by Rev. Aaron Payson Last Sunday I ended my reflection with favorite words for this season by G.K. Chesterton. Requests were made for a copy of that prose. So my gift to you this season are words that are meaningful to me and I hope are to you as well. Might we all find time … Continue reading Chesterton on Santa
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration and Education A joyous and crafty THANK YOU to all who made this Holiday Fair happen and to all who participated in the fair, the auction, and the shopping!! We brought in approximately $6300, and made a LOT of new friends. Special thanks to Kirsty Johnson Erikson who … Continue reading A Crafty Thank You!
Rev. Aaron Payson As we turn to another season of Winter Holidays, we look forward to the opportunity to gather in-person and online, even as we continue to monitor the lingering pandemic and plan accordingly. The staff, lay-leadership and I have been planning for the upcoming services for many months and hope that this holiday … Continue reading Tidings of Comfort and Joy
by David Schowalter & The Stewardship Team As we head into the holiday season at UUCW, some of us may feel a little confused about our options for holiday giving. We hear a number of different asks coming from the Sunday announcements, and without them being laid out “on paper,” they can become a blur! … Continue reading The Joy of Holiday Giving 2021
by Laura K. Secor Hello my friends, I am weaving for you a quilt of modern western poetry and ancient eastern religion, and recently we have started looking at the way Jane Hirshfield’s Buddhism shows a Taoist influence. I realize this can all become a little abstract, a little hard to grasp in the hand. … Continue reading Dr. King’s Refrigerator
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration and Education I’ve noticed that folks with the best sense of humor often have the most challenging occupations. It’s not a fluke. It’s an off-set. I also know that many people who are successful in the various avenues of life, usually possess a funny bone. I watched an … Continue reading The Art of Lightening Up
by Rev. Aaron Payson I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our children. Of late our news outlets and community conversations have in so many ways turned to the welfare of our children whether it be by opening up vaccinations to a wider array of our young, ongoing conversation about comprehensive sex education in our … Continue reading The Origin of Non-Violence
by Kate Bejune, Clerk, Board of Management This past Sunday, UUCW Members and Friends gathered with the Board of Management for a Special Congregational Meeting in the sanctuary and on Zoom to vote on three proposals: To gift to the City of Worcester parcels of land across Shore Drive owned by the church in order … Continue reading And Then There Were Two
by Laura K. Secor Hello friends, I offered you this essay a couple years ago, maybe three or more. I intended it to be part 1 of 3, and got stuck halfway through part 2. I’m ready to pick up part 2 again, but first I am re-posting part 1. Jane Hirshfield and the Tao Te … Continue reading Jane Hirshfield and the Tao Te Ching-Part 1
by Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education I look back to years ago when I first began volunteering with my own children at IHN Family Shelter. This was when IHN had a day center in the basement of a church. Each evening, right before dinner, the vans would be loaded with families who … Continue reading Homelessness and Teens
