Category: Nugget

SOLD! Online Auction Seeking Help! We Could More Than Double Our Goal This Year!

by Rev. Aaron Payson & Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration For those who attended the Annual Meeting last Sunday, the budget outlined included money to be raised by fundraising as well as a significant amount from investments.  In order to reduced our dependency on invested funds for operating expenses we are looking for ways … Continue reading SOLD! Online Auction Seeking Help! We Could More Than Double Our Goal This Year!

2022 Summer Services

by Sheri Linn, Board President & Summer Services Coordinator Once again we are delighted to offer a series of Summer Sunday Services on a range of topics and experiences for the delight of all.  While there is no formal Religious Exploration Program for Children we hope that the weather will permit us to have services … Continue reading 2022 Summer Services

Honoring Risk

by Laura K. Secor Hello my UUCW friends, It has been a while since I have offered you a Nugget.  It has been a year of personal loss for me, and I haven’t felt the energy for writing essays these last several months.  It has been a little lonely without the connection we’ve forged here, … Continue reading Honoring Risk

We Are a Prophetic Imperative

by Rev. Aaron Payson Starhawk writes: We are all longing to go home to some placewe have never been—a place half-remembered and half-envisionedwe can only catch glimpses of from time to time.Community.Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passionwithout having the words catch in our throats.Somewhere a circle of handswill open to … Continue reading We Are a Prophetic Imperative

Warrant for Annual Meeting – June 5, 2022

Notice of Annual Meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Church of WorcesterSunday, June 5th, 2022, 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 service at 11:15 a.m., Sunday, June … Continue reading Warrant for Annual Meeting – June 5, 2022

When Violence Happens

Like many of you, I too have been horrified to learn of the shooting deaths of children and teachers yesterday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.  It is another in a growing line of such tragedies that have plagued this country, bringing to mind the tragic incidents in Parkland, Newtown, and Columbine among many … Continue reading When Violence Happens

Encouraging Courage

by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the word “courage”. It is the May Touchstone theme for the church and the Religious Exploration program. Weighing on my mind are the citizens of Ukraine trying to brave the war and take care of their families. I am also … Continue reading Encouraging Courage

We Are Not Done

by Rev. Aaron Payson We Are Not Done by Rev. Audette Fulbright Fulson        Do not think we are finished—oh nowe will never be finishednever just doneuntil the light of justice is lit behind every eye.     Do not think we will be silent—nothere will not be silence until the world has sung the namesof the … Continue reading We Are Not Done