In every age, the soil of the world grows hard with tyranny—systems that choke the tender shoots of truth, compassion, and imagination. Yet even in such seasons, the Spirit calls gardeners. Like Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, we are summoned to cultivate beauty and resistance in unlikely ground. Her nursery rhyme, whimsical on its surface, hides … Continue reading On Contrarian Gardening: Or, How To Sow Seeds of Revolution
This Sunday, in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we remember the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust and widen the circle of our remembrance to include all who were targeted by Nazi terror: Roma and Sinti people, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, political dissidents, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and countless others whose lives were deemed … Continue reading Remembering As Resistance
On this Easter Sunday morning we will gather to celebrate the season with music, reflection, Easter Eggs and more to honor the holiday. The service “On the Afterlife of Love” will explore how the story of Jesus lives on—not only in ancient texts or inherited doctrines, but in the countless ways communities across time have … Continue reading On The Afterlife of Love
Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group as we gather to welcome the arrival of Easter on the shore of Indian Lake. We’ll share in song, prayer, and promise to welcome again this moment of rebirth.
Join the congregations of the Greendale Ecumenical Group, their musicians and a combined choir for this annual honoring of the darkest night in the Christian liturgical calendar. This annual opportunity to remember and reflect on the sacrifices many in our history have made for the betterment of humankind and the divine spirit which continues to animate … Continue reading Good Friday Tenebrae Service – “Worship in Shadows” at Greendale Peoples Church, 25 Francis Street, Worcester
Join us for our annual service of Universal Communion which honors the season and the religious roots that bring us to this moment of contemplation and communion. The service offers participants the opportunity to engage of litany honoring the sources of our sustenance, the reality of our own incompleteness, and the hope that is embodied in … Continue reading Maundy Thursday Universal Communion Service
This Palm Sunday, we pause to consider the story of Jesus ‘triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, not from the center of the crowd, but from the quiet perspective of the donkey. What does this humble creature know that the cheering throngs do not? Through the lens of Unitarian Universalist values—humility, interdependence, and reverence for all beings—we … Continue reading What the Donkey Knows
Our Annual Youth Group Service – March 22, 2026 at 10am. Our high school youth are wise, witty, and wonderful. Come see the service they have created for our church community. Please CLICK HERE to view this week’s Order of Service.
In honor of National Everything You Know is Wrong Day, celebrated on the Ides of March annually, we will pause to consider the spirituality of imperfection and the role that knowledge and information systems play in how we discern truth. Join us for this weird holiday service. Please CLICK HERE to view this week’s Order of … Continue reading Blessed Are The Mistaken
Join us this Sunday as we honor International Women’s Day. For International Women’s Day Women’s Day (March 8th), we will joyously pay tribute to ourselves as women, honor the prophetic leadership and legacy of the largely unknown Black Feminist Ella Baker, often called “the female Martin Luther King” for her prophetic leadership during the Civil … Continue reading Honoring Remarkable Women – Girls Will Be Girls!
