The Union Church in Waban                
Friday, Januaryy 5, 2018
This Sunday
  8:00 a.m.:  
  Bible Study resumes at 8:00 a.m in Stacy's study.  All are     welcome. 

9:00 a.m.:   Choir Rehearsal

10:00 a.m.: 
W orship Service
A sermon entitled "Taking it Slow" will take us  into the Gospel of John to the banks of the Jordan River where the newly baptized Jesus encounters those who will become his disciples.   We will also celebrate communion by intinction coming forward as a gathered community to partake of the bread and cup at the communion table.   

11:15 a.m.:  Bell Choir

11:30 a.m.: 
Care of God's Earth/Climate Change :  
J oin us on the stage to learn about opportunities to positively impact our climate and move to a more sustainable environment. Kevin Johnson and representatives from Interfaith Power and Light will lead the conversation.  You are welcome to come listen, and to help us at Union Church be better stewards of this beautiful planet together.
12:00 p.m.: Exploring our faith/Confirmation.  Trip to the Islamic Center of Wayland. 
After worship our Exploring Our Faith/Confirmation group will be traveling to the Islamic Center of Wayland.  All EOF/Confirmation youth and their mentors are invited to join us for this meaningful visit.  If you have questions, please see Pastor Amy. 

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.: Capital Campaign Executive Committee  

Children, Youth & Families
BAKE SALE FOR NICARAGUA POSTPONED - Until January 21st

With this weeks difficult weather, we've made the tough decision to postpone this weekend's youth Bake Sale for Nicaragua until Sunday, January 21st. 
 
If you've already baked:   We are so very grateful for your work, and sorry for this change of plans!   If you can, please freeze your baked goods, and we will be sure to put them on our bake sale table on the 21st (if you need extra freezer space, let us know!).  If what you've baked can't freeze, please also let us know!  We will purchase it and add it to our reception table this Sunday, making sure all profits go to our Nicaragua fund.
 
For the 21st :  The Bake Sale will take place during worship (in front of Starbucks in Waban) on that Sunday morning.  We are grateful for any donations of baked goods,(preferably baked goods without frosting, which can get messy!).  We'll collect them the afternoon of Saturday, January 20th. Youth will receive an Evite with additional information. Please contact Amy (amy@ucw.org) or Joannie (joan.kelly@aya.yale.edu) with questions.  
 
Apologies again for the last minute change, and grateful to everyone who supports this wonderful event!   
Mission Matters
Care of God's Earth/Climate Change :  
THIS SUNDAY, Jan. 7th, after church.
Join us on the stage to learn about opportunities to positively impact our climate and move to a more sustainable environment. Kevin Johnson and representatives from Interfaith Power and Light will lead the conversation.  You are welcome to come listen, and to help us at Union Church be better stewards of this beautiful planet together.
 
Cook a Meal for Project Care and Concern : 
 Sunday, Jan 21st at 1:30 p.m.
Would you like to cook a hot soup and enjoy it with formerly homeless older folks served by Project Care and Concern? Join us to drive together, and eat lunch with some folks who we enjoyed cookout with last summer. 
NICA Service Trip
During the February public school vacation, over fifty UCWers will be traveling to San Juan del Sur to engage in service and learning with our Nicaraguan friends.  Go here to read the latest about the project and to share in the preparation as this trip draws near.  We will be commissioning the Travelers during worship on February 11, but in the meantime all of us can share in the preparations by praying for the travelers.  The relationships they will engage and the work they will do is not theirs alone.  It is all of ours!  
Faith Formation and Education 
Wellspring/Women's group:   We will meet on Wednesday, Jan 17 th at 6:30 p.m. in the reception room for dinner and conversation.  We will be continuing our Friendship theme, looking at friendship as s form of ministry.  Who have been there for us in our time of need?  Who among our friends are knocking at our door for support and compassion?  What did Jesus Christ mean when he said "You are my friends."
Book group.  The book for January is Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by  Amara  Lakhous  (Algerian)  - a satirical, playful novel exposing the power of fear, racial  prejudice and cultural misconceptions  that rob a neighborhood of its humanity. We will meet on Tuesday, January 30 at 7 p.m. in the reception room. 
Lunch Bunch is for everyone!   Are you home during the day?  Do you have some flexibility in your schedule?  Why not join us for lunch and conversation?  Lunch bunch will meet on January 31 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.  A hot lunch is provided so simply come and get to know some of your UCW friends a bit better.  RSVP to Pastor Stacy so we can plan the food.  
The Week Ahead at UCW
 
Sun., Jan .7
8:00 a.m.
Bible Study
9:00 a.m.
Choir Rehearsal
 
10:00 a.m.
Worship
 
11:15 a.m.
Bell Choir Rehearsal
 
11:30 a.m.
Care of God's Earth/Climate Change
 
12:00 p.m.
Exploring Our Faith/Confirmation: 
Visit to Islamic Center, Wayland
 
5:00 p.m.
CEC meeting (Choir room)
Mon., Jan. 8
7:30 a.m.
Living waters prayer in memorial chapel
Wed., Jan. 10
3:00 p.m.
Russell meeting (at the Russell School)
 
6:30 p.m.
Nimbus/Co-moderators Team meeting
Sun., Jan.14
8:00 a.m.
Bible Study
 
9:00 a.m.
Choir Rehearsal
 
10:00 a.m.
Worship
 
11:15 a.m.
Bell Rehearsal
 
3:30 p.m.
Evaluation Meeting (capital campaign)
 
5:00 p.m.
CEC meeting
Mon., Jan. 15
7:30 a.m.
Living waters prayer in memorial chapel
Wed., Jan. 17
6:30 p.m.
Wellspring/Women's group
Thurs., Jan. 18
10:30 a.m.
Waban Health Worship
Fri., Jan. 19
7:00 a.m.
Java Gents/Men's group
  
For a complete listing, and details of all upcoming events,  please 
visit our website,  www.ucw.org 
 
Note : Material for inclusion in the Friday e-Blast newsletter or our Sunday Announcements insert should be e-mailed to the office at ucw@ucw.org , by 9:00 a.m. on the previous Wednesday morning.  Please specify whether for e-Blast, Sunday Announcements, or both. Thank you!  
From the Wider Community

50 th  ANNIVERSARY OF THE POOR PEOPLE'S MARCH


Date :
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Time :
9:30am - 3:00pm
Location :
United Parish in Brookline
210 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446


In his last Sunday Sermon, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated:

"We are coming to Washington in a poor peop le's campaign. Yes, we are going to bring the tired, the poor, the huddled masses...We are coming to demand that the government address itself to the problem of poverty...We are coming to ask America to be true to the huge promissory note that is signed years ago. And we are coming to engage in dramatic nonviolent action, to call attention to the gulf between promise and fulfillment; to make the invisible visible."

Fifty years ago, Dr. King announced the Poor People's Campaign. Although launched in 1968, this movement continues to be relevant today. Join City Mission for our annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Learning, where we will continue this important work. The US Census reflects the huge disparities in Boston, where the poverty rate for white residents is just under 7%, and for Black residents is 21.5%.

The event will include guest speakers and facilitated small group discussion to help us learn from, and build community, with each other.

For more information, contact Katie Omberg at 617-742-6830 ext. 200, or by email, Komberg@citymissionboston.org

 
An Evening with Bill McKibben
When
Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:30 PM
Where
First Parish in Concord (UU)
20 Lexington Road
Concord, MA 01742
Email
Contact
Polly Mann
Climate Solutions Speaker Series is excited to present: An Evening with Bill McKibben                      
 
Mark your calendars for a thought-provoking evening with environmentalist, author, and journalist, Bill McKibben. Author of the first book about global warming written for a general audience, McKibben is the recipient of the Gandhi Prize, and the Thomas Merton Award.  He holds 18 honorary degrees and has been listed as one of the 100 most influential global thinkers by Foreign Policy Journal. 
This event is organized by the Climate Solutions Speaker Series. The event is free and open to all, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Co-sponsored by West Concord Union Church and Trinitarian Congregational Church, among others, and endorsed by MACUCC Environmental Ministry.


 

Traces of the Trade, Sunday, 

Jan. 21st, 1-4pm


Wellesley Village Church 
Film & Discussion with Dain & Constance Perry, members of the DeWolf Family. Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Given the myth that the South is solely responsible for slavery, viewers will be surprised to learn that Browne's ancestors were Northerners. The film follows Browne and nine fellow family members on a journey which brings them face-to-face with the history and legacy of New England's hidden enterprise. For more information, contact Erin Donato:  erin@wellesleyvillagechurch.or g or 781-235-1988.