This weekend is National Coming Out Day. A natural, unforced fit for courage — not just LGBTQ+ visibility, but the broader human courage of dropping a mask in a room that might not be safe. Contemporary edge: doing this in 2026, with LGBTQ+ rights actively contested in statehouses and courts — this isn’t nostalgia, it’s … Continue reading Seeing is Being
This is World Communion Sunday in the wider Christian calendar, and it falls right as Simchat Torah closes (the Jewish holiday ends at nightfall on Oct. 4, when the Torah scroll is rewound and reading begins again at Genesis 1). This creates a rich double resonance: what courage does it take to sit down across … Continue reading Rolling Over and Remaining Present
Our Religious Exploration program begins its new year today, and rather than treat this as a children’s milestone alone, we know that this is a congregation-wide happening.. This Homecoming service asks a question with no age limit on who gets to answer it: what do we owe to people we’ll see grow up and those … Continue reading What We Hand Down to Those We Raise Up
As Yom Kippur invites reflection on accountability, forgiveness, and renewal, we gather to consider the ledgers we keep, both consciously and unconsciously. What debts, regrets, disappointments, or old stories have we been carrying forward? Which accounts deserve to be settled, and which were never meant to be balanced in the first place? In a world … Continue reading Limited Ledgers and Living Accounts
Join members and friends for our opening ingathering service and Water Ceremony. This Summer was not just about vacations and rest; it was also a summer of climate anxiety, news fatigue, AI disruption at work, and election-year exhaustion. We mingle the waters from our summer sojourns as a communal admission that no one’s summer was untouched by the wider world, … Continue reading The Streams We Carry and Rivers We Ride
Join members of the UUCW Garden-On Team for a morning of garden up-keep. Come prepared to get dirty! Bring any gardening tools you have.
Join our Music Director, Matthew Johnsen as he leads a service exploring songs of peace for times like these.
Join us @ UUCW (service moved due to weather concerns), for a combined worship service with congregations in the Greendale Ecumenical Group with a picnic to follow. Please bring a dish to share if you like. Hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers will be provided.
Hi everyone! Unfortunately, we are cancelling our “Dog Days of Summer” Play Date this year which was scheduled to meet on August 16. Currently, there are 3 Worcester Dog Parks. One of them recently changed from grass to gravel, the second, is under construction and the third is too small for our group. Unfortunately this … Continue reading Summer Worship Service – Dog Walk at Central MA Rail Trail in West Boylston – August 16, 2026 at 10 am
Topic TBD, all are welcome to attend this family-friendly gathering with hands-on activities and opportunities for kids to stay connected over the summer.
