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During and after the service on October 25, 2026 the Rev. Aaron Payson’s 60th birthday was acknowledged. Happy Birthday, Rev. Aaron!

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Garden-On, with a little help from their friends, finished cleaning the cardboard they’ll be putting down on the new garden beds they’re creating at the back of the church. 13-year old 8th grader Russell is a Garden-On friend. He pitched in to remove tape, staples and labels from the cardboard. Russell has been helping Garden-On since first grade, in a variety of ways. We thank you, Russell!

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Our Garden-On Team LOVES LOVES LOVES that our Ministerial Intern, Emily Miller Mlčák, dressed as a pollinator – a butterfly – for our near-Halloween service on October 25, 2026. Emily did this to honor UUCW’s native plant gardens!

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The children weren’t the only ones who came in costume last Sunday. Nelly Case wore her Halloween vest; Emily Stolarski wore a skeleton costume she made in college.

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Planting began on October 15th, 2026, for the Children’s Garden behind the church. Leo DaSilva, who is designing the area, and Nancy Baffa did the work.

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Malachi and Sam really, really helped Garden-On rescue the Food Pantry cardboard that was mistakenly put in the dumpster. Both boys took turns getting into the dumpster to retrieve it. Nikki Quidon, Kai, Ruth Silver and Jake also helped.