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 … Continue reading Gratitude
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, … Continue reading Science is the New Religion
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 … Continue reading Feeling Generous in A Needy World
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 … Continue reading On Generosity
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 … Continue reading A RETIREE’s Alternative to Pledging: Qualified Charitable Donations from Your Retirement Account
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 … Continue reading The Tao and Water
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 … Continue reading UUCW Auction: How You Can Help
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 brown The Soul … Continue reading On Heritage
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 … Continue reading September 2023 Flu & COVID 19 Update
