by Rev. Aaron Payson Last Friday, I had the privilege and honor to gather with over 200 clergy from across the Commonwealth for a “Prayer Conference” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral and the State House in Boston. Clergy gathered to pray and to implore Gov. Healey to take bold, public administrative action to protect the … Continue reading Words For The Moment
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Sunday, Feb 1st 1:30-5pm. Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community. Please join in! All are welcome! To be notified of any changes, request to be on our mailing list:
Greetings from the Refugee Ministry Team. This is an appeal for donations to help an Afghan man, who is currently detained by ICE, with his legal expenses and potential bond. Several of us who are part of this congregation have developed close friendships with a number of Afghan refugees. We started out as volunteers, but over … Continue reading UUCW Refugee Ministry Team News – Opportunity to Help an Afghan Refugee
by Laura K Secor In many of her dharma talks available through the publisher Sounds True, Pema Chodron teaches us the way of the Bodhisattva by exploring a text of the same name. The Bodhicharyavatara, the Way of the Bodhisattva, was written in the 800s by a Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Pema writes in her book “No … Continue reading The Way of the Bodhisattva
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Gather with others for a communal reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech Beyond Vietnam, an address he gave at the Riverside Church New York City in April of 1967. We’ll have break-out groups to reflect on the text, sing songs from the civil rights struggle, and enjoy refreshments. Major Taylor Museum, 2 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Free … Continue reading MLK Reading – Thursday, January 22nd at 7 p.m, at the Major Taylor Museum
Our Garden-On Team will be partnering with the Worcester Native Plant Initiative to present a free Winter Sow program this Saturday, January 24th, here at UUCW. Please bring three empty translucent milk jugs, two to take home and one to donate back to the Initiative. Each person will receive two free native seed packets to … Continue reading Garden-On Team News – Winter Sow Program, Saturday, January 24, noon – 4 pm
