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Medical Stories: The Healing Ones

When we talk about our health care experiences, it a sort of story.  Have you ever come away from a health care experience feeling healed–not just from the medicines, tests, or procedures, but by a new understanding of your situation? We will discuss the clear importance of a health care professional getting to a healing … Continue reading Medical Stories: The Healing Ones

The Best Gift

Once again, we welcome Rev. Jennifer Innis back to the sanctuary of her youth to help us ring out the old year and ring in the new.   She writes of this service: “In this season, we are pulled by our love of the world and our heartbreak for it. What boundaries need to be in place … Continue reading The Best Gift

Ringing In The Spirit of Love – Annual Holiday Vespers Service & Vespers Tea

Join us for the biggest, grandest service of the year!  We’ll celebrate the season revels-style!  With a story for everyone, choirs, bells, soloists, our annual carol sing, and of course candlelight and silent night.  Then we will retire to Fellowship Hall for a grand gathering with refreshments and season’s greetings for all! Please CLICK HERE … Continue reading Ringing In The Spirit of Love – Annual Holiday Vespers Service & Vespers Tea

Grappling with Grinchitude

So let’s get down to it.  The holidays can be a hassle, mixed with many different emotions.  We’ll explore the hard side of the holidays through a well known favorite holiday character.  Join us and rediscover what is possible this season. Please CLICK HERE to view the Order of Service.

Living Attentively – Bodhi Day Celebration

This Sunday is the annual Bodhi Day Celebration across many parts of the globe.  We pause this day to honor the Buddha and the process of enlightenment asking what it means to live attentively. Action for Humanity Foundation was founded by Augustine Kanjia in 2020 as a humanitarian effort to provide needed support for the … Continue reading Living Attentively – Bodhi Day Celebration

The Gift of Presence

As we eagerly anticipate the coming season of gifting and celebration, we pause on this first Sunday of Advent to reflect on the art of anticipation, what presents really reflect, and how we can be present to this moment in life.  Join us as we greet the season of advent!   Please CLICK HERE to view … Continue reading The Gift of Presence

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at Zion Lutheran Church

The Greendale Ecumenical Group warmly invites you to join us for our Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 24, @ 3pm at Zion Lutheran Church (41 Whitmarsh Ave, Worcester, MA 01606).  This service features a Thanksgiving liturgy and music by a combined choir, featured musicians, and more.  Join us for this annual festive occasion!

Ripples of Gratitude

“Here we have gathered, gathered side by side.  Circle of kinship, come and step inside.” These words from a favorite thanksgiving hymn reflect the invitation that is a the heart of our community.  This Sunday we will reflect on the way this invitation is carried within and beyond our sanctuary and community.  In the midst … Continue reading Ripples of Gratitude