We will be spending our last day of classes for the summer playing and strengthening the kid community! PLEASE REGISTER FOR RE CLASSES 2026/27 now so we will be able plan classes and who will teach them during our 2026/27 church year!! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director
- [Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting - June 7, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-06-07-nugget-board-notice-of-annual-meeting/) - 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
- [The Message - May 26, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-26-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for May 26, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-26-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, May 31, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-31-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us on May 31st at 10AM for Religious Exploration. Children will work with Robin and friends to explore how we nurture the fact that we are a community of people who can love and support each other and the greater world. Spirit Play will meet in their own classroom! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious
- [American Zen, Part Two](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-20-nugget-ls-american-zen-part-two/) - 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
- [The Message - May 19, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-19-message/)
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, May 24, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-24-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join RE on Sunday May 24th for CREATIVE BUFFET. Choose your art or game and enjoy creative fun. Spirit Play will meet in classroom 1 for their regular class. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Photos of the Week for May 19, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-19-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Creating Art, Building Community](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-13-nugget-dre-es-creating-art-building-community/) - 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
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Pearl That Broke Its Shell" - May 13, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-13-uucw-book-group-hashimi-the-pearl-that-broke-its-shell/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, May 13th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Nadia Hashimi’s “The Pearl That Broke Its Shell.” Using an ancient custom, a young woman tries to save her sisters.. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, May 17, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-17-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join us on Sunday May 17th for a special Religious Exploration morning of art. Let's get curious about what we love to create individually and how we can create together. Children can choose to display their pieces in our upcoming 8th Principle Task Force Art show in June. We will keep their art on Sunday, and
- [2025-2026 All Church Photo - Weather Permitting, Sunday, May 17, 2026 After Worship!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-17-all-church-photo/) - Get your smiles on! Weather permitting, we'll be taking our All-Church Photo on Sunday, May 17th, immediately after service. Rain date is May 31st. Thank you to Drone Operator Extraordinaire, Owen Ryan!
- [Photos of the Week for May 12, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-12-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Congratulations to our COA Graduates!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-12-religious-exploration-program-news-coa-congratulations/) - Congratulations to our 2026 COA Graduates! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Shir Joy Community Chorus Spring Concert -  Sunday May 17, 7 PM - Congregation B'nai Shalom, Westborough](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-17-commnews-shir-joy-chorus-spring-concert/) - Shir Joy Chorus Spring concert: May 17, 7 pm at Congregation B'nai Shalom in Westborough. Everyone is welcome, and tickets are available in advance or at the door for $20. Our theme this time includes songs from the stage and screen written by Jewish composers. The repertoire includes: Fiddler on the Roof medley Tonight from
- [Adult Faith Development - Greendale Ecumenical Group Spring 2026 Online Study Group - The Historical Afterlives of Jesus](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-17-adult-faith-development-greendale-ecumenical-group-lenten-2026-historical-afterlives-of-jesus/) - We gather once again for our Spring Ecumenical Study Group, focusing on the book Historical Afterlives of Jesus by Gregory C. Jenks. Material in this book includes the following: Introduction to the Historical Afterlives of Jesus Chapter 1: The Once and Future Jesus Chapter 2: The Parables of Jesus Chapter 3: Discovering Jesus in the Psalms Chapter
- [Edward's Ride for Mental Health Awareness - May 16, Gardner Elks Lodge, Gardner MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-16-commnews-edwards-ride-gardner/) - Motorcycle Ride and Celebration in memory of the life of Office Admin Jen Landry's nephew Edward. Please join us!
- [Some Poems for the Times](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-06-nugget-arp-poems-for-the-times/) - 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
- [The Message - May 5, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-05-message/)
- [New UU Class Series - Sundays, April 12 - May 3, 7 - 8:30 pm, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-12-to-2026-05-03-new-uu-online-class-series/) - New UU Sunday Evenings @ 7 pm (til 8:30) OnlineApril 12, 19, 26 and May 3, 2026 Join Rev. Aaron Payson and other leadership from UUCW as we explore the history, values, organization, and practices of Unitarian Universalism in general and UUCW in particular. This series of conversations is a general introduction to Unitarian Universalism and is open to newcomers and
- [Photos of the Week for May 5, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-05-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [African Community Education Thanks UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-05-ace-thanks-uucw/) - To the UUCW congregants, the ACE community would like to say a big THANK YOU for supporting ACE! Thank you for supporting us for the past few months and beyond. We are truly grateful for the winter clothes and gear you provided to support the adults and children here in the winter. Additionally, thank you
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, May 10, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-10-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Sunday May 10th is Mothering Day and Coming of Age Graduation. It is our custom to invite all families to come to the service and honor our caregivers and celebrate our young teens who are emerging into a new phase in their lives- they will graduate from their Coming of Age program- moving toward the more independent involvement
- [Ecumenical Service of Healing & Hope - May 7th @ 7 pm - Salem Covenant Church](https://www.uucworcester.org/ecumenical-service-of-healing-hope-may-7th-7-pm-salem-covenant-church/) - On Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 7pm The Greendale Ecumenical Group will host a Healing Worship Service & Blessing of Hands at Salem Covenant Church (215 East Mountain Street, Worcester). This service is open to all who wish to join together as a healing presence. The service will include opportunities to experience various healing modalities,
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday May 6, 2026, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-06-lunch-with-the-minister/) -  Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Fellowship Hall. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- ["Because I knew you, I have been changed for good." A Message of Gratitude as we close our “For Good” Stewardship Drive](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-29-nugget-stewardship-gratitude-for-good/) - by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, Stewardship Team 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 the daily act of showing up for one another. That song
- [The Message - April 28, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-28-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for April 28, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-28-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, May 3, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-05-03-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration this Sunday, May 3rd at 10am. All Families begin in the sanctuary, then are dismissed to class! This week we explore the possibilities that we all have within ourselves to learn, grow, and be courageous with our given abilities. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Have You Spotted Shenanigans?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-31-have-you-spotted-shenanigans/) - Throughout the month of April, Shenanigans the Gnome will be hiding in different spots around the building, popping up somewhere new each week. Keep a close eye out—it’s small, sneaky, and loves a good hiding place! Kiddos who find Shenanigans are invited to share it's location with Robin, Aaron, or Dee and will receive a small prize.
- [UU Women's Runaway Weekend - May 1 - 3, Franciscan Guest House in Kennebunk ME](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-1-to-3-womens-runaway-weekend/) - We will be running away to the Franciscan Guest House the weekend of May 1 - 3. It may not be too late to join us if you’re interested. Please contact: womensweekend@uucworcester.org for additional information. We’re looking forward to it!
- [The Message - April 21, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-21-message/)
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Online Meeting, Thursday April 30, 6:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-30-gotv-news-online-meeting/) - The Get Out the Vote Team will be meeting this month on Thursday, April 30th, 6:30-7:30 PM by zoom. We will celebrate the passage of the YES vote on Virginia’s special election for redistricting (woo hoo!), debrief from the March 28th No Kings events that so many folks from UUCW attended (seems so long ago!)
- [Small Things In A Big World](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-22-nugget-board-mm-small-things-in-a-big-world/) - 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,
- [Photos of the Week for April 21, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-21-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday April 26, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-15-social-threads-2/) - Please join Social Threads this Sunday April 26th 1:30-5pm in the Fellowship Hall. Hope you can come visit! All are welcome! Questions? Email us at Socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, April 26, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-26-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday April 26th as we discover ways in which our UU Faith looks at Earth Day. 10am! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Massachusetts Rainbow Families Community Clothing Swap](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-18-ma-rainbow-families-community-swap/) - MA Rainbow Families Free Community Clothing Swap on April 18th, from 1:30-4:30 pm. Clothing Donations are accepted at the Swap!
- [American Zen](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-15-nugget-american-zen/) - 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
- [The Way of the Bodhisattva - Part Three](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-18-nugget-lks-the-way-of-the-bodhisattva-part-three/) - 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,
- [The Message - April 14, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-14-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for April 14, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-14-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Garden-On Team News - Corrugated Cardboard Collection for Native Plant Beds](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-07-garden-on-team-news-cardboard-collection-native-plant-beds/) - Calling All Cardboard! The Garden-On Team is putting out another call for corrugated cardboard. Please drop off any flattened corrugated cardboard boxes out back, to the right of the shed. If you can, please remove any tape, labels and staples. Thank you!
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, April 19, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-19-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join us this Sunday April 19th at 10 am in a One Room experience for grades 1 and up. Hang out with Robin and Carole as we do some activities based on this beautiful story "When You Find A Hope" written by Allie Millington, illustrated by Anne Lambert "Experience the improbable beauty of a shattered hope born anew
- [Embracing Possibilities - The Old Fashioned Way](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-08-nugget-dre-embracing-possibilities-the-old-fashioned-way/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration I’ve decided that I’m going to be a person who tries harder to embrace possibility. That’s a choice I have to make. During these times, there are so many things pointing at me saying, “isn’t this awful?” The world's problems are so big that I feel like no
- [The Message - April 7, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-07-message/)
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, April 12, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-12-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday April 12th at 10am. This month's theme is "Imagining Possibility" and on Sunday, our classes will be exploring the topic of what type of world they'd like to build. Get ready to build! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Photos of the Week for April 7, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-07-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Faith In Action - Side with Love - Building Connections for Community & Mobilization - Sunday April 12, 11:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-12-swl-8th-principle-building-connections/) - Join others from Side With Love and the 8th Principle Taskforces to discuss the power of connections. We'll discuss local examples of community networks, share examples of how we're connected with others from UUCW, and discuss new opportunities for us to leverage our connections for broader impact. Contact sidewithlove@uucworcester.org with any questions.
- [UUCW Book Group - "This Tender Land" - April 8, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-18-uucw-book-group-krueger-this-tender-land/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, April 8that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Kent Kruegar's “This Tender Land.” This book tells the story of a young orphan's journey down the Mississippi River in the 1930's, searching for home. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read
- [All-Church Spring Potluck Dinner - Saturday, April 11, 6 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-11-all-church-potluck-dinner/) - Join us at the Spring Potluck Dinner!RSVP so we know how many chairs to put out: bit.ly/potluckapril11
- [CALL TO ARTISTS - Stronger Together: Art for Democracy - FCU Littleton](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-03-commnews-fculittleton-democracy-art-contest/) - Artists of all ages are invited to share their creative voices in a celebration of diversity, democracy, and the American spirit. Through art, we can evoke emotion, spark imagination, and inspire meaningful connection across communities. Contest entry is free and prizes will be awarded. At a time when our country feels deeply divided, this contest
- [African Community Education Food Drive - Last Day Sunday April 12, Merci Beaucoup!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-27-ace-clothing-food-item-drive/) - Sunday, April 12, will be our last day for donations to the ACE (African Community Education) program. If possible, please bring just one of the following items : a box/package of pasta, jasmine rice, white beans or black beans. This is a very scary and stressful time for immigrants and refugees. Thank you for letting
- [Easter Week Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-easter-week-services-special-events/)
- [Embracing Possibility](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-01-nugget-arp-embracing-possibility/) - 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
- [The Message - March 31, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-31-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 31, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-31-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Young Children's Clothing Drive - Sunday, April 5](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-31-religious-exploration-program-news-young-childrens-clothing-drive/) - We hope you can all help Eisley with their Project 351 Cradles to Crayons - young children's clothing drive. This Sunday, April 5th is the final day to donate. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-04-05-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Sunday April 5th Easter Sunday 10:00am! Please bring a basket and join us for our Annual Egg Hunt! All families begin in the sanctuary and children are dismissed following the change for change collection. We gather all children together in the Fellowship Hall before we go outside for the hunt! There will be spring craft activities in
- [2026 Greendale Ecumenical Group Lenten Devotional](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-greendale-ecumenical-group-lenten-devotional/) - CLICK HERE to download a pdf of this year's Lenten Devotional
- [So Far, So GOOD!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-25-nugget-stewardship-so-far-so-good/) - 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
- [The Message - March 24, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-24-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 24, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-24-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 29, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-29-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday, March 29th at 10am. Following up on our AMAZING Youth Group Sunday Service (applause!!!), we'll be talking about paying attention to growth and change and will be creating art to "change" our RE Bulletin Board. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Pro-Democracy Rally, Institute Park, March 28, 1 - 3 pm with Sign Making at First Unitarian at 11:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-28-faith-in-action-no-kings-rally-first-unitarian/) - Another opportunity for faith in action! There will be a pro-democracy rally at Institute Park on Saturday, March 28th at 1-3pm. Please join members of the Social Justice Council at First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street at 11:30am to make signs in the Bancroft Room and then walk or carpool over to Institute Park at
- [The Message - March 17, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-17-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 17, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-17-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 22, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-22-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Sunday, March 22, 10am. Please join in our Religious Exploration experiences as we continue with our theme of "Paying Attention." This week, with the focus on "paying attention to community"- grades 1 and up will attend the very special Youth Group Sunday Service. It is inspirational to see how our young people have grown, and
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Woman Behind the New Deal" and "Becoming Madam Secretary" - NEW DATE - March 18, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-11-uucw-book-group-francis-perkins-books/) - The March Book Group meeting has been pushed up one week to Wednesday, March 18th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. Participants should read EITHER Kristen Downey's “The Woman Behind the New Deal” OR Stephanie Dray's "Becoming Madame Secretary." The first is non-fiction about Frances Perkins; the latter is fiction about Frances Perkins. Perkins was Secretary of
- [UUCW Spring 2026 Online Auction Opens March 7 at Midnight!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-07-uucw-spring-2026-auction-its-on-special-events/) - The UUCW Online Auction opens March 7 at midnight (to coincide with the Cool Beans Coffee House at UUCW) and will run through March 14. Bid on many items including a one-hour massage, native plant garden consultation, car detailing, yard work, and many restaurant gift cards including Nancy Chang, Loving Hut, Choose & Mix, and more. Let the bidding begin! Here is the link
- [Faith In Action - Side with Love - Activist Reading Group, February 22 & March 22, noon - 1:30 pm, The Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-22-and-2026-03-22-swl-activist-reading-group/) - We are discussing: Blueprint for Revolution by Srđa Popović February 22: read through Chapter 5 March 22: read to end of book This group is for anyone looking to understand their place in the current political climate and how they can contribute to meaningful changes in the community. In each meeting, we will discuss a
- [The Estuary: A Network for Grieving Children and Families Fundraiser](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-27-commnews-estuary-grief-network/) - Please support me in launching The Estuary: A Network for Grieving Children and Families. We will be launching our first grief support program for children ages 3-18 and their caregivers in March and need help raising money to cover start up costs including supplies, refreshments and administrative support. Please consider checking out our fundraising page at
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-10-connections-team-meet-and-greet-2/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-10-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [Attention Please](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-11-nugget-dre-attention-please/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration I am jumping for joy because the temperatures are rising, the sun is out, and my finger is healing. Yes, I had a "sewing accident" and then 12 stitches in my finger two Fridays ago. I have never "run over" my finger with a rotary cutter in the
- [The Message - March 10, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-10-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 10, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-10-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday March 15, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-15-social-threads/) - Join in the sewing and quilting fun! Social Threads meets this Sunday March 15th from 1:30-5! Bring a project, jump into a project, hang out! All are welcome! Questions? Email us at Socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 15, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-15-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration Classes on Sunday March 15th at 10am. We will be paying attention to our resources like water and plantlife. Our UU 7th principle states that we respect the interdependence of all existence of which we are a part. Our younger classes will be looking at water and our older
- [Cool Beans Coffee House! Saturday, March 7,  7 - 9:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-07-cool-beans-coffee-house/) - Looking for a warm spot to get in from the cold? Would you like a nice cup of java or tea while listeningto a poem or a piece of music? How about an evening with friends from UUCW to help support our outreach programs? We have the evening for you: SAVE THE DATE! Saturday March 7th 
- [The 2026 Stewardship Season - For Good](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-25-nugget-stewardship-season-for-good/) - 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
- [Paying Attention In This Moment](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-04-nugget-arp-paying-attention-in-this-moment/) - 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 of
- [The Message - March 3, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-03-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 3, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-03-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 8, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-08-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Religious Exploration Classes are happening this Sunday March 8th 10am. Help us honor International Women's Day! All classes meet! If you have a child in grades 5 and 6 we have a special class with Robin making t-shirts. Please contact Robin with t-shirt size needed: uucwre@gmail.com Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Spring 2026 Online Auction - NEW DATES - March 7 - 14 - Donations Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-24-uucw-spring-2026-auction-donations-needed-special-events-updated/) - We are excited to offer a spring online auction to benefit the work of UUCW. We have updated the dates of our auction to March 7-14, 2026. The auction will begin on the night of the Cool Bean Coffee House at UUCW (Saturday, March 7). We are still seeking donations for the auction! We need the
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday March 4, 2026, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-04-lunch-with-the-minister/) -  Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in Fellowship Hall. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [The Message - February 24, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-24-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 24, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-24-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday March 1, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-01-social-threads/) - Please join us for Social Threads this Sunday, March 1st from 1:30-5pm in Fellowship Hall- Our Quilting /Sewing/ Creating Community is vibrant and inspiring! Bring your projects or work on one of ours. All are welcome! Questions? Email us at Socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 1, 2026 - World Compliment Day!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-01-religious-exploration-program-news-world-compliment-day/) - The new month brings a new theme: PAYING ATTENTION. This is a beautiful phrase, because it's not a reprimand but a reminder that every person and every connection we have on this planet is worthy of paying close attention to- to appreciate their magnificence. We will be celebrating "World Compliment Day." We will have a way
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, March 1, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-01-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join in for RE on Sunday March 1st at 10am. The new month brings a new theme: PAYING ATTENTION. This is a beautiful phrase, because it's not a reprimand but a reminder that every person and every connection we have on this planet is worthy of paying close attention to- to appreciate their magnificence. We will
- [UUCW Spring 2026 Online Auction Fundraiser - Donations Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-135-uucw-spring-2026-auction-donations-needed/) - We are excited to offer a spring online auction to benefit the work of UUCW. The auction will be tied into our March 7th COOL BEANS COFFEE HOUSE and will run February 28th - March 7th. If you can assist us by asking your favorite place of business for a gift card donation or to
- [Melt The Ice Hats Knitting and Crochet Lesson - Wednesday, Feb 18 - March 4, 6:15 - 7 pm, Meeting Room 3](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-110-melt-ice-hats-knitting-crochet-lesson/) - In response to several requests for knitting and crochet help, to create “melt the Ice” hats we have arranged to have knitting and crochet lessons by experienced craftswomen on upcoming Wednesdays at 6:15 to 7:00 at the church. Please come, bring what supplies you have to share, and we will do the same. Both crochet
- [Join UUCW's 8th Principle Taskforce at Black History Month Events](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-faith-in-action-8th-principle-black-history-month-events/) - The Village has organized a calendar of events to celebrate Black history and culture in commemoration of Black History Month. The full calendar can be found at: www.tinyurl.com/worcbcc2026 Members of the 8th Principle* Taskforce will be attending the two events below as a group. Interested in attending? Either come join us at the event or email us at 8thprinciple@uucworcester.org to
- [UUCW Spring 2026 Online Auction - Donations Needed](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-08-uucw-spring-2026-auction-donations-needed-special-events/) - We are excited to offer a spring online auction to benefit the work of UUCW. The auction will be tied into our March 7th COOL BEANS COFFEE HOUSE and will run February 28th - March 7th. UUCW is looking for gift certificates and donations of services/experiences for this year's auction (Feb. 28 to Mar. 7).
- [The Way of the Bodhisattva - Part Two](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-18-nugget-lks-the-way-of-the-bodhisattva-part-two/) - by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, We are continuing our exploration of the Bodhicharyavatara, the Way of the Bodhisattva, written by Shantideva a long time ago. It is humbling to realize that when Shantideva contemplated the words of the Buddha 1300 years ago, the words of the Buddha had been providing grist for the contemplative
- [Photos of the Week for February 18, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-18-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [The Message - February 17, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-17-message/)
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, February 22, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-22-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration classes this Sunday February 22nd. We are continuing to explore world religions and celebrations. It is the first day of Lent, and Lunar New Year is this week- February 17th! This year is the year of the horse. What do you want to know about both? Come check it out!
- [Who’s Got The Nirvana?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-11-nugget-dre-whos-got-the-nirvana/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration What is Nirvana Day? An easy glimpse before a more complicated narrative: resources are adapted from BBC Bitesize Nirvana Day is an annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana at the age of 80. Nirvana is believed to be the end
- [The Message - February 10, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 10, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [UUCW Financial Information Sessions, February 15 & 22, Noon - 1:30 pm, Meeting Room 1](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-stewardship-information-sessions/) - by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team In anticipation of the upcoming 2026-2027 pledge drive, we will have two short information sessions on UUCW finances. We will explain where church money comes from, what we spend it on, and what our long-term financial outlook is. The presentation material will take 10-15 minutes, and we will
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Thank You for Your Dignity Kit Participation!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-10-religious-exploration-program-news-dignity-kit-participation-thanks/) - Thank you for the outpouring of support for our RE project of assembling Dignity Kits for the unhoused folks in our community. Our children assembled over 40 mesh bags full of personal care products! Aaron brought them to Thursday Cafe' which is a ministry of Worcester Fellowship which serves unhoused folks in the city. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday February 15, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-15-social-threads/) - Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community meets this Sunday February 15th from 1:30-5pm in Fellowship Hall! Bring your project or jump into one of ours, meet the BEST people, and have some creative time for you. All are welcome. Questions? Email us at Socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com
- [Worcester Winter Overflow Shelter Looking for Volunteers](https://www.uucworcester.org/worcester-winter-overflow-shelter-looking-for-volunteers/) - An effort is currently underway to staff a Winter Overflow Shelter at St. John's Catholic Church, Xavier Center @ 20 Temple Street in Worcester. The Shelter is staffed by volunteers and intends to open every night during the month of February. Shelter management is currently looking for more volunteers, especially to cover overnight shifts. If
- [2026 Greendale Ecumenical Group Lenten Devotional - Call For Submissions](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-greendale-ecumenical-group-lenten-devotional-call-for-submissions/) - Once again, the Greendale Ecumenical Group is planning to publish an Annual Lenten Devotional. Clergy, members, and friends of member congregations are invited to sign up to provide a devotion for one or more of the 40 days of Lent and Holy Week, using the daily readings for the Revised Common Lectionary as starting points. 
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, February 15, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-15-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us on Sunday, February 15th at 10am as we continue our journey exploring world religions, celebrations and customs. It is our custom, as Unitarian Universalists, to honor the wisdom and the community of our diverse world by exploring and educating ourselves. This week we take a look at Ramadan. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Darkest Evening" - February 11, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-11-uucw-book-group-the-darkest-evening/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, February 11that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Ann Cleeve’s “The Darkest Evening.” This mystery book tells the story of a young mother going missing in Northumberland, and Vera Stanhope investigating. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want
- [Resilience and The Courage to Stay Seated](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-04-nugget-arp-resilience-and-the-courage-to-stay-seated/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson In 1858, 97 years before Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Unitarian author and poet, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper did the same on a Philadelphia horse-drawn streetcar. Her actions, and the later humorous retelling of the story, in The Liberator, helped many realize
- [The Message - February 3, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-03-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 3, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-03-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Committee on Right Relations News - Showing Up As Our Best Selves](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-03-02-committee-on-right-relations-news/) - Annie Armstrong, a member of CoRR (Committee on Right Relations), delivered the February CoRR Moment during the service on February 1, 2026. She discussed how we can sustain and support a courageous and caring community by bringing our best selves to form a welcoming, loving and inclusive community of faith, which is the first element
- [Superbowl Party! Sunday, February 8 @ 6 pm in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/superbowl-party-sunday-february-8-6-pm-in-the-lounge/) - Join members, friends, and families for a Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 8, 2026 @ 6 pm in the Lounge. Bring a snack or food to share if you desire. BYOB. We'll provide soda, water, and some basic snack items. We'll watch the game on our large screen tv and cheer for our favorite
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, February 8, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-08-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday Feb 8th. What is Nirvanah Day? Let's discover something new while honoring world religions and celebrations this month. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday February 4, 2026, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-04-lunch-with-the-minister/) -  Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 in Fellowship Hall. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [Faith In Action - UU Mass Action Upcoming January Events](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-13-faith-in-action-uu-mass-action-january-events/) - January Events through UU Mass Action Looking for opportunities for learning and action with other UUs? Consider some of UU Mass Action's upcoming programs. Topics range from immigration justice, to climate justice, to indigenous rights and more! January 15th from noon to 1pm is their monthly action hour - a time to take action on
- [Video/Photo Free Zone Has Moved](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-30-video-photo-free-zone-update/) - Now that the ceiling has been fixed at the back of the Sanctuary (thank you Win and Nancy Hancock!), we have moved the Video / Photo Free Zone. It is now the last TWO pews on the RIGHT side of the Sanctuary. Sit there and you won't appear in any photos or videos taken by
- [Words For The Moment](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-28-nugget-arp-words-for-the-moment/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson Last Friday, I had the privilege and honor to gather with over 200 clergy from across the Commonwealth for a "Prayer Conference" at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral and the State House in Boston. Clergy gathered to pray and to implore Gov. Healey to take bold, public administrative action to protect the
- [The Message - January 27, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-27-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 27, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-27-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday February 1, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-01-social-threads/) - Sunday, Feb 1st 1:30-5pm. Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community. Please join in! All are welcome! To be notified of any changes, request to be on our mailing list: Socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, February 1, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-02-01-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Sunday, February 1st Please join us for Religious Exploration at 10am. This Sunday, we will hope for good weather and try again to assemble "Dignity Kits" for the unhoused folks in our community. They will be distributed at Worcester Fellowship. YOU CAN HELP by bringing in some items. HERE IS THE LIST!TRAVEL SIZES PLEASE:
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Share the Dignity](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-25-religious-exploration-program-news-coa-share-the-dignity/) - As part of a continuation on the MLK Jr Day Of Service, our Religious Exploration children will be assembling "Dignity Kits" that will be distributed to the unhoused community in which Aaron ministers to every Sunday with Worcester Fellowship. We are asking if you could donate some of the items we will need to assemble a
- [UUCW Refugee Ministry Team News - Opportunity to Help an Afghan Refugee](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-16-uucw-refugee-ministry-team-afghan-refugee-help/) - Greetings from the Refugee Ministry Team. This is an appeal for donations to help an Afghan man, who is currently detained by ICE, with his legal expenses and potential bond. Several of us who are part of this congregation have developed close friendships with a number of Afghan refugees. We started out as volunteers, but over
- [The Way of the Bodhisattva](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-21-nugget-lks-the-way-of-the-bodhisattva/) - by Laura K Secor In many of her dharma talks available through the publisher Sounds True, Pema Chodron teaches us the way of the Bodhisattva by exploring a text of the same name. The Bodhicharyavatara, the Way of the Bodhisattva, was written in the 800s by a Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Pema writes in her book “No
- [The Message - January 20, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-20-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 20, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-20-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Garden-On Team News - Winter Sow Program, Saturday, January 24, noon - 4 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-24-garden-on-team-news-winter-sow/) - Our Garden-On Team will be partnering with the Worcester Native Plant Initiative to present a free Winter Sow program this Saturday, January 24th, here at UUCW. Please bring three empty translucent milk jugs, two to take home and one to donate back to the Initiative. Each person will receive two free native seed packets to
- [MLK Reading - Thursday, January 22nd at 7 p.m, at the Major Taylor Museum](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-11-mlk-reading-major-taylor-museum/) - Gather with others for a communal reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech Beyond Vietnam, an address he gave at the Riverside Church New York City in April of 1967. We'll have break-out groups to reflect on the text, sing songs from the civil rights struggle, and enjoy refreshments. Major Taylor Museum, 2 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Free
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, January 25, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-25-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join us for Religious Exploration this Sunday January 25th at 10am. This past Monday, the world recognized Martin Luther King Jr. day as a Day of Service. This Sunday, we will continue and assemble "Dignity Bags" for the unhoused folks in our community. They will be distributed at Worcester Fellowship. YOU CAN HELP by bringing
- [It's Auction Action Time!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-14-nugget-rm-its-auction-action-time/) - by Ana Gregory & Robin Mitzcavitch, Auction Team Come one! Come all! We need your help with the 2026 UUCW Incredible Auction! This is the fifth online auction for UUCW! We are excited to offer services, experiences,and gift cards (our best sellers) once again. The auction runs February 28 – March 7,2026 with the final
- [The Message - January 13, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-13-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 13, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-13-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Places In Between" - January 14, 2026, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-14-uucw-book-group-the-places-in-between/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, January 14that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Rory Stewart’s “The Places In Between.” This non-fiction book is about a 36-day walk across Afghanistan in 2002, just after the fall of the Taliban. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Coming of Age Class Winter Gear Park Drop Thanks!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-18-religious-exploration-program-news-coa-class-winter-gear-park-drop/) - A big thank you to our Coming of Age class and their mentors for distributing over 60 winter hats, gloves and scarves to Elm Park this Sunday to help others who may need them. The winter gear was lovingly knit and crocheted by the women at The Willows in Worcester, Dianne Mann and Sarah Michaels, and
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, January 18, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-18-religious-exploration-program-news/) - This Sunday, January 18th - Please join us for Religious Exploration at 10am. Robin will lead a One Room Class for grades 1 above where we will explore World Religions Day and how it's message also lifts up the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Play Children (Pre-k, K) will meet in their regular
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday January 18, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-18-social-threads/) - We meet again at Social Threads this Sunday January 18th from 1:30-5:30. Start the new year with creativity and join it!! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [On Practicing Resistance](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-07-nugget-arp-on-practicing-resistance/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson ADVICE TO MYSELF #2: RESISTANCEby Louise Erdrich Resist the thought that you may need a savior,or another special being to walk beside you.Resist the thought that you are alone.Resist turning your back on the knifeof the world’s sorrow,resist turning that knife upon yourself.Resist your disappearanceinto sentimental monikers,into the violent pattern of
- [Photos of the Week for January 6, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-06-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - Join the UUCW Table at MLK Jr Annual Community Breakfast](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-19-annual-mlk-breakfast-uucw-table/) - On Monday, January 19, Worcester will host the 41st Annual Community Breakfast Honoring The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning at 7 am (event begins at 8 am), at Assumption University, Plourde Recreation Center, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Jennifer Davis Carey, former Executive Director of the Worcester
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, January 11, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-11-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us for RE Classes on January 11th at 10am. We will be talking a bit about Buddhism this week and the benefits of using your breath to calm and focus on the important things around you. For early elementary, we'll be reading "Breathing is Better" written by our very own church member, Wendy O'Leary!
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday January 11, 1:30 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-04-social-threads/) - Join us this Sunday January for Social Threads 1:30-5 pm. Please note the new starting time which works better for people. We are working on a few outreach projects and also we love to see what you're working on!! We ask for a free-will donation of $10 if you can help to support the building
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday January 7, 2026, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-07-lunch-with-the-minister/) -  Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 in Fellowship Hall. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in. 
- [Photos of the Week for December 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-23-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, January 4, 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/2026-01-04-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Happy New Year to All of our Religious Exploration Friends! January 4th start the month of Exploring world religions. We hope you can join us on the journey. See you at 10am on Sunday January 4th! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Holiday Gift Needs](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-16-holiday-gift-needs/) - We know that there may be folks out there who are in need of a gift. We can help with our Minister's Emergency Fund. Also, we know that there are people who enjoy buying gifts during the holidays for others. We ask that you contact Robin or Aaron if you are that person or family
- [Annual Holiday Giving Tree - November 30 - December 24](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-25-annual-giving-tree/) - Please Help Us Decorate the Giving Tree! Beginning this Sunday, November 30th, we invite you to bring in new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and winter socks to decorate the tree in our sanctuary. Place them directly on the tree or in the basket underneath. These items will be donated to folks in our
- [2025 Greendale Ecumenical Group Advent Devotional](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-greendale-ecumenical-group-advent-devotional/) - The 2025 Greendale Ecumenical Group Advent Devotional is now available. Friends from Grace Lutheran Churches (Zion and Bethel), Salem Covenant Church, Greendale People's Church, First Congregational Church of Auburn, and our own UUCW have contributed daily reflections for the season of Advent & Christmas beginning Sunday, November 30 through December 25. CLICK HERE to access
- [Reassessing Holiday Shoe Boxes This Year - Donating to the Minister's Emergency Fund](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-18-reassessing-holiday-shoe-boxes-this-year/) - Is it the power of suggestion on my part owing to our country's financial hard times, or am I simply noticing for-sale house signs in mid November for the first time in my 18 years of traveling these roads to UUCW on Sundays? This past Sunday, I counted 4 such signs on my way to
- [New Lounge Window Shades Remote Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-02-lounge-window-shades-remote/) - Hear ye! Hear ye! If you're using the Lounge and wanting to raise or lower our new motorized window shade, know that the remote is now being kept in a special box affixed to the wall beside the kitchenette. Thank you Vickie Cox-Lanyon and Moira Rouse!
- [A Sharply Worded Silence](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-17-nugget-lks-a-sharply-worded-silence/) - by Laura K Secor Happy Winter Solstice, my UUCW friends! This December, I will start with a quote from the Jungian analyst James Hollis, from his book "Living an Examined Life: Wisdom For the Second Half of the Journey." "In the Western world, we humans are defined as behaviors, thought constructs and biological processes. but
- [Compelling the Commonwealth to Care for All Our Communities](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-09-compelling-commonwealth-community-care/) - In solidarity with the faith-based and civic organizations that are part of Worcester Interfaith and the Massachusetts Communities Action Network, we are being invited to participate in a campaign to compel the Governor to take Executive Action to protect Massachusetts citizens, families, and communities by forthrightly upholding her commitment to make real the promises of the
- [Photos of the Week for December 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [A Special Evening to Celebrate and Support Our Church Home - December 13, 6 - 10 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-05-nugget-turn-up-the-lights-gala-special-events/) - Update: Tickets now available!! Please join us for a special fundraising event in support of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester (UUCW). Our church is more than a place of worship. It is a home for countless community organizations, events and gatherings that bring people together. Together, we can help preserve and maintain this beloved
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair Thank Yous!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-16-holiday-craft-fair-thanks/) - Thank you to everyone who helped, shopped, and supported our Holiday Craft Fair! Very Special Thanks goes out to our Registrar Kirsty Erikson. It takes a year-long commitment to securing and communicating to vendors to make this event happen. Another huge act of giving was made by Ana Gregory, who collected basket raffle items all
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, December 21, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-21-religious-exploration-program-news/) - All Families are invited to our beautiful 4pm Vespers service which is an interactive and memorable service which will engage all ages. It is our biggest service for the year and a lovely one. There is a Vespers "Tea" afterwards, and everyone is invited to bring a food item to share. There will also be a 10
- [2025 Holiday Vespers Tea & Team Sign-up Info!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-21-vespers-team-sign-up/) - Holiday Vespers Tea December 21 (following the 4 pm service) - Plan on enjoying the annual Vespers Tea immediately after the beautiful Vespers service. We will celebrate the holiday season the way our congregation has done it for years. Come into Fellowship Hall and join us in fellowship and wonderful food, drink, and conversation. 
- [Faith in Action - Signs of Fascism Brigade Event - December 20, 11  am - 12:30 pm at Elm Park, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-20-gotv-signs-of-fascism-brigade-event/) - Join members of Indivisible Worcester and the UUCW Get Out the Vote Team for a Signs of Fascism Brigade on Saturday, December 20th, from 11 to 12:30 at Elm Park across from Price Chopper/Market 32. We’ll have premade signs shown above (as we were in Webster) and stand along Park Ave. and Elm Street. Use this Mobilize link to sign up. For
- [Crafting Hope](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-10-nugget-dre-crafting-hope/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Hope : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true. There are times when things feel bleak, and the proverbial “light” at the end of the tunnel just isn’t showing up. I have had to face situations which feel hopeless. We
- [The Message - December 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-09-message/)
- [The UUCW Holiday Craft Fair Is Coming! Help Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-08-nugget-kj-holiday-craft-fair-help-needed/) - by Kirsty Johnson Erikson, Holiday Craft Fair Coordinator The annual UUCW Holiday Fair is just weeks away, can you believe it?! This means that we need several things to help the day run smoothly. First, we need food! People go WILD for soups, chili, sandwiches...and while it's often people attending the fair who purchase food
- [Joys & Sorrows for December 9, 2025 - Jon Mathis Memorial on Thursday, December 11 at 3 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2025-12-09-mathis-memorial/) - We were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Jon Mathis on December 7. Members and friends of the congregation are invited to join the Mathis family for a Celebration of Jon's Life on Thursday, December 11, at 3:00 pm in the sanctuary of UUCW. To register to attend the service online CLICK HERE. A reception in Fellowship
- [Photos of the Week for December 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-09-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Holiday Sing-Along, Wednesday December 10, 6 - 7 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-10-holiday-sing-along/) - Please join us for an informal Holiday Sing-a-long, Wednesday, December 10th, 6 to 7 PM. We’ll sing carols and other wintry songs of joy and peace. Bring the words to some of your favorites and we’ll have the hymnals to get started. Singing on key is not required! Beth Posner-Waldron, Mara Pentlarge, and friends
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday December 14, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-14-social-threads/) - Please join us for Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Group this Sunday, Dec 14th from 1-5pm in Fellowship Hall. We love to have an opening check-in and show and tell, so arrival at 1pm is encouraged. Check out the new outreach projects we'll be dabbling in! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, December 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-14-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join us on Sunday, Dec 14th at 10am for Religious Exploration Classes. We will be talking about the winter holidays and focusing on Hanukkah! Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [It's Poinsettia Time Again!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-25-poinsettia-sale/) - It's that time of the year again - the annual sale of Poinsettias will begin on Sunday, November 30 in Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour! Remember a loved one and decorate our Sanctuary with a lovely Poinsettia. They may be purchased in memory of a loved one and their names will be in the Order
- [UUCW Book Group - "Help Wanted" - December 10, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-10-uucw-book-group-help-wanted/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, December 10that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Adele Waldman’s “Help Wanted.” The "Team Movement" members in a Big Box store work to change store management. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to listen
- [A Special Evening to Celebrate and Support Our Church Home - December 13, 6 - 10 PM - Tickets Now Available!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-13-turn-up-the-lights-gala-ticket-update/) - Please join us for a special fundraising event in support of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester (UUCW). Our church is more than a place of worship. It is a home for countless community organizations, events and gatherings that bring people together. Together, we can help preserve and maintain this beloved building so it continues
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 6 from 10am -3pm!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-06-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-special-events/) - The busy elves have been making the crafts, assembling the basket raffles, cleaning the tables, and making the floor plan for our over 30 crafters. We are thrilled to hold our annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 6th from 10am - 3pm at UU Church of Worcester. Please let a friend or family member know
- [Tidings of Comfort and Joy 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-03-nugget-arp-tidings-comfort-joy-2025/) - Rev. Aaron Payson The Holiday Season is upon us and we are planning a wonderful series of opportunities for worship, fellowship, seasonal celebrations, and social events! We hope you will join us!! Sunday, December 7 , 10:00 am in Person and Online - Don't Just Do Something, Sit There! - The Buddhist teacher, Ajahn Jotipālo writes:
- [The Message - December 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-02-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for December 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-02-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, December 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-07-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday December 7th at 10am! A new month brings a new theme: Hope. This week we will be discovering what the words: "The Light of Hope" means to us as Unitarian Universalists. Each child will be able to bring home a reminder of our exploration of light in the winter
- [UU Elevator Speech Course - Asyncronous - Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-uu-elevator-speech-zoom/) - Join us for this unique opportunity to explore ways to become more comfortable and confident explaining to others what Unitarian Universalism is all about. This course, developed by the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, TX as part of their Faith Forward Series will be offered online via google classroom with additional opportunities to gather via
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 6 from 10am -3pm - Help Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-06-holiday-craft-fair-help-needed/) - We are excited for our annual craft fair on Saturday December 6th. Spots are all full- now all we need are lots of visitors to shop, shop, shop. Please share this with everyone you know. Can you help out on the day of the fair? We need people to work at the door, the snack
- [A Special Evening to Celebrate and Support Our Church Home - December 13, 6 - 10 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-05-nugget-turn-up-the-lights-gala/) - Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you well and surrounded by peace. I am writing with exciting news — and a heartfelt invitation. Our church is hosting a Gala Evening to raise funds for the care and preservation of our beloved church home — the place that welcomes us week after week for worship,
- [Annual Holiday Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday December 3, at Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-03-annual-holiday-lunch-with-the-minister/) -  Join us for our Annual Holiday Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, December 3 at noon. Savory meatballs and beverages will be provided, so bring a veggie offering or dessert to share and enjoy a good time with church friends. If you want to come but don’t have time to cook, or if you need a
- [Faith In Action - Side with Love - Activist Reading Group, December 7, noon - 1:30 pm, The Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-16-swl-activist-reading-group/) - Join Side with Love for our new activity, the Activist Reading Group. This group is for anyone looking to understand their place in the current political climate and how they can contribute to meaningful changes in the community. In each meeting, we will discuss a book or other resource related to community activism. Our first
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 6 from 10am -3pm!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-12-06-holiday-craft-vendor-fair/) - The busy elves have been making the crafts, assembling the basket raffles, cleaning the tables, and making the floor plan for our over 30 crafters. We are thrilled to hold our annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 6th from 10am - 3pm at UU Church of Worcester. Please let a friend or family member know
- [Betty Machete and the Jumping Fleas Women's Ukulele Club - Every Other Monday from 7 - 8:30 pm!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-23-betty-machete-womens-uke-club/) - Betty Machete and the Jumping Fleas, an all-women’s ukulele club, will be practicing at the UUCW every other Monday! We welcome UUCW members and friends to join us. Non-binary and trans women are welcome. You do not need prior musical experience, just come and sing along and have fun! See the attached flyer for more
- [Immanuel Lutheran Church Bra Drive for Women Veterans](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-11-immanual-lutheran-bra-drive/) - Join UUCW in supporting Immanuel Lutheran Church and its members who are currently collecting bras for women veterans. Our friend Mary Donev writes: In the ‘60s, we burned our bras… now we can pass them on instead! If you have bras in good condition that you, or someone you know, no longer want, please drop
- [Stewardship Update: Giving Thanks, Keeping Balance](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-26-nugget-stewardship-igiving-thanks-keeping-balance/) - by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team As we gather around Thanksgiving tables this week, many of us will pause to take stock of what we’re grateful for: family, community, and the spiritual home we find here at UUCW. As our esteemed minister reminded us in Sunday’s sermon, this season we may open ourselves
- [The Message - November 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-25-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for November 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-25-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Faith In Action - Side with Love - National Day of Mourning Event in Plymouth, MA and on Zoom, November 27 at noon](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-27-swl-national-day-of-mourning-event/) - Recognizing the National Day of Mourning Since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims & other European settlers. Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, November 30, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-30-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Give and Grow! Sunday November 30th, please join at 10am for our One Room Religious Education Event. Children grades 1 and up will be discovering how we can grow with love and empathy as we give to others. We will be making the elements for our new RE bulletin board. Children Pre-K and K will have Spirit
- [Food Card Drive - Meeting Community Needs During the Holiday Season](https://www.uucworcester.org/food-card-drive-meeting-increasing-need-during-government-shutdown/)
- [Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service - Sun. Nov 23 @ 3 pm - First Congregational Church of Auburn](https://www.uucworcester.org/ecumenical-thanksgiving-service-sun-nov-23-3-pm-first-congregational-church-of-auburn/) - Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group for our Annual Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving, on Sunday, November 23 @ 3 pm at First Congregational Church of Auburn, 128 Central Street, Auburn, MA 01501. This service features readings and reflections for the season as well music from a combined choir from participating congregations. Following the
- [Positivity Meditation](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-19-nugget-lks-positivity-meditation/) - by Laura K Secor Hello my UUCW Friends, Here we are at the season of gratitude. Some of us adore this time of year, while others of us may feel more ambivalent, or even distinctly lacking in enthusiasm. Whichever camp you fall into, I am offering a meditation that is an opportunity to cultivate good
- [The Message - November 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-18-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for November 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-18-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, November 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-23-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please join together on Sunday November 23rd at 10 am for Religious Exploration. This month's theme is Gratitude, and it's like a superpower. It helps us see good things, even when we feel sad. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News - Thank You Deep Roots Team!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-18-re-news-deep-roots-team-thanks/) - Thank you to our wonderful group of teens and their chaperones for donating their time, heart, talents and money to be an important part of the annual trip to Deep Roots in Earlville, MD. Our chaperones need a huge round of applause: Leader: Lynsey Heffernan and Charlie Heffernan, Cori Henri, and Evan Wilson. What a dream team of
- [Adult Faith Development - Greendale Ecumenical Group Fall 2025 Online Study - Beginning October 7 - The Cultural Afterlives of Jesus](https://www.uucworcester.org/adult-faith-development-greendale-ecumenical-group-fall-2025-cultural-afterlives-of-jesus/) - Join with others from member congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group for our Fall 2025 Study using Gregory Jenks’ book The Cultural Afterlives of Jesus: Jesus in Global Perspective. The Group will meet on online, Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 PM, beginning on October 7 (for six sessions). To join the discussion online CLICK HERE.
- [UUCW Book Group - "Dial A For Aunties" - November 19, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-12-uucw-book-group-dial-a-for-aunties/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, November 19 that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Jesse Sutanto's comedy caper “Dial A for Aunties.” Chinese-Indonesian aunties investigate an accidental murder at a wedding.Here's a 2:47 minute long comedy sketch about the book by the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ21iod6F9Q You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the
- [Religious Exploration News - 2025 - 2026 RE Registration Open Now!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-20-re-registration-opens-now/) - Religious Exploration classes begin again on September 21st! We meet from 10-11:15 most every Sunday! Please pre-register for classes, just so we can prepare for you and get to know you! Also- you can see what we're up to weekly if you visit our Weekly RE Update page HERE Thank you! ~~The RE Team~~
- [Garden-On Team News - Thanks for the Cardboard!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-11-garden-on-team-news-cardboard-thanks/) - The Garden-On Team would like to thank everyone who donated cardboard and paper bags for us to use on our Memorial Garden project. We have enough for now, so please stop your generous drop offs. We may resume the ask in the future.
- [Religious Exploration Program Thanksgiving Food Drive - Nov 9 @ 10 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/religious-exploration-program-thanksgiving-food-drive-20251109/) - On Sunday November 9th 10am, the RE children will be packing bags for our Thanksgiving Food Distribution. We invite all folks to bring in a food donation from the list! Bring the food to the pews with you, and children will collect in grocery carts up and down the aisles. We will then bring the
- [The Message - November 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-11-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for November 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-11-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [All-Church Potluck Dinner - Saturday, November 15, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-15-all-church-potluck-dinner/) - Please join us! Tell a friend. All are welcome. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3YHNGGs
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, November 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-16-religious-exploration-program-news/) - Please meet this Sunday, November 16th at 10am for Religious Exploration classes. We will be talking about being thankful for the small things in our lives. ALSO ! FAMILIES ARE ASKED TO BRING FOOD FOR COFFEE HOUR FOOD and help with serving and clean-up. Can you bring a treat to share at coffee hour? Please let
- [Faith In Action - Side with Love - Signature Gathering for Rent Stabilization Ballot Initiative](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-09-swl-gotv-rent-stabilization-signature-gathering/) - Homes for All Massachusetts is leading an initiative to stabilize rents in Massachusetts. Shelter is a human right. Join members of Side with Love and the Get Out the Vote Team for information and to sign our petition to get a rent stabilization referendum question on the ballot in 2026, if you have not already done
- [UUCW Safety Team Forming](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-23-safety-team-forming/) - With the addition of new safety technology at UUCW comes an opportunity for the formation of a new Safety Team. Team members will work with staff and leadership to welcome people arriving at the church and provide support on Sunday mornings and other events by monitoring the property and activities in order to respond to
- [City of Worcester Municipal Election Info - Tuesday, November 4](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-21-gotv-municipal-election-nov-4-info/) - The City of Worcester will be holding a Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to determine who will represent you on the City Council and School Committee and be Mayor of Worcester for the next two years. If you haven't already voted, early voting has begun. Other cities in Massachusetts may also be holding a municipal election. Here
- [Join us for Dessert & a Documentary! Dr. Jane Goodall - Famous Last Words - Thur. Oct. 30 @ 6:30 in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/join-us-for-dessert-a-documentary-dr-jane-goodall-famous-last-words-thur-oct-30-630-in-fellowship-hall/) - On Thursday, October 30, 2025 we'll gather at 6:30 pm for "Dessert & a Documentary" featuring the new Dr. Jane Goodall documentary "Famous Last Words" in which Dr. Goodall shares her final thoughts about her life's work, the world of nature, and all that we have yet to learn about ways to inhabit our planet
- [Nurturing Gratitude](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-05-nugget-arp-nurturing-gratitude/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson The Soul Matters Theme for November this year is "Nurturing Gratitude" which fits nicely with the season of Thanksgiving and the other winter holidays ahead which honor the harvest, and the human capacity to thrive midst circumstances and environments that are often inhospitable to human survival without the creative human response
- [The Nugget - A Holy Alchemy. . . - October 29, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-29-nugget/)
- [The Message - November 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-04-message/)
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, November 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-09-religious-exploration-program-news/) - On Sunday November 9th 10am, the RE children will be packing bags for our Thanksgiving Food Distribution. We invite all folks to bring in a food donation from the list! Bring the food to the pews with you, and children will collect in grocery carts up and down the aisles. We will then bring the items
- [Photos of the Week for November 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-04-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Religious Exploration News - Youth Group Trip to Deep Roots](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-04-re-news-youth-group-mission-trip-deep-roots/) - You can help by donating: https://bit.ly/DeeprootsYOUTH. Please wish our Youth Group and their chaperones well as they travel this weekend for 4 days to live and work at Deep Roots in Maryland. Because of transportation, food and stay costs, this trip can be very expensive to many youth and their families. At UUCW we like to ensure that all
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday November 9, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-11-09-social-threads/) - Join us this Sunday November 9th from 1-5pm for Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community! All levels and types of sewers/makers invited! We ask for a free will donation of $10 for the 4 hours. Come spend some time with kind and creative folks who love to share! Bring your projects, machine, and tools. We
- [Garden-On Team News - Cardboard & Paper Bag Collection for Native Plant Beds](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-07-garden-on-team-news-cardboard-collection-native-plant-beds/) - The Garden-On Team needs YOUR help! We're gearing up to create NATIVE PLANT beds for a new Memorial Garden in front of the Lounge windows, and we invite you to join us in our mission by donating clean cardboard (free of staples and tape) and/or paper grocery shopping bags to help in this transformation, Please
- [How to Contact the Church Sexton](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-church-sexton-contact-form/) -  To Contact Dee, our church sexton, please click the above form!
- [The Message - October 28, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-28-message/)
- [Photos of the Week - October 27, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/photos-of-the-week-october-27-2025/) - Photo # 1 Peter Mayer performed at UUCW over the weekend. First, left, at a concert Saturday night. Then, right, during Sunday service. Photo # 2 Our choir sang Peter’s song “Peace” with him, first, top, during Saturday’s concert. The, bottom, during Sunday service. Photo #3 Choir member Cathy McDonagh wore the perfect top to
- [Religious Exploration Program News - Sunday, November 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/religious-exploration-program-news-20251102/) - Please join us on Sunday November 2nd at 10 am for Religious Exploration. Children will be focussed on our monthly theme of "gratitude" in a variety of ways. Younger elementary students will make painted cards that we'll give out at our upcoming Thanksgiving Food distribution, thanking volunteers for their efforts. Older elementary focussed on gratitude and our
- [UUCW Men's Group Mtg - Wednesday, Oct. 29 @ 6 pm @ 24 Well Street, Worcester - Hosted by Craig Van Batenburg](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-mens-group-mtg-20251029/) - Wednesday, October 29, 2025 @ 6 pm is the next gathering of the UUCW Men's Group! Join us this month as we explore the formation of men's activities at UUCW and the possibilities for future gatherings and activities! The meeting will be hosted by Craig Van Batenburg and held at 24 Well Street in Worcester.
- [The Message - October 21, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-14-message-2/)
- [UUCW Wednesday Evening Peace Vigil - Wednesday October 22, 5:30 - 6:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-22-peace-vigil-announcement/) - Join us for a Peace Vigil this Wednesday at 5:30 With the sun setting earlier, we’ve got one more opportunity to gather for a Peace Vigil at UUCW around the peace pole. We will meet from 5:30-6:30 PM or until it’s too dark to see our music. What began in response to the June bombing on Iran
- [FOR SALE at Rock-Bottom Price: Mason & Hamlin Baby Grand Piano](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-21-borek-grand-piano-for-sale/) - Looking for a well-crafted, beautiful baby grand piano, at an affordable price? Please consider thisrare opportunity:Stunning mahogany Mason & Hamlin Baby Grand Piano (5’4”) Model B, manufactured in Haverhillin 1929, at height of high-quality, American-made pianos.$5,000 or Best Offer On Nov. 20, I am moving back to Worcester, my hometown, from the Boston area, where
- [Photos of the Week for October 21, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-21-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [UUCW Wednesday Evening Peace Vigil - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6 - 7 pm, Outdoors](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-23-peace-vigil-announcement/) - Join us for a Peace Vigil this Wednesday at 6:00 If what you’re bombarded with from social media, radio and TV are getting you down, come lift your spirits by joining us at our Peace Vigil at UUCW, gathering around the peace pole. We will now be meeting from 6 to 7 PM on the 2nd
- [Religious Exploration News for October 26](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-26-re-news/) - HAPPY HALLOWEEN UUCW-STYLE! This Sunday, October 26th at 10am, is our Annual Trick or Treat for Unicef Event. Children dress up in costume as their favorite (friendly and all-ages appropriate) character, and trick-or-treat up and down the pews for our UNICEF collection. They are then dismissed to play games, do crafts, and socialize in Fellowship Hall during the service.
- [UUCW T-Shirts For Sale!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-15-uucw-t-shirts-for-sale/) - UUCW T-SHIRTS for sale... see UUCW shop for other styles. The store will remain open until October 26. Buy Yours Here: https://uucwshop.myshopify.com or scan the QR Code:
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Tuesday, October 21 at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-21-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [2025 CROP Walk is October 19](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-19-crop-walk-2/) - Join UUCW and four other congregations to raise money and awareness to combat hunger.A quarter of CROP Walk proceeds fight hunger in our community (Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry receives a portion!), the other 75% goes to international programs to support women, provide clean water to communities, and fight hunger. The CROP Walk is at
- [The Thunder, Perfect Mind](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-15-nugget-lks-the-thunder-perfect-mind/) - by Laura K Secor Hello my Unitarian Friends, Today I am bringing you a Gnostic-Zen mashup, courtesy of Kim Rosen and Jane Hirshfield. You most likely know the poetry of Jane Hirshfield, which is spare to the point of lean and yet intricate, much like her Buddhist beliefs. However, you may not know that she has
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Worcester Candidate Discussion, October 19, 11:30 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-19-gotv-news-candidate-discussion/) - Join members of the Get Out the Vote Team and Side With Love Committee in the lounge on Sunday, October 19th from 11:30-12:30 for a discussion about the candidates for the upcoming Municipal election. What issues are you most concerned about? Which candidates will best address some of these: affordable housing, equity in education and
- [The Message - October 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-14-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-14-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Tree Planting in Honor of Aaron's 26 Years of Ministry at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-12-aaron-26-tree-planting/) - On October 12, 2025, a ceremony was held after service to honor the Rev. Aaron Payson's 26 years of ministry at UUCW. The Garden-On team will be planting a yellow birch tree in his honor. Words spoken by Garden-On Team member Melissa McKeon: The yellow birch is a tree that gives back generously to the
- [Religious Exploration News for October 19](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-19-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration Classes on Sunday October 19th at 10am. In keeping with October's theme of "compassion", we'll be learning about Clara Barton, a Universalist, born in North Oxford, MA who founded the Red Cross. We will be making updated first aid kits for the classrooms in the church. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW
- [2025 CROP Walk is October 19](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-19-crop-walk/) - Join UUCW and four other congregations to raise money and awareness to combat hunger.A quarter of CROP Walk proceeds fight hunger in our community (Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry receives a portion!), the other 75% goes to international programs to support women, provide clean water to communities, and fight hunger. The CROP Walk is at
- [Suddenly Cool](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-08-nugget-dre-suddenly-cool/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration This story is not necessarily about me. Maybe it’s a fable. Maybe it’s about someone I know. Maybe it’s about all of us. As you read, see where you may find yourself within this story. Remember that time that you suddenly became cool? It felt pretty good didn’t
- [The Message - October 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-07-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-07-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for October 12](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-12-re-news/) - Please join us for a Religious Exploration One Room Experience on Sunday, October 12th 10am. As part of our monthly theme of compassion, we'll look at the reason we celebrate Indigenous People's Day and talk about the word compassion. There will be activities for all which strengthen the concepts! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Invincible Miss Cust" - October 8, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-08-uucw-book-group-the-invincible-miss-cust/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, October 8that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Penny Haw’s “The Invincible Miss Cust.” Born in 1868 Ireland, Aleen grows to become Britain's first female Veterinary Surgeon. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to
- [Cultivating Compassion](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-01-nugget-arp-cultivating-compassion/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson This month's Soul Matters Theme is "Cultivating Compassion". The word "compassion" literally means to "suffer together". But what if the most important part of compassion isn't really about suffering at all? What if compassion were about recognizing and expanding our deepest connections to all those who are around us and even
- [The Message - September 30, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-30-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 30, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-30-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Jim Scott International Music Day Livestream - Wednesday October 1, 8 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-01-jim-scott-international-music-day-livestream/) - In 1949 the International Music Council was formed as part of UNESCO. The point was to use music to inspire peace and harmony. Yehudi Menuhin, in my opinion America’s greatest violinist, was President of the council in the 1970’s and wrote an open letter proclaiming an “International Music Day.” Applying UNESCO’s ideals of peace and
- [Religious Exploration News for October 5](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-05-re-news/) - All Religious Exploration classes meet this Sunday October 5th, 10am! October's theme is COMPASSION... and the month kicks off with World Smile Day! As you may know, the late Harvey Ball, a Worcester graphic artist, invented the world-famous smiley face image in 1963. We'll be exploring the idea that to be a compassionate human being, it
- [Peter Mayer in Concert - Saturday October 25, 7 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-10-25-peter-mayer-in-concert/) - Please CLICK HERE or scan the QR code flyer for tickets!
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Candidate Discussion on Sunday, September 28 after Fellowship Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-28-gotv-news-candidate-discussion/) - Worcester residents: Are you ready to vote? At the end of Rally Sunday Coffee Hour, join the Get Out the Vote Team in the lounge till 12:30 or so for a discussion about the candidates for the upcoming Municipal election. Another opportunity will be on Sunday, October 19th. What issues are you most concerned about?
- [The Message - September 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-23-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-23-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Garden-On Team News - Native Plant Sale, Sunday September 28 from 11 am - 1 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-28-garden-on-team-news-fall-native-plant-sale/) - The Garden-On Team will hold their Fall Plant Sale on Sunday, September 28th from 11-1. There's still time to add plants to your garden!
- [Religious Exploration News - Time Capsule Opening on September 28 - Save the Date!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-28-re-news-time-capsule-opening/) - SAVE THE DATE: Sept 28th following the service, we will be uncovering our 2020 time capsule from the front fairy garden. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News for September 28](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-28-re-news/) - Religious Exploration- This Sunday, September 28th 10am -Theme: Belonging. Our individual classrooms begin. All families should begin in the sanctuary at 10am, and we will have a Change for Change collection, where our children grab baskets and collect change for their minister's emergency fund. This happens most every week prior to dismissal. This week we will
- [Film Screening at UU Congregational Society of Westborough - Cycle of Memory - Sept 28, 12:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-28-commnews-uucsw-film-screening/)
- [The Web of Existence](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-24-nugget-board-mm-web-of-existence/) - by Melissa McKeon, President, UUCW Board of Management If I had to choose one – just one – of Unitarianism’s principles, I’d choose the last. The “interconnected web of existence,” resonates even more than the others for me. I love the metaphor: the web of a spider, the web of existence. I love that the
- [Living Inside the Noise](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-17-nugget-lks-living-inside-the-noise/) - by Laura K Secor “Life in the Megacity is drowning in the Noise, the incessant flood of stimuli of the postmodern age: data feeds, neural sensations, drugs, memories, ads, all of it. New tech changes the rules of the game faster than anyone can process, or people no longer try. They give in to the Noise.” (:OtherScape) This
- [The Message - September 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-message/)
- [Center for Nonviolent Solutions Fall Fundraiser - September 25, 6 - 8 pm, Phelan Center, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-25-commnews-center-nonviolent-solutions-fall-fundraiser/) - Please CLICK HERE for more information about the Center for Nonviolent Solutions.
- [Mens Group Movie Night - September 20, 2025 - 6 - 9 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-20-mens-group-movie-night/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration News for September 21](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-21-re-news/) - September 21st- 10am Our Opening RE Day. “Belonging”. All children will participate together in the special gathering with Robin and friends in Fellowship Hall. Youth Group meets from 5:30-7:30. On September 28th, classes will break into grade groupings. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Wednesday Evening Peace Vigil - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 6 - 7 pm, Outdoors](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-peace-vigil-announcement/) - Join us for a Peace Vigil on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 6:00 To help cope with all that is going on locally, nationally and around the world, we are continuing to hold a Peace Vigil at UUCW, gathering around the peace pole. We will now be meeting from 6 to 7 PM on the 2nd
- [Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry 30th Anniversary! - Saturday, September 20, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-20-lffp-news-30th-anniversary/) - On Saturday, September 20, the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry will celebrate its 30th year of operation! In September 1995, LFFP opened its doors (now closed) at St. John's Episcopal Church to 7 families. UUCW graciously agreed to house LFFP in 2009. And the rest, as they say, is history! So many amazing volunteers from
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Letter Writing with Vote Forward on Sunday, September 21 during Fellowship Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-gotv-news-letter-writing-with-vote-forward/) - Please join us for letter writing with Vote Forward We are letter writing again, this time to Pennsylvania to determine whether their state Supreme Court Judges will be retained. Not as big an election as others but this will impact their state’s gun laws, voting by mail, and education. This will also give us practice
- [Trauma Training - Trauma of Divorce - Today at noon on Zoom](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-commnews-trauma-training-zoom/) - Please CLICK HERE to join the Zoom.
- [YWCA Flag Raising & Candlelight Vigil - October 16, 5 pm at YWCA on Salem Street, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-16-commnews-ywca-october-vigil-domestic-awareness-month/) - Please visit https://ywcacm.org/event/dvam/ for more information about YWCA October Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities.
- [UUCW @ Worcester Pride - Looking for Help](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-worcester-pride-looking-for-help/) - UUCW has acquired a space at the upcoming Worcester Pride Festival. Because the Minister will be in recovery from surgery, we are looking for a few good people to assist in setting up, staffing and taking down the space. The Festival is on September 6 from 3-8 pm on Worcester Common (behind Worcester City Hall).
- [The Message - September 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-09-message/)
- [The Message - September 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-02-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-09-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [UUCW Wednesday Evening Peace Vigil - Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, UUCW Gardens](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-09-peace-vigil-announcement/) - Join us for a Peace Vigil on Wednesdays at 6:30 To help cope with all that is going on locally, nationally and around the world, we are continuing to hold a Peace Vigil at UUCW, gathering around the peace pole, Wednesday evenings, from 6:30 to 7:30. What began in response to the June bombing on
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Silver Pigs" - September 10, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-10-uucw-book-group-the-silver-pigs/) - The Book Group will take July and August off, meeting next on Wednesday, September 10th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Lindsey Davis’ “The Silver Pigs: a Novel.” This historical mystery crime novel is set in Rome and Britannia during AD 70, and stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. You’re welcome
- [Save the Dates! It's Time to Register for Ferry Beach Weekend! – September 12 - 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-12-14ferry-beach-wknd-registration-open-now/) - Many of us begin the church year with a weekend of retreat, reunion, and reflection at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine (http://www.ferrybeach.org). The weekend is affordable and open to everyone. We join together with friends from First Unitarian Church for beach walks, volleyball, time to rest, a talent show, and even a campfire! Mark your calendars
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-09-gotv-news/) - Welcome back from the summer. While we are still finding ways to cope with the new administration (has it only been 9 months?) and resist their actions, I hope you are staying resilient and will join us for some activities. Here is a list of ways you can help maintain our democracy. Our Get Out the Vote
- [Building Belonging](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-03-nugget-arp-building-belonging/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson Welcome, friends—Newcomers, old-timers, seekers, skeptics, saints of habit and rebels of the heart.Here, we gather not because we think the same, but because we choose to journey together.Belonging is not something given—it is something we build, with open hands and open hearts.It is made in the sharing of stories, the holding
- [Photos of the Week for September 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-02-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Worcester Preliminary Election September 2 Info](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-02-gotv-news-municipal-preliminary-worc-sept-2/) - The City of Worcester is holding a Preliminary Election today, September 2. This election will narrow down the candidates for City Councilor-at-Large and School Committee District E. Early voting has already begun. If you did not vote during the early voting days, head to the polls now! Strengthen your voting muscles by exercising your right to
- [Ingathering Service and Water Ceremony - September 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-09-07-ingathering-water-ceremony/) - On Sunday, September 7, 2025, members and friends are invited to gather in-person and online for our Annual Fall Sunday Morning Worship of Return from our summer ventures. This service will include a Water Ceremony, which has been our tradition for many years. This is a reminder that as you make your summer sojourns, please
- [Religious Exploration News for Summer 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-08-re-news/) - Congratulations on a great year! We have been growing such an awesome community! I hope you can stay in touch during the summer and we will see you back for RE classes in September! If you want to stay connected to families within your childs' age group, PLEASE REGISTER so I have your info! bit.ly/ReReg2526. Thanks
- [Coming of Age for Adults in the 2025/2026 Church Year](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-08-re-news-adult-coming-of-age/) - Coming of Age for Adults Opportunity! If there is enough interest, Robin will be running the Coming of Age for Adults group(COA-A) in the 25/26 church year. It will happen in the evening from 6:30-8pm biweekly from October -March (or early April). During this class, we will explore what it means to be in a new season
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Worcester Preliminary Election September 2 Info](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-08-28-gotv-news-municipal-preliminary-worc-sept-2/) - The City of Worcester is holding a Preliminary Election on September 2. This election will narrow down the candidates for City Councilor-at-Large and School Committee District E. Early voting has already begun. Strengthen your voting muscles by exercising your right to vote - it’s a good habit! Early voting continues through Friday, 9 AM to 5
- [Annual All Church Clean - August 22 & 23 - Save the Date!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/save-date-annual-church-clean-up-aug-22-23/) - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
- [Photos of the Week for July 29, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-07-29-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [2025 UUCW Summer Sunday Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-25-nugget-summer-services-schedule/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson The season for Summer Worship is upon us! Beginning on Sunday, June 29 through Sunday, August 31, 2025, 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
- [The Message - June 24, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-24-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 24, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-24-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [First Unitarian Worcester presents "Totally Organ-ic!" Concert Series in June](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-03-commnews-first-u-concert-series/) - Free concerts are funded with a grant from the Worcester Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Performances on Sunday, June 8; Sunday, June 22; Sunday, June 29; all concerts at 4 pm First Unitarian Church of Worcester is hosting a series of free "Totally Organ-ic!" concerts featuring our two spectacular organs on three Sunday
- [Join The Painting Weekend June 27, 28 & 29](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-10-join-the-painting-weekend-june-27-28-29/) - Please join us by clicking the button below and signing up! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - GOtV Peace Vigil on Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 - 7:30 at UUCW & Zoom Schedule for Summer 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-24-gotv-news-peace-vigil-2025-summer-zoom-schedule/) - The Get Out the Vote Team has moved our meetings for the summer from the 2nd to the 4th Thursday of June, July and August. Our next meeting will be this Thursday, June 26 at 6:15. Our other meetings this summer will be on July 24 and August 28. Please mark these in your calendar.
- [Cards for Steve Ober](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-25-steve-ober-cards/) - Steve Ober has moved to a new address and lives for cards. To send him one refer to the new members directory. If you have not received the new directory email, please contact the office at office@uucworcester.org.
- [Two Poems Wherein Playing the Piano Transforms the Soul](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-18-nugget-lks-two-poems-wherein-the-piano-transforms-the-soul/) - by Laura K Secor Music Lessons Sometimes, in the middle of the lesson,we exchanged places. She would gaze a moment at her handsspread over the keys; then the small house with its knick-knacks,its shut windows,its photographs of her sons and the serious husband,vanished as new shapes formed. Sound became music, and music a whitescarp for the
- [The Message - June 17, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-17-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 17, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-17-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - GOtV Summer 2025 Zoom Schedule](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-17-gotv-news-2025-summer-zoom-schedule/) - The Get Out the Vote Team will be meeting on the 4th Thursday (instead of 2nd Thursday) during the months of June, July and August. Our next meeting will be at 6:15 by zoom on Thursday, June 26. If interested, folks can reach out to Beth directly or via gotv@uucworcester.org for the zoom link or to be
- [The UUCW Legacy Fund](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-11-nugget-arp-dm-uucw-legacy-fund/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson On Sunday, June 8th, UUCW Board President, Melissa McKeon announced the establishment of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester Legacy Fund, an endowment established to assist in the long-term viability of the congregation. The Fund was established by a generous gift from UUCW Minister Emeritus, Rev. David Miller and Linda Miller.
- [It's Yard Sale Time!! - Sat. June 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-07-yard-sale-special-events-post-updated-flyer/) - For more info - click here
- [Photos of the Week for June 10, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-10-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [IHN News - Thanks For the Memories Event - June 8, 2 - 4 pm, First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-08-ihn-thanks-for-the-memories/) - Get tickets at www.ihnworcester.org/events ...
- [UUCW Book Group - "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom" - June 11, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-11-uucw-book-group-master-slave-husband-wife/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, June 11th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Iiyon Woo’s “Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom". This non-fiction book tells how two slaves in the South escaped and worked in the anti-slavery Pre-Civil War era.
- [Overnight Camping and Old Growth Forest Exploration at Dunbar Brook with David Miller - Saturday, June 14 - Sunday June 15, meet at UUCW Saturday at 9 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-14-15-dm-dunbar-brook-camping/) - Saturday, June 14: 9:00 AM Meet at church and drive to the Dunbar Brook trailhead, a distance of about 94 miles and about two hours driving time. There is a tent site available on a first come first served basis in Monroe State Forest. We will hike about seven tenths of a mile from the
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday June 11, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-11-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, June 11 at noon (Please note change in usual schedule due to the Yard Sale). Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends. We will meet in the Lounge this month due to another event taking
- [Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting - June 8, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-08-nugget-board-notice-of-annual-meeting/) - from Evan Wilson, Clerk, Board of Management Notice of Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterSunday, June 8th, 2025, 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
- [Scheduling a Pick Up of Yard Sale Items - Friday June 6, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-06-annual-yard-sale-truck-pickup/) - If you have items to donate to the yard sale this year and require them to be picked up at your home, please contact Rev. Aaron Payson (508-963-5959 or minister@uucworcester.org) by Thursday, June 5, to schedule a pickup time.
- [It's Yard Sale Time!! Get Your Donations Ready! - Saturday, June 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-07-annual-yard-sale-announcement-1/) - Drop-offs On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week and join us Saturday!
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday June 8 & 15, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-08-15-social-threads/) - This month we meet June 8th and June 15th 1-5pm! We will be on a pop-up announcement basis during the summer depending on the heat index. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Photo of the Week for June 3, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-03-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [All Church Picnic! Sunday, June 1, 2025 Following Worship](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-01-annual-church-picnic/) - Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for our ANNUAL ALL CHURCH PICNIC, Sunday, June 1st, following the Annual RE Worship Service. Cost is $5 per adult and a dish to share if you can. We will provide the entrée (burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, etc.) , lemonade, and watermelon. Please join us
- [The Message - May 27, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-27-message/)
- [Garden-On Team News - Native Plant Sale, Saturday June 7 During the Yard Sale!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-07-garden-on-team-news-native-plant-sale/) - Garden-On announces their Spring Native Plant Sale will be held on June 7, 2025 from 8 AM - 2 PM. Rain or shine. Score some fabulous native plants then shop at our concurrent church Yard Sale. Win/win! Quarts $5, Plugs $3. Cash, check or Venmo. We'll have information on all the plants we are selling.
- [Photo of the Week for May 27, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-27-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, June 1, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-01-re-news-re-sunday/) - Please join us for our final RE celebration at our RE Sunday Service on June 1st, 10am. "The Freedom to be You" Children will participate and we will honor our teachers and leaders and graduating seniors. Following the service will be our Annual Picnic. Let's gather together to support our RE Program! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW
- [Faith In Action - 8th Principle Movie Night May 22 & Discussion May 30](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-22-ans-30-8th-principle-team-movie-night-discussion-sinners/) - 8th Principle Movie (Discussion) Night Have heard the buzz about the new film, Sinners?! The 2025 film "Sinners" explores themes of assimilation, cultural appropriation, and the struggle for freedom and equality, particularly within the context of the Jim Crow South. The film uses the supernatural horror of a vampire invasion to explore these social and political realities. Join the
- [YOU Inc. Parents Day Festival - June 1, 2025, 10 am - 3 pm, at the Main Street YMCA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-01-commnews-you-inc-parents-day-festival/) - You, Inc: Young Parent Support is hosting a free “Parents Day Festival” for parents and their children on Sunday, June 1st, from 10am to 3pm at YMCA - Central (766 Main Street., Worcester).We believe this fun and supportive event would be of great interest to young families within your organization, and we would be incredibly grateful
- [Do the Catholics Know Something We Don't? Part Two](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-21-nugget-lks-do-the-catholics-know-something-we-dont/) - by Laura K Secor Hello My Friends, When I left you in March, we contrasted a Catholic view of heritage with a Zen view. My Catholic friend described his feeling of being in a line of inheritance with the humans whose genes he shared through direct descent. That felt very narrow to me, and left
- [The Message - May 20, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-20-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for May 20, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-20-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Friday Game Night - First Fridays October - May, 6 - 8:30 PM, Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-04-friday-game-night/) - Join us for our FREE monthly UU Game Night from 6 - 8:30 pm! 1st Friday of the month. (*except November & December)Bring games, a friend and/or a snack. Please pre-register so we can set up tables. See link.We will be offering pizza and drinks with pre-registration for $5. Hosted by Kim Napoleone and Ken Basye. Game Nights have concluded for the 2024
- [Flower Communion - Sunday, May 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/flower-communion-a-centennial-celebration-sunday-may-25-2025/) - Join us on Sunday, May 25, 2025, for Annual Flower Communion Service. You are invited to bring flowers to share as part of the communion or simply come and enjoy this distinctly Unitarian Universalist ritual. The Flower Communion will be part of the special Father's Day service beginning at 10 am in-person or online. Please
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, May 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-25-re-news/) - Please join us Sunday, May 25th at 10am. We will join with children in an All-Ages Religious Exploration class and explore Memorial Day and how we can imagine peace for our world. We'll hear a story, make some art, and plant some seeds. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Meal Train for Chris and Maryan Ryan](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-06-pastoral-care-ryan-meal-train/) - Chris Ryan had a very complicated surgery last week and is recovering at Mass General Hospital. His wife, Maryan, has teacher colleagues who set up a meal train for them. If you can help our friends please reach out to pastoralcare@uucworcester.org and the Meal train link will be shared with you.
- [Happy Arts Events - Make a Junk Journal! - Thursday, May 22, 6:30 - 8:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-22-commnews-happy-arts-junk-journal/) - Happy Arts Junk Journal Workshop- On Thursday, May 22 6:30-8:30pm at UUCW! Are you a person who loves to upcycle. How about someone who likes to try new ways to enjoy many of the mixed media used in art? Try Junk Journaling with Jenny and Robin. Registration is important: bit.ly/happyartsjunkjournal. We are offering a sliding fee of $15-$20.
- [On Imagination](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-14-nugget-arp-on-imagination/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson Imagine by Rev. Terri DennehyImagine we have arrived.Imagine the lush rivercannot swallow us or drown out the voices of our hearts. We have come to these eagle-nested shoresto celebrate with the drums of dancing feet. We have come, a gathering of wings,arising out
- [The Message - May 13, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-13-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for May 13, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-06-photo-of-the-week-2/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday May 18, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-18-social-threads/) - Join us this Sunday 1-5pm for Social Threads! This is a space where we sew, quilt, create, and make friends. All are welcome. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - Discussing Resistance Conversations - Sundays after Fellowship Hour, May 18](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-30-to-2025-05-18-swl-news-discussing-resistance-conversations/) - Join Side with Love and the 8th Principle Taskforces to talk more about what resistance looks like and how we can lean into love and justice. When: Sundays after coffee hour (Approximately 11:45-1pm) Dates: April 27th, May 18th Where: UUCW Lounge Format: Check-In, discussion topic, small and large group conversation Upcoming discussion topics include: Demonstrations and Protest Connecting Resistance to
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - Discussing Resistance Conversations - Sunday after Fellowship Hour, May 18](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-18-swl-news-discussing-resistance-conversations/) - Join Side with Love and the 8th Principle Taskforces to talk more about what resistance looks like and how we can lean into love and justice. When: Sunday, May 18th after coffee hour (Approximately 11:45-1pm) Where: UUCW Lounge Format: Check-In, discussion topic, small and large group conversation Upcoming discussion topics include: Guest - Roberto Diaz, Worcester Interfaith Connecting Resistance to Systems
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, May 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-18-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday May 18th at 10 am as we continue with our Religious Exploration theme of 'Imagination." On Sunday we will be exploring how imagination can give others (and ourselves) help and hope! Spirit Play will meet in classroom 1! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Giant's House" - May 14, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-14-uucw-book-group-ordinary-grace/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, May 14th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Elizabeth McCracken’s “The Giant's House.” The plot: a boy grows to be very tall and how the town treats him. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but
- [This is Your Brain on Imagination](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-07-nugget-dre-this-is-your-brain-on-imagination/) - 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,
- [The Message - May 6, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-06-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for May 6, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-06-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday May 7, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-07-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, May 7 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Aaron Payson and other UU friends in the Fellowship Hall this month. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, May 12 at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-12-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [Happy Arts Events Collage Stream - Thursdays, May 1 & May 22, 6:30 - 8:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-1-22-commnews-happy-arts-collage-stream/) - We are offering Collage Stream Collage and Art Journaling 2x in May. In these gatherings, you will be making and building your journals with collage and mixed media like stamping, watercolor and other fun and fab stuff. Got a group ? Come together and have an excellent night out! Light refreshments here too! Location is
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, May 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-11-re-news/) - Sunday May 11th - 10am Mothering Day. We will have a family friendly service and casual spaces for children to gather if they need a space to stretch! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Edward's Ride for Mental Health Awareness - May 10, Gardner Elks Lodge, Gardner MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-10-commnews-edwards-ride-gardner/) - Motorcycle Ride and Celebration in memory of the life of Office Admin Jen Landry's nephew Edward. Please join us!
- [UUCW Bell Choir - Mondays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-bell-choir-forming-rehearsals-begin-sept-30-630-pm/) - Our new Bell Choir has formed. Kathleen Nagy leads this newest musical ministry. Come practice weekly on Mondays at 6:30 pm in the church sanctuary. If you would like to join us, please contact Matthew Johnsen (music@uucworcester.org). Bell Choir is now finished for the 2024-2025 church year, we will resume in September!
- [The Message - April 29, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-29-message/)
- [Gravity Defied—Thank You from the Stewardship Committee](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-30-nugget-stewardship-thanks-gravity-defied/) - 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
- [New Member Sunday - May 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-04-new-member-sunday/) - Sunday, May 4, will be our next New Member Sunday. On New Member Sunday, those who would like to become members of the congregation are invited to participate in a ceremony during the 10 am worship service during which participants sign the membership book and are welcomed formally by the congregation. Participation in this ceremony
- [Photos of the Week for April 29, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-29-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, May 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-04-re-news/) - Please join us this Sunday, May 4th at 10 am for Religious Exploration. This month, our theme is imagination. As UU's we ask people to be their authentic selves because the world needs your individuality and imagination to generate good and innovative progress and change. This week we will use imagination to have fun. Spirit
- [IHN News - UUCW's Last Host Week at In the Hour of Need Family Shelter- May 4th-10th](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-06-04-10-ihn-last-host-week/) - Get tickets at www.ihnworcester.org/events ...
- [Happy Arts Events Flower Power - Sunday May 4, 1:30 - 4:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-04-commnews-happy-arts-flower-power/) - 18+ Event. Celebrate Spring ! Prep materials to make your own Midori Journal! Try gel printing, stenciling, paper craft, stamping and needle-felted flowers. Meet new friends and experience a light-hearted and relaxing 3 hours of mixed media art. YOU'LL LOVE IT! All materials and refreshments provided. Pre-register: bit.ly/happyartsflower $35 Happy Arts Events is run by Robin Mitzcavitch and
- [The Message - April 22, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-22-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for April 22, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-22-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photos of the Week #3 Photos of the Week #4 Photos of the Week #5 Photos of the Week #6
- [Happy Arts Collage and Art Journaling - Thursday April 24, 6:30 - 8:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-24-commnews-happy-arts-collage-and-art-journaling/) - Please join us on Thursday evening April 24th from 6:30-8:30 for a special introduction to collage journaling called “Collage Stream”. If there is enough interest, we will continue regularly at a low price at UUCW. Try gelli printing, stencils and drawing - add collage and words and combine into a Midori journal. Every time we
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday April 27, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-27-social-threads/) - See you this Sunday, April 27th from 1-5pm for Social Threads- ALL ARE WELCOME! This is an open space for creating! We are primarily sewers and fiber arts people, but also, if you have another project you are working on, bring it and use our well-lit spacious room and meet a wonderful creative community of
- [Religious Exploration News for Sunday, April 27, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-27-re-news/) - Please join us on April 27th at 10am for Religious Exploration as we talk about the 7th Principle: "Respect for the interdependence of all existence for which we are a part." We will be looking at objects in nature and each participant will print their own canvas bag to remind them of how we as
- [Women’s Social Circle - 2024 - 2025 Meetup Dates](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-17-womens-social-circle-2024-2025-dates/) - The Women’s Social Circle is pleased to announce meetings for the 2024-2025 Church Year! It’s a great way to get to know the other wonderful women in this congregation and community. You are welcome to bring your child/children if you need to. You don’t have to be a regular Sunday service attendee to enjoy this
- [The Message - April 15, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-15-message/)
- [Sabbatical Task Force Documents for the Congregation](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-07-sabbatical-info-for-congregation/) - NOTE: An incorrect phone number was on the printed sabbatical handout distributed Sunday Dec 29. A Corrected version is linked here and will be available at future services: Sabbatical info in brief To protect our congregation information from online predation, a link to the Sabbatical Handbook will not be posted to UUCW’s website. The 2024 Sabbatical Handbook
- [Photos of the Week for April 15, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-15-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photos of the Week #3 & #4
- [Religious Exploration News for Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-20-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday April 20th at 10am for an Easter Celebration. Children will be able to hunt for eggs and enjoy some spring arts and crafts. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Project Blue Worcester Meeting - April 15, 6 PM at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-15-project-blue-worcester/) - Project Blue Worcester is a new initiative by the City of Worcester Department of Sustainability and Resilience Lakes and Ponds Program. Focusing on three major waterbodies and surrounding land and tributaries—the Tatnuck Brook, Mill Brook, and Quinsigamond watersheds—we are identifying the volume of key pollutants, where they come from, and how best to restore and protect
- [Why Are You Not Morose?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-09-nugget-dre-why-are-you-not-morose/) - 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
- [Photos of the Week for April 8, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-08-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration News for April 13, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-13-re-news/) - Please join us this Sunday, April 13th at 10am for Religious Exploration. This month, the theme is Joy. Joy, silliness and fun are more important than we often think. They aren’t an escape from important things; they enrich important things. As Unitarian Universalists, we spend a lot of time exploring the important parts of how it is to be present
- [UUCW Book Group - "Ordinary Grace" - April 9, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-09-uucw-book-group-ordinary-grace/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, April 9that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss William Kent Krueger’s “Ordinary Grace.” This is a 1961 Minnesota mystery; a 13-year old boy is confronted with a series of deaths. A coming of age novel. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even
- [Joy, Fire and Resilience](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-02-nugget-arp-joy-fire-resilience/) - 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 mythologyOnce upon a time, long long ago, it a far away land, there lived a magnificent Phoenix. Her feathers glowed
- [The Message - April 1, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-01-message/)
- [In the Hour of Need Family Shelter News](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-01-ihn-news/) - Get tickets at www.ihnworcester.org/events ...
- [Photos of the Week for April 1, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-01-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday April 2, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-02-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, April 2 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Cheryl Leshay and other UU friends in the Fellowship Hall this month. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday April 6, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-06-social-threads/) - Come join us for Social Threads this Sunday April 6th from 1-5pm- Everyone is invited to gather with sewing projects, knitting, crochet, or crafty things! Free will offering of $10 is accepted. We will also meet this month on April 27th as well. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for April 6, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-06-re-news/) - Please join us this Sunday, April 6th at 10am for Religious Exploration. This month, the theme is Joy. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [All-Church Potluck Dinner - Saturday, March 29, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-29-all-church-potluck-dinner-special-events/) - We hope you can join us! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3YHNGGs or at Coffee Hour
- [The Message - March 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-25-message/)
- [Joys & Sorrows for March 25, 2025 - Charles (Chuck) Innis Memorial on March 29](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2025-03-18-innis-memorial-update/) - As we shared previously, we were saddened to share the news of the death of Charles Innis, on Thursday, February 26, 2025. Chuck was beloved member of our congregation for decades. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, March 29 in the Sanctuary here at UUCW, at 1 PM, followed by a reception in
- [Photos of the Week for March 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-25-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Queer Celebration Time! - Mint Worcester, Wednesday March 26, 7 - 9 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-26-commnews-queer-celebration-time/) - Queer Celebration Time!Come join us to celebrate Worcester declaring itself a Sanctuary City for Queer, Trans, and Genderdiverse people and Thu's Birthday! Mint Worcester Corner of Park Ave and MaywoodWednesday, March 26th 7-9 pmThis will be a fundraiser and signature gathering for all candidates running for City Council and School Committee who've been showing up
- [All-Church Potluck Dinner - Saturday, March 29, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-29-all-church-potluck-dinner/) - Join us! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3YHNGGs or at Coffee Hour
- [Sing for Democracy at First Church Unitarian Littleton - Friday March 28, 7 - 8:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-28-commnews-fcu-littleton-sing-for-democracy/) - Raise our voices together to resist, dissent and demand justice for all at an intergenerational sing-a-long led by pianist and choral director Carolyn McCreary, Friday, March 28, 7-8:30 pm, 19 Foster St., Littleton. An optional pot luck meal starts at 6 pm, followed by board games and foosball for players. No RSVP needed. Free. If you
- [Happy Arts Spring Fling - Saturday March 29, 9 am - Noon](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-29-commnews-happy-arts-spring-fling/) - We hope you can join us for the upcoming event for adults on March 29th, 9am-12pm, at the UU Church of Worcester 140 Shore Drive, Worcester. $30 pp includes all materials to complete a midori journal with collage, gelli print, stencils and fabric. AWESOME! Pre-registration is required and spaces are half-filled. bit.ly/happyartsmar For more info, you
- [Religious Exploration News for March 30, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-30-re-news/) - Sunday, March 30th at 10am is the Youth Group Sunday Service. We encourage our RE participants to attend the service. There will be a story, an activity, a time to share, and a time to listen to our awesome youth as they speak on the theme of freedom. For our littlest ones, the lounge is
- [Concert of Hope for IHN - Cancelled](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-04-ihn-concert-for-hope-wams-2/) - Get tickets at www.ihnworcester.org/events ...
- [Concert of Hope for IHN - May 4th, 2025 at Worcester Area Mission Society](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-05-04-ihn-concert-for-hope-wams/) - Please help support the very important services which the In the Hour of Need Family Shelter provides to unhoused families in our community. The Concert for Hope is happening on May 4th from 4-6pm . Spend a wonderful couple of hours at Worcester Area Mission Society with two great bands! Bring a friend and have
- [Do The Catholics Know Something We Don't?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-29-nugget-ls-do-catholics-know-something-we-dont/) - 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
- [The Message - March 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-18-message/)
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community  Day of Creating- Friday March 21](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-21-social-threads-day-of-creating/) - Social Threads Day of Creating. Friday March 21 9am -9pm. Please join us-for the day! (or you can come for part of it.) This is an adult event. Contact Robin at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com if you're interested in attending. $15 covers rental of hall and beverages /snacks. Bring your own lunch and we’ll order dinner on Friday night - pizza/salad/ sandwich from
- [Photos of the Week for March 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-18-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Other Family Doctor" - March 19, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-12-uucw-book-group-the-other-family-doctor/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, March 19 at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Dr. Karen Fine’s “The Other Family Doctor.” This non-fiction book by a local author tells what animals can teach us about love, life and mortality. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday March 23, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-23-social-threads/) - Please join us on Sunday March 23rd for Social Threads from 1-5pm. Bring your projects or learn something new! Everyone is welcome. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for March 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-23-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on March 23rd as we explore another spring holiday: Spring Equinox or Ostara. There will also be Spirit Play for our youngest ones!! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Trust In Your Effort](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-12-nugget-dre-trust-in-your-effort/) - 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
- [Sound Healing Session (free) on Feb 19th 6pm at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/sound-healing-session-at-uucw/) - Join Sound Risings with Karen Stephenson, Sound Therapist & Transformational Life Coach, for a soothing chair sound healing session.
- [Cool Beans Coffee House Returns! - Saturday, March 1, 7-9:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-01-cool-beans-coffee-house-2/) - This year’s Cool Beans Coffee House will be held on Saturday, March 1, from 7:00 – 9:30 - all proceeds benefit the In the Hour of Need Shelter
- [Robin's Quilt Raffle Update!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-10-quilt-raffle/) - Heart Quilt Raffle ! For the final few weeks, the collections will go to IHN for this raffle as UUCW has already received their portion. We are moving the date it will be pulled until Saturday, March1st toward the end of the Cool Beans Coffee House. This will give us an extra opportunity to raise
- [Robin's Quilt Raffle Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/robins-quilt-raffle-update/) - Heart Quilt Raffle ! For the final few weeks, the collections will go to IHN for this raffle as UUCW has already received their portion. We are moving the date it will be pulled until Saturday, March1st toward the end of the Cool Beans Coffee House. This will give us an extra opportunity to raise
- [Photos of the Week for March 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-11-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Congregational Poem created in the March 9 International Women's Day Worship Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-09-intl-womens-day-congregational-poem/) - UUCW intl Women’s Day poem 2025 She went by Lady, raised six children from war-torn Sudan She’s very kind, and I talk to her a lot. She’s dedicated to our kitchen. Such a pain in the ass, they put her on the city council! Olympia raised three kids and worked the switchboard. My mom, who
- [UU Women's Runaway Weekend Meeting - Sunday March 16, 11:45 AM in Meeting Room 1](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-16-womens-weekend-meeting/) - Our weekend is coming up soon! Let’s get together for a quick meeting after Church this Sunday in Meeting Room 1 at 11:45 to discuss some details and make a few plans. We are looking forward to it! Please remember that all money needs to be in by April 1st.
- [Parent/Caregiver Program with Wendy O'Leary -  March 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-16-re-news-parent-caregiver-program-wendy-oleary/) - Please join author Wendy O'Leary on Sunday March 16th 11:45-12:45 in the lounge. UUCW Parent and Caregiver Program- free. Sometimes, life can be difficult Sometimes, parenting can be challenging….. And we can be really hard on ourselves.Learn how self-compassion can help.Join Wendy O’Leary to learn some ways of relating to the difficult moments in life that canhelp develop resiliency
- [Religious Exploration News for March 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-16-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration classes at 10am on March 16th, 2025. This week, we will continue our journey discovering the religious spring holidays practiced around the world. Let's check out how Jewish families celebrate Purim, and how Hindu families celebrate Holi. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Emergency Coat Drive for African Community Education of Worcester - Kids Coats Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-15-ace-coat-drive/) - Thanks to all for your coat donations! ACE is so very grateful! This will likely be the last week that we collect, and we will accept all coats, but are especially in need of kids' sizes. Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration
- [On Trust](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-05-nugget-arp-on-trust/) - 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
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday March 5, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-05-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, March 5 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Cheryl Leshay and other UU friends in the Fellowship Hall this month. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [The Message - March 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-04-message/)
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, March 10 at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-10-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [Photos of the Week for March 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-04-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday March 9, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-09-social-threads/) - Sunday March 9th - Let's join for a fun day of sewing, creating, and fellowship. We meet from 1-5 in Fellowship Hall. All are welcome!! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Seeking Refugee Housing](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-04-refugee-housing-needed/) - We are seeking housing for a single Afghan refugee woman, and also for an Afghan refugee family of four (four adult siblings). Do you have a single room with some privacy and access to a bathroom (starting April 1), OR do you have or know of a three-bedroom apartment (starting in April or May)? Do
- [Religious Exploration News for March 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-09-re-news/) - Join us on Sunday, March 9th at 10:am for Religious Exploration. This week, we take a look at Christianity and the practices of observing Ash Wednesday and Lent. Also- Joan McGinn and friends who are running the Womens' Sunday Service would love to have some children participate in a song they are teaching. If your child
- [Rent Stabilization for Worcester Meeting - March 8, Carpenter's Union, 29 Endicott St. #2, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-25-commnews-rent-stabilization-mtg-worc/) - Please CLICK HERE for more information.
- [Cool Beans Coffee House For IHN - Thanks!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-04-cool-beans-coffee-house-thanks/) - Thank you to everyone for their efforts to make the Cool Beans Coffee House an amazing success! Thanks to all of you we raised over $1600.00 to support the In the Hour of Need shelter. It takes a lot of people to make this happen each year. Thanks to: Robin Mitzcavitch, Sue Neaz, Naziah Billiar,
- [Pledge Drive 2025: Defying Gravity - We Need to Take Flight!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-26-nugget-stewardship-pledge-drive-defying-gravity-take-flight/) - 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,
- [The Message - February 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-25-message/)
- [Adult Faith Development - Greendale Ecumenical Group Online Study - Beginning Feb 4 - The Life and Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://www.uucworcester.org/adult-faith-development-greendale-ecumenical-group-2025-dietrich-bonhoeffer-study/) - Join members of the Greendale Ecumenical Group as we explore the life and legacy of World War II era German Theologian and Martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The sessions will be weekly on Tuesdays beginning on Feb 4 @ 7 pm. Click the link to join! https://bit.ly/4gI27TH
- [Photos of the Week for February 25, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-25-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Faith In Action - 8th Principle Task Force News - Celebrate Black History Month with These Community Events!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-11-8th-principle-news-black-history-month/) - The 8th Principle Committee invites you to honor Black History Month through art, music, history, and community gatherings. Check out these engaging events happening in Worcester throughout February. History & Community Events Film & Discussion: 10,000 Black Men Named George The Village Worcester (4 King Street) February 22 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PMWatch and discuss this impactful film
- [Religious Exploration News for March 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-02-re-news/) - Welcome to March! The RE classes will be exploring spring religious holidays! There is a lot going on in March! Ramadan begins on the Eve of Feb 28th/March 1, March 5 is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. March 13th is Purim, March 14th is Holi, March 20th is Ostara, and Ramadan ends on
- [Fellowship Hour Orientation - Sunday, February 23, 9:30 am & Noon](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-23-fellowship-orientation/) - Join us!
- [Cool Beans Coffee House Returns! - Saturday, March 1, 7 - 9:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-03-01-cool-beans-coffee-house/) - Looking for a warm spot to get in from the cold? Would you like a nice cup of java or tea while listening to a poem or a piece of music? How about an evening with friends from UUCW to help support the In The Hour of Need Shelter? We have the evening for you: This
- [The Bodhisattva Vow in Shantideva’s Teachings: A Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Part 2](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-19-nugget-lks-bodhisattva-vow-compassion-wisdom-part-2/) - 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
- [The Message - February 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-18-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 18, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-18-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday February 23, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-23-social-threads/) - Social Threads will be meeting this Sunday February 23rd in Fellowship Hall from 1-5pm. We hope to see you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for February 23, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-23-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday February 23, 2025 at 10am. Moving along with our theme of INCLUSION, we will be exploring how we can be inclusive of everyone's stories in history. Spirit Play Class will meet in classroom 1 Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [To Be the Welcome](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-12-nugget-dre-to-be-the-welcome/) - 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, Bear, Wolf, and
- [The Message - February 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-11-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 11, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-11-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [UUCW Book Group - "True Biz" - February 12, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-12-uucw-book-group-true-biz/) - The Book Group will meet next on Wednesday, February 12that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Audrey Blake's “The Surgeon's Daughter.” Set in the 1840s, when women were denied entry to British and American medical schools and doctors routinely succumbed to contagious diseases suffered by their patients, the story follows the brave struggle
- [Joys & Sorrows for February 6, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2025-02-06/) - We are saddened to announce the passing of long time church member Charles (Chuck) Innis on Thursday, February 6, 2025. A Memorial Service will be announced at a future date. Condolences for Chuck's family can be sent to comminister@uucworcester.org.
- [Support The Effort to Declare Worcester a Sanctuary City for Trans & Gender-Diverse People](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-04-worc-sanctuary-city-support/) - Join other local advocates and activists at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 4 at 6 pm advocate for a declaration of Worcester as a sanctuary city for trans and gender-diverse people. Please see some of the reference documents below Resolution text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bB4FjZuy_xboadI32uXDfH4IF3Bb4XkF7wgCBfqtYAs/edit?usp=drivesdk Event description and info for public comment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PgotiPXd6DnhNxF3KnFE8cJClQkWaadF4283Q7ujLgY/edit?usp=drivesdk Email scripts for folks who
- [Religious Exploration News for February 16, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-16-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday February 16th 2025 at 10am. Moving along with our theme of INCLUSION, we will be exploring how we can be inclusive of everyone's stories in history. This week we all gather together in Fellowship Hall. There is no Spirit Play Class. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Joys & Sorrows - Ed Clary Memorial Help Needed](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-ed-clary-memorial-help-needed/) - As we shared last in recent weeks, a beloved member of our congregation, Ed Clary, died on Saturday, January 18th. A Memorial Service and the Celebration of Life will take place for Ed Clary on Friday, February 14, at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary here at UUCW. A Friday service is making it difficult for
- [Joys & Sorrows for January 28, 2025 - Update on Memorial for Ed Clary](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2025-01-28/) - As we shared last week, we were saddened to share the news of the death of Ed Clary on Saturday, Jan 18. Ed and his wife Audrey have been beloved members of our congregation for decades. A Memorial Service will take place on Friday, February 14, at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary here at UUCW. Condolences
- [UU Women's Runaway Weekend at Rowe Center, Rowe MA - April 11 - 13, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-04-11-13-womens-weekend/) - Annually all who identify as women at UUCW can go to “Runaway Weekend” for relaxation, getting to know each other better and having some fun. This year we will be going to Rowe UUA Retreat Center in Rowe, MA from Friday evening April 11th – Sunday morning April 13th. You can learn more about Rowe
- [Include & Resist](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-05-nugget-arp-include-and-resist/) - by Rev, Aaron Payson The situation facing trans and gender non-conforming people in the United States right now is really bleak. And I really want to have an earnest plea that people stop framing this as a minority issue and reframe this as a universal attack on self-determination. Every one of us should be able
- [The Message - February 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-04-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 4, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-04-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday February 9, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-09-social-threads/) - Please Join us for Social Threads this Sunday , February 9th from 1-5! We hope to see you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for February 9, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-09-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday February 9th, 2025 at 10am. Moving along with our theme of INCLUSION, we will be exploring how we can be inclusive of everyone's stories in history. Spirit Play will meet for the Prek-1st grade students in classroom #1. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Join Allan's Fight Against Sickle Cell](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-28-denise-allan-sickle-cell-fundraiser/) - We're reaching out to on behalf of Allan, a brave young man who has spent much of his life battling the painful effects of sickle cell disease. For years Allan has endured numerous hospitalizations, countless treatments, and the relentless challenges that come with this condition. Allan's resilience and positivity have always shone through, inspiring everyone
- [A Call For Dismas Volunteers](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-14-call-for-dismas-volunteers/) - Dismas House in Worcester provides a transition home for previously incarcerated men in a family-style setting where they can work to reintegrate into the community. UUCW, in addition to a large number of other charitable organizations in the community, for a good number of years has been providing a meal once a month for the men and
- [The Upcoming 2025 Pledge Drive: "Defying Gravity"](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-29-nugget-stewardship-pledge-drive-defying-gravity/) - by David Schowalter and the Stewardship Committee It’s nearly that time again! This year’s upcoming UUCW pledge drive, themed “Defying Gravity,” invites members to soar together in generosity and love. Drawing inspiration from Wicked, the recent musical movie that celebrates breaking boundaries and embracing bold visions, the campaign seeks to galvanize the congregation to secure
- [The Message - January 28, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-28-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for January 28, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-28-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Religious Exploration News for February 2, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-02-02-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday, February 2nd as we begin a new month and the new theme of Inclusion! We are exploring being inclusive of people... all people, or in other words, we are exploring not leaving people out. Our UU faith reminds us that part of practicing inclusion is also about breaking down the barriers that cause people to
- [Good Trouble Congregation Virtual Party - Tuesday, January 28, 8 - 9:30 pm, Meeting Room 3 & Zoom](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-28-gotv-good-trouble-celebation/) - Congratulations to UUCW and Let’s Celebrate! We’re being recognized for meeting the Good Trouble Congregation goals set forth by the UUA/UU the Vote for 2024. Join the virtual party on Tuesday, January 28th, from 8 to 9:30 pm at UUCW, in Meeting Room #3. We’ll be joining the celebration by zoom together. The room will
- [The Bodhisattva Vow in Shantideva’s Teachings: A Path of Compassion and Wisdom](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-22-nugget-lks-bodhisattva-vow-compassion-wisdom/) - by Laura K. Secor The Bodhisattva Vow in Shantideva’s Teachings: A Path of Compassion and Wisdom The Bodhisattva vow, central to Mahayana Buddhism, is a commitment to attain enlightenment not just for oneself, but for the sake of all beings. Shantideva, a revered Buddhist teacher, offers a unique and transformative understanding of this vow in
- [Joys & Sorrows for January 22, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2025-01-22/) - We were saddened to learn of the death of Holly Franklin early Monday, Jan. 20 after a long hospitalization. Holly follows her mother Marilyn Franklin in death. who passed in December. Marilyn and Holly were a team through life. Combined services are being planned for later this Spring. Condolences can be shared with Holly’s sister,
- [The Message - January 21, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-21-message/)
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday January 26, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-26-social-threads/) - Social Threads will meet this Sunday, January 26th from 1-5pm. We hope to see you there!! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Garden-On Team Winter Sow- Saturday January 25, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-09-25-garden-on-winter-sow/) - Come join Garden-On, indoors, on Saturday, January 25th for Winter Sowing! We have 50 trays containing 50 plugs each. The plan is to sow all 2500 plugs with native plant seeds. We'll be in Fellowship Hall from 1 PM to 5 PM. Come by for all or part of the time. See you there!
- [Photos of the Week for January 21, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-21-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Religious Exploration News for January 26, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-26-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday January 26th 10 am-as we continue our exploration of the theme STORY! This week, we will be focussed on our Unitarian Universalist shared values which are centered in love. There will be SPIRIT PLAY for our younger children as well. PLEASE NOTE! RE Families are asked to host coffee hour
- [Meeting Room 2 Closure during Access & Security Upgrades](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-06-24-mr-2-off-limits/) - For the duration of the access and security improvements project that began on January 6 and should run through January 24, we have marked off Meeting Room 2 (the center meeting room) as off limits to all, other than staff and the crew from American Alarm, so they have the ability to store their tools
- [Warming Up](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-15-nugget-dre-keeping-warm/) - by Robin Mitcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration After a jammed packed holiday season, full of fairs, and services, parties and school vacations, I think I am warming up to slowing down. It’s cold out there, and for some of us, it’s warm inside. As I slow down, I also reminisce about some of the human-
- [The Message - January 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-14-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 14, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-14-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [UUCW Book Group - "True Biz" - January 15, 2025, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-15-uucw-book-group-true-biz/) - The book group will meet next on Wednesday, January 15that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Sara Nović's “True Biz.” True Biz follows a year of change for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf. The novel explores sign language, disability rights, love, and loss in the Deaf
- [Religious Exploration News for January 19, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-19-re-news/) - Sunday, January 19th is a One Room event where we will be talking about Martin Luther King Jr.'s story. All children will meet in Fellowship Hall. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - Join Side with Love at MLK Jr Annual Community Breakfast](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-17-swl-news-mlk-breakfast/) - Join other members of Side With Love at the annual MLK Jr Annual Community Breakfast. We are looking for others to join our table on Monday, January 20th at Assumption University! The breakfast is a community-wide tradition involving a speaker, performances, art, music and more in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr’s lifelong dedication to
- [Remembering Your Story](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-08-nugget-arp-remembering-your-story/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson When the great Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem-Tov saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he would light the fire, say a special prayer, and the miracle would be accomplished and the misfortune averted.Years later when a disciple
- [The Message - January 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-07-message/)
- [In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Host Week - January 12 - 18](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-05-12-ihn-host-week/) - Sign Up to be a Host at IHN Time is flying already this year!! We need your help on our hosting week at IHN! Please click on this link and sign up everywhere you are available from January 12-18th. https://bit.ly/IHNUUCW25 OR you can contact Robin or Sheri and tell us when you're available! Want to try something
- [Photos of the Week for January 7, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-07-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday January 12, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-12-social-threads/) - Social Threads Quilting and Sewing (and any other creative pursuits!) will meet on January 12th next! The time is 1-5pm. Everyone is welcome! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for January 12, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-12-re-news/) - Sunday January 12th- 10am. Our monthly theme is STORY and this Sunday we'll be exploring the art of storytelling and sharing stories as a sure way to connect with others and create friendships. I was so excited to see so many of our children participating this past Sunday- Showing up for RE is a way
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday January 8, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2025-01-08-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, January 8 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Rev. Cheryl Leshay and other UU friends in the Lounge this month. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [UUCW Bagged Lunch Brigade Forming](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-08-uucw-bagged-lunch-brigade-forming-2/) - In solidarity with the mission and ministry of Worcester Fellowship's Thursday Cafe, we are looking for people who are willing to assist in the creation of 60 bagged lunches a month, to be packed on Wednesday evening (dates/time to be determined). Volunteers would gather in the UUCW kitchen for about 1 hour to pack the lunches.
- [Photos of the Week for December 24, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-24-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [UUCW Holiday Emergency Fund Drive 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-26-emergency-fund-drive/) - In 2024 UUCW spent over $2500.00 to assist families in need in our congregation and community. This money helped pay for homelessness outreach, food, medicine, temporary shelter, utilities, holiday gifts, and transportation. Funds were collected from members and friends of the congregation as well as other communities who partnered with us to provide this outreach.
- [Annual Holiday Giving Tree - December 1 - 24](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-26-giving-tree/) - Please consider bringing new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, or scarves to adorn our Giving Tree which you'll find in the sanctuary. These items will be given out over the holidays to folks who may need them. Thank You!
- [Religious Exploration News for December 29, 2024 & January 5, 2025](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-29-and-2025-01-05-re-news/) - There will be no RE classes on December 29th, it will be a family friendly service! We will resume all classes on January 5th 10 am. Our theme is Story! I hope to see you there! Happy New Year! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - Adopting a Resolution to Oppose Expansion for Private Jets](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-17-swl-news-stop-private-jet-expansion/) - At the 12/3/2024 Side with Love meeting, members endorsed the proposed resolution calling on our elected officials to stop any proposed or future private jet expansion. Current proposals are being considered at the Hanscom Field airport, with Worcester Airport holding potential for future proposals too. The environmental impact as a result of private jet expansion
- [Solstice Blessings!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-18-nugget-lks-winter-solstice-blessings/) - by Laura K. Secor Solstice Blessings! The winter solstice is almost upon us in the northern hemisphere. The Gaeilge for the winter solstice is grianstad an gheimhridh, which translates as ‘winter sun stop’. This reflects the potency of this time to take a personal, collective and cosmic solar pause no matter where in the world you
- [The Message - December 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-17-message/)
- [Adult Faith Development - Greendale Ecumenical Group - Fall 2024 Forum - Archaeology of the Bible (continued)](https://www.uucworcester.org/adult-faith-development-greendale-ecumenical-group-fall-2024-forum-archaeology-of-the-bible/) - GREENDALE ECUMENICAL GROUP - ADULT FORUM SERIES – Tuesdays @ 7 PM ONLINE Beginning October 1, 2024. We continue our ongoing study of Archeology and the Bible. This part of the series takes us from Persian captivity through the early ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. CLICK HERE to join the conversation on Tuesdays @ 7
- [Photos of the Week for December 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-17-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [2024 Holiday Vespers Tea Team Sign-up!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-29-vespers-team-sign-up/) - 2024 Holiday Vespers Tea Team Sign-up!! Holiday Vespers Tea December 22 (following the 4 pm service) - Plan on enjoying the annual Vespers Tea immediately after the beautiful Vespers service. We will celebrate the holiday season the way our congregation has done it for years. Come into Fellowship Hall and join us in fellowship
- [Religious Exploration News for December 22, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-22-re-news/) - This Sunday, 4pm Dec 22- we invite all families to attend the 4pm Vespers Service! This is our very special and traditional gathering of our whole community to celebrate the season. There is candlelight, music, the bell choir and a play. All children and adults can take part in the telling of Why the Chimes Rang. Grab a
- [Auction Thanks!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-17-auction-tnx/) - We couldn't be more pleased with our results from this very busy Craft Fair and Auction season! Thank you one and all for your generous participation. In total, we raised over 8K for our church, supporting all of our outreach initiatives and the community who makes it happen. Special applause for Ana Gregory, bringing the auction in
- [The Message - December 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-10-message/)
- [Guns 2 Gardens Event This Saturday](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-14-guns-to-gardens-event/) - The Guns 2 Gardens annual Gun Buyback is a Worcester County program where anyone in Worcester County can participate even if a collection site is not your town. The most supportive thing you can do is take a couple minutes out of your day to help us spread the word on social media, email lists, and
- [The Thought That Counts](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-11-nugget-cl-the-thought-that-counts/) - by Rev. Cheryl Leshay I have often said “Thank you” for a gift I would never choose for myself, knowing that the person giving it to me thought I would like it. I have received books I already have, clothes that are so not my style, food items I am allergic to, and so many
- [Photos of the Week for December 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-10-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Women" - December 11, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-11-uucw-book-group-the-women/) - The book group will meet next on Wednesday, December 11that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Kristin Hannah's “The Women.” A young nurse follows her brother to war in Vietnam in 1965. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to listen in on
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - ERA Letter Writing, Get Out the Vote Zoom December 12 at 6:15 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-10-gotv-news-keep-era-letter-writing-gotv-zoom/) - The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first brought to Congress 101 years ago on December 10, 1923 but it’s still not officially part of the constitution. If you haven't already, send a letter to President Biden asking him to instruct the archivist to publish the 28th amendment securing equal rights for all genders into the
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday December 15, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-15-social-threads/) - Social Threads will meet on Sunday December 15th from 1-5! We hope to share some holiday cheer! See you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Christmas Carol Sing-Along - Wednesday, December 11, 6:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-11-christmas-carol-sing-along/) - Matt Johnsen will help us sing the old classics found in the grey hymnal between 227 and 258. And maybe the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. No snowmen, no reindeer. Come join us! Maybe bring friends.
- [Religious Exploration News for December 15, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-15-re-news/) - Please join together on December 15th for RE. We'll be talking about slowing down and being present during the holidays and appreciating the season, nature, and those around us. We'll be making star ornaments! Spirit Play will meet in classroom #1!! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Craft Fair Thanks! Auction Continues Until December 15!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-10craft-vendor-fair-tnx-auction-continues/) - Thanks one and all for the wonderful day called the HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR. Kirsty Johnson Erikson secured 33 crafters and vendors and Ana Gregory gathered the basket raffle items! Thanks to Vickie Cox Lanyon, Jenny Delgizzi, Dee Hudson, Betsy Wood, Beth Posner Waldron, Melissa Mckeon, Elisabeth Johnson Erikson and everyone who pitched in to set
- [Tidings of Comfort and Joy 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-27-nugget-arp-tidings-comfort-joy-2024/) - Rev. Aaron Payson The Holiday Season is upon us and we are planning a wonderful series of opportunities for worship, seasonal celebrations, and social events! We hope you will join us!! Sunday, December 1 , 10:00 am in Person and Online - The Gift of PresenceAs we eagerly anticipate the coming season of gifting and
- [Living Into Each Moment](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-04-nugget-arp-living-into-each-moment/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson It is the holiday season again! The older I get the quicker this season seems to arrive. This wasn't the way it was when I was young. Christmas always seemed like it was forever away from where I was at any given moment in the year, until December. December meant that we
- [The Message - December 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-03-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for December 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-03-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Rev. David Miller Published in Free Inquiry Magazine](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-03-rev-miller-article-free-inquiry-magazine/) - This fall, Free Inquiry Magazine published an article by our Minister Emeritus, Rev. David Miller. The article was inspired by a presentation David had previously given to the UUCW Men’s Group. The article shares his journey growing us as a humanist in the bible belt. Congratulations to David on this fine work. Please Click Here
- [Joys & Sorrows for December 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-2024-12-03/) - We were saddened to learn of the death of Helen Jones (mother of Rachel Peckar) last month. Helen was a member of the Stow Acton UU Church. Services are being planned for later this Spring. Condolences can be shared with Rachel and her family at webmaster@uucworcester.org.
- [2024 Holiday Shoe Box Project to benefit Jubilee After School Arts Program](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-12-holiday-shoe-box-project/) - How would you like to make some kids happy? Okay! It's holiday shoe-box time. Each year, around the holidays, UUCW participates in gift giving. This year, for the first time, we will be focusing on some of Worcester's high-risk inner-city children ranging from two 9-month-old baby boys to 14-years-olds. Some of the older ones on
- [Annual Holiday Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday December 4, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-04-holiday-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our Annual Holiday Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, December 4 at noon. Savory meatballs and beverages will be provided, so bring a veggie offering or dessert to share and enjoy a good time with church friends. If you want to come but don’t have time to cook, or if you need a
- [Religious Exploration News for December 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-08-re-news/) - On Sunday December 8th at 10am, we will begin to explore the different holidays celebrated in the winter. We plan to discover the special lights associated with each holiday and what the lights symbolize. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [It's Poinsettia Time Again!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-poinsettia-sale/) - It's that time of the year again - the annual sale of Poinsettias will begin on Sunday, November 24 in Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour! Remember a loved one and decorate our Sanctuary with a lovely Poinsettia. They may be purchased in memory of a loved one and their names will be in the Order
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 7 - 10-3pm!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-07holiday-craft-vendor-fair/) - The busy elves have been making the crafts, assembling the basket raffles, cleaning the tables, and making the floor plan for our over 30 crafters. We are thrilled to hold our annual Holiday Craft Fair this Saturday from 10-3 at UUCW. Please let a friend or family member know about this special fair! See you there!!
- [Amazing UUCW 2024 Auction - Starts Saturday, December 7!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-07-15-uucw-2024-auction/) - We are so excited for our amazing auction to open this Saturday, Dec 7th! Please browse and then BID HIGH for interesting experiences, services, and gift cards to wonderful places to eat and shop and play! You can help us by sharing this link with your friends and family: https://www.32auctions.com/uucw2024
- [The Message - November 26, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-26-message/)
- [African Community Education Honors Pauline Courchesne](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-26-ace-honors-pauline-courchesne/) - Pauline Courchesne is pictured here with Kaska Yawo, Executive Director & Co-Founder of African Community Education, along other representatives of ACE. Pauline received a recognition award for her many years of service to ACE and the Shoe Box Project that she initiated that gave ACE program participants presents at Christmas.
- [Photos of the Week for November 26, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-26-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Religious Exploration News for December 1, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-01-re-news/) - Please join us on December 1st for RE as we talk about "presence" and how we can be there for others. Perhaps your family could bring in a hat, pair of gloves, or mittens and scarf for our giving tree. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday December 1, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-01-social-threads/) - Please join us on December 1st from 1-5 - we'll be sewing and creating the afternoon away!! All are welcome! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 7 - 10-3pm - Save the Date!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-12-07holiday-craft-vendor-fair-sat-spaces-available/) - Please save the date for our UUCW Holiday Craft Fair. Saturday, December 7th, 2024 from 10-3 pm. If you are interested in securing a table at the fair, please apply here. The spaces are filling fast. Thank You!!Robin Mitzcavitch
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - UU Mass Action Opportunities to Stop Private Jet Expansion](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-swl-news-uu-mass-action-stop-private-jet-expansion/) - Expanding private jet emissions will be devastating to our climate. See below for opportunities to take action! Petition: Sign this petition to the Governor! Resolution: We are calling on Unitarian Universalist congregations in MA to adopt a Resolution urging Gov. Healey to stop private jet expansion at Hanscom Field airport or anywhere. Learn more here! For questions, contact: faith@stopprivatejetexpansion.org In the meantime, please
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love News - UU Mass Action at National Day of Mourning](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-swl-news-uu-mass-action-national-day-of-mourning/) - 54th Annual National Day of MourningNovember 28, 202312:00 Noon (in person or on zoom)Cole's Hill (above Plymouth Rock), Plymouth, MA RSVP here! An annual tradition since 1970, the National Day of Mourning is a solemn, spiritual and highly political day by United American Indians of New England held on the day many in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving. Mythology surrounding
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - ERA Letter Writing](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-gotv-news-keep-era-letter-writing/) - A small group of members of the Get Out the Vote Team met last Thursday to talk about staying engaged after the presidential election. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first brought to congress 101 years ago in December; we are close to getting it added as a constitutional amendment, securing equal rights for people
- [UUCW 2024 Auction - Gift Cards, Services and Experiences Wanted!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-29-uucw-2024-auction/) - Auction 2024! We are excited to get rolling and begin to populate the auction site. Can you donate a gift card, service, experience or a basket raffle item? Please scan the QR code and fill out the form or talk to Ana Gregory Thank You!!Robin Mitzcavitch
- [When I Heard Your Song](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-20-nugget-lks-when-i-heard-your-song/) - Once upon a time, there was an angelfish. She was the only angelfish, and as you know, fish of different species don’t speak the same language, so she could find no good conversations to pass the time or give her life meaning. It didn’t stop her from talking to the local octopus, the pair of moray eels
- [The Message - November 19, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for November 19, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-19-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Seeds & Cider Garden-On Team Events - Saturday November 23, 1 - 4 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-09-23-garden-on-seeds-cider/) - Come join us on Saturday, November 9, 2024 here at church for Seeds and Cider. The Garden-On team and Worcester Native Plant Initiative will clean out seeds to give to the community and to grow plants in our nursery.
- [Worcester Area Mission Society - Resource Collection for Southbridge Fire Victims](https://www.uucworcester.org/worcester-area-mission-society-resource-collection-for-southbridge-fire-victims/) - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Dear Friends of WAMS,In the middle of a huge distribution of coats and diapers at WAMS this morning, we learned of a terrible fire that destroyed two big triple-deckers in Southbridge. Eleven families (30 people) escaped with whatever they were wearing at 3:00 AM. It was 25 degrees outside. WAMS is
- [Religious Exploration News for November 24, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-24-re-news/) - Join us in RE this Sunday, November 24th as we continue our discussion on how kindness can be used as a tool to repair the world around us. We will read "Each Kindness" by Jaqueline Woodson and engage in discussion and activities together. Hope to see you there! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Let's Focus on Kindness](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-13-nugget-dre-lets-focus-on-kindness/) - As I prepare for our Religious Exploration program for this coming Sunday, I am choosing to continue our focus on kindness. Of course, the idea of kindness is peppered through every lesson that comes out of our Unitarian Universalist values, and at this time in history I want to ramp it up. Let me share
- [Photos of the Week for November 12, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-12-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday November 17, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-17-social-threads/) - Please join in this Sunday from 1-5pm, fellowship hall, for Social Threads Quilting, sewing, creating, and hanging out! All are welcome! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for November 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-17-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday Nov 17th for an important RE day where we will be talking about kindness, making cookies, and our families are asked to pitch in and help to host coffee hour. We will hear a story and have discussions to discover and remember that we have a choice and a voice at this
- [The Work of Citizenship](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-06-nugget-arp-the-work-of-citizenship/) - The Work of Citizenship by A.R. Payson (in the style of Howard Thurman’s “The Work of Christmas”) When the last campaign ad has aired;When polling stations are closed and the count has been certified;When pundits and politicians have turned in for the nightAnd pollsters and political operatives are turning their thoughts to the next big
- [The Message - November 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-05-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for November 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-05-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Election Night Online Watch Party - Tuesday, Nov 5,  9 PM ONLINE](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-05-election-watch-party/) - Join us to check in and watch the late results come in. We'll gather online at 9 pm. CLICK HERE to join.
- [Election Debrief & Conversation - Wednesday, Nov 6,  7 PM ONLINE](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-06-post-election-debrief-conversation/) - Join members and friends of UUCW to discuss the election experience and share feelings following the vote tallies from Nov 5. We'll meet online for words of encouragement and reflection. Join the conversation HERE.
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, November 11th at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-11-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [Sharon Templeman Memorial Exhibit Reception - Sunday November 10, 2 PM, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-10-templeman-exhibit-briarwood/) - A Memorial Exhibit of my mom, Sharon Templeman’s prize needlework runs November 2 - January 3 at the Briarwood Gallery located 65 Briarwood Circle. Open Daily 10 am - 5 pm. More than 35 pieces!!! There is a reception on November 10, 2024 from 2 - 4 pm. Kim Napoleone
- [It's Election Day!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-05-gotv-election-day/) - The November 5th election is here today. For many of us, there is nothing else to do except wait patiently for the results. Tend to yourself with care and trust the system. For those working the polls, may all go well and may all be safe and free from harm. For those who have not yet
- [Religious Exploration News for November 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-10-re-news/) - This Sunday, November 10th, 10am, children will be participating in our annual tradition of filling Thanksgiving "Fixing" Bags for our food pantry clients. All will learn about our Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, what we do, and who we serve. Children will collect the food from our congregation during the Change for Change collection. It's
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday November 6, @ Noon in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-06-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, November 6 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Aaron and other UU friends in Fellowship Hall. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [GOTV! The November 5th Election is Days Away. HAVE YOU VOTED?!](https://www.uucworcester.org/gotv-the-november-5th-election-is-days-away-have-you-voted/) - The November 5th election is days away….HAVE YOU ALREADY VOTED? IF NOT, READ ON: The late Congressman John Lewis said “The vote is the most powerful non-violent tool we have.” Are you ready to protect our democracy? Have you reviewed the referendum questions? Do you know the candidates for your state legislators? If you haven't
- [New Member Sunday - November 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-03-new-member-sunday/) - Sunday, November 3 will be our next New Member Sunday. On New Member Sunday those who would like to become members of the congregation are invited to participate in a ceremony during the 10 am worship service during which participants sign the membership book and are welcomed formally by the congregation. Participation in this ceremony
- [The Message - October 29, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-29-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 29, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-29-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration Thanksgiving Food Drive - November 3 & 10, 2024!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-03-10-re-news-thanksgiving-food-drive/) - Help with the Thanksgiving Food Drive!! On Sunday November 3rd and Sunday November 10th, we are collecting Thanksgiving "Fixing " foods to distribute to our food pantry families. We are looking for gravy, instant potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, green bean casserole items, and dessert bread mixes. On November 10th, our RE children will assemble the
- [Join Our Volunteer Tutor Team at Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-22-commnews-lvgw-become-a-tutor/) - If you want to make a positive impact in the community, consider becoming a volunteer tutor at Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester–where you can help adults improve their English language skills through personalized one-on-one tutoring; no prior teaching experience required; and training will be provided! Sign up for our next Volunteer Tutor Information Session on
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday November 3, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-03-social-threads/) - Social Threads meets this Sunday November 3 from 1-5pm. We hope to see you!! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for November 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-11-03-re-news/) - Please join us for RE this Sunday, November 3rd. We'll be talking about democracy and voting with the children in Spirit Play and elementary classes. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Stewardship Nugget, October 2024 - A Brief Introduction to UUCW Finances](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-23-nugget-stewardship-intro-to-uucw-finances/) - by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester is funded entirely by its members and friends. A Pledge can be made by anyone, member or non-member. After you have made a pledge, a Pledge Statement will be emailed to you Quarterly by Margos Stone, UUCW’s Pledge Secretary. This is
- [The Message - October 22, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-22-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 22, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-22-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for October 27, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-27-re-news/) - Join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday October 27th, 10am. Come one and all! Break out those fun costumes and Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF up and down the church pews, collecting money for children who are in need around the world. After, children will enjoy games and Halloween Crafts in the fellowship hall. All ages welcome and
- [All-Church Autumn Potluck Dinner - Saturday, October 19, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-19-all-church-autumn-potluck-dinner/) - Hungry for connection? Join us at our Autumn Potluck Dinner! Saturday, October 19th at 5:30 in Fellowship Hall. Sign up here or at coffee hour.
- [The November 5th Election is 2 Weeks Away…ARE YOU READY TO VOTE?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-22-gotv-news-ready-to-vote/) - The late Congressman John Lewis said “The vote is the most powerful non-violent tool we have.” Are you ready to protect our democracy? Is your registration up to date? Did you receive your mail-in ballot? Have you reviewed the referendum questions? Do you know the candidates for your state legislators? Here are some important dates
- [Get Ready to Vote!  Early Voting Begins Oct 19th in Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/get-ready-to-vote-early-voting-begins-oct-19th-in-worcester/)
- [The Message - October 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-16-message/)
- [The November 5th election is less than 30 days away….ARE YOU READY TO VOTE?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-16-gotv-news-ready-to-vote/) - Is your registration up to date? Did you receive your mail-in ballot? Have you reviewed the referendum questions? Do you know the candidates for your state legislators? Here are some important dates and voting resources: Registration deadline: October 26th Register or Update your registration here Voting early in-person: October 19th to November 1st–may vary slightly where you
- [Photos of the Week for October 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration News for October 20, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-20-re-news/) - Join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday October 20th, 10am. Our monthly theme is Deep Listening and we will be talking about how we can listen to nature. Spirit Play will meet in their own classroom this week!! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday October 20, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-20-social-threads/) - Social Threads meet Sunday October 20th 1-5pm. We hope to see you!! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [UUCW 2024 Auction - It's Time To Gather Auction Items!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-16-uucw-2024-auction-gather-items/) - Our auction is fast approaching and it's time to gather the donations for auction items and baskets. Can you help with just one thing?? Look at the form and see if there is a way for you to be involved with gathering a gift card, basket raffle item, or donating one!! Your help is appreciated with
- [2024 CROP Walk is October 20](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-20-crop-walk/) - Join UUCW and four other congregations to raise money and awareness to combat hunger. A quarter of Crop Walk proceeds fight hunger in our community (Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry receives a portion!), the other 75% supports international programs to support women, provide clean water to communities, and fight hunger. The CROP Walk is at
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force & Get Out The Vote News - Film Night, October 18, 6 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-04-18-swltf-gotv-news-film-night/) - Side With Love & Get Out the Vote Film Night Join us for a screening of the documentary "John Lewis: Good Trouble" followed by discussion of the film and of the importance of voting and civic engagement. Popcorn will be provided! Friday, 10/18 from 6-8pm UUCW, Meeting room 1 Bring your own food to eat
- [Religious Exploration News - OWL (Our Whole Lives) Program Information](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-re-news-owl-info/) - Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. It dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to save lives. For these reasons and more, we are proud to offer Our Whole Lives (OWL), a comprehensive, lifespan sexuality education curricula for use in both secular settings and
- [Help Share the Story of UUCW on Social Media!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-12-uucw-social-media/) - Here’s how: Create an image for your event and we will put it on Instagram and Facebook Or… send info about your group or event and we’ll help you make an image Share your ideas for future social media posts/topics Volunteer to be in a video to share what you love about this place And
- [October 13, 2024 Worship Service 50/50 Collection - YWCA Domestic Violence Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-13-ywca-dvs-50-50-collection/) - This month's 50/50 Collection will honor and support the work of the Domestic Violence Services Group at the YWCA of Central MA. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we will host a presentation of Empty Tables in the sanctuary on Sunday, Oct. 13 and welcome representatives of the YWCA DV Services as part of
- [Some Musings About a Writing Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-09-nugget-dre-musings-writing-group/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration p.s. If music is your writing muse, you might want to check out our entireSoul Matters music playlist on The Practice of Deep Listening: Click here for our Spotify playlist on Deep ListeningClick here for the YouTube playlist on Deep Listening Writing Project Exercises Suggested Steps: Step 1:
- [The Message - October 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-08-message/)
- [CC's Healing - Sip & Stretch - Oct. 11 - 3-4 pm @ Woo Juice](https://www.uucworcester.org/ccs-healing-sip-stretch-oct-11-3-4-pm-woojuice/) - Join us for Sip & Stretch at Woo Juice! Relax with refreshing drinks and a calming yoga session hosted by CC’s Healing and Woo Juice. 🗓 October 11th, 2024 🕒 3-4 PM 📍 Woo Juice, 22 Front St. Suite 140, Worcester, MA 🎟️ Tickets: 12 oz ($16), 16 oz ($18), 24 oz ($20) (Purchase: https://bit.ly/sip_stretch10_11)
- [Photos of the Week for October 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-08-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Faith In Action - Get Out The Vote News - Keep Making Good Trouble](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-08-gotv-news-keep-making-good-trouble/) - Merci! ¡Muchas gracias Thank you! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your tremendous generosity and response to our request for donations of money and stamps. The best news, drum roll please, we have exceeded our goal for letter and postcard writing! This is due to huge numbers of letters written by
- [Join Us! We are Painting the UUCW Classrooms!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-08-classroom-painting-signup-form/) - Click the form above, or HERE, to sign up!
- [Religious Exploration News for October 13, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-13-re-news/) - Please join in for a One Room, All Ages, Religious Exploration gathering. We will be talking about how we can listen to people who find their voices are not heard. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW 2024 Auction - Help Populate the Auction!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-07-30-uucw-2024-auction-populate/) - This year's UUCW 2024 Auction will look a little different! We are asking for donations of gift cards, services, and experiences. We will not be auctioning any physical items. Can you donate just one thing? Please fill out the Auction Form HERE or scan the QR code above! Thank YOU! Thank You!!Robin Mitzcavitch
- [Indigenous People's Day Event Oct 14 - Brookline, MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/indigenous-peoples-day-event-oct-14-brookline-ma/)
- [UUCW Book Group - "West With Giraffes" - October 9, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-09-uucw-book-group-west-with-giraffes/) - The book group will meet next on Wednesday, October 9that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Linda Rutledge’s “West With Giraffes.” The book is more than just the 1938 story of how two giraffes got to California. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but
- [Deep Listening - What is your 18th Camel?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-02-nugget-arp-deep-listening-18th-camel/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson
- [The Message - October 1, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-01-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 1, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-01-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday October 6, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-06-social-threads/) - Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community meets this Sunday, October 6th from 1-5pm. All are welcome to come and create in whatever way that speaks to you! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [GOtV News - Make Good Trouble with Phone Banking on October 2nd](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-gotv-phonebank-oct-2/) - If your handwriting is not good enough for letter-writing, we have something else you can do to make a difference in the upcoming General Election. Join us in making phone calls to Black voters to help them navigate the racially motivated voter suppression rules. This is a non-partisan event in partnership with the Center for
- [Religious Exploration News for October 6, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-06-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration this Sunday, October 6th at 10am. The theme this month is Deep Listening, and we will discover what it means to listen to our hearts when we are trying to navigate through our lives. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday October 2, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-10-02-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Lunch with the Minister is back! First lunch starts at noon on Wednesday, October 2nd. It's a time to socialize with Aaron and bring topics for discussion by the group as a whole. Relax for an hour with friendly faces. Unless noted ahead of time, you bring your sandwich, we provide drinks and dessert (or
- [Itemizing your UUCW Donations for Massachusetts Taxes](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-25-nugget-stewardship/) - by David Schowalter, Stewardship Team Welcome back from summer, everyone, and welcome to the Stewardship Team’s frank and open nuggets about pledging and financial support of UUCW! In Massachusetts, taxpayers typically have two options when filing their state taxes: taking the standard deduction or itemizing deductions. Starting in 2023, however, residents have been able to
- [A Nugget from the Buildings and Grounds Working Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-25-nugget-bgwg-nugget/) - by Cristina Heffernan Hey there, awesome UUCW community! 👋 We have some super exciting updates about our building and grounds! Building Makeover Magic ✨ New Doors 🚪 We're getting a fancy new entrance with state-of-the-art security features, thanks to a grant secured by our amazing Aaron and the Grant Writing Team. Say goodbye to keys
- [The Message - September 24, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-message/)
- [Note From the Minister](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-note-from-minister-25th-anniversary-thank-you/) - Thank you all for the wonderful celebration last Sunday. It was indeed a surprise and I am so honored to have shared this day with you all. I want to thank those who helped to make the celebration possible. The balloons, cards, gifts, and cake all brought immense joy. The proclamation from Worcester Mayor Joe
- [Photos of the Week for September 24, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Person in Urgent Need of a Vehicle](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-24-cl-vehicle-needed/) - We have a person in our congregation who is in dire need of access to a car three days a week. They need it in order to perform their job which requires occasional home visits in Worcester and Fitchburg. The car they were sharing is no longer available. If you, or someone you know has
- [Religious Exploration News for September 29, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-29-re-news/) - See you on September 29th at 10am! Welcome to week #2 of Religious Exploration. We had a glorious week #1 full of children, new faces, and new classes! We are excited to continue the momentum this week. There will be part 2 of our One Room welcoming for grades 1 and up. Spirit Play for
- [Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry News - September 2024 - Stop & Shop Bloomin' 4 Good Program](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-lffp-news-stop-shop-bloomin-for-good/) - We are so excited to share that, for the entire month of September, Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry at UUCW has been selected by store leadership to benefit from the Stop & Shop’s Bloomin’ 4 Good Program, created to fight hunger across the communities served by Stop & Shop. For the month of September, the
- [Thank You](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-18-nugget-arp-thank-you/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson Thank you. Thank you for 25 years of ministry, of a quarter century journey with you through life's trials and tribulations. When Kristen and I arrived in the summer of 1999 with an 8mo old, two dogs and a cat, we were welcomed with open arms and held by you as
- [The Message - September 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-17-message/)
- [MA Young Adult Network - Register Now!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-11-ma-young-adult-network-register-now/) - Young Adults Mixer- The first one is coming up soon on Wed October 16- to be held at First Unitarian Universalist 90 Main Street Worcester, MA. The November 20th event will be held at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester 140 Shore Drive, Worcester. Events will alternate between the two venues. Please sign on HERE and share with
- [Garden-On Team News - Native Plant Sale, Saturday September 14 from 10 am - 1 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-10-garden-on-team-news-planting-sale/) - Garden On Plant Sale! Saturday, 9/14 from 10am-1pm. Buy plants for your fall plantings.
- [September Sewing at Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday Sept. 22, 1 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-social-threads-september-sewing/) - Social Threads meets this Sunday, September 22, from 1-5pm. We plan to meet 2x per month. Free will donation accepted! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Photos of the Week for September 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-17-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [GOtV News - Please Donate Stamps!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-17-gotv-stamps-needed/) - Have you taken a look at the price of first class stamps these days? It’s gone from $.68 to $.73 during the summer. That means that for every 100 letters UUCW sends out with the letter-writing effort through Vote Forward, we need $73 for postage. Several people are writing letters in batches of 20 to
- [Religious Exploration News for September 22, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-re-news/) - September 22, 10am. Welcome Back To Religious Exploration! There are Many Wonderful Ways to Explore Together! Elementary age children will meet together for the first two weeks of programming in September to kick off and get to know each other. In October we hope to break out the older groups. Also on September 22, Pre-K and
- [Religious Exploration News - Childcare Space Opens September 22!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-22-re-news-childcare-space/) - On September 22, The Childcare Space is open at 9:45am for children ages 0-3 and is located at the back of Fellowship Hall. Our Childcare Staff person, Gladys and her assistant, will greet you and collect any supplies you wish to send with your child. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News - Youth Group Begins September 22!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-22-re-news-youth-group/) - September 22nd 5:30-7:30 pm. Youth Group Kicks off at Bowlero in Shrewsbury for grades 8-12. Please meet at Bowlero and bring $15 which will allow for bowling, shoes, pizza and arcade voucher. Please pick up at the venue. Carpooling is encouraged! Contact Robin if you have any questions. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News - Spirit Play Program Begins September 22!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-22-re-news-spirit-play-2/) - On September 22nd 10am, Our Spirit Play Program opens for Pre-K and K Children. Everyone begins in the sanctuary and then are dismissed after the Change for Change Collection. Parent/Guardians will leave with their Spirit Play Child and line up in the hallway right right outside of the sanctuary door. Children will be invited into classroom 1
- [Colony Retirement Homes - FALL FAIR - Sat. Sept 21 9am-1pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/colony-retirement-homes-fall-fair-sat-sept-21-9am-1pm/)
- [UUCW Book Group - "Animal Dreams" - September 18, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-11-uucw-book-group/) - The book group will take the summer off and meet next on Wednesday, September 18th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal Dreams.” A woman returns to her hometown of Grace, Arizona to help her aging father, who is slowly losing his struggle with Alzheimer's disease. You’re welcome if you
- [2024 Worcester Parent/Caregiver Guide to Community Resources now available in digital format - English & Spanish Versions](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-worcester-parent-caregiver-guide-to-community-resources-now-available-in-digital-format-english-spanish-versions/) - CLICK HERE to download the digital ENGLISH VERSION CLIC AQUÍ para descargarla versión digital EN ESPAÑOL
- [Addressing Racism Anti-Racism Group - Every Other Tuesday, 10 AM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-28-anti-racism-group/) - A UUCW group has recently formed to discuss issues of racism within our community, our country and abroad. We would love to have you join us on this journey. This group meets, live or online, at 10:00 AM every other Tuesday unless noted below (see church calendar HERE for exact dates). We need your input
- [You're Invited](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-11-nugget-dre-youre-invited/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration Welcome back to the official church year! Behind the scenes, many have been busy inviting people to become a part of the community of activities at UUCW. Yes, we need people, as all communities do, to get things done. I see the practice of invitation as an invitation
- [The Message - September 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-10-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-10-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [GOtV News - Make Good Trouble with Phone Banking on September 16th](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-10-gotv-news-phonebank/) - Let’s make some good trouble* in advance of the November 5th General Election. Democracy is not a spectator sport! You can make a difference by calling Black voters in Southern states to help them navigate the voter suppression rules. This is a non-partisan event in partnership with the Center for Common Ground. I will provide
- [Join Us For The Annual Church Clean-Up! Aug 30 & 31](https://www.uucworcester.org/join-us-for-the-annual-church-clean-up-aug-30-31/) - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
- [BEWARE! Email Scams claiming to be from Rev. Payson - September 10 Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/beware-email-scam-claiming-to-be-from-rev-payson/) - Along with the email described below, another one that has been reported to the office reads as follows: Hello, are you less busy at the moment? I need a favor from you, email me as soon as you get this message. Rev. Aaron PaysonMinister. This one is coming from a gmail address that is not
- [Embracing Loss Seminar - FREE - Holden Senior Center - Sept 14 - 1-3 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/embracing-loss-seminar-free-holden-senior-center-sept-14-1-3-pm/)
- [GoTV News - Western MA Democracy Fair - Sept 14 - 11 am - Unitarian Society of Northampton](https://www.uucworcester.org/western-ma-democracy-fair-sept-14-11-am-unitarian-society-of-northampton/) - If you're not going to Ferry Beach, here’s another way to get together. Please join me and folks from UUCW’s Get Out the Vote Team at the Western MA Democracy Fair sponsored by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence. Saturday, September 14, 11-2. The fair will be held on the USN front lawn or
- [Guy Fishman LIFTUP Benefit Concert - Sat. Sept. 14, 3-5 pm - UU Society of Grafton & Upton](https://www.uucworcester.org/guy-fishman-liftup-benefit-concert-sat-sept-14-3-5-pm-uu-society-of-grafton-upton/) - UU Society of Grafton & Upton is installing a vertical lift to insure that people of all abilities have access to their historic meetinghouse. Order tickets here.
- [Save the Dates! Ferry Beach Weekend Registration Is Open! – September 13 - 15, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-13-15ferry-beach-wknd-registration-open-update/) - SAVE THE DATE - FERRY BEACH SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2024 The Ferry Beach Weekend is an annual tradition for UUs from the Worcester congregations to re-congregate for a weekend of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation at the Ferry Beach Retreat Center in Saco Maine. https://www.ferrybeach.org/ Join for reasonably priced dorm style accommodations or camping and four meals.
- [An Invitation](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-04-nugget-arp-an-invitation/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson In a world that feeds on moral outrage, we are here to cultivate moral courageIn a time that prizes picking sides, we gather to draw a wider circleAnd in a culture that teaches us to get for what we giveAnd to ask "what's in it for me?"We come to practice generosity
- [The Message - September 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for September 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-03-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration Volunteers Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-09-re-volunteers-needed/) - Our RE Program Runs With YOUR Help: Please let us know how you can help by filling out this form. Many hands make light work and meaningful programs for our children and youth. Thank You! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Women’s Social Circle - 2024 Summer Meetup Dates](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-28-womens-social-circle-summer-2024-dates/) - The Women’s Social Circle will continue to meet in Summer 2024! See the schedule above! It’s a great way to get to know the other wonderful women in this congregation and community. You are welcome to bring your child/children if you need to. You don’t have to be a regular Sunday service attendee to enjoy this group.
- [UUCW Get Out The Vote Team News - May 14, 2024 - Letter Writing Event on Sunday, May 19 during Coffee Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-14-gotv-team-news-letter-writing-event/) - Please join us for letter writing with Vote Forward This Sunday, we’ll be continuing our letter writing campaign during coffee hour Send letters with a personal message about why you vote or why you care about a particular social issue to young, infrequent and low-propensity voters for the November general election. We will have letters
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - July 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-07-30-gotv-news/) - Could this election season get any more interesting/disturbing/challenging/discouraging/motivating? Feeling like you're on a rollercoaster of emotions? Taking action to mobilize voters can be transformative. Bombarded with requests for money? Looking for an alternative? Give some of your time with non-partisan activities vetted by the Get Out the Vote Team Even 10-15 minutes to write a
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - August 20, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-08-20-gotv-news/) - Saturday, August 24, 2024 is the last day to register or update your registration for the September 3rd State Primary. Make sure you are ready to vote in the Primary. Make sure you are ALSO ready to vote in the upcoming November 5th General Election! CHECK WITH YOUR OWN TOWN/CITY FOR EARLY VOTING and MAIL-IN BALLOT DROP BOX DATES, TIMES, and LOCATIONS
- [Join The Painting Party Aug 17, 23, 24, and 25](https://www.uucworcester.org/join-the-painting-party-aug-17-23-24-and-25/) - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
- [Religious Exploration News for September 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-07-30-re-news-register-now-for-september/) - Religious Exploration Classes begin on September 22! Please register here and we are excited to see you in September! For more information on weekly happenings, see our RE Weekly Update. Honest, accurate information about sexuality changes lives. It dismantles stereotypes and assumptions, builds self-acceptance and self-esteem, fosters healthy relationships, improves decision making, and has the potential to
- [The Message - July 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-07-30-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for July 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-07-30-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Garden-On Team News - Gardening Day and Plant Sale, Saturday August 3 from 3 - 5 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-08-03-garden-on-team-news-planting-sale/) - This Saturday, August 3rd, from 3-5pm, Garden On at UUCW will be potting, weeding and spreading mulch. We would really appreciate your help for whatever amount of time you have available. If you have any planting tools, ie gloves, trowels, rakes, etc, please bring them along. As an added bonus, we will be selling some
- [August Sewing at Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday August 18, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-08-18-social-threads-summer-sewing/) - Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community will meet on Sunday, August 18th from 1:30-5:30. Hope to see you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Celebrating the Lives of Birgit & John Patterson](https://www.uucworcester.org/patterson-_celebrationoflife_20240727/) - In Memoriam - Birgit & John Patterson A Celebration of Life will be held for Birgit and John Patterson on Saturday, July 27 @ 11 am at UUCW. Please join the family at a lunch in Fellowship Hall following the Celebration of Life. It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of Birgit Patterson,
- [Joys & Sorrows - June 27, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/joys-sorrows-june-27-2024/) - In Memoriam - Birgit Patterson MARK YOUR CALENDAR - A Celebration of Life will be held for Birgit and John Patterson on Saturday, July 27 @ 11 am at UUCW. Please watch future communications for more information. It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of Birgit Patterson, who died on June 26, 2024,
- [Help Save Democracy by Donating Stamps!](https://www.uucworcester.org/help-save-democracy-by-donating-stamps/) - The postal service is raising the price of stamps on 7/14, Monday. Buy stamps before Monday to save $1.00 per packet of 20 first class stamps. Postcard stamps are also going up. Donations can be dropped off at the church and placed in the grey mailbox by the office or placed in the mailbox by the
- [Nipmuc Pow Wow, Sunday, July 28, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/nipmuc-pow-wow-sunday-july-28-2024/) - Please join the 8th Principle Task Force in supporting the tribe on whose land we worship by attending their annual pow wow. Information is below. If you would like to join the task force by attending together, please send an email to 8thprinciple@uucworcester.org to coordinate.
- [Some thoughts on coping with pre-election jitters - Beth Posner-Waldron](https://www.uucworcester.org/some-thoughts-on-coping-with-pre-election-jitters-beth-posner-waldron/) - Since last week’s Presidential debate and recent rulings by the Supreme Court, understandably many folks have had a variety of emotions. Are you feeling anxious, discouraged, angry, hopeless, frustrated? Are you feeling more motivated, incentivized, and spurred to take action? I offer up some thoughts, coping techniques, and suggestions for moving forward. Don’t agonize, organize!
- [The Message - June 25, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-25-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 25, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-25-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [2024 UUCW Pastoral Care Team Survey](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-18-pastoral-care-team-survey/) - There are times in our lives when we need to know that someone will be there to walk beside us in life’s jour­ney. The Pastoral Care Team (aka Parish Service Team) reaches out to members and friends of the congregation who may desire personal support during times of personal crises. This work is the institutional
- [2024 All Congregation Survey - Fill Yours Out Online!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-all-congregation-survey-fill-yours-out-online/) - The Committee on Right Relations, in coordination with the Board of Management, produces a periodic survey of members and friends of UUCW in order to assist in evaluating the health and challenges of the congregation. This survey is produced every 3-4 years for this purpose. The information gathered is kept confidential and the anonymity of
- [Summer Sewing at Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Select Sundays, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-30-social-threads-summer-sewing/) - Summer Sewing at Social Threads! We plan to meet this Sunday, June 30th and next Sunday July 7th from 1:30-5:30. Stay tuned for the additional summer meet-up dates! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for Summer 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-11-re-news-summer-2024/) - Do you want to plan a gathering for the summer? Robin can help you coordinate it- let Robin know at uucwre@gmail.com Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry News - June 2024 - Big Y Community Bag Program](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-28-lffp-news-big-y-community-bag-program/) - Please keep our Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in your mind as you shop in June! Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry will receive $1 from every specially marked $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold during the month of June 2024 at: Big Y 160 Reservoir Street Rt 31, Holden MA Thank you for supporting our clients!! More information
- [Garden-On Team News - April 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-16-garden-on-team-news/) - Spring is here and soon we will be planting. And weeding! We can use your help. Watch for our notice listing dates!
- [Looking For Worship Assistants!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-14-worship-assistants-needed/) - Worship at UUCW is the product of many voices, hands and hearts. Each Sunday we look forward to hearing from each other about the important happenings in our lives and the world, and our worship experience is made rich and meaningful because of the variety of voices included in it. !!! WE NEED YOUR HELP
- [Women’s Social Circle - 2023 - 2024 Dates](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-12-womens-social-circle-2023-2024-dates/) - The Women’s Social Circle meets twice a month on Saturday morning for lively, casual conversation and connection. It’s a great way to get to know the other wonderful women in this congregation and community. You are welcome to bring your child/children if you need to. You don’t have to be a regular Sunday service attendee to enjoy
- [The Message - June 18, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-18-message/)
- [Elder Services of Worcester Rainbow Luncheon & Supper Clubs Information](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-30-esw-rainbow-lunch-supper-clubs/) - The Rainbow Lunch & Supper Clubs offer LGBTIQ+* seniors age 60+ a nutritious meal and an opportunity to socialize with friends and enjoy various activities including programs, entertainment and educational series. Join us for the Rainbow Luncheon and/or Supper Club at the Unitarian Unoversalist Church of Worcester, 140 Shore Drive, Worcester MA 01605-3117. Supper first
- [2024 UUCW Summer Sunday Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-19-nugget-summer-services-schedule/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson The season for Summer Worship is upon us! Beginning on Sunday, June 23 through Sunday, August 31, 2024, Summer Sunday Services returns to the lounge and various places in the community! Onsight services will be both in-person and online. Off-site will be in-person only. Summer worship is informal and led
- [Faith In Action - 8th Principle Task Force News - "The Revolution Will Not Be Danced, Tuesday, June 18, 6 pm, UUCW Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-18-8th-principle-news-revolution-danced/) - Dear Members, We are thrilled to invite you to join us for an extraordinary event presented by the 8th Principal Committee and Side with Love: "The Revolution Will Not Be Danced." Date: Tuesday, June 18thTime: 6:00 PMLocation: UUCW Fellowship Hall This captivating performance is a dance commentary on race, choreographed and performed by the talented
- [Photos of the Week for June 18, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-18-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, June 23, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-16-23-social-threads/) - Double Time! Social Threads! Our fantastic group will be meeting on Sunday June 16 AND Sunday June 23 from 1:30-5:30 in the Fellowship Hall. Has it been a dream to get started on a summer project? Come see us and join the fun. This is open to all creators, but we are primarily a group of
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday June 19, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-05-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, June 19 at noon - Note date change due to Yard Sale. This is our last lunch of the church year. Bring a salad to share for our picnic-style lunch in Fellowship Hall. Cold drinks and dessert will be provided. Come and relax for a while
- [The Annual Yard Sale is Coming!! - Saturday, June 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-08-annual-yard-sale-announcement/) - One of our favorite and our most lucrative fundraiser will soon be up on us. The 2024 Yard Sale will be held the first weekend in June. And, it takes a village so we are hoping that many of you will step up to volunteer. We need lots of people to monitor the rooms and
- [What Happens in the Summer?](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-12-nugget-dre-what-happens-summer/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration It feels strange to me, after the final Religious Exploration Sunday Service, that we have to go our separate ways. Children and families have made connections, and to imagine those Sunday connections being put on pause, seems unnecessary. But, the fact is, we New Englanders travel over the
- [The Annual Yard Sale is Coming! Get Your Donations Ready! - Saturday, June 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-08-annual-yard-sale-announcement-updated/) - The Yard Sale will take place on June 8. We will accept donations at the church on the following dates and times: Wednesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 6 from 9 am – 7 pm and Friday, June 7 from 9 am – noon. All donations must be clean and in good working condition. Donations
- [The Message - June 11, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-11-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 11, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-11-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [Faith In Action - 8th Principle Task Force News - Worcester Juneteenth Celebration, June 15, noon - 8 pm, Institute Park](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-04-8th-principle-news-juneteenth/) - Worcester's Juneteenth Celebration Worcester's Annual Black Heritage Juneteenth Festival will be the weekend of June 14-15 starting with a Flag Raising on Friday, 6/14 and continuing with a festival on Saturday, 6/15. Visit here for more information - https://www.blackheritagejuneteenthworcester.com/
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" - June 12, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-12-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, June 12th at 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Michael Finkel’s “The stranger in the woods: the extraordinary story of the last true hermit.” The book is about Christopher Knight, a man who lived alone in the Maine woods for 27 years. You’re welcome if you
- [On Renewal](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-05-nugget-arp-on-renewal/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson This month's Soul Matters Theme is "renewal"; an appropriate topic, I think, as we head into the summer season. The packet for the month contains a link to a story on "The Daffodil Principle" by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards, which includes the following bit of insight. "For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought
- [The Message - June 4, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-04-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for June 4, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-04-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Jim Scott in Concert - Friday, June 7, First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-07-commnews-jim-scott-first-u/) - Our own UU composer/musician Jim Scott is leading a multimedia concert Friday June 7 at First Unitarian Church 90 Main St. Admission is free. The Year to Save the Earth – Multimedia concert, music by Jim Scott Featuring Jim with Martha Sandefer, Stan Strickland, and a world-music band. At First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. Worcester
- [Available Apartments in Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-04-commnews-available-apartments-worcester/) - UUCW member Catherine Roberts will be renting two apartments in Worcester that will be available in July. Three bedrooms, rent is $2800. For more info, please email cath4economy@gmail.com.
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force News - Worcester Interfaith's School of Prophetic Action Trainings](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-04-swltf-news-worc-interfaith-school/) - Worcester Interfaith's School of Prophetic Action Trainings When: Sunday, June 9th and 23rd between 2-6pm Where: Carpenters Union Local 336, 29 Endicott St. Worcester, MA. In Worcester Interfaith we are rebuilding our membership to be regular people of Worcester, working together to reclaim our power and change our city so it’s more liveable for us
- [Religious Exploration News for June 9, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-09-re-news/) - Please Join us for our annual Religious Exploration Sunday Service on Sunday June 9th at 10am. Help our children honor all of those teachers and leaders who helped make our year so special! The RE Picnic will follow the service! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Sign Up To Help Staff the Yard Sale!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-08-yard-sale-help-needed-link/) - Join our exciting team to help set up, staff, and clean up from this year's Yard Sale on June 8! See the link below to assist in a variety of ways to set up rooms, staff the day of the sale, and assist with cleaning up following the event. If you have any questions, please
- [No Yard Sale Book Room This Year - How To Donate Your Used Books to the WPL Book Store!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-08-yard-sale-no-book-room-donate-wpl/) - With there being no book room this year at the June 8th Yard Sale, I can make a suggestion for a place to bring your unwanted books, CDs, DVDs and jigsaw puzzles. These items, if in good condition, can be brought to the Worcester Main Library Bookstore at 3 Salem Street, during store hours. Bookstore
- [Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting - June 2, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-22-nugget-board-notice-of-annual-meeting/) - from Sue Neaz, Clerk, Board of Management Notice of Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterSunday, June 2nd, 2024, 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
- [The Message - May 28, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-28-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for May 28, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-28-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [2023-2024 All Church Photo - Get Your Drone On! - Sunday, June 2, 2024 After Worship!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-02-all-church-photo/) - Next Sunday, June 2nd, immediately after church (and before Annual Meeting/Fellowship Hour), we will be gathering on the Main lawn (near the symbols) to make our annual All-Church drone photo. Please head right out to the lawn at the conclusion of the service. Betty Jenewin
- [Religious Exploration News for June 2, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-06-02-re-news/) - Join Us! June 2nd, 10 am for our fun and final RE Experience for the church year: RE Rainbow Day! WEAR YOUR RAINBOW COLORS! We will have crafts and games and things to do for all ages. We would love to see all of you so we can practice a song for RE Sunday (June 9th)
- [Join Us to Discuss Proposed UUCW Bylaws Changes - Wednesday, May 29, 7 PM Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-29-online-bylaws-discussion/) - On Wednesday, May 29, members of the UUCW Board and Governance Taskforce will be online to discuss proposed bylaws changes for the Annual Congregational Meeting to consider at its June 2 meeting after worship. Please join us online to hear what changes are being proposed. CLICK HERE to view a document of proposed changes CLICK HERE to register for the
- [The Message - May 21, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-21-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for May 21, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-21-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for May 26, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-26-re-news/) - Please join our Religious Exploration One Room Class this Sunday, May 26th. There will be conversation and activities connected to the Memorial Day Holiday and what it means to different people. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - May 26, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-26-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, May 26, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing our discussion of the last session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will revisit the topic of moral autnority. The first
- [Save the Dates! Ferry Beach Weekend Registration time is here! – September 13 - 15, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-09-13-15ferry-beach-wknd-savethedate/) - SAVE THE DATE - FERRY BEACH SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2024 Many of us begin the church year with a weekend of retreat, reunion, and reflection at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine (http://www.ferrybeach.org). This event combines folks from UUCW with folks from First U for a truly Worcester weekend in Maine. Join us for beach walks, volleyball, time
- [Rainbow Meditation](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-15-nugget-lks-rainbow-meditation/) - by Laura Secor Breathe deeply, and imagine you are floating in a crimson sea, buoyant, warm and bright. Breathe in rose madder, flood yourself with quinacridone red, a merlot woman in a burgundy sea, sinking gently, breathing in the cinnamon water as though it were crisp clear air, tasty with persimmon wine, sighing tomato sighs as
- [The Message - May 14, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-14-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for May 14, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-14-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [Religious Exploration News for May 19, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-19-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday May 19th for Religious Exploration. We are each unique and very different in many ways including what we love to do creatively. Let's celebrate our differences and lift them up for all to see. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, May 19, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-19-social-threads/) - Join in with our fine folks to sew or knit or do anything you do to get creative! We are primarily a quilt group, but we are a friendly bunch and all are welcome! This Sunday, May 19th, we will meet from 1:30-5:30 in Fellowship Hall! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - May 15, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-15-kindred-conversations/) - Please join us for our bi-weekly theme-based discussion group called Kindred Conversations. We meet in the lounge this Wednesday, May 15th from 10:30 to noon. Hope to see you there!
- [Greendale Ecumenical Group - Spring Study "Falling Upward" by Richard Rohr](https://www.uucworcester.org/greendale-ecumenical-group-spring-study-falling-upward-by-richard-rohr/) - The Greendale Ecumenical Group is beginning its Spring Study series which will explore the work of Richard Rohr and his book "Falling Upward". The series will be online at 7 pm on Tuesday evenings beginning April 23rd and run for 5 weeks. A review from Amazon.com notes of Rphr's work: In the revised and updated
- [A Living Tradition for the Curious](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-08-nugget-dre-living-tradition-curious/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration I have mixed feelings regarding the titles of those popular books which claim to impart knowledge “for dummies.” However, I’ve read more than one. The most recent was “Mythology for Dummies.” Perhaps if I had a choice in what to title this book, it would be more like
- [The Message - May 7, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-07-message/)
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - May 12, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-12-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, May 12, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing our discussion of the 9th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore an "ethic of risk". It is possible
- [Photos of the Week for May 7, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-07-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [WTAHC Rent Stabilization Meeting - May 22, 4 pm, 126 Chandler Street, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-22-commnews-wtach-rent-stab-mtg/) - The Worcester Together Affordable Housing Coalition will be hosting a community meeting to discuss a Rent Stabilization Home Rule Petition for Worcester. Please join us Wednesday, May 22nd from 4pm-5:30pm, to learn more about this initiative and how it can impact affordable housing in Worcester. Wednesday, May 22nd 4:00pm-5:30pm 126 Chandler street, Worcester Common Ground
- [Religious Exploration News for May 12, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-12-re-news/) - Please join us this Sunday, May 12th, at 10am. Not only is it Mothering Day, but it's Our Coming of Age graduation service. This gathering is lovely and inspiring for all. We especially love when the children attend this service to witness our young teens in this ceremony. Please join us in the service this week. There
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday May 8, @ Noon in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-08-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, May 8 at noon. (Note the date change from May 1 to May 8). Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Aaron and other UU friends in Fellowship Hall. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [Name the Gnome Contest - Vote for Your Favorite Name!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-02-name-the-gnome-contest/) - On Saint Patrick's Day, Rev. Payson introduced the congregation to a Spring Gnome gifted to him by Dot Woodcock from Elder Services Worcester. This popular little friend currently goes without a name and we want to correct that ASAP! So we are sponsoring a contest to NAME OUR GNOME! The names are in and it
- [UUCW Book Group - "What Rose Forgot" - May 8, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-08-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, May 8th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Nevada Barr’s “What Rose Forgot.” 68-year old Rose wakes up in a nursing home memory unit. She overhears someone say “she’s not making it through the week.” How did she get there and how can she survive?
- [On Pluralism and Plurality](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-01-nugget-arp-on-pluralism-and-plurality/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson This month's Soul Matters Theme is "pluralism". And interestingly enough the packet that comes with this month's theme includes a short reflection that I published a number of years ago as I explored pluralism during one of the courses I took at Hartford Seminary. At this moment in our Association's history,
- [The Message - April 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-30-message/)
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - May 1, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-01-kindred-conversations/) - Please join us this Wednesday, May 1st for Kindred Conversations in the church lounge from 10:30-noon. We will be discussing the month's theme of pluralism.
- [Photos of the Week for April 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-30-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration News for May 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-05-re-news/) - Welcome to Potpourri Sunday and Religious Exploration! This Sunday, May 5th at 10am, we invite all ages to gather in Fellowship Hall for a special intergenerational RE class. Robin will focus on our month's theme of pluralism with a story and activities which will be engaging and meaningful for all ages. Have you ever wondered
- [Young Families Meet and Greet - Saturday, May 4, 10 - 11 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-04-re-pre-k-open-house-update/) - This Saturday, May 4th! You're invited to a gathering of the families of our youngest ones for a short Saturday morning meet-up from 10-11am. We are happy that many of our young families are joining in this Saturday! Please join and bring friends! This will be a meet and greet with parents, a playdate for children, and
- [In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Host Week - May 5 - May 11](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-05-11-ihn-host-week/) - Sign Up to be a Host at IHN UUCW is hosting at the In The Hour of Need (IHN) family shelter the week of May 5 through May 11. IHN works in partnership with the faith community to provide shelter and assistance to families with children who are homeless. The program’s primary goals are to
- [New Member Sunday - May 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-05-new-member-sunday/) - Sunday, May 5th will be our next New Member Sunday. On New Member Sunday those who would like to become members of the congregation are invited to participate in a ceremony during the 10 am worship service during which participants sign the membership book and are welcomed formally by the congregation. Participation in this ceremony
- [UU Women's Runaway Weekend in North Adams, MA  May 3-5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-03-05-womens-weekend/) - Next year’s Runaway will be in North Adams May 3-5, and we will be staying at https://www.touristswelcome.com/. If you’re interested in joining us, please contact Dianne Mann or Ruth Silver for more information.
- [Center for Living & Working Advocacy Action Forum - May 2, 2 PM, 18 Chestnut St., Worcester MA](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-02-commnews-clw-advocacy-forum/) - Center for Living and Working is having an event May 2nd at 2 to fight the governor’s proposal to cut 6,000 people from the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program. The PCA program allows people with disabilities on MassHealth who are approved, to hire someone for activities crucial to maintain their independence including mobility support, meal prep,
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - May 5, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-05-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, May 5, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing our discussion of the 8th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore ethics and humanist Anthony Pinn, who graced
- [It's (been) a Wonderful Pledge Drive](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-24-nugget-stewardship-wonderful-pledge-drive/) - by Moira Rouse & David Schowalter, UUCW Stewardship Team As of this writing, we have raised $206,241 in combined pledges and Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) for the 2024-25 church year. This represents 91.3% of our goal of $226,000. Many of you increased your pledge amount over last year and several new households pledged for the
- [Rumi in a Rare Blue Mood](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-17-nugget-lks-rumi-blue-mood/) - by Laura K. Secor Rumi is so often bubbling with delight, so often filled with the glory of Spirit, positively vibrating and swirling with the exuberance of his earthy ecstasy. But even he occasionally finds a cloud crossing his sun. This poem is titled “Love Moves Away” and goes like this: Pale sunlight,pale the wall. Love moves
- [The Message - April 23, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-23-message/)
- [UUCW Get Out The Vote Team News - April 23, 2024 - Letter Writing Event on Sunday, April 28 during Coffee Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-23-gotv-team-news-letter-writing-event/) - Please join us for letter writing with Vote Forward This Sunday, we’ll be continuing our letter writing campaign during coffee hour Send letters with a personal message about why you vote or why you care about a particular social issue to young, infrequent and low-propensity voters in Arizona for the November general election. We will
- [Photos of the Week for April 23, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-23-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration News for April 28, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-28-re-news/) - Please join in on Sunday April 28th at 10am as we continue our look at the interdependence of all life and our connection to the earth and nature. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Young Families Meet and Greet - Saturday, May 4, 10 - 11 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-05-04-re-pre-k-open-house/) - You're invited to a gathering of the families of our youngest ones for a short Saturday morning meet-up on May 4th from 10-11am. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!! It will be a meet and greet with parents, a playdate for children, and Robin will give some info on what comes next for children 3 1/2-K... moving into
- [Learning and Listening To Each Other When Harm is Experienced - A Message from the 8th Principle Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/learning-and-listening-to-each-other-when-harm-is-experienced-a-message-from-the-8th-principle-team/) - A Message from the 8th Principle Team shared at the April 21, 2024 8th principle moment during the service At a recent event at UUCW, offensive language was used as part of a public reading. While the author acknowledged including the language as part of the introduction to the piece, a number of attendees experienced
- [Coming of Age and Channing](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-10-nugget-arp-coming-of-age-and-channing/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration This past Sunday was William Ellery Channing's birthday, and it was also our Coming of Age class’s traditional pilgrimage to Boston for their self-led UU Boston History Tour. Who is William Ellergy Channing and why do we care? He was born April 7, 1780, Newport, Rhode Island —died
- [The Message - April 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-16-message/)
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - April 21, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-21-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, April 21, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing our discussion of the 8th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "Understanding Ethics from the Margins" within our
- [Photos of the Week for April 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Bylaws Discussion, Sunday April 21](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-21-bylaws-discussion/) - On Sunday, April 21, following coffee hour, members of the Board and Governance Committee will be on hand to discuss proposed changes to the UUCW Bylaws to be taken up at the Annual Congregational Meeting this June, Please join them to hear about proposed changes and the rationale behind this process. Below are links to
- [UUCW Get Out The Vote Team News -April 16, 2024 - Letter Writing Event on Sunday, April 21 during Coffee Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-16-gotv-team-news-letter-writing-event/) - Please join us for letter writing with Vote Forward This Sunday, we’ll be continuing our letter writing campaign during coffee hour Send letters with a personal message about why you vote or why you care about a particular social issue to young, infrequent and low-propensity voters for the November general election. We will have letters
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - April 17, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-17-kindred-conversations/) - Kindred Conversations will meet this Wednesday from 10:30-noon in the lounge. Even if you've never been there before...it's never too late to jump in and join the friendly discussions- This month we are talking about interdependence.
- [Religious Exploration News for April 21, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-21-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration on Sunday April 21st 10am. As a One Room group- we will take a deeper look at how we are connected to the earth and how our positive actions can impact that connection. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [The Message - April 9, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-09-message/)
- [Free Online Yoga and Meditation Classes by Nina Cerviatti](https://www.uucworcester.org/2020-04-07-cerviatti-fitness-online/) - Sharing my classes for free: Relaxation, healing and meditation through Yoga, Qi-Gong, Tai-Chi and fitness. Please check the link in Meetups and check the Events and calendar to see the full schedule for the week. You can join for free via Zoom: Monday at 11 am Yoga sculpting with weights for arms and coreMonday at
- [All-Church Spring Potluck Dinner - Saturday, March 23, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-23-all-church-spring-potluck-dinner/) - Please join us for a Potluck Dinner to celebrate the return of Spring on Saturday, March 23rd at 5:30. Bring a dish and spend time with friends, old and new. Children are welcome! Child care will be provided if requested in advance. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3YHNGGs or at coffee hour.
- [Photos of the Week for April 9, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-09-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, April 14, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-14-social-threads/) - Social Threads meet this Sunday April 14th from 1:30-5:30. For all levels of quilters, crafters, and creatives! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for April 14, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-14-re-news/) - Please join in a One Room classroom event on Sunday April 14th at 10am - in fellowship hall. Often, it's more fun and interesting when we act together! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Henna Artist" - April 10, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-10-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, April 10th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Alka Joshi’s “The Henna Artist.” A talented henna artist finds her efforts to control her own destiny challenged by an abusive husband that she fled as a girl. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book,
- [On Interdependence](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-03-nugget-arp-on-interdependence/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson This month's Soul Matter's Theme is "Interdependence." There has been a lot of talk, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic about the fate of religious communities in our country. We've seen many religious communities close in the past few years and others are struggling to find professional religious leadership. For me, the clearest
- [The Message - April 2, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-02-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for April 2, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-02-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration News for April 7, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-07-re-news/) - Please join us this Sunday April 7th, 2024 at 10 am for Religious Exploration. In our RE classes this month, we will be taking a good look at the theme of "interdependence." When we remember that we are connected to everyone and everything around us, including all of nature, people, animals, and plants, we receive
- [2024 Greendale Ecumenical Group Lenten Devotional](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-greendale-ecumenical-group-lenten-devotional/) - The 2024 Lenten Devotional produced by the Greendale Ecumenical Group is now available. Devotions for each week of Lent are included and are largely based on daily scripture readings from the revised common lectionary. A few hard copies will be available at church on Sunday. Blessings, Aaron CLICK HERE to access this year's Devotional.
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday April 3, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-04-03-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday April 3 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Aaron and other UU friends in Fellowship Hall. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - April 7, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-17-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, April 7, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing with the 7th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "Relational Ethics." within our tradition. Much of the insensibility
- [Stewardship Update: "It comes in real handy down here."](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-27-nugget-stewardship-update-handy/) - by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team Excerpt from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” when George meets Clarence, the angel: George Bailey: Well, you look about the kind of angel I'd get. Sort of a fallen angel, aren't you? What happened to your wings? Clarence: I haven't won my wings, yet. That's why I'm called
- [The Message - March 26, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-26-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 26, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-26-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [From Native Pesticides to Chinese Medicine Agriculture - Thursday, March 28, Worcester State University](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-28-commnews-wsu-trad-agriculture-talk/) - As part of the Asian Studies speaker series, Dr. Sigrid Schmalzer (UMass Amherst) will give a talk titled "From Native Pesticides to Chinese Medicine Agriculture: Traditional Agricultural Knowledge in China during the 1950s and Today." The event will take place on Thursday, March 28 at 1PM in Sheehan 109. A flyer is attached In China
- [Religious Exploration News for March 31, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-31-re-news/) - Easter Sunday, March 31st 10am. Please join us for an Egg Hunt and activities. All ages! Older children can help younger children. If you have a very little one, you can be with them during the morning Egg Hunt and activities and the Childcare Space will also be open for care. All families should begin in
- [The Patchword Buddhist](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-20-nuggetlks-patchwork-buddha/) - by Laura K. Secor Even people who possess only a passing acquaintance with Buddhism have generally heard of the “Eightfold Path”. In case that’s as far as your acquaintance takes you, this is where the Buddha laid out a step-by-step method of evolving beyond suffering. These eight practices can be grouped into three types -
- [The Message - March 19, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-19-message/)
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force News - Talking Feminism: Victories and Challenges - Sunday, March 24 after Fellowship Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-24-swltf-news-talking-feminism/) - TALKING FEMINISM:VICTORIES and CHALLENGESFor Black History Month, Side With Love offered four well-attended workshops on talking aboutracism with families and acquaintances.March is Women’s History Month, and Side with Love is sponsoring a single session onTALKING FEMINISM: VICTORIES and CHALLENGES. This interactive workshop will celebratethe historical successes of feminism to the present day, and focus on
- [Photos of the Week for March 19, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-19-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, March 24, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-24-social-threads/) - Social Threads Meets this Sunday, March 24th 1:30-5:30pm All types of creative people welcome!! We are primarily a quilting group, but this is a great space and group who welcomes any kind of creativity from sewing, to crafting, to fiber arts. There is no charge, free will donations are always appreciated. Do you have some
- [Religious Exploration News for March 24, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-24-re-news/) - This Sunday, we invite all families together to participate in the Youth Group Sunday Service (OWL 4 and 5 will still meet in class). The service, entitled "Living Values", will be an interactive service that we hope everyone takes time to see and be a part of. The Coming of Age class and their mentors will
- [Miles Funeral Home Sharing Hope Seminar Series - March 23, 1 pm, Holden Senior Center](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-23-commnews-miles-fh-seminar/)
- [UUCW Get Out The Vote Team News -March 17, 2024 - Letter Writing Event](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-17-gotv-team-news-letter-writing-event/) - This Sunday, we’ll be launching our letter-writing campaign during coffee hour. Send letters with a personal message about why you vote or why you care about a particular social issue to young, infrequent, and low-propensity voters in Pennsylvania. We will have letters printed with names, addresses, and voting information specific to that state Information available
- [Words That Transform](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-13-nugget-dre-words-that-transform/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education Have you ever come across a quote, a story, or a poem that really makes you pay attention? Maybe this piece of writing transforms you with its words, lingering and growing in size and meaning. I’ll come across something and think: “I need to keep this
- [The Message - March 12, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-12-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for March 12, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-12-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Religious Exploration News for March 17, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-17-re-news/) - Please join us on Sunday March 17th at 10am as we talk about Spring Holidays celebrated within different cultures and religions. Remember that Sunday March 31st, we will hold an Egg Hunt and focus more specifically on Easter. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [UUCW Book Group - "Something Wild" - March 13, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-13-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, March 13th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Hanna Halperin's “Something Wild.” This book is about the bond between sisters, the legacy of divorce, trauma, and how it is possible to overcome the past. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if
- [Winter 2023 Flu & COVID 19 Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-28-arp-flu-covid-19-update-2/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson It has been a while since we provided an update on COVID-19 and Flu protocol. Since the pandemic moved to endemic status, we have observed periodic COVID-19 illness in a few members and friends. Recently we received word that one person in attendance at a Sunday service tested positive the day after and we
- [Garden-On Team News](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-12-garden-on-team-news/) - Garden On Team
- [On Transformation & Loving Kindness](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-06-nugget-arp-transformation/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson "Suzuki Roshi, I’ve been listening to your lectures for years," a student said during the question and answer time following a lecture, “but I just don’t understand. Could you just please put it in a nutshell? Can you reduce Buddhism to one phrase?" Everyone laughed. Suzuki laughed. "Everything changes", he said. Then he
- [The Message - March 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-05-message/)
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - March 10, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-10-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, March 10, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing with the 5th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "Natural, Legal and Human Rights" within our tradition. All
- [Photos of the Week for March 5, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-05-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for March 10, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-10-re-news/) - Please join us on March 10th at 10 am for Religious Exploration and Education. In March, we will be discovering more about some world religions' spring holidays. This Sunday is the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan has many parts, but the part we will be exploring today is about how Ramadan asks Muslims to transform or
- [UUCW Get Out The Vote Team News for March 5, 2024 - Postcard Project](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-24-gotv-team-news-postcard-project/) - Are you ready to make some more Good Trouble? Postcards with Center for Common Ground/Reclaim Our Vote are here for sending to voters in Georgia in advance of their Congressional primary. A very dynamic Black woman, Octavia Coleman, Leader of the Central Georgia Democracy Center, is running against a career politician for the newly drawn
- [Easter Baskets for IHN Kids](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-05-easter-basket-ihn-drive/) - We are collecting items for Easter baskets to be given to the children at the INH house. I will be collecting candy, small toys, etc., for the 10 children currently living there. Ages range from toddler to teenager; there are 6 boy and 4 girls living there. Please, make sure food items are nut-free. I will be collecting through
- [Church Contact Info Scam Hits UUCW - February 27, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-27-church-contact-info-scam-hits-uucw/) - All, the office received an email this past weekend, purporting to be from Board President Sheri Linn, with an incorrect email address. The text says: Hi, how are you doing? Please kindly send me a copy of our church Member directory PDF. Thanks Sheri Linn President This is a new scam going after churches and other
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday March 6, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-06-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday March 6 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Aaron and other UU friends in Fellowship Hall. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [Joys & Sorrows](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-13-joys-sorrows/) - It is with great sadness that we received the news of the sudden death of Sandra Ansaldi on February 8th at her home. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 2 at 2 pm at UUCW. We extend our deepest sympathy to Sandra's family and close friends during this precious and poignant time.
- [Cool Beans Coffee House Returns! - Saturday, February 24, 7 - 9:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-24-cool-beans-coffee-house/) - Looking for a warm spot to get in from the cold? Do you like a nice cup of java or tea while listening to a poem or a piece of music? How about an evening with friends of the UUCW to help support the Interfaith Hospitality Network? We have the evening for you: This year’s
- [It's A Wonderful Church](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-28-nugget-stewardship-its-a-wonderful-church/) - by Dave Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team As our 2024 pledge drive kicks off this coming Sunday, our Board of Management and Minister are heavily focused on the long term sustainability of UUCW’s finances. In recent years, the pledge drive has essentially covered the salaries for our staff–our Minister, RE Director, Music Director, Bookkeeper
- [The Message - February 27, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-27-message/)
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - Take Action Now to be Ready to Vote in 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-30-gotv-vote-by-mail-info/) - As Congressman McGovern said at the Worcester rally on January 6th, “2024 is going to be a tumultuous election year. The stakes are higher than ever.” Take action now to be ready to vote by mail in the MARCH 5th primary and other elections this year. WHY VOTE BY MAIL? Give yourself time at home
- [Photos of the Week for February 27, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-27-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, March 3, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-03-social-threads/) - Join us in Fellowship Hall on Sunday, March 3rd 1:30-5:30pm for Social Threads! Bring your quilting projects or other works of creativity. All are welcome! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Religious Exploration News for March 3, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-03-re-news/) - March RE explores the gifts of transformation. This week includes an exploration of what the word transformation means for children. While we also use the word, “change,” we encourage using the word “transformation” as well. The remaining classes in March explore some of the spring religious holidays through the lens of transformation. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir.
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - March 3, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-03-03-afd-sunday-what-we-choose/) - This sesson was postponed from February 18 due to a scheduling conflict. There is no meeting on February 25. We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online on Sunday, March 3, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing with the 4th session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian
- [The Message - February 20, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-20-message/)
- [Religious Exploration News for February 25, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-25-re-news/) - This Sunday, February 25th, please join our One Room Religious Exploration event entitled A Church for All. We will read a book with that title, and explore how when we practice justice and equity there is joy and diversity. The church in this story is open, affirming, and accepting. They believe in love instead of hate.
- [Photos of the Week for February 20, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-20-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - February 21, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-21-kindred-conversations/) - Please join us for a conversation and community this Wednesday from 10:30-noon in the lounge. Bring a drink and a snack!
- [Good Trouble Sunday is Back February 18](https://www.uucworcester.org/good-trouble-sunday-is-back-february-18/) - Good Trouble Sundays are Back! We are taking on the UUA’s UUtheVote challenge to meet their goals to once again be named a Good Trouble Congregation and we need lots of help from the congregation. More importantly, we are taking on the enormous task of getting people to the polls so their voices can be
- [Ask The Question](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-14-nugget-dre-ask-the-question/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration I asked the question to the Coming of Age teens : How do you stand up for something that is important to you? We were talking about justice and how people have things that they are concerned with in the world on a variety of levels. What can
- [The Message - February 13, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-13-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for February 13, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-13-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, February 18, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-18-social-threads/) - Please join us for Social Threads this Sunday, February 18th 1:30-5:30. This week only, we will move our space to the classrooms. Please take a left at Fellowship Hall and see us in the classrooms on the left! We will be making plans for our March 8 and 9 retreat: $25 per person. Do you
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Art Forger" - February 14, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-14-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, February 14th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Barbara Shapiro's “The Art Forger.” Centers on forging a Degas painting that was stolen from the Stewart Gardner Museum. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to
- [Religious Exploration News for February 18, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-18-re-news/) - Please join us for a Religious Exploration One Room Event this Sunday , Feb 18th at 10am as we explore a little more about Lunar New Year and how we can understand and honor culture which may not be our own. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Women’s Social Circle - February 10 - Meeting @ NuKitchen](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-2-09-womens-social-circle-2023-2024-dates/) - We are meeting Saturday (February 10) at 9 am NuKitchen [335 Chandler Street Worcester, MA 01602].
- [Justice, Equity, and Rosa Parks](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-07-nugget-justice-equity-and-rosa-parks/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson In honor of this month's Soul Matter's Theme, "The Gifts of Justice and Equity" we continue a theme that was the focus of last week's Religious Exploration class for Potpourri Sunday, namely the anniversary of the birthday and celebration of the historical legacy of Rosa Parks. The history of Rosa Park's
- [The Message - February 6, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-06-message/)
- [Winter Potpourri Sunday - February 4, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/winter-potpourri-sunday-february-4-2024/) - What is Potpourri Sunday? Potpourri Sunday is an opportunity for those attending worship to engage each other in dialogue and conversation about programs and opportunities for service and social support throughout the church year. During the service participants are invited to attend any of several extended conversations instead of a reflection by the minister. Conversations
- [Meet & Greet - Monday, February 5th at 7pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-02-connections-team-meet-and-greet-2/) - Join us to learn more about our community! Monday February 5th at 7pm - in the Lounge or via Zoom.
- [Photos of the Week for February 6, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-06-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7 Photo of the Week #8
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - February 11, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-11-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, February 11, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing with the 3rd session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "The Collective Good" within our tradition. All action is
- [Religious Exploration News for February 11, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-11-re-news/) - Please join us Sunday February 11th at 10am for a One Room Religious Exploration Event: Valentine's for Justice and Equity. Let's read Jaqueline Woodsen's book entitled "Each Kindness" and make some special valentines. Equity is all about recognizing who might need a little extra kindness and love. It’s a good idea for Valentines, and for
- [Addressing Racism Discussion Groups - January 21 & 28, February 4 & 11](https://www.uucworcester.org/coffee-hour-addressing-racism-discussion-groups-coming-soon-join-us/) - Comment from our second session, on Sunday, January 28th: "This week’s session addressed strategies for responding to racist comments from those around us. I appreciated that the presenter acknowledged the range of options for handling these situations. The key is to think about the issue in advance and be prepared to respond in a way
- [UUCW Group Hike - Saturday February 10, 10:30 AM at Buffumville Lake South Loop Trail, Charlton](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-10-miller-group-hike/) - AllTrails describes the area as follows: “Explore this … loop trail near Charlton, Massachusetts. Generally considered a moderately challenging route…. This is a very popular area for birding, hiking, and paddle sports, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. Dogs are welcome and
- [Lunch With the Minister and Dementia Friends Information Session, Wednesday February 7, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-07-lunch-with-the-minister-2/) - The next Lunch With the Minister on Feb. 7th will include a Dementia Friends Information Session. This is a one-hour program that will be presented by Beth Posner-Waldron who has been through the training to be a Dementia Friends Champion. The information session is part of a global movement to build dementia friendly communities
- [Joys & Sorrows](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-31-joys-sorrows/) - We were saddened to learn of the death of Kenneth Bejune (father of Matt Bejune) on January 26. Visitation and a Memorial Service are planned for Sunday, Feb 4, 2024. Details and obituary are available HERE. We are glad to know that Steve Ober is now home recovering after a short hospitalization. We send him
- [The Message - January 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-30-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 30, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-30-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for February 4, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-04-re-news/) - This Sunday, February 4th at 10am is Potpourri Sunday. The Religious Exploration program is offering an experience to honor Rosa Parks on her birthday, which is February 4th 1913. As Unitarian Universalists we lift up people who advocate to make equitable change for marginalized communities. Rosa Park was a pivotal person who helped initiate the
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, February 4, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-04-social-threads/) - We hope to see all folks interested in a creative space for quilting, sewing, and any other pursuit of your artistic self here on Sunday, February 4th from 1:30-5:30pm! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - Postage Stamp Prices and Donations](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-16-gotv-postage-stamp-donations/) - Lock in the forever price of stamps before the cost goes up! On January 21st, the price of USPS of postage for first class letters and postcards will go up 2 cents. For the Get Out the Vote Team and our estimated Good Trouble Congregation goals, that could be an extra cost of $40 for
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - February 4, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-02-04-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, February 4, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, continuing with the 2nd session of a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "Unchanging Truths" within our tradition. Two things awe me
- [Goals For A New Year](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-24-nugget-bom-goals-for-a-new-year/) - by Melissa McKeon, Board of Management Each year, your board of management re-examines how we may best serve the interests of our church community, our staff and the many, many volunteers who keep the wheels turning here at UUCW. As 2024 commences, these are the goals your board is pursuing and the questions we hope
- [The Message - January 23, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-23-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 23, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-23-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5
- [Religious Exploration News for January 28, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-28-re-news/) - Please join us for a Religious Exploration One Room Event on Sun Jan 28th at 10 AM, “Love Pulls Us Together“ Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - January 10 & 24, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-10-23-kindred-conversations-updated/) - Kindred Conversations is a very nice group of adults who meet bi-weekly on Wednesday mornings from 10:30-noon for theme-based discussions and sharing. I'm looking forward to the New Year and seeing you on January 10th and January 24rd. The theme for January is: Love. Questions - Contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com
- [WE HAVE A NEW ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-29-nugget-arp-new-address-zip-code/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson After weeks of communications with the USPS, we have finally been notified that our new address requires a change in our zipcode. Please see the new address below. Please notify any of your automatic payment methods of the change. Please note that items sent to 90 Holden Street, Worcester, MA 01606
- [Connecting to Stillness](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-17-nugget-lks-connecting-to-stillness/) - by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, It is snowing. Because it is January in New England, this makes perfect sense. My brother lives in Hawaii, where every day is 72 degrees and sunny with a light breeze. Isn't that strange? Sometimes I get on a plane in February and go from New England snow
- [The Message - January 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-16-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 16, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-16-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6
- [Religious Exploration News for January 21, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-21-re-news/) - Dear Religious Exploration Participants! Please join us on Jan 21st for our One Room event: "Love Brings Us Back to the Table". We will be making "Stone Soup". Our UU faith asks us to reach out to others in love, to work together, to compromise, or to try another way, in order to keep the peace
- [UUCW Group Hike - Saturday January 20, 10:30 AM at Asnebumskit Trails, Holden](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-20-miller-group-hike/) - The Asnebumskit Trails in north Holden extend from where Asnebumskit Brook crosses Mill Street to the Princeton Road by scenic Maple Spring Pond. This hike follows a loop of about five miles on mostly gently inclined terrain, much of which follows a rail trail. The hike takes about three hours to complete. Participants will meet
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - Januar 14, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-01-14-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday,Januar 14, 2024, beginning @ 7 pm, beginning a NEW 10-part series on Ethics and Unitarian Universalism entitled "What We Choose." This week's session will explore "the locus of moral authority" within our tradition. Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest
- [2024 Greendale Ecumenical Group - Lenten Devotional - Looking For Submissions](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-greendale-ecumenical-group-lenten-devotional-looking-for-submissions/) - February 4, 2024, is the deadline for submissions for the 2024 Greendale Ecumenical Group Lenten Devotional. This annual devotional provides daily meditations on scriptural passages from the revised common lectionary (a list of commonly used scriptures for worship and daily devotion among many Christian traditions). Below is a link to the online signup form to
- [How to Celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-10-nugget-dre-how-to-celebrate-mlk-day/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration In 1983, after years of advocacy, Martin Luther King Jr Day was established as a federal holiday. What did that mean? For many, it was another day off from work or school. For many schools and churches we would nod at MLK Jr. and perhaps watch a video
- [The Message - January 9, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-09-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 8, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-08-photos-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [UUCW Book Group - "The Book Woman's Daughter" - January 10, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-10-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, January 10th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Kim Michele Richardson’s “The Book Woman’s Daughter.” When her mother is imprisoned, Honey Lovett picks up her Kentucky mountain library route and a fight for freedom begins. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve
- [In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Host Week - January 14 - 20](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-14-20-ihn-host-week-2/) - One of the ways UUCW supports In The Hour of Need (IHN) family shelter is by hosting the guests in their home. Our first week is the week of January 14 through January 20, 2024. IHN works in partnership with the faith community to provide shelter and assistance to families with children who are homeless.
- [Religious Exploration News for January 14, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-14-re-news/) - On Sunday January 14th at 10, please join in our Religious Exploration special One-Room events for all ages honoring Martin Luther King Jr, by participating in a service project in his honor. Help us prepare the hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for our upcoming "park drops". Each child can also bring some winter gear home with
- [The Message - January 2, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-02-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for January 2, 2024  (and December 26, 2023)](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-02-and-2023-12-26-photos-of-the-week/) - Photos of the Week for January 2, 2024: Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photos of the Week for December 26, 2023: Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - January 6th Remembrance Rally, Elm Park, Noon - 1 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-06-gotv-jan-6-remembrance-rally/) - Join members of UUCW’s Side With Love/Get Out the Vote Team and Indivisible Worcester for a peaceful and hope-filled rally to kick off 2024’s election season. Hear Congressman Jim McGovern inspire us for the work ahead and send a message to Worcester and beyond that we will not let our democracy be destroyed. Use this
- [Religious Exploration News for January 7, 2024](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-07-re-news/) - Happy New Year to all of our families! We are delighted to resume our RE program classes this Sunday, January 7th at 10am. All classes will meet! Our theme this month is LOVE. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday, January 7, 1:30 - 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-07-social-threads/) - Happy New Year from Social Threads - For the month of January, we'll meet once on Sunday, January 7th from 1:30-5:30 in Fellowship Hall! See you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Lunch With the Minister, Wednesday January 3, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2024-01-03-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday January 3 at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with Aaron and other UU friends in Fellowship Hall. Beverages and place settings are provided. Everyone is welcome to drop in.
- [A Holiday Nugget from Your Stewardship Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-27-nugget-stewardship-holiday-message/) - by Dave Schowalter, Stewardship Team In this season of joy, reflection and celebration, let us seek inspiration in the diversity of our beliefs and strength of our connections and pledge ourselves to this world, our world. This holiday season, as our war-weary world struggles in so many ways and places, let us not choose sides
- [Winter Poems](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-20-nugget-lks-winter-poems/) - by Laura K. Secor Winter’s Sweet, Sweet Song Let the darkness of the longest night hold me,Let the peace of the Winter Earth enfold me,Gently,In silence,Resting in the embrace of soil,On a bed of fallen leaves,My Mother, sleeping, breathes. Free my mind of restlessness,Show me not what tomorrow will bring,As I lay in this moment
- [Photo of the Week for December 19, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-19-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [Religious Exploration News for December 24 & 31, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-24-31-re-news/) - Happy Holidays to all of our RE Families and THANK YOU for a lovely 2023! There will be no RE classes on 12/24/23. On Dec 31st, there will be a casual One-Room gathering for children in Fellowship Hall. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Thank You For Your Generosity!](https://www.uucworcester.org/thank-you-for-your-generosity/) - As the end of 2023 quickly advances, we want to pause and thank you all for your contributions to UUCW. Because of you we are able to continue to provide regular weekly worship services, holiday events, an array of religious exploration programs across the life-span and ongoing support for so many in our community through
- [UUCW Holiday Emergency Fund Drive 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-12-emergency-fund-drive/) - In 2022 UUCW spent almost $2400.00 to assist families in need in our congregation and community. This money helped pay for homelessness outreach, food, medicine, temporary shelter, utilities, holiday gifts, and transportation. Funds were collected from members and friends of the congregation as well as other communities who partnered with us to provide this outreach.
- [UUCW Refugee Ministry Team - Opportunity to Help Reunite an Afghan Refugee Family](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-12-uucw-refugee-ministry-team-afghan-family-gofundme/) - A go fund me account has been set up to reunite an Afghan refugee family. Read on for more an account of their progress and the challenges they face. Help Reunite Our Afghan Friends, organized by Kristin Boudreau Most of you know that I've (Maya) spent many hours these past two years helping Afghan refugee families
- [Pastoral Care Team Looking for Volunteers](https://www.uucworcester.org/pastoral-care-team-looking-for-volunteers/) - The Pastoral Care Team provides a caring ministry to the congregation. We work with our minister to respond to the needs of our members and friends at UUCW during times of ritual importance (births and deaths), short or long-term illness, personal crisis, and other limiting circumstances. Please join us in helping to provide for a
- [The Twelve Days of Auction](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-13-nugget-dre-twelve-days-of-auction/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration On the 1st day of auction, my true love gave to me, Yard Work by Kim McCoy. On the 2nd day of auction, my true love gave to me a Happy Arts Class and Yard Work by Kim McCoy On the 3rd day of auction, my true love
- [The Message - December 12, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-12-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for December 12, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-12-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration News for December 17, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-17-re-news/) - This Sunday, December 17th, we have a Solstice Service for all at 10am in the sanctuary. Then at 4pm, please join in our beloved and beautiful tradition of a Vespers Service! There will be a fun play that anyone can join in, holiday music to sing along to, beautiful lights and music, and, of course, candlelight! Don't
- [Craft Fair and Auction Thanks!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-12-uucw-craft-fairauction-thanks/) - Thanks to Kirsty Johnson Erikson and Ana Gregory for their hard work on a successful fair and auction. Thanks to Auction Team: Jenny DelGizzi, Dee Hudson, Kate Sweetser, and everyone who donated auction items and worked at our craft fair! Thank you to all who bid and supported! This year, it looks like we raised
- [UUCW Incredible Online Auction - Now Open for bidding!](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-auction-now-open/) - The AUCTION has begun, and there's a way to go! You can help us to promote it to folks outside of the church by sharing this image and talking about it. It takes a village to raise 10K on an auction!! The auction ends on Sunday December 10th. We will celebrate at coffee hour! Click HERE or on the image -
- [UUCW Incredible Online Auction Has Begun!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-auction-has-begun/) - The AUCTION has begun, and there's a way to go! You can help us to promote it to folks outside of the church by sharing this image and talking about it. It takes a village to raise 10K on an auction!! The auction ends on Sunday December 10th. We will celebrate at coffee hour! Click HERE
- [2023 Holiday Shoe Box Project to benefit African Community Education of Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-07-holiday-shoe-box-project-update/) - Shoe Boxes, ACE kids, Holidays, UU. What? Here at UU, we continue our tradition of giving gifts to the refugee and immigrant children of ACE (African Community Education) in Worcester. If you care to participate, here’s what to do in Fellowship Hall after any Sunday before Dec. 17. 1) Go to the ACE table in
- [Annual Holiday Giving Tree](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-26-giving-tree/) - This Sunday November 26th begins our tradition of bringing in new or gently used hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and adult warm socks to decorate our Giving Tree found in the sanctuary!! The older grades of children will distribute these items via outdoor park drops over the winter for folks in need of warm gear. Thank
- [Garden-On Team News - Join Us As We Gather Seeds for Spring Planting!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-21-garden-on-team-news-seed-gathering/) - Save the dates! Saturday, Nov 25th and Dec 16th from 2-5, we will gather seeds from our gardens. Then, inside Fellowship Hall we will clean and package them and also fill plug trays with soil and sow some seeds. Come join us for a half hour, an hour, or the whole time! Thank you!Garden On Team
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - December 13, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-06-13-kindred-conversations-updated/) - Kindred Conversations is an open format themed-based group which gathers at UUCW. This month, we gather back to back on Wednesday Dec 6th and Wed December 13th in the lounge from 10:30 to noon! All are welcome, and we hope to see you! Questions- Contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com
- [UUCW Book Group - "Nothing to See Here" - December 13, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-13-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, December 13 at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Kevin Wilson’s “Nothing to See Here.” Agreeing to help her former roommate take care of two stepchildren who have special powers, Lillian tries to keep her charges cool in the face of things. This Science Fiction novel is short
- [On Mystery: Heralds of Joy](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-06-nugget-arp-on-mystery-heralds-of-joy/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson This month's Soul Matter's Theme is Mystery. In service to this theme and following requests for the text of the imagined conversation which was part of last weeks' sermon, below are the words to Heralds of Joy, first written by me in 2006, surfacing again this year as a reminder that
- [The Message - December 5, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-05-message/)
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - December 10, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-10-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, December 10, beginning @ 7 pm, with the 8th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore the life and work of Unitarian Universalist Minister, former President of the UUA, the
- [Photo of the Week for December 5, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-05-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Religious Exploration News for December 10, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-10-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration classes this Sunday December 10th at 10am. Our theme this month is “Mystery” . We will be exploring the mystery of the returning light during the winter holidays. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Thank You from Worcester Fellowship!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-05-worc-fellowship-thanks-sock-drive/) - On behalf of Aaron, Reverend Goodwin and myself we want to thank everyone who so generously contributed to our recent clothing drive for our clients at Worcester Fellowship. They were so grateful to get not only the socks but the multitude of warm clothing – especially coats – that you donated. Living on the street
- [It's Poinsettia Time Again!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-21-poinsettia-sale/) - It's that time of the year again- Shoeboxes and Poinsettias !! Remember a loved one and decorate our Sanctuary with a lovely Poinsettia. We will be in Fellowship Hall with a sign up sheet following the service this Sunday, or you may CLICK HERE or scan the QR code below to order a poinsettia! If
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Friday December 8, 10 AM  - 2 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-08-social-threads/) - Social Threads meets this Friday, December 8th, but we have a time change this week only: We will meet from 10-2pm instead of 11-3 . See you there!. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Annual Holiday Lunch With the Minister, Friday, December 8, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-08-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our Annual Holiday Lunch with the Minister on Friday, December 8 at noon. Please note the day change for this gathering. We will resume meeting on the first Wednesday of the month in January. Savory meatballs and beverages will be provided, so bring a veggie offering or dessert to share and enjoy
- [Holiday Craft Fair & Online Auction - Sat. Dec 2nd 9-3pm - See You on Saturday!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-dec-2nd-2023-9-3pm-see-you-saturday/) - SEE YOU ON SATURDAY DEC 2nd at 9:00 am for the Craft Fair... SO MANY GREAT CRAFTERS~ A WHOLE BUILDING FULL! AND preview the auction so you can start bidding right away at the opening of the online auction on December 2nd as well. You can see the items in person on Dec 2nd during
- [Tidings of Comfort and Joy 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-29-nugget-arp-tidings-comfort-joy-2023/) - Rev. Aaron Payson The Holiday Season is upon us and we are planning a wonderful series of opportunities for worship, seasonal celebrations, and social events! We hope you will join us!! Sunday, December 3 , 10:00 am in Person and Online - Peace, Patience, and MysteryOur introduction to the season of Advent begins our exploration
- [Holiday Craft Fair & Online Auction - Sat. Dec 2nd 9-3pm - Auction Site Now Open for Viewing!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-dec-2nd-2023-9-3pm-auction-preview-now-open/) - UUCW Holiday Craft Fair and Online AUCTION! Coming soon! Preview items on our auction page HERE or by scanning the QR code above. Items will be added on a daily basis. Items can be viewed in person on December 2nd at the Holiday Craft Fair. We are excited about the fair this year, chock full of crafters and
- [The Message - November 28, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-28-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for November 21, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-28-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Religious Exploration News for December 3, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-03-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration Classes on Sunday December 3rd. The theme for December is MYSTERY! Mystery is something which we don’t know, like the answer to “Why are we here?” “How did our universe come into being?” ”What is God?” “Why do people die?” or “What is the meaning of life?” These are things
- [RE News for Summer 2020](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-news-for-summer-2020/) - RE News for Summer 2020
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday December 3 & 8, 1:30 - 5:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-3-8-social-threads/) - Please join us on Sunday December 3rd from 1:30-5:30pm at Social Threads! Bring your machine, your special projects or join in on one of ours: Christmas Stockings, holiday tree decorations- All are welcome with whatever kind of creative project you're working on. Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair & Auction -Wormington Steel Urges You to Check it Out!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-21-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-sat-dec-2nd-9-3pm-wormington-steel-video/) - Wormington Steel urges you to check out the UUCW Incredible Auction which opens on December 2nd! You can view any of the items at the Holiday Craft Fair which also opens at 9:00am on December 2nd at the church! There are 100+ items up for bid on the auction. Monies raised help UUCW maintain all
- [Sock Drive for Worcester Fellowship](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-24-worc-fellowship-sock-drive/) - As the cold weather approaches our homeless and hungry folks at Worcester Fellowship are in great need of socks. When you’re on the street and your feet get wet, it’s all downhill from there – so many pairs of socks per day are often needed. We would like to collect as many pairs of socks
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - December 3, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-12-03-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, December 3, beginning @ 7 pm, with the 8th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore the life and work of Unitarian Universalist Minister and Public Theologian, Forrest Church, and
- [Gratitude](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-15-nugget-stewardship-gratitude/) - by Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team Last weekend our building bustled with people and activities: food pantry before the holiday, a dinner and evening to connect people and generations, Sunday service with an expanding new member ceremony, fellowship hour bolstered by birthday cake and other leftovers from the night before, a Coming of Age activity full of laughter
- [The Message - November 21, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-21-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for November 21, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-21-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photos from the November 18 2023 Connection Team "Friendsgiving Potluck"
- [Religious Exploration News for November 26, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-26-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration as we celebrate Giving Sunday by decorating our Giving Tree with hats, scarves, gloves and mittens. You can also bring warm adult socks. These items will be brought with the COA and the Youth Groups to a park in the winter months as part of a "Park Drop" that we do
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair & Auction - Sat. Dec 2nd 9-3pm - Coming Soon!! Auction Site Open for Viewing!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-07-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-sat-dec-2nd-9-3pm/) - UUCW Craft Fair and AUCTION! Coming soon! Save the date of December 2nd! You can begin previewing items on our auction page HERE or by scanning the QR code above. Items will be added on a daily basis. Please note, things may change a little before the auction opens so this is just a preview! Items
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair & Auction - Sat. Dec 2nd 9-3pm - Coming Soon!! Donations Welcome!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-holiday-craft-vendor-fair-sat-dec-2nd-9-3pm/) - Please Save the Date! The Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Kick-Off of the UUCW Auction are on Saturday December 2nd, from 9-3pm. As you enjoy over 30 crafters and vendors at our much loved fair, you can also PREVIEW the auction items and begin bidding. We are still looking for your help to gather items. If
- [Science is the New Religion](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-15-nugget-lks-science-new-religion/) - by Laura K. Secor Alan Watts describes the Tao with the adjective “fluid.” This word, fluid, can mean so many things. Fluid is a specific word for the way liquids flow, although they flow in a hundred different ways, each as characteristic as the gait of a person you love. Lava flows furiously and erratically,
- [The Message - November 14, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-14-message/)
- [Religious Exploration News for November 19, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-19-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration classes this Sunday, November 19th at 10am. To go along with our monthly theme of generosity, we will talk about the Gift Of Connection. When we are generous with our time or kindness, we strengthen the connections (the web) between us. Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Photo of the Week for November 14, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-14-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday November 17, 1:30 - 5:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-17-social-threads/) - This Friday, November 17th is Social Threads! We meet from 11-3:30. Bring your projects, work on a group activity, create! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - November 15, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-15-kindred-conversations-updated/) - The Kindred Conversations Group will meet this Wednesday November 15th in the lounge from 10:30-noon. This is open to anyone who would like to gather and have a casual conversation about our theme of Generosity or anything else which comes up! Bring a coffee or tea, a snack too if you'd like...this is laid back
- [2023 Holiday Pie Sale - Order Today!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-holiday-pie-sale-order-today/) - It's that time of year again! The 2023 Pie Sale is on! Orders will be taken through November 14. See the information below to order your pies just in time for Thanksgiving! Pies can be ordered in person after church on Sunday, November 5 & 12 during Fellowship Hour. You can also order your pies
- [New Member Sunday - November 19, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-19-new-member-sunday-2/) - Sunday, November 19th will be our next New Member Sunday. On New Member Sunday those who would like to become members of the congregation are invited to participate in a ceremony during the 10 am worship service during which participants sign the membership book and are welcomed formally by the congregation. Participation in this ceremony
- [All-Church Potluck Dinner - Saturday, November 18, 5:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-18-all-church-potluck-dinner/) - Save the date for our next Potluck Dinner!Saturday, November 18th 5:30 p.m.Sign up here: http://bit.ly/3YHNGGs
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force News - Rethinking Thanksgiving & Centering Indigenous Rights - Tuesday, 11/20, 6:30 pm on Zoom](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-20-swltf-news-rethinking-thanksgiving/) - Rethinking Thanksgiving & Centering Indigenous Rights Please join Side With Love for a discussion on "Rethinking Thanksgiving & Centering Indigenous Rights." Tuesday, 11/21 @ 6:30pm Email sidewithlove@uucworcester.org for the zoom link
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - November 19, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-19-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, November 19, beginning @ 7 pm, with the 7th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore the life and work of Unitarian Universalist Social Ethicist and Theologian, James Luther Adams,
- [Feeling Generous in A Needy World](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-08-nugget-dre-feeling-generous-in-a-needy-world/) - by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration There is a lot asked of us, isn’t there? Work hard, spend quality time with your loved ones, stay mindful and organized, be adventurous, pay for continual rising costs to live, try the recipe on Instagram, stay in shape, volunteer, educate yourself and others, and take care of
- [Office News: Issues with Gmail addresses not getting emails from the church office](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-08-office-news-gmail-problems-help/) - Fall 2023 Gmail Issues - The Tech Team and I are aware that some gmail users have not been receiving emails that come directly from the office (as opposed to via Constant Contact). This seems to be caused by a complex communication issue between Google and our domain hosting service so it may be a
- [The Message - November 7, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-07-message/)
- [UUCW Group Hike - Saturday November 11, 1 PM at Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-11-group-hike/) - Hi, Can you join me for a Hike this Saturday, November 11, at 1pm, at Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary , in Worcester, if so, please RSVP to Bill at williamderr @ hotmail dot com? We will meet at the Visitor Center. I hope to see you there. Thanks! Bill Derr
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - November 12, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-12-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, November 12, beginning @ 7 pm, with the 6th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore Sophia Lyon Fahs and her contribution to our Unitarian Universalist heritage. We'll explore some
- [Photo of the Week for November 7, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-07-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Congregational Safety Program, Sunday November 12, 1 pm, Salem Covenant Church in Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-12-salem-cc-congregational-safety-program/)
- [Religious Exploration News for November 12, 2023 - Thanksgiving Food Drive!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-12-re-news/) - This Sunday November 12th at 10am, our children will take part in assembling Thanksgiving "Fixing" bags for our Food Pantry friends. Please help by bringing in non-perishable items on our list: gravy, instant potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, yams or carrots, green bean casserole items, and dessert bread mixes. Let's see how many bags we can assemble
- [UUCW Book Group - "Everybody's Son" - November 8, 7 - 8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-08-uucw-book-group/) - Wednesday, November 8th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall we will discuss Thrity Umrigar's novel Everybody's Son , a thought provoking story of interracial adoption, white privilege and socioeconomic class. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to listen in on the discussion. Our books
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - Municipal Election and Special Election–Nov. 7th](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-07-gotv-elections-day/) - A municipal election is being held TODAY, November 7th in Worcester. Do you have a plan to vote? Did you already vote? In Worcester, residents will be electing their Mayor and representatives for the City Council and School Committee. The polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM. Previously, School Committee representatives all
- [On Generosity](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-01-nugget-arp-on-generosity/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson In a world aflame with so much conflict, we pause to consider what ethic is required of us individually and communally to meet the challenge of this moment in our history. Keeping with this month's Soul Matters Theme, generosity, I offer you the following story by Becky Brooks from the UUA's
- [Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry News - November 1, 2023 - Stop & Shop Bloomin' 4 Good Program](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-01-lffp-news-stop-shop-bloomin-for-good/) - Please keep our Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in your mind as you prepare for your Thanksgiving festivities! Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry will receive $1 from every specially marked $10.99 Bloomin' 4 Good bouquet sold during the month of November 2023 at: Stop & Shop545 Lincoln Street, Worcester MA940 West Boylston Street, Worcester MA If you
- [Religious Exploration News: Trunk or Treat! - October 29, noon - 1:30!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-29-re-news-trunk-treat/) - On October 29th, please come along and bring friends to this first annual Trunk-Or-Treat Event! It runs from noon-1:30 and we ask for a free-will donation for The IHN Family Shelter here in Worcester. We still have a few more openings for TRUNK PROVIDERS- can you join the fun?? This event is open to the
- [The Message - October 31, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-31-message/)
- [Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force News - A Primer on Worcester’s Local Elections - How to vote like an anti-racist!, Tuesday, October 17, 6:30 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-17-swltf-news-primer-local-elections/) - A Primer on Worcester’s Local Elections - How to vote like an anti-racist! Featuring Dr. Cara Berg Powers Educator, activist, and lifelong Worcester Resident Tuesday, October 17th from 6:30-7:45pm - In person at UUCW or on Zoom RSVP to sidewithlove@uucworcester.org Worcester has municipal elections this November and a lot is at stake! *Did you know
- [Get Out The Vote Team News - Worcester Mayoral & School Committee Election, November 7](https://www.uucworcester.org/fall-2023-worcester-candidate-debates-scheduled/) - A municipal election is coming up on November 7th in Worcester. Do you have a plan to vote? In Worcester, residents will be electing their Mayor and representatives for the City Council and School Committee. The polls will be open from 7 AM to 8 PM. The preliminary election held in September determined who is
- [Photos of the Week for October 31, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-31-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Religious Exploration News for November 5, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-05-re-news/) - Religious Exploration classes resume this Sunday, November 5th at 10am. We move into November and with it, brings the new theme of "GENEROSITY." Come explore what that word looks like through our Unitarian Universalist lens! All classes will meet, so we look forward to seeing everyone this Sunday!! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday November 5, 1:30 - 5:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-05-social-threads/) - Social Threads will gather this Sunday, Nov 5th from 1:30-5:30pm. Bring your projects, work on our Christmas stocking project, learn something new, meet someone new! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - Starts November 1, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-01-kindred-conversations-updated/) - I hope to see you this Wednesday, November 1st from 10:30-noon as we open our new theme of "Generosity" with discussion and fellowship. Please meet in the lounge, bring your coffee or tea, goodies to share. Questions?- Contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com
- [Job Opening - Church Custodian/Sexton](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-job-opening-sexton-custodian/) - The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St., Worcester, seeks a Custodian/Sexton to ensure the cleanliness of the Church. Duties include but are not limited to performing regular cleaning, minor maintenance, including setting up furniture for events, mopping, stripping, and waxing floors, cleaning restrooms, trash removal, and some lawn care. Flexible schedule. Must be able to
- [Lunch With the Minister, Friday, November 3, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-03-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Friday, November 3 at noon. Please note the day change for this gathering. We will meet the first Friday of the month in December as well, due to a scheduling conflict on the Minister's calendar. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and conversation with
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - November 5, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-11-05-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, November 5, beginning @ 7 pm, with the 5th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore Margaret Fuller and her contribution to our Unitarian heritage. We'll explore some of the
- [A RETIREE’s Alternative to Pledging: Qualified Charitable Donations from Your Retirement Account](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-25-nugget-stewardship-retiree-qcd-donations/) - by Dave Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team Some members contribute financially to UUCW directly from a retirement account instead of making a traditional pledge. If you have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and are over 72 years old, you have a unique opportunity to contribute to UUCW through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). This
- [UUCW Auction: How You Can Help](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-11-nugget-auction-team-how-to-help/) - by Ana Gregory Meet Wormington Steel! He Needs a Home! Wormington Steel is just one of the item you can bid on at the UUCW Auction that starts December 2nd! Wormington reminds us that anyone can make a difference even if your body is made of yarn and stands four inches tall. Bid on Wormington
- [The Message - October 24, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-24-message/)
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - Starts October 18, 10:30 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-18-kindred-conversations-updated/) - KINDRED CONVERSATIONS begins this Wednesday, Oct 18th from 10:30-noon in the lounge. Join in for fellowship, and small group theme-based conversation. You're invited to come as you are, or bring a snack to share! Questions?- Contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - October 29, 7 PM, Online Only](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-29-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, October 29 beginning @ 7 pm, with the 4th in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore William Ellery Channing and his contribution to our Unitarian heritage. We'll explore some of
- [Photos of the Week for October 24, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-24-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [UUCW Men's Group Hike - Saturday October 28, 1 PM at Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-28-mens-group/) - Hi, Can you join me for a Hike this Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1pm, at Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary , in Worcester, if so, please RSVP to Bill at williamderr @ hotmail dot com? We will meet at the Visitor Center. I hope to see you there. Thanks! Bill Derr
- [Religious Exploration News for October 29](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-29-re-news/) - Sunday October 29th at 10am. Children are invited to dress in family friendly costumes and Trick- or- Treat for UNICEF through our pews before they attend our UNICEF Game Morning in Fellowship Hall. Friends of UUCW, please plan to fill their UNICEF boxes as they trick-or -treat! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News: Trunk or Treat Signups Are Here!! NEW TIME!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-re-news-trunk-treat-signups-new-time/) - Trunk or Treat! We have changed the time of our Trunk or Treat to Sunday October 29th, 12-1:30, directly following coffee hour! We are still CALLING ALL TRUNKS- we need 10 more, and will advertise this event to the public. This is a fundraiser for the In the Hour of Need Family Shelter. Let's all
- [Adult Faith Development - Greendale Ecumenical Group - Fall Forum - Archaeology of the Bible (continued)](https://www.uucworcester.org/adult-faith-development-greendale-ecumenical-group-spring-forum-archaeology-of-the-bible/) - GREENDALE ECUMENICAL GROUP - ADULT FORUM SERIES – Tuesdays @ 7 PM ONLINE Beginning October 3, 2023. The History and Archaeology of the Bible – from National Geographic The work of historians and archaeologists opens a thrilling world of discovery as they bring their methods and insights to the iconic stories of the Bible. In this
- [Free Gentle Yoga at UUCW - October 12, 19, & 26, 6 - 7 pm, in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-gentle-yoga-classes/) - Penelope Herideen is a certified yoga/fitness instructor and faculty member in the Sociology department at Worcester State. She is offering 3 free yoga workshops at UUCW as part of an advanced yoga certification. All are welcome!
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - October 22, 7 PM, Online Only](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-22-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, October 22 beginning @ 7 pm, with the 3rd in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." This week's session will explore Hosea Ballou and his contribution to our Universalist heritage. We'll explore some of the
- [UUCW Book Club- November 9, 7 -8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-11-09-uucw-book-group-update/) - Wednesday, November 9th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall we discuss Naomi Hirahara's historical mystery "Clark and Division." You're welcome if you haven't finished the book, and even if you've not read it but want to listen in on the discussion. Feel the need...the need to read! Our books include fiction and non-fiction and
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Tuesday, December 6, 7 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-12-06-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - If you were a newcomer in the last year or just have questions about how to get connected at UUCW, join this informal introduction and opportunity to meet the Connections Team. Bring your questions, or join just to listen. All are welcome! Register in advance for this meeting: http://bit.ly/3OqVQiy Direct questions to ConnectionsTeam@UUCWorcester.org.
- [UUCW Book Club- December 14, 7 -8:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-12-14-uucw-book-group/) - Wednesday, December 14th at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall we will discuss Lisa Napoli’s group biography “susan, linda, nina & cokie - the extraordinary story of the Founding Mothers of NPR.” You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to listen in on the discussion. Each
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, February 6, 7 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-02-06-connections-team-meet-and-greet-2/) - If you were a newcomer in the last year or just have questions about how to get connected at UUCW, join this informal introduction and opportunity to meet the Connections Team. Bring your questions, or join just to listen. All are welcome! Register in advance for this meeting: http://bit.ly/3OqVQiy Direct questions to ConnectionsTeam@UUCWorcester.org.
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, May 22, 7 PM, Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-05-22-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - If you were a newcomer in the last year, or just have questions about how to get connected at UUCW, join this informal introduction and opportunity to meet the Connections Team online. Bring your questions, or come just to listen. Monday, May 22nd @ 7 p.m. All are welcome! RSVP here: http://bitly.ws/EDL3 Direct questions to ConnectionsTeam@UUCWorcester.org.
- [What's The Buzz? Garden On Team Event, Friday, April 21, 6 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-04-21-garden-on-whats-the-buzz/) - Please join the Worcester Native Plant Initiative for an evening with Dr. Robert J. Gegear, PhD., at UUCW on Friday, April 21 at 6 PM. Dr. Gegear is Director of the New England Beecology Project. His talk will be "More than just the buzz: A practical guide to restoring native plant-pollinator systems (and why it
- [UUCW Connections Team Meet & Greet - Monday, April 3, 7 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-04-03-connections-team-meet-and-greet/) - NOTE: Due to a scheduling issue, we will meet in Fellowship Hall rather than the Lounge. If you were a newcomer in the last year or just have questions about how to get connected at UUCW, join this informal introduction and opportunity to meet the Connections Team. Bring your questions, or join just to listen. All
- [2023 Holden Crop Walk - Team UUCW Needs Your Help!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-12-holden-crop-walk/) - No one in this world should be hungry. That's why the CROP Hunger Walk is more than just a yearly gathering or event. It’s our chance to help families who are struggling with hunger and concerned about where they'll find their next meal. The Walk is a way to take action to make sure that
- [The Tao and Water](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-18-nugget-lks-tao-water/) - by Laura K. Secor Hello my UU friends, Samhain is upon us. I was in Salem yesterday, and the witchy costumes, spiderweb leggings and green lipstick were out in full force. It is a strange juxtaposition, isn't it, this celebration of the thinning of the veil between worlds, combined or contrasted with people's childlike pleasure
- [The Message - October 17, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-17-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 17, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-17-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2
- [Join us for A Happy Un-Birthday Fellowship Hour - Sunday, October 22, during Fellowship Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-22-re-news-happy-unbirthday-fellowship-hour/) - The Religious Exploration Team invites you to a special coffee hour this Sunday October 22nd, following the service in Fellowship Hall. Happy Un-Birthday Coffee Hour invites you to look for the tables marked with your birthday month and join people who share that with you. There will be cake, and other coffee hour goodies, conversation starters
- [Religious Exploration News for October 22](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-22-re-news/) - Sunday October 22 at 10am, please join in our Religious Exploration Program! We continue to explore our theme Heritage, and this week the Explorers will talk about the LGBTQ+ roots of America and how we can be allies today. The grade 5/6 Builders will discover how to build a happy community and help set up
- [UUCW Refugee Ministry Team - Afghan Refugee Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-uucw-refugee-ministry-team-afgan-refugee-update/) - We have been working with an Afghan family for over 18 months now! They are doing GREAT! I would love to tell you all about them. But ... This summer, and as recently as a few weeks ago, approximately two dozen Afghan refugees arrived in Worcester. They are building a new life here and starting with very,
- [The Message - October 10, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-10-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 10, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-10-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday October 13, 1:30 - 5:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-13-social-threads/) - Please join us on Friday October 13th from 11-3 for Social Threads! We are a quilting and sewing community open to all! We welcome anyone interested in bringing their creative spirit and projects to work on, no matter what they are! We hope to see you there! Do you have some questions? Contact us at socialthreads.quilting@gmail.com!
- [Coming of Age - Again for Adults: The Continuing Journey](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-05-re-coa-adults-continuing-journey/) - Coming of Age- Again for Adults: A Continuing Journey. As humans we are always evolving in our life’s journey to come of age again and again. This group will again be offered bi-weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm, if we have enough sign-ups. Please contact Robin Mitzcavitch at uucwre@gmail.com to sign on or for more
- [Coming of Age for Adults - Begins Wednesday, October 11](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-11-coa-for-adults/) - Coming of Age for Adults (COA-A) begins this Wednesday, October 11th from 6-8pm. If you are interested in joining, please contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com. After this Wednesday, the class will be closed to further sign-ons. Thank You! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Congratulations to our Youth Group and Chaperones!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-10-youth-group-mission-trip-thanks/) - They have completed their service trip to Deep Roots in Earleville Maryland this past Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend. They lived and worked on the Clairvaux Farm which houses the many buildings associated with Deep Roots Family Shelter and community outreach initiatives. KUDOS! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir. of Religious Exploration
- [Religious Exploration News for October 15](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-15-re-news/) - Please join us for Religious Exploration this Sunday, October 15th at 10am. As we continue to look at our monthly theme of Heritage, each of our classes will meet to explore the word and how it relates to us as UUs Classes meeting this Sunday: Childcare Space Ages 4 and under (Back of Fellowship Hall)
- [Religious Exploration News: COA Class Bakesale to support CROP Walk - October 15 during Fellowship Hour](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-15-re-news-coa-crop-walk-bake-sale/) - October 15th, after church, please check out the Coming of Age Class Bake Sale in Fellowship Hall which supports the CROP Walk. Also, turn in your Count Your Blessings savings, and get ready for the CROP Walk which will begin at approximately 1:00pm. For more info see Suzanne LaRue in Fellowship Hall.
- [On Heritage](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-04-nugget-arp-on-heritage/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson "Many of the conflicts we are currently embroiled in are rooted in ancestral misunderstandings. We are trying to break the future out of cages some of our ancestors constructed, and we are still caught in the power dynamics of ancestral beliefs of worth and destiny." - adrienne maree brownThe Soul Matters
- [The Message - October 3, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-message/)
- [Photos of the Week for October 3, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-03-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1 Photo of the Week #2 Photo of the Week #3 Photo of the Week #4 Photo of the Week #5 Photo of the Week #6 Photo of the Week #7
- [Join us for Kindred Conversations - Starts October 18, 10 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-18-kindred-conversations/) - Kindred Conversations begins on Wednesday October 18th from 10:30-noon and runs biweekly in the UUCW lounge. Join Robin for theme-based discussion and fellowship! Questions?- Contact Robin at uucwre@gmail.com
- [Religious Exploration News for October 8](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-08-re-news/) - Please join us for RE on Sunday October 8th at 10am. As UU's we are committed to bettering the lives of people around us, and what better way to do that than to be involved with an act of kindness? This month, looking at our theme of Heritage, we will discover more about an important piece
- [2023-2024 Adult Faith Development Survey](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-2024-adult-faith-development-survey/) - To plan for 2023-2024 Adult Faith Development offerings, please take a moment to complete our 2023-24 ADF Survey which includes are variety of new groups for the coming year.
- [Religious Exploration News: Trunk or Treat Signups Are Here!!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-12-re-news-trunk-treat-signups/) - SIGN UP NOW! We Need YOUR TRUNKS! OCTOBER 29th 4-6pm We are thrilled to announce a brand-new tradition that's about to shake up Halloween as you know it! For the first time ever, UUCW's Religious Exploration community is hosting a Trunk or Treat event, and we're pulling out all the stops to make it a night
- [UUCW Book Group "Lessons in Chemistry" Wednesday, October 11, 7 -8:30 PM in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-10-11-uucw-book-group/) - The book group meets again on Wednesday, October 11 at 7 PM in Fellowship Hall. We will discuss Bonnie Garmus’s “Lessons in Chemistry” The story is of an unusual female scientist trying to break into the men’s world in science in 1963. You’re welcome if you haven’t finished the book, and even if you’ve not read it but want to
- [Lunch With the Minister, Friday, October 6, @ Noon in Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-06-lunch-with-the-minister/) - Join us for our monthly Lunch with the Minister on Friday, October 6 at noon. Please note the day change for this gathering. We will meet the first Friday of the month in November and December as well, due to a scheduling conflict on the Minister's calendar. Bring your lunch and enjoy a casual visit and
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - October 8, 7 PM, Online Only](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-08-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We continue our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, October 8 beginning @ 7 pm, with the 2nd in a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us." We'll explore some of the core theological themes of our historical movement and how they inform us in the
- [September 2023 Flu & COVID 19 Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-27-nugget-arp-flu-covid-19-update/) - by Rev. Aaron Payson It is that time of year again when many who are back to school and workplaces now confront the challenges of proximity! Colds abound! And for some, this season has brought early bouts with flu. Local hospitals are also reporting more cases of COVID-19 as some of our own families have also
- [The Message - September 26, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-26-message/)
- [Photo of the Week for September 26, 2023](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-26-photo-of-the-week/) - Photo of the Week #1
- [Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - October 1, 7 PM, Online Only](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-01-afd-sunday-what-moves-us/) - We begin our Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development Program for the 2023-2024 season online this Sunday, October 1 beginning @ 7 pm, with a 10-part series on Unitarian Universalist Theology entitled "What Moves Us" We'll explore some of the core theological themes of our historical movement and how they inform us in the present. This series
- [Garden-On Team News - Join Us As We Prepare Our Gardens for the Fall!](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-26-garden-on-team-news-fall-prep/) - Do you have a half hour or an afternoon? And if you have them, gardening gloves and tools? Come and join us any time as we begin our fall planting. Thursday, 9/28/23, 3-​6:30 pm. Rain Garden Rehab at Shore Park. Plants are being donated by Garden On. Sunday, 10/01/23 at UUCW 12- 4pm. Planting, weeding,
- [Religious Exploration News for October 1](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-01-re-news/) - Welcome to October! We hope to see everyone this Sunday, October 1st, 10am for our very special RE Potpourri Class entitled "Be A Tree". What makes this a special class? It's multi-generational, meaning all folks of any age will be invited to experience what one of our morning Religious Exploration classes are like. So, parents, grandparents,
- [Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Sunday October 1, 1:30 - 5:30 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-10-01-social-threads/) - Let's Sew/Get Creative! Sunday October 1st 1:30-5:30 in Fellowship Hall. All are welcome! Quilters, sewers, fiber artists, paper artists....whatever you do- come and share the creative space. We are primarily quilters, but we have all types of makers and creators who feel comfortable in this well-lit and friendly room! Do you have some questions? Contact us
- [Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - Sat. Dec 2nd 9-3pm Helpers Needed!](https://www.uucworcester.org/holiday-craft-vendor-fair-sat-dec-2nd-9-3pm-helpers-needed/) - Help out at one of the feel-good events of the year: The Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair on December 2nd from 9-3. Please sign on if you are a regular who has helped out every year,or a new helper who wants to spend some time surrounded by creativity and good cheer. You can sign up
- [Papa Gino's Fundraiser to Benefit Holden CROP Hunger Walk - September 26, 2023, 4 - 9 pm, 797 Main Street, Holden](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-26-papa-ginos-fundraiser-crop-walk/) - Please join us at this HOLDEN CROP Walk Fundraiser at Papa Gino’s on Main Street, Holden from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26. It is for this Papa Gino’s only and can be used for dine in, take-out or delivery. If you use an on-line ordering system make certain you enter code
- [UUCW Refugee Ministry Team - Training to help Haitian Refugees](https://www.uucworcester.org/2022-05-10-uucw-refugee-ministry-team-haitian-refugee-training/) - The Refugee Ministry has been working to support Afghan refugees who arrived in the Winter of 2021. As you may have read, Haitian Refugees have recently arrived. This is a one-day (plus training) opportunity to help these folks out. Consider helping on September 30, 2023 (1.5 hr training on September 21, 2023). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6qYf0ttiyqDoQy9-3VWdAUSaatWLrayKQOAw7rxHzpri0ZQ/viewform?usp=sf_link They are specifically
- [Temporary Church Cleaning Crew Wanted](https://www.uucworcester.org/2023-09-05-temporary-cleaning-crew-wanted/) - As many of you know, Steve McNally, our Sexton of many years, retired this summer. We have been grateful for the efforts of Davin McGrath to clean over the past few weeks. The Board has authorized a search for a new Sexton which will begin in earnest this month. Until a new Sexton is hired, Davin has

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- [Sunday Morning Reflections](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-reflections/) - Greetings! This podcast features reflections by The Reverend Aaron Payson, Minister of The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, MA (UUCW). UUCW is the legacy of The First Universalist Church of Worcester, established in 1841. The congregation is located across from Indian Lake in the north-west part of the city. In its present location since 1956,
- [Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry](https://www.uucworcester.org/social-action-overview/loaves-and-fishes/) - The mission of the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry at UUCW is to extend compassionate help in the form of food and other related resources to people in our local area. We are one of the many food pantries supplied by the Worcester County Food Bank. We also accept donations from individuals. Donate to Loaves
- [Professional Staff](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/professional-staff/) - Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education Jen Landry, Office Administrator Dee Hudson, Sexton Chris Ryan, Bookkeeper Gladys Moldonado, Child Care
- [Rev. Cheryl Leshay](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/our-ministers/rev-cheryl-leshay/) - Cheryl is our affiliated community minister. A minister who grew out of our congregation, her two now-grown children and her husband, Bruce, held down the fort here while she completed her education and served UU congregations elsewhere. Before coming back home to Worcester, Cheryl served several churches all over New England. After completing 18 years
- [Welcome from the Director of Religious Exploration](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-welcome-2/) - Raising Inclusive and Justice-Minded UU Children Through Stories, Activities, and Discussions. Religious Exploration classes begin Sunday, September 28th! This year, our Religious Exploration program is offering a variety of programming for our families. Using a theme-based and justice-minded curriculum, each week we present lessons appropriate to our times and our UU faith, a faith of justice whose
- [Community Groups](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/community-groups/) - One important way that UUCW serves its mission to "inspire people to take on the challenges of a changing world" is to be a resource for the community at large. We host a variety of community groups on a weekly and monthly basis. These groups meet regularly at the church. Please check the church calendar
- [Accessibility](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-services/accessibility/) - We welcome and affirm people of all abilities. We have taken the following steps to assure that no one is excluded from full participation in the life of our church. Parking: There are 4 permitted parking spaces in the lot in front of the church for those displaying appropriate handicap placards. Mobility: Our sanctuary, fellowship
- [Social Action Giving](https://www.uucworcester.org/offertory/social-action-giving/) - Support our Ongoing Ministries Get Out The Vote - Stamp Fund Help our volunteers with the letter writing campaign by donating to the Stamp Fund. Food Pantry
- [Seasonings - Adult Religious Exploration Programs](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-welcome-2/adult-programs/) - We understand that religious and spiritual development are life-long processes. In this spirit, the congregation offers a host of opportunities for adult faith development, spiritual enrichment, leadership training, and social justice exploration and action. There are a number of ongoing groups that meet at least monthly. Sunday Evening Adult Faith Development - Join Rev. Aaron
- [Soul Matters](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-worship/soulmatters/) - The congregation subscribes to the Soul Matters Theme Ministry Program which produces resources for the thematic integration of a congregation's ministries and programs using monthly themes. Using resources created to enhance worship, small group ministry, religious exploration, and social media, we invite members and friends of the congregation to grow intellectually, deepen spiritually, and act
- [High School Youth Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-welcome-2/high-school-youth-group/) - Youth Group gives our high school youth the opportunity to develop healthy peer and community relationships, foster leadership skills, participate in community service and outreach, and discover more deeply their personal convictions as they learn and grow together in a safe space. Together these young people enjoy social activities, social action projects, and worship opportunities.
- [Welcome!](https://www.uucworcester.org/get-connected/) - We are proud of our welcoming community celebrating liberal religious traditions, a community that is made possible by individuals coming together. The Connections Team at UUCW is here to help you get connected to our community in a way that makes sense for you. You can learn about Unitarian Universalism and our eight principles. You
- [Building Rentals](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/building-rentals/) - We Have Space for Your Group! UUCW has rental space for weddings, receptions, concerts, small group meetings, luncheons, and more. We are located in the northern part of Worcester and accessible from the interstates (I-190 and I-290). The congregation is handicap accessible and LGBTQ welcoming. The entire building is wi-fi accessible. Parking is included in
- [The 8th Principle](https://www.uucworcester.org/social-action-overview/8th-principle/) - Image created by Peg Green 8th Principle Overview As a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association, UUCW covenants to affirm and promote the Seven Principles: 1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person; 2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; 3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual
- [Contact Us](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/contact-us/) - We look forward to hearing from you! To reach our ministers, you may call the church and leave a message, or write us a message below and we'll be sure to get back to you as soon as we can. 140 Shore DriveWorcester, Massachusetts 01605-3117 Office Administrator: Jennifer Landry Minister: Reverend Aaron Payson Phone: (508)
- [Worcester and the Nipmucs](https://www.uucworcester.org/worcester-and-the-nipmucs/) - Painting by David R. Wagner. Used by permission. Before Europeans came to America, the area now known as central Massachusetts was called Nipnet, or “the freshwater pond place.” “Nipmuc” is the native name for the original people of this land. At that time, they subsisted by planting food, hunting and gathering. Nipmuc women were the
- [Religious Exploration Weekly Update](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-welcome-2/religious-exploration-weekly-update/) - Click to view in Google Docs Weekly Update also available through Google Classroom.
- [Welcome from the Minister](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/) - Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester. We are a loving community with a variety of spiritual orientations, social concerns, and familial contexts. We are a welcoming church that cares about our world and the environments that sustain us. We especially delight in our children, who are at once our greatest gift and our
- [How to Find Us](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/directions-to-uucw/) - The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester 140 Shore Drive, Worcester, MA 01605-3117[at the corner of Holden Street and Shore Drive] (click for map) From the East or West on I-290 Take Exit 19 (marked Holden, Fitchburg, I-190, Route 12). Take first exit (Exit 1) before Greendale Mall. Enter Route 12 North and immediately cross into
- [Social Justice & Action at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/social-action-overview/) - This congregation has a long history of service to the larger communities of Central Massachusetts and across the country. Our covenant of right relations includes a common commitment to foster “social justice and positive transformation in our community and in the world at large.” This commitment is born out of our mission to “inspire people
- [Our Mission and Beliefs](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/uucw-our-mission-and-beliefs/) - Our Mission The members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester covenant to be a congregation of love, hope and justice inspiring people to take on the challenges of a changing world. Our Beliefs We encourage a free and responsible search for religious truth and recognize that truth is experienced in many different
- [Dialogic Paradigm Survey](https://www.uucworcester.org/dialogic-survey/)
- [The Larger UU Movement](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/larger-uu-movement/) - The Unitarian Universalist Association The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is the central organization for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious movement in the United States. The UUA’s 1000+ member congregations are committed to Seven Principles that include the worth of each person, the need for justice and compassion, and the right to choose one’s own beliefs.
- [Seasonal Cycle of Celebrations](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-worship/seasonal-cycle-celebrations/) - The religious symbols which adorn our sanctuary's chancel and also appear on the southern wall of our building represent a spectrum of cultural expressions, histories, celebrations, rituals, and world-views. Throughout the year at UUCW we strive to honor the breadth and depth of the spiritual and religious sentiments represented by these symbols as well as
- [Congregational Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-services/) - UUCW offers a variety of services to assist its members and friends. The Pastoral Care Team works closely with the Minister to offer pastoral care in response to illness, infirmity, death of a family member, or other life-changing circumstances. Our Minister invites members and friends to discuss any issue related to life-planning; he has the
- [Rev. Aaron R. Payson, Minister](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/our-ministers/rev-aaron-r-payson-senior-minister/) - Rev. Aaron R. Payson began his tenure at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester in August 1999. He has a BA in psychology with a minor in religion and philosophy from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pa., and an MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Mass. He is currently studying for his doctorate at Hartford
- [History of UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/history-of-uucw/) - First Universalist Church During the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic First Universalist Church played an important part in responding to the needs of orphaned infants and children during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. The video below chronicles the participation of many Unitarian and Universalist congregations during that time of national crisis. Rev. Aaron Payson's sermon in
- [Garden-On Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/social-action-overview/uucw-garden-on-team/) - Initially inspired by street reconstruction & increase in our lawn frontage, an idea was germinated, a team was created and eventually a plan was created - to use our very visible front yard as a demonstration of our 7th Principle, Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. The
- [About UUCW Communications](https://www.uucworcester.org/communications/) - Announcements Do you have an announcement to share? Here's how to do it! Weather closings, cancellations and delays are posted on the website and on Facebook/Twitter. To get this information via text, please sign up on www.rainedout.com. Newsletter Our Newsletter - The Message - UUCW publishes a weekly newsletter via email for members and friends,
- [Connections Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-services/member-services/) - The Connections Team at UUCW is a hospitality ministry of the congregation that greets members and friends at Worship, follows up with newcomers who have questions or request information, and provides introductory experiences to the congregation and the Unitarian Universalist movement. We Welcome You and Invite You to Join a Unique Community! At UUCW, we
- [Sunday Morning Worship](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-worship/) - We hold Sunday morning worship services at 10:00 a.m., September through June. Lay-led services are held in July and August. Children's Religious Exploration (RE) classes and nursery care (for little ones under age 4) are provided during the service starting at the end of September and running through the second week of June. Worship includes
- [Music and Choir](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-worship/music-program/) - Our Music Director Matthew Johnsen is the Music Director of UUCW and directs the choir. His personal mission is helping people to recognize their own gifts: to both literally and figuratively help them find their voices in the company of others. He has been a church musician performing in churches in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and
- [Pastoral Care Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-services/parish-service/) - There are times in our lives when we need to know that someone will be there to walk beside us in life's jour­ney. The Pastoral Care Team reaches out to members and friends of the congregation who may desire personal support during times of personal crises. This work is the institutional embodiment of the pas­toral
- [Top Ten Ways to Make an Announcement at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/top-ten-ways-to-make-an-announcement-at-uucw/) - Rev. Aaron Payson "This paper will be published weekly, reaching its readers every Saturday. It has been started because it is believed the needs of the First Universalist Church of Worcester demand it.These are some of the ends which it is hoped it will serve:To keep all the friends of the church informed of its
- [Worship and Connect Online](https://www.uucworcester.org/worship-and-connect-online/) - Join Us For Sunday Morning Worship Online During this time of pandemic, please join us for Sunday Morning Worship @ 10 am each week on Zoom or Facebook Live. Services are also archived on the UUCW Youtube Channel and in the Worship Service Archive on this website for future access. To view information about upcoming
- [Newsletter - The Message](https://www.uucworcester.org/communications/newsletter/) - Our Newsletter – The Message – UUCW publishes a weekly newsletter via email for members and friends, that includes events, happenings, RE news and more. It is published weekly from September to June. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, sign up below (you can cancel at any time). Our other email communications are: Nugget – Food for
- [UUCW RE News](https://www.uucworcester.org/uucw-re-news/)
- [Side with Love](https://www.uucworcester.org/social-action-overview/side-with-love/) - Unitarian Universalists affirm unconditional, universal love as a foundation and grounding for our actions in the world. We strive to be of service to our communities and advocate for change on local, state, national, and international levels. Through the UUA Side with Love campaign (formerly "Standing on the Side of Love") we amplify the voices of the
- [Photos of the Week - throughout the year](https://www.uucworcester.org/communications/photos-of-the-week/)
- [Nugget - Archives](https://www.uucworcester.org/communications/nugget-archive-blog/) - The UUCW Nugget is published weekly and distributed to our electronic newsletter mailing list - sign-up here to add your name.
- [News - Archives](https://www.uucworcester.org/communications/news/)
- [Stewardship](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-services/stewardship/) - Members of the UUCW make a yearly financial pledge to support the work of the Church. We hold a Stewardship Campaign each winter to gather the support of the congregation in the form of an annual household pledge. We also accept pledges and donations online through SimpleGive - click here to pledge. What is a
- [Summer Programs at UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/2020-summer-programs-at-uucw/) - We are delighted to announce our 2020 Summer Service Program to be held on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. from July 5 through September 6 via Zoom. For administrative purposes, participants will be asked to register for each session through THIS LINK. For questions about our Summer Services Program please email summerservices@uucworcester.org. This summer’s program will
- [Our Whole Lives (OWL)](https://www.uucworcester.org/our-whole-lives/) - Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of sexuality education curricula for six age groups: grades 1 and 2, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults (ages 18-35), and adults. Our Whole Lives helps participants make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health and behavior. It equips participants with accurate, age-appropriate information in
- [Upcoming Worship Services](https://www.uucworcester.org/sunday-morning-worship/upcoming-worship-services/)
- [Congregational Leadership](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/) - To carry out the mission and ministries of the congregation, UUCW covenants to provide professional, volunteer, and fiscal resources to facilitate its activities and expand and protect its assets. Each local congregation owns and manages the assets of that congregation, calls or hires its professional religious leadership and staff, and determines its core mission and
- [Our Teaching Co-op](https://www.uucworcester.org/re-welcome-2/our-teaching-co-op/) - The Religious Exploration Program at UUCW is a cooperative.We depend on all parents to contribute their time in some way,including teaching, working with our youth programs, servingon the RE Committee, or sharing their talents by assisting withspecial programs and events. All classes have one teacher and at least one assistant at all times, in adherence
- [Our Ministers](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/our-ministers/) - Rev. Aaron R. Payson Rev. Aaron R. Payson began his tenure at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester in August 1999. He has a BA in psychology with a minor in religion and philosophy from Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pa., and an MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, Mass. He is currently studying for
- [Online Service Login Request](https://www.uucworcester.org/online-service-info-request/) - We are still open - we've just moved online! During the summer from June 30 through September 6, please join us online via Zoom on Sundays at 10am for lay-led programs. Children's summer program can be found here.
- [sample of buttons/forms](https://www.uucworcester.org/sample-of-buttons-forms/)
- [Rev. David Miller, Minister Emeritus](https://www.uucworcester.org/about-us-welcome/congregational-leadership/our-ministers/rev-david-miller-minister-emeritus/) - A native of Muskegon, Michigan, our Minister Emeritus is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School. He was called to the ministry of our church in 1970, at a time when the church had been weakened by a period of controversy and strife. At that time we often saw 20 or fewer people
- [Testimonials](https://www.uucworcester.org/testimonials/) - [woothemes_testimonials limit="10" size="100" display_url="true"]
- [Volunteer](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/volunteer/)
- [Become a Member](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/become-a-member/)
- [Caring Committee](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/caring-committee/)
- [Pastoral Care](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/pastoral-care/)
- [Affinity Groups](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/affinity-groups/)
- [Small Group Ministry](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/small-group-ministry/) - "People come to church longing for, yearning for, hoping for ... a sense of roots, place, belonging, sharing and caring. People come to a church with a search for community, not committee." — Glenn Turner A different way of doing church The Small Group Ministry program deepens and broadens personal spiritual growth. A group usually
- [Connection](https://www.uucworcester.org/connection/)
- [A Green Sanctuary](https://www.uucworcester.org/a-green-sanctuary/) - Being a Green Sanctuary is one of the ways we work toward a vision of healthier, more sustainable future. As a recognized Green Sanctuary, we live with a deep awareness of our climate crisis and the deep environmental injustices of our time. We commit to four practices, grounded in Unitarian Universalist principles: Environmental Justice: We
- [An LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation](https://www.uucworcester.org/an-lgbtq-welcome-congregation/) - We are a Welcoming Congregation, recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association. This means we affirm and include people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer at every level of congregational life—in worship, in program, and in social occasions—welcoming them as whole people. As a Welcoming Congregation we have pledged to: honor the lives of

## Services

- [Summer Worship Service - Outdoor Ecumenical Worship Service & Picnic  - August 23, 2026 at 10 am at Shore Park](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-08-23-summer-service-ecumenical-worship-picnic/) - Join us at Shore Park, 106 Shore Drive Worcester, for a combined worship service with congregations in the Greendale Ecumenical Group with a picnic to follow. Please bring a dish to share if you like.
- [Summer Worship Service - Making Sandwiches for Woo Fridges  - July 26, 2026 at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-07-26-summer-service-ek-sandwiches-for-woo-fridges/) - Join us in Fellowship Hall to make sandwiches to stock the Woo Fridges. I will provide bread, sunbutter, jelly, bologna, mayo, and sandwich baggies. You don't need to bring anything, but if you would like you can contribute any of the following: sliced cheese, juice boxes, bottled water, small chip bags, granola bars. We will
- [Summer Worship Service - And This Is Why We Sing - July 5, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-07-05-summer-service-emm-and-this-is-why-we-sing/) - Humans have long used music to protest and resist what is wrong. This summer service traces the living tradition of protest songs – born at the edges of the possible. What makes a song a protest? What happens when a movement claims a melody? How do these songs continue to call us – personally and
- [Summer Worship Service - Conversation with Reina & Nikki Quidon  - July 12, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-07-12-summer-service-rnq-conversation/) - This service will be an open conversation about their experience being a two Mom family. What it means to be a part of the LGBTQIA2S+ Community in the US in 2026. As well as why they created Massachusetts Rainbow Families. There will also be a portion of the service dedicated to answering questions.
- [Summer Worship Service - Songs of Peace  - August 30, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-08-30-summer-service-mj-songs-of-peace/) - Join our Music Director, Matthew Johnsen as he leads a service exploring songs of peace for times like these.
- [Summer Worship Service - Garden Work Party  - September 6, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-09-06-summer-service-garden-on-team-work-party/) - Join members of the UUCW Garden-On Team for a morning of garden up-keep. Come prepared to get dirty! Bring any gardening tools you have.
- [Summer Worship Service - Dog Days of Summer  - August 16, 2026 at 10 am at a Worcester Dog Park (TBD)](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-08-16-summer-service-rk-bk-dog-days-of-summer-offsite/) - Join us for a fun doggie play date! Bring your pup for some tail-wagging fun while we enjoy coffee, conversation, and good company.
- [Summer Worship Service - Summer Family Service  - August 9, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-08-09-summer-service-jt-family-service/) - Topic TBD, all are welcome to attend this family-friendly gathering with hands-on activities and opportunities for kids to stay connected over the summer.
- [Summer Worship Service - Hymn Sing  - August 2, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-08-02-summer-service-dm-mj-hymn-sing/) - Join Matt Johnsen and Dianne Mann for a morning hymn sing. Come and explore your favorite hymns from our hymnals.
- [Summer Worship Service - How French Strangers, Serendipity, and Trust Helped Me Find My Father  - June 28, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-06-28-summer-service-vb-french-pilgrimage-2/) - Join Vivian as she shares her pilgrimage to France and inspires all to consider the ways in which they learn about their parents and family.
- [Summer Worship Service - Active Hope  - July 19, 2026 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-07-19-summer-service-mp-active-hope/) - Let's talk about the environment and the local faith-based movement that is helping lead on the subject locally.
- [Worship from the 2026 UUA General Assembly - 11 AM in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-06-21-summer-service-uua-general-assembly-livestream/) - Join us this Sunday @ 11 AM for a live-stream of Worship from the 2026 UUA General Assembly. We'll gather in the lounge for the first Summer Service of the season and join Unitarian Universalists from across the country as we gather for this year's online General Assembly. The service will feature music, readings, and reflections on the General Assembly theme "Meet the
- [Annual Religious Exploration Sunday Service - We Create Community](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-06-14-religious-exploration-service-we-create-community/) - On June 14, please join us for our Religious Exploration Sunday Service at 10am. This is an all church service where we honor our teachers and our graduates. Following the service there will be an opportunity to visit the ART SHOW and the CHURCH PICNIC.
- [A Faith for Unsettled Times](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-06-07-arp-a-faith-for-unsettled-times/) - On this Heritage Sunday, as the congregation gathers for its annual meeting, we honor the enduring legacy of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist thought — a tradition that has always held reason and compassion at its center. In a time of political chaos and global uncertainty, we remember that our faith was born from both
- [Mystery Matters](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-05-26-arp-mystery-matters/) - In a world that prizes certainty and control, we pause and honor the sacred unknown and the spiritual practice of letting go—of setting down our relentless curiosity long enough to feel the wonder that holds us. We’ll consider how mystery softens our hearts, deepens our compassion, and opens us to beauty beyond explanation. Drawing on voices from science, mysticism,
- [Harmonic Healing & Sonic Self-Care with Guest Speaker The Sound Lady Kathleen Nagy](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-05-19-kn-harmonic-healing-and-sonic-self-care/) - Join us this Sunday for a special service led by our own Kathleen Nagy, "The Sound Lady," who will invite us to join her in an exploration of the healing properties and possibilities of sound and music. Kathleen leads the UUCW Bell Ensemble who will also participate in this special service. About Kathleen I’m a
- [Curing with Curiosity](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-05-17-arp-curing-with-curiosity/) - In a world often ruled by anxiety and judgment, this service invites us to explore curiosity as a spiritual antidote. Through reflection, music, and words shared, we’ll consider how curiosity opens the heart—transforming fear into wonder and criticism into compassion. Together, we’ll practice seeing the world not as something to control or evaluate, but as
- [Becoming, Belonging & Beyond](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-05-10-arp-becoming-belonging-and-beyond/) - This Sunday, join Rev. Aaron Payson, Religious Exploration Director Robin Mitzcavitch, members of the 2026 Coming of Age Program, and their Mentors as we congratulate them on completing their program this year. We gather to honor those who have exemplified mothering in our lives, in all the forms it can take. Please CLICK HERE to
- [Fear and Prophetic Possibility](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-05-03-arp-fear-and-prophetic-possibility/) - This week we will explore the tension between fear and the call to transformation through the intertwined lenses of the Biblical story of Jonah and Abraham Maslow’s concept of the “Jonah Complex.” Jonah’s flight from divine purpose mirrors the human tendency to shrink from our highest potential—the fear of greatness, creativity, and responsibility that Maslow
- [When The Ending Is Just The Beginning](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-26-arp-when-the-ending-is-just-the-beginning/) - This Sunday invites reflection on the sacred work of transformation — personal, cultural, and planetary. Drawing inspiration from Vanessa Machado de Oliveira’s Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity, the service explores how endings can be acts of care: tending to what must pass so that new ways of being may take root. Thus, we honor the grief and grace
- [On Contrarian Gardening: Or, How To Sow Seeds of Revolution](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-19-arp-on-contrarian-gardening-or-how-to-sow-seeds-of-revolution/) - In every age, the soil of the world grows hard with tyranny—systems that choke the tender shoots of truth, compassion, and imagination. Yet even in such seasons, the Spirit calls gardeners. Like Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, we are summoned to cultivate beauty and resistance in unlikely ground. Her nursery rhyme, whimsical on its surface, hides
- [Remembering As Resistance](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-12-arp-remembering-as-resistance/) - This Sunday, in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we remember the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust and widen the circle of our remembrance to include all who were targeted by Nazi terror: Roma and Sinti people, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, political dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and countless others whose lives were deemed
- [On The Afterlife of Love](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-05-arp-easter-on-the-afterlife-of-love/) - On this Easter Sunday morning we will gather to celebrate the season with music, reflection, Easter Eggs and more to honor the holiday. The service "On the Afterlife of Love" will explore how the story of Jesus lives on—not only in ancient texts or inherited doctrines, but in the countless ways communities across time have
- [What the Donkey Knows](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-03-29-arp-arp-what-the-donkey-knows/) - This Palm Sunday, we pause to consider the story of Jesus 'triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, not from the center of the crowd, but from the quiet perspective of the donkey. What does this humble creature know that the cheering throngs do not? Through the lens of Unitarian Universalist values—humility, interdependence, and reverence for all beings—we
- [How Have You Grown - Annual Youth Group Sunday Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-03-22-annual-youth-group-service-how-have-you-grown/) - Our Annual Youth Group Service - March 22, 2026 at 10am. Our high school youth are wise, witty, and wonderful. Come see the service they have created for our church community. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Easter Sunrise Service at Shore Park, 115 Shore Drive, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-05-arp-easter-sunrise-service/) - Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group as we gather to welcome the arrival of Easter on the shore of Indian Lake. We’ll share in song, prayer, and promise to welcome again this moment of rebirth.
- [Good Friday Tenebrae Service - "Worship in Shadows" at Greendale Peoples Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-03-geg-good-frida-tenbrae-service-greendale-peoples-church/) - Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group, their musicians and a combined choir for this annual honoring of the darkest night in the Christian liturgical calendar. This annual opportunity to remember and reflect on the sacrifices many in our history have made for the betterment of humankind and the divine spirit which continues to animate
- [Maundy Thursday Universal Communion Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-04-02-arp-maundy-thursday-universal-communion-service/) - Join us for our annual service of Universal Communion which honors the season and the religious roots that bring us to this moment of contemplation and communion. The service offers participants the opportunity to engage of litany honoring the sources of our sustenance, the reality of our own incompleteness, and the hope that is embodied in
- [Blessed Are The Mistaken](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-03-15-arp-blessed-are-the-mistaken/) - In honor of National Everything You Know is Wrong Day, celebrated on the Ides of March annually, we will pause to consider the spirituality of imperfection and the role that knowledge and information systems play in how we discern truth. Join us for this weird holiday service. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of
- [Wishing for More, Wanting Less](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-02-22-arp-wishing-for-more-wanting-less/) - We gather this week on the first Sunday of Lent to explore the dueling desires for wanting more out of life and less in it at the same time. What does it mean to wish for more and want less? What might the Lenten tradition offer us in response to this seemingly eternal tension? Come
- [Honoring Remarkable Women - Girls Will Be Girls!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-03-08-arp-international-womens-day-service-as-we-give-we-gain/) - Join us this Sunday as we honor International Women's Day. For International Women’s Day Women’s Day (March 8th), we will joyously pay tribute to ourselves as women, honor the prophetic leadership and legacy of the largely unknown Black Feminist Ella Baker, often called “the female Martin Luther King” for her prophetic leadership during the Civil
- [For Good, Be Good](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-01-22-arp-stewardship-sunday-for-good-be-good/) - We gather this first Sunday in March to kick off our 2026 Stewardship Drive, exploring what it means to be bound together in this community, changing one another and our world for the better. "For Good" is the sequel to last year's theme, "Defying Gravity!" Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [The Singing Resistance](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-02-15-mj-music-sunday-the-singing-resistance/) - We live in a turbulent moment, when the path we should follow is not always clear. Fear and anger are part of our daily lives. How do we find clarity, solidarity and purpose in this troubled time? This service will provide musical resources from today and yesterday that we can use together to provide a
- [Beyond Enlightenment](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-02-08-arp-beyond-enlightenment/) - Join us this Sunday as we honor the Buddhist celebration of Nirvana Day that celebrates the Buddha's enlightenment. We gather to ask if enlightenment, however, is in fact the goal in this ancient, revered tradition. We will also explore contributions to the Buddhist tradition from Black practitioners who help frame the essence of samsara (to
- [Setting The World Aflame](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-02-01-arp-setting-the-world-aflame/) - Join us this Sunday as we honor the traditions of Imbolic and Candlemas asking what it means at this moment in our history for the return of the light and what part in the process we all must play. Please CLICK HERE to view this weeks Order of Service.
- [Frogs & Other Forms of Resistance with Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann, Guest Minister](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-01-25-aan-frogs-and-other-forms-of-resistance/) - Political scientists have suggested that it takes 3.5% of a population to successfully (and nonviolently) create systemic change. This morning we will hear inspiring examples of creative, effective, and sometimes even playful resistance. We are pleased to welcome Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann as our Guest Minister this Sunday. Rev. Anacheka-Naseman is in her first year as the minister of
- [Reveling In The Light - Annual Holiday Vespers Service & Vespers Tea - 4 PM](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-21-arp-annual-vespers-reveling-in-the-light/) - Join us for the biggest, grandest service of the year! We’ll celebrate the season revels-style! With a story for everyone, choirs, bells, soloists, our annual carol sing, and of course, candlelight and silent night. Then we will retire to Fellowship Hall for a grand gathering with refreshments and season’s greetings for all! Please CLICK HERE
- [For Love of Justice & Humanity](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-01-18-arp-for-love-of-justice-and-humanity/) - We pause on this Sunday to reflect on the legacy and unfinished work of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asking what it is that we might continue to commit ourselves to so that we realized more justice in our country and world, and honored the humanity of all people? Please CLICK HERE to
- [Of Social Debts & Common Goods](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-01-11-arp-of-social-debts-and-common-goods/) - This week we will explore the notion of “sabbath economics” as a critique of the current economic disparities in our country and world. What would it mean to commit our resources so that we paid our social debts and placed the common good at the heart of our combined efforts? Join us for this important
- [That's a Great Question: Annual Ask The Minister Sunday](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2026-01-04-arp-thats-a-great-question-ask-the-minister-service/) - This week, we return to our annual tradition of a "Ask the Minister" Sunday, when the reflection will be made up of answers to questions asked by members and friends of the congregation. Aaron will also have a few questions of his own. Join us for this fun venture, a favorite of many! Please CLICK
- [Can a Science Flood Story Inspire Us as Much as the One by Noah? OR How Long Can You Tread Water? with Guest Speaker Stephen Ledoux](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-28-sl-can-a-science-flood-story-inspire-us-as-much-as-the-one-by-noah/) - The biblical flood story by Noah has been inspirational for millennia. More recently, science has uncovered facts about a flood unprecedented in human history, from a time and place that indicate it was the source of the Great Flood experiences and stories. Can this flood story by science be at least as inspirational as Noahʼs
- [A Holy Presence -Annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-24-arp-annual-christmas-eve-service-a-holy-presence/) - We gather for this service of readings and carols to claim the spirit of Christmas through stories old and new, songs, soloists, and candlelight.
- [Wading Through The Rubble](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-14-arp-wading-through-the-rubble/) - We honor the Jewish holiday of Hannukah, remembering the ancient story and asking what lessons from this period of national discord and return apply to us today. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [The Goddess & The Red Bird - Annual Solstice Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-21-arp-annual-solstice-service-the-goddess-and-the-red-bird/) - Join us as we honor the Winter Solstice with the tale of The Goddess and The Red Bird. This is a service for all ages! Come prepared to participate! Please CLICK HERE to view the Solstice Order of Service.
- [Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-12-07-arp-dont-just-do-something-sit-there/) - The Buddhist teacher, Ajahn Jotipālo writes: Ajahn Sucitto once said that we often think of patience as waiting for change. I will endure this situation, gritting my teeth, until it changes. Certainly, we might want a painful situation to change, but with true patience, according to Ajahn Sucitto, it’s more like thinking, I will be with
- [Thoughts on Waiting](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-11-30-arp-thoughts-on-waiting/) - As we enter another season of Advent, we pause to consider the spiritual challenges of "waiting". In their book, Discernment, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Michael J. Christensen, Rebecca J. Laird write, "Our spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting that new things will happen to us, new things that
- [A New Narrative of Thanks](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-11-23-arp-a-new-narrative-of-thanks/) - Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday by exploring the role of origin stories and how the one popularized in our country about Thanksgiving might better be understood. What shall we offer in thanksgiving this year? How shall we remember our history? What does our faith tradition offer us as we
- [Taking Back Faith](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-11-16-arp-taking-back-faith/) - Writing for Religionnews.com last August, Phyllis Zagano quipped, "As several mainline faith leaders and the U.S. Catholic bishops have pointed out, the derisive oppression of poor immigrants by members of the current administration is sickening. That some administration officials continue to publicly espouse Christian ethics is mind-boggling." Unitarian Universalism has a long history of arguing
- [Just Be Yourself, with Guest Minister Rev. Michael Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-11-09-mh-just-be-yourself/) - Sometimes, we feel as though we are fully authentic, entirely ourselves. Sometimes we feel just the opposite—lost, confused, as if we do not know who we are. Today, Rev. Michael F. Hall returns to UUCW to talk about the trouble we sometimes have reconciling the experience of Being with the notion of Self. Rev. Michael F. Hall
- [The Unintended Consequence of Good Intentions](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-11-2/) - Rev. Dr. David Breeden in a piece entitled "Compassion Needs Weather" writes, "Compassion loves rough soil, the stones, weeds, the cracks between our best intentions." This Sunday we explore the place of intention and how, sometimes, intention can get in the way of healing, compassion, and progress toward peace. Join us for this important exploration!
- [The Holy Now](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-09-26-arp-the-holy-now/) - In his song "Holy Now," UU Musician Peter Mayer sings, "It used to be a world half there, Heaven's second-rate hand me down, Now I'm walking with a reverent air, 'Cause ev'rything is holy now." We pause this morning to consider what it might mean to give up the sacred/profane binary that has been the
- [The Legacy of Discovery](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-10-12-arp-the-legacy-of-discovery-2/) - Audio recordings of Aaron's Sunday Morning Reflections are now available in podcast form here. “The United States of America has a white majority that remembers a history of discovery, opportunity, expansion, and exceptionalism. Meanwhile, our communities of color have the lived experiences of stolen lands, broken treaties, slavery, Jim Crow laws, Indian removal, ethnic cleansing,
- [Choosing Presence Over Projection](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-10-19-arp-choosing-presence-over-projection/) - Eileen Workman writes: You are not weak for trembling in the face of cruelty.You are not naïve for hoping when the sky darkens.You are not failing because you cannot fix it all.You are part of something ancient and emergent:a slow, deep evolution of consciousness that transcends the need for violent revolution.You are part of the
- [The Three R's of Tikkun](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-10-05-arp-the-three-rs-of-tikkun/) - Join us this Sunday as we honor the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur and explore the essential essence of Tikkun Olam. What does repair of the world mean to you? How shall we as a community join in solidarity with so many others that are working to repair what is broken and failing? Join us as we honor the work of repair and peace.
- [Care-filled Consumption](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-09-21-arp-care-filled-consumption/) - Join us this Sunday as we dedicate this year’s Religious Exploration Teachers and participants. We’ll gather to explore what it means to be a care-filled consumer in this day and age. And enjoy getting to know all the good things and opportunities for involvement in our congregation this year. Please CLICK HERE to view this
- [Of Faith & Fortune](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-09-21-arp-of-faith-and-fortune/) - This week we begin a new year of religious exploration with the start of classes for our children and youth. And we honor the work of our Get Out The Vote team with our first 50/50 collection of the fall. We'll explore what our faith and fortune have to do with the present challenges we face
- [Boys to Men](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-06-15-arp-boys-to-men-fathers-day/) - Please join us for the last regular service of the year as we honor the art of Fathering. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Jonathan Revisited](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-09-14-arp-jonathan-revisited/) - On this Ferry Beach Weekend, we too return to the beach, reflecting on the story by Richard Bach which teaches us to consider whence comes our strength, power, and ability to define who we truly are. Join us for this journey towards wholeness! Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Return to the Home of Your Soul](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-09-07-arp-return-to-the-home-of-your-soul/) - We return again to a new season of worship and opportunities for religious exploration, service, and fellowship! We gather this week and ask what it means to return home. We'll explore this theme by looking at the hymn, which repeats our service title refrain, noting the changes in phrasing from the original and pondering what
- [Summer Worship Service - How Does Justice Sing?  - August 31, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-08-31-summer-service-mj-how-does-justice-sing/) - Song can be very powerful. It can cut as deep as swords. It can bring joy and fearlessness into every situation. It can bring down walls. It can help us become one, build solidarity, and joint commitment to important values and principles. On Aug 31, Matt Johnsen, Christan Carney (tenor) and Martha (Sandy) Kiefer (cello)
- [Summer Worship Service - A Doggie Playdate  - August 17, 2025 at 10 am Off Site](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-08-17-summer-service-rk-doggie-playdate-off-site/) - Come Sit, Play or Chat at Beaver Brook Dog Park, 300 Chandler St. in Worcester. Click for more info
- [Summer Worship Service - On Self-Care  - August 3, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-08-03-summer-service-ek-on-self-care/) - Self-care and communal care are vital ways to cultivate resilience and sustainable resistance. Join us as we discuss the concept of self-care within the context of a broader social analysis. We will explore questions such as:How can self-care lead to deeper connections within our communities?How can we practice self-care in a way that
- [Summer Worship Service - Native Plant Garden Tour - July 6, 2025 at 10 am in the Church Gardens](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-07-06-summer-service-garden-on-team-native-plants-garden-tour/) - Join us as we learn about the fabulous progress of our native plant gardens and the continuing plans for garden development and community outreach. Dress for sunshine!!
- [Summer Worship Service - Show Your True Colors  - August 24, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-08-24-summer-service-jt-ag-show-your-true-colors/) - In a gathering perfect for adults and kids, we'll experiment with color in different forms. Tie dye a custom t-shirt or reconnect with UUCWers while Zentangle coloring. Bring out your inner artist!
- [Summer Worship Service - On Adoption  - August 10, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-08-10-summer-service-ac-on-adoption/) - Join us for an exploration of the adoption process here in Worcester and the Commonwealth.
- [Summer Worship Service - On Fiber Arts  - July 27, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-07-27-summer-service-astl-on-fiber-arts/) - Join us for a morning of sharing various forms of fiber art, the meaning these forms have, and learning some of the basics.
- [Summer Worship Service - What Art Means to Me  - July 20, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-07-20-summer-service-kn-what-art-means-to-me/) - Join us for a morning of sharing art forms! Contact Kim Napoleone (kim dot napoleone at gmail dot com) about showing your art and telling us about it.
- [Summer Worship Service - Cogitating Climate Change - July 13, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-07-13-summer-service-mp-cogitating-climate-change/) - Join us as we reflect on ongoing efforts to address the climate crisis locally and as part of a larger movement of religious institutions.
- [Summer Worship Service - Putting Our UU Values Into Action - June 29, 2025 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-06-29-summer-service-ew-uu-values-action/) - Join us to reflect on our UU values and how they call us to live out our commitment to justice. Gather with others to discuss how we can turn our values into action.
- [Virtual Worship for Sunday, June 22 at UUA General Assembly at 11 AM](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-06-22-sunday-worship-uua-general-assembly-virtual/) - Beloveds, this Sunday there is NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP as we invite you to join with Unitarian Universalists across the country and internationally, for Sunday Morning Worship at the 2025 Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland. Please join us ON-LINE @ 11 AM (note the time change). The service can be accessed virtually @ https://www.uua.org/ga/off-site/2025/sunday-worship. Blessings, Aaron
- [In the Name of All That is Holy](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-06-08-arp-in-the-name-of-all-that-is-holy/) - We gather this Sunday to honor our heritage and to celebrate this year and deliberate on the future of the congregation as we gather for our Annual Congregational Meeting after the 10 am service. On this Heritage Sunday, which marks the anniversary of the death of Thomas Paine, we ask what of the vision of rights
- [Religious Exploration Sunday - The Freedom to Be YOU!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-06-01-religious-exploration-sunday-freedom-to-be-you/) - Please join us for our final RE celebration at our RE Sunday Service on June 1st, 10am. "The Freedom to be You" Children will participate and we will honor our teachers and leaders and graduating seniors. Following the service will be our Annual Picnic. Let's gather together to support our RE Program! Please CLICK HERE
- [Blooms of Memory & Hope](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-05-25-arp-blooms-of-memory-and-hope/) - Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Memorial Day and honor those who have gone before through a ritual of flower exchange also known as our Annual Flower Communion Ceremony. Please CLICK HERE for information about the Flower Communion Ceremony. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Civility, Rights, and Equality](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-05-18-civility-rights-equality/) - Join us this Sunday as we honor 21 years of Civil Marriage in the Commonwealth for Gay & Lesbian friends and family. We’ll look back on this history and look forward to address the ongoing challenges facing the LGBTQI community as many continue to face the devastating consequences of systemic homophobia and government sponsored terror.
- [In The Interests of Peace](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-05-11-arp-in-the-interests-of-peace/) - Come explore the radical origins of Mothering Day and what that legacy might mean for us during this era of change and transformation. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Of Education & Imagination](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-05-04-arp-of-education-and-imagination/) - On the 226th anniversary of the birth of prominent U.S. education reformer and Unitarian, Horace Mann, we pause to consider the state of education in our country and the meaning of education to advance those values we as a people hold as sacred. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Rising Up](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-27-sunday-worship-arp-rising-up/) - Join us this week as we continue to explore the topic of resurrection asking "What does resistance look like as a spiritual discipline?" Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Easter Sunday Service - The Being in Believing](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-20-easter-sunday-the-being-in-believing/) - We gather for our Annual Easter Sunday Service and Easter Egg Hunt! Join us for this annual celebration featuring grand musical and choral pieces, readings for the season and reflections on the arrival of this annual occasion at this moment in our shared history. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Meeting Failure on the Road](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-08-kye-flannery-meeting-failure-on-the-road/) - As we are on the road, on the journeys of family and friendships, creativity and work, and justice in our communities, we encounter difficult parts of the path, challenges that we don’t know handle, and failure. How do we encounter failure and move through it? We will integrate insights and humor from wise humans to
- [Maundy Thursday Universal Communion Service - Thursday April 17, 7 pm, UUCW Sanctuary](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-17-maundy-thursday-communion-service/) - Join us for our annual service of Universal Communion which honors the season and the religious roots that bring us to this moment of contemplation and communion. The service offers participants the opportunity to engage of litany honoring the sources of our sustenance, the reality of our own incompleteness, and the hope that is embodied in
- [Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service - Sunday April 20, 7 am, Shore Park, 85 Shore Drive, Worcester MA (UUCW Sanctuary if weather requires)](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-20-easter-sunrise-service-shore-park/) - Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group as we gather to welcome the arrival of easter on the shore of Indian Lake. We'll share in song, prayer, and promise to welcome again this moment of rebirth.
- [Good Friday Ecumenical Tenebrae Service - Friday April 18, 7 pm, Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester MA 01606](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-18-good-friday-tenebrae-service-salem-covenant-church/) - Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group, their musicians and a combined choir for this annual honoring of the darkest night in the Christian liturgical calendar. This annual opportunity to remember and reflect on the sacrifices many in our history have made for the betterment of humankind and the divine spirit which continues to animate
- [Liberating Love with Guest Minister Rev. Michael F. Hall](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-04-06-liberating-love-rev-michael-hall/) - These are times when many people feel beset by personal concerns or a plethora of social justice issues. Such times leave us questioning ourselves: What am I to do? What is the meaning and purpose of my life, (never mind 8 billion other lives)? Is there really anything meaningful that holds us together? If you
- [Freedom - Annual Youth Group Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-30-annual-youth-group-service-freedom/) - Please join us on March 30th, 2025 for our Annual Youth Group Sunday Service entitled "Freedom". This is an all ages service, and we'll have quiet activities for children in the lounge if needed. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [It Doesn't Have To Be This Way with Guest Minister Rev. Sarah Person](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-23-gm-rev-sarah-person-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way/) - There are ideas that will suffocate our humanity as surely as a raised voice or a fist. How can we create a safe place – physically, educationally, socially, culturally, spiritually – to exceed the boundaries of our fears. Rev. Sarah Person is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister from Middleborough, MA, and a married mother of
- [Annual Music Sunday Service - More Love: Infectious  Generosity](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-16-mj-music-sunday-more-love-infectious-generosity/) - The theme of Music Sunday is More Love: Infectious Generosity. In this moment of fear and anxiety, it’s important to focus on the potency of love and generosity. A recent book called Infectious Generosity provides examples how unrestrained generosity, even beyond what might seem rational, can change our society in important ways. Music Sunday will
- [Honoring Women with Joan McGinn & Friends](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-09-ll-jm-honoring-women/) - March is Women’s History Month, and March 8th is International Women’s Day, which is celebrated throughout the world. UUCW is also involved in these events by dedicating Sunday March 9th as the Women’s Service. Entitled Honoring Women, we will take time to recognize the extraordinary work women and men do to keep this place flourishing.,
- [The Middle Path with Guest Speaker & Musician Joe Jencks](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-02-ll-joe-jencks-the-middle-way/) - On Sunday March 2nd, international touring musician, songwriter, and UU lay preacher Joe Jencks will weave together spoken word and music to invite us on The Middle Path. When the pendulum-swing of populist politics overwhelms us, when sensationalism and reactionary responses give us spiritual whip-lash, how do we remain fully-present in our lives? How do we become or remain change-makers, while also engaging in healthy practices? How do
- [The Search for Signs of Love in the Universe with Guest Speaker wren bellavance-grace](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-02-23-ll-wren-bellavance-grace-search-sign-love-universe/) - This year is starting off as one in which both hope and love are hard to find. Together we will ground ourselves in our Universalist tradition of Love beyond boundaries. We will build and strengthen our capacity to love what is, and love what might be enough to bend the moral arc of the universe
- [Harnessing Each Others' Stories of Love & Justice](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-02-16-swltf-service-harnessing-stories-love-justice/) - Addressing injustice and re-orienting our lives for freedom is an ongoing pursuit. With so much happening in our world locally, nationally, and globally, taking in the state of the world and looking for the right path can be overwhelming. Engaging in long lasting learning and action is best when done in community. Members of UUCW’s
- [Service on February 9th Cancelled  Due to Weather](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-02-09-ll-wren-bellavance-grace-search-sign-love-universe/) - This service will be rescheduled to Feburary 23, 2025. This year is starting off as one in which both hope and love are hard to find. Together we will ground ourselves in our Universalist tradition of Love beyond boundaries. We will build and strengthen our capacity to love what is, and love what might be
- [Breaking the Silence with Guest Speaker Kathy Hebert](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-02-02-guest-speaker-kathy-hebert-breaking-the-silence/) - Kathy will share her experiences and the revelations and support that led her to author "My Lost Childhood." Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [They Go Low, We Go Local](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-01-26-ll-they-go-low-we-go-local/) - Mathematicians and scientists exploring weather and other chaotic phenomena acknowledge that small efforts sometimes have huge effects. Marge Piercy wrote, "Connections are made slowly, sometimes they grow underground. You cannot tell always by looking what is happening." We will dive into some of the history of social movements, and small groups of concerned people making a difference. Where are
- [Journeying Towards the 8th Principle: Building an Anti-Racist, Beloved Community](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-01-19-ll-journeying-towards-eighth-principle/) - Unitarian Universalists gather around a shared set of values and beliefs. In June 2023, UUCW adopted the 8th principle as a new addition to our values, explicitly naming our commitment to dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. A year and a half later, where are we? Join the 8th Principle Taskforce
- [The New Americans](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-01-12-ll-the-new-americans/) - Join us on January 12 to hear about the work UUCW’s Refugee Ministry Team has been doing for the past three years. Liz Davis-Edwards from WelcomeNST will be speaking on her organization (https://www.welcomenst.org/) and what can be expected in the coming years relative to resettlement and immigration. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order
- [Medical Stories: The Healing Ones](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-01-05-df-medical-stories-the-healing-ones/) - When we talk about our health care experiences, it a sort of story. Have you ever come away from a health care experience feeling healed--not just from the medicines, tests, or procedures, but by a new understanding of your situation? We will discuss the clear importance of a health care professional getting to a healing
- [The Best Gift](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-29-was-ji-the-best-gift/) - Once again, we welcome Rev. Jennifer Innis back to the sanctuary of her youth to help us ring out the old year and ring in the new. She writes of this service: "In this season, we are pulled by our love of the world and our heartbreak for it. What boundaries need to be in place
- [Grappling with Grinchitude](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-15-arp-grappling-with-grinchitude/) - So let's get down to it. The holidays can be a hassle, mixed with many different emotions. We'll explore the hard side of the holidays through a well known favorite holiday character. Join us and rediscover what is possible this season. Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service.
- [Do You Hear What I Hear? - Annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-24-christmas-eve-do-you-hear-what-i-hear/) - We gather for this service of readings and carols to claim the spirit of Christmas through well-known stories, songs, and candlelight.
- [Ringing In The Spirit of Love - Annual Holiday Vespers Service & Vespers Tea](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-22-arp-ringing-spirit-love-vespers/) - Join us for the biggest, grandest service of the year! We'll celebrate the season revels-style! With a story for everyone, choirs, bells, soloists, our annual carol sing, and of course candlelight and silent night. Then we will retire to Fellowship Hall for a grand gathering with refreshments and season's greetings for all! Please CLICK HERE
- [Returning the Light - Annual Winter Solstice Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-22-arp-solstice-returning-the-light/) - We'll welcome the solstice this through a Finnish Tale which helps us find the returning light. This is a service for all ages! Come prepared to participate! Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service.
- [Our Service Continues](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-11-10-arp-our-service-continues/) - We end our service each week with the reminder that "Worship here has ended but our service continues..." The week after what is very likely the most consequential election of our lifetime thus far, we will gather to consider what that service consists of. Join us for this timely opportunity for reflection and rejuvenation. Please CLICK HERE
- [Living Attentively - Bodhi Day Celebration](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-08-arp-living-attentively-bodhi-day/) - This Sunday is the annual Bodhi Day Celebration across many parts of the globe. We pause this day to honor the Buddha and the process of enlightenment asking what it means to live attentively. Action for Humanity Foundation was founded by Augustine Kanjia in 2020 as a humanitarian effort to provide needed support for the
- [The Gift of Presence](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-12-01-arp-the-gift-of-presence/) - As we eagerly anticipate the coming season of gifting and celebration, we pause on this first Sunday of Advent to reflect on the art of anticipation, what presents really reflect, and how we can be present to this moment in life. Join us as we greet the season of advent! Please CLICK HERE to view
- [Ripples of Gratitude](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-11-24-arp-thanksgiving-sunday-ripples-of-gratitude/) - “Here we have gathered, gathered side by side. Circle of kinship, come and step inside.” These words from a favorite thanksgiving hymn reflect the invitation that is a the heart of our community. This Sunday we will reflect on the way this invitation is carried within and beyond our sanctuary and community. In the midst
- [Kindred Conversations](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-11-17-worship-arts-sunday-kindred-conversations/) - Join us this Sunday for Kindred Conversations, we'll gather together in order to get to know each other better and to have an opportunity to share what important to us as we contemplate deeper listening and the notion of repair. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Prophetic Possibilities & The Politics of Heresy](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-11-03-arp-prophetic-possibilities-politics-heresy/) - Join us for this election day weekend exploration of the intersection of religion and politics. During this day and age of such rancorous public exchange, what might we remember to bring to such a time. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Renewing Religion](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-10-27-arp-renewing-religion/) - Join us this Sunday for our Annual Samhain Service featuring a UNICEF collection and costume parade. After the children head off for their festivities we'll pause to expand on the conversation begun last Sunday by Dr. Breeden and ask what it is that we might do to be a renewing force for spiritual and religious
- [2024 Annual Dr. Irving & Annabel Wolfson Lecture](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-10-20-annual-wolfson-lecture/) - This Sunday is our Annual Wolfson Lecture featuring Guest Lecturer and 2024 Wolfson Award Winner, Rev. Dr. David Breeden. The congregation is invited to a special reception featuring local Middle Eastern fare in Fellowship Hall following the service. The Title of Rev. Dr. Breeden's talk is ""Tending the Fire: Unitarian Universalist Humanism and Religious Neutrality."
- [Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at Zion Lutheran Church](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-11-24-geg-thanksgiving-service/) - The Greendale Ecumenical Group warmly invites you to join us for our Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 24, @ 3pm at Zion Lutheran Church (41 Whitmarsh Ave, Worcester, MA 01606). This service features a Thanksgiving liturgy and music by a combined choir, featured musicians, and more. Join us for this annual festive occasion!
- [Acknowledging Our At-One-Ment](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-10-13-arp-acknowledging-our-at-one-ment/) - On this Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend, and the conclusion of the Jewish High Holidays, we gather to remember our histories and heritages and ask what continues to connect us and inspire us to be a congregation devoted to justice, hope, and love. Join us for this special celebration. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [The Precept & Practice of Smiling](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-10-06-arp-precept-practice-smiling/) - One of my favorite authors Leo Buscaglia, once remarked, "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." On this World Smile Day we consider the spiritual,
- [Give Them Hope & Courage](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-09-29-arp-give-them-hope-and-courage/) - This Sunday we honor Universalism Day. Now in our 183rd year as a liberal religious congregation, we pause to consider how the message of Universalism has evolved. What new ways does the message of universal salvation need to be articulated? How shall we inspire people to give each other "not hell. but hope and courage" to
- [Dancing on the Void](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-09-22-arp-dancing-on-the-void/) - In her book, "A Big-Enough God: A Feminist's Search for a Joyful Theology," Sara Maitland tells the story of a tight-rope walker "dancing on the void". This spectacular metaphor for what it means to thrive in the face of messages and personalities that predict our failure and thrive on pointing out our faults. Especially in
- [A Healing For the World](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-09-10-js-healing-for-the-world/) - Jim mixes songs and stories in a message of peace and reconciliation for a wounded world and our struggling society. Amid wars, cataclysmic weather events, and an economic collapse, long term visions of sustainability have lately been obscured if not abandoned. In this season of harvest, optimism and renewal of spirit for the work we
- [To Boldly Go](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-09-08-to-boldly-go/) - Join us this Sunday for our Annual Fall Return Service & Water Ceremony. In honor of Star Trek Day we begin our new year asking where we shall "Boldly Go" as a congregation in the face of all that challenges and inspires us in this moment of history. WATER CEREMONY - Don't forget to bring a
- [Summer Worship Service - Garden Tour & Work Morning - August 25, 2024 at 10 am in the UUCW Gardens - In-person Only](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-08-25-summer-service-uucw-friends-garden-on-tour-work-morning/) - Please join us for this service with Leo DaSilva & The Garden-On Team.
- [Summer Worship Service - The Dog Days of Summer - August 11, 2024 at 10 am at Beaver Brook Dog Park - Off-Site Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-08-11-summer-service-uucw-friends-dog-days-of-summer/) - Please join us for this service at Beaver Brook Dog Park with Brian & Rachel Keyo.
- [Summer Worship Service - A Hymn Singing Service - August 4, 2024 at 10 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-08-04-summer-service-uucw-friends-hymn-singing/) - Please join us for a morning of song with Dianne Mann and Matt Johnsen. Come sing your favorite hymns!
- [Summer Worship Service - A Morning at Overlook Farm - July 28, 2024 at 10 am - Off Site Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-07-28-summer-service-uucw-friends-overlook-farm/) - Overlook FARM shares a driveway with Lilac Hedge Farm at 216 Wachusett St, Rutland. We will meet in the parking lot at the top of the hill at 10:00 and then head to the Overlook FARM gardens from there. It is a short walk on dirt/mulch paths, but anyone can drive down to the garden
- [It Takes a Community to Raise a Child](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-06-04-annual-religious-exploration-traffic-it-takes-a-community-to-raise-a-child/) - Join us this Sunday for our annual celebration of our Religious Exploration Program honoring our children, youth, and all of those who have given of their time, talent and treasure to make this year's Religious Exploration Program a wonderful experience for all! Following the service we will gather for our Annual All Church Picnic! CLICK HERE to sign
- [Grandfather's Prayer](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-06-11-arp-fathers-day-grandfathers-prayer/) - Join us this Sunday for our Annual Father's Day Celebration and Annual Flower Communion Service. This special Sunday honors all those who we honor for fathering each of us into our best selves and reflects our relationship to Unitarian Universalism world-wide with a uniquely Unitarian Flower Communion dating back over 100 years. Please CLICK HERE
- [Summer Worship Service - Juneteenth Service - Celebration Black Poetry & Song - June 23, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-06-23-summer-service-juneteenth-black-poetry-songs/) - Join us at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester (UUCW) on June 23rd for our Juneteenth Service celebrating Black Poetry and Song. Experience the powerful voices of Black poets and musicians as we reflect on the significance of Juneteenth and renew our commitment to social justice. All are welcome to join us in this meaningful
- [Summer Worship Service - Widening Our Circle - September 1, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-09-01-summer-service-arp-widening-our-circle/) - Please join us for this service with Rev. Aaron Payson.
- [Summer Worship Service - Putting Our UU Values Into Action - August 18, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-08-18-summer-service-uucw-friends-putting-uu-values-into-action/) - Please join us for this service with Evan Wilson.
- [Summer Worship Service - Tying It All Together - July 14, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-07-14-summer-service-cl-friends-tying-it-all-together/) - Please join us for this service with Rev. Cheryl Leshay & Friends on Fiber Arts & Spirituality.
- [Summer Worship Service - Microaggressions - July 21, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-07-21-summer-service-uucw-friends-microaggressions/) - Please join us for this service with Susan Crossley, Mara Pentlarge, and Joan McGinn.
- [Summer Worship Service - Independence & Interdependence - July 7, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-07-07-summer-service-cl-independence-interdependence/) - Please join us for this service with Rev. Cheryl Leshay.
- [Summer Worship Service - An Update on UUA Article II Discussions - June 30, 2024 at 10 am in the Lounge](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-06-30-summer-service-arp-uua-article-ii-discussions/) - Please join us for this service with Rev. Aaron Payson.
- [Where Do We Go From Here?](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-06-02-arp-annual-mtg-where-do-we-go-from-here/) - Join us this for our Annual Heritage Sunday this week when we explore the question, "Where do we go from here?" prompted by the reflections of Martin Luther King Jr. by the same title. Our history and legacy have taken us to this point, how shall we continue to reflect the important mission and ministry
- [How We Remember](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-05-26-arp-memorial-sunday-how-we-remember/) - On this Memorial Day weekend, we contemplate how we honor those who have served and serve our country and the cost of war. In a time of intense conflict abroad and at home, we ask what it is that we must do to "preserve the peace." Join us for this special service. Please CLICK HERE to
- [How Do We Fit?](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-05-19-cl-how-do-we-fit/) - This Sunday we are delighted to welcome Rev. Cheryl Leshay, UUCW Affiliated Community Minister to the pulpit for a service on "How Do We Fit?" Cheryl has just returned from a month-long trip and will share some of the insights she gained during her sojourn. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Belonging, Becoming and Beyond](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-05-12-arp-re-coa-belonging-becoming-beyond/) - Join us this Sunday for a very special celebration which honors those who have Mothered each of us and the milestone achieved by those who are graduating this year from our "Coming of Age" Program. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Spring Potpourri Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-05-05-spring-potpourri-service/) - The last of this year's Potpourri Services is this Sunday which also includes a celebration of New Members! Join us for this unique opportunity to welcome members and to discover and discuss a variety of topics. This Potpourri Service will include opportunities to engage in Religious Exploration for All Ages pondering the topic of pluralism;
- [Music As Life](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-04-28-mj-choir-music-sunday-music-as-life/) - Join Dr. Matthew Johnsen, UUCW Music Director, the UUCW Choir, and Guest Musicians for a celebration of all things musical! This year our Annual Music Sunday will explore "Music as Life". Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [On Religious Freedom](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-02-18-arp-on-religious-freedom-2/) - When the Edict of Torda was issued by a Transylvania Diet in 1568, it was among the very first declarations of religious freedom in the world. On this Presidents' Day Weekend, we pause to consider the significance of religious freedom both historically and presently. Join us for this important celebration. Please CLICK HERE to view this
- [Opening to the Unexpected](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-04-09-arp-opening-to-the-unexpected/) - Join us as we honor the graduating group from this year's Adult Coming of Age Program as they share with us thoughts and insights from this novel program at UUCW. Like our Coming of Age Class graduations, we'll hear from program participants and leaders about this unique opportunity to celebrate another phase of life's journey.
- [Toying With Our Future](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-04-21-arp-toying-with-our-future/) - As we honor Earth Day we consider the cost of pleasure on the environment. Studies over the past few years show an alarming statistic that more and more plastic, including rising rates of plastic toys are being found in our world's oceans and ingested by sea creatures. On this special Sunday, we ask, what is the cost
- [Aflame & Afloat](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-04-07-arp-aflame-and-afloat/) - This Sunday we honor the anniversary of the birth of British/American Unitarian minister Joseph Priestly who is credited with identifying oxygen and whose lab and home were burned by a riotous crowd who spurned his liberal theology and support for the French Revolution. Priestly also established the first Unitarian congregation in the United States having
- [Believing is Seeing - Easter Service, March 31 at 10 am](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-31-arp-easter-sunday-seeing-is-believing/) - Join us for our Annual Easter Celebration full of music, readings, and stories for the season! The Easter Bunny may also join us! Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Maundy Thursday Universal Communion Service - Thursday, March 28 at 7 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-28-maundy-thursday-universal-communion-service/) - Join us for this annual opportunity to celebrate the season with communion centered on the universal human experience of honoring the sources of our living, our whole humanity and the deep connection we have with the Spirit which permeates all. Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service.
- [Good Friday Tenebrae Service - Worship In Shadows - Friday, March 29 at 7 pm](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-29-good-friday-tenebrae-worship-in-shadows/) - UUCW will host this year's Ecumenical Tenebrae Service which honors our Christian heritage with a service that recognizes the centrality of Jesus' life and death. Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service. Please click here to register for this service online
- [Easter Sunrise Service - Sunday March 31, 7 am at Shore Park, 115 Shore Drive, Worcester MA (Rain Location - UUCW)](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-31-easter-sunrise-service/) - Join others from the Greendale Ecumenical Group congregations for a celebration of Easter on the Shores of Indian Lake.
- [Living Values - Annual Youth Group Sunday Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-24-yg-service-living-values/) - The Annual YG Sunday Service is happening on Sunday March 24th at 10am. We are talking about living our values and it is for all ages. Join Us! Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [On Symbolic Belonging](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-17-arp-on-symbolic-belonging/) - On this St. Patrick's Day we pause to consider what it means to celebrate this holiday and to honor the Irish heritage of this country and across the world. How do we relate to cultures that are part of our own or distinct and yet call us into relationships? Please CLICK HERE to view this
- [Fasting for Freedom](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-03-10-arp-fasting-for-freedom/) - We honor the onset of Ramadan this Sunday and explore the often-forgotten history of Muslims enslaved in the Americas. What might we learn from this history about fasting as a form of rebellion and a commentary on human agency amidst the worst kind of oppression? Join us for this important exploration. Please CLICK HERE to
- [It's A Wonderful Church! - Annual Stewardship Sunday Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-02-27-stewardship-sunday-its-a-wonderful-church/) - Join us this Sunday for our Annual Stewardship Sunday Service. We'll explore why and how the church is an important part of the lives of its members and friends and what contributions we make as a congregation to the communities we love! Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Grieving for the Earth](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-02-25-dm-grieving-for-the-earth/) - There is a widespread perception that global warming and human-caused climate change is having devastating effects on the world in which we live. The severity of those perceived effects is causing many people to experience a grief reaction. What does it mean to carry on with life in a grieving world? A native of Muskegon,
- [Where Is Love?](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-02-11-arp-where-is-love/) - We honor Valentine's Day this week with a service that explores the location of love in ourselves, our community, and the movement to which we belong as Unitarian Universalists. We are delighted to welcome the combined choirs of UUCW and First Unitarian Church of Worcester for this special service.
- [Winter Potpourri Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-01-30-arp-winter-potpourri-service/) - For more information on this service, CLICK HERE. To view the Order of Service for this week, CLICK HERE.
- [Fearing Bodies: Reshaping Images](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-01-21-arp-fearing-bodies-reshaping-images/) - This Sunday we will explore how body image has been shaped by the systems of oppression and theologies of white supremacy. What are the ways we can reform the way we look at each other and thus treat each other? Join us for this important time of reflection. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order
- [Filling a Spiritual Backpack for Hard Times](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-01-28-rev-jo-murphy-filling-a-spiritual-backpack-for-hard-times/) - We are delighted to welcome Rev. Jo Murphy, Executive Director of UU Mass Action as our guest Minister this Sunday. Throughout the years many articles have discussed what to put in your apocalypse emergency bag. As climate change ramps up, as the world may feel fragile, I have seen more articles about preparing a bag for hard times.
- [Take My Hand...Lead Me On - Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-01-14-arp-take-my-hand-lead-me-on-mlk-service/) - We turn this Sunday once again to the vision, promise, and tireless effort of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to ask again what our continuing efforts toward racial justice and anti-oppression ask of us in the coming months and years. Taking our lead from Dr. King's favorite hymn, we too ponder where we are
- [ONLINE ONLY SERVICE! The Question is the Answer - Annual Question Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2024-01-07-arp-annual-question-service/) - Due to the Minister's lingering COVID (he's much better but still testing positive) and the impending winter storm, we are moving this service online only. Once again we welcome the new year in conversation about those things that are most important to each of us. On this Sunday, Rev. Payson will take questions from the
- [How to Be a Good Ancestor](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-31-ji-how-to-be-a-good-ancestor/) - We welcome Rev. Jennifer Innis back to UUCW for our annual visit. Jennifer is the daughter of Chuck and Wendy Innis and she grew up at UUCW. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [Annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-24-arp-christmas-eve-canlelight-service/) - Annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Join us for this annual service of carols and lessons as we hear again the old stories with new insights and welcome the spirit of Christmas into our hearts and homes. Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service for Christmas Eve.
- [A Christmas Carol Revised](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-17-arp-vespers-a-christmas-carol-revised/) - Our biggest service of the year to celebrate the Winter Holidays! Join members and friends as we sing carols, hear the wonderful music of our choir and soloists, and have a ruckus good time! Those attending are encouraged to dress to celebrate the season including holiday hats, and other attire. We will gather for our Annual
- [The Pull Together Morning](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-17-arp-solstice-pull-together-morning/) - We honor Winter Solstice with our Annual worship play, this year based on an African tale. Join us for this worship for all ages. Please CLICK HERE to view this service's Order of Service (CLICK HERE to view information about the 4 pm Annual Vespers Service).
- [An Ecumenical Christmas Celebration at Salem Covenant Church](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-24-geg-ecumenical-christmas-salem-covenant/) - This morning we gather at Salem Covenant Church (215 Mountain St. East, Worcester, MA 01606, click link for directions) with other congregations in the Greendale Ecumenical Group for an opportunity to celebrate Christmas together. Come enjoy the combined choir and reflections for the season!
- [How Will We Kindle Our Lights?](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-10-arp-how-will-we-kindle-our-lights/) - Our Annual celebration of Hannukah marks an important time in the year as we consider the mystical significance of light and our role as bearers of light in a world that often seems dark and dangerous. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [What's So Radical About Welcome?](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-09-10-arp-whats-so-radical-about-welcome/) - Welcome to Fall!!! As we return from our summer sojourns we pause this Sunday to consider what makes welcoming such a radical act in this day and age. Given the current state of the world and our communities, where so many continue to feel marginalized and maligned, we take this opportunity to answer to the
- [Welcoming the Impossible](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-09-17-arp-welcoming-the-impossible/) - We continue our exploration of "welcome" as our Soul Matters Theme for the month of September. We also begin our annual cycle of honoring the Jewish High Holidays. The Story of the promise of the birth of Isaac to the elderly Sarah and her husband Abraham is central to many in the Jewish community at the
- [On Spiritual Integrity](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-09-24-arp-on-spiritual-integrity/) - Is it curious to you that on the highest holiday of the Jewish year, when one is asked to fast that the Hebrew scriptures read on that day admonish one against fasting? Let's explore the meaning behind this interesting and profound teaching. What fast do you choose?
- [Peace, Patience, and Mystery](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-12-03-arp-peace-patience-mystery/) - The Christian Mystic, Meister Eckhart writes, "What does it avail me if this birth takes place unceasingly and yet does not take place within myself? It is quite fitting, however, that it should take place within me." During this time of sacred anticipation when religions turn to the power of light, warmth, and company to
- [A Pilgrimage of Gratitude](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-11-26-rev-laura-goodwin-pilgrimage-gratitude/) - On this Sunday after Thanksgiving we continue our exploration of gratitude welcoming the Rev. Laura Goodwin to our sanctuary as Guest Minister. The Rev. Laura B. Goodwin received an MDiv. From Wycliffe College (Anglican) in Toronto, Ontario in 2008 and was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts (Episcopal) in December 2008.
- [For This Precious Day](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-11-19-arp-for-this-precious-day/) - "We give thanks for this precious day, all gathered here, and those far away. For the time we share, will love and care, we give thanks for this precious day." Words we sing at this time of year bring us again to this moment of thanksgiving. It is important, especially in moments when the world
- [Lighting the Path of Return!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-11-12-arp-lighting-the-path-of-return/) - This Sunday we honor the confluence of two holidays, the civil celebration of Veteran's Day and the start of the Hindu festival of Diwali. At the nexus of these two celebrations is the experience of the warrior returning home and the communities which await their return lighting a path through the darkness to welcome them in.
- [Generously Alive!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-11-05-arp-generously-alive/) - We begin the month of November remembering the power and possibility of generosity. What does it really mean to be generous? How does generosity meet the challenges of this era and time? How shall we be in response to a world in crisis? What does it mean to be generous with one's self? Come explore
- [Walking With Those Who Have Gone Before](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-10-29-arp-walking-with-those-who-have-gone-before/) - As we honor the season of Samhain and Halloween, we pause to consider the opportunities and challenges afforded us when we are conscious of the closeness of our ancestors and how we navigate and honor those relationships. Halloween activities and Trunk or Treat will add a festive tone to this annual honoring. Please CLICK HERE
- [Unceasing Prayer](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-10-22-arp-unceasing-prayer/) - 197 years ago, Unitarian Minister and Transcendentalist Lecturer, Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered his first sermon on October 15. The title of his foray into preaching was "Pray Without Ceasing". We revisit Emerson's words this Sunday and ask what forms prayer takes for us today. Our 50/50 collection this month is in service to the YWCA
- [What the Water Carrier Knows](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-10-08-arp-what-the-water-carrier-knows/) - We pause this Sunday to honor Indigenous People's Day and ponder the significance of the history of colonialism on our world and its peoples, asking what lessons we might learn from this history and how we move forward in freedom and peace. Please CLICK HERE to view this week's Order of Service.
- [A Healing for the World](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-10-15-js-a-healing-for-the-world/) - Join us for this special service with Guest Musician and Speaker Jim Scott. Jim is a long-time friend of UUCW. His music inspires listeners to reimagine their relationship to the earth and world in ways that make for more justice and peace. We are delighted to welcome Jim back to our sanctuary. Join us for
- [Potpourri Sunday!](https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2023-10-01-arp-first-potpourri-sunday/) - Join us for our first "Potpourri Sunday" this Sunday. We'll begin the service together at 10 am and then those gathered will be invited to join small group discussions featuring some of the most popular groups in our congregation. Matt Johnson will provide a musical experience in the Sanctuary, and Rev. Aaron Payson will explore UU

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- [News](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/news/)
- [Nugget](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/nugget/)
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- [RE Blog](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/religious-education/re-blog/)
- [Communications - title](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/)
- [Message](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/message/)
- [Religious Exploration - title](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/religious-education/)
- [Adult Faith Development (AFD)](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/religious-education/adult-faith/)
- [Coming of Age Program (COA)](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/religious-education/coa/)
- [Youth Group (YG)](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/religious-education/youth-group/)
- [Social Justice & Action Issues - title](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/)
- [Support UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/support-uucw/)
- [Stewardship](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/support-uucw/stewardship/)
- [Touchstones Program - title](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/touchstone-program/)
- [Touchstone Monthly Theme](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/touchstone-program/touchstone-monthly-theme/)
- [test](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/test/)
- [Food Pantry](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/food-pantry/)
- [Refugee Resettlement](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/refugee-resettlement/)
- [Blogs - title](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/blogs/)
- [Aaron's Blog](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/blogs/aarons-blog/)
- [Photos of the Week](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/photos-of-the-week/)
- [IHN - Interfaiith Hospitality Network](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/ihn-interfaiith-hospitality-network/)
- [COVID response](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/covid-response/)
- [GOTV get out the vote](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/gotv-get-out-the-vote/)
- [Side with Love Taskforce](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/side-with-love/)
- [Community News](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/community-news/)
- [Regional News](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/regional-news/)
- [Special Events](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/communications/special-events/)
- [Garden-on Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/category/social-justice-action-issues/garden-on/)

## Tags

- [video](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/video/)
- [Ongoing Meetings](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/ongoingmtgs/)
- [Photos of the Week](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/photopost/)
- [Community News](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/commnews/)
- [nugget](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/nugget/)
- [newsletter](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/newsletter/)
- [test](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/test/)
- [food pantry](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/food-pantry/)
- [zoom](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/zoom/)
- [online services](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/online-services/)
- [annual meeting](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/annual-meeting/)
- [how to help](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/how-to-help/)
- [moments of meditation](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/moments-of-meditation/)
- [reflection](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/reflection/)
- [prayer](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/prayer/)
- [re news](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/re-news/)
- [sunday zooms](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/sunday-zooms/)
- [coa](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/coa/)
- [city hall protest](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/city-hall-protest/)
- [standing on the side of love](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/standing-on-the-side-of-love/)
- [womens social circle](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/womens-social-circle/)
- [ferry beach](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/ferry-beach/)
- [free online yoga class](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/free-online-yoga-class/)
- [nina cerviatti](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/nina-cerviatti/)
- [meditation](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/meditation/)
- [robin](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/robin/)
- [dre](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/dre/)
- [ways to help](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/ways-to-help/)
- [masks](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/masks/)
- [mens group](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/mens-group/)
- [obituary](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/obituary/)
- [joan webster](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/joan-webster/)
- [summer](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer/)
- [pandemic response](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/pandemic-response/)
- [scam](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/scam/)
- [pastoralsaint12](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/pastoralsaint12/)
- [churchreverend01](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/churchreverend01/)
- [summer services](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer-services/)
- [summer 2020](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer-2020/)
- [covid-19](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/covid-19/)
- [health & safety team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/health-safety-team/)
- [Laura K. Secor](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/laura-k-secor/)
- [chat with minister](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/chat-with-minister/)
- [Rev. Cheryl Leshay](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/rev-cheryl-leshay/)
- [summer RE](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer-re/)
- [summer worship](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer-worship/)
- [free meditation group via zoom](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/free-meditation-group-via-zoom/)
- [wendy oleary](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/wendy-oleary-2/)
- [Virtual Dinner](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/virtual-dinner/)
- [Greek food](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/greek-food/)
- [UUCW](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/uucw/)
- [green thumb team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/green-thumb-team/)
- [garden committee](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/garden-committee/)
- [Social Threads](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/social-threads/)
- [Holden CROP Walk](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/holden-crop-walk/)
- [parish services](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/parish-services/)
- [loaves and fishes food pantry](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/loaves-and-fishes-food-pantry/)
- [lffp](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/lffp/)
- [Greater Worcester Humanists](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/greater-worcester-humanists/)
- [Lent](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/lent/)
- [Greendale Ecumenical Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/greendale-ecumenical-group/)
- [uu mass action](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/uu-mass-action/)
- [memorial service](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/memorial-service/)
- [joys and sorrows](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/joys-and-sorrows/)
- [stewardship](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/stewardship/)
- [summer survey](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/summer-survey/)
- [faith in action](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/faith-in-action/)
- [side with love](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/side-with-love/)
- [Worcester Interfaith](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/worcester-interfaith/)
- [fundraising](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/fundraising/)
- [yard sale](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/yard-sale/)
- [music](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/music/)
- [uucw choir](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/uucw-choir/)
- [Music Director Matthew Johnsen](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/music-director-matthew-johnsen/)
- [video nugget](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/video-nugget/)
- [get out the vote team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/get-out-the-vote-team/)
- [gotv](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/gotv/)
- [interfaith hospitality network](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/interfaith-hospitality-network/)
- [8th Principle Taskforce](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/8th-principle-taskforce/)
- [UUCW Board of Management](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/uucw-board-of-management/)
- [LGBT Asylum Task Force](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/lgbt-asylum-task-force/)
- [UUCW Refugee Ministry Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/uucw-refugee-ministry-team/)
- [social action](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/social-action/)
- [outreach](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/outreach/)
- [holiday shoe box project](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/holiday-shoe-box-project/)
- [Garden On Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/garden-on-team/)
- [8th Principle Task Force](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/8th-principle-task-force/)
- [church picnic](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/church-picnic/)
- [Deb Bonneau](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/deb-bonneau/)
- [Connections Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/connections-team/)
- [craft fair](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/craft-fair/)
- [thanksgiving food drive](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/thanksgiving-food-drive/)
- [Soul Matters](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/soul-matters/)
- [Garden-On Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/garden-on-team-2/)
- [flu season](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/flu-season/)
- [cool beans coffee house](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/cool-beans-coffee-house/)
- [Adult Faith Development](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/adult-faith-development/)
- [CROP walk](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/crop-walk/)
- [holiday craft fair](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/holiday-craft-fair/)
- [Ecumenical Thanksgiving](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/ecumenical-thanksgiving/)
- [homeless shelter](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/homeless-shelter/)
- [shelter](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/shelter/)
- [winter overflow](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/winter-overflow/)
- [auction 2026](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/auction-2026/)
- [fundraiser](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/fundraiser/)
- [Lenten Devotional](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/lenten-devotional/)
- [Devotions](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/devotions/)
- [Easter](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/easter/)
- [Holy Week](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/holy-week/)
- [easter week services](https://www.uucworcester.org/tag/easter-week-services/)

## Speakers

- [UUCW Members and Friends](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/uucw-members-and-friends/)
- [Rev. Cheryl Leshay](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-cheryl-leshay/)
- [Rev. David Miller, Minister Emeritus](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-david-miller/)
- [Jim Scott](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/jim-scott/)
- [Evan Wilson](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/evan-wilson/)
- [Robin Mitzcavitch DRE](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/robin-mitzcavitch-dre/)
- [Dianne Mann](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/dianne-mann/)
- [Jessie Trowbridge](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/jessie-trowbridge/)
- [UUCW Youth Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/uucw-youth-group/)
- [Music Director Matthew Johnsen](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/music-director-matthew-johnsen/)
- [UUCW Choir](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/uucw-choir/)
- [Rev. Aaron Payson](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-aaron-payson/)
- [UUCW Leaders](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/uucw-leaders/)
- [Rev. Laura Goodwin](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-laura-goodwin/)
- [Rev. Jennifer Innis](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-jennifer-innis/)
- [Coming of Age Class](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/coming-of-age-class/)
- [Rev. Dr. David Breeden](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-dr-david-breeden/)
- [David Fields](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/david-fields/)
- [Maya Desai](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/maya-desai/)
- [Liz Davis-Edwards](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/liz-davis-edwards/)
- [Kye Flannery](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/kye-flannery/)
- [Kathy Hebert](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/kathy-hebert/)
- [Side with Love Taskforce](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/side-with-love-taskforce/)
- [Joe Jencks](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/joe-jencks/)
- [Rev. Sarah Person](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-sarah-person/)
- [Chaplain Kye Flannery](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/chaplain-kye-flannery/)
- [Greendale Ecumenical Group](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/greendale-ecumenical-group/)
- [UUCW Religious Exploration Program](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/uucw-religious-exploration-program/)
- [Mara Pentlarge](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/mara-pentlarge/)
- [Kim Napoleone](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/kim-napoleone/)
- [Angela St. Laurent](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/angela-st-laurent/)
- [Emily Konstan](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/emily-konstan/)
- [Andrea Cruz](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/andrea-cruz/)
- [Rachel Keyo](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rachel-keyo/)
- [Ana Gregory](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/ana-gregory/)
- [Garden-On Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/garden-on-team/)
- [Stephen Ledoux](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/stephen-ledoux/)
- [Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rev-alice-anacheka-nasemann/)
- [Kathleen Nagy](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/kathleen-nagy/)
- [Emily Miller Mclak](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/emily-miller-mclak/)
- [Vivian Borek](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/vivian-borek/)
- [Rachel and Brian Keyo](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/rachel-and-brian-keyo/)
- [Garden On Team](https://www.uucworcester.org/speaker/garden-on-team-3/)

## Service Topics

- [Music Sunday](https://www.uucworcester.org/topic/music-sunday/)