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		<title>The Middle Path with Guest Speaker &#038; Musician Joe Jencks</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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.&#160; When the pendulum-swing of populist politics&#160;overwhelms&#160;us, when&#160;sensationalism&#160;and&#160;reactionary responses&#160;give us spiritual whip-lash, how do we&#160;remain&#160;fully-present in our lives? How do we become&#160;or remain&#160;change-makers,&#160;while&#160;also&#160;engaging in healthy practices? How do &#8230; <a href="https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-02-ll-joe-jencks-the-middle-way/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Middle Path with Guest Speaker &#38; Musician Joe Jencks</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.uucworcester.org/services/2025-03-02-ll-joe-jencks-the-middle-way/">The Middle Path with Guest Speaker & Musician Joe Jencks</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.uucworcester.org">Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester</a>.</p>]]></description>
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<p>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.&nbsp;</p>



<p>When the pendulum-swing of populist politics&nbsp;overwhelms&nbsp;us, when&nbsp;sensationalism&nbsp;and&nbsp;reactionary responses&nbsp;give us spiritual whip-lash, how do we&nbsp;remain&nbsp;fully-present in our lives? How do we become&nbsp;or remain&nbsp;change-makers,&nbsp;while&nbsp;also&nbsp;engaging in healthy practices? How do we till the soil of community,&nbsp;ready for seeds of sustainable change,&nbsp;without&nbsp;losing our own center?&nbsp;</p>



<p>Joe Jencks weaves a thoughtful tapestry of hope, and invites us into self-care and thoughtful engagement in tandem, as we walk bipedal on The Middle Path.</p>



<p>Joe Jencks<strong>&nbsp;</strong>is an international touring musician, award-winning songwriter, and celebrated vocalist known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness and spiritual exploration. A 25-year veteran of the international Folk circuit, Jencks has released 15 CDs in that time. Merging conservatory training with his Irish roots and working-class upbringing, Joe delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit. Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks serves it all up with a lyric baritone&nbsp;voice that has the edgy&nbsp;richness of a good sea-salt caramel.&nbsp;</p>



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