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Garden-On Team News – Help Us with the Church Gardens after the Church Picnic! Sunday, June 11

You are invited to join us Sunday, June 11th, right after the church picnic from 1-6. We recently were awarded a grant allowing us to purchase hundreds of plants from Garden in the Woods in Framingham. Yay!  Now we need help planting them!  To prepare the area for planting, first we need to remove some … Continue reading Garden-On Team News – Help Us with the Church Gardens after the Church Picnic! Sunday, June 11

Faith In Action – Side With Love Task Force News – Hope and Inspiration from the Movement Voter Project – Video Watch Party, Friday, May 19th, 7 to 8 pm (hybrid event)

Do you sometimes feel anxiety and despair listening to the news?  Stories from the groups supported by the Movement Voter Project (MVP) can help us find the courage and strength to take meaningful action.  On May 19, 7-8 pm there will be a Watch Party co-sponsored by MVP and the Unitarian Universalist Society of Northampton … Continue reading Faith In Action – Side With Love Task Force News – Hope and Inspiration from the Movement Voter Project – Video Watch Party, Friday, May 19th, 7 to 8 pm (hybrid event)

Faith In Action – Side With Love Task Force News – Wings of Song Events – May 13 – 21, Off-Site

“Blue Boat Home” performed by Wings of Song chorus Interested in enjoying music about the beauties of our planet and the challenges posed by climate change? Join folks from Side With Love at the opening concert on 5/13. See below for more information! Program will include songs, texts, and images that will be both a … Continue reading Faith In Action – Side With Love Task Force News – Wings of Song Events – May 13 – 21, Off-Site

Faith In Action – 8th Principle and Side With Love Task Force Movie Night, Friday, May 12th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Join us for a screening of the film “Wilderness Journey: The Struggle for Black Empowerment and Racial Justice within the UUA 1967-1970.” Understand how ongoing efforts to address racism, oppression and multiculturalism in our congregations are connected to the past. Email with questions

In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Host Week – May 7 – May 13

UUCW’s host week at the In The Hour of Need family shelter is the week of May 7 through May 13, 2023.  IHN works in partnership with the faith community to provide shelter and assistance to families with children who are homeless. The program’s primary goals are to assist families in increasing their income and … Continue reading In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Host Week – May 7 – May 13

In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Annual Evening of Hope Virtual Gala and Auction – April 28, 7 pm, at JMAC Worcester

Join us for 2023 (Hybrid) Evening of Hope on Friday, April 28, at the Jean Mcdonough Arts Center (JMAC), 20 Franklin St., Worcester, with curtains up at 7:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm).  We look forward to a fun evening of hysterics for a great cause with a lot to celebrate.  For more information … Continue reading In the Hour of Need Family Shelter Annual Evening of Hope Virtual Gala and Auction – April 28, 7 pm, at JMAC Worcester

Faith In Action – Get Out The Vote Team News – Celebrate our UU the Vote 2022 achievement on 2/28 – ONLINE ONLY due to inclement weather!

Are you ready to party?!!!  From your own home, there’s an online party coming your way TONIGHT, February 28 at 7 PM!  Join the Get Out the Vote Team and others from the UUA/UUtheVote for our Good Trouble Congregation celebration:  February 28, 7 to 8 PM. There will be music and special speakers including the … Continue reading Faith In Action – Get Out The Vote Team News – Celebrate our UU the Vote 2022 achievement on 2/28 – ONLINE ONLY due to inclement weather!

Papa Gino’s Fundraiser to Benefit IHN Family Shelter – March 6, 2023, 4 – 9 pm, 537 Lincoln Street, Worcester

Please join us at this IHN Family Shelter Fundraiser at Papa Gino’s on Lincoln St., Worcester from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9.   It is for this Papa Gino’s only and can be used for dine in, take-out or delivery.  If you use an on-line ordering system make certain you enter code … Continue reading Papa Gino’s Fundraiser to Benefit IHN Family Shelter – March 6, 2023, 4 – 9 pm, 537 Lincoln Street, Worcester